Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35.

The main idea behind ecotourism is to educate tourists about conservation efforts and research developments in fragile natural areas, while also offering travelers a chance to experience those areas firsthand. Unfortunately, when those fragile areas start to receive a lot of traffic from tourists, it can negatively impact their ecosystems.

Tourism inevitably leads to development – even in ecotourism efforts. When natural areas become popular in the travel industry, they usually become the site of hotels, excavations and other tourist industry activities. These activities sometimes displace indigenous groups and local people from their homelands, which not only damages the integrity of those local communities, but prevents its members from benefiting from the economic benefits of a growing tourism industry.

On top of ecotourism’s potential impacts on locals, the industry can also take a toll on surrounding wildlife. It’s ironic, given that ecotourism aims to educate ecotourists and promote the conservation of natural habitats, but, for some species, the increased presence of humans may by default negatively impact their natural behaviors. Increased foot traffic can also affect soil quality and plant life in general, damaging the area’s overall ecosystem.

Finally, not all travel organizations that market themselves as ecotourist programs are actually environmentally friendly. These organizations know ecotourism is growing in popularity and may take advantage of that fact by parading as ecotouristic when in reality they ignore eco-friendly practices. For that reason, it’s important that would-be ecotourists do their homework before giving an organization their business.

(Adapted from https://traveltips.usatoday.com/)

According increase in the employment rate of the local people to the passage, what is the major goal of ecotourism?

Đáp án đúng là: B
Giải thích
Theo đoạn văn, mục tiêu chính của du lịch sinh thái là gì?
A. nhằm làm tăng tỉ lệ việc làm cho người dân địa phương.
B. nhằm thúc đẩy sự bảo tồn môi trường sống tự nhiên.
C. nhằm nâng cao kiến thức của du khách về vẻ đẹp của thế giới hoang dã xung quanh.
D. nhằm làm giảm lượng đi bộ gây tác động lên chất lượng đất đai.
Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 3:
It’s ironic, given that ecotourism aims to educate ecotourists and promote the conservation of natural habitats, but, for some species, the increased presence of humans may by default negatively impact their natural behaviors.
(Thật mỉa mai, vì du lịch sinh thái nhằm mục đích giáo dục du khách và thúc đẩy sự bảo tồn các môi trường sống tự nhiên, nhưng đối với một số loài, sự hiện diện ngày càng nhiều của con người có thể mặc định tác động tiêu cực đến các hành vi tự nhiên của chúng).