PAGE3-用心愛心專心2011高考英語拉登藏身住所受追捧或成另類旅游景點閱讀素材ThecompoundwhereBinLadenwaskilledhasbecomeaghoulishtouristattraction.SightseershavebeenflockingtothespotonthefringesofupmarketAbbottabad,Whilethegatestotheterrorchief’scompoundremainshut,visitorshavebeengivenfreeaccesstothesurroundingareaafterPakistanimilitaryinvestigatorsfinishedscouringthehouse.LocalresidentAliAbbas,43,whohasbegunacampaigntoturnBinLaden’sfinalhomeintoanofficialtouristsite,welcomedtheinterest,andclaimedmanymorevisitorscouldfollowfromEuropeandtheUSMrAbbassaid:‘Westernersarecrazypeople.Eveniflocalsturnupornot,foreignerswilldefinitelycomeifitisdeclaredatouristsite.Itwillbeverygoodforthecity.Peopleshouldvisitandseewheretheworld’sbiggestterroristlived.’MrAbbassaidthecompoundshouldbeuntouchedsoitcouldremainapieceofhistory.‘Theyshouldletmediaintophotographthehousefrominside,’hesaid.‘Theywillcomewhenthesecuritysituationgetslittleabetter,butitmustfirstbedeclaredatouristplace.’WhetherMrAbbas’senthusiasmissharedbytheauthoritiesisinquestion,however.Allowingthecompoundandboltholetobeturnedintoamuseumwouldriskitbecomingashrinetoterror.(ReadbyLeeHannon.LeeHannonisajournalistattheChinaDailyWebsite.)本?拉登被擊斃時藏身的院落如今成為了一處“恐怖”旅游目的地。游客正涌入巴基斯坦重鎮(zhèn)阿伯塔巴德的郊區(qū)，基地組織頭目拉登正是在這里殞命。盡管拉登藏身院落的大門緊閉，但在巴基斯坦軍方調(diào)查員搜查完院落后，游客已被獲準(zhǔn)參觀院落周圍。43歲的當(dāng)?shù)鼐用癜⒗?阿巴斯非常歡迎大家來游覽，他表示會有更多的歐洲游客和美國游客前來。阿巴斯已經(jīng)發(fā)起了一項將拉登最后的藏身院落變?yōu)檎铰糜尉包c的活動。阿巴斯說：“西方人很瘋狂。在宣布為旅游景點后，不管當(dāng)?shù)厝烁胁桓信d趣，外國人肯定會來。這對這座城市很有好處。人們應(yīng)該看看世界最大的恐怖頭目是怎樣生活的。”阿巴斯表示，院落應(yīng)保持原貌，這樣才能留住這段歷史。他說：“應(yīng)該讓媒體進(jìn)去拍攝房子里面的樣子。”“安全形勢好轉(zhuǎn)后，游客就會來了，但首先得宣布這里為旅游景點。”巴基斯坦當(dāng)局是否也有同樣的熱情不得而知。把這處院落兼藏身處改建為博物館有可能使其成為恐怖主義者的圣地。（中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津Julie編輯：馮明惠）

Vocabulary:ghoulish:strangelydiabolicalorcruel;monstrous（殘忍的，恐怖的）upmarket:appealingorcateringtohigh-incomeconsumers;ofhighquality