Sustainable management is seen as a practical and economical way of protecting species from dying out. Instead of depending on largely ineffective laws against poaching (偷獵), it gives local people a good economic reason to preserve plants and animals. In Zimbabwe, for instance, there is a sustainable management project to protect elephants. Foreign tourists pay large sums of money to kill these animals for sports. This money is then given to the inhabitants of the area where the hunting takes place. In theory, locals will be encouraged to protect elephants, instead of poaching them because of the economic benefit involved.
This sounds like a sensible strategy, but it remains to be seen whether it will work. With corruption in these developing countries, some observers are skeptical that the money will actually reach the people it is intended for. Others wonder how effective the locals will be at stopping poachers.
There are also questions about whether sustainable management is practical when it comes to protecting forests. In theory, the principle should be the same as with elephants --- allow logging companies to cut down certain number of trees, but not so many as to completely destroy the forest.
Sustainable management of forests requires controls on the number of trees which are cut down, as well as investment in replacing them. Because almost all tropical forests are located in countries which desperately need funds from logging, there are few regulations and motive to do this.
One solution might be to confirm wood comes from sustainably managed forests. In theory, consumers would buy only this wood and so force logging companies to go "green" or go out of business. Unfortunately, unrestricted logging is so much more profitable that wood prices from managed forests would cost up to five times more --- an increase that consumers, no matter how "green", are unlikely to pay.
Which of the following statements is true in understanding the "sustainable management"?
A. Sustainable management is usually used in commercial units.
B. Sustainable management is more powerful than laws.
C. We will probably meet many problems in the course of applying sustainable management.
D. It is likely that sustainable management will replace the laws in protecting living things.
The example of Zimbabwe is mentioned in the first paragraph is to ________.
A. prove that sustainable management is ineffective
B. explain what sustainable management is
C. show that tourism there is booming
D. illustrate that people there are good at making money with elephants
The phrase "go green" in Paragraph 5 probably means _______.
A. a company begins to make money instead of being in red
B. making the forests always green in color
C. operating in ways which do not damage the environment
D. starting from the very beginning
What is the passage mainly about?
A. What environmental protection mainly include.
B. The feasibility (可行性) of sustainable management in environmental protection.
C. Different people’s attitudes towards sustainable management.
D. How people can protect animals and plants.
What attitude does the author take towards the sustainable management?
A. Positive. B. Pessimistic. C. Negative. D. Uncertain.
【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
【小題5】D
【小題1】由題干關(guān)鍵詞sustainable management可以定位到文章第二段首句This sounds like a sensible strategy, but it remains to be seen whether it will work.和第三段首句There are also questions about whether sustainable management is practical when it comes to protecting forests.可知,這兩段是在介紹可持續(xù)管理是如何進(jìn)行的及可能遇到的問(wèn)題。
避錯(cuò)指導(dǎo):A)文章所論述的是可持續(xù)管理用于環(huán)境保護(hù),但沒(méi)提到用于商業(yè)領(lǐng)域;B)第一段雖然提到反偷獵法有些低效,但并未說(shuō)可持續(xù)管理比法律更有力;D)在文章并未提及。
【小題2】推理判斷題。由題干提示定位到第一段可知,該段第一、二句話解釋了可持續(xù)管理的定義,接著就以津巴布韋為例來(lái)說(shuō)明可持續(xù)管理到底是什么。因此B)符合提干要求。
避錯(cuò)指導(dǎo):A)從津巴布韋的例子可以看到可持續(xù)管理還是有效的。C)文中未提及。D)并不是舉此例的目的。
【小題3】語(yǔ)義理解題。由題干提示定位到第五段第二句In theory, consumers would buy only this wood and so force logging companies to go "green" or go out of business.可知,消費(fèi)者將只購(gòu)買(mǎi)采伐可持續(xù)管理森林的木材,由此迫使伐木公司只有以保護(hù)森林為前提進(jìn)行采伐才可以。
避錯(cuò)指導(dǎo):A)文章未提及,也不是go green的意思。B)說(shuō)的是字面意思。D)文章未提及。
【小題4】主旨大意題。文章第一段首句Sustainable management is seen as a practical and economical way of protecting species from extinction.就提出話題,即可持續(xù)管理被認(rèn)為是防止物種滅絕的可行而經(jīng)濟(jì)的方法。全文通過(guò)實(shí)例以及現(xiàn)有問(wèn)題等進(jìn)一步說(shuō)明這種方法的可行性。
避錯(cuò)指導(dǎo):A)、C)文中未提及。D)所說(shuō)的太寬泛,這里只論述了保護(hù)動(dòng)植物的一種方法。
【小題5】觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題?v觀全文,作者在第二至五段都在探討應(yīng)用可持續(xù)管理可能會(huì)出現(xiàn)的問(wèn)題,所以推斷,作者對(duì)可持續(xù)管理的可行性持有懷疑態(tài)度。
避錯(cuò)指導(dǎo):A)、B)和C)都不正確,雖然作者持懷疑態(tài)度,但并沒(méi)有完全悲觀或否定這種方法。
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One might get a bit more energy out of the ethanol than that used to make it, which could still make ethanol more sustainable than gas generally, but that’s not the end of the problem. Using corn to make ethanol means less corn is left to feed animals and people, which drives up the cost of food. That result leads to turning the fallow land ― including, in some cases, rain forest in places such as Brazil ― into farmland, which in turn gives off lots of carbon dioxide(CO2)into the air. Finally, over many years, the energy benefit from burning ethanol would make up for the forest loss. But by then, climate change would have progressed so far that it might not help.
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57. What might directly cause the loss of the forest according to the text?
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58. The underline word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “ ” .
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C. climate change D. burning ethanol
59. The author thinks that replacing gas with corn ethanol is .
A. impractical B. acceptable C. admirable D. useless
60. What does the author mainly discuss in the text?
A. Technology. B. Sustainability.
C. Ethanol energy. D. Environmental protection.
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A.lovers like staying at an eco-hotel when traveling |
B.eco-hotels are very much loved by the travel industry |
C.people choose to stay in a tree house while vacationing |
D.romantic love stories often happen in eco-hotels |
A.It has wall of glass. |
B.It is comfortable and fashionable. |
C.It uses renewable energy. |
D.It’s home to endangered species. |
A.conserves ecologically important habitats. |
B.encourages its guests to participate in its greening activities. |
C.harvests food from its own garden on its property |
D.has courses on the environment for its guests. |
A.love to take a hike |
B.enjoy the green atmosphere |
C.have environmental awareness. |
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Convincing flesh-eating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake of the planet is a non-starter,
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It about much more challenging and difficult issues, he added . Once you see where cats and dogs fit in your overall balance of things , you might decide to have the cat but not also to have two cars and three bathrooms and be a meat eater yourself.
1.. The authors gave their book the playful title to .
A make it amusing B create a vivid image
C show writing skills D arouse people’s concern
2.. In Paragraph 3 the writer mainly wants to tell us .
A the amount of consumed land B the neglected ecological impact
C some familiar examples D some actual figures
3.. What does “sustainability” mean according to the passage?
A Going vegetarian B Raising cats and dogs
C Using a cloth bag D Keeping a greener life
4.. Who may not the idea of “recycling” pet animal?
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A scientist who developed a way to calculate(計(jì)算) how much water is used in the produciton of anything form a cup of coffee to a hamburger was awarded the 2008 Stockholm Water Prize.
Professor John Anthony Allan of the University of London in Britain won the award for introducing the idea of "virtual water(虛擬水)",a calculation method that has changed the nature of trade policy and research.
Allan has written seven books and published more than 100 papers.
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"The improved understanding of trade and water management issues on local,regional and global scales are of the highest value for the successsful and sustainable(可持續(xù)的) use of water resources,"it said.
"People do not only use water when they drink it or take a shower,"the institute said. "Behind the morning cup of coffee,there are 140 liters of water that was used to grow,produce,package and ship the beans."That is about as much water as a person in England uses on average for all daily drinking and household needs.
"For a single hamburger,about 2,400 liters of water are needed.In te USA ,the average person uses nearly 7,000 liters of virtual water every day" It said that was more than three times the average use of a Chinese person.
64.Allan was awarded the prize because ______.
A.he wrote seven books on trade policy
B.he published more than 100 papers on water management
C.he found a new kind of water in water - scarce areas
D.he came up with the idea of virtual water
65.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The average American uses about 7,000 liters of water a day.
B.The average Chinese uses nearly 2,300 liters of virtual water a day.
C.An Englishman usually drinks about 140 liters of coffee a day.
D.A hamburger usually contains about 2,400 liters of water.
66.What effect does the idea of virtual water have?
A.It helps us realize the importance of trade.
B.It helps people do successful business.
C.It helps us make use of water scientifically.
D.It tells us how much water we use a day.
67.What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to?
A.The University of London.
B.The calculation method.
C.The Stockholm International Water Institute.
D.The trade policy and research.
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