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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 (偷猎), 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.

【小题1】C

【小题2】B

【小题3】C

【小题4】B

【小题5】D


解析:

【小题1】由题干关键词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,这两段是在介绍可持续管理是如何进行的及可能遇到的问题。

避错指导:A)文章所论述的是可持续管理用于环境保护,但没提到用于商业领域;B)第一段虽然提到反偷猎法有些低效,但并未说可持续管理比法律更有力;D)在文章并未提及。

【小题2】推理判断题。由题干提示定位到第一段可知,该段第一、二句话解释了可持续管理的定义,接着就以津巴布韦为例来说明可持续管理到底是什么。因此B)符合提干要求。

避错指导:A)从津巴布韦的例子可以看到可持续管理还是有效的。C)文中未提及。D)并不是举此例的目的。

【小题3】语义理解题。由题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,消费者将只购买采伐可持续管理森林的木材,由此迫使伐木公司只有以保护森林为前提进行采伐才可以。

避错指导:A)文章未提及,也不是go green的意思。B)说的是字面意思。D)文章未提及。

【小题4】主旨大意题。文章第一段首句Sustainable management is seen as a practical and economical way of protecting species from extinction.就提出话题,即可持续管理被认为是防止物种灭绝的可行而经济的方法。全文通过实例以及现有问题等进一步说明这种方法的可行性。

避错指导:A)、C)文中未提及。D)所说的太宽泛,这里只论述了保护动植物的一种方法。

【小题5】观点态度题。纵观全文,作者在第二至五段都在探讨应用可持续管理可能会出现的问题,所以推断,作者对可持续管理的可行性持有怀疑态度。

避错指导:A)、B)和C)都不正确,虽然作者持怀疑态度,但并没有完全悲观或否定这种方法。

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All too often , a choice that seems sustainable(可持续的)turns out on closer examination to be problematic. Probably the best example is the rush to produce ethanol(乙醇)for fuel from corn . Corn is a renewable resource ―you can harvest it and grow more, almost limitlessly. So replacing gas with corn ethanol seems like a great idea .

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.

You cannot really declare any practice “sustainable” until you have done a complete lift-cycle analysis of its environmental(环境的)costs. Even then, technology and public policy keep developing, and that development can lead to unforeseen and undesired results. The admirable goal of living sustainable requires plenty of thought on an ongoing basis.

 

57. What might directly cause the loss of the forest according to the text?

A. The growing demand for energy to make ethanol.

B. The increasing carbon dioxide in the air.

C. The greater need for farmland.

D. The big change in weather.

 

58. The underline word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “              ” .

A. the energy benefit               B. the forest loss

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.


With eco-tourism on the rise, eco-hotels are fast becoming the darling of the travel industry. These days, however, staying at an eco-hotel doesn’t necessarily mean vacationing in a tree house in the Costa Rican jungle, although that is certainly a choice.
The majority of eco-hotels fall into one of several categories: hotels and resorts that conserve ecologically important habitats; “green” hotels that reduce, recycle, minimize waste, and protect water; sustainable hotels that harvest food from gardens on the hotel property or get part of all their power from renewable energy; hotels that encourage community involvement such as guests taking part in trail clearing; and hotels that offer some form of environmental education to their guests.
As such, eco-hotels are a various group. Stylish urban hotels like the Willard Inter-Continental Washington focus on energy conservation whereas the Rosario Resort&Spa on Orcas Island in Washington State offers a wildly popular “green” vacation package where guests can “take a hike, clear a trail”.
No matter what you call them, eco-hotel, eco-lodge, eco-resort, or green hotel, they’re part of the “greening” of the tourism industry.
Part of what drives this greening of the hotel industry is no doubt competition. Going green is yet another way to distinguish a hotel from the mass of other excellent hotels that consumers have to choose from. But for many hotels, it’s also part of their philosophy. With the concept of “going green” firmly rooted in consumers’ minds, eco-hotels have taken it to the next level, and whether or not money is the driving factor behind the greening of the hotel industry doesn’t matter so much as it’s good for the planet.
【小题1】The underlined part in the first paragraph means _______.

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
【小题2】According to the passage, which of the following can be part of the idea of eco-hotel?
A.It has wall of glass.
B.It is comfortable and fashionable.
C.It uses renewable energy.
D.It’s home to endangered species.
【小题3】From the passage, we know the Rosario Resort&Spa is a kind of hotel that____
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.
【小题4】 People who choose to stay at eco-hotels ______.
A.love to take a hike
B.enjoy the green atmosphere
C.have environmental awareness.
D.want to live comfortably

可持续发展已成为全球共识,如何实行可持续发展是摆在世人面前的重大问题。请就下面表格所提供的内容进行陈述并谈谈你的看法。

 

目前的状况

自然资源日趋减少

环境问题依然严重

人的环保观念淡薄

贫富差距越来越大

 

已采取的措施

制定了相关的法律法规

投入了大量的资金改善环境

对民众进行教育

加强了国际间的相互合作

      你的看法

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参考词汇:差距 gap;相关法律 relevant laws

The idea of sustainable development has been accepted by the world. How to keep sustainable development is a big problem facing our planet.                                        

                                                                              

                                                                              

                                                                              

                                                                              

                                                                              

                                                                              

 

In their book Time to Eat the Dog : The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, Robort and Breanda Vale say keeping a medium-sized dog has the same ecological impact as driving 10,000 km a year in a 4.6 liter Land Cruiser.

  “We ‘re not actually saying it is time to eat the dog .We are just saying that we need to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we do and that we take for granted.”

  Constructing and driving the jeep for a year requires 0.41hectares of land ,while growing and manufacturing a dog’s food takes about 0.84 hectares or 1.1hectares in the case of a large dog such as a German shepherd.

  Convincing flesh-eating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake of the planet is a non-starter,

The Vales say .Instead they recommend keeping greener, smaller, and more sustainable pets ,such as goldfish, chickens or rabbits.

  The book ‘s playful title, and serious suggestion that pet animals may be usefully recycled, by being eaten by their owners or turned into pet food when they die ,may not appeal to animal fans .

  Annoying as the idea may be, the question is valid given the planet’s growing population and limited resources, Robert vale said.

  “Issues about sustainability are increasingly becoming things that are going to require us to make choices which are as difficult as eating your dog . It’s not just about changing your light bulbs or taking a cloth bag to the supermarket,” he said

  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?

   A Manufactures   B Drivers  C Animal fans  D The authorities

5..  What do the authors thing of living a sustainable life?

   A Challenging    B Inspiring   C Inviting  D Touching

 

C

  A scientist who developed a way to calculate(计算) 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(虚拟水)",a calculation method that has changed the nature of trade policy and research.

  Allan has written seven books and published more than 100 papers.

  The Stockholm International Water Institute said this idea is now embedded(埋藏) in the production of foods and industrial products.The institute said Allan's work had made a big effect on global trade policy and research,especially in water - scarce(缺水) regions.

  "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(可持续的) 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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