The practicalities of the economic recovery rate do not differentiate between environmental-sound investment and a recovery based on an increase in energy use and material goods, and more intensive farming. It has become necessary to change the traditional perception of a division of environmental policies and economic well-being, therefore, in turn pursuing the development of a new system based on the environment: environmental taxation; regulation of environmental standards; the establishment of an ecological-economic indicator to determine whether or not sustainability is being adhered to or sacrificed; and finally encouraging the potential green consumer. The task of managing the transition to an environmentally balanced economy over the next few decades becomes the single greatest challenge facing political leaders.
Until then, individual communities seeking ways to prevent local ecological and economic disaster, should consider the advantage of investing locally in energy efficiency and alternative energy technologies. By doing so it is possible to improve the economic health of the community, not to mention the environmental well-being. By becoming increasingly self-sufficient they become responsible for the direct impact on their future. Self-sufficiency provides the basis for a more cohesive commune and establishes within the community a sense of pride through their increased ability, stability, and independence.
This develops a clear case for self-efficiency. Furthermore, industrial countries must realize their responsibility to reduce and eventually repair their damage. It is also the responsibility of industrial countries to aid developing countries to skip the destructive step, therefore fostering self-sufficiency in these developing countries. If the course of mankind is left to go the way it is going, repairing the damage will prove to be much more costly than attending to avert the damage before it occurs. If we reduce our demand on non-renewable resources then we can reduce our negative impact on the environment and in tune with the earth. Western society needs a renewed perspective, rather than measuring our lives in terms of big cars and fancy living, we need to measure our lives in terms of clean air and healthy living, chemical-free workplaces and a lack of the gross.
1. From the information given in the passage, the author’s main concern is that ____.
2. In the third paragraph, the author uses the word “self-sufficiency” to mean ____.
3. The second paragraph is written primarily to ____.
4. From the information in the passage, we can infer that ____.
5. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
问题1选项
A.the environment well-being and our health are related
B.the environment and the results of our exercising is relevant
C.the balance of environment and economic development is vital for the society
D.the ever changing living standards demand more from the environment
问题2选项
A.that we must reduce the environmental cost of economic development
B.that we should return to the productive mode in the past decades
C.that economic development damages our future
D.that people use their own things rather than borrowing from others
问题3选项
A.remind people of the drawbacks of their overexploitation of the nature
B.illustrate that people can produce more energy to meet industrial demands
C.show that clear air is necessary for people’s health
D.demonstrate that we don’t have to worry about future developments
问题4选项
A.we have to pay more to cut down on pollution
B.we have to pay more to better our environment
C.we have to conserve natural resources in our economic development
D.recovery of nature after pollution costs more money than prevention of pollution
问题5选项
A.The Importance of Environment Protection
B.Environment Protection and Economic Development
C.Industrialized Countries Should Help Developing Countries Protect Environment
D.Self-efficiency
第1题:C
第2题:A
第3题:B
第4题:C
第5题:B
第1题:
【选项释义】
From the information given in the passage, the author’s main concern is that ____. 从文中给出的信息来看，作者主要关注的是____。
A. the environment well-being and our health are related A. 环境和我们的健康息息相关
B. the environment and the results of our exercising is relevant B. 环境与我们锻炼的结果有关
C. the balance of environment and economic development is vital for the society C. 环境与经济发展的平衡对社会至关重要
D. the ever changing living standards demand more from the environment D. 不断变化的生活水平对环境提出了更高的要求
【考查点】主旨大意题
【解题思路】作者在第一段提出了当前经济复苏的实用性与环境可持续性之间的脱节，并呼吁需要改变将环境政策与经济福祉分割的传统观念。作者提出了几个策略来实现这种平衡，包括环境税收、环境标准法规、生态经济指标以及鼓励绿色消费。在第二段，作者进一步强调了社区层面通过投资能源效率和替代能源技术来实现自我充足，从而改善经济和环境的健康。此外，文章第三段还指出了工业国家有责任减少并最终修复它们造成的损害，并帮助发展中国家跳过破坏性的发展阶段，实现自给自足。由此可知，文章的核心在于强调环境保护和经济发展的平衡至关重要，C选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“环境和我们的健康息息相关”虽然文章提到了环境福祉与健康之间的联系，但这并不是作者主要的关注点。作者主要关注的是如何平衡经济发展和环境问题，属于答非所问；
B选项“环境与我们锻炼的结果有关”文章没有提到我们的活动（exercising）与环境的直接关系，属于无中生有；
D选项“不断变化的生活水平对环境提出了更高的要求”并不是文章的主要论点，而是文章中提到的一种现象，属于答非所问。
第2题:
【选项释义】
In the third paragraph, the author uses the word “self-sufficiency” to mean ____. 在第三段中，作者用“self-sufficiency”来表示____。
A. that we must reduce the environmental cost of economic development A. 我们必须降低经济发展的环境成本
B. that we should return to the productive mode in the past decades B. 我们应该回到过去几十年的生产模式
C. that economic development damages our future C. 经济发展会损害我们的未来
D. that people use their own things rather than borrowing from others D. 人们使用自己的东西，而不是向别人借东西
【考查点】语义推断题
【解题思路】第三段第一句讲“This develops a clear case for self-efficiency.（这为self-efficiency提供了明确的理由。）”，紧接着第二句提到“Furthermore, industrial countries must realize their responsibility to reduce and eventually repair their damage.（此外，工业国家必须认识到它们有责任减少并最终修复其所造成的损害。）”。也就是说，我们要减少在经济发展过程中的环境成本。因此，选项A最准确地反映了“self-sufficiency”在文中的含义。
【干扰项排除】
B选项“我们应该回到过去几十年的生产模式”文章并没有提到我们应该回到过去几十年的生产模式，属于无中生有；
C选项“经济发展会损害我们的未来”并不是“self-sufficiency”一词在文中的直接含义。作者使用“self-sufficiency”来描述一种积极的行动，即通过本地投资来改善经济和环境的状况，而不是简单地指出经济发展对未来的损害，属于曲解原文；
D选项“人们使用自己的东西，而不是向别人借东西”并不完全符合文章中“self-sufficiency”的含义。在文中，自给自足不仅仅是关于使用自己的资源，而是关于通过环保措施实现经济和环境的平衡，属于曲解原文。
第3题:
【选项释义】
The second paragraph is written primarily to ____. 第二段主要是为了____。
A. remind people of the drawbacks of their overexploitation of the nature A. 提醒人们过度开发自然的弊端
B. illustrate that people can produce more energy to meet industrial demands B. 说明人们可以生产更多的能源来满足工业需求
C. show that clear air is necessary for people’s health C. 说明清新的空气对人们的健康是必要的
D. demonstrate that we don’t have to worry about future developments D. 表明我们不必担心未来的发展
【考查点】段落主旨题
【解题思路】第二段第一句提到“Until then, individual communities seeking ways to prevent local ecological and economic disaster, should consider the advantage of investing locally in energy efficiency and alternative energy technologies.（在此之前，各个社区寻求防止当地生态和经济灾难的方法，应该考虑在当地投资能源效率和替代能源技术的优势。）”，根据“consider the advantage of investing locally in energy efficiency and alternative energy technologies”可推断，这里是强调各个社区通过投资于当地的能源效率和替代能源技术，可以预防当地的生态和经济灾难，并促进社区的经济和环境的健康，B选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“提醒人们过度开发自然的弊端”第二段的重点是社区层面上采取行动以实现自给自足和环境可持续性，而不是过度开发自然的弊端，属于答非所问；
C选项“说明清新的空气对人们的健康是必要的”这一段并没有专注于讨论清洁空气的必要性，而是讨论了社区层面上采取行动以实现自给自足和环境可持续性的重要性，属于无中生有；
D选项“表明我们不必担心未来的发展”与第二段的内容完全相反。第二段实际上是在强调需要担心未来的生态和经济发展，并采取积极的措施来预防灾难，属于反向干扰。
第4题:
【选项释义】
From the information in the passage, we can infer that ____. 从文中的信息，我们可以推断_____。
A. we have to pay more to cut down on pollution A. 我们必须支付更多来减少污染
B. we have to pay more to better our environment B. 我们必须支付更多来改善我们的环境
C. we have to conserve natural resources in our economic development C. 我们必须在经济发展中保护自然资源
D. recovery of nature after pollution costs more money than prevention of pollution D. 污染后恢复自然比防止污染花费更多的钱
【考查点】推理判断题
【解题思路】文章强调了在经济复苏过程中，需要区分对环境友好的投资和基于增加能源使用、物质商品以及更密集农业的恢复方式。作者指出，必须改变传统的环境政策与经济福祉分离的观念，并追求基于环境的新系统的发展，包括环境税收、环境标准的规制、建立生态经济指标以确定是否坚持或牺牲可持续性，以及鼓励潜在的绿色消费者。这表明在经济发展中，我们需要保护自然资源，以确保环境的可持续性和经济的长期健康，C选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“我们必须支付更多来减少污染”文章并没有直接讨论改善环境的成本问题，而是强调了通过改变经济政策和实践来实现环境的可持续性，属于无中生有；
B选项“我们必须支付更多来改善我们的环境”文章并没有直接讨论改善环境的成本问题，而是强调了通过改变经济政策和实践来实现环境的可持续性，属于无中生有；
D选项“污染后恢复自然比防止污染花费更多的钱”虽然文章的最后一段确实提到了修复环境破坏的成本可能比预防要高，但这个观点是为了支持预防措施的必要性，而不是文章的中心论点。文章的中心论点更侧重于如何在经济发展中实现环境可持续性，而不是比较预防和修复的成本，属于曲解原文。
第5题:
【选项释义】
Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? 以下哪项可能是这篇文章的最佳标题？
A. The Importance of Environment Protection A. 环境保护的重要性
B. Environment Protection and Economic Development B. 环境保护与经济发展
C. Industrialized Countries Should Help Developing Countries Protect Environment C. 工业化国家应帮助发展中国家保护环境
D. Self-efficiency D. 自给自足
【考查点】主旨大意题
【解题思路】文章首先讨论了经济复苏的实用性，指出需要改变将环境政策和经济福祉分离的传统观念，并提出了基于环境的新系统的发展。文章还讨论了社区层面上通过投资能源效率和替代能源技术来预防生态和经济灾难的方法，以及工业国家在环境保护方面的责任和作用。因此，B选项“环境保护与经济发展”最能概括文章的核心内容，即环境保护与经济发展的相互作用和重要性。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“环境保护的重要性”虽然环境保护的重要性是文章的一个方面，但这个标题没有涵盖文章中关于经济发展和两者之间关系的讨论，属于以偏概全；
C选项“工业化国家应帮助发展中国家保护环境”只涉及文章中的一个方面，即工业国家对发展中国家的责任。它没有涵盖文章关于经济复苏、社区行动和环境保护的整体讨论，属于以偏概全；
D选项“自给自足”文章确实讨论了自给自足的重要性，但这个概念只是文章内容的一部分，而不是文章的中心主题。文章更广泛地探讨了环境保护与经济发展之间的关系，属于以偏概全。
