Question

In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources, the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable (可持續的) ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.

Today, sustainable development is a proper trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decades. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy revolution. It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil， which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%.

Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emission (排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate (加速) the change from traditional model to a sustainable one.

    The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.

1. The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that ______.

A. it makes the world warmer

B. it consumes natural resources

C. it brings severe damage to forests

D. it makes growth hard to continue

2.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

A. China lacks wind and solar energy.

B. China is the leader of the low carbon market.

C. High speed trains are a low carbon development.

D. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests.

3.To fully develop the low carbon markets, government can ______.

A. cut public expenses                       B. forbid carbon emission

C. develop public resources                   D. encourage energy conservation

4.We can learn from the last paragraph that businesses have many chances to ______.

A. develop sustainable products

B. explore new natural resources

C. make full use of natural resources

D. deal with the major challenge

5.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To introduce a new business model.

B. To compare two business models.

C. To predict a change of the global market.

D. To advocate (提倡) sustainable development.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章闡述了傳統經濟發展模式給地球帶來了許多危害。這種發展模式破壞了毀壞了森林、使全球氣候變暖等。現在低碳、可持續的經濟發展模式成為許多國家的發展主流方向。中國政府正在充分發揮潛能大力開發新的低耗能、低排放的新能源市場。

1.細節理解題。根據根據第一段可知：傳統經濟發展模式的危害是使全球氣候變暖、不能持續發展、給未來發展造成損失。所以B正確。

2.推理判斷題。根據It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high speed trains. 可推知高速列車是低能環保的發展趨勢，故選C。

3.細節理解題。根據First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emission (排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. 為了發展低碳節能政府鼓勵節能，故選D。

4.細節理解題。根據That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.企業要發展可持續的產品，故選A。

5.寫作意圖題。文章由傳統經濟發展模式的弊端引出可持續經濟發展的模式，作者通篇闡釋了可持續經濟發展的模式的好處及發展方向。所以作者提倡可持續發展。故選D。

考點：科普類短文閱讀。