【B11】A.Air pollutionB.Water pollutionC.Some diseasesD.All farm land
【B11】
A.Air pollution
B.Water pollution
C.Some diseases
D.All farm land
【B11】
A.Air pollution
B.Water pollution
C.Some diseases
D.All farm land
B: It’s quite difficult to make a kind of hierarchy of worry here, because so many issues are there, and so … and they’re all very very important. But I think it has to be said that as far as we we’re concerned, as a campaigning organization, it really is the rain forest that we are concentrating on most. If we don’t take action on that issue within the next five years, then environmental pressure groups won’t have anything to do in ten years’ time, because there won’t be any rain forests, really, for them to campaign about. So this is a critical period for the rain forests, the next five years, and there is enough flexibility in the system to allow us to hope that we’re going to be able to make some changes during that time. So that’s why we’ve made it our priority.
A: What’s so important about the rain forests, then? Er, what’s, what’s the difference between having them or not having them? Isn’t it just, you know, basically either there’re a lot of trees there or there aren’t a lot of trees there?
B: Uhh…well that’s what some people would like to think. Um, there, it’s important in many different ways, important firstly for the countries themselves, in terms of the fact that millions of people depend on the rain forests for their livelihood, and for their … the quality of their environment, through the protection of watersheds, and so on. Secondly, they’re important because of the biological richness of the rain forests. Um, a genetic chest … treasure chest is how they’ve been described. Um, more than 60% of the world’s species is to be found in the rain forests. Write that off, and you write off that genetic storehouse. Lastly, they’re important at international level because of the impact on climate patterns that one would find if the rain forests were destroyed. So, whether you’re looking closely at the tribal people who depend on them, the countries which depend on them, the international community which depends on them, indeed the, the, you know, the creatures themselves, um, it’s actually the most critical issue that we face. And our prime job is of course to try and get people to understand how it is, even in countries where there are no rain forests, that they still have a connection with that rain forest.
You will hear a recording about environmental issues.
Mark one letter(A, B or C)for the correct answer.
After you have listened once, replay the recording.
According to the speaker, ______ is the most important environmental issues of the moment.
A.air pollution
B.water pollution
C.rain forests
The really sad part of our current predicament is that all the right ideas have been【B8】for decades and have been clearly expressed in many【B9】by a host of intelligent people. The right ideas【B10】unselfish and compassionate behavior. They include long-term planning, conservation and a deep【B11】to preserving the natural world. Without a healthy natural environment, there will be few or no healthy humans.
I have been seeing more and more patients who want to【B12】from city life, air pollution, and chronic illnesses which they【B13】comes from polluted environments and bad food. One professional man, for example, explained that he and his wife had moved to a【B14】community and had to commute a long way to work【B15】the past 20 years—they went to separate【B16】and drove two cars. They were driving to a city【B17】grew out to meet them. The population tripled. When they started commuting, his journey【B18】less than 30 minutes; 20 years later, the trip each way was 60 minutes【B19】average; sometimes, when the traffic was bad, they each spent 90 minutes or more in the car, one-way. Both had become progressively ill. Both decided they would move to a【B20】town and never commute again.
【B1】
A.topped
B.peaked
C.reached
D.got
A.air swirls
B.moisture
C.rainfall
D.sinking air
A.Air traffic conditions.
B.Road conditions.
C.New traffic rules.
D.Traffic jams on highways.
In which industry does the speaker work?
A.Air Travel
B.Advertising
C.Financial Services
D.Transportation and Shipping
What is the topic of the news?
A.Air pollution.
B.Medicare in the U. S..
C.The component of smog.
D.Protection of environment.
Whats the central topic of the passage?
A.Air pollution.
B.Bonfires.
C.Solid waste.
D.Bonfires and the law.