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楂樹笁鑻辫
涓婂鏈熻鍐欏鑰冭缁?/p>
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锛堥檺鏃?/p>
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鍒嗛挓锛?/p>
A(11CQ)
Skeptics are a strange lot. Some of them refuse to admit the serious threat of
human
activities
t
o
the
environment,
and
they
are
tired
of
people
who
disagree
with
them.
Those
people,
say
skeptics,
spread
noting
but
bad
news
about
the
environment.
The 鈥渆co
-
guilt鈥?nbsp;brought on by the discouraging news about our planet gives rise
to the popularity of skeptics as people search for more comforting worldviews.
Perhaps
that
explains
why
a
new
book
by
Bjorn
Lomborg
received
so
much
publicity.
That book,
The Skeptical Environmentalist
, declares that
it measures the 鈥渞eal
state of the world鈥?nbsp;as fine. Of course ,another explanation is the deep pockets
of some big businesses with special interes
ts. Indeed, Mr. Lomborg鈥檚 views are
similar
to
those
of
some
industry-funded
organizations,
which
start
huge
activities
through the media to confuse the public about issues like global warming.
So
it
was
strange
to
see
Mr.
Lomborg鈥檚
book
go
largely
unchallenged
in
the
media
though
his
beliefs
were
contrary
to
most
scientific
opinions.
One
national
newspaper
in Canada ran a number of articles and reviews full of words of praise, even with
the conclusion that 鈥淎fter Lomborg, the environmental movement will begin to die
down.鈥?/p>
Such
one-sided
views
should
have
immediately
been
challenged.
But
only
a
different review appeared in Nature, a respected science magazine with specific
readership. The review remarked that Mr. Lomborg鈥檚 鈥減reference for unexamined
materials is incredible
锛堜笉鍙俊鐨勶級鈥濄�?/p>
A
critical
锛堟壒鍒ょ殑锛?/p>
eye
is
valuable,
and
the
media
should
present
information
in such a way that could allow people to make informed decisions. Unfortunately,
that
is
often
inaccessible
as
blocked
by
the
desire
to
be
shocking
or
to
defend
some
special
interest.
People
might
become
half-blind
before
a
world
partially
exhibited
by the media. That鈥檚
a
shame,
because matters concerning the health
of
the planet
are far too important to be treated lightly.
1
.
According
to
the
passage,
which
of
the
following
may
be
regarded
as
鈥渟keptics鈥?
A. People who agree on the popularity of 鈥渆co
-
guilt鈥?
B. People who disbelieve the serious situation of our planet.
C. People who dislike the harmful effect of human activities.
D. People who spread comforting news to protect our environment.
2. W
hich of the following can be a reason for the popularity of Lomborg鈥檚 books?
A. Some big businesses intend to protect their own interests.
B .The book challenges views about the fine state of the world.
C. The author convinces people to speak comforting worldviews.
D. Industry
鈥?/p>
funded media present confusing information.