首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
One of the questions coming into focus as we face growing scarcity of resources in the world is how to divide limited resources
One of the questions coming into focus as we face growing scarcity of resources in the world is how to divide limited resources
admin
2013-02-03
107
问题
One of the questions coming into focus as we face growing scarcity of resources in the world is how to divide limited resources among countries. In the international development com【66】, the coronal wisdom has been【67】the billion people living in poor countries could never expect to r【68】the standard of living that most of the people in North America e【69】, simply because the world does not contain enough iron ore, protein, petroleum, and so on. At the same time, we in the United States have continued to pursue super-affluence as though there were no limits【70】how much we could consume. We m【71】only 6 percent of the world’s people; yet we consume one third of the world’s resources.
As long as the resources we consumed each year came primarily from w【72】our own boundaries, this was largely an internal matter. But as our resources come more and more from the outside world, we will no longer be able to think in【73】of "our" resources and "their" resources, but only of c【74】resources.
As Americans consume such a(n)【75】(proportion) share of the world’s resources, we have to question whether or not we can continue our pursuit of super-affluence in a world of【76】(scarce). We are now reaching the point at【77】we must carefully examine the presumed 1【78】between our level of well-being and the level of material goods consumed. If you have only one crust of bread and get another crust of bread, your well-being is greatly【79】(enhance). But if you have a loaf of bread, then an additional crust of bread doesn’t make d【80】In the eyes of most of the world today, Americans have their loaf of bread and are asking for still mole. The prospect of a scarcity of, and competition in, the world’s resources requires that we re-examine the way in which we relate to the rest of the world.
选项
答案
scarcity
解析
文章主题句说:正当我们面临着世界资源匮乏之际,一个焦点问题就是国家间如何分配有限的资源。与主题句中的scarcity对应。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/8fAK777K
本试题收录于:
B类竞赛(英语专业本科专科)题库大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)分类
0
B类竞赛(英语专业本科专科)
大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)
相关试题推荐
StudiesofSanxingduiSiteareanimportantproject________triestoexplaintheoriginsofChinesecivilizationand________diver
Whenimportanteventsarehappeningaroundtheworld,mostpeopleturntotraditionalmediasources,suchasCNNandBBC,forth
Mike:Youknow,I’malittleuncomfortablewithspeakingEnglishtoforeigners.Jane:Why?How’reyouevergoingtobecomefluen
Theideaofhelpingpeoplecomesnaturallytomostofus.Ifweseeablindpersongettingoffabus,wewatchtomakesurethat
(89)Whatquestionsdovisaofficershaveinmindwhentheyfaceastudentapplyingforavisa?HereisthegistofwhatConsul
(89)Whatquestionsdovisaofficershaveinmindwhentheyfaceastudentapplyingforavisa?HereisthegistofwhatConsul
(89)Whatquestionsdovisaofficershaveinmindwhentheyfaceastudentapplyingforavisa?HereisthegistofwhatConsul
Mostchildrenatthetenderageofsixorsoarefullofthemostimpracticalschemesforbecomingpolicemen,firemenortraind
George;Hey,Agnes.HowdidtheHumanResourcesmeetinggo?Icouldn’tmakeitbecauseIwasoutatasalesconference.Agnes;O
Resourcescanbesaidtobescarceinbothanabsoluteandrelativesense:thesurfaceoftheearthisfinite,imposingabsolute
随机试题
马克思主义权利观与其他权利观的根本区别是()
患者,女,23岁。产后23天,左乳房肿痛,伴发热恶寒,口干,舌红苔薄黄,脉浮数。查体:左乳外上象限可扪及一硬块,皮肤微红压痛。诊断为急性乳腺炎,治疗应首选青霉素加
weregrethavingtoremindyouthat30%ofthefreightisstill____.
在同一会计年度内,与商业银行的同一个网点开展保险业务合作的保险公司不得超过()家。
根据公司法律制度的规定,上市公司的优先股股东有权出席股东大会会议,就相关事项与普通股股东分类表决,该相关事项有()。
①退居二线,摆脱了繁忙的事务,可没过几天______日子,他又闲不住了。②在充分利用原有水利设施的同时,还自力更生______新水源,采取人力、畜力换班,机器不停的办法,昼夜抗旱灌水。③______发展得这样快,我们只有努力学习,加倍工作,
AsforwhetherpotentialAIDSvictimscarryingthevirus,theauthorsuggeststhatInthepassage,theauthorintendstotellu
在配置OSPF路由协议命令network192.168.10.100.0.0.63area0中,最后的数字0表示(49)。
D.H.Lawrencewas______.WhenLawrencewasyoung______.
A、Encouragethem.B、Stopthemimmediately.C、Givesomeexplanation.D、Leavethemalone.C对话中男士提到Ifparents…lettheirkidsreado
最新回复
(
0
)