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In the quest for the perfect lawns, homeowners across the country are taking a shortcut—and it is the environment that is paying

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问题     In the quest for the perfect lawns, homeowners across the country are taking a shortcut—and it is the environment that is paying the price. About eight million square metres of plastic grass is sold each year but opposition has now spread to the highest gardening circles. The Chelsea Flower Show has banned fake grass from this year’s event, declaring it to be not part of its ethos. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) , which runs the annual show in west London, says it has introduced the ban because of the damage plastic grass does to the environment and biodiversity.
    Ed Home of the RHS said: " We launched our sustainability strategy last year and fake grass is just not in line with our ethos and views on plastic. We recommend using real grass because of its environmental benefits, which include supporting wildlife, alleviating flooding and cooling the environment. "
    The RHS’s decision comes as campaigners try to raise awareness of the problems fake grass causes. A Twitter account, which claims to "cut through the greenwash" of artificial grass, already has more than 20,000 followers. It is trying to encourage people to sign two petitions, one calling for a ban on the sale of plastic grass and another calling for an "ecological damage" tax on such lawns. They have gathered 7,276 and 11,282 signatures.
    However, supporters of fake grass point out that there is also an environmental impact with natural lawns, which need mowing and therefore usually consume electricity or petrol. The industry also points out that real grass requires considerable amounts of water, weed killer or other treatments and that people who lay fake grass tend to use their garden more. The industry also claims that people who lay fake grass spend an average of £ 500 on trees or shrubs for their garden, which provides habitat for insects.
    In response to another petition last year about banning fake lawns, which gathered 30,000 signatures, the government responded that it has " no plans to ban the use of artificial grass. "
    It added: " We prefer to help people and organizations make the right choice rather than legislating on such matters. However, the use of artificial grass must comply with the legal and policy safeguards in place to protect biodiversity and ensure sustainable drainage, while measures such as the strengthened biodiversity duty should serve to encourage public authorities to consider sustainable alternatives. "
In Paragraph 4, supporters of fake grass point out________.
选项 A、the necessity to lower the costs of fake grass
B、the disadvantages of growing real grass
C、the way to take care of artificial lawns
D、the challenges of insect habitat protection
答案B
解析 推理题。根据题干定位到第四段。第四段第一句指出，人造草坪的支持者认为，天然草坪也会对环境造成影响，因为天然草坪需要修剪，而这通常会消耗电力或汽油。第四段第二句指出，天然草坪需要大量的水、除草剂或其他专业的护理。这些都是种植真草的缺点，故选项B正确。本文并未提及有关人造草坪成本的问题，第四段第三句指出，该行业还称，铺设人造草坪的人在自家花园的乔木或灌木上平均花费500英镑，这些乔木和灌木也为各种昆虫提供了栖息地，但根据本句并不能推出降低人造草坪成本的必要性，选项A为针对 500 英镑捏造的错误选项，故排除；第一、二句指出天然草坪需要的维护方法，而非人造草坪的养护方法，故排除选项C；选项D为根据第四段第三句捏造的选项，故排除。
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