2. 考研
  3. The energy crisis, which is being felt around the world, has dramatized how the reckless despoiling of the earth’s resources has

The energy crisis, which is being felt around the world, has dramatized how the reckless despoiling of the earth’s resources has

admin2019-09-30  41
问题    The energy crisis, which is being felt around the world, has dramatized how the reckless despoiling of the earth’s resources has brought the whole world to brink of disaster. The overdevelopment of motor transport, with its increase of more cars, more highways, more pollution, more suburbs, more commuting, has contributed to the near-destruction of our cities, the disintegration of the family, and the pollution not only of local air, but also of the earth’s atmosphere. The catastrophe has arrived in the form of the energy crisis.
   Our present situation is unlike war, revolution, or depression. It is also unlike the great natural catastrophes of the past. Worldwide resources exploitation and energy use have brought us to a state where long-range planning is crucial. What we need is not a continuation of our present perilous state, which endangers the future of our country, our children, and our earth, but a movement forward to a new norm in order to work rapidly and effectively on planetary problems.
   This country has been reeling under the continuing exposures of loss of moral integrity and the revelation that lawbreaking has reached into the highest places in the land. There is a strong demand for moral revival and for some commitment that is vast enough and yet personal enough to enlist the loyalty of all. In the past it has been only in a war in defense of their own country and their own ideals that any people have been able to invoke a total commitment.
   This is the first time that we have been asked to defend ourselves and what we hold dear in cooperation with all the other inhabitants of this planet, who share with us the same endangered air and the same endangered oceans. There is a common need to reassess our present course, to change that course, and to devise new methods through which the world can survive. This is a priceless opportunity.
   To grasp it, we need a widespread understanding of the nature of the crisis confronting us—and the world—a crisis that is no passing inconvenience, no by-product of the ambition of the oil producing countries, no environmentalists’ mere fears, no by-product of any present system of government. What we face is the outcome of the invention of the last four hundred years. What we need is a transformed lifestyle. This new life style can flow directly from science and technology, but its acceptance depends on an overriding commitment to a higher quality of life for the world’s children and future generation.
What does the author think has contributed to the near disaster of our cities?
选项 A、The breakup of families.
B、Reckless financial planning.
C、Natural disasters.
D、The excessive growth of motor transportation.
答案D
解析 事实细节题。根据near disaster of our cities定位到第一段。其中提到交通运输的过度发展使我们的城市遭受破坏，我们的家庭逐渐瓦解，而且不仅是当地空气遭受污染，整个地球的大气层也同样难逃厄运，故选D项。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Gie4777K
0

考研英语二

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)