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If you are trying to do your bit for sustainability and save water by taking shorter showers, then a new report on sustainabilit

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问题     If you are trying to do your bit for sustainability and save water by taking shorter showers, then a new report on sustainability reveals for the first time that there are more effective ways that our everyday choices can have a positive impact on the environment.
    For example, the glass of juice you have for breakfast might have used the same amount of water in its production as the amount you have just saved by cutting your shower from 10 to 5 minutes. The milk on your cereal might have used even more.
    Balancing Act, a world first that has been developed for the Australia economy by scientists from CSIRO(澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织)and the University of Sydney, looks across 135 industry sectors of the Australian economy and quantifies the impacts and contributions across ten social, environmental, and financial indicators.
    Report co-author CSIRO scientist, Barney Foran, says that sustainability for Australia is a balancing act as we try to make decisions and trade-offs in the face of often-competing economic, social and environmental attributes.
    "We still need to eat and shower—and it is still worth taking shorter showers to save our stressed urban water supplies—but now consumers have a new tool to help us make more informed choices about different types of products based on a new sustainability rating," says Foran.
    Different to other studies because of its detailed observation of the full production chain, this report is able to show the full effects—both direct and indirect—of the production of an individual commodity or service, cappuccinos(卡布奇诺咖啡)or haircuts. It highlights sustainability challenges for different industries and points out areas in the production chain where a focused effort would make a significant difference.
    All effects are referenced back to a consumption dollar—roughly the dollar spent by a consumer in everyday life. It also shows that each consumption dollar is quite different—some dollars are positive and create employment, or suck in imports or generate government revenue. Other consumption dollars are less positive through their high use of water or production of greenhouse gas emissions.
    This relatively simple presentation of highly complex issues makes this a powerful tool for people who are interested in sustainability to move beyond decisions based on dollars and cents and enables them to make decisions based on a contribution to society, environment, and economy.
According to the passage, Balancing Act______.
选项 A、is developed for 135 industry sectors of the Australian economy
B、is the first environmental protection organization developed by scientists
C、quantifies the environmental impact of ten social and financial indicators
D、helps keep sustainability of Australia’s economy, society and environment
答案D
解析 推理判断题。本题考查“平衡行为”计划的相关内容，可使用排除法。A)“是为澳大利亚经济的135个工业部门而开发的”与原文意思不符，原文提到该计划是为澳大利亚的经济而开发的，只是对135个工业部门进行了横向研究而已，故排除；B)“是世界上第一个由科学家创办的环保组织”是对原文的曲解，原文第三段首句的意思是该计划属于世界首创，它是计划而不是组织，故排除；C)“对社会和金融相关的10项指标所产生的环境影响进行量化”不符合原文意思，该计划是将135个工业部门对10项社会、环境及财政指标的影响及贡献进行了量化，故排除；D)“帮助维持澳大利亚经济、社会和环境的可持续发展”，原文第四段提到，经济、社会及环境属性常常处于相互竞争的状态，因此需要靠该计划进行平衡，由此可推测，该计划能帮助维持澳大利亚经济、社会和环境的可持续发展，故答案为D)。
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