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
As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary (周年纪念) , President Barack Obama has announced the establishment of
As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary (周年纪念) , President Barack Obama has announced the establishment of
admin
2019-06-25
123
问题
As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary (周年纪念) , President Barack Obama has announced the establishment of one new national monument, and the expansion of another. In Maine, more than 87, 500 acres of forest will become government-protected parkland for the first time. In Hawaii, a national monument created by President George W. Bush in 2006 will expand to about 582, 578 square miles, four times its current size.
Obama has now created or enlarged 26 national monuments during his presidency. As a result, his administration says, Obama has protected more of the nation’ s land than any other president has. But some residents and officials, in both Maine and Hawaii, object to the plans. They say their local economies depend on the use of these areas.
In establishing this monument, Obama took the side of conservationists (自然资源保护者) who want laws to protect wild lands. Creating a national park usually requires the approval of Congress. But a 1906 federal law allows the president to establish national monuments on his own.
The land’ s new status as a monument means that mining and drilling operations are forbidden there. It may also severely limit activities such as logging, road-building, and hunting. Some of Maine’ s politicians who want to protect the state’ s logging industries say Obama should not have acted alone. They say Washington should not tell the states how to use their land, especially when people’ s jobs are at stake. Maine politician Susan Collins said the president should have listened to Maine lawmakers and residents, as well as to the U. S. Congress before making his decision.
However, those who support the president’ s decision say the establishment of the new monument will lead to new jobs through tourism.
The phrase "at stake" in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to______.
选项
A、in return
B、in danger
C、at present
D、by chance
答案
B
解析
释义题。根据文章第四段倒数第二句“They say Washington should not tell the states how to use their land,especially when people’s jobs are at stake.”可知,他们说白宫不应该干涉各州对土地的使用,特别是当威胁到当地人就业的时候。可见at stake有“威胁,危险”的意思。in return“作为回报,作为报答”;at present“目前,现在”;by chance“碰巧地,偶然地”。故选B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Wq3O777K
0
成人本科学位英语
相关试题推荐
Steve:Francesca,what’syourfavouritepieceofmusic,wouldyousay?Francesca:Ithinkit’s"PieJesu"byAndrewLloyd-We
TheUnitedStates【C1】______alargepartoftheNorthAmericancontinent.ItsneighborsareCanada【C2】______thenorth,andMexico
ItwasabeautifulsummerdayandIwastakingawalkinthedowntownareaofMadrid.WhenIturnedastreet【C1】______Iheardth
"Equalpayforequalwork"isaphraseusedbytheAmericanwomenwhofeelthattheyareunfairlytreatedbysociety.Theysayi
Firecanhelppeopleinmanyways.Butitcanbeverydangerous.Firecanheatwater,warmhouses,givelightandcook.Butfire
Amarriedcouplewasinacarwhenthewifeturnedtoherhusbandandasked,"Wouldyouliketostopforadrink?""Nothanks,"
Thechildrenwillhaveto()theirplay-timehourswhenschoolopens.
Everydirectorneedsanassistantthathecan______totakecareofproblemsthatmayoccurinhisabsence.
Atthebeginningoflastcentury,medicalscientistsmadeaninterestingdiscovery:wearebuiltnotjustoffleshandbloodbut
Withhisson______,theoldmanfeltunhappy.
随机试题
左冠状动脉
在同向4车道的高速公路上行车,摩托车应在________车道上行驶。
Excel单元格可以像Word中的表格一样自由拆分。()
A.可适当增加131I剂量B.可适当减少131I剂量C.可适当增加或减少131I剂量D.131I剂量保持不变E.以上均有可能甲亢131I治疗如首次治疗疗效明显但未痊愈的患者,第二次治疗时
女,24岁。高热、关节痛半月,水肿10天,血压150/90mmHg,7天来精神淡漠,言语极少,3天来尿量200~400ml/d,尿蛋白(+++)、尿RBC15~20个/HP,Hb80g/L,C3为0.42g/L,血清白蛋白23g/L,Scr400
工程总承包单位D建筑工程有限公司将工地塔式起重机拆除工程分包给H起重设备安装工程有限公司。2013年10月26日。H公司员工在拆除17号楼施工现场的塔式起重机时发生塔机整体倾覆事故,造成1人死亡4人重伤。项目概况17号楼总建筑面积150
保险人在厘定船舶建造保险的费率时,一般参照()保险联合委员会的造船险费率规章并根据当地的实际风险等确定
①因为细胞这种旺盛的生长过程如不加抑制地发展下去,细胞病变生成肿瘤的可能性极大②当人体处于生长发育期时,体内细胞生长迅速③但是,衰老程序一旦启动就不可逆转④但这一细胞迅速生长的过程同时也给人体带来了危险⑤这一在人类年轻时启动的保护程
Iwanttoprovidemyboyswithadecenteducation.
TheParisclimateagreementfinalisedinDecemberlastyearheraldedaneweraforclimateaction.Forthefirsttime,theworld
最新回复
(
0
)