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
What is an important goal for some developing countries?
What is an important goal for some developing countries?
admin
2010-06-30
54
问题
What is an important goal for some developing countries?
Industrial pollution is not only a problem for the countries of Europe and North America. It is an extremely serious problem in some developing countries. For these countries, economic growth is a very important goal. They want to attract new industries, and so they put few controls on industries which cause pollution.
Cubatao, an industrial town of 85,000 people in Brazil, is an example of the connection between industrial development and pollution. In 1954, Cubatao had no industry. Today it has more than twenty large factories, which produce many pollutants. The people of the town are exposed to a large number of poisonous substances in their environment, and the consequences of this exposure can be clearly seen. Birth defects are extremely common. Among children and adults, lung problems are sometime twelve times more common in Cubatao than in other places.
It is true that Brazil, like many other countries, has laws against pollution, but these laws are not enforced strictly enough. It is cheaper for companies to ignore the laws and pay the fines than to buy the expensive equipment that will reduce the pollution. It is clear, therefore, that economic growth is more important to the government than to the health of the workers. However, the responsibility does not completely lie with the Brazilian government. The example of Cubatao shows that international companies are not acting in a responsible way, either. A number of the factories in the town are owned by large companies from France, Italy, and the U. S.. They are doing things in Brazil that they would not be able to do at home. If they cause the same amount of pollution at home, they would be severely punished or even put out of business.
选项
答案
enforced strictly enough
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/zXJd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语四级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语四级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Whichofthefollowingisnotaplacewheremostoriginalclassicalmusicwaswritten?
Whichofthefollowingisnotaplacewheremostoriginalclassicalmusicwaswritten?
Manyuniversitystudents【C1】______studyinghistorybecausethereislittletogetexcitedaboutwhenhistoricaleventsareprese
Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatfamiliesarenownotascloseastheyusedtobe.Givepossiblereasonsandyourrecommendati
Nomatterwhatyoursituationis,oneofthegreatestdangersnowisthatyou’llstopdoingwhatyou’realreadydoingright.66.
Iwasnotmorethanthirteenyearsoldatthetime,(31)______,butIrememberthemomentasifit(32)______yesterday.Ihadj
Iwasnotmorethanthirteenyearsoldatthetime,(31)______,butIrememberthemomentasifit(32)______yesterday.Ihadj
Thepressisconstantlyremindingusthatthedramaticincreaseintheageofourpopulationoverthenext30orsoyearswillc
Whatarethetraditionalgamesanddancingfor?
dancing
随机试题
A、Mothers’careismostimportanttochildren.B、Thereisagenderdifferenceinlanguageskills.C、Earlyeducationofhighqual
下列理化因素可降低苯扎溴铵的杀菌作用的是
定期考核不合格的医师暂停执业活曲期满,再次考核仍不合格的
《伴性遗传》是新课标某版本教材必修2第2章第3节的内容。它是以色盲为例讲述伴性遗传现象和伴性遗传规律。它进一步说明了基因与性染色体的关系,其实质就是基因分离定律在性染色体遗传上的作用。同时也为第5章第3节《人类遗传病》的学习奠定了基础。本节内容中化学家兼
爱默生在散文《圆》中说,人生就是一个个同心圆,永远不要把自己局限在现有的圆圈里。只有不断______自己生命的深度与广度,勇敢尝试和追求不那么“______”的目标,才能超越自己,走向未来。填入划横线部分最恰当的一项是:
请从所给的四个选项中,选择最合适的一个填入问号处,使之呈现一定的规律性:
(Inourgreatsurprise),he(died)suddenly(withhislifework)(unfinished)
A—AcademicdegreeB—FitnessC—DiplomaD—CertifyE—Interview
A、Yes,thereare.B、No,therearen’t.C、40.D、Nevermind.C“Howmanyboysarethereinyourclass?”即“你们班有多少名男生?”,“Howmany.,.?”是
A、Corn.B、Soybean.C、Oat.D、Rye.A短文结尾处提到,“事实上,大豆是继玉米之后美国农民种植的第二大最有价值的农作物。”可见最有价值的农作物是玉米,答案是A。答题方法与上题一样。对于文中语义强调的内容要有所辨别,最后才能按听到
最新回复
(
0
)