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
If you are trying to do your bit for sustainability and save water by taking shorter showers, then a new report on sustainabilit
If you are trying to do your bit for sustainability and save water by taking shorter showers, then a new report on sustainabilit
admin
2013-10-17
42
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 m 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.
By using "a consumption dollar" , the report authors______.
选项
A、help people make decisions based on dollars and cents
B、simplify the complex issue of greenhouse gas emissions
C、discuss economy’s contribution to society and environment
D、show different impacts and contributions of our daily consumption
答案
D
解析
语义理解题。本题考查对“a consumption dollar”这一概念的理解。定位句提到,一个消费元大致等于一个消费者日常生活所花费的钱,而每个消费元的影响是大不一样的。由此可推断,消费元代表的其实是我们的日常消费,而通过这一概念,报告的作者们是想告诉大家我们的日常消费会产生不同的影响和做出不同的贡献,故答案为D)。由此可排除A)“帮助人们根据金钱做出决定”、B)“简化了温室气体排放这一复杂问题”和C)“讨论了经济对社会和环境的贡献”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/IVQFFFFM
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
Toagreatdegree,mentalhealthisrelatedtohowwellyou【B1】______youremotions.Thisincludesbothfeelinggoodaboutyourse
Onedayapoliceofficermanagedtogetsomefreshmushrooms.Hewassopleased【C1】______whathehadboughtthathe【C2】______
TheFlyingPhoneBoxAsurpriseforairtravelersThestridesmadeinsatellite-communicationstechnologyinrecentyear
VideodischoldsgreatpromiseofhelpingtomeettheneedsofAmericanschoolchildrenwhohaveproblemsseeing,hearing,speakin
A、Hedoesn’tthinkitisinteresting.B、Hedoesn’tthinkitismoredifficultthanMarathon.C、Hethinksitismucheasierthan
A、Itmaynotpaywell.B、Itmaynotcomeontime.C、Itmaynottakethegoods.D、Itmaychargethequote.A选项中重复出现的Itmaynot表明,
A、Rendingmagazinearticles.B、Reviewingbookreports.C、Writingresearchpapers,D、Selectinginformationsources.C信息明示题。文章主要谈
A、Findakeyforthewoman.B、Askthewomantocomebacklater.C、Taketheexamforthewoman.D、Trytofindthewoman’snoteboo
A、Shethinksit’stoolateanyway.B、Shethinksheshouldn’twaitaminute.C、Shethinksheshoulddothingsearlier.D、Shethin
A、Beingcriticizedbyhisteammates.B、Havingnotenoughsleep.C、BeingunabletosurfontheInternet.D、Beingawayfromhome.
随机试题
各国公司法都规定,董事、高级管理人员违反竞业禁止义务的行为本身有效,其目的是()
葡萄糖或氨基酸逆浓度梯度跨细胞膜转运的方式是
FIM中认知功能包括
边长在( )cm以上的洞口,四周设防护栏杆,洞口下张设安全平网。
下列工程项目中,可以由外商投资建筑业企业承包的有()。
某企业于2015年12月31日购入一项固定资产,其原价为300万元,预计使用年限为5年,预计净残值为0.8万元,采用双倍余额递减法计提折旧。2016年度该项固定资产应计提的年折旧额为()万元。
我国2019年最新修订的《民事证据规定》于()起施行。
大部分学生在语文课上学会了快速记笔记的方法和高效率听课,在数学课上也能做到。这表明学习行为存在()。
有如下模板声明:templateclassA;下列声明中,与上述声明不等价的是()。
考生文件夹下有一个数据库文件“samp2.accdb”,其中存在已经设计好的一个表对象“tTeacher”。请按以下要求完成设计。(1)创建一个查询,计算并输出教师最大年龄与最小年龄的差值,显示标题为“m—age”,将查询命名为“qT1”。
最新回复
(
0
)