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
Why don’t developing countries have strict pollution controls?
Why don’t developing countries have strict pollution controls?
admin
2010-07-06
17
问题
Why don’t developing countries have strict pollution controls?
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 sometimes 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 axe 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 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
A、They will not be severely punished if they cause pollution in Brazil.
B、The investment environment in Brazil is suitable for them.
C、They can make a big profit because they do not have to pay Brazilian workers much.
D、They can act in an irresponsible way in Brazil because there are no pollution laws there.
答案
A
解析
本题考查细节理解。短文最后两句说:这些外国企业在巴西所干的事(污染环境),在他们自己国家是不被允许的。如果他们在自己的国家造成了同样的污染,他们会受到严厉的惩罚或被逐出该产业。所以A 正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/N6isFFFM
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
Psychologiststakecontrastiveviewsofhowexternalrewards,from【C1】______praisetocoldcash,affectmotivationandcreativit
Psychologiststakecontrastiveviewsofhowexternalrewards,from【C1】______praisetocoldcash,affectmotivationandcreativit
Accordingtothespeaker,whatareconveniencegoods?
Couldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturn?SinceOPECagreedtosupply-cutsinMarch,thepriceofcrudeoil
InJanuary1995,theworldwitnessedtheemergenceofanewinternationaleconomicorderwiththelaunchingoftheWorldTradeO
Artwasherfavoritesubjectatschool,butshedidadegreeingeography.
Artwasherfavoritesubjectatschool,butshedidadegreeingeography.
WhoearnslessintheUnitedStatesthanthoseinmanyindustrializedcountries?TheUnitedStateshasthehighestlevelofhig
Thegreatestimpactonthefamilyoverthelast50yearshasbeenthechangingroleofthewife.Thesechangeshaveaffectednot
Whycan’tthemangotosomeplacesandhavefunwithhisfriends?
随机试题
尿囊壁上的一条尿囊动脉和一条尿囊静脉可演变成脐动脉和脐静脉。()
脑出血的最常见原因是
甲公司与乙公司约定甲公司向乙公司提供设备,丙公司负责安装,丙公司未按照约定的时间为乙公司安装设备,给乙公司造成经济损失,以下说法正确的是()
下列情形中可以适用我国刑法的是()。
下列哪种材料是绝热材料?[1999年第001题]
Swimmingalone______be______dangerous.Dobecareful.
该不该让小孩玩电脑游戏?这让很多家长困扰,因为有太多的报告指责游戏正摧毁着下一代。不过一项新的研究显示,玩游戏有益于小孩的阅读能力,甚至可帮助他们克服阅读障碍。以下哪项如果为真,最不能支持上述结论?
运用所学知识分析命题:“1949年中华人民共和国的成立是中国的资产阶级民主革命向社会主义革命转变的标志。”
[*]
By"...challengesexplanation"(Line2,Para.1)theauthormeansthat______.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe______.
最新回复
(
0
)