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
One of the questions that is coming into focus as we face growing scarcity of resources of many kinds in the world is how to div
One of the questions that is coming into focus as we face growing scarcity of resources of many kinds in the world is how to div
admin
2012-07-22
53
问题
One of the questions that is coming into focus as we face growing scarcity of resources of many kinds in the world is how to divide limited resources among countries. In the international development community, the conventional wisdom has been that the 2 billion people living in poor countries could never expect to reach the standard of living that most of us in North America enjoy, simply because the world does not contain enough iron ore, protein, petroleum, and so on. At the same time, we in the United States have continued to pursue super affluence as though there were no limits on how much we could consume. We make up 6 percent of the world’s people; yet we consume one-third of the world’s resources.
As long as the resources we consumed each year came primarily from within our own boundaries, this was largely an internal matter. But as our resources come more and more from the outside world, "outsiders" are going to have some stay over the rate at which and terms under which we consume. We will no longer be able to think in terms of "our" resources and "their" resources, but only of common resources.
As Americans consuming such a disproportionate share of the world’s resources, we have to question whether or not we can continue our pursuit of super affluence in a world of scarcity. We are now reaching the point where we must carefully examine the presumed link between our level of well-being and the level of material goods consumed. If you have only one crust of bread, then an additional crust of bread doesn’t make that much different. In the eyes of most of the world today, Americans have their loaf of bread and are asking for still more. People elsewhere are beginning to ask why. This is the question we’re going to have to answer, whether we’re trying to persuade countries to step up their exports of oil to us or trying to convince them that we ought to be permitted to maintain our share of the world fish catch.
The prospect of a scarcity of, and competition for, the world’s resources require that we reexamine the way in which we relate to the rest of the world. It means we find ways of cutting back on resource consumption that is dependent on the resources and cooperation of other countries. We cannot expect people in these countries to concern themselves with our worsening energy and food shortages unless we demonstrate some concern for the hunger, illiteracy and disease that are diminishing life for them.
The writer warns Americans that ______.
选项
A、their excessive consumption has caused world resource exhaustion
B、they are confronted with the problem of how to obtain more material goods
C、their unfair share of the world’s resources should give way to proper division among countries
D、they have to discard their cars for lack of fossil fuel in the world
答案
C
解析
推理判断题。第一段中的is coming into focus(变得很明显了)和C 中的give way to(被取代;让位于)相吻合。A exhaustion“耗尽;枯竭”与文中的scarcity“缺乏;不足”不合;B 与文意相反;D 在文中未被提及,也不符合实际。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/Y2gMFFFM
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
1Millionsofteensareonweight-reducingdiets.Althoughmaintainingahealthybodyweightisimportant,obsessivedietingcan
AlthoughIaminperfecthealth,andinpossessionofavalidclass-oneCaliforniadrivinglicense,Iamrunning【C1】______prob
AlthoughIaminperfecthealth,andinpossessionofavalidclass-oneCaliforniadrivinglicense,Iamrunning【C1】______prob
AlthoughIaminperfecthealth,andinpossessionofavalidclass-oneCaliforniadrivinglicense,Iamrunning【C1】______prob
AlthoughIaminperfecthealth,andinpossessionofavalidclass-oneCaliforniadrivinglicense,Iamrunning【C1】______prob
Thecrisishas【C1】______questionsaboutthelargeoilcompaniesandwindfallprofits.Criticsoftheoilindustry【C2】______
Thecrisishas【C1】______questionsaboutthelargeoilcompaniesandwindfallprofits.Criticsoftheoilindustry【C2】______
Thecrisishas【C1】______questionsaboutthelargeoilcompaniesandwindfallprofits.Criticsoftheoilindustry【C2】______
随机试题
市场环境是指经营活动所处的社会经济环境中企业不可控制的因素,主要有
左心室后负荷加重的主要因素是()。
某男,34岁。呼吸困难3天就诊。查体:右胸呼吸运动减弱,气管左移,右侧语颤明显减弱,叩诊呈鼓音,听诊呼吸音低弱。应考虑
单位工程施工组织设计的核心是选择()。[2008年真题]
股份公司在清算过程中,若公司财产能够清偿公司债券,则按( )顺序进行分配:①支付职工工资和劳动保险费用;②支付清算费用;③缴纳所欠税款;④清偿公司债务;⑤按股东持股比例分配剩余资产。
作为一名音乐教师,你认为在音乐教学中需要培养学生的哪些音乐能力?并分学段说明。
运动会上,甲、乙、丙三人进行10OO米赛跑,甲到终点时,乙距终点还有100米,而丙比乙还落后90米,若甲比乙早到达18秒,则乙比丙早到达终点多少秒?()
结合材料,回答问题:2012年9月20日,是我国《公民道德建设实施纲要》颁布实施十一周年,也是第十个“公民道德宣传日”。党的十一届三中全会特别是十四大以来,随着改革开放和现代化建设事业的深入发展,社会主义精神文明建设呈现出积极健康向上的良好态势,公民道德
Complimentsaresogoodthattheycanhealyour______(2words).
Therealcauseoftheanxietyoftheworkersandemployeesisthattheyare______oftheirindividualityandindependence.
最新回复
(
0
)