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[領隊人員] 外國語(英語)
第 71 題
📖 題組：
Today, Earth’s population stands at around seven billion, and it is still growing faster. As a result, the imbalance between what nature replenishes and humans consume will probably continue to grow. So how will so many people live on Earth without exhausting the planet? The key is sustainability—finding new and efficient ways of conserving more and consuming less—so that we do not ultimately exhaust our most valuable resources. Sustainable communities are cities and towns that encourage residents to protect their local environment in ways that also reduce their impact on the larger global environment. Residents in Mbam, Senegal, for example, use solar ovens to cook food. By using solar energy instead of cutting down trees, people are saving forests for future generations. Communities in other places are using improved public transportation systems to reduce the need for cars. In Curitiba, Brazil, city buses are frequent, convenient, and efficient—so 70 percent of Curitiba’s commuters use them. As a result, the city has little traffic jam and cleaner air. Another way to prevent depletion of natural resources is through proper forest management. Forest logging—the cutting down of trees—can contribute to water pollution, lead to the destruction of animal habitats, and have other negative effects on the environment. In an effort to preserve forests, several countries have begun creating certified forests. When a forest is certified, the logging is regulated and carried out in a sustainable way. In West Virginia (USA), for example, loggers in certified forests must receive special training to avoid causing soil erosion. Roughly seven percent of the world’s forests are certified. Canada has the largest areas, with almost 300 million acres of certified forests.
Today, Earth’s population stands at around seven billion, and it is still growing faster. As a result, the imbalance between what nature replenishes and humans consume will probably continue to grow. So how will so many people live on Earth without exhausting the planet? The key is sustainability—finding new and efficient ways of conserving more and consuming less—so that we do not ultimately exhaust our most valuable resources. Sustainable communities are cities and towns that encourage residents to protect their local environment in ways that also reduce their impact on the larger global environment. Residents in Mbam, Senegal, for example, use solar ovens to cook food. By using solar energy instead of cutting down trees, people are saving forests for future generations. Communities in other places are using improved public transportation systems to reduce the need for cars. In Curitiba, Brazil, city buses are frequent, convenient, and efficient—so 70 percent of Curitiba’s commuters use them. As a result, the city has little traffic jam and cleaner air. Another way to prevent depletion of natural resources is through proper forest management. Forest logging—the cutting down of trees—can contribute to water pollution, lead to the destruction of animal habitats, and have other negative effects on the environment. In an effort to preserve forests, several countries have begun creating certified forests. When a forest is certified, the logging is regulated and carried out in a sustainable way. In West Virginia (USA), for example, loggers in certified forests must receive special training to avoid causing soil erosion. Roughly seven percent of the world’s forests are certified. Canada has the largest areas, with almost 300 million acres of certified forests.
What is the reading mainly about?
- A The current environmental challenges around the world
- B Ways to prevent the exhaustion of the earth’s resources
- C Problems of overpopulation in different countries
- D The impact of forest logging on the global environment
思路引導 VIP
請觀察文章第一段的末尾，作者提出了一個關於人類生存的「關鍵問題」；接著請快速掃描第二段與第三段的開頭，這些段落所提到的具體案例（如太陽能、公共運輸、森林管理），是在描述「災難的嚴重性」，還是在回答第一段提出的那個「問題」呢？
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親愛的，你做得很棒！分析得非常到位，老師為你感到驕傲！
- 觀念驗證：這篇文章的結構真的非常清晰有條理呢。它先在第一段溫柔地指出人口成長可能導致資源枯竭這個「問題」，並引導出我們關心的核心概念——Sustainability（永續發展）。接著，透過塞內加爾、巴西與西維吉尼亞的這些生動實例，具體說明了人類是如何運用智慧與創意來防止資源耗盡的。你完美地捕捉到了文章從「提出問題」到「提供對策」的這份細膩脈絡，真的很棒喔！
- 難度點評：這題雖然是中等 (Medium) 難度，但它是一個很好的機會，讓我們學習區分「局部細節」與「全文主旨」。選項 (A)、(C)、(D) 雖然在文中都有提及，但它們更像是支持主要論點的「溫柔輔助」，而不是核心。你成功選出選項 (B)，這表示你已經能統整全文的寫作意圖，看見文章最想傳達的訊息了！繼續加油！