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1、Unit2 Theenvironment【美文閱讀】人類(lèi)的貪婪是環(huán)境惡化的主要原因。然而，除此之外還有其他因素嗎？Isourenvironmentbeingdestroyedbygreed?Theenvironmenthasbeensufferingfromallformsofdamage；especiallyinrecentyearsglobalwarmingseemstobethemainproblem.Manytimes，environmentalworsening，intheformofrunningoutofnaturalresources，andair，waterandlandp
2、ollution，iscausedbytheirresponsiblebehaviorofhumans.Nations，liketheUnitedStates，setthemselvesabovetheruinanddamageoftheenvironment.However，itwillbeunfairtostatethatenvironmentalworseningisbroughtaboutonlybygreed.Otherfactors，suchastheinabilityofsomedevelopingcountriestofindotherchoicesofsurvival，al
3、soplayapartincontributingtoenvironmentalproblem.Thestateoftheenvironmenthasbeentheconcernofscientistsinrecentyears.Inthecaseofglobalwarming，greed，inthesenseofeconomicbenefitsofacountry，actuallycontributestotheruinoftheenvironment.ThisisseeninthecaseoftheUnitedStates'refusaltocarryoutitsagreementtot
4、heKyotoProtocol(京都議定書(shū))，wherecountriescometogetherandhelpdealwiththeincreasingemissionofgreenhousegases.IftheUSagreedtoit，itwouldmeanthatithastocutbackonitsGrossDomesticProduct(GDP)growth.Anotherreasonforenvironmentalworseningisthatsomedevelopingcountrieshavefewornootherchoicestomakingmoneyfortheirs
5、urvival.Forexample，slashandburn(刀耕火種)isthecheapestwayforpoorfarmerseventhoughitcreatesaseriousenvironmentalproblem.Shouldtheynotpracticeslashandburn，theymaynotbeabletoclearthelandintimeforagriculturalactivitiestosupportthemselvesandtheirfamilymembers.Forthem，environmentconcernsaresecondaryascompare
6、dtotheirsurvival.Therefore，tosavetheenvironment，everyone，beityoungorold，richorpoor，shouldplayapartinprotectingtheearth，asacollectiveeffortdefinitelymakesabigdifference.【誘思導(dǎo)學(xué)】1．Whataretheformsofenvironmentalworseningaccordingtothepassage?______________________________________________________________
7、__________2．WhydoesAmericarefusetheKyotoProtocol?________________________________________________________________________3．Whatcausestheworseningoftheenvironment?____________________________________________
