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1、Inaworldwithlimitedland Inaworldwithlimitedland,waterandothernaturalresources(資源),theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherise.Actually,thepastdecadeshasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmust
2、bechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable(可持續(xù)的)ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwords,weshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources. Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapropertrendinmanycountries.According
3、toarecentstudy,theglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecades.China,forexample,hassetitsmindonleadingthatmarket,hopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergy,andisspendingahu
4、geamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inaddition,wearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil(棕櫚油),whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownbymorethan50%. G
5、overnmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.First,theycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions(排放)andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besides,strongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.Finally,governmentscanavoidthehuge
6、expensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirection,andredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromtraditionalmodeltoasustainableone. Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofgrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsofthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltask,butitof
7、fersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries. 41.ThetraditionalbusinessmodelisharmfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat________. A.Itmakestheworldwarmer B.itconsumesnaturalresources C.itbringsseveredamagetoforests D.itmakesgrowthhardtocontinue 42.Whatcanwei
8、nferfromParagraph2? A.Chinalackswindandsolarenergy. B.Chinaistheleaderofthelow-carbonmarket.
