the northeastern United States. The Cape Wind company wants to place more than one-hundred windmills in nearby waters. The windmills are hundreds of meters tall. Cape Wind says the
project could provide Cape Cod with seventy-five percent of its electricity needs. And, it would not create pollution.
But, a number of people who live on or visit the Cape say they do not want the windmills.
They say Cape Cod is a national treasure that should not be open to industry. They argue that
building the windmills would hurt fish and birds in the area. And, they say it would hurt tourism. They say the windmills will ruin the beauty of looking out to sea from the coast.
Environmental groups, however, look at the situation differently. They ague that a source of
energy that does not cause pollution would protect natural environments like Cape Cod.
Task 8:
【答案】
A.
1) For him, pollution is the way environment is being misused, the actions which consume the environment, like the overuse of artificial fertilizers and over-cropping in developing agriculture. And the harmful substances like the waste from motor cars and factories are less important.
2) They see pollution as a social problem, and the root cause of pollution is the way we organize our society and the incredible waste of resources.
B.
1) Housewives can avoid buying things that they don't need.
2) They can also cut down on the amount of packaging and try not to buy dyed toilet paper to reduce water pollution.
3) People can avoid buying drinks in non-returnable bottles.
4) They can reduce consumption by making their own food instead of buying it.
【原文】
Matthew: Christopher, most countries now appear to become increasingly concerned with the
issue of pollution and its control. How do you see this problem?
Christopher: What I see as pollution is the way the environment is being mishandled. Um...
obviously there are certain waste products which are vomited out of motor cars or
out of factories, either into the sea or into the river ways and so on. But, you know,
they are what people say is pollution. More important things, I think, in terms of