1944年6月以美英军队为主的盟军开辟了第二战场,其登陆地点在( )A.法国敦刻尔克B.法国诺曼底C.苏联雅尔塔D.德国柏林 答案:B解析:略 3、Prince Charles yesterday promised to
reduce the royal impact on the environment through sweeping changes to his
personal lifestyle and official schedule.The prince
will replace carbon-heavy private jets and helicopters with scheduled flights
and train services.
The move came as Prince Charles
urged business leaders to publish the environmental pact of their activities.
He said, “Few accountants and business
decision-makers ask, ‘How much of our critical natural
resource is left? How many miles of polar ice cap has our business helped melt
this year? By how many inches have we raised sea levels? How many species have
we put at risk? How many homes will be flooded, how many people will die of
thirst or starvation because of our activities? ’ These
are not comfortable questions, but, by God, they need to be asked.”
He added, “At the moment these costs do not
appear in anyone’s books… Yet
they are real, they are incurred now and in a relatively short time, the damage
being caused may be beyond remedy.” He said the world
was “running up the biggest global credit card debt
in history, but with little or no thought for how the bill will ever be paid”.
Flanked by the prime minister and business and
community leaders at St James’ Palace, the prince said his new “accounting
for sustainability” project would give consumers the power
to choose products that caused less damage to the planet.
Duchy Originals, the prince’s food company, is taking steps to
work out how much carbon dioxide and other green-house gas are emitted in
growing, processing and distributing its products.The
changes to the prince’s travel arrangements announced
yesterday are part of a wider review of the carbon footprint associated with
activities at all three of his residences.Clarence
House in London, Highgrove and Birkhall on the Balmorals estate(庄园), as well as the activities of his 21 personal and 105 full-time
staff.Measures include a review of electricity use,
commuter and other staff travel and are intended to identify further reductions
in carbon dioxide emissions.The review will report in
June , when Clarence House will announce annual targets to reduce carbon
emission.
1.One of the moves Prince Charles will take to reduce
the royal impact on the environment is ______.
A.taking private jets
that are not carbon-heavy
B.taking helicopters
instead of private jets
C.taking trains instead
of scheduled flights
D.taking scheduled
flights instead of helicopters
2.How does Prince Charles feel about business leaders
in terms of environmental protection?
A.Dissatisfied.
B.Disappointed.
C.Doubtful.
D.Impatient.
3.In response to Prince Charles’ calls, Duchy Originals will ______.
A.make as much green
food as possible
B.cut down its cost
C.figure out its
greenhouse gas emission
D.continue its
greenhouse gas emission
4.The underlined phrase in paragraph 4 probably refers
to ______.
A.the great amount of
waste produced by industry
B.the great damage
caused to the environment
C.the great amount of
debts of the royal family
D.the high cost of
industry in their producing process
5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Prince Charles
promised Greener Royal Lifestyle
B.Better Late than Never
C.Prince Charles and His
Concern for Environment
D.The Royal Family Has a
Role to Play in Environment Protection