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单选题 What does this passage mainly address?

A．The severity of pollution nowadays
B．Pollution and its solution
C．Universal concern over environment
D．Consumption and pollution

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B。本题考查文章的主旨。文章首先分析了造成环境污染的因素，如垃圾的堆放、浓烟和污水的排放、杀虫剂的使用等等；然后再针对各种污染物相应地提出解决方案；最后再号召人们行动起来，保护环境。Ai9的是现在的环境污染程度很严重，太过片面，不能概括文章的核心内容，故排除；C说的是大家对环境的关心，这跟本文的联系不大，也可排除；D说的是消费与污染的关系，也比较面。所以正确答案是B(环境污染及其解决方案)。

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　Imagine a chart that begins when man first appeared on the planet and tracks the economic growth of societies from then forward． It would be a long, flat line until the late 16th or early 17th century, when it would start trending upward． For most of humankind life was as the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described it in 1651 "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short．" But as Hobbes was writing those words, the world around him was changing． Put simply, human beings were getting smarter．
　　People have always sought knowledge． The scientific revolution, followed by the Enlightenment, marked a fundamental shift． Humans were no longer searching for ways simply to fit into a natural or divine order; but they were seeking to change it． Once people found ways to harness energy--using steam engines--they were able to build machines that harnessed far more power than any human or horse could ever do． And people could work without ever getting tired． The rise of these machines drove the Industrial Revolution, and created a whole new system of life． Today the search for knowledge continues to produce an ongoing revolution in the health and wealth of humankind．
　　If the rise of science marks the first great trend in this story, the second is its diffusion, what was happening in Britain during the Industrial Revolution was not an isolated phenomenon． A succession of visitors to Britain would go back to report to their countries on the technological and commercial innovations they saw there． Sometimes societies were able to learn extremely fast, as in the United States． Others, like Germany, was benefited from starting late leapfrogging the long-drawn-out process that Britain went through．
This diffusion of knowledge accelerated dramatically in recent decades． Over the last 30 years we have watched countries like Japan, Singapore, South Korea and now China grow at a pace that is three times that of Britain or the United States at the peak of the Industrial Revolution． They have been able to do this because of their energies and exertions, of course, but also because they cleverly and perhaps luckily adopted certain ideas about development that had worked in the West--reasonably free markets, open trade, a focus on science and technology, among them．
　　The diffusion of knowledge is the dominant trend of our time and goes well beyond the purely scientific．Consider the cases of Turkey and Brazil． If you had asked an economist 20 years ago how to think about these two countries, he would have explained that they were classic basket-case, Third World economies, with triple-digit inflation, soaring debt burdens, a weak private sector and snail's-pace growth． Today they are both remarkably well managed, with inflation in single digits and growth above 5 percent． And this shift is happening around the world．From Thailand to South Africa to Slovakia to Mexico, countries are far better managed economically than they have ever been． Even in cases where political constraints make it difficult to push far-reaching reforms, as in Brazil, Mexico or India, governments still manage their affairs sensibly, observing the Hippocratic oath not to do any harm．
　　We are sometimes reluctant to believe in progress． But the evidence is unmistakable． The management of major economies has gotten markedly better in the last few years． Careful monetary policy has tempered the boom-and-bust economic cycles of the industrial world, producing milder recessions and fewer shocks． Every day one reads of a new study comparing nations in everything from Interact penetration to inflation． All these studies and lists are symbols of a learning process that is accelerating, reinforcing the lessons of success and failure． Call it a best-practice world．
　　I realize that the world I am describing is the world of the winners． There are billions of people, locked outside global markets, whose lives are still accurately described by Hobbes's cruel phrase． But even here; there is change． The recognition of global inequalities is more marked today than ever before, and this learning is forcing action． There is more money being spent on vaccines and cures for diseases in Africa and Asia today than ever before in history． Foreign-aid programs face constant scrutiny and analysis． When things don't work, we learn that, too, and it puts a focus either on the aid program or on local governments to improve．
　　This may sound overly optimistic． There are losers in every race, but let not the worries over who is winning and losing the knowledge race obscure the more powerful underlying dynamic: knowledge is liberating． It creates the possibility for change and improvement everywhere． It can create amazing devices and techniques, save lives, improve living standards and spread information． Some will do well on one measure, others on another． But on the whole, a knowledge-based world will be a healthier and richer world．
　　The caveat I would make is not about one or another country's paucity of engineers or computers． These problems can be solved． But knowledge is not the same thing as wisdom． Knowledge can produce equally powerful ways to destroy life, intentionally and unintentionally． It can produce hate and seek destruction． Knowledge does not by itself bring any answer to the ancient Greek question "What is a Good Life?" It does not produce good sense, courage, generosity and tolerance． And most crucially, it does not produce the farsightedness that will allow us all to live together---and grow together--on this world without causing war, chaos and catastrophe． For that we need wisdom．

It can be inferred that during the Enlightenment, people in Western Europe ___

A．were looking for better ways of seeking knowledge
B．were not satisfied with their past achievements
C．were trying to fit into the natural environment
D．were tired of working

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2 Which of the following isNOT a result of scientific diffusion?

A．Britain's leadership in the Industrial Revolution
B．The Industrial Revolution in countries like the U．S． and Germany
C．Great development of some Eastern Asian countries
D．The economic boom in Turkey and Brazil

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3 According to the passage, Japan's success can be attributed to all EXCEPT ．__

A．it's own effort
B．ideas adopted from the west
C．diffusion of knowledge
D．exploiting mineral resources

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