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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwo

speakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwas

said.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

aconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyour

papei;anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.$10.B.$15.C.$25.D.$35.

2.A.Themanhasn'tfinishedthebookshelf.

B.Thebookshelfishardtomake.

C.Ifslikelythatthemanhaslostthetools.

D.Themanhatestolendtoolstoothers.

3.A.Tohisownoffice.B.Toameetingroom.

C.Tothemanager'soffice.D.Tothefrontdesk.

4.A.Themanenjoyedeveryminuteoftheshow.

B.Thewomanleltamusedintheend.

C.Themanmissedpartoftheshow.

D.Thetwospeakersdislikedtheshow.

5.A.Convincing.B.Sensitive.

C.Thoughtful.D.Informative.

6.A.Howtofixtherefrigerator.B.Buyinganewrefrigerator.

C.Wheretoputthenewrefrigerator.D.Advertisingforrefrigerators.

7.A.Hedoesn'tlikethenewcanteen.

B.Heiswillingtotryoutthenewcanteen.

C.HethinksthenewcanteenisOK.

D.Hehasneverbeentothenewcanteen.

8.A.Pressingtheemergencybutton.B.Restartingtheelevator.

C.Callingtheservicecenter.D.Waitingforashortwhile.

9.A.Tennisisdifficulttolearn.

B.It'stoolateforthemantolearntennis.

CSheadvisedthemantotryanewsport.

D.Themanshouldgiveuptennis.

10.A.Thewomandoesn'tknowthemanwell.

B.Themanhashadanewhairstyle.

C.Themanwenttoanewhairsalon.

D.Thenewbarbercan'tfigureoutwhattodo.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelonger

conversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesand

theconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswerto

thequestionyouhaveheard.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。11.

A.Becauseoftheircommoninterest.B.Becauseoftheirsharedskills.

C.Becauseoftheirworkingexperiences.D.Becauseoftheirsameeducation.

12

A.Bycontactingtheirrelatives.B.Bycommunicatingwiththem.

CBydoinghouseworkforthem.D.Bysettingupthevolunteerprogram.

13.

A.Itimproveselderlypeople'shealth.B.Itcollectssomedataforresearch.

C.Itcallsforcomplexskills,D.Itmeetstherequirementfor

graduation.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。14.

A.The18thcenturyarchitecture.B.Thecountrysidelocation.

C.Theseatingarrangements.D.Thequalityofthemusic.

15.

A.Itisaheldaroundtheyear.B.Itissupportedbythegovernment.

C.Itmainlyfocusesonyoungpeople.D.Itdoesn'tacceptprivatedonation.

16.

A.Anintroductionofamusicfestival.B.Waystodonatethemusicfestival.

C.Performancesbyyoungmusicians.D.Policyofprivatesponsorship.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。17.

A.Thedevelopmentofagroupproject.

B.Adifficultprojectdesigningabridge.

C.Lackofknowledgeinancientphilosophy.

D.Poorgradeonthephilosophycourse.

18.

A.A10paperanda1O-minutepresentation.

B.A10paperanda20-minutepresentation.

C.A20paperanda1O-minutepresentation.

D.A20paperanda20-minutepresentation.

19.

A.Theydon'ttaketheassignmentseriously.

B.Theydon'tbelieveinJennifer.

C.Theydon'tshowinterestinphilosophy.

D.Theyprefertodoindividualwork.

20.

A.Heassignedeachmemberdifferentwork.

B.Hehadtodependonhimself.

C.Hegaveuptheprojectatlast.

D.Heshiftedhisroletoothers.

II?GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Doestheword“imperfect“alwaysconveynegativefeeling?Haveyoueverwalkedtothelocal

grocerystore'sproduce(農(nóng)產(chǎn)品)section,only21(see)abasketfulloft€impcrfectproduce”?

There9s22wrongwithatomatothatisn'tperfectlyroundedorpeachesindifferentsizes;

theystillcarrythesamebenefitsandflavorsastheversionswe'reusedtoseeingingrocerystores.

Farmersusuallythrowawaytheseimperfectitems,asmanygrocerychainswon'tacceptthemfor

fear23theyareunsellable.However,agrowinggroupofgrocerychainsarefightingtomake

thesedesertedfruitsandvegetablespartofconsumers?buyinghabits.

OnesuchbusinessisImperfectProduce,astart-upthatdeliversfreshuglyproduceto

consumers,with24service,youcangetupto20poundsoffruitandveggiesforaround$20

aweek.Thisisabouta30percentdiscountcomparedto25iscurrentlysoldinstores.Sofar,

thecompany26(accept)aspartnershipbyseveralbigchainwholesalegiants,suchasWhole

FoodsCompany,tosellthemisshapenproduce.

WhilethismovementmightbeanewtrendhereintheUS,it'salreadygainedserious

popularityinEurope.In2014,theEuropeanUnionannouncedtheYearAgainstFoodWaste,witha

Frenchgrocerychain27(launch)averysuccessfulcampaigncalledIngloriousFruitsand

Vegetables.InPortugal,asimilarcompanytoImperfectProducecalledFrutaFeiahasalsotaken

off.

Buyingtheseunfortunate-lookingfoodsshouldbeappealingtoconsumersnotonly28

theaffordability,butalsoforthesupportitgivestofarmersandthedirectimpactithasondecreasing

foodwasteandtheenvironmentalpollution.Itisbelievedthatwhenthediscarded(丟棄的)fruits

andvegetablesdecompose(分解)theyreleasemethane,agreenhousegasthat,when29

(release)intotheatmosphere,isabout86timesaspowerfulascarbondioxideovera20-year

period.

Thegrowingamountoffoodwasteisamajorglobalproblem.Eachyear,some1.3billiontons

offoodiswasted.Wasteis,infact,30(ugly)thingofall.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybe

usedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.objectsB.ceaseC.removedD.substitutionsE.justified

F.engagingG.responsibleH.presentI.companionsJ.employ

K.exposing

SmartToysthatSpyonKids

Americansarebecomingmoreandmorealertofthewaystheirpersonalinformationisbeing

collectedontheInternet.Arecentnationalsurveyfoundthat72%ofrespondentsarenotsure

whetherFacebookisusingthedataitcollectedonthemina(n)31way.And70%of

respondentssaidtheybelievedtheirsmartphonesarebeingmonitoredinwaystheyhaven'tagreed

to.Thatdoubtis32-.Concernsaboutpersonalprivacyareontheriseallthetime.

Butadultgift-giversmaynotrealizethatsomechildren'stoysarecollectingpersonaldata,too.

Toyswithcameras,mobileapps,andrequirementstosetuponlineaccountsthatstoredataabout

thetoyanditsuserall33privacyconcerns.

Toysthat34Bluetoothconnections,forexample,couldbesensitivetobeinghacked

fromoutsidethehome,perhaps35thechildtoinappropriatecontentorgatheringsensitive

info.ThefamouscarraceMarioKartLiveHomeCircuitinstallsacamerathatuploadsimagesof

theroominordertocreatevirtualracetrack.Buttheseimagesoftheroom'slayout(布局)andthe

36initcouldbeexposedifthegame'swebsitewereeverhacked.

Mosttoymanufacturersaretryingtobuildinprotections.AndtheChildrensOnlinePrivacy

ProtectionActprovidesanotherlayerofdefensebyrequiringparentstobeinvolvedinsettingup

thetoyandgivingadultstherighttohavetheirchildren'sonlinedata37.

Theworldwidemarketforsmarttoysisexpectedtoreachalmost$70billioninthenextfive

years.Thesetoyscanbewonderfully38andeveneducational,suchasaninteractiveglobe

thatspeakstochildrenaboutacountryastheytouchitonthemap.Actionfigures,robots,ordolls

thattalkbackandholdconversationscanbecomesmart39.Yet,inanenvironmentwhere

somuchinformationcanbecollectedthroughinteractionwithdevices,children40to

bemere“players"or"consumers".Theybecome"datasubjects^^thatdiscloseinformationor

"personaldata”aboutthemselves,bothconsciouslyandunconsciously.

IH.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethat

bestfitsthecontext.

Inthisworldofrapidchanges,everythingseemstobepossible.Therewilleventuallycomea

daywhentheNewYorkTimesstops41storiesonpaper.Exactlywhenthatdaywillbeis

amatterofdebate."Sometimeinthefuture,thepaper'spublishersaidbackin2010.

Nostalgia（懷I日）aspeoplearefbrinkonpaper,thereareplentyofreasonsto42

print.Thebasicfacilitiesrequiredtomakea43newspaper-printingpresses,delivery

trucks—isn'tjustexpensive.Readersarekeepingawayfromprintanyway.Andthoughprint

advertisementsalesstill44theironlineandmobilecounterparts,incomefromprintisstill

declining.

Costmaybehighandcirculationlowerbutrushingto45itsprinteditionwouldbe

amistake,saysBuzzFeedCEOJonahPetretti.

PetrettisaystheTimesshouldn'twastetimegettingoutoftheprintbusiness,butonlyifthey

goaboutdoingittherightway."Figuringoutawaytospeedupthat46wouldmake

sensefbrthem,^^hesaid,64butifyoudiscontinueit,you'regoingtohaveyourmostfaithful

customersreallyupsetwithyou.^^

Sometimesthat'swellworth47anyway.PetrettigivestheexampleofNetflix

48itsDVD-mailingservicetofocusonstreaming（流媒體）."Itwasonceseenasa（n）

49Jhesaid.Themoveturnedouttobefbresighted.uIfIwereinchargeattheTimes,I

wouldn'tpickayearto50print,“Petrettisaid,UIwouldraisepricesandmakeitinto

moreofalegacyproduct,whichhassomeadvantageoveramodernproduct,makingitappealing

fbrcustomerstokeepitaround.

Asamatteroffact,themostloyalcustomerswouldstillgettheproductthey5j.

Theideagoes,andthey'dfeellikethattheywerehelpingmaintainthequalityofsomethingthey

believein."Soifyou're52print,youcouldfeellikethatyouwerehelping/5Peretti

said."Thenincreaseitatahigherrateeachyearandessentiallytrytogenerateadditional

53.“Inotherwords,ifyou'regoingtoprintproduct,makeitforthepeoplewhoare

alreadyobsessedwithit,whichmaybewhattheTimesisdoingalready.Gettingtheprintedition

sevendaysaweekcostsnearly$500ayear—morethantwiceasmuchasadigital-only

54.

"It'sareallyhardthingtodoandifsatremendousluxurythatBuzzFeeddoesn'thavealegacy

business,“Petrettiremarked."Butwe'regoingtohavequestionslikethat.We'redoingthingsthat

don'tmakesensewhenthemarket_____55_____andsodoestheworld.Inthosesituations,it's

bettertobemoreaggressivethanlessaggressive.

41.A.commentingB.publishingC.initiatingD.

describing

42.A.restoreB.promoteC.stimulateD.abandon

43A.physicalB.influentialC.worthyD.

profitable

44.A.followB.transferC.overtakeD.outlook

45.A.reverseB.eliminateC.maintainD.evaluate

46.A.transitionB.existenceC.applicationD.isolation

47.A.playingsafeB.followingageneralruleC.keepingtoaroutineD.making

adefinitechange

48.A.stimulatingB.discontinuingC.regulatingD.

fulfilling

49.A.achievementB.tendencyC.opportunityD.mistake

50.A.sponsorB.fundC.endD.establish

51.A.favourB.facilitateC.shareD.afford

52.A.benefitingfromB.referringtoC.overpayingforD.trying

out

53.A.identityB.variationC.loyaltyD.income

54.A.subscriptionB.advancementC.policyD.

technology

55.A.shrinksB.changesC.emergesD.

dominates

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformation

giveninthepassageyouhaveread.

(A)

Raccoonsarearguablythemostsuccessfulurbancarnivore(食肉動(dòng)物)inNorthAmerica.

TheymaintainlargepopulationsinmostU.S.citiesandarecertainlyjustascommoninChicago,

thoughactualpopulationestimatesareunknown.Almostanyonewhohasspenttimeoutdoorsat

nighthaslikelyseenone,andtheyarequitedifficulttoconfusewithanythingelse—theirfatbodies,

andmask-likefacialmarkings,makethemquitedistinctive,andevenperhapscharming.

Atypicalurbanraccoonisabletoeatvirtuallyanything.Theirdietincludesearthworms,

carrion,plantmatter,catfood,andallkindofdiscardedhumanfoodwaste.Raccoonsareprobably

themostadvancedwildlifewhichcandiveourdustbins.Theirpaws（爪子）arequitedexterousand

enablethemtoaccessclosedgarbagedustbins.Raccoonsarealsocapableclimbersandcanbefound

onthetopoffencesandintrees.W/ii/etheyaretypicallysolitary,theyar。willingtotoleratecrowds

ofotherTVZCCOMSifqualityfoodresourcesareuresent.Theygivebirthonceandsometimes

twiceayearinlatespringandmakeuseofawidevarietyofden（巢穴）sites,includinghollowtrees,

chimneys,etc.Becausetheymakedensinavarietyofhumanstructures,raccoonscanbeasource

ofhuman-wildlifeconflict,throughdirectconfrontationwithhumans,propertydamagecausedby

theiractivities,and,perhapsmostcritically,throughthetransmissionofdisease.Leptospirosis,

caninedistemper,raccoonroundworm,andrabiesarethemostimportantzoonotic（人畜共患的）

diseasescarriedbyraccoons.Rabiesinparticularhashadamassiveeffectonraccoonpopulations

andcausedapublichealthattention,tothepointwhereuseofvaccinehavebeenattemptedinsome

cities.

Inmostcaseswhereraccoonsarereportedbythepublic,nomanagementactionisnecessary.

Largepacksofraccoons,suchasthoseoftensightedalongthelakeshorepath,likelysuggestalarge

artificialfoodsource,suchaspeopledeliberatelyfeedingraccoonsonuncheckedgarbage.These

largegatheringspresentahighdiseaseriskandpeopleshouldbestronglydiscouragedfromfeeding

raccoonsorleavingfoodoutsideforthem.Incaseswherethereisevidenceofdisease,individual

raccoonswillneedtobetrappedandkilled.

56.Whatdoweknowaboutraccoonsfromthefirstparagraph?

A.TheyareunknowninChicago.B.Theyareeasilyrecognized.

C.Theytendtoattackpeopleatnight.D.Theyaredeclininginpopulation.

57.Theword^dexterous"（inparagraphtwo）probablymeans"

A.skillfulB.mysteriousC.invisibleD.

abnormal

58.FromthesentenceWhiletheyaretypically..（inparagraphtwo）,weknowthatraccoons

preferto.

A.sharefoodB.beincrowd

C.liveseparatelyD.hidehighqualityfood

59Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Peopleareencouragedtofeedraccoons.

B.Raccoonsarekilledasfoodsourcefbrpeople.

C.Immediatemeasuresareadoptedwhenraccoonsarefound.

D.Extremeactionsmaybetakentodealwithracoonscanyingdisease.

(B)

ALCSNEWSAutumn2021

MavisCheek(born1948)isanEnglishnovelist,authorof15novels.

MavisCheekinconversationaboutherwritinglife

Q:Whatinitiallyinspiredyoutobecomeawriter?

A:Beingunqualifiedtodoanyotherjobwasagreathelp-orratherspur(激勵(lì)).IfI'dbeen

abletobeasecretaryoratypist,forexample,theneconomicsmightwellhaveovertakenme

intheyearsIspentimprovingmycraftandtryingtogetpublished.Ofcourse,thegreat

inspirationwashavingmydaughterandwantingtobeathomewiththebabywhileusingmy

brain.

Q:What'sbeenyourmostexcitingbookandwhy?

A:MylatestAmenableWomen,fromthepointofviewofalltheresearchIhadtodo一which

Ihugelyenjoyed,bytheway.Themostexcitingbooktohavepublishedwasmyfirst(Pause

BetweenActs,1988),whichhadabsolutelywonderfulreviewseverywhere(excepttheNew

YorkTimes-andIdidn'tmindthatatall-justtobeintheNYTwasthrilling).Itgaveme

extremeexcitement,whenthefirstofthosecameout.

Q:Youoncesaidthataanywriterwithamortgage(貸款)〃eyergc/swriterfsblock”.Do

yourviewsdiffernowyouhavehad12commerciallysuccessfulbooks?Ifso,why?

A:Istillthinkthatoneofthebest(andworst)spurstowritingandforcontinuingtowriteisa

requirementtoearnaliving.Theroadtopublicationislitteredwiththecorpses(尸體)of

would-beauthorswhocan'tmakeittothesecondorthirdbook.Tvejustrecentlybeensenta

newnovelbyareallygoodauthorwhowerelesssuccessfulfbryearsandIamsureitwas

largelyduetoherhavingaprivateincome.Believeme,ifIdidn'thaveamortgageinthebank,

I'dbelyingonGreekbeachrightnow,notstrugglingtomakesenseofyetanothernovel.

Q:Themoresuccessfulyoubecome,doyoufindithardertocomeupwithconceptsfora

newnovel?

A:It'shardertobelieveyouaregettingbetteratthejob,thoughobviouslythafswhatIand

mostwriterswant.Basically,wecompetewithourselveswhiletryingtocontinuepleasingour

audience.Findingnewwaysofpleasingthereadersonemoretimegetsharder-atleastfor

me.Ialwayshavetostartwithanideathat'ssuddenlyenteredmyhead,andwhichwon'tgo

away.CurrentlyI'msufferedbythoughtsoftruthandhowharditistomaintaininanordinary

life.

60.WhatencouragedMavisCheektobecomeawriter?

A.Theexpectationoftheworthyfinancialrewards.

B.Thedesiretocombinetheroleofamotherandacareer.

C.Theestablishedideaofgainingreputationofafamouswriter.

D.Thewishofencouragingpeoplethroughthepowerofliterature.

61.Overall,MavisCheekdescribesthewritingprofessionas.

A.motivatingbutstrugglingB.respectablebutimpersonal

C.stressfulandunfulfillingD.excitingandfinanciallyrewarding

62.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.MavisCheekhadearnedalotbeforeshebecameawriter.

B.TheincomefromwritinghasremovedMavisCheek'smaterialworries.

C.MavisCheek'scareeroncealmostcametoanendduetounfavorablecomments.

D.Successfulassheis,MavisCheekstillfeelsithardtosatisfythereaderscontinuously.

(C)

Buildinggoodtransportationisagoodidea.Tohaveenvironmentalvalue,newtransportation

hastosufficientlyreplaceoreliminatedrivingtocutenergyconsumptionoverall.Thatmeansthat

anewtrafficsystemhastobesupportedbyreductionincaruse.Trafficlanesshouldbeeliminated

orconvertedintobikeorbuslanes.Ideally,theseshouldbecombinedwithhigherfueltaxes,and

parkingfees.Needlesstosay,Ihavetostruggletomakemyselfextensivelyunderstood.Butthey're

necessary,becauseyoucan'tmakepeopledriveless,inthelongrun,bytakingstepsthatmake

drivingmorepleasant,economical,andproductive.

Lengthycommuting(通勤)timeisaforcefulfactorwhichcanslowthegrowthofsuburbs.

Thefartherpeopleliveawayfromcities,thelongercommutingtimetheyneed,whichmeansmore

pollutiontheircarsproduce.If,inamisguidedefforttodosomethingofenvironmentalvalue,

governmentstakestepsthatmakelong-distancecarcommutingfasterormoreconvenient—by

addinglanes,buildingbypass,employingtraffic-controlmeasuresthatmakeitpossibleforexisting

roadstoaccommodatemorecarswithfewerdelays-weareactuallyencouragingpeopletolive

stillfartherfromtheirjobs,stores,andschools.Asaresult,governmentsareforcedtofurtherextend

roadnetworks,waterlines,andotherfacilities.Ifyoucutcommutingtimeby10percent,people

whonowdrivefiftymileseachwaytoworkcanfindreasontomovefivemilesfartherout,because

theirtraveltimewon'tchange.

Trafficcongestion（擁堵）isn'tanenvironmentalproblem;trafficis.Relievingcongestion

withoutdoinganythingtoreducethetotalvolumeofcarscanonlymaketherealproblemworse.

Highwayengineershaveknownforalongtimethatbuildingnewcarlanesonlytemporarilyreduces

congestion,becausethenewlanesaddadditionaldriving.Wideningroadsmakestrafficmovefaster

intheshortterm,buttheimprovedconditionseventuallyattractadditionaldrivers,andcongestion

reappears.Withmorecarontheroads,peoplethinkaboutwideningroadsagain.Movingdrivers

outofcarsandintootherformsoftransportationcanhavethesameeffect,ifexistingtrafficlanes

arekeptinservice:roadspacestimulatesroaduse.

Oneoftheargumentsthatcitiesinevitablymakeinpromotingtransportationplansisthatthe

newsystem,byrelievingautomobilecongestion,willimprovethelivesofthosewhocontinueto

drive.Nooneeverpromotesatransportationsystembyarguingthatitwouldmaketravellingless

convenient-eventhough,fromanenvironmentalperspective,inconvenienttravelisaworthygoal.

63.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorgivesusthehintthathisrecommendationsare.

A.notwidelysupportedB.costlytocarryout

C.generallyrecognizedD.temporarilybeneficial

64.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillhappenifcommutingtimefordriversisreduced?

A.Driverswillbecomemoreproductiveemployees.

B.Masstransportationwillbeextendedfartherintosuburbanareas.

C.Driverswillbemorewillingtolivefartherfromtheirworkingplace.

D.Masstransportationwillcarryfewerpassengersandreceivelessgovernmentfunding.

65.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredabouttheauthor'sattitudetowardsthemeasuresto

improvetraffic?

A.Theyareenvironmentallybeneficialandshouldbeearnedoutimmediately.

B.Theyarewellintentionedbutultimatelyleadtoenvironmentalharm.

C.Theywilldefinitelyarousepeople'sawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.

D.Theywillonlyworkiftheycanmakedrivingmoreeconomicalandproductive.

66.Theauthorwrotethismassagemainlyto.

A.supporttheclaimthateffortstoreducetrafficactuallyincreasetraffic.

B.opposethebeliefthatimprovingmasstransportationsystemsisgoodfortheenvironment.

C.provideabalancebetweensuburbanexpansionandtrafficcongestion.

D.indicatethatmakingdrivinglessagreeableisawaytoreducenegativeeffectsoftraffic.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentence

giveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwo

moresentencesthanyouneed.

Humankindhastriedtoimproveitsstandardoflivingsincetheverybeginningofcivilization.

Backthen,andtoday,providingfoodwasthebasictaskforaperson.67Peoplefeelthe

needfbrnotonlysomeprimarythings,suchasbreadandshelters,butalsoforvariousfacilitiesand

luxuries.Providinghumanitywiththesethingsisconnectedtotheuseofnaturalresources,which

requiresenergy.Inturn,thecommonsourcesofenergyweusetodaycausepollution,soeconomic

growthisalmostinevitablyassociatedwithenvironmentaldamage.

68Thefirstoftheseisthefactthatinordertoproducemoregoodsandproducts,at

afasterrate,theconstructionoflargeindustrialplantsisrequired.Theseplantsproducealotof

waste,whichmaycausenegativelong-termhealtheffectstonearbypopulationsofanimals,or

people.

Thetraditionalenergysources,whicharecommonlyusednowadays,areconsideredtobethe

greatestpolluterstotheenvironment.Therealsoexistso-calledeco-friendlysourcesofenergy.

69Ofcourse,duringthistimepeoplehavetomakesomesacrificestosupportthese

undertakings.

Inordertoproducepracticalenergy,atransformationofthenaturalsiteisofteninevitable.

Thisisexpensiveand,hasharmfuleffectsontheenvironment.Applicationofwindenergywould

blockairflow'snaturalspeed.Consequently,thepressurebalancethatisbroughtaboutbythis

currentwillbeaffected,anditisimportanttorememberthattheenvironmentandweatherconditions

aredirectlyaffectedbyatmosphericpressure.70Thisistheembarrassmentmankindhas

todealwith.Agoodbalancebetweeneconomicdevelopmentandsustainabilityisforeverwhat

humankindhastokeepinmind.

A.Therearecertainaspectsofeconomicgrowthwhichaffecttheenvironment.

B.Cleanenergyhasalwaysbeenontheprioritylistforabetterenvironment.

C.Forthesereasons,br