Passage Five
Never before has flying been so controversial. In the space of two years, the environmental damage done by planes has gone from being something quietly discussed by scientists and committed environmentalists, to a headline-grabbing issue no one can ignore.
Even those who fly once or twice a year on holiday can’t help but feel a growing sense of guilt, while those opting for trips by car, train or ferry have a self-righteous spring in their steps.
Now, however, the backlash is beginning. The tourism and aviation industries are mobilising, and pointing out some awkward facts. Did you know that some ferries emit far more carbon dioxide than some planes That driving can release twice as much carbon as flying A new report from Balpa, the pilot’s union, even claims that planes can be better than train.
While there are the campaigners who plot their camp at Heathrow to protest the air travel, in Kenya plans are be
A. be heatedly debated in the scientific community
B. be a controversial issue no one could ignore
C. draw little attention among the general public
D. divert people’s attention from more important issues
| Never has a straitjacket seemed so
ill-fitting or so insecure. The Euro area’s "stability and growth pact" was
supposed to stop irresponsible member states running excessive budget deficits,
defined as 3% of GDP or more. Chief among the restraints was the threat of large
fines if member governments breached the limit for three years in a row. For
some time now, no one has seriously believed those restraints would hold. In the
early hours of Tuesday November 25th, the Euro’s fiscal straitjacket finally
came apart at the seams. The pact’s fate was sealed over an extended dinner meeting of the Euro area’s 12 finance ministers. They chewed over the sorry fiscal record of the Euro’s two largest members, France and Germany. Both governments ran deficits of more than 3% of GDP last year and will do so again this year. Both expect to breach the limit for the thi A. the enforcement of Eurogroup’s prescriptions. B. the hypocrisy of some Euro’s members on deficit. C. the Euro’s dilemma in solving deficit problems. D. the implementation of Euro’s monetary policies. [单项选择]Never has a straitjacket seemed so ill-fitting or so insecure. The Euro area’s "Stability and Growth Pact" was supposed to stop irresponsible member states running excessive budget deficits, defined as 3% of GDP or more. Chief among the restraints was the threat of large fines if member governments breached the limit for three years in a row. For some time now, no one has seriously believed those restraints would hold. In the early hours of Tuesday November 25th, the Euro’s fiscal straitjacket finally came apart at the seams.
The pact’s fate was sealed over an extended dinner meeting of the euro area’s 12 finance ministers. They chewed over the sorry fiscal record of the Euro’s two largest members, France and Germany. Both governments ran deficits of more than 3% of GDP last year and will do so again this year. Both expect to breach the limit for the third time in 2004. Earlier this year the European Commission, which polices the pact, agreed to give both countries an extra year, A. sudden alarms. B. substantial might. C. extra efforts. D. sheer reluctance. 我来回答: 提交
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