2015年英語四級仔細閲讀練習及答案解析1

　　Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.

Until recently,I had liale idea what palm oil(棕櫚油)is and why some people consider it one of the most controversial ingredients found in nearly half of our supermarket when I found out why people were upset，1 was moved to take action.

The Southeast Asian country of Indonesia is the world’s biggest exporter of palm oil，which has been both a blessing and a 's a massive industry,providing income for thousands of workers，but palm oilis also the largest driver of the mass destruction of Indonesia’s rain consequences of this destruction are significant：the loss of biodiversity,conflicts with communities who depend on the forest for their own livelihoods，and increasing emissions of greerthouse gases that cause climate change.

Forests are home to countless e are as few as 400 Sumatran tigers left in Indonesia,and their time on earth is running npeace has released research showing that the expansion of oil palm and pulpwood plantations was responsible for nearly two-thirds of the destruction of Sumatran tiger habitat from 2009 to 20 tran tigers，forced to flee from the destruction of their homes,also find themselves in direct contact with are killed or maimed as local residents try to protect themselves from the scared animals.　　The decline of Sumatlan tigers is a measure of the loss of rain forest，biodiversity and also climate the tigers disappear,then we are facing all environmentA. tragedy.

If you eat chocolate，wash your hair or your clothes，there’s a good chance you are being made a part of this cycle of not by oil can and must make a genuine contribution to Indonesia and its part of the solution rests with global brands that make the products we consume oil that results from forest destruction is traded around the together we can say enough is ’s time big brands guarantee you and me that forest destruction is not a part of their products.

We are all a part of the future，and together we can ensure these magnificent animals .

is the great export of palm oil both a blessing and a curse?

use every coin has two sides，without the exception of export of palm oil.

use it is both a stimulation of economy increase and climate warming.

use it both makes contribution to climate improvement and economy decline.

use it is both the driver of large income and huge destruction of forests.

　　h one is not included in the negative consequences of rain forests destruction?

dramatic decrease of biological diversity in rain forests.

profits benefit from the great exportation of palm oil.

uent clashes with people who live on those rain forests.

D. Increasing release of a great deal of greenhouse gases.

　 is responsible for the destruction of Sumatlan tiger habitat?

A. People who killed or maimed those scared animals.

le who cut down the rain forests in abundance.

extension of oil palm and pulpwood cultivation.

D. The loss of lain forests owing to palm plantations.

　 advice does the author give to the productive process of global brands?

al brands should not be at cost of forest destruction.

should guarantee the protection of lain forests.

should pay attention to law materials of products.

D、They should not demand anything from rain forests.

　　 is the attitude of author to plentiful palm oil production?

ical.

tive.

ial.

tive.

　 is the great export ofpalm oil both a blessing and a curse?為什麼説棕櫚油的出口既是福音又是詛咒?

use every coin has two sides，without the exception ofexport ofpalm oil.因為事物都具有兩面性，棕櫚油也不例外。

B. Because it is both a stimulation ofeconomy increase and climate warming.因為它同時刺激了經濟增長和氣候變暖。

use it both makes contribution to climate improvement and economy decline.因為它為同時為氣候改善和經濟下滑做出貢獻。

use it is both the driver oflarge income and huge destruction offorests.因為它同時是高額收入和森林破壞的動力來源。

　h one is not included in the negative consequences of rain forests destruction?森林遭到破壞帶來的負面結果不包括哪一項?