GWD 9-11

sofarsgood · 发表于 2004-9-18 04:49:00

Q9 to Q11:

Among the myths taken as

fact by the environmental managers

of most corporations is the

Line belief that environmental regula-

(5) tions affect all competitors in

a given industry uniformly. In

reality, regulatory costs—and

therefore compliance—fall

unevenly, economically disad-

(10) vantaging some companies and

benefiting others. For example,

a plant situated near a number

of larger noncompliant competitors

is less likely to attract the

(15) attention of local regulators than

is an isolated plant, and less

attention means lower costs.

Additionally, large plants can

spread compliance costs such

(20) as waste treatment across a

larger revenue base; on the other

hand, some smaller plants may

not even be subject to certain

provisions such as permit or

(25) reporting requirements by virtue

of their size. Finally, older production

technologies often

continue to generate toxic wastes

that were not regulated when the

(30 ) technology was first adopted.

New regulations have imposed

extensive compliance costs on

companies still using older

industrial coal-fired burners that

(35) generate high sulfur dioxide and

nitrogen oxide outputs, for

example, whereas new facilities

generally avoid processes that

would create such waste pro-

(40) ducts. By realizing that they

have discretion and that not all

industries are affected equally

by environmental regulation,

environmental managers can

(45) help their companies to achieve

a competitive edge by anticipating

regulatory pressure and

exploring all possibilities for

addressing how changing regula-

(50) tions will affect their companies

specifically.

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Q10:

According to the passage, which of the following statements about sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide outputs is true?

A. Older production technologies cannot be adapted so as to reduce production of these outputs as waste products.

B. Under the most recent environmental regulations, industrial plants are no longer permitted to produce these outputs.

C. Although these outputs are environmentally hazardous, some plants still generate them as waste products despite the high compliance costs they impose.

D. Many older plants have developed innovative technological processes that reduce the amounts of these outputs generated as waste products.

E. Since the production processes that generate these outputs are less costly than alternative processes, these less expensive processes are sometimes adopted

despite their acknowledged environmental hazards.

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Q11:

The passage suggests which of the following concerning the relationship between the location of a plant and the compliance costs it faces?

A. A plant is less likely to face high compliance costs if it is located near larger plants that are in violation of environmental regulations.

B. An isolated plant is less likely to draw the attention of environmental regulators, resulting in lower compliance costs.

C. A large plant that is located near other large facilities will most probably be forced to pay high compliance costs.

D. A small plant that is located near a number of larger plants will be forced to absorb some of its neighbors’ compliance costs.

E. A plant will often escape high compliance costs if it is located far away from environmental regulatory agencies.

Q10. 请问A是如何排除的呀？我觉得A和C都有道理

Q11. 答案是A，我想不通，A是说如果located在违规的large plants附近，就不太可能face high compliance costs, 这不正好和文中的下句话意思相反吗？

For example,a plant situated near a number

of larger noncompliant competitors

is less likely to attract the

(15) attention of local regulators than

is an isolated plant, and less

attention means lower costs.

有谁正好作这道题，提醒提醒我，哪里想的不对了？谢谢。

蓝妹妹 · 发表于 2004-9-19 14:14:00

10 我选C, 可答案给的是A, 我觉得文章并没说older production cannot adapt to such regulation, 只是说regulation, impose greater costs.

所以我还是觉得C 好

绿袖子 · 发表于 2004-10-2 23:07:00

第10题选a，c的意思与文中给的相反了，文中是new regulation要求企业改进技术。

spotato · 发表于 2004-10-3 00:34:00

如果一个小工厂蜗居在一堆不遵守环境保护条例的大工厂附近，那么它(不遵守环境保护条例的行为)受到当地政府关注的可能性就比一个形单影孤的不遵守条例的小工厂要小的多。关注少，罚款就少。

所谓“枪打出头鸟”。

rhod · 发表于 2004-10-3 12:10:00

Q10我选C.

A的意思从原文推不出来, 原文没有说旧技术不能改造, 只是说旧技术的环保成本比较高.

而从原文的陈述可以看出, 尽管面临高成本, 还是有企业继续使用旧技术的. 所以选C.

mikeleven · 发表于 2004-10-9 15:28:00

Q10:C

A-->旧技术不能改进以减少产生该污染
但文中哪里提到把旧技术拿来改良了@_@

C-->
就刚好如下面这句所说的，still表明了目前有公司仍然用旧技术
New regulations have imposed extensive compliance costs on companies still using older

industrial coal-fired burners that generate high sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide outputs

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-10-9 15:31:14编辑过]

blackhorse · 发表于 2004-10-20 10:21:00

Q11我也选不出来答案，觉得没有一个符合原文的描述。

mikeleven · 发表于 2004-10-23 22:33:00

以下是引用blackhorse在2004-10-20 10:21:00的发言：
Q11我也选不出来答案，觉得没有一个符合原文的描述。

For example, a plant situated near a number of larger noncompliant competitors is less likely to attract the (15) attention of local regulators than is an isolated plant, and less attention means lower costs.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^=A啊！很明显不是吗?
与独自孤立的工厂相比，设立在一堆较大的违规工厂附近的工厂更不容易招来管理当局的注意。(言下之意，管理当局注意他附近的大工厂，所谓树大招风，旁边小花就没事)

JerryGuan · 发表于 2004-11-28 00:15:00

C A

noncompliant 不遵守环境保护条例的

msfox · 发表于 2004-12-8 13:24:00

C.A，建议斑竹把本贴加入GWD阅读讨论汇总。

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