[求助]GWD9-Q10

ciduo777

看了之前大家的讨论,问题集中在A.C选项中，但我对B仍有疑问

GWD-9-Q9-Q11 G-9-Q9-Q11:公司与环境保护

Among the myths taken as

fact by the environmental mana-

gers 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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GWD-9-Q10 G-9-Q10？？？:

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

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

2. Under the most recent environmental regulations, industrial plants are no longer permitted to produce these outputs。
3. Although these outputs are environmentally hazardous, some plants still generate them as waste products despite the high compliance costs they impose.

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

5. 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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大家意思是highlight部分有still表明了C答案的意思，但是我觉得从这段话的意思看来也正说明了现在are regulated咯啊。。？请指教~

wei_wangyan

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

B的意思是在环保法规下，工作不能再排放这些有毒废弃物了。其实正好和原文的意思相反。

原文说要对这些排放有毒废弃物的工厂进行严厉的收费（就是因为这些工厂还在排放废弃物啊！）

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,