gwd 13 sec 9 我就不信了。

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.
Answer:
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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.
Answer:
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官做的答案是a a 我的答案 是b b

清高手指点

第二道题是我错了。

第一道题不知道谁错了？

Q10: 回原问定位"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, for example, whereas new facilities generally avoid processes that would create such waste products." 针对这句话, 新工艺和老工艺对比着看.

对与新的法令, 新工艺可以通过技术避免污染物排出而不用付compliance costs, 但老工艺就没办法了"cannot be adapted", 只能继续排出污染物(无法降低污染物排出)并面对compliance costs.

偶感觉这道题的问题问的很隐晦. 要回了原文定位, 感觉原文思路, 再排除答案其他选项.

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

A. Older production technologies cannot be adapted so as to reduce production of
these outputs as waste products. 太肯定了,原文没有说cannot
B. Under the most recent environmental regulations, industrial plants are no longer
permitted to produce these outputs. 看棕色部分

所以我选b  . 老管错了很多语法逻辑.我不太相信他的阅读.  

再请教

Finally, older production
technologies often
continue to generate toxic wastes
that were not regulated when the
(30) technology was first adopted

这个里面的toxic wastes包括不包括硫化物不知道的。因为 that were not regulated when the technology was first adopted. when 是修饰定语从句里面的were not regulated 的。这句话的意思是older production technologies 可以继续generate.公司可能继续生产。而且后面一句只是说了增加cost,没说not longer permitted.所以B肯定不对的。

A的确是太绝对了，我也得不出A

阿你到底选谁?  b推不出又不选a .难道选其他?  

er... why no one thinks (c) is correct?

some company must still generate such waste, since this is an example to show the difference among companies with old/new technology.