高考维“升”素7——环境保护(时间:30分钟分值:56分)维A阅读理解(每题2分,满分8分)(2012·北京卷)Wilderness“Inwilderness(荒野)isthepreservationoftheworld
”Thisisafamoussayingfromawriterregardedasoneofthefathersofenvironmentalism
Thefrequencywithwhichitisborrowedmirrorsaheateddebateonenvironmentalprotection:whethertoplacewildernessattheheartofwhatistobepreserved
AsJohnSauvenofGreenpeaceUKpointsout,thereisastrongappealinimagesofthewild,theuntouched;morethananythingelse,theyspeakofthenaturethatmanypeoplevaluemostdearly
Theurgetoleavethesubjectofsuchimagesuntouchedisstrong,andthedangerexploitation(开发)bringstosuchlandscapes(景观)isreal
Someofthesewildernessesalsoperformfunctionsthathumansneed—therainforests,forexample,storecarboninvastquantities
Sauven,these“ecosystemservices”faroutweighthegainsfromexploitation
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