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　　Although the Environmentally Sensitive Area is extremely popular with the American public, it has long been a bogeyman of special interest groups – especially the mining industry, oil and gas extractors, timber companies and ranchers. The reason is simple: in some cases, protecting species requires limiting activities that are putting those species at risk.

　　思考题：

　　The word“ bogeyman”most probably means ________.

　　(A) frightening matter

　　(B) favorite place

　　(C) endangered specie

　　(D) celebrating event

　　第一句：

　　Although the Environmentally Sensitive Area is extremely popular with the American public, it has long been a bogeyman of special interest groups –especially the mining industry, oil and gas extractors, timber companies and ranchers.

　　切分：

　　1.Although the Environmentally Sensitive Area is extremely popular with the American public,

　　2. it has long been a bogeyman of special interest groups

　　3. especially the mining industry, oil and gas extractors, timber companies and ranchers.

　　参考译文：虽然环境敏感区在美国公众中非常受欢迎, 但它对特殊利益集团(尤其是矿业、石油天然气开发商、木材公司和牧场主)来说却是“可怕的妖孽”。

　　第二句：

　　The reason is simple: in some cases, protecting species requires limiting activities that are putting those species at risk.

　　切分：

　　1. The reason is simple:

　　2. in some cases, protecting species requires limiting activities

　　3. that are putting those species at risk.

　　参考译文：原因很简单：有时候保护物种需要限制那些会让它们涉险的活动。

　　词汇题就是填空题：

　　第一句(结果)：

　　Environmentally Sensitive Area has long been a ________of special interest groups – especially the mining industry, oil and gas extractors, timber companies and ranchers.

　　第二句(原因)：

　　The reason is simple: in some cases, protecting species requires limiting activities that are putting those species at risk.

　　(原因很简单，在某些情况下，保护物种要求限制哪些使物种处于风险中的行为。)

　　已知原因求结果!

　　ESA 长期以来是利益集团的____________

　　(A) frightening matter (令人恐惧的事情)

　　(B) favorite place (最喜欢的地方)

　　(C) endangered specie(受到危害的物种)

　　(D) celebrating event(庆祝的事件)

　　这些利益集团包括：the mining industry, (矿业)

　　oil and gas extractors,(油气开采) timber companies (木业)and ranchers.(农场)

　　这些集团的行动往往会危及很多物种。

　　四个选项，带入空格，符合两句因果关系的只有(A) frightening matter (令人恐惧的事情)

　　同时第一句中还有转折关系：

　　和 popular 相反的可能就只有：

　　(A) frightening matter (令人恐惧的事情)了

　　来感受一下真题中因果关系：

　　The company provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the state’s strict nuclear regulations.

　　26.The phrase “reneging on” (Line 3, Paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to .

　　[A]condemning(谴责)

　　[B]reaffirming(确认)

　　[C]dishonoring(违背)

　　[D]securing(确保)

　　The company provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week/ when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the state’s strict nuclear regulations.

　　(when 表示原因，已知结果找原因)

　　结果：公司引发了正义的愤怒;

　　原因：公司______承诺;

　　只有违背了(dishonoring)承诺才会有引起正义的愤怒这一结果!

　　所以答案为C!

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