2014年考研英语模拟试题的阅读理解4
<p> 四、生态环境恐怖主义</p><p> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Shearer">Shearer</span> <span word="Lumber">Lumber</span> <span word="Products">Products</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timber">timber</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Idaho">Idaho</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="eco">eco</span>-<span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Front">Front</span> , <span word="an">an</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hadspikedtrees">hadspikedtrees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nez">Nez</span> <span word="Perce">Perce</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="logging">logging</span>. <span word="Spiking">Spiking</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="trunks">trunks</span>, <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="crippling">crippling</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="saws">saws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hurting">hurting</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>?</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="forests">forests</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="incidentsequipment">incidentsequipment</span> <span word="vandalized">vandalized</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="intimidatedover">intimidatedover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Shearer">Shearer</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="inspects">inspects</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="detectors">detectors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="processed">processed</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="Ihor">Ihor</span> <span word="Mereszczak">Mereszczak</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nez">Nez</span> <span word="Perce">Perce</span> <span word="Forest">Forest</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FBIs">FBIs</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ELF">ELF</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thread">thread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="environmentalists">environmentalists</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inflict">inflict</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lights">lights</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exploiting">exploiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ELF">ELF</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anonymous">anonymous</span> <span word="cells">cells</span>, <span word="nonetheless">nonetheless</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="tips">tips</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="timers">timers</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>.</p><p> <span word="Together">Together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Animal">Animal</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Front">Front</span> , <span word="which">which</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ELF">ELF</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> $45<span word="m">m</span>-<span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1998, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="did">did</span> $12<span word="m">m</span>-<span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vail">Vail</span>, <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="resorts">resorts</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="lynxes">lynxes</span> <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ELF">ELF</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lumber">lumber</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="September">September</span> 11<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ALF">ALF</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ELF">ELF</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primate">primate</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="releasing">releasing</span> <span word="mink">mink</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> <span word="fur">fur</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="firebombing">firebombing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="corral">corral</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>.</p>
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