2014年考研英语新概念必背作文精选代价太高
<p> <span word="Lesson">Lesson</span> 47 <span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span>? 代价太高?</p><p> <span word="Pollution">Pollution</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overpopulated">overpopulated</span>, <span word="overindustrialized">overindustrialized</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="fourways">fourways</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span>: <span word="dump">dump</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="youcan">youcan</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="methods">methods</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overwhelm">overwhelm</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p> <span word="Rubbish">Rubbish</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="polluting">polluting</span> <span word="ourplanet">ourplanet</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>-<span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="quantities">quantities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adifferent">adifferent</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>. <span word="Industrialized">Industrialized</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="meatproducts">meatproducts</span>: <span word="beef">beef</span>, <span word="pork">pork</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pesticides">pesticides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fertilizersproduces">fertilizersproduces</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="bealready">bealready</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="high">high</span>: <span word="Mad">Mad</span> <span word="Cow">Cow</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>, <span word="salmonella">salmonella</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="andeggs">andeggs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wisteria">wisteria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dairy">dairy</span> <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="youll">youll</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="andbecome">andbecome</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vegetarian">vegetarian</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="organically">organically</span>-<span word="grownvegetables">grownvegetables</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pesticides">pesticides</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="eatingfresh">eatingfresh</span> <span word="salads">salads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span>!</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="insidious">insidious</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="thatparticularly">thatparticularly</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invades">invades</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="isnoise">isnoise</span>. <span word="Burglar">Burglar</span> <span word="alarms">alarms</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="toannoy">toannoy</span> <span word="passers">passers</span>-<span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="burglars">burglars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="burgle">burgle</span>. <span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="alarms">alarms</span> <span word="constantlyscream">constantlyscream</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="irritation">irritation</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="recentsurvey">recentsurvey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="barkingincessantly">barkingincessantly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scaleranging">scaleranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1 <span word="to">to</span> 7. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noisethat">noisethat</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="dislike">dislike</span>. <span word="Lawn">Lawn</span> <span word="mowers">mowers</span> <span word="whining">whining</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summers">summers</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="late">late</span>-<span word="nightparties">nightparties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span>, <span word="noisy">noisy</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>, <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="al">al</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span>, <span word="especiallylarge">especiallylarge</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="thundering">thundering</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="village">village</span>, <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helicoptersflying">helicoptersflying</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span>, <span word="large">large</span> <span word="radios">radios</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="atmaximum">atmaximum</span> <span word="volume">volume</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>. <span word="Alot">Alot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="publicplaces">publicplaces</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>. <span word="Loud">Loud</span> <span word="conversations">conversations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mobilephones">mobilephones</span> <span word="invade">invade</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="interrupt">interrupt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="aquiet">aquiet</span> <span word="chat">chat</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="spurring">spurring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="amusing">amusing</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="snoring">snoring</span>! <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="werefound">werefound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="offenders">offenders</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 20% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theirmid">theirmid</span>-<span word="thirties">thirties</span> <span word="snore">snore</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staggering">staggering</span> 60% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theirsixties">theirsixties</span>. <span word="Against">Against</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> 5% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="snoreregularly">snoreregularly</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="woken">woken</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="awake">awake</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="theirtrumpeting">theirtrumpeting</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certain">certain</span>:<span word="silence">silence</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>.</p>
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