[問題]GWD0 Q9~12

[nicoleliu]

Ecoefficiency (measures
to minimize environmental
impact through the reduction
Line or elimination of waste from
(5) production processes) has
become a goal for companies
worldwide, with many realizing
significant cost savings from
such innovations. Peter Senge
(10) and Goran Carstedt see this
development as laudable but
suggest that simply adopting
ecoefficiency innovations could
actually worsen environmental
(15) stresses in the future. Such
innovations reduce production
waste but do not alter the number
of products manufactured
nor the waste generated from
(20) their use and discard; indeed,
most companies invest in ecoefficiency
improvements in
order to increase profits and
growth. Moreover, there is
(25) no guarantee that increased
economic growth from ecoefficiency
will come in similarly
ecoefficient ways, since in
today’s global markets,
(30) greater profits may be turned
into investment capital that
could easily be reinvested
in old-style eco-inefficient
industries. Even a vastly
(35) more ecoefficient industrial
system could, were it to grow
much larger, generate more
total waste and destroy more
habitat and species than would
(40) a smaller, less ecoefficient
economy. Senge and Carstedt
argue that to preserve the
global environment and sustain
economic growth, businesses
(45) must develop a new systemic
approach that reduces total
material use and total accumulated
waste. Focusing
exclusively on ecoefficiency,
(50) which offers a compelling
business case according
to established thinking, may
distract companies from
pursuing radically different
(55) products and business
models.

請問....紅色字部分該怎麼解讀阿??
這篇單字都不難...但卻搞的我暈頭轉向的
拜託各位大大幫幫我吧~~~

[訪客]

幫你把題目補齊
Q9:
The primary purpose of the passage is to
A. explain why a particular business strategy has been less successful than was once
anticipated
B. propose an alternative to a particular business strategy that has inadvertently
caused ecological damage
C. present a concern about the possible consequences of pursuing a particular
business strategy
D. make a case for applying a particular business strategy on a larger scale than is
currently practiced
E. suggest several possible outcomes of companies’ failure to understand the
economic impact of a particular business strategy
Answer:
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Q10:
According to the passage, an exclusive pursuit of ecoefficiency may cause companies to
A. neglect the development of alternative business models and products
B. keep the number of products that they manufacture unchanged
C. invest capital from increased profits primarily in inefficient and outmoded
industries that may prove unprofitable
D. overemphasize the production process as the key to increasing profits and growth
E. focus more on reducing costs than on reducing the environmental impact of
production processes
Answer:
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Q11:
The passage mentions which of the following as a possible consequence of companies’
realization of greater profits through ecoefficiency?
A. The companies may be able to sell a greater number of products by lowering
prices.
B. The companies may be better able to attract investment capital in the global
market.
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C. The profits may be reinvested to increase economic growth through ecoefficiency.
D. The profits may be used as investment capital for industries that are not
ecoefficient.
E. The profits may encourage companies to make further innovations in reducing
production waste.
Answer:
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Q12:
NOTE: You must scroll to read the answer choices for this question.
The passage implies that which of the following is a possible consequence of a
company’s adoption of innovations that increase its ecoefficiency?
A. Company profits resulting from such innovations may be reinvested in that
company with no guarantee that the company will continue to make further
improvements in ecoefficiency.
B. Company growth fostered by cost savings from such innovations may allow that
company to manufacture a greater number of products that will be used and
discarded, thus worsening environmental stress.
C. A company that fails to realize significant cost savings from such innovations
may have little incentive to continue to minimize the environmental impact of its
production processes.
D. A company that comes to depend on such innovations to increase its profits and
growth may be vulnerable in the global market to competition from old-style ecoinefficient
industries.
E. A company that meets its ecoefficiency goals is unlikely to invest its increased
profits in the development of new and innovative ecoefficiency measures.
Answer:

[訪客]

Moreover,there is
(25) no guarantee that increased
economic growth from ecoefficiency
will come in similarly
ecoefficient ways, since in
today’s global markets,
(30) greater profits may be turned
into investment capital that
could easily be reinvested
in old-style eco-inefficient
industries.

注意那個moreover與上一句轉折
這句話大概的意思是說
並不能保證經濟的成長是來自於類似的ecoefficient ways,因為現在全球市場可能已轉變為更容易重複投資舊型態的eco-inefficient 產業投資資本

第12題我map到上面這一句話,所以我選D,當時BD決選
但答案是B我想知道我選B不選D的原因

Focusing
exclusively on ecoefficiency,
(50) which offers a compelling
business case according
to established thinking, may
distract companies from
pursuing radically different
(55) products and business
models.

11題問的就是這一句,只是改寫而已

[nicoleliu]

Moreover,there is
(25) no guarantee that increased
economic growth from ecoefficiency
will come in similarly
ecoefficient ways, since in
today’s global markets,
(30) greater profits may be turned
into investment capital that
could easily be reinvested
in old-style eco-inefficient
industries.

注意那個moreover與上一句轉折
這句話大概的意思是說
並不能保證經濟的成長是來自於類似的ecoefficient ways,因為現在全球市場可能已轉變為更容易重複投資舊型態的eco-inefficient 產業投資資本

第12題我map到上面這一句話,所以我選D,當時BD決選
但答案是B我想知道我選B不選D的原因

D. A company that comes to depend on such innovations to increase its profits and growth may be vulnerable in the global market to competition from old-style ecoinefficient industries.


我認為D選項是說若公司是採用如此的 innovations that increase its ecoefficiency, 將會無法再市場上與其他舊型態的 industries競爭~

可是上面mark起來的部分並不是這樣的意思吧....
所以我認為B較正確!
有問題的話請指正~

p.s 感謝mike大大幫我補上題目喔~~ i57

[小晃兄]

Q10:
According to the passage, an exclusive pursuit of ecoefficiency may cause companies to
A. neglect the development of alternative business models and products
B. keep the number of products that they manufacture unchanged
C. invest capital from increased profits primarily in inefficient and outmoded
industries that may prove unprofitable
D. overemphasize the production process as the key to increasing profits and growth
E. focus more on reducing costs than on reducing the environmental impact of
production processes

答案A，我覺得沒有意義。
我認為D比較好，根據原文
most companies invest in ecoefficiency improvements in
order to increase profits and growth. Moreover, there is
(25) no guarantee that increased economic growth from ecoefficiency will come in similarly ecoefficient ways,

[cynthiachan]

Q10:
According to the passage, an exclusive pursuit of ecoefficiency may cause companies to
A. neglect the development of alternative business models and products
B. keep the number of products that they manufacture unchanged
C. invest capital from increased profits primarily in inefficient and outmoded
industries that may prove unprofitable
D. overemphasize the production process as the key to increasing profits and growth
E. focus more on reducing costs than on reducing the environmental impact of
production processes

答案A，我覺得沒有意義。
我認為D比較好，根據原文
most companies invest in ecoefficiency improvements in
order to increase profits and growth. Moreover, there is
(25) no guarantee that increased economic growth from ecoefficiency will come in similarly ecoefficient ways,

根據最後一句話
Focusing exclusively on ecoefficiency, which offers a compelling business case according to established thinking, may distract companies from pursuing radically different products and business models.

我認為A比較合適

[hccill]

請問一下~
Q11
The passage mentions which of the following as a possible consequence of companies’
realization of greater profits through ecoefficiency?
A. The companies may be able to sell a greater number of products by lowering
prices.
B. The companies may be better able to attract investment capital in the global
market.
C. The profits may be reinvested to increase economic growth through ecoefficiency.
D. The profits may be used as investment capital for industries that are not
ecoefficient.
E. The profits may encourage companies to make further innovations in reducing
production waste.

Answer: D

答案D是怎麼得出來的呢?
我大概知道這題是定位在
Moreover, there is
(25) no guarantee that increased
economic growth from ecoefficiency
will come in similarly
ecoefficient ways, since in
today’s global markets,
(30) greater profits may be turned
into investment capital that
could easily be reinvested
in old-style eco-inefficient
industries.

但不知怎麼看出D?又怎麼排除C呢?

謝謝喔~

[wing3315]

請問一下~
Q11
The passage mentions which of the following as a possible consequence of companies’
realization of greater profits through ecoefficiency?
A. The companies may be able to sell a greater number of products by lowering
prices.
B. The companies may be better able to attract investment capital in the global
market.
C. The profits may be reinvested to increase economic growth through ecoefficiency.
D. The profits may be used as investment capital for industries that are not
ecoefficient.
E. The profits may encourage companies to make further innovations in reducing
production waste.

Answer: D

答案D是怎麼得出來的呢?
我大概知道這題是定位在
Moreover, there is
(25) no guarantee that increased
economic growth from ecoefficiency
will come in similarly
ecoefficient ways, since in
today’s global markets,
(30) greater profits may be turned
into investment capital that
could easily be reinvested
in old-style eco-inefficient
industries.

但不知怎麼看出D?又怎麼排除C呢?

謝謝喔~

根據原文~indeed,
most companies invest in ecoefficiency
improvements in order to increase profits and growth.
所以c選項說reinvest to increase economic growth ,
原文並沒有支持c會增加經濟成長，而且也沒有說through ecoefficiency..
原文指說會重複投資在old-style eco-inefficient industries..

不知道這樣有沒有幫助^^"

[yvetteliao]

Q9:
The primary purpose of the passage is to

A.explain why a particular business strategy has been less successful than was once anticipated
B.propose an alternative to a particular business strategy that has inadvertently caused ecological damage
C.present a concern about the possible consequences of pursuing a particular business strategy
D.make a case for applying a particular business strategy on a larger scale than is currently practiced
E.suggest several possible outcomes of companies’ failure to understand the economic impact of a particular business strategy

本題答案為C，但是在做此題時，我選擇A，因為我認為文章中有提到以下藍色部分的字，表示原先認為這個ecoefficiency的策略是有效的，而且文章主要也在解釋為何完全用ecoefficiency是不好的，所以A有表示出這個意義。

Ecoefficiency (measures
to minimize environmental
impact through the reduction
or elimination of waste from
production processes) has
become a goal for companies
worldwide, with many realizing
significant cost savings from
such innovations.

不知大家的想法如何?

[dibert8]

Peter Senge
(10) and Goran Carstedt see this
development as laudable but
suggest that simply adopting
ecoefficiency innovations could
actually worsen environmental
(15) stresses in the future.

指出這個發展可行但可能有反效果.接下來就解釋何來反效果.
laudable 表示可行,會成功;文章裡沒有具體的例子以致於無法說明 less successful. (i.e. 成敗要有事實來支持,文章限於紙上談兵,無法論成敗)

[yvetteliao]

嗯...瞭解了...謝謝

[pimi]

Q9我選B, 因為以下文章的關係, 在結尾, 作者舉用了Senge and Carstedt 所提的方法, 所以感覺很合B說的propose "an alternative" to a particular business strategy that has inadvertently caused ecological damage 而的確先前的ecoefficiency(對應答案的a particular business strategy)的確也造成了反效果, 請大大指導為何不能選B呢？？

businesses
(45) must develop a new systemic
approach that reduces total
material use and total accumulated
waste. Focusing
exclusively on ecoefficiency,
(50) which offers a compelling
business case according
to established thinking, may
distract companies from
pursuing radically different
(55) products and business
models.