天山9 ~Q11

[CUGGYER]

Q9 to Q12:
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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
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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.

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.

答案是E
我找不到這題在文章中哪裡有解答><

[cynthiachan]

這一題我找到的答案是D

[uioxcv]

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.


請教大家一下~~
這一段話是什麼意思呢??看不太懂耶>"<~~

[小智]

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.

請教大家一下~~
這一段話是什麼意思呢??看不太懂耶>"<~~

我來翻譯一下： (有翻錯請指正)
進一步來說，不能保證由ecoefficiency所增加的成長也會從eco-inefficient之類的方式產生，因為在今日的全球市場裡，更高的利潤可能會轉為投資資本，容易再度投入到舊式、非ecoefficient的工業裡。

[zachary]

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.

答案是E
我找不到這題在文章中哪裡有解答><

我選的是D，因為：
『today’s global markets,
greater profits may be turned
into investment capital that
could easily be reinvested
in old-style eco-inefficient
industries』
但答案是E，會不會是因為文章開頭裡：
『Ecoefficiency.....become a goal for companies
worldwide, with many realizing
significant cost savings from
such innovations......』

說真的，我搞不太清楚..到底是D還是E呢？
誰可以提供一下確定的答案～謝謝