新视野大学英语视听说教程(第二版)第三册答案(9)

China has already taken some remarkable steps to reduce damage to the environment. For instance, following the huge floods of 1998, the government banned logging in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in order to protect forests and reduce the risk of floods.

Still, the basic contradiction between the environment and development persists. Much work is to be done before we can achieve the aim of a balance between economic growth and the environment.

Keys:

(1)water pollution

(2)overconsumption

(3)economic growth

(4)resources

(5)social advancement

(6)restricted

(7)government planning

(8)economic policy

(9)remarkable steps

(10)balance

Task 2: Thick cloud of pollution covering southern Asia

Script

A United Nations study says a thick cloud of pollution covering