题目

The BP (British Petroleum) disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has highlighted the immense costs, both to the environment and to business, of not planning for multiple systems failure. The fact is that our current energy system exhibits a number of unsustainable vulnerabilities. In light of this, both governments and businesses need to think differently about energy and climate security. To meet the dual challenge of maintaining stable energy services in the short term, without hurting them in the longer term, means a new definition about energy security as securing the transition to a low carbon economy. This cannot be based purely on access to affordable units of energy, but rather preparing for a long-term vision of efficient, clean, safe delivery of the energy services to meet social needs.Both governments and businesses need to think differently about energy security. It is no longer just a case of securing access to foreign resources at the right price, upgrading old facilities, or paying the bills on time, but will involve actually changing practices, technology, regulation and most likely expectations.65. Why did both governments and businesses rethink about energy and climate security?A. Because the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico costs too much.B. Because the current multiple systems have failed.C. Because there are many weaknesses existing in energy system now.D. Because they must secure access to foreign resources at the right price.

The BP (British Petroleum) disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has highlighted the immense costs, both to the environment and to business, of not planning for multiple systems failure. The fact is that our current energy system exhibits a number of unsustainable vulnerabilities. In light of this, both governments and businesses need to think differently about energy and climate security. To meet the dual challenge of maintaining stable energy services in the short term, without hurting them in the longer term, means a new definition about energy security as securing the transition to a low carbon economy. This cannot be based purely on access to affordable units of energy, but rather preparing for a long-term vision of efficient, clean, safe delivery of the energy services to meet social needs. Both governments and businesses need to think differently about energy security. It is no longer just a case of securing access to foreign resources at the right price, upgrading old facilities, or paying the bills on time, but will involve actually changing practices, technology, regulation and most likely expectations. 65. Why did both governments and businesses rethink about energy and climate security? A. Because the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico costs too much. B. Because the current multiple systems have failed. C. Because there are many weaknesses existing in energy system now. D. Because they must secure access to foreign resources at the right price.

题目解答

答案

我们来一步一步分析这道题目。

题干问的是：
“为什么政府和企业需要重新思考能源和气候安全？”

我们需要从文章中找出最准确的原因。

第一步：理解文章主旨

文章开头提到了“BP（英国石油公司）在墨西哥湾的灾难”，并指出这场灾难凸显了没有为多重系统故障做准备所带来的巨大代价，这些代价既包括对环境的破坏，也包括对商业的打击。

接着文章说：
“事实上，我们当前的能源系统表现出许多不可持续的脆弱性。”
这句话非常关键，它指出了问题的根源——当前能源系统本身存在很多问题。

然后文章进一步说明：
政府和企业需要以不同的方式来思考能源和气候安全。
目标是：在短期内维持稳定的能源服务，同时不损害长期利益。
这就要求我们重新定义“能源安全”——即确保向低碳经济转型的安全。

最后强调：能源安全不再只是获取廉价能源或支付账单的问题，而是要改变实践、技术、法规甚至人们的期望。

第二步：分析选项

A. Because the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico costs too much.
（因为墨西哥湾的灾难代价太大。）
✅ 这个事件是导火索，文章确实提到它凸显了问题，但它只是引出更深层问题的例子，不是根本原因。所以这个选项不够全面。

B. Because the current multiple systems have failed.
（因为当前的多重系统已经失败了。）
❌ 文章说的是“没有为多重系统故障做准备”，而不是说“多重系统已经失败”。这个说法与原文不符，过于绝对。

C. Because there are many weaknesses existing in energy system now.
（因为当前能源系统存在许多弱点。）
✅ 这正是文章明确指出的：“the current energy system exhibits a number of unsustainable vulnerabilities”（当前能源系统表现出许多不可持续的脆弱性）。
这个选项准确地翻译并概括了文章的核心观点。

D. Because they must secure access to foreign resources at the right price.
（因为他们必须以合理的价格确保获得外国资源。）
❌ 文章恰恰说：能源安全不再只是确保以合适价格获取外国资源的问题。所以这个选项是旧观念，与“重新思考”的方向相反。

第三步：确定正确答案

综合来看，最符合文章主旨和细节的选项是：

C. Because there are many weaknesses existing in energy system now.

答案：
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解析

本题考查对文章细节原因的理解。解题思路是先明确题干所问的核心问题，即政府和企业重新思考能源和气候安全的原因，然后仔细研读文章内容，找出与之相关的关键信息，最后将各选项与文章关键信息进行逐一比对分析。

  1. 文章开篇指出墨西哥湾的BP灾难凸显了未为多重系统故障做准备的巨大代价，但这只是引出问题的一个事件，并非根本原因。
  2. 接着文章明确提到“our current energy system exhibits a number of unsustainable vulnerabilities”，这表明当前能源系统存在许多不可持续的弱点，这才是政府和企业需要重新思考能源和气候安全的根本原因。
  3. 对于选项B，文章说的是“not planning for multiple systems failure”，并非“current multiple systems have failed”，该选项与原文不符。
  4. 选项D中“securing access to foreign resources at the right price”是文章中提到的旧观念，与“重新思考”的方向相悖。