What is catching environmentalists’ attention nowadays?A. Rich countries are stripping poor ones of their resources.B. Forests are fast shrinking in many developing countries.C. Forests are eating away the fertile farmland worldwide.D. Rich countries are doing little to address deforestation.
A. Rich countries are stripping poor ones of their resources.
B. Forests are fast shrinking in many developing countries.
C. Forests are eating away the fertile farmland worldwide.
D. Rich countries are doing little to address deforestation.
题目解答
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解析
本题考查对当前全球环境问题的关注焦点的理解。核心思路在于识别选项中最符合环保主义者当前关注的核心问题。关键点在于理解“deforestation（森林砍伐）”这一现象的分布特点：发展中国家是森林减少的主要区域，而这一现象对全球生态平衡的影响更为直接和严重。
选项分析
A. Rich countries are stripping poor ones of their resources
资源掠夺确实是环境问题之一，但题目强调“当前引起关注的现象”，而资源掠夺更多是历史或长期问题，非当前最紧迫的焦点。
B. Forests are fast shrinking in many developing countries
发展中国家的森林锐减是当前全球森林砍伐的核心区域（如亚马逊雨林、东南亚热带雨林等）。森林减少导致生物多样性丧失、碳汇能力下降，直接加剧气候变化，因此成为环保组织重点关注对象。
C. Forests are eating away the fertile farmland worldwide
森林侵蚀农田属于次生环境问题，通常由森林退化或农业扩张引起，但并非当前最直接的焦点，且表述中的“worldwide”范围过大，缺乏针对性。
D. Rich countries are doing little to address deforestation
发达国家在应对森林砍伐上的行动不足是国际合作问题，但题目问的是“现象本身”，而非各国的应对措施。