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[Reading Comprehension]
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文章：
| Line | The argument for “monetizing”—or putting a |
| monetary value on—ecosystem functions may be | |
| stated thus: Concern about the depletion of natural | |
| resources is widespread, but this concern, in the | |
| (5) | absence of an economic argument for conservation, |
| has not translated into significant conservational | |
| progress. Some critics blame this impasse on | |
| environmentalists, whom they believe fail to address | |
| the economic issues of environmental degradation. | |
| (10) | Conservation can appear unprofitable when compared |
| with the economic returns derived from converting | |
| natural assets (pristine coastlines, for example) into | |
| explicitly commercial ones (such as resort hotels). | |
| But according to David Pearce, that illusion stems | |
| (15) | from the fact that “services” provided by ecological |
| systems are not traded on the commodities market, | |
| and thus have no readily quantifiable value. To | |
| remedy this, says Pearce, one has to show that all | |
| ecosystems have economic value—indeed, that all | |
| (20) | ecological services are economic services. Tourists |
| visiting wildlife preserves, for example, create | |
| jobs and generate income for national economies; | |
| undisturbed forests and wetlands regulate water | |
| runoff and act as water-purifying systems, saving | |
| (25) | millions of dollars worth of damage to property |
| and to marine ecosystems. In Gretchen Daily’s | |
| view, monetization, while unpopular with many | |
| environmentalists, reflects the dominant role that | |
| economic considerations play in human behavior, | |
| (30) | and the expression of economic value in a common |
| currency helps inform environmental decision-making | |
| processes. |
题目：
Information in the passage suggests that David Pearce would most readily endorse which of the following statements concerning monetization?
选项:
A、Monetization represents a strategy that is attractive to both environmentalists and their critics.
B、Monetization is an untested strategy, but it is increasingly being embraced by environmentalists.
C、Monetization should at present be restricted to ecological services and should only gradually be extended to such commercial endeavors as tourism and recreation.
D、Monetization can serve as a means of representing persuasively the value of environmental conservation.
E、Monetization should inform environmental decision-making processes only if it is accepted by environmentalist groups.
答案:
D
提问：
请教张慧雯老师，我的定位点和思路： But according to David Pearce, that illusion stems from the fact that “services” provided by ecological systems are not traded on the commodities market,and thus have no readily quantifiable value. To remedy this, says Pearce, one has to show that all ecosystems have economic value—indeed, that all ecological services are economic services.我抓主动关键词是economic value，反正和 economic 有关，然后我刚开始就有点想选c，但是后面仔细思考以后 only gradually be extended 就肯定不对，还有be restricted to，虽然排除了c，abe也感觉不挨边，但是d不知道如何从原文推出来，考场上感觉一个都不对，请老师指出我做题过程中的不足之处。
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提问：
请教张慧雯老师，我的定位点和思路： But according to David Pearce, that illusion stems from the fact that “services” provided by ecological systems are not traded on the commodities market,and thus have no readily quantifiable value. To remedy this, says Pearce, one has to show that all ecosystems have economic value—indeed, that all ecological services are economic services.我抓主动关键词是economic value，反正和 economic 有关，然后我刚开始就有点想选c，但是后面仔细思考以后 only gradually be extended 就肯定不对，还有be restricted to，虽然排除了c，abe也感觉不挨边，但是d不知道如何从原文推出来，考场上感觉一个都不对，请老师指出我做题过程中的不足之处。
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提问：
想提问张慧雯老师，我读到的主旨是，有一个关于monetizing的争论在这种情况下展开了：人们对自然资源的下降的关注度更广了，然而这个关注度没有转化为真正的保护行动。有人批评这是因为环境学家导致的。后文提出了解决的方法。
我觉得从10行开始的conservation和接下来的quantifiable value，都是在说明这些人为什么批评环境学家。所以第一遍扫读 的时候不用关注。请问我第一遍读文章，读成这样行不行呢?
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