Although the Environmentally Sensitive Area is extremely popular with the American public, it has long been a bogeyman of special interest groups – especially the mining industry, oil and gas extractors, timber companies and ranchers. The reason is simple: in some cases, protecting species requires limiting activities that are putting those species at risk.

思考题：

The word“ bogeyman”most probably means ________.

(A) frightening matter

(B) favorite place

(C) endangered specie

(D) celebrating event

句：

Although the Environmentally Sensitive Area is extremely popular with the American public, it has long been a bogeyman of special interest groups –especially the mining industry, oil and gas extractors, timber companies and ranchers.

切分：

1.Although the Environmentally Sensitive Area is extremely popular with the American public,

2. it has long been a bogeyman of special interest groups

3. especially the mining industry, oil and gas extractors, timber companies and ranchers.

参考译文：虽然环境敏感区在美国公众中非常受欢迎, 但它对特殊利益集团(尤其是矿业、石油天然气开发商、木材公司和牧场主)来说却是“可怕的妖孽”。

第二句：

The reason is simple: in some cases, protecting species requires limiting activities that are putting those species at risk.

切分：

1. The reason is simple:

2. in some cases, protecting species requires limiting activities

3. that are putting those species at risk.

参考译文：原因很简单：有时候保护物种需要限制那些会让它们涉险的活动。

词汇题就是填空题：

句(结果)：

Environmentally Sensitive Area has long been a ________of special interest groups – especially the mining industry, oil and gas extractors, timber companies and ranchers.

第二句(原因)：

The reason is simple: in some cases, protecting species requires limiting activities that are putting those species at risk.

(原因很简单，在某些情况下，保护物种要求限制哪些使物种处于风险中的行为。)

已知原因求结果!

ESA 长期以来是利益集团的____________

(A) frightening matter (令人恐惧的事情)

(B) favorite place (最喜欢的地方)

(C) endangered specie(受到危害的物种)

(D) celebrating event(庆祝的事件)

这些利益集团包括：the mining industry, (矿业)

oil and gas extractors,(油气开采) timber companies (木业)and ranchers.(农场)

这些集团的行动往往会危及很多物种。

四个选项，带入空格，符合两句因果关系的只有(A) frightening matter (令人恐惧的事情)

同时句中还有转折关系：

和 popular 相反的可能就只有：

(A) frightening matter (令人恐惧的事情)了

来感受一下真题中因果关系：

The company provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the state’s strict nuclear regulations.

26.The phrase “reneging on” (Line 3, Paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to .

[A]condemning(谴责)

[B]reaffirming(确认)

[C]dishonoring(违背)

[D]securing(确保)

The company provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week/ when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the state’s strict nuclear regulations.

(when 表示原因，已知结果找原因)

结果：公司引发了正义的愤怒;

原因：公司______承诺;

只有违背了(dishonoring)承诺才会有引起正义的愤怒这一结果!

所以答案为C!

真题链接：

Dr. Worm acknowledges that these figures are conservative. One reason for this is that fishing technology has improved.

By saying "these figures are conservative" (Line 1, paragraph 3), Dr. Worm means that ________.

[A] fishing technology has improved rapidly

[B] the catch-sizes are actually smaller than recorded

[C] the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss

[D] the data collected so far are out of date

文章背景：

特朗普不喜欢监管的名声可谓远播。自上台以来，他就以还美国经济自由为名，接二连三地发起政策大反转，放宽公共卫生、工人保护和环境保护等方面管制。最近他又有了新的目标——濒危野生动物。《濒危动物法案》在生效后的近50年内让99%的所有列入名录动物免于消亡，这份骄人的成绩令其倍受公众拥戴。然而该法案却是特殊利益团体的眼中钉。此次，特朗普政府表示将更改这项法案的条款，让政客官员取代科学家，担任审核证据的职责。自然生态和经济利益的角力中，特朗普又让胜利的天平向金钱低了头，真是短视至极啊。