skeptics are strange lot

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1、Skepticsarestrangelot　　Skepticsarestrangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironmentandtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutour

2、planetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.　　PerhapsthatexplainwhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeepp

3、ocketssomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeIndustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthoughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.　　SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathough

4、hisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”　　Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.Butonlyadiffere

5、ntreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg’s“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible(不可信的)”。　　Acritical(批判的)eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.U

6、nfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterest.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.　　72.Accordingtothe

7、passage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”?　　A.Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.　　B.Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.　　C.Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.　　D.Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.　　73.Whichofth

8、efollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg