单选题
Since the late 1960s, another image of "one world"
has edged its way into contemporary consciousness--the globe in its physical
finiteness. We share in "humanity", we are connected by the "world market", but
we are condemned to one destiny because we are inhabitants of one planet. This
is the message conveyed by the first photograph of the "one world", taken from
outer space, which has irresistibly emerged as the icon of our age. The photo
shows the planet suspended in the vastness of the universe and impresses on
everybody the fact that the Earth is one body. Against the darkness of infinity,
the circular Earth offers itself as an abode, a bounded place. The sensation of
being on and inside it strikes the onlooker almost instantly. The unity of the
world is now documented. It can be seen everywhere. It jumps out at you from
book covers, T-shirt and commercials. In the age of TV, photographs are our
eyewitness. For the first time in history, the planet is revealed in its
solitude. From now on, "One world" means physical unity; it means "one Earth".
The unity of mankind is no longer an Enlightenment fancy or a commercial act but
a biophysical fact. However, this physical interconnectedness
stands in relief against the background of proliferating dangers. From creeping
desertification to impending climate disaster, alarm signals multiply. The
biosphere is under attack and threatens to cave in. Local acts such as driving a
car or clearing a forest add up, when multiplied, to global imbalances. They
turn beneficial cycles into vicious ones that undermine the reliability of
nature. In the face of incalculable debacles, concerned voices call for a global
political coherence which would match the biophysical interconnections. "The
Earth is one but the world is not. We all depend on one biosphere for sustaining
our lives." After having intoned this leitmotiv, the Brundtland Reports spells
out the fateful new meaning of unity. The Brundtland Report, the leading
document on development policy in the late 1980s, takes unity for granted, but a
unity which is now the result of a threat.
单选题
According to the passage, what makes people realize that we are in one
world?
A. Book covers or prints on T-shirts.
B. The first photograph of the world.
C. The photo image of our planet.
D. The believed fact of "one world".
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】
单选题
As is implied in the passage, the only true statement in the following
could be ______ .
A. the concept of world unity was traditional and superficial
B. the concept of "one world" is commercial and industrial
C. the concept of "one Earth" is prevailing and physical
D. the concept of mankind unity is political and sinister
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】
单选题
The sentence "The Earth is one but the world is not." in paragraph 2
most probably means that ______ .
A. the Earth and the world are actually not the same
B. we live on one planet yet we do different things for the world
C. we share the Earth but do not agree to that with each other
D. we are surviving physically but not politically on one globe
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】
单选题
In the passage, the concept of unity is said to be a threat, because
______ .
A. the "one Earth" fact is not scientific and humanitarian enough
B. people on the one planet are fighting each other for their own
benefits
C. people are damaging the environment of the "one Earth" jointly
D. the physical interconnections trigger wars between nations.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】
单选题
The Brundtland Report holds that ______ .
A. it is certain that we are sharing one Earth, if not completely
B. the Earth is definitely0ne of unity, more exactly one of threat
C. the Earth is physically finite but not coherent since 1960s
D. the Earth can be both physically and politically coherent