Report 3 挪威全力保护森林
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log v.砍伐 pledge n.请求
win-win adj.双赢的 emission n.排放
viable adj.可行的 chimpanzee n.猩猩
theCivilWar内战 germane adj.贴切的
restriction n.限制 biodiversity n.生物多样性
deforestation n.毁林；滥伐森林
Listen to the following recording and answer questions 1-3.
1）A.Norway B.Liberia C.Africa D.Egypt
2）A.They have been raising the awareness of environment protection in these countries.
B.They have been using force to protect trees in these countries.
C.They have been paying money to these countries to stop them cutting down trees.
D.They have been exporting wood to these countries at a low price.
3）A.When there are plenty of trees.
B.When a country is in economic difficulties.
C.When there are loopholes in laws.
D.When the environment is worsening.
听力原文
One country that is leading the way in tackling climate change is Norway.It’s signed a deal with Liberia under which it will pay the West African country to stop cutting down its trees.Our environment correspondent Matt McGrath explained the details deal of that agreement.“The Norwegians have been involved in deforestation for a number of years.They’ve been using their incredible wealth，I guess，to help Indonesia and Brazil and other areas to stop them cutting down trees.They have been paying for those places to leave the trees alone.But with Liberia they’ve done kind of a national deal and they are paying them 150 million dollars over the next 6 years to essentially stop deforestation.This is，seems as a quite significant thing.It’s the biggest financial pledge in Africa to stop the type of deforestation.It’s a particular interest in Liberia because they have a really ancient rainforest，West African rainforest there which is being cut down and the government has been struggling to stop that.So it’s being seen as a win-win that the climate benefits from no more emissions and Liberia benefits from a large amount of money at a time when it really needs it.“You talked about that ancient West African rainforest.It’s home to populations，viable populations，isn’t it，of western chimpanzees，elephants，leopards？”“Yes，that’s right.It’s a global biodiversity hotspot.And you know，since the end of the Civil War in Liberia in 2003，there’ve been a number of attempts by illegal loggers.It seems every time Liberia gets into a crisis，people turn to the forest if the Liberians stop the deforestation，they can be independently profit.”“Is Ebola in this mix at all with their fears that Ebola and the crisis badly affecting Liberia，might it have led to more logging？”“That’s one of the things.That’s really germane to this whole discussion right now.When a country gets into economic difficulties，when things start to break down，it becomes easier for people outside the law to cut down these trees and to sell the timbres without any restrictions in place.There are worries about this right now.And the Norwegians coming in with the money will want to see better monitoring.The trees remain standing.”
Questions：
1.Which country is leading the way in tackling climate change？
2.What has Norway done to prevent related countries from cutting down trees？
3.According to the report，when are people outside the law likely to make profit from deforestation？
参考译文
一直引领应对气候变化的国家——挪威，日前与利比里亚签署了一项协议，协议中指出：挪威将资助利比里亚，利比里亚需停止砍伐森林。本台环境记者马特·麦格拉思为大家阐释该协议的细节。多年来，挪威人一直致力于阻止森林砍伐。他们用巨大的财力帮助印度尼西亚、巴西以及其他地区停止森林砍伐。他们为这些林木付款，让他们停止砍伐。而在利比里亚方面，挪威决定与之签署一项国家协议，挪威将在接下来的6年间向利比里亚支付1.5亿美元，使其基本停止森林砍伐。此事看起来意义重大——在禁止砍伐森林方面，它给予了非洲一笔最大的拨款。对利比里亚来说这也是个特别的福利。他们有古老的热带雨林——西非热带雨林，近些年雨林遭到大量砍伐，政府一直在竭力阻止。所以，这是一个双赢的局面：一方面，二氧化碳排放减少，气候变好；另一方面，利比里亚在最需要资金的时候得到了巨大的支援。“你谈到了西非古老的热带雨林，大批西方黑猩猩、大象和豹子在那里繁衍生息，是吗？”“对。它是全球生物多样性热点地区。但自从2003年利比里亚内战结束以来，大批非法伐木工出现了。似乎每次利比里亚陷入危机，人们都会去砍伐森林。如果利比里亚停止砍伐森林，他们能够在经济上相对独立。”“埃博拉也是导致森林砍伐的因素之一吗？因为埃博拉病毒危机使利比里亚受到了严重的影响，这也可能导致更多砍伐活动吗？”“这也是一个原因，和我们现在讨论的问题有密切关联。在一个国家陷入经济危机、局势不好的时候，更容易滋生非法分子砍伐森林，卖掉木材，而这一切都没有相关限制的法规。这也是现在令人担心的一点。挪威人带着大笔资金过来，就是希望看到更好的管理体制，看到树木林立。”
参考答案
1.A 2.C 3.B