Both the federal and()government have their own court systems.
A.central
B.national
C.state
D.political
A.central
B.national
C.state
D.political
第1题
In 2015, the US Forest Service for the first time spent more than half of its $5.5 billion annualbudget fighting fires-nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago. In effect,fewer federal funds today are going towards the agency&39;s other work-such as forest conservation,watershed and cultural resources management, and infrastructure upkeep -that affect the lives of all Americans. Another nationwide concern is whether public funds from other agencies are going into constructionin fire-prone districts. As Moritz puts it, how often are federal dollars building homes that are likelyto be lost to a wildfire?
“It’s already a huge problem from a public expenditure perspective for the whole country, We need to take a magnifying glass to that. Like, “Wait a minute, is this OK ?”“Do we want insteadto redirect those funds to concentrate on lower-hazard parts of the landscape? ” Such a view would require a corresponding shift in the way US society today views fire, researcherssay.
For one thing, conversations about wildfires need to be more inclusive. Over the past decade, thefocus has been on climate change-how the warming of the Earth from greenhouse gases is leadingto conditions that worsen fires. While climate is a key element, Moritz says, it shouldn’t come at the expense of the rest of theequation.
“The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked, and the interactions go both ways,"he says. Failing to recognize that, he notes, leads to "an overly simplified view of what the solutionsmight be. Our perception of the problem and of what the solution is becomes very limited. At the same time, people continue to treat fire as an event that needs to be wholly controlled andunleashed only out of necessity, says Professor Balch at the University of Colorado. But macknowledging fire&39;s inevitable presence in human life is an attitude crucial to developing the laws,policies, and practices that make it as safe as possible, she says.
“We’ve disconnected ourselves from living with fire, ” Balch says. “It is really important tounderstand and try and tease out what is the human connection with fire today. ”
36.More frequent wildfires have become a national concern because in 2015 they_____.
A.exhausted unprecedented management efforts
B.consumed a record-high percentage of budget
C.severely damaged the ecology of western states
D.caused a huge rise of infrastructure expenditure
While admitting that climate is a key element, Moritz notes that _____.A.public debates have not settled yet
B.fire-fighting conditions are improving
C.other factors should not be overlooked
D.a shift in the view of fire has taken place
The overly simplified view Moritz mentions is a result of failing to _____.A.discover the fundamental makeup of nature
B.explore the mechanism of the human systems
C.maximize the role of landscape in human life
D.understand the interrelations of man and nature
Moritz calls for the use of "a magnifying glass" to _____.A.raise more funds for fire-prone areas
B.avoid the redirection of federal money
C.find wildfire-free parts of the landscape
D.guarantee safer spending of public funds
Professor Balch points out that fire is something man should _____.A.do away with
B.come to terms with
C.pay a price for
D.keep away from
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第2题
The Federal Reserve has been providing free check-clearing facilities to all the banks.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn't say
第3题
Who determined the actual level of federal funds rate?
A.The Fed.
B.Market forces.
C.The FOMC
D.none of the above.
第4题
The federal law and the FDIC's regulations have the same power of financial supervision.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn't say
第5题
A.The local bank in the area.
B.Business companies.
C.Brokers in the Federal Funds.
D.Correspondent banks.
第6题
In what form. are the reserves required to he held?
A.In the form. of currency and coin on the premises.
B.In the form. of vault cash.
C.In a deposit at a regional Federal Reserve Bank.
D.All of the above.
第7题
The use of sinking and dispersing chemical agents for removal of surface oil is ______.
A.the most common method used in the United States
B.too expensive for common use
C.generally safe to sea life
D.authorized only with prior approval of the Federal On-Scene Coordinator
第8题
W: There are three major benefits : ease of check clearance, electronic fund transfer and ability to borrow from the Fed.
Q: Which of the following is not mentioned by the woman?
(14)
A.Interbank lending.
B.Cheek clearance.
C.Electronic fund transfer.
D.Borrowing ability.
第9题
The nation’s forests have seen a sharp increase in violent incidents—equipment vandalized, people intimidated—over the past ten years. Shearer now carefully inspects every tree before cutting and has been using metal detectors to check every trunk being processed. Yet Ihor Mereszczak, of the Nez Perce Forest Service, says it has been hard to get the FBI’s attention, and investigations have got nowhere.
The ELF is only one thread in a web of underground radical environmentalists. Its aim is to inflict as much financial pain as possible on organizations or people who, by its lights, are exploiting the environment. The ELF, though made up of anonymous cells, nonetheless operates a website offering tips on how to cause fires with electric timers. Until recently, it also had a public spokesman.
Together with the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), which operates along the same lines, the ELF is estimated to be responsible for over $45m-worth of damage in North America over the past few years. In 1998, it caused fires that did $12m-worth of damage in Vail, Colorado, to make the point that the ski resort’s expansion was threatening places where lynxes live. Earlier this year, the ELF burned down the offices of a lumber company in Oregon. Since September 11th, the ALF and ELF have claimed responsibility for starting a fire at a primate research center in New Mexico, releasing mink from an Iowa fur farm, and firebombing a federal corral for wild horses in California.
Are they terrorists? The two groups reject the label, claiming to take all precautions against harming “animals, whether humans or not”. But earlier this year Louis Freeh, the FBI’s boss, listed both organizations among the most active domestic terrorist groups. Scott McInnis, the Republican congressman whose district includes Vail, argues it is only a matter of time before somebody gets hurt, and he now expects the FBI to put in more resources.
The House subcommittee on forests, which Mr McInnis heads, will hold a hearing on eco-terrorism in February. But he has annoyed some mainstream green groups by asking them to denounce the ELF’s and ALF’s methods. Greenpeace, for instance, says that its disapproval is self-evident, and resents being asked to express it. Mr. McInnis still wants their answer by December 1st, but the war on eco-terrorism is off to a rocky start.
第36题:What did the ELF do to Shearer Lumber Products?
[A] Hurt its employees. [B] Crippled its equipments. [C] Hid metals in its trees. [D] Protested against its spiking.
第10题
What do large banks allow individual banks to do?
A.To sell credit cards to consumers.
B.To join their credit card network.
C.To provide other banking services.
D.To specialize in federal funds.
第11题
W: Thus, Fed serves as a source of last resort for emergency funds. It is one of the major objectives of the Federal Reserve System.
Q: What will the banks do when there is an unusual demand for cash by depositors?
(15)
A.To serve as a source of last resort.
B.To be one of the major objectives.
C.To transfer depositors' funds from one bank to another.
D.To borrow emergency funds from the Fed.