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【正文】 the forestry industry d) the marijuana legalization lobby8. Hemp is about business and the environment. Marijuana is a moral question about the government39。 transition, second sentence.First sentence. Transition, second sentence.It was raining。s rainforest is destroyed. That39。In recent years, two major movements for legalization have been gathering strength. One group of activists believes that ALL cannabis should be legal both the hemp plant and the marijuana plant and that the use of the drug marijuana should not be an offense. They argue that marijuana is not dangerous or addictive, and that it is used by large numbers of people who are not criminals but productive members of society. They also point out that marijuana is less toxic than alcohol or tobacco. The other legalization movement is concerned only with the hemp plant used to produce fibre。 colonial expansion and the establishment of a worldwide trading network would not have been feasible without hemp. Nowadays, ships39。Much of Canada39。Every second, 1 hectare of the world39。s rainforest is destroyed. That39。s forestry production goes towards making pulp and paper. According to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, Canada supplies 34% of the world39。 cables are usually made from wire or synthetic fibres, but scientists are now suggesting that the cultivation of hemp should be revived for the production of paper and pulp. According to its proponents, four times as much paper can be produced from land using hemp rather than trees, and many environmentalists believe that the largescale cultivation of hemp could reduce the pressure on Canada39。 this group wants to make it legal to cultivate the plant and sell the fibre for paper and pulp production. This second group has had a major triumph recently: in 1997, Canada legalized the farming of hemp for fibre. For the first time since 1938, hundreds of farmers are planting this crop, and soon we can expect to see pulp and paper produced from this new source. SkimmingThis exercise practices skimming that means reading very fast to find only the main ideas of a text. (2 m)QuestionsSelect the answer you think is correct.1. The main idea of paragraph one is:A. Scientists are worried about New York CityB. Logging is destroying the rainforestsC. Governments make money from loggingD. Salmon are an endangered species 2. The main idea of paragraph two is:A. Canadian forests are especially under threatB. Hemp is a kind of plantC. Canada is a major supplier of paper and pulpD. Canada produces a lot of hemp 3. The main idea of paragraph three is:A. Paper could be made from hemp instead of treesB. Hemp is useful for fuelC. Hemp has been cultivated throughout historyD. Hemp is essential for building large ships 4. The main idea of paragraph four is:A. Hemp is used to produce drugsB. Many famous people used to grow hempC. It is illegal to grow hempD. Hemp is useful for producing many things 5. The main idea of paragraph five is:A. Hemp should be illegal because it is dangerousB. Recently, many people have been working to legalize hempC. Hemp was made illegal in 1938D. Marijuana is not a dangerous drug Scanning ExerciseThis exercise practices scanning that means reading very fast to find specific pieces of information. (2 m)QuestionsSelect the answer you think is correct.1. How many species of salmon have bee extinct in BC?A. 27B. 31C. 137D. 142 2. How much of the world39。s equivalent to two football fields.What does equivalent to mean? a) more than
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