Forthe1992WinterGamesFrenchorganizersconstructedanewmotorwayparkinglotsandrunsforskiingintheAlps.Environmentalistsscreamed“Disaster!”.ThuswarnedtheNorwegianshaveadopted"green"adviceandavoidedgreatblotsonthelandscape.Thespeed-skatingrinkwasbuilttolooklikeanoverturnedshipandplacedsoasnottodisturbabirdsanctuary(庇护所).Dugintoamountainsidethehockeyarenaiswellconcealedandenergyefficient.Thebobsled(大雪橇)runisbuiltoutofwoodnotmetalandhiddenamongtrees.NowonderthepresidentoftheInternationalOlympicCommitteehascalledthesethefast"GreenGames".
Lillehammer'sopeningceremoniesfeaturedagiantOlympicTorchburningbiogas(沼气)producedbyrottingvegetation.Duringconstructionbuilderswerethreatenedwith$7500finesforfellingtreesunnecessarily.Raretreeswerecarefullytransplantedfromhillsides.Foodisbeingservedonpotato-basedplatesthatwillbefedinturntopigs.Smokinghasbeenbannedoutdoorsaswellasinwithenforcementbypoliterequests.
EnvironmentalistshavedeclaredpartialvictorythoughCoca-Cola'splantodecoratethetownwithbannershasbeenscaledbacktherearestilltoomanybillboardsforstrictgreentastes.PerhapsbutaftertheGamesathletehousingwillbeconvertedintovacationhomesorshippedtothenorthlandsforstudentdormitories.Bulletswillbeplucked(拔掉)frombiathlontargetsandrecycledtokeeptheleadfrompoisoninggroundwater.Andthesetrickswon'tbeforgotten.EmbarrassedbyenvironmentalproteststheI.O.C. claimsthatgreenawarenessisnowentrenched--alongwithsportandculture--asapermanentdimensionoftheOlympicCharter.
IndeedSydneywassuccessfulinbecominghostforthe2000SummerGamesinpartonthestrengthofitsendorsementfromGreenpeace.Aspiringhostcitiesarepickingupthecode.SaltLakeCitybiddingforthe2002GamesmaychoosetousethebobsledrunthatCalgarybuiltforthe'88Games.AfterthatwhocoulddenythatrecyclingisanOlympicmovement?
56.WhichofthefollowingcountrieshasNOTpaidenoughattentiontothe"green"issues?
A.Norway. B.France. C.America. D.Australia.
57.Inwhichareadidtheenv