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    Coffee drink is widespread. When people argue about whether coffee is good for health, they're usually thinking of the health of the coffee drinker. Is it good for your heart? Does it increase blood pressure? Does it help you concentrate? However, coffee affects the health of the human population in other ways, too.

    Traditionally, coffee bushes were planted under the shade of taller trees. However, more and more farmers in Latin America are deforesting the land to grow full sun coffees. At first, this increases production because more coffee bushes can be planted if there aren't any trees. With increased production come increased profits.

    Unfortunately, deforesting for coffee production immediately decreases the local wildlife habitat, because native birds nest and hide from predators(捕食者)in the tall trees and migrating birds rest there.

    Furthermore, in the long term, the full-sun method also damages the ecosystem because more chemical fertilizers and pesticides(杀虫剂)are needed to grow the coffee. The fertilizers and pesticides kill insects that eat coffee plant, and then the birds eat the poisoned insects and also die. The chemicals kill or sicken other animals as well, and can even enter the water that people will eventually drink.

    Fortunately, farmers in Central and South America are beginning to grow more coffee bushes in the shade. We can support these farmers by buying coffee with such labels as "shade-grown" and "bird-friendly".

    Sure, these varieties might cost a little more. But we're paying for the health of the birds, the land, ourselves, and the planet. I think it's worth it.

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认识新常态,适应新常态,引领新常态,是当前和今后一个时期我国经济发展的大逻辑。

材料一:2011-2014年我国经济运行情况

项目

时间

GDP增速(%)

服务业增值占GDP比重(%)

能源消耗强度降幅(%)

消费对GDP贡献率(%)

科技进步贡献率

(%)

2011年

9.3

43.0

2.0

51.6

51.00

2012年

7.7

44.7

3.6

51.8

52.20

2013年

7.7

46.1

3.7

50

51.70

2014年

7.4

46.8

3.9

54.4

52.30

注:①2003—2011年,我国GDP年均增长10.7%左右 ②能源消耗强度一般指单位GDP能耗,2012年我国单位GDP能耗是美国的3.3倍,日本的7倍。③从世界看,近年来发达国家服务业增加值占比普遍超过70%。

材料二:近年来,浙江初步探索出以创业带动就业,以创业带动创新的新路子。开展全省创新创业大赛,形成全民创新的社会氛围,重点查处电子商务领域的侵犯知识产权行为,为创新创业保驾护航。建立了一整套长效化服务企业机制,省财政设立了3亿元科技型中小企业专项资金,大学生创办科技型中小企业可获得财政贴息贷款和税收优惠。鼓励80后、90后青年创客创业,发展服务专业化、运营市场化和资源开放化的“众创空间”。创客小镇、梦想小镇、互联网创业小镇、云计算产业小镇等创业社区纷纷涌现。在杭州来科技城“梦想小镇”,首批就有48家企业、800多名创业者入驻,未来将吸引大学生创业者1万名,创业项目2000个,基金(管理)及相关机构300家,金融支持总额超过3000亿元。

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