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請依下文回答第 36 題至第 40 題       Fuel poverty occurs when a household is unable to afford the most basic amount of energy foradequate heating, cooking, lighting, and use of appliances in the home. According to European UniversityInstitute, in 2011, 9.8% of households in the EU27 countries and 15.8% of households in the 12 newmember states could not afford to heat their homes adequately. Thus, fuel poverty is an increasingly seriousproblem across Europe and requires the intervention of policymakers.       In particular, corrective measures have been implemented which aim to help fuel-poor householdspay their energy bills, and preventive policies have also been introduced, which focus more on improvingresidential energy efficiency. Debates about the effectiveness of these measures have ensued for severalreasons; mainly because energy retrofit renovations have often been undertaken by wealthier households.Thus, despite these measures, given the expected increase in the cost of energy, some could find it difficultor even impossible to satisfy their energy needs. As a prerequisite to discussions about the effectivenessof different measures to fight fuel poverty, debates have often focused on the need to reliably identify fuel-poor households and create a detailed profile of such households. In fact, the multidimensionality of fuelpoverty makes it difficult to achieve this.       Fuel poverty has traditionally been treated as a monetary poverty problem. At European Union level,there is no common definition or standardized indicator for assessing fuel poverty. While there is a largebody of literature on measuring poverty, consensus has not yet been reached on the related methodologicaland conceptual issues. However, households affected by fuel poverty are not always the same as thoseaffected by monetary problems, even if the two phenomena are inextricably linked.       In this context, we suggest that a more careful and systematic understanding can be developedthrough a multidimensional approach to the relationship between monetary poverty, residential energyefficiency of buildings, and heating restrictions. Our objective in this paper is not to challenge existingmeasures of fuel poverty, but provide new ways to better identify those who suffer the most from fuelpoverty in order to optimize policy. We argue this is needed to better identify the connection betweenenergy use and well-being and therefore deepen understanding of energy poverty.
【題組】36 Which of the following is the best title of the paper in which the passage above appears?
(A) Overthrowing the Myth of Fuel Poverty in Europe.
(B) Toward a Monetary Understanding of Fuel Poverty.
(C) The Debate on Fuel Poverty in the European Union.
(D) A Multidimensional Approach to Measuring Fuel Poverty.

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答案:D
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【用戶】Jamie

【年級】高三下

【評論內容】關鍵句:第4段 In this context, we suggest that a more careful and systematic understanding can be developed through a multidimensional approach to the relationship between monetary poverty, residential energy efficiency of buildings, and heating restrictions.在此背景下,我們建議透過多方面的方法對貨幣貧窮、住宅建築能源效率和暖氣限制之間的關係進行更仔細和系統性的理解。context背景multidimensional多方面選(D) A Multidimensional Approach to Measuring Fuel Poverty.

【用戶】Jamie

【年級】高三下

【評論內容】關鍵句:第4段 In this context, we suggest that a more careful and systematic understanding can be developed through a multidimensional approach to the relationship between monetary poverty, residential energy efficiency of buildings, and heating restrictions.在此背景下,我們建議透過多方面的方法對貨幣貧窮、住宅建築能源效率和暖氣限制之間的關係進行更仔細和系統性的理解。context背景multidimensional多方面選(D) A Multidimensional Approach to Measuring Fuel Poverty.