As thE 21st CEntury BEgins, A numBEr oF lEADErs in politiCs, EDuCAtion, AnD othEr proFEssions BEliEvE thAt thE unitED stAtEs must ADopt somE nEw vAluEs to go Along thE olDEr trADitionAl onEs. whAt nEw vAluEs shoulDAmEriCAns ADopt this is A vEry DiFFiCult quEstion to AnswEr.CErtAinly, A grEAtEr vAluE shoulD BE plACED on thE ConsErvAtion oF nAturAl sourCEs;AmEriCAns shoulD lEArn to usE lEss AnD wAstE lEss.But ConsErvAtion hAs nEvEr BEEn A strong vAluE toAmEriCAns, who hAvE BEliEvED thAt thEir Country oFFErED An EnDlEss, ABunDAnt supply oF nAturAl rEsourCEs. rECEntly, progrEss hAs BEEn mADE--morE AnD morEAmEriCAns ArE rECyCling thEir pApEr, CAns, BottlEs, AnD othEr gooDs--But olD wAstEFul hABits DiE hAr
D、FurthErmorE, thEir nEED to protECt thE EnvironmEnt mAy ConFliCt with thE nEED For joB, As in thE northwEst, whErE ConsErvAtionists BAttlE lumBEr CompAniEs thAt wAnt to Cut Down AnCiEnt rEDwooD trEEs.
A、BEliEF in thE vAluE oF ConsErvAtion is still wEAk CompArED with othErAmEriCAn vAluEs; it CAn BEComE strongEr only AsAmEriCAns sEE thE nEED For it morE ClEArly. in ADDition,AmEriCAns mAy nEED to plACE A strongEr vAluE on CoopErAtion on A nAtionAl sCAlE to AChiEvE importAnt nAtionAl oBjECtivE. thEAmEriCAn iDEA oF thE nAtionAl gooD hAs nEvEr BEEn BAsED on nAtionAl CoopErAtion But rAthEr on thE FrEEDom oF thE inDiviDuAl, mAintAining thosE ConDitions thAt proviDE thE grEAtEst FrEEDom AnD prospErity For thE inDiviDuAl. it is FAr morE DiFFiCult ForAmEriCAns to ACCEpt shArED sACriFiCE For thE Common gooD AnD wEll-BEing oF thE EntirE Country. For ExAmplE, Although thE mAjority oFAmEriCAns BEliEvE thAt is ExtrEmEly importAnt to BAlAnCE thE nAtionAl BuDgEt AnD rEDuCE thE DEFiCit, thEy Do not wAnt to sEE Cuts in govErnmEnt progrAms thAt BEnEFit thEm pErsonAlly. thEAmEriCAn vAluE oF CompEtition Also hinDErs thE DEvElopmEnt oF A spirit oF nAtionAl CoopErAtion.CompEtition somEtimEs EnCourAgEs FEElings oF suspiCion rAthEr thAn thE mutuAl trust thAt is nECEssAry For suCCEssFul nAtionAlCoopErAtion.AlthoughAmEriCAns oFtEn CoopErAtE suCCEssFully on thE loCAl lEvEl--in nEighBorhooD groups AnD ChurChEs, For ExAmplE thEy BEComE suspiCious whEn thE nAtionAl govErnmEnt BEComEs involvE
D、 For ExAmplE, on thE nAtionAl lEvEl, thEy mAy sEE thEmsElvEs As pArt oF An intErEst group thAt is CompEting with othEr intErEst groups For govErnmEnt FunDs.
A、rEquEst By thE nAtionAl govErnmEnt For shArED sACriFiCE mAy BE sEEn As CoErCivE AnD DEstruCtivE rAthEr thAn voluntAry AnD ConstruCtivE. howEvEr, thE DEmAnDs oF thE 21st CEntury mAy CompElAmEriCAns to plACE A grEAtEr vAluE on nAtionAl CoopErAtion to solvE proBlEms thAt AFFECt thEm All, DirECtly or inDirECtly thE worD "gooD" in "thE nAtionAl gooD" in thE sEConD pArAgrAph proBABly mEAns ______.
A、virtuE
B、ContriBution
C．BEnEFit
D、propErty