Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but regardless of whether it is or not, we won't do much about it, We will argue over it and may even, as a nation, make some fairly solemn-sounding commitments to avoid it, But the more dramatic and meaningful these commitments seem, the less likely they are to be observed.
An I Gore calls global warming an “inconvenient truth,” as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution. But the real truth is that we don't know enough to relieve global warming ,and without major technological breakthroughs, we can’t do much about it.
From 2003to 2050, the world’s population is projected to grow from 6.4 billon to 9.1 billion a 42% increase, If energy use per person and technology remain the same total energy use and greenhouse gas emissions(排放) (mainly, CO2)will be 42% higher in 2050. But that’s too low, because societies that grow richer use more energy, We need economic growth unless we condemn (使注定) the world’s poor to their present.
Poverty can freeze everyone else’s living standards. With modest growth, energy use and greenhouse emissions more than double by 2050, no government will adopt strict restrictions on economic growth and personal freedom(limits on electricity usage, driving and travel ) that might cut back global warming , Still , politicians want to show they’re “doing something “, Consider the Kyoto Protocol(京都議定書). It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didn’t But it hasn’t reduced CO2 emissions (up about 25% since 1990),and many signatories(簽字國)didn’t adopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008-2012 targets.
The practical conclusion is that if global warming is a potential disaster, the only solution is new technology, only an aggressive research and development program might find ways of breaking our dependence on fossil fuels or dealing with it.
The trouble with the global warming debate is that it has become a moral problem when it’s really an engineering one. The inconvenient truth is that if we don’t solve the engineering problem. We’re helpless.
71 What is said about global warming in the first paragraph?
A,It may not prove an environmental crisis at all.
B.It is an issue requiting world wide commitments.
C.Serious steps have been taken to avoid or stop it
D,Very little will be done to bring it under control.
72.Greenhouse emissions will more hall double by 2050 because of .
A economic growth
B wasteful use of energy
C the widening gap between the rich and poor
D the rapid advances of science and technology
73. The author believes that , since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol,
A politicians have started to do something to better the situation
B few nations have adopted real tough measures to limit energy use
C reductions in energy consumption have greatly cut back global warming
D international cooperation have greatly cut back global warming
74.What is the message the author intends to convey?
A Global warming is more of a moral issue than a practical one.
B The final solution to global warming lies in new technology
C The debate over global warming will lead to technological breakthroughs
D People have to give up contain material comforts to stop global warming
75According to the author’s understanding,what is AlGore’s view on global warming?
A It is a realty both people and politicians are unaware of
B It is a phenomenon that causes us many inconveniences
C It is a problem that can be solved once it is recognized.
D It is an area we actually have little knowledge about.
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When it comes to hard, noisy traveling, we’ve found that sometimes we’d rather read about it than actually go. Here are some bestsellers for armchair travelers.
The Station by Robert Byron. In 1928, the 22-year-old man made a journey to Mount Athos, resulting in one of the best travel books ever written, matched only by Byron’s own, much more famous The Road to Osciana.
In Darkest Africa by Henry Monton Stanley. It’s about his great efforts to save an unlucky German doctor Eduard Schnitzer, who had no desire to be rescued at all.
A Traveler’s Alphabet: Partial Memoirs by Sir Steven Runciman. A to Z and around the world. He provides priceless information of long-gone princesses, priests, and places.
South: A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage by Sir Ernest Shackleton. As the planet started the global war, Shackleton and his brave group of explorers made an unsuccessful but heroic journey to cross Antarctica from 1914 to 1917.
The Michelin Red Guide: France 2005 Reading through this final listing of all the nice hotels and wonderful restaurants in France is better than going there, listening to Chirac talk about the poisonous American culture, and spending the price of this book for a tiny cup of tea and a cookie the size of your thumb.
The Past Is a Foreign Country by David Lowenthal. This great book of an armchair exploration tells us what has happened in the past and shows the relationship between us and the past travelers.
This passage is written .
A. to warn readers against traveling
B. as an introduction to famous travelers
C to sell more books about travels
D. to tell people where to travel
The underlined phrase “armchair travelers” in the first paragraph refers to those who .
A. like to read about travels instead of travel themselves
B. find fun teaching others how to travel to other places
C. like to write about their strange traveling experiences
D. can only travel with special equipment for the disabled
which of the books has a very low price according to the passage?
A. A Traveler’s Alphabet: Partial Memoirs.
B. South: A Memoir to the Endurance Voyage.
C. The Michelin Red Guide: France 2005.
D. The Past Is a Foreign Country.
What can we learn from the passage?
A. Henry Monton Stanley, was saved by a German doctor in Africa.
B. In his book, Lowenthal focuses more on history than the present.
C. It took Shackleton and his men 3 years to cross Antarctica.
D. The Station is no more famous than The Road to Osciana.
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When it comes to hard, noisy traveling, we’ve found that sometimes we’d rather read about it than actually go. Here are some bestsellers for armchair travelers.
The Station by Robert Byron. In 1928, the 22-year-old man made a journey to Mount Athos, resulting in one of the best travel books ever written, matched only by Byron’s own, much more famous The Road to Osciana.
In Darkest Africa by Henry Monton Stanley. It’s about his great efforts to save an unlucky German doctor Eduard Schnitzer, who had no desire to be rescued at all.
A Traveler’s Alphabet: Partial Memoirs by Sir Steven Runciman. A to Z and around the world. He provides priceless information of long-gone princesses, priests, and places.
South: A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage by Sir Ernest Shackleton. As the planet started the global war, Shackleton and his brave group of explorers made an unsuccessful but heroic journey to cross Antarctica from 1914 to 1917.
The Michelin Red Guide: France 2005 Reading through this final listing of all the nice hotels and wonderful restaurants in France is better than going there, listening to Chirac talk about the poisonous American culture, and spending the price of this book for a tiny cup of tea and a cookie the size of your thumb.
The Past Is a Foreign Country by David Lowenthal. This great book of an armchair exploration tells us what has happened in the past and shows the relationship between us and the past travelers.
【小題1】This passage is written .
A. to warn readers against traveling
B. as an introduction to famous travelers
C to sell more books about travels
D. to tell people where to travel
【小題2】The underlined phrase “armchair travelers” in the first paragraph refers to those who .
A.like to read about travels instead of travel themselves |
B.find fun teaching others how to travel to other places |
C.like to write about their strange traveling experiences |
D.can only travel with special equipment for the disabled |
A.A Traveler’s Alphabet: Partial Memoirs. |
B.South: A Memoir to the Endurance Voyage. |
C.The Michelin Red Guide: France 2005. |
D.The Past Is a Foreign Country. |
A.Henry Monton Stanley, was saved by a German doctor in Africa. |
B.In his book, Lowenthal focuses more on history than the present. |
C.It took Shackleton and his men 3 years to cross Antarctica. |
D.The Station is no more famous than The Road to Osciana. |
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When it comes to hard, noisy traveling, we’ve found that sometimes we’d rather read about it than actually go. Here are some bestsellers for armchair travelers.
The Station by Robert Byron. In 1928, the 22-year-old man made a journey to Mount Athos, resulting in one of the best travel books ever written, matched only by Byron’s own, much more famous The Road to Osciana.
In Darkest Africa by Henry Monton Stanley. It’s about his great efforts to save an unlucky German doctor Eduard Schnitzer, who had no desire to be rescued at all.
A Traveler’s Alphabet: Partial Memoirs by Sir Steven Runciman. A to Z and around the world. He provides priceless information of long-gone princesses, priests, and places.
South: A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage by Sir Ernest Shackleton. As the planet started the global war, Shackleton and his brave group of explorers made an unsuccessful but heroic journey to cross Antarctica from 1914 to 1917.
The Michelin Red Guide: France 2005 Reading through this final listing of all the nice hotels and wonderful restaurants in France is better than going there, listening to Chirac talk about the poisonous American culture, and spending the price of this book for a tiny cup of tea and a cookie the size of your thumb.
The Past Is a Foreign Country by David Lowenthal. This great book of an armchair exploration tells us what has happened in the past and shows the relationship between us and the past travelers.
1.This passage is written .
A. to warn readers against traveling
B. as an introduction to famous travelers
C to sell more books about travels
D. to tell people where to travel
2.The underlined phrase “armchair travelers” in the first paragraph refers to those who .
A. like to read about travels instead of travel themselves
B. find fun teaching others how to travel to other places
C. like to write about their strange traveling experiences
D. can only travel with special equipment for the disabled
3. which of the books has a very low price according to the passage?
A. A Traveler’s Alphabet: Partial Memoirs.
B. South: A Memoir to the Endurance Voyage.
C. The Michelin Red Guide: France 2005.
D. The Past Is a Foreign Country.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Henry Monton Stanley, was saved by a German doctor in Africa.
B. In his book, Lowenthal focuses more on history than the present.
C. It took Shackleton and his men 3 years to cross Antarctica.
D. The Station is no more famous than The Road to Osciana.
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The Lies of George W. Bush
By David Corn
Imprint: Three Rivers Press
Trade Paperback: 368 pages
Pub Date: May 2004
Price: US $ 12.195
ISBN: 1400050677
All American presidents have lied, but George W. Bush has seriously abused the truth, this book tells us. It’s full of sharp accusations against the US president and his inner circle. David Corn, the Washington editor of “The Nation”, details the many times the Bush administration knowingly and intentionally misled the American public to advance its own interests and plan. These include: Unclear reports and presenting misleading arguments to gain public support for the war against Iraq. Misleading explanations, instead of telling the full truth, about the 9/11 attacks.
The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty
By Kitty Kelley
Imprint: Doubleday
Hardcover: 736 Pages
Pub Date: September 2004
Price: US $ 29.95
ISBN: 0385503245
They have got huge financial power and controlled world politics for more than half a century. They have been elected as governors, congressmen, senators and presidents. They have shaped America’s past and, with the country at war under the leadership of their No. 1 son, they are, shaping America’s future. As the Bush family has risen to power, they have been masters of their own public image. They act and operate under the protection of privacy their money and status has afforded them.
America’s Secret War
By George Friedman
Imprint: Doubleday
Hardcover: 368 pages
Pub Date: October 2004
Price: US $ 25.95
ISBN: 0385512457
Friedman tells the surprising truth behind America’s foreign policy and war in Afghanuistan and Iraq. In “America’s Secret War”, George Friedman identifies the Untied States’ most dangerous enemies. He also examines presidential strategies of the last quarter century, and reveals the real reasons behind the attack of 9/11 and the Bush administration’s reasons for the war in Iraq.
He describes in detail America’s secret and open efforts in the global war against terrorism.
1.Which of the two books are published by the same publisher?
A.America’s Secret War and The Nation.
B.The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty and The Lies of George W. Bush.
C.The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty and America’s Secret War.
D.America’s Secret War and The Lies of George W. Bush.
2.In the three books introduced above, the readers can learn .
A.how George W. Bush lied to the American people
B.how the Bush family came to power
C.the real truth behind the war on terrorism
D.the truth about Bush
3.In which book is Bush criticized by the author?
A.America’s Secret War.
B.The Lies of George W. Bush.
C.The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty.
D.The Nation.
4.If you are an official from the department of foreign affairs, which book will most interest you?
A.America’s Secret War.
B.The Lies of George W. Bush
C.The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty.
D.The Nation.
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