2014年职称英语理工类阅读理解练习(6)
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Sunshade">Sunshade</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Planet">Planet</span></p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="will">will</span>1 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>，<span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="leaye">leaye</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span>.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>，<span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.</p><p> <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>，<span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>2，<span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="tricks">tricks</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sleeves">sleeves</span>3.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="resisted">resisted</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inviting">inviting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="complacency">complacency</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="thwart">thwart</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.<span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="now">now</span>，<span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="geoengineering">geoengineering</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="counteract">counteract</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="methadone">methadone</span>4, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Schneider">Schneider</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heroin">heroin</span> <span word="addict">addict</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hospitalization">hospitalization</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="rehab">rehab</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span>，<span word="methadone">methadone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="heroin">heroin</span>.</p><p> <span word="Basically">Basically</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="sunscreen">sunscreen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>.<span word="One">One</span> <span word="astronomer">astronomer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>;<span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="trillions">trillions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feather">feather</span>-<span word="light">light</span> <span word="discs">discs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span>，<span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suns">suns</span> <span word="rays">rays</span>.<span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deflect">deflect</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earths">Earths</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="counteract">counteract</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>.<span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="blocking">blocking</span> <span word="just">just</span> 1.8 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suns">suns</span> <span word="rays">rays</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doubling">doubling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gases">gases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span>，<span word="because">because</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doubling">doubling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="century">century</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p>
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