2015考研英语阅读理解精选20篇(第十五篇)
<p> 阅读理解是重头戏，所占比例较大，考生在复习提高的过程中需要多付出精力。可是对于阅读理解来说，要提高并不是一蹴而就的事情，阅读能力需要日积月累，才能够提高速度和做题的技巧效率。为此，小编为广大考生奉上20篇阅读理解，希望大家通过积累来最终提升综合阅读能力。 气候变化--终于传来了好消息 <span word="CLIMATE">CLIMATE</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="famously">famously</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="sensitivity">sensitivity</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doubling">doubling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmospheric">atmospheric</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Intergovernmental">Intergovernmental</span> <span word="Panel">Panel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="Change">Change</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="summary">summary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>, <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007, <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doubling">doubling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CO">CO</span>2 <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 3<span word="C">C</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="probability">probability</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> 10<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="beckons">beckons</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="Science">Science</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Andreas">Andreas</span> <span word="Schmittner">Schmittner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Schmittners">Schmittners</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="feared">feared</span>. <span word="Existing">Existing</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="sensitivity">sensitivity</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 1850. <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Schmittner">Schmittner</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="between">between</span> 19,000 <span word="and">and</span> 23,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climates">climates</span> <span word="sensitivity">sensitivity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span>. <span word="Previous">Previous</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="compiled">compiled</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="credible">credible</span> <span word="stab">stab</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="recreating">recreating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rarest">rarest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="sciencea">sciencea</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="sensitivity">sensitivity</span> <span word="is">is</span> 2.3<span word="C">C</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 66% <span word="probability">probability</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1.7 <span word="and">and</span> 2.6<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="importantly">importantly</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="sensitivity">sensitivity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 3.2<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SUV">SUV</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebratory">celebratory</span> <span word="spin">spin</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="such">such</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="flaws">flaws</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="middling">middling</span> <span word="sophistication">sophistication</span>, <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Schmittner">Schmittner</span> <span word="admits">admits</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="results">results</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="studys">studys</span> <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="type">type</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="blank">blank</span> <span word="areasnotably">areasnotably</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sceptics">sceptics</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="construct">construct</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="science">science</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span>-<span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="model">model</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="sceptics">sceptics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="sceptical">sceptical</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span>.</p>
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