2015考研英语阅读集中练AS the Waters Rise
<p> <span word="AS">AS</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Waters">Waters</span> <span word="Rise">Rise</span></p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="unconvinced">unconvinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drowning">drowning</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="deserts">deserts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="woe">woe</span>. <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="lamented">lamented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imperialism">imperialism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="decried">decried</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="govermnent">govermnent</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="impiety">impiety</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="emigres">emigres</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="deplored">deplored</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rulers">rulers</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="fervour">fervour</span>.</p><p> <span word="Inside">Inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="diffuse">diffuse</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>; <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="droughts">droughts</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pests">pests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>; <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="fretted">fretted</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span>. <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="mainstreaming">mainstreaming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> . <span word="Bolivia">Bolivia</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Evo">Evo</span> <span word="Morales">Morales</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="capitalism">capitalism</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>，<span word="A">A</span> <span word="sheikh">sheikh</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Emirates">Emirates</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="vigorous">vigorous</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="wreck">wreck</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="September">September</span> 27<span word="th">th</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foster">foster</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successor">successor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kyoto">Kyoto</span> <span word="protocol">protocol</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="expires">expires</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2012. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="deliberations">deliberations</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="differentiated">differentiated</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span>---<span word="jargon">jargon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gases">gases</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="act">act</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="affair">affair</span>, <span word="meanwhile">meanwhile</span>, <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="disseminating">disseminating</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="implicit">implicit</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="binding">binding</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>-<span word="productive">productive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>.</p>
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