考研英语阅读真题文章三十篇之十
<p> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="RECENT">RECENT</span> <span word="sketch">sketch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="Night">Night</span> <span word="Live">Live</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Gore">Gore</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>, <span word="intoned">intoned</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Gore">Gore</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="Glaciers">Glaciers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="melting">melting</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nerdy">Nerdy</span> <span word="environmentalism">environmentalism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Gore">Gore</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="forte">forte</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ridden">ridden</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hobby">hobby</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2000 <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Klein">Klein</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Politics">Politics</span> <span word="Lost">Lost</span> , <span word="if">if</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="consultants">consultants</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="muzzled">muzzled</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horrors">horrors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>, <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Inconvenient">Inconvenient</span> <span word="Truth">Truth</span> , <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p><p> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Gore">Gore</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="DC">DC</span>. <span word="Notably">Notably</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Gore">Gore</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="visionary">visionary</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> . <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Austin">Austin</span>-<span word="as">as</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="to">to</span> 34<span word="C">C</span>-<span word="that">that</span> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="terror">terror</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>.</p><p> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="care">care</span>? <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Gallup">Gallup</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> 67% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> , <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stump">stump</span>. <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Ritter">Ritter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span>, <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="but">but</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="midwestern">midwestern</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="soyabean">soyabean</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>.</p>
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