考研英语阅读真题文章三十篇之四
<p> <span word="Moment">Moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="truth">truth</span></p><p> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="McCarthy">McCarthy</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="outraged">outraged</span> <span word="emails">emails</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="McCarthy">McCarthy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="oceanographer">oceanographer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="marine">marine</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AP">AP</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> ... <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="projections">projections</span> <span word="aren">aren</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span>? <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="around">around</span>!</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hinge">hinge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bracketed">bracketed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> 2007 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> 54 <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Clean">Clean</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regulate">regulate</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="environmentalists">environmentalists</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="snatched">snatched</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sort">sort</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="precedent">precedent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regulating">regulating</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tightening">tightening</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</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="marshaling">marshaling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 1,000 <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="from">from</span> 74 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="awaited">awaited</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span>, <span word="adaptation">adaptation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vulnerability">vulnerability</span> .<span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="ecosystems">ecosystems</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="stressors">stressors</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="urbanization">urbanization</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="drought">drought</span>, <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="riverine">riverine</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extinction">extinction</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="species">species</span>. <span word="Depending">Depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="rises">rises</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperate">temperate</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tropics">tropics</span>.</p>
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