考研英语阅读真题文章三十篇十八
<p> <span word="Aircraft">Aircraft</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="sky">sky</span></p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fringes">fringes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>. <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="espoused">espoused</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="lobbyists">lobbyists</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="badgered">badgered</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anecdotal">anecdotal</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="change">change</span>: <span word="Britains">Britains</span> <span word="pro">pro</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="Tories">Tories</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="green">green</span>; <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Gore">Gore</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Companies">Companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="dirtiest">dirtiest</span> <span word="industries">industries</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="resists">resists</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="centred">centred</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="polluters">polluters</span>, <span word="smoggy">smoggy</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="decides">decides</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>. <span word="Talk">Talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="soured">soured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="Associations">Associations</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="vociferous">vociferous</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>.</p>
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