2015考研英语阅读理解强化练习及解析4
<p> 2015理解强化练习及解析（4） <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="rememberall">rememberall</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="thedoubters">thedoubters</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inconclusive">inconclusive</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scienceuncertain">scienceuncertain</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="antismoking">antismoking</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="andthe">andthe</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>? <span word="Lots">Lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="thatnonsense">thatnonsense</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="graves">graves</span>。 <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="upsetting">upsetting</span> <span word="parallels">parallels</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="waveafter">waveafter</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="awaken">awaken</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>. <span word="Thelatest">Thelatest</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>, <span word="enlisted">enlisted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WhiteHouse">WhiteHouse</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earths">Earths</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="largelyman">largelyman</span>-<span word="made">made</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span>, <span word="Bruce">Bruce</span> <span word="Alberts">Alberts</span>, <span word="added">added</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="inthe">inthe</span> <span word="preface">preface</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="panels">panels</span> <span word="report">report</span>: <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="doesprovide">doesprovide</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="thatour">thatour</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="judgments">judgments</span> <span word="thatscience">thatscience</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>。 <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>, <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="insistingthat">insistingthat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="incomplete">incomplete</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="OK">OK</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keeppouring">keeppouring</span> <span word="fumes">fumes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="game">game</span>: <span word="bythe">bythe</span> <span word="time">time</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risksobvious">risksobvious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prudent">prudent</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="now">now</span>。 <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="obviousthat">obviousthat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="advisers">advisers</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="theycontinue">theycontinue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="researcha">researcha</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paralysis">paralysis</span> <span word="byanalysis">byanalysis</span>。 <span word="To">To</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="stewards">stewards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="pressforward">pressforward</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="atmospheric">atmospheric</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oceanic">oceanic</span> <span word="research">research</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="isinadequate">isinadequate</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="thelegislative">thelegislative</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span>, <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="fashioning">fashioning</span> <span word="conservationmeasures">conservationmeasures</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Byrd">Byrd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="whichwould">whichwould</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="incentives">incentives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="start">start</span>.<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="tomeet">tomeet</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="iscrucial">iscrucial</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="environmentally">environmentally</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>。 26. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correlation">correlation</span> <span word="betweensmoking">betweensmoking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span>。 [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="wasinsignificant">wasinsignificant</span>。 [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>。 [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="antismoking">antismoking</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span>。 27. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bruce">Bruce</span> <span word="Alberts">Alberts</span>, <span word="science">science</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protector">protector</span>。 [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="a">a</span> <span word="judge">judge</span>。 [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critic">critic</span>。 [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guide">guide</span>。 28. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="paralysis">paralysis</span> <span word="byanalysis">byanalysis</span> ? [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="Endless">Endless</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="action">action</span>。 [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="Careful">Careful</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="reveals">reveals</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>。 [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="Prudent">Prudent</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="hinders">hinders</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>。 [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="Extensive">Extensive</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>-<span word="making">making</span>。 29. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="doabout">doabout</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>? [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="Offer">Offer</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>。 [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="Raise">Raise</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span>。 [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="research">research</span>。 [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>。 30. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="associates">associates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ofsmoking">ofsmoking</span> <span word="because">because</span> [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="they">they</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span>。 [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="applicable">applicable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span>。 [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="aggravates">aggravates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span>。 [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>。</p>
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