2015考研英语阅读温室气体监测
<p> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Greenhouse">Greenhouse</span>-<span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="air">air</span></p><p> 温室气体监测 而非热空气</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="private">private</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="gases">gases</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="where">where</span></p><p> 一项新的私人倡议或许能够表明各种气体从何而来</p><p> <span word="IN">IN</span> 1955 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Keeling">Keeling</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="inthe">inthe</span> <span word="Californian">Californian</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="value">value</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="designing">designing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="theequipmentand">theequipmentand</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Highway">Highway</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sampling">sampling</span> <span word="siteat">siteat</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Sur">Sur</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span>-<span word="found">found</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span>-<span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="levelssoon">levelssoon</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="andAntarctica">andAntarctica</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scripps">Scripps</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oceanography">Oceanography</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Jolla">Jolla</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="therefor">therefor</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="devoting">devoting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="Ralph">Ralph</span>, <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="thecarbon">thecarbon</span>-<span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Scripps">Scripps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p> 1955年，一个名为<span word="David">David</span> <span word="Keeling">Keeling</span>的年轻人开始测量加利福尼亚空气中的二氧化碳含量。当时他的这一举动看起来没什么实际价值，但这个年轻人喜欢设计和制造设备乐此不疲的往返于太平洋海岸的高速公路和位于大苏尔的采样点间。新近对全球二氧化碳含量产生兴趣的科学家们得知他的所作所为后，给了他一份工作在夏威夷和南极洲拉霍亚的斯克利普斯海洋研究所设立监测站。他一直在那里工作了差不多50年，倾其一生于监测事业。他的儿子拉尔夫现在管理着斯克利普斯的二氧化碳项目。</p>
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