（重庆大学版）2016届高考英语一轮复习：考点规范练16
<p> 考点规范练16(选修6 <span word="ThemeA">ThemeA</span>)</p><p> 考点规范练第32页 </p><p> .阅读理解1.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span>n important scientific report announced“irrefutable(不能反驳的)proof”that climate change is happening and it’s all our fault.How long has it been before people are against the global warming idea?But here’s a funny thing.Last year there was a very bad hurricane season in the Caribbean when,among other disasters,New Orleans was all but wiped off the map.We were wisely informed by the experts at the time that this was owing to global warming.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beard">beard</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span>,“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="frequency">frequency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.”</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="mild">mild</span>.<span word="Why">Why</span>?<span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Bjorn">Bjorn</span> <span word="Lomborg">Lomborg</span>,<span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist">TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist</span>,<span word="writes">writes</span>,“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>,<span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.”<span word="He">He</span> <span word="adds">adds</span>,“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="slice">slice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="world">world</span>”.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="this">this</span>,<span word="Lomborg">Lomborg</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>.</p>
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