2016届高考英语一轮复习(外研版)考点规范训练：必修3 Module 4Sandstorms in Asia
<p> 考点规范练16(必修3 <span word="Module">Module</span> 4)</p><p> .阅读理解</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="The">The</span> <span word="Skeptical">Skeptical</span> <span word="Environmentalist">Environmentalist</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><p> <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="toe">toe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span>-<span word="warming">warming</span>-<span word="is">is</span>-<span word="happening">happening</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span>-<span word="all">all</span>-<span word="our">our</span>-<span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="climatologists">climatologists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meteorologists">meteorologists</span>(气象学家) <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="published">published</span>—<span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="disagreed">disagreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>,<span word="fanatics">fanatics</span>(狂热者)<span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>,<span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.<span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>,<span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.<span word="If">If</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="toe">toe</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span> <span word="badly">badly</span>,<span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.</p>
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