六级阅读填空习题 Passage 5
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    Climate talks between the world's top 20 polluters have ended with an unusual level of agreement on the urgent need to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.

    But delegates at the Mexico talks also stressed the massive gap between the politics and science of climate change. Several said they had never known such a positive atmosphere. Nobody doubted the reality of climate science anymore.

    The U.K. claimed the talks a success, saying they brought together ministers from developed and developing nations. Politicians from China, India, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Indonesia and other growing nations sat alongside G8 members to hear presentations on climate science, economics, technology, business and policy.

    Business leaders from the World Economic Forum in Davos expressed a need for strong targets from governments on greenhouse gases. There was a clear message from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and British government-backed economist Sir Nicholas Stern that it was better and cheaper to cut greenhouse gas emissions now than to wait for the climate to change then try to adapt.

    The IEA said much could be achieved with existing technology, although far greater investment was needed. The World Bank outlined its framework for investment in clean technology to help developing countries expand energy supplies without having to follow the dirty path of the West.

    But bank representatives made it clear that there was no sign of the $20bn. (£10.1bn.) investment programme heralded by the U.K. Chancellor Gordon Brown. The U.S., which was present at the talks, was objecting to parts of the proposal. The Under-Secretary of State for Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky, told the BBC that the U.S. was now acting urgently to tackle greenhouse gases—then later admitted that the country's emissions would continue to rise.

    Another U.S. delegate agreed that the world would face inevitable sea-level rise because of climate change. But when informally asked if the U.S. opposition to mandatory(强制的)CO2 cuts had changed in any way in response to a surge in concern over recent science of climate change, the delegate economically replied “no”.

    There have been rumours in the U.S. media that the Department of Energy has been in talks with business about mandatory CO2 caps. But a source here in Monterrey said the White House Council on Environmental Quality (a hard-line group of advisers with close links to the U.S. oil industry) has ruled that out. The U.S. is by no means the only sticking point in climate talks, however.

    1. What is the topic of the climate talks between the world's top 20 polluters?

    2. In addition to G8 members, delegates from other developed and developing nations also attended the talks to _____ on climate science, economics, etc.

    3. According to the passage, IEA and Sir Nicholas Stern suggested it was better to _____ now than to wait for the climate to change.

    4. By saying “follow the dirty path of the West”(Line 4, Para. 5), the World Bank held the opinion that western countries _____.

    5. According to the message from Monterrey, what is the decision of White House Council on Environmental Quality on mandatory CO2 caps?

    答案解析

    文章精要:

    文章陈述了各国首脑会议中谈论的解决温室效应的问题,与会者提出应尽快解决温室气体排放带来的环境问题。文章最后陈述了美国对此举措的态度。

    答案解析:

    1. The (urgent) need to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.

    细节题。文章第一段提到Climate talks...of agreement on the urgent need to tackle greenhouse gas emissions,即气候会谈就解决温室气体排放问题的迫切性达成一致。

    2. hear presentations

    细节题。文章第三段提到Politicians from China...sat alongside G8 members to hear presentations on climate science, economics...,即来自中国等发展中国家的政治代表和八国成员一起,听取关于气候科学和经济等的报告。

    3. cut greenhouse gas emissions

    细节题。文章第四段提到it was better and cheaper to cut greenhouse gas emissions now than to wait for the climate to change then try to adapt,即与等待气候变化后再努力适应相比,现在就开始减少温室气体排放更好,代价更小。

    4. used to expand energy supplies by polluting the environment

    推断题。文章第五段提到The World Bank...help developing countries expand energy supplies without having to follow the dirty path of the West,即世界银行规划出清洁能源的投资框架,以帮助发展中国家扩大能源供应,且不用走西方国家走过的脏路。由此可推断,世界银行认为西方国家以前的能源开发是以污染环境为代价的。

    5. It has ruled out / cancelled the mandatory CO2 caps.

    细节题。文章最后一段提到the White House Council on Environmental Quality...has ruled that out,即白宫环境质量委员会已经将强制法规取消了。mandatory caps指“强制限制政策”,rule out指“排除,取消”。

    考点归纳

    ● rule out意为“排除,取消”,如:The snowstorm ruled out their weekly meeting. 暴风雪使他们一周一次的会议无法举行。

    ● rule over意为“统治,支配”,如:You should rule over him. 你应该制服他。

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