题目内容
Global emissions(排放) of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning jumped by the largest amount on record in 2010. Emissions rose 5.9 percent in 2010, according to an analysis released on Sunday by the Global Carbon Project.
Scientists said the increase was almost certainly the largest absolute jump in any year since the Industrial Revolution. The increase solidified a trend of everrising emissions that will make it difficult, if not impossible, to stop severe climate change in coming decades.
The burning of coal represented more than half of the growth in emissions, the analysis found. In the United States, emissions dropped by a remarkable 7 percent in the year of 2009, but rose by over 4 percent in 2010, the new analysis shows.
“Each year, emissions go up, and there's another year of negotiations, another year of indecision,” said Glen P. Peters, a researcher at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research. “There's no evidence that this path we've been following in the last 10 years is going to change.”
Scientists say the rapid growth of emissions is warming the Earth and putting human welfare at longterm risk. But their increasingly urgent pleas that society find a way to limit emissions have met sharp political resistance in many countries because doing so would involve higher energy costs.
The new figures show a continuation of a trend in which developing countries have surpassed(超过) the wealthy countries in their overall greenhouse emissions. In 2010, the burning of fossil fuels and the production of cement(水泥) sent more than nine billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere, the new analysis found, with 57 percent of that coming from developing countries.
On the surface, the figures of recent years suggest that wealthy countries have made headway in stabilizing their emissions. But Dr. Peters pointed out that, in a sense, the rich countries have simply exported some of them.
The fast rise in developing countries has been caused to a large extent by the growth of energyintensive manufacturing industries that make goods that rich countries import. “All that has changed is the location in which the emissions are being produced,” Dr. Peters said.
Many countries, as part of their response to the economic crisis, invested billions in programs designed to make their energy systems greener. While it is possible, the new numbers suggest they have had little effect so far.
36.Many governments in the world resist limiting emissions because ________.
A.it is not the best way to solve such problems
B.they don't realize the risks of carbon emissions
C.it would probably harm human welfare in the long run
D.they are unwilling to accept higher energy costs
37.According to Glen P. Peters, we can learn that ________.
A.the rapid growth of emissions contributes to potential risks for humans
B.rich countries actually take more responsibility for the growth of emissions
C.human beings will follow the same path of negotiations in the next 10 years
D.some countries negotiate together yearly whether to reduce the amounts of emissions
38.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.Emissions in the United States dropped by about 7 percent in 2010.
B.Developing countries will produce less emissions with economic development.
C.There is a long way to go for many countries to limit the fast growth of emissions.
D.Over 50 percent of the growth in emissions resulted from the burning of fossil fuels.
39.The text mainly talks about ________.
A.an analysis released by the Global Carbon Project
B.the record jump in carbon dioxide emissions
C.the possible climate change in future decades
D.the main harm of greenhouse gases
根据一项报道,二氧化碳的排放在2010年又有所增加,文章从发达国家以及发展中国家的角度分析了原因。
36.D 细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“…because doing so would involve higher energy costs.”可知。
37.B 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段最后一句“But Dr. Peters pointed out that, in a sense, the rich countries have simply exported some of them.”可知。
38.C 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知,限制污染排放遇到了很多困难,要想取得效果还有很长的路要走。
39.B 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知文章讨论的是二氧化碳排放增加的原因。
An increase in students applying to study economics (经济学) at university is being attributed to (归因于)the global economic crisis (危机) awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.
Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecture at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.
“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done. ” He added.
University applications rose 70% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in careers in the pubic sector(部门), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped (使…有能力) to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”
【小题1】Professor John Beath’s lectures are .
A.given in a traditional way |
B.connected with the present situation |
C.open to both students and their parents |
D.warmly received by economics |
A.greater stability | B.higher pay |
C.fewer applications | D.better reputation |
A.economics should be the focus of school teaching |
B.more students should be admitted to universities |
C.the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened. |
D.children should solve financial problems themselves |
A.wiser in money management |
B.have access to better equipment |
C.confident about their future careers |
D.get jobs in Child Trust Funds |
A.Universities have received more applications. |
B.Economics is attracting an increasing number of students |
C.college students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty |
D.parents are concerned with children’s subject selection. |