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【题目】After two weeks of talks in Paris, 195 countries reached a global agreement on Dec. 12, 2015 to deal with the climate change. It’s the first time in history that most of the world’s countries, rich or poor, promised to take action on the climate change.

The agreement sets the long-term goal of limiting the global temperature to less than 2℃ above the levels in the 1800s. If the warming gets above 2℃, there will be serious problems on the Earth like natural disasters.

The agreement also asks countries to make voluntary promises based on each country’s economy, politics and technology. For developed countries, they will do even more. They have a plan to offer over $100 billion to help poorer countries develop clean energy like water and wind power.

There are also some legally binding rules. Countries need to set national goals for cutting green-house gas（GHG）emissions every five years. And they will publicly report their progress every five years starting in 2023.

However, the Paris Agreement alone won’t solve global warming. The future also depends on how well each country will carry out their promises.

【1】What’s the long-term goal of the Paris Agreement?

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【2】Should the US undertake more responsibilities in solving the problem of global warming? Why?

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【3】What percent of GHG emissions did industry and buildings cause?

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【4】Which factor influences GHG emissions mostly?

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【5】How do you like the Paris Agreement? What will you do to protect the environment?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】It is to limit the global temperature to less than 2℃ above the levels in the 1800s.

【2】Yes， it/the US should (undertake more responsibilities). Because it is a developed country.

【3】26%. /Twenty-six percent.

【4】Electricity & Heat.

【5】I think the Paris Agreement is quite useful and necessary, which will help us to reduce GHG emissions. For me, I will go to school by bus rather than by car. Besides， I will try to avoid using plastic goods and to recycle waste paper to reduce rubbish

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了巴黎气候变化大会的目标，及各国对于减少温室气体排放的实施办法，并附图说明造成温室气体的来源及其所占比例。

【1】It is to limit the global temperature to less than 2℃ above the levels in the 1800s.细节理解题。题干意为：巴黎气候变化大会的长期目标是什么？根据文中第二段第一句“The agreement sets the long-term goal of limiting the global temperature…”可知答案。

【2】Yes，it/the US should (undertake more responsibilities). Because it is a developed country.推理判断题。题干意为：美国应该在解决全球变暖问题上承担更多的责任吗？为什么？根据文中第三段前两句The agreement also asks countries to make voluntary promises…they will do even more.可推知作为发达国家的美国应该承担更多的责任。

【3】26%. /Twenty-six percent.图标计算题。题干意为：由工业和建筑物造成的温室气体排放量所占的的比例是多少？根据图表中数据可知，由建筑物排放的温室气体占10%，由工业排放的温室气体占16%，故由工业和建筑物造成的温室气体所占的比例为16%+10%=26%。

【4】Electricity & Heat.图表理解题。题干意为：哪个因为对温室气体排放的影响最大？根据图表可知，电力和热力对温室气体排放量的影响最大，占25%，故可知答案。

【5】I think the Paris Agreement is quite useful and necessary, which will help us to reduce GHG emissions. For me, I will go to school by bus rather than by car. Besides， I will try to avoid using plastic goods and to recycle waste paper to reduce rubbish.开放性试题。题干意为：你怎么看待巴黎气候大会？你可以为保护环境做些什么？本题为开放性试题，言之有理且无表达错误即可。