- 閱讀理解A
題干：Americansdon’tliketolosewars.Ofcourse,alotdependsonhowyoudefinejustwhatawaris.Thereareshootingwars-thekindthattestpatriotismandcourage-andthosearethekindatwhichtheU.S.excels.Butotherstrugglestestthosequalitiestoo.WhatelsewastheGreatDepressionorthespaceraceortheconstructionoftherailroads?IfAmericaindulgesinabitofflag-wavingwhenthejobisdone,theyearnedit.Nowthereisasimilarchallenge：globalwarming.Thesteadydeterioration(惡化）oftheveryclimateofthisveryplanetisbecomingawarofthefirstorder,andbyanymeasure,theU.S.islosing.Indeed,ifAmericaisfightingatall,it’sfightingonthewrongside.TheU.S.producesnearlyaquarteroftheworld’sgreenhousegaseseachyearandhasstubbornlymadeitclearthatitdoesn’tintendtodoawholelotaboutit.Although174nationsapprovedtheadmittedlyflawedKyotoaccordstoreducecarbonlevels,theU.S.walkedawayfromthem.Therearevaguepromisesofmanufacturingfuelfromherbsorpoweringcarswithhydrogen.Butforacountrythattightlycitespatriotismasoneofitscorevalues,theU.S.istakingapassonwhatmightbethemostpatrioticstruggleofall.It’shardtoimagineabiggerfightthanoneforthesurvivalofacountry’scoastsandfarms，thehealthofitspeopleandstabilityofitseconomy.Therubis，ifthevastmajorityofpeopleincreasinglyagreethatclimatechangeisaglobalemergency,there’sfarlessagreementonhowtofixit.Industryoffersitsplans，whichtoooftenwouldfixlittle.Environmentalistsoffertheirs,whichtoooftenamounttonativewishliststhatcouldweakenAmerican'sgrowth.Butlet’sassumethatthoseinterestedpartiesandotherswillalwaysbeatthetableandwillalwaysdemandthattheirvoicesbeheardandthattheirneedsbeaddressed.Whatwouldanaggressive,ambitious,effectiveplanlooklike-onethatwouldleavetheU.S.bothenvironmentallysafeandeconomicallysound?Haltingclimatechangewillbefarharder.Oneofthemoreconservativeplansforaddressingtheproblemcallsforareductionof25billiontonsofcarbonemissionsoverthenext52year.Andyetbydevisingaconsistentstrategythatmixesandblendspragmatism(實用主義)withambition,theU.S.can,withoutmajordamagetotheeconomy，helphalttheworsteffectsofclimatechangeandensurethesurvivalofitswayoflifeforfuturegenerations.Moneywilldosomeofthework，butwhat’sneededmostiswill.“I'mnotsayingthechallengeisn'talmostoverwhelming,”saysFredKrupp.“ButthisisAmerica,andAmericahasrisentothesechallengesbefore.”
題目：The paragraphs immediately following this passage would most probably deal with_____· - A 、the new book written by Fred Krupp
- B 、how America can fight against global warming
- C 、the harmful effects of global warming
- D 、how America can tide over economic crisis
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參考答案【正確答案：B】
推理題。本文圍繞美國對待全球氣候變暖問題的態(tài)度和政策展開論述。文章第二段論述了美國對待全球氣候變暖問題的消極態(tài)度和“不作為”方式；第三段分析了美國采取這種消極方式的根本原因;最后一段指出，美國有能力平衡經(jīng)濟與環(huán)境之間的關(guān)系，為抑制全球變暖盡義務(wù)。根據(jù)邏輯順序，文章接下來的段落應(yīng)該論述美國該如何和氣候變暖作斗爭。因此, B選項為正確答案。
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