【广东省专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习精品课件人教版新课标选修6 Unit 4 Global warming一.pptVIP

Listen to part 2 again and fill in the blanks. LI BIN: But it’s not the _________ countries that put most of the carbon_______ into the air. The developed countries are really the ones to ______. Note: The USA is the largest energy user in the world and the largest producer of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. China comes second in both of these. China has been going through huge economic development, and has had as much growth in one decade as the industrial world experienced in nearly a century. However, it has been at a high cost to the environment. FOSSIL FUELS AND OTHER FORMS OF ENERGY (L = Li Bin K = Keeling) Li Bin, a university student, is interviewing Professor Keeling on the local student radio station about the use of fossil fuels and other sources of energy. Part 1 L: Professor Keeling, Ive read that we must stop using fossil fuels if we want to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. K: Yes, thats right, Li Bin. However it’s difficult. Our modern industrial societies depend on the energy we get from fossil fuels. Its a very cheap and concentrated form of energy. L: Is it true that about 90% of the worlds energy comes from fossil fuels? K: Yes, thats correct. And there is enough to last for centuries. L: Could we replace fossil fuels with clear sources of energy like sun or wind power? K: Im afraid not. We just can’t produce enough. You need huge areas of land to produce enough wind energy. The technology we have at present cannot provide enough sun energy. L: So what about nuclear power? That doesn’t produce carbon dioxide. K: True, but it’s very dangerous. Remember the accident at Chernobyl. People are still dying of the radiation that was produced by THAT disaster! Part 2 L: So what CAN we do? K: Well, there are three things. First we must find ways of using fossil fuels that won’t put carbon dioxide into the air. Second, we must produce products that are economical with