2013职称英语Global Warming.doc

Global Warming Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the worlds climate. Many scientists (1) put the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase(2) in the worlds temperatures and are convinced that， more than (3) ever before， the Earth is at (4) risk from the forces of the wind， rain and sun. (5) According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, (6) such as hurricanes and droughts, even more (7) severe and causing sea levels all around the world to (8) rise . 　　Environmental groups are putting (9) on governments to take action to reduce the (10) amount of carbon dioxide which is given (11) off by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in (12) favour of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (13) stations . Some scientists, (14) however believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait (15)several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is here to stay. climate /klaimit/ n. 气候,风气 hurricane n. 飓风,暴风- drought n. 干旱,旱灾 carbon dioxide n. 二氧化碳 solar 太阳的 n. atmosphere 大气 put the blame for ... 把……归咎于…… in favour of more money being spent on ... :……赞成把钱花在…… at risk ，表达“濒临危险，处境危险”。 in favour of ... ，表示“支持……，赞成……”，发电站，为固定词组 power station。reality [ri?l?ti, ri:-] n. 现实；实际；真实 convinced [k?nvinst] adj. 确信的；深信的 v. 使确信（convince的过去分词）；说服 count [ka?nt] 美[ka?nt] vt. 计算；认为vi. 计数；有价值 n. 计数；计算；伯爵 练习: 　　l. A) give B) put C) take D) have 　　2. A) in B) at C) by D) to 　　3. A) yet B) never C) once D) ever 　　4. A) threat B) danger C) risk D) harm 　　5. A) Concerning B) Regarding C) Depending D) According 　　6. A) such B) just C) even D) well 　　7. A) strict B) severe C) strong D) heavy 　　8. A) raise B) arise C) rise D) lift 　　9. A) force B) pressure C) persuasion D) encouragement 　　10.A) amoun