2018年职称英语《理工类》概括大意练习(2)2018职称英语考试时间.pdf

2018 年职称英语《理工类》概括大意练习（ 2 ）2018 职称英 语考试时间 1.Methane is a colorless,odorless gas ； it is also a potent greenhouse gas,and once released into the atmosphere,it absorbs heat radiating from Earth"s surface. That ’s why methane is a major contributor to the pla"s increasing temperature rise —or global warming. Molecule for molecule,methane ’s heat-trapping power in the atmosphere is 21 times stronger than carbon dioxide,the most abundant greenhouse gas. 2.With 13 billion cows belching almost constantly around the world （100 million in the U.S. alone ）,it"s no surprise that methane released by livestock is one of the chief global sources of the gas. Other prime methane sources ： petroleum,drilling,coal mining,solid-waste landfills and wetlands. 3.Greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide make up only a small part of Earth"s atmosphere,which is 78 percent nitrogen and nearly 21 percent oxygen. And without greenhouse gases to trap the sun’s heat and warm the pla,life was we know it couldn"t exist. But in the last 200 years,human activity that requires burning oil,natural gas,and coal for energy has magnified the greenhouse effect. 4.Atmospheric concentrations of methane have more than doubled in the last two centuries. Blame for this often focuses on big industries and gas-guzzling vehicles. But agriculture plays a major role,too. In the past 40 years alone,the global cattle population has doubled. 5.Cows munch mostly grasses and hay —yet they grow big and hefty. Why?Becauseof the rumen. The rumen holds 160 liters of food and billions of microbes. These microscopic bacteria and protozoa break down cellulose and fiber into digestible nutrients. A cow couldn"t live without its microbes. As the