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[考研类试卷]考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷118 Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points) 0 Authoritative new study sets out a grim vision of shortages and violence—but amid all the gloom, there is hope too. An effort on the scale of the Apollo mission that sent men to the moon is needed if humanity is to have a fighting chance of surviving the ravages of climate change. The stakes are high, as without sustainable growth, billions of people will be condemned to poverty and much of civilization will collapse. This is the stark warning from the biggest single report to look at the future of the planet—obtained by The Independent on Sunday ahead of its official publication next month. Backed by a diverse range of uleading/u organizations such as UNESCO, the World Bank, the US army and the Rockefeller Foundation, the 2009 State of the Future report runs to 6,700 pages and draws on contributions from 2,700 experts around the globe. Its findings are described by Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the UN, as providing invaluable insights into the future for the United Nations, its member states and civil society. The authors of the report, produced by the Millennium Project—a think-tank formerly part of the World Federation of the United Nations Associations—set out a number of emerging environmental security issues. The scope and scale of the future effects of climate change—ranging from changes in weather patterns to loss of livelihoods and disappearing states—has unprecedented implications for political and social stability. The effects of climate change are worsening—by 2025 there could be three million people without adequate water as the population rises still further. And massive urbanization, increased encroachment on animal territory, and concentrated livestock production could trigger new pandemics. Although government and business leaders are respon