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AReviewof“OldReading”

Americansdon'tliketolosewars.Ofcourse,alotdependsonhowyoudefinejustwhatawaris.Thereareshootingwars---thekindthattestpatriotismandcourage---andthosearethekindatwhichtheU.Sexcels.Butotherstrugglestestthosequalitiestoo.WhatelsewastheGreatDepressionorthespaceraceortheconstructionoftherailroads?

IfAmericanindulgeinabitofflag—wavingwhenthejobisdone,theyearnedit.

Nowthereisasimilarchallenge:

globalwarming.Thesteadydeterioration（恶化）oftheveryclimateofthisveryplanetisbecomingawarofthefirstorder,andbyanymeasure,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（实用主义）withambition,theU.S.can,withoutmajordamagetotheeconomy,helphalttheworsteffectsofclimatechangeandensurethesurvivalofitswayoflifeforfuturegenerations.Moneywilldosomeofthework,butwhat'sneededmostiswill."I'mnotsayingthechallengeisn'talmostoverwhelming,"saysFredKrupp."ButthisisAmerica,andAmericahasrisentothesechallengesbefore."（450words）

56.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

   A.Humanwars.

   B.Economiccrisis.

   C.America'senvironmentalpolicies.

   D.Globalenvironmentingeneral.

57.Fromthelastsentenceofparagraph2wemaylearnthatthesurvivalofacountry'scoastsandfarms,thehealthofitspeopleandthestabilityofitseconomyis__________.

   A.ofutmostimportance

   B.afightnoonecanwin

  C.beyondpeople'simagination

  D.alesssignificantissue

58.Judgingfromthecontext,theword"rub"（Line1,Para.3）probablymeans_______.

  A.friction

  B.contradiction

  C.conflict

  D.problem

59.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardAmerica'spoliciesonglobalwarming?

  A.Critical

  B.Indifferent

  C.Supportive

  D.Compromising

60.Theparagraphsimmediatelyfollowingthispassagewouldmostprobablydealwith___________.

  A.thenewbookwrittenbyFredKrupp

  B.howAmericacanfightagainstglobalwarming

  C.theharmfuleffectsofglobalwarming

  D.howAmericacantideovereconomiccrisis

Appendix:

HowtoWintheWaronGlobalWarming

ByBRYANWALSH（TIME:

Oct.23,2009）

Americansdon'tliketolosewars—whichmakessense,sincewehavesolittlepracticewithit.Ofcourse,alotdependsonhowyoudefinejustwhatawaris.Thereareshootingwars—thekindthattestourmettleandourpatriotismandourresourcefulnessandourcourage—andthosearethekindatwhichweexcel.Butotherstrugglestestthosequalitiestoo.WhatelsewastheGreatDepressionorthespaceraceortheconstructionoftherailroadsortheeradicationofpoliobutamassive,oftenfrighteningchallengethatwedecidedasacultureweoughttoriseupandface?

Ifweindulgeinabitofchest-thumpingandflag-wavingwhenthejobisdone,well,weearnedit.

Wearenowfacedwithasimilarlymomentouschallenge:

globalwarming.Thesteadydeteriorationoftheveryclimateofourveryplanetisbecomingawarofthefirstorder,andbyanymeasure,theU.S.islosing.Indeed,ifwe'refightingatall—andbymostaccounts,we'renot—we'refightingonthewrongside.TheU.S.producesnearlyaquarteroftheworld'sgreenhousegaseseachyearandhasstubbornlymadeitclearthatitdoesn'tintendtodoawholelotaboutit.Although174nationsratifiedtheadmittedlyflawedKyotoaccordstoreducecarbonlevels,theU.S.walkedawayfromthem.WhileevendevelopingChinahasboosteditsmileagestandardsto35m.p.g.,theU.S.remainsthelandoftheHummer.Oh,therearevaguepromisesofmanufacturingfuelfromswitchgrassorpoweringcarswithhydrogen—someday.Butforacountrythatrightlycitespatriotismasoneofitscorevalues,we'retakingapassonwhatmightbethemostpatrioticstruggleofall.It'shardtoimagineabiggerfightthanoneforthesurvivalofthecountry'scoastsandfarms,thehealthofitspeopleandthestabilityofitseconomy—andforthoseoftheworldatlargeaswell.

Therubis,ifthevastmajorityofpeopleincreasinglyagreethatclimatechangeisaglobalemergency,there'sfarlessconsensusonhowtofixit.Industryoffersitsplans,whichtoooftenwouldfixlittle.Environmentalistsoffertheirs,whichtoooftenamounttonaivewishliststhatcouldcrippleAmerica'sgrowth.Butlet'sassumethatthoseinterestedpartiesandotherswillalwaysbeatthetableandwillalways—sensibly—demandthattheirvoicesbeheardandthattheirneedsbeaddressed.Whatwouldanaggressive,ambitious,effectiveplanlooklike—onethatwouldleaveusbothenvironmentallysafeandeconomicallysound?

ForgetprecedentsliketheManhattanProject,whichdevelopedtheatombomb,ortheApolloprogramthatputmenonthemoon—single-focusprogramsboth,howeverhardtheyweretopulloff.ThinkinsteadoftheovernightconversionoftheWorldWarII-eraindustrialsectorintoavastmachinecapableofchurningout60,000tanksand300,000planes,aneffortthatnotonlydidn'tbankruptthenationbutinsteadmadeitrichandpowerfulbeyonditsimaginingand—oh,yes—wonthewarintheprocess.

Haltingclimatechangewillbefarharderthaneventhat.Oneofthemoreconservativeplansforaddressingtheproblem,byRobertSocolowandStephenPacalaofPrincetonUniversity,callsforareductionof25billiontonsofcarbonemissionsoverthenext50years—theequivalentoferasingnearlyfouryearsofglobalemissionsattoday'srates.Andyetbydevisingacoherentstrategythatmixesshort-termsolutionswithfarsightedgoals,combinesgovernmentactivismwithprivate-sectorenterpriseandblendspragmatismwithambition,theU.S.can,withoutmajordamagetotheeconomy,helphalttheworsteffectsofclimatechangeandensurethesurvivalofourwayoflifeforfuturegenerations.Moneywillgetuspartofthewaythere,butwhat'sneededmostiswill."I'mnotsayingthechallengeisn'talmostoverwhelming,"saysFredKrupp,presidentoftheEnvironmentalDefenseFundandco-authorofthenewbookEarth:

TheSequel."ButthisisAmerica,andAmericahasrisentothesechallengesbefore."

Nooneyethasacomprehensiveplanforhowwecoulddosoagain,buteveryoneagreesonwhatthebiggestpartsoftheplanwouldbe.Here'sourblueprintforhowAmericacanfight—andwin—thewaronglobalwarming.

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Passage1

TheheartoftheAmericancalendarisJuly4.AmericanshavecelebratedthisdateasIndependenceDaysince1776.Onthisholiday,parades,picnicsandfireworkscreateafestiveatmosphere.Red,whiteandblueribbonsmimicthecolorsofthestarsandstripes”.PatrioticspeechesremindAmericansoftheirheritage.ButJuly4ismorethananationalholiday.ItrepresentstheheartbeatofAmerica:

freedom.

AsktheaverageAmerican,“Whatisfreedom?

”Youwillprobablyhear,“It’sbeingabletodowhatIwanttodo.”WhenAmericansthinkoffreedom,theyoftenthinkofindividualism.Theyseethemselvesmoreasindividualsthanasmembersofafamilyorsocialgroup.American-styledemocracytriestoprotectindividualrights.Italsopromiseseachpersonthefreedomtomakechoices.Peopleinotherculturesmaynotunderstandthisemphasisonindividuals.Stressingindividualhumanrightsseemsstrangetocultureswheretherightsofsocietyaremoreimportant.

Privacyisonegoodexampleofindividualrights.PersonalfreedominAmericaoftenmeanstherighttoone’sownspace.InmanyAmericanhomes,eachchildhashisorherownbedroom.Parentsfeeltheyshouldknockbeforeentering.WhenAmericanswanttovisitfriendsorrelatives,theyusuallycallfirst.Theydon’twanttoinvadesomeone’sprivacy,eveniftheyknowthepersonquitewell.Also,insomeculturespeoplehavestrongtiestotheirextendedfamily.Theyopenlysharetime,moneyandinformationwiththeirkinfolks.Americans,ontheotherhand,prefertokeepmany“familymatters”private.Forthem,a“familyunit”isjustahusbandandwifeandtheirchildren.Theydislikehavingrelativesoroutsidersmeddleintheiraffairs.Likewise,individualsmaynotwanttoshareprivateinformationineverydayconversation.Ifastrangerasksabouttheirsalary,age,maritalstatusorreligio