石春祯英语阅读理解220篇原文加答案20篇.docx

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石春祯英语阅读理解220篇原文加答案20篇

Itneverrainsbutitpours.

时间：

2021.03.02

创作：

欧阳数

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Notallofthepotentialsolutionstoclimatechangearefuturistic,expensiveorexotic.Infact,mostAmericanscanfindoneofthemostsignificantcarbon-reducinginnovationsofthelast30yearsstandingintheirkitchens,keepingthebutterhard.

RefrigeratorssoldintheUnitedStateshavegrown5%moreenergyefficienteveryyearsince1975.Todaytheysave200billionkilowatt-hoursofelectricityayearcomparedtowhatthey’duseiftheywerestillbuiltto30-year-oldstandards,oraboutathirdoftheannualoutputofallthenation’snuclearplants.Upgradedfridgeshaveloweredelectricitybillsforconsumersandavoidedmillionsoftonsofcarbonthatwouldotherwisehavebeenemittedbypowerplants.Heatingandair-conditioningsystemsalsohavegrownmoreefficient,andfluorescentlightbulbsareabigstepaheadofpower-hungryincandescents.

Criticsofgovernmenteffortstofendoffglobalwarmingoftencomplainthattheeconomiccostsaren’tworththegains-bettertoadaptlatertoawarmerplanetthansuffernowbyturningdownthethermostat.Thisargumentreliesonalotofdubiousassumptions,startingwiththenotionthatqualityoflifewon’tbesignificantlyreducedinaworldplaguedbydrought,wildfires,increaseddiseaseandfamine,morepowerfulstorms,massspeciesextinctionandhighersealevels.Italsoassumesthatthecostofcleaningupafterallthatwillbelessthanthecostofpreventingitfromhappening.

NicholasStern,formerchiefeconomistwiththeWorldBank,estimatesthatfailingtoinvestincuttingcarbonwouldeventuallycostupto20%inlostincomeworldwide.ThefinalreportfromtheU.N.’sIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangepointedoutadaptingtoglobalwarmingisanecessitybecauseit’stoolatetostoptheprocess,butthatdoesn’treducetheneedtoheadofftheworsteffects.

Global-warmingdeniersarerightaboutonething:

Phasingoutfossilfuelswillbeexpensive.Butthemosteffectivewayofdoingsonotonlydoesn’taddcosts,itsavesmoneyandboostseconomies.Energyefficiencyisthefastest,safestandcheapestmethodcurrentlyavailableforcuttingcarbonemission.It’salsooneoftheleastunderstood,becauseitinvolvesalotmorethanaddinginsulationtobuildingsorinstallingpower-sippingairconditioners.Tomakereallyheftyefficiencygains,theU.S.mustfollowCalifornia’sleadinrestructuringincentivesofutilities,andregulatoryagenciesshoulddomuchmoretoencourageimportantinnovationssuchascogenerationplants.

1.Bycitingtheexampleoffluorescentlightbulls,theauthorintendstoshowthat_______.

A.theyaremoreenergyefficientthanincandescent.

B.theyareoneofthebestinnovationsweeverknow

C.solutionstoclimatechangearenotnecessarilyunusual

D.manymeasureshavebeentakentofightglobalwarming

2.Theauthorpointsoutthatrefrigerators______.

A.havebecomemoreandmoreadvancedB.consumelesspowerthaneverbefore

C.areresponsibleforglobalwarmingD.initiatecarbon-reducingcampaign

3.somepeoplecriticizegovernmentfortheeffortstodiminishglobalwarming,fortheybelievethat________.

A.it’sbetterforpeopletoliveinawarmerworld

B.it’smorecost-efficienttocleanuptheworldlater

C.thequalityoflifewillbecomehigherinthefuture

D.peoplecanadapttowhateverchangetheymayface

4.Theauthorarguesthat_______.

A.it’stoolatetostoptheprocessofglobalwarming

B.theinvestmentincuttingcarbonboostseconomies

C.it’sobviouslyanecessitytoadapttoglobalwarming

D.theworsteffectsofglobalwarmingcanbealleviated

5.Theauthorsuggeststhatcurrentlyweshould______tocutcarbonemissions.

A.improveenergyefficiencyB.developcogenerationplants

C.reducetheuseoffossilfuelsD.investinnewformsofenergy

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OurunderstandingoftheEmotionalSystemtodayisstillintheDarkAges.Thishasitsanalogytothetimewhenpeople’sunderstandingofourSolarSystemwasbaseduponthebeliefthattheSunrevolvedaroundtheEarth,asitcertainlyappearedthatway----however,justthereversewastrue.Theproblemwas,aslongaswebelievedtheSunwentaroundtheEarth,wewerelimitedastohowfarwecouldgointheSolarSystem.

WefindthesameconditionexistingtodayinregardtotheEmotionalSystem.Societybelievesthatouremotionalfeelingsarearesultofourexperiencesinourenvironment.Inessence:

somethinghappenedanditmademefeelthewayIdo.Thisbelief,thoughitiscertainlythewayitappears,isjustthereverseofitreallyworks.

Whathappenstousasweembraceanemotionalfeelingisthatitisfirstreceivedbyourbrain,whichconvertsitintoelectricalenergythatflowsthroughourbodybymeansofthecentralnervoussystem.Wecanoften“feelthecharge”inourbodyassociatedwiththeexperienceofemotions.Whenthisoccursanelectromagneticfieldisgeneratedaroundourbodywhichattractstousanotherpersonwhohasanidenticalelectromagneticfieldaroundtheirbodyandthesameemotionalfeelingintheirheart.

Wehavenotbeenabletomakemuchprogressintheemotionalarea.Let’sfaceit,althoughthisagereflectsgreatadvancementsintechnology,thefeelingsintheheartsofmenandwomenarestillplaguedbydarkness.

Believingthatsomethingorsomeonemadeusfeelthewaywedogivesrisetotheconceptofvictimization.Toseeselfasavictimplacestheresponsibilityforourfeelingsonsomeoneorsomethingotherthanself.Therealproblemwiththisviewisthatifwearenotresponsibleforhavingcreatedourfeelings,wearealsounabletochangethosefeelingsandcreatenewanddifferentones.

Thisdilemmawefacecreatesquiteastruggleinlife.Althoughwemayexternallystrugglewithdifferentcircumstancesandsituations,theemotionalfeelingsassociatedwiththemarealwaysthesame-frustration,resentment,anger,etc.Itisasifwehavefallenintoquicksand,gottenstuck,andtheonlywayweknowtoextricateourselvesistostruggle.Whatwefindisthatthemorewestruggletogetout,thedeeperinwesink.

Tostateasimplerule:

thereisaninverserelationshipbetweenstrugglingwithaproblemandunderstandingtheproblem.Understandinghowtheemotionalsystemreallyworksallowstheresolutionofproblemswithoutstruggle.ThisunderstandingisthekeytounlockingtheemotionaldoorwaytoenterintotheKingdomofHeavenlyFeelingswithinus.

1.Byreferringtothesolarsystem,theauthorintendstoshow_____.

A.TheevolutionoftheEmotionalSystem

B.themechanismoftheEmotionalSystem

C.theanalogybetweenSolarSystemandEmotionalSystem

D.theanalogybetweenSolarSystemandEmotionalSystem

2.Itiswidelybelievedthatouremotionalfeelings_____.

A.resultfromourexperiencesintheenvironment

B.justifyourstrugglewiththeadverseenvironment

C.plagueusmorethananythingelseintheenvironment

D.aresharedbypeoplewithanidenticalelectromagneticfield

3.Theauthorarguesthat_____.

A.theenvironmentgeneratesourfeelings

B.everyoneisresponsibleforhisownfeelings

C.oneshouldn’tbeblamedforhisresentmentoranger

D.one’sfeelingsarecreatedbysomethingorsomeoneelse

4.Intheauthor’sopinion,theconceptofvictimizationintheemotionalarea_____.

A.shouldbejustifiedB.shouldbeembraced

C.shouldberecognizedD.shouldbegottenridof

5.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheeffectivewaytogetridofunhealthyfeelingsistounderstand________.

A.howtogetoutofthequicksandwithease

B.howouremotionalfeelingsarebroughtabout

C.therelationshipbetweenfeelingsandadversity

D.theessenceoftheKingdomofHeavenlyFeelings

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Twoyearsago,aDanishenvironmentalistcalledBjornLomborghadanidea.Weallwanttomaketheworldabetterplacebut,givenfiniteresources,weshouldlookforthemostcost-effectivewaysofdoingso.Hepersuadedabunchofeconomists,includingthreeNobellaureates,todrawupalistofpriorities.Theyfoundthateffortstofightmalnutritionanddiseasewouldsavemanylivesatmodestexpense,whereasfightingglobalwarmingwouldcostacolossalamountandyielddistantanduncertainrewards.

Thatconclusionupsetalotofenvironmentalists.Thisweek,anothermanwhoupsetsalotofpeopleembracedit.JohnBolton,America’sambassadortotheUnitedNations,saidthatMr.Lomborg’s“Copenhagenconsensus”providedausefulwayfortheworldbodytogetitsprioritiesstraight.ToooftenattheUN,saidMr.Bolton,“everythingisapriority.”Thesecretary-generalischargedwithcarryingout9,000mandates,hesaid,andwhenyouhave9,000prioritiesyouhavenone.

So,overtheweekend,Mr.BoltonsatdownwithUNdiplomatsfromsevenothercountriestorank40waysoftacklingtenglobalcrises.Theproblemsaddressedwereclimatechange,communicablediseases,war,education,financialinstability,governance,malnutrition,migration,cleanwaterandtradebarriers.

Givenanotional$50billion,howwouldtheambassadorsspendittomaketheworldabetterplace?

TheirconclusionswerestrikinglysimilartotheCopenhagenConsensus.Afterhearingpresentationsfromexpertsoneachproblem,theydrewupalistofpriorities.Thetopfourwerebasichealthcare,betterwaterandsanitation,moreschoolsandbetternutritionfrochildren.Avertingclimatechangecamelast.

Theambassadorsthoughtitwisertospendmoneyonthingstheyknewwouldwork.Promotingbreast-feeding,forexample,costsverylittleandisproventosavelives.Italsohelpsinfantsgrowupstrongerandmoreintelligent,whichmean