首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
Britain’s emissions of greenhouse gases, blamed by many scientists for contributing to global warming, have fallen by 14 percent
Britain’s emissions of greenhouse gases, blamed by many scientists for contributing to global warming, have fallen by 14 percent
admin
2014-02-27
55
问题
Britain’s emissions of greenhouse gases, blamed by many scientists for contributing to global warming, have fallen by 14 percent since 1990, according to the latest government report.
British lakes and rivers are also on the road to recovery from acid rain poisoning, following successful curbs to air pollution from cars and heavy industry.
The report by the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory(NAEI)attributed the drop in greenhouse gas emissions to several factors including: the introduction of catalytic converters on cars, a move toward low sulphur and lead-free petrol and a switch to gas from coal and oil in power generation.
Environment Minister Michael Meacher said the downward trend was welcome, but warned of complacency.
"Even though these figures are encouraging, we must not be complacent. There are still significant problems where we need to do more, for example, to further reduce greenhouse gases and harmful pollutants(污染物)such as ammonia(氨)and particulate matter," he said in a statement.
The government has a target to cut greenhouse gases by 23 percent by 2010 on 1990 levels. This is almost double the target of 12.5 percent to which the UK is committed under the Kyoto Protocol and there are signs that emissions are rising as generators return to using coal-fired power stations in the face of rising natural gas prices.
The Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs(DEFRA)said substantial curbs on sulphur dioxide emissions across the UK and Europe had cut acid rain by half over the last 12 years. "Damaged freshwater lakes and streams are showing signs of recovery," it said.
But DEFRA warned of a new threat: "Nitrogen oxides(氮氧化物)and ammonia are the main air pollutants that must be tackled to stop future damage."
The bulk of Britain’s ammonia emissions come from farm animal manure(粪肥), causing over-enrichment of land and waterways, said the report. Certain species rampage unchecked through this ultra-fertile environment, smothering the slower growing plants beneath them and choking streams and rivers. Nitrogen oxides enter the atmosphere from car exhausts and industry, creating health-damaging ozone and contributing to acid rain.
A. make land and waterways ultra-fertile
B. the unchecked choke of rivers and streams
C. can cause acid rain
D. criticized by various scientists
E. the fuel has undergone a change from coal to gas
F. to reduce the gases by about 12.5%
G. had lowered acid rain by half over the decade
UK government promised______.
选项
答案
F
解析
从题干的句法结构分析,动词promised后面应该出现一个宾语,由名词或者非谓语动词担当。从关键词UK看,可以还原到第六段和第七段,其中的promised对应着原句中的committed。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/3KYRFFFM
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
CancerresearchersAhavedonegreatprogressinthelastdecade;Bhowever,scientistsCstillrealizethattherearemanyaspects
[A]Communicationmakesbothpartyknowmoreabouteachotherwhichmakeanagreement.[B]Theargumentitselfcannotexpan
Theincreaseinglobaltrademeansthatinternationalcompaniescannotaffordtomakecostlyadvertisingmistakesiftheywantt
Supposeyouareacollegestudentandyouintendtoworkparttimeduringyourvacation.Inyourletter,youaresupposedtoinc
Lateralthinking,firstdescribedbyEdwarddeBonoin1967,isjustafewyearsolderthanEdward’sson.Youmightimaginethat
Thefigureshowsthepercentageofemployeesineachoccupationabsentfromworkforatleastonedayinareferenceweekin199
Theprotectionofculturaldiversityfromapoliticalandeconomicpointofviewinfactbecamepressingwithglobalization,whi
GeneralWesleyClarkrecentlydiscoveredaholeinhispersonalsecurity—hiscellphone.Aresourcefulblogger,hopingtocall
DespiteincreasedairportsecuritysinceSeptember11th,2001,thetechnologytoscanbothpassengersandbaggageforweaponsan
随机试题
著名质量管理大师戴明的主要贡献是()
A.不消化食物发酵腐败的毒性产物刺激肠壁,使肠蠕动增加B.肠毒素导致小肠绒毛上皮吸收Na+C1-、H2O受抑制,并促进肠腺分泌C1-C.细菌侵入肠黏膜,引起充血、水肿、溃疡和渗出D.小肠绒毛上皮细胞变性、坏死,导致回吸收水分和电解质能力受损E.天
A、甲醛B、甲苯C、盐酸D、麝香草酚E、醋酸24h尿17一羟皮质类固醇定量应选用的防腐剂是
附子回阳救逆常配伍( )。
治疗黄疸之湿重于热证的最佳选方为( )。治疗黄疸之湿热并治的方是指( )。
一生长发育正常儿童,经左腕部X线检查发现腕部有3枚骨化中心,估计其可能的年龄为
下列经济活动中,需要补交地价的有()。[2009年考试真题]
微型计算机的内存储器比外存储器()。
下列有关我国刑罚的表述,错误的是()。
广义表C=(a,(b,(c,d)))的广度(长度)为______。
最新回复
(
0
)