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For years, global warming was discussed in the hypothetical—a threat in the distant future. Now it is increasingly regarded as a
For years, global warming was discussed in the hypothetical—a threat in the distant future. Now it is increasingly regarded as a
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2015-02-12
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For years, global warming was discussed in the hypothetical—a threat in the distant future. Now it is increasingly regarded as a clear, observable fact. This sudden shift means that all of us must start thinking about the many ways global warming will affect us, our loved ones, our property and our economic prospects. We must think—and then adapt accordingly.
When climate scientists use the word adaptation, they are referring to actions intended to safeguard a person, community, business or country against the effects of climate change. Its complement is mitigation—any measure that will reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, such as drawing power from a wind turbine rather than a coal-fired power plant. By cutting emissions, it aims to slow rising temperatures.
For years, adaptation was overlooked or
disparaged
in policy circles; many complained that even discussing it was a sellout that gave governments and others an excuse not to act. Today adaptation has become an accepted part of the discussion.
The need for adaptation is rooted in the unhappy fact that we can’t turn global warming off, at least not anytime soon. The momentum of the climate system—carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere for decades, while oceans store heat for centuries—ensures that no matter how much humanity cuts greenhouse-gas emissions, our previous emissions will keep warming the planet for decades. Even if we were to magically stop all emissions today, "temperatures will keep rising, and all the impacts will keep changing for about 25 years," says Sir David King, chief science adviser to the British government. So while we strive to green our economies, we must also mount a major new effort to strengthen our resilience against the impact on the climate that our past emissions have set in motion.
Public discussion of global warming in the U.S. is years behind the rest of the world, and adaptation is no exception. "You can’t adapt to a problem you don’t admit exists," notes Richard Klein of the Stockholm Environment Institute, another IPCC co-author. The U.S. has only recently acknowledged global warming, while other countries are already taking concrete action to prepare for its impact. The Netherlands has some of the strongest flood defenses in the world and is making them stronger. Britain has doubled spending on flood and coastal-defense management, to about $1 billion a year. Even Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest nations, is taking action.
According to the passage, we need adaptation because______.
选项
A、global warming is not likely to be stopped
B、we have to safeguard ourselves and our countries
C、it’s necessary to raise our resilience
D、governments always have an excuse not to act
答案
A
解析
属逻辑关系题。选项B犯了答非所问的错误,实为文章第二段首句对“适应”这一概念的解释,而非原因,故错误。选项C犯了移花接木的错误,将第四段末句的部分内容拼凑而来,故错误。选项D属于无关干扰,与题目无关,故错误。从第四段首句不难发现题目的答案,选项A(我们无法让全球变暖停止)符合题意。
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