2015年英语四级长篇阅读匹配练习题(三)

1、2015年英语四级长篇阅读匹配练习题(3)2015年英语四级长篇阅读匹配练习题WorldMustAdapttoUnknownClimateFutureA.Thereisstillgreatuncenaintyabouttheimpactsofclnnatechange»accordmgtothelatestreportfromtheIntefgovermnentalPanelonClimateChange,releasedtoday.Soifwearetosurviveandpiospei,fatherthantryingrofendoffspecifictlueatslikecyc

2、lones,wemustbuildflexibleandlesilieiu（有弹性的）socieHes.B.Today'sreportisthesecondofthreeinstalments（分期连载）oftheIPCC'sfifthassessmentofclimatechange.Thefustinstalment,releasedlastyeai,coveredthephysicalscienceofclnnatechange.Itstatedwithmcreasedceitaintythatclunatechangeisliappeiuii9,aiidthatitis

3、theresultofhumanity'sgieenhousegasemissions.Thenewreportfbcusesonthemipactsofcluiiatechangeandhowtoadapttothem.Thetlurdinstalment,onhowtocutgieenliousegasemissionscomesoutinApril.C.ThelatestreportbacksofffromsomeofthepredictionsmadeinthepreviousIPCCreportm2007.Duringthefilialeditingprocess,theau

4、thorsalsoretreatedfiommanyofthemoreconfidentprojectionsfiomdiefilialdraftleakedlastyear.TheIPCCnowsaysitoftencamiotpredictwhichspecificmipactsofclimatechange-suchasdroughtsstormsorfloodswillhitpaniculaiplaces.D.InsteadttheIPCCfocusesonhowpeoplecalladaptinthefaceofuncertamty.aiguingthatwemustbecomere

5、silientagainstdiversechangesintheclimate."Thenatmalhumantendencyistowanttlungstobeclearandsunple."saysthereport'sco-chauChiisFieldoftheCarnegieInstitutionforSciencemStanford.Califbniia."Andoneofthemessagesthatdoesn'tjustcomefromtheIPCC,itcomesfromlustoiyasthatthefuturedoesn

6、9;teverturnoutthewayyoutlunkitwillbe."Thatmeans>Fieldadds,that，beingpreparedfbrawiderangeofpossiblefuturesislustalwayssmart”.E.HereNewScientistbreaksdownwhatisnewinthereport,andwliatitmeansforhumanity'seffortstocopewithachaiigmgclunate.Acompanionarticle,"Howclunatechangewillaffectwh

7、ereyoulive"，highlightssomeofdiekeyimpactstliatdifferentregionsarefacmg.WhathascliangedindienewIPCCreport?F.Inessencetthepredictionsareintentionallyvaguer.Muchofthefuliierlanguagefiomthe2007reportaboutexactlywhatkuidofweathertoexpect,andhowchangeswitlaffectpeople»liasbeenreplacedwithmorecau

8、tiousstatements.Thescaleandtimingofmanyregionalimpacts»andeventheformofsome,nowappearuncertam.G.Forexample»the2007reportpredictedthattheintensityofcyclonesoverAsiawouldincreasebylOto20percent.Thenewreportmakesnosuchclarni.Similarly,thelastreportestimatedthatclimatechangewouldforceuptoaquar

9、terofabillionAfricansin页12015年英语四级长篇阅读匹配练习题(3)towatershortagebytheendoftinsdecade.Thenewreportavoidsusingsuchfirmnumbers.H.Thereporthasevenwatereddownmanyofthemoreconfidentpredictionsthatappearedintheleakeddrafts.References""hundredsofmilhonsofpeoplebeingaffectedbylisingsealevelshavebeenre

10、movedfiomthesummary.ashavestatementsabouttheunpactofwarmertemperatiuesoncrops."Itlmikifsgonebackabit,"saysJeanPalutikofofGnffitliUiuveisityinBrisbane>Queensland,Austialia,whowoikedondie2007report.“Thatmaybeagoodtlung.Inthefourthclimateassessmentweuiedtodo(lungsthatweren'treallypossi

11、bleandthefifthhassortofrebalancedthewholething.”Sodoweknowlesstlianwedidbefore?LNotreally.savsAiidvPitmanoftheUmveisitvofNewSouthWalesinSvdnev.AustrJ'J，JJJ'alia.Itisjustmorerigorouslanguage."Pointingtothesignofthechangeratherthanthepreciseniagiutudeofthechangeisscientificallymoredefensi

12、ble"liesays.J.Wealsoknowmoreaboutwhatwedoiftknow,saysDavidKarolyattheUniversityofMelbourne."Thereisnowabetterunderstandingofuncertamtiesmregionalclmiatepiqjectionsatdecadaltimescales(时标).”Aiewelessconfidentaboutalltheimpactsofclunatechange?KLNotquite.Thereaiestillplentyofconfidentpredictio

13、nsofimpactsintheleponvatleastmdiediaftchapterstliatwereleakedlastyear.aiidwinchareexpectedtoberouglilydiesamewhentheyarereleasedlatertlusweek.TheseincludemoreraininpartsofAfrica»moreheatwavesinsouthernEurope,andmorefrequentdroughtsmAustralia(see“Howclmiatechangewillaffectwhereyouhven).Italsorem

14、amsclearthattheseasarerising.Howdoweprepareincasesinwluchtliereislowconfidenceabouttheeffectsofclunatechange?L.Thafsexactlywhatthisreportdealswith.Iiimanycases,rheuncertaintyisamatteiofmagnitude,sothechoicesarenothaid,"Itdoesn'treallymatterifthecarhitsthewallat70or80kilometresanhourjsaysKar

15、oly."Youshouldstillwearyourseatbelt."Sowhenitcomestosea.levelriseorheatwaves,theunceitaintydoesnotcliaiigewhatweneedtodo：buildseawalls,useefficientcoolmgandsofbrtli.M.ButinsomecasessuchasAfricanramfalLwhichcouldgoupordownthemodelsarenotgivingusgreatadvice,soallweknowisthattlungswillchange.

16、"Wearenotcertamabouttheprecisenatureofregionalchange,butweareabsolutelycertaintherearegoingtobeprofoundcliangesinmanyregions»”saysPitman.Eventhen,therearethmgswecandotliatwillalwayshelp.Abigoneisgettingpeopleoutofpoverty.Thereportsayspovertymakesothermipactswoiseaiidmanysuggestedadaptation

17、sareaboutalleviatingit.TheIPCCsuggestsgivingdisadvantagedgroupsmoreofavoice.helpingthemmovewhentheyneedtoandstiengthemngsocialsafetynets.NWliafsmore,allcountriesshoulddiversifytheireconomiesratherthanrelyrngonafewmainsourcesofmcomethatcouldfloodorblowovelCountriesshouldalsofindwaystobecomelessvulnei

18、abletothecurrentclimatevariability.Thatmeansmiprovmgthewaytheygovernresourceslikewaterjhereportsays.O.Inshorttwemustbecomemorelesilient.Thatwouldbewiseeveniftheclimatewasstable.Ourcurrentinfiasuucnueoftencannotdealwiththecunentclimate,saysKaioly.pomtmgtoeventsliketherecentUKfloods.uWedon'thavear

19、esilientsystemnow,evenmextremelywelldevelopedcountries.”46. Focusmgontheclueofclimatechangemsteadoftheseverityofclimateeffectsisscientificallymorereasonable.47. IPCC'snewreporthasremovedsomeofthepredictionsthatappearedmtheformeronereleasedin2007.48. OneofthelessonsbothIPCCandlustoryhastaughtusis

20、tliatftitureneverappearsasyouexpectittobe.49. TheIPCC'slatestreporthasweakenedmanyfirnierprojectionswrittenintheleakeddiafts.50. ThefirstofIPCC'sthreeinstalmentshasfocusedondiecunentclimateconditionsanddiemamreasonfbrthoseconditions.51. Themostiniportaiitthmgforustodoistogetpeoplerich.52. So

21、metimestheuncertaintyisjustabouttheextentofclmiateeffectsthusthechoices.ofwhatweshoulddoisquiteeasy.53. CountliesmustmaketheirecononuesvariedandimprovethewayofcontrollmgtheiecoursesinoldertobeRerdealwithclmiatechange.54. ThenewIPCCreporthasreplacedsomemoreconfidentstatementsfromtlie2007reportwithmor

22、ecaiefiilexpiessions.55. Therearestillmanyoffilmstatementsabouttheclmiateeffectsmthenewiepon>whichaiegeneiallythesameastheywereindiediaftchapters.46. Focusmgontheclueofclimatechangemsteadoftheseverityofclimateeffectsisscientificallymorereasonable.主要集中于气候变化的迹象而不是气候变化带来的影响的严重性，在科学上更有说服力。I解析】1).由本段可

23、知，新的报告中使用了更加严谨的语百.重点也集中在气候变化的遽象而不是气候变化的影响会有多产重上,这样使得报告更加目学且具有说收力.本题是嫉句的同义特换.故透I).47. IPCC'snewreporthasremovedsomeofthepredictionstliatappearedintheformeronereleasedm2007.IPCC的最新报告中去掉了一些出现在2007年发布的报告中的预测。【解析】C).由嫉段可知，IPCC的最新报告中胴捧了一些较有把握的预测，IPCC也不能第颈测具体第料气候变化会影响事些地区.本题是该句的同义转换.故选C).48. Oneofthele

24、ssonsbothIPCCandhistoryhastaughtUSisthatfutureneverappearsasyouexpectittobe.IPCC和历史都曾教给我们的教训是，未来绝不会是你想象的那样。I解析】D).根据来段茅尔,所说的话可知，IPCC和历史收蛤我的的众多知火之一就是未来从不会得是我们所期的那个样子.本题是嫉句的同义转换.故选D).49. TheIPCC'slatestreporthasweakenedmanyfirmerprojectionswrittenindieleakeddrafts.IPCC的最新报告淡化了许多在泄露的草案中出现的比较肯定的预测。【

25、集析】H),根据本段话可知，荡的报告将泄露的草案中许多较为确定的港宫都淡化掉了,许多具体的影响也都翻掉了.本是对该句的同义转换.故选H).50. TliefirstofIPCC'sthreeinstalmentshasfocusedonthecurrentclimateconditionsandthemainreasonfbithoseconditions.IPCC三期连载报告中的第一份主要讲述当前的气候状况以及出现这些情况的主要原因。1析】B).由读段第二句和第三句可知.IPCC发布的第一份连0报告中主鬟涉及的是目的气候状况以及引起气候变化的主要原因,即人类的温室气体排放.本也是对这两句话的概括.故选B).51. Themostmipoitantthingfbrustodoistogetpeoplerich.我们要做的最重要的事情就是让人们变得富有。I解析】M).由该段可知，由于贫困会使其催的影响变得更加怒劣，所以对我们耒说直要的事情是建出娄困.本题是对该句的同义转换.故选M).«52. Sometimestheuncertaintyisjustabouttheextentofclimateeff