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1、Old Problem, New ApproachesWhile clean energy is increasingly used in our daily life, global warming主语 will continue谓语 for some decades after CO2 emissions (排放) peak. So even if emissions were to begin decrease today, we would still face the challenge of adapting to climate. Here I will stress some
2、smarter and more creative examples of climate adaptation.When it comes to adaptation, it is important to understand that climate change is a process主语. We are therefore not talking about adapting to a new standard, but to a constantly shifting set of conditions. This is why in part at least, the US
3、National Climate Assessment says that: “There is no one-size fits all adaptation.” Nevertheless, there are some actions that offer much and carry little risk or cost定语.Around the world, people are adapting in surprising ways, 独立成分especially in some poor countries. Floods have become more damaging in
4、 Bangladesh in recent decades. Mohammed Rezwan saw opportunity where others saw only disaster状语. His not-for-profit organization runs 100 river boats that serve as floating libraries, schools, and health clinics定语, and are equipped with solar panels and other communicating facilities. Rezwan is crea
5、ting floating connectivity (连接) to replace flooded roads and highways. But he is also working at a far more fundamental level: his staff show people how to make floating gardens and fish ponds to prevent starvation during the wet season状语.Elsewhere in Asia even more astonishing actions are being tak
6、en. Chewang Norphel lives in a mountainous region in India, where he is known as the Ice Man定语. The loss of glaciers (冰川) there定语 due to global warming定语 represents an enormous threat to agriculture. Without the glaciers, water will arrive in the rivers at times 定语when it can damage crops. Norphels
7、inspiration come from seeing the waste of water over winter, when it was not needed. He directed the wasted water into shallow basins 定语where it froze, and was stored until the spring. His fields of ice supply perfectly timed谓语 irrigation (灌溉) water. 状语Having created nine such ice reserves, Norphel
8、calculates that he has stored about 200,000m3 of water. Climate change is a continuing process, so Norphels ice reserves will not last forever. Warming will overtake them. But he is providing a few years during which the farmers will, perhaps, be able to find other means of adapting定语.Increasing Ear
9、ths reflectiveness can cool the planet. In southern Spain the sudden increase of greenhouses (which reflect light back to space) has changed the warming trend locally, and actually cooled the region. While Spain as a whole is heating up quickly, temperatures near the greenhouses have decreased. This
10、 example should act as an inspiration for all cities. By painting buildings white, cities may slow down the warming process.In Peru, local farmers around a mountain with a glacier that has already fallen victim to climate change主语 have begun painting the entire mountain peak white宾补 in the hope 同位语t
11、hat the added reflectiveness will restore the life-giving ice. The outcome is still far from clear. But the World Bank has included the project on its list of “100 ideas to save the planet”.More ordinary forms of adaptation are happening everywhere. A friend of mine owns an area of land in western V
12、ictoria. Over five generations the land has been too wet for cropping. But during the past decade 主语declining rainfall has allows him to plant highly profitable crops. Farmers in many countries are also adapting like this状语either by growing new produce, or by growing the same things differently. Thi
13、s is common sense, but some suggestions for adapting are not. When the polluting industries argue that weve lost the battle to control carbon pollution and have no choice but to adapt, its a nonsense 定语designed to make the case for business as usual.Human beings will continue to adapt to the changin
14、g climate 状语in both ordinary and astonishing ways. But the most sensible form of adaptation is surely to adapt our energy systems to emit less carbon pollution表语. After all, if we adapt in the way, we may avoid the need to change in so many others定语.65. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 implies .A.
15、 adaptation is an ever-changing processB. the cost of adaptation varies with timeC. global warming affects adaptation formsD. adaptation to climate change is challenging66. What is special with regard to Rezwans project?A. The project receives government support.B. Different organizations work with
16、each other.C. His organization makes the best of a bad situation.D. The project connects flooded roads and highways.67. What did the Ice Man do to reduce the effect of global warming?A. Storing ice for future use.B. Protecting the glaciers from melting.C. Changing the irrigation time.D. Postponing t
17、he melting of the glaciers.68. What do we learn from the Peru example?A. White paint is usually safe for buildings.B. The global warming tread cannot be stopped.C. This country is heating up too quickly.D. Sunlight reflection may relieve global warming.69. According to the author, polluting industries should .A. adapt to carbon pollutionB. pla
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