阅读理解 Passage One Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage. The Paris climate agreement finalised in December last year heralded a new era for climate action.For the first time, the world's nations agreed to keep global warming well below 2℃. This is vital for climate-vulnerable nations. Fewer than 4% of countries are responsible for more than half of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. In a study published in Nature Scientific Reports, we reveal just how deep this injustice runs. Developed nations such as Australia, the United States, Canada, and European countries are essentially climate "free-riders": causing the majority of the problems through high greenhouse gas emissions, while incurring few of the costs such as climate change's impact on food and water. In other words, a few countries are benefiting enormously from the consumption of fossil fuels, while at the same time contributing disproportionately to the global burden of climate change. On the flip side, there are many "forced riders", who are suffering from the climate change impacts despite having scarcely contributed to the problem. Many of the world's most climatevulnerable countries, the majority of which are African or small island states, produce a very small quantity of emissions. This is much like a non-smoker getting cancer from second-hand smoke, while the heavy smoker is fortunate enough to smoke in good health. The Paris agreement has been widely hailed as a positive step forward in addressing climate change for all, although the details on addressing "climate justice" can be best described as sketchy. The goal of keeping global temperature rise "well below" 2~C is commendable but the emissions-reduction pledges submitted by countries leading up to the Paris talks are very unlikely to deliver on this. More than $100 billion in funding has been put on the table for supporting developing nations to reduce emissions. However, the agreement specifies that there is no formal distinction between developed and developing nations in their responsibility to cut emissions, effectively ignoring historical emissions. There is also very little detail on who will provide the funds or, importantly, who is responsible for their provision. Securing these funds, and establishing who is responsible for raising them will also be vital for the future of climate-vulnerable countries. The most climate-vulnerable countries in the world have contributed very little to creating the global disease from which they now suffer the most. There must urgently be a meaningful mobilisation of the policies outlined in the agreement if we are to achieve national emissions reductions while helping the most vulnerable countries adapt to climate change. And it is clearly up to the current generation of leaders from high-emitting nations to decide whether they want to be remembered as climate change tyrants or pioneers.
单选题 The author is critical of the Paris climate agreement because
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】全文翻译 去年十二月签订的《巴黎气候协议》预示着气候行动的一个新时代。世界各国首次同意将全球变暖控制在2℃以下。 这对于一些易受气候变化影响的国家至关重要。全球超过一半的温室气体是由不到4%的国家排放出来的。在《自然科学报告》发表的一项研究中,我们揭示出这种不公平是如何产生深刻影响的。 (47)澳大利亚、美国、加拿大和欧洲的发达国家实质上是气候的“免费搭便车者”:通过大量的温室气体排放造成大部分问题,而遭受到的气候对食品和水源的影响却并不多。换言之,有些国家正从矿物燃料消费中受益巨大,同时又不成比例地造成气候变化的全球性负荷。 (48-1)另一方面,存在着很多“被迫上车的乘客”:尽管在气候变化问题上没有什么责任,却因此遭受影响。世界最易受气候变化影响的国家中,大部分是非洲国家或一些小岛国,它们只产生很少量的排放。(48-2)这有点像是一位从不抽烟的人因为吸入二手烟而罹患癌症,而老烟枪却很幸运地身体健康地抽着烟。 (46)《巴黎气候协议》作为全球各国解决气候变化问题的积极举措,一直受到广泛欢迎,尽管其针对“气候公平”的细节最多可以说是较为粗略。 将全球气温升高控制在2℃“以下”值得肯定,但是各国为巴黎会谈而提交的减排承诺却很可能会有负众望。 超过一千亿美元的资金摆上桌面,来支持发展中国家减排。但是,协议明确指出在减排责任上,发达国家和发展中国家之间没有正式的区别,这显然忽视了既往的排放情况。(49)关于资金的提供者,尤为重要的是谁应为他们的准备金负责,协议中细节不足。确保这些资金,并且明确资金筹集的负责者,对于易受气候变化影响的国家的未来也是至关重要的。 世界上最易受气候影响的国家对于引发这种全球性疾病的责任较小,但却受害最大。(50)如果我们想在实现各国减排的同时帮助最易受损的国家适应气候变化,急需有效地启动协议中提出的这些政策。 而这一点很明显要取决于当代这些高排放国家的领导人在气候变化问题上想要以何种面目为世人牢记:是独裁者还是先。驱者。 详解详析 由题干中的critical和Paris climate agreement定位到文章第五段:The Paris agreement has been widely hailed as a positive step forward in addressing climate change for all,although the details on addressing“climate justice”call be best described as sketchy. 事实细节题。文章开篇引出了《巴黎气候协议》这个话题,但在第二段和第三、四段重点分析了世界上目前存在的气候问题上的不公平。第五段前半句说到《巴黎气 候协议》广受好评,但后半句话锋一转,指出它在“气候公平”问题上没有足够的针对性,所以这对于易受气候影响的国家还是不够公平,故答案为A.。 B.“它仅仅将目标定为将温度升高控制在2℃以下”,从第一段的相关内容可以看出作者对于提出这个目标是持认可态度的,并没有批评的意思,可以排除;C. “它只能让不到4%的国家受益”,作者在第二段中提到少于4%的国家应为过半数的二氧化碳排放负责,但并没有说《巴黎气候协议》只能让这些国家受益,可以 排除;D.“它让发达国家担负唯一的责任”,从第六段可以看出,世界各国都要提交自己的减排计划,并非只让发达国家负责,故D.与原文意思不符,可以排 除。
单选题 Why does the author call some developed countries climate "free-riders"?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】由题干中的“free—riders”定位到文章第三段第一 句:Developed nations such as Australia,the United States...causing the majority of the problems through high greenhouse gas emissions,while incurring few of the costs such as climate change’s impact on food and water. 事实细节题。定位句指出,少数发达国家在碳排放方面责任最大,但是因气候变化而付出的代价却较小,作者在随后一句中解释说,他们因消费矿物燃料而受益,却 对气候变化带来的问题没有负相应的责任,这与搭便车者相似,受益而不付出什么代价。可见,作者的意思是指他们几乎不需要为他们所引发的问题负责,故答案为 C.。 A.“他们不需要为自己所消耗的食物和水担忧”,根据定位句,食物和水只是气候变化可能引发的部分问题,作者是用于举例,不可以偏概全,故排除;B.“他 们能够更好地应对全球气候变化”,作者在定位句及随后的句子中明确指出,他们是不为自己引发的问题负责,而没有提到应对能力的问题,可以排除;D.“他们 不受影响‘被迫上车的乘客’的温室效应的干扰”,“被迫上车的乘客”只是一个比喻,该项将温室效应和“被迫上车的乘客”联系在一起,是对文章的曲解,可以 排除。
单选题 Why does the author compare the "forced riders" to second-hand smokers?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 根据题干中的“forced riders”和second—hand smokers定位到文章第四段第一句:0n the flip side,there are many“forced riders”,who are suffering from the climate change impacts despite having SCarcely contributed to the problem.和最后一句:This is much like a non-smoker getting cancer from second—hand smoke,while the heavy smoker is fortunate enough to smoke in good health. 事实细节题。定位句指出,气候问题上的那些“被迫上车的乘客”,排放很少,受气候变化影响却很大,而吸二手烟的人,自己没有吸烟,却因为吸二手烟罹患疾 病,两者的相似之处显然在于,他们都是在承受自己不应为之负责的后果,故答案为C.。 A.“他们对公共健康问题没有什么责任”.这一点只能用于说明吸二手烟的人,不能说明“被迫上车的乘客”与之相似的地方,可以排除;B.“他们都容易因不 健康的环境条件而受损”,从第三段和第四段的阐述目的来看,作者是要陈述气候变化的责任问题,因此B.的说法偏离陈述主题,可以排除;D.“他们没有察觉 自己面临的潜在风险”,文中并没有说明他们是否察觉和意识到自己面临的风险,可以排除。
单选题 What does the author say about the $100 billion funding?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】 由题干中的$100 billion fundin9定位到文章第七段第三句:There is also very little detail on who will provide the funds or,importantly,who is responsible for their provision. 推理判断题。定位句指出,对于到底由谁来提供这笔资金,尤为重要的是谁应为他们的准备金负责,协议中细节不足。可以推知关于这一千亿美金的来源,还没有达 成最后的协议,故答案为B.。 A.“它将激励所有国家减少碳排放”,由第七段第一句可知,这笔资金是提供给发展中国家 的,不是针对所有国家的,故排除;C.“没有明确如何花费这笔资金”,文中只提到资金来源的问题,没有谈到如何花费,可以排除;D.“它将有效减少全球范围内的温室气体排放”,从第七段最后一句可以看出,作者认为这笔资金能否确保筹集到,前景尚不明朗,可以排除。
单选题 what urgent action must be taken to realise the Paris climate agreement?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】由题干中的urgent action定位到文章倒数第二段第二句:There must urgently be a meaningful mobilisation of the policies outlined in the agreement if we are to achieve national emissions reductions while helping the most vulnerable countries adapt to climate change. 推理判断题。《巴黎气候协议》就是要实现各国的减排,同时帮助最易受损的国家适应气候 变化,作者在定位旬中明确指出,最为急需的措施就是有效地启动协议中提出的这些政策,故答案为D.。 A.“鼓励高排放国家采取主动”,文中未提及相关内容,可以排除;B.“号召所有相关的国家共同努力”,该说法较为空泛,文中也没有明确涉及,可以排 除;C.“让当代世界领导人达成共识”,作者在最后一段中提到高排放国家领导人的态度十分重要,但并没有说让世界领导人都达成共识,可以排除。