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The European Union revealed on January 23rd how it plans to save the world. A mammoth climate-change plan spells out in detail how much pain each of its 27 members will have to beat if the EU is to meet ambitious targets set by national leaders last March.
The aim is to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 2020 by at least a fifth, and more than double to 20% the amount of energy produced from renewable sources such as wind or wave power. If fuel from plants proves green enough, 10% of the fuel used in transport must come from biofuels by the same date. The new plan turns these goals into national targets. This will surely start much grumbling and months of horse-trading, as the European Commission"s recommendations are turned into binding law by national governments and the European Parliament.
Countries with greenery in their veins are being asked to take more of the burden than newer members. Sweden, for example, is being invited to meet 49% of its energy from renewables. At the other end, Malta gets a renewables target of just 10%. It is a similar story when it comes to cutting greenhouse gases; by 2020, Denmark must cut emissions by 20% from 2005 levels; Bulgaria and Romania, the newest members, may let their emissions rise by 20%.
EU leadership on climate change will not come cheap. The direct costs alone may be C 60 billion ($87 billion), or about 0.5% of total EU GDP, by 2020, said the commission"s president, Jose Manuel Barroso. But this is still presented as a bargain compared with the cost of inaction, which Mr. Barroso put at ten times as high. "Oh, leading the world in the fight against climate change need not cost jobs. Even in the most heavily polluting branches of heavy industry. We want to keep out industry in Europe," insisted Mr. Barroso.
The trick to achieve the seemingly impossible targets is the EU"s emissions-trading scheme (ETS). This obliges big polluters such as power companies or manufacturing giants to trade permits that allow them to emit CO2 and other climate-change nasties, within a steadily tightening overall cap. If countries such as the US do not sign binding international agreements by 2001, then the heaviest greenhouse-gas emitters inside the EU may be given these allowances free, the commission suggests. Or, it threatens, firms to buy ETS permits.
单选题
To its member nations, the EU"s plan means ______
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Today, the energy the EU gets from renewables must be ______
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题问的是现在欧盟从可再生资源中获得的能源有多少。根据文中第二段的“The aim is to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 2020 by at least a fifth，and more than double to 20%the amount of energy produced from renewable sources such as wind or wave power．”可知，该目标 是，到2020年温室气体的排放量至少减少1/5；利用诸如风能或海浪发电等可再生资源所产 生的能源总量增加一倍以上，达到20%。据此可以推知，现在欧盟从可再生资源中获得的能 源不到10%，因此D项为正确答案。
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With those national goals set, the governments will expect from companies and industries lots of______
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题问的是各国的指标设定后，各国政府料到公司和企业会有什么样的情况。 根据第二段的“The new plan turns these goals into national targets．This will surely start much grumbling，and months of horse-trading，as the European Commission"s recommendations are turned into binding law by national governments and the European Parliament．”可知，该项新计 划将这些目标转化成各个国家的指标。正如各国政府和欧洲议会将欧洲委员会的建议转变成 具有约束力的法律时一样，这必将引起众多的抱怨和长达数月的争论。据此可知，B项为正 确答案。
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By using some data in Paragraph 3, the author______
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题问的是作者在第三段中引用～些数据的目的是什么。根据文中第三段的 “Sweden，for example，is being invited to meet 49%of its energy from renewables．At the other end，Malta gets a renewables target of just 10%．It is a similar story when it comes to cutting greenhouse gases：by 2020，Denmark must cut emissions by 20%from 2005 levels；Bulgaria and Romania，the newest members，may let their emissions rise by 20%．”可知，按照要求，瑞典49% 的能源须来自可再生能源；而在另一端的马耳他，其可再生能源的利用指标仅为10%。当涉 及减少温室气体排放时，情形都很相似：到2020年，丹麦必须在2005年的排放基础上减少 20%；保加利亚和罗马尼亚是最新加入的成员国，他们的排放量可以增加20%。从中可知， 在对比马耳他和瑞典时，用了“just 10%”，在对比丹麦和保加利亚、罗马尼亚时用了“must cut” 和“let their emissions rise”。从中可以推知，作者对欧盟有些国家的分配量表示反对。
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According to Mr. Barroso, heavy industry in the EU countries will______
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题问的是根据巴罗佐所述，欧盟各国的重工业将会如何。根据第四段的“‘Oh， leading the world in the fight against climate change need not cost jobs，even in the most heavily polluting branches of heavy industry．We want to keep our industry in Europe，’insisted Mr． Barroso．”可知，巴罗佐还强调说：“哦，领导世界对抗气候变化并不需要减少工作岗位，即 使是重工业中污染最严重的部门。我们希望把工业保持在欧洲。”据此可知，C项为正确答案。
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According to the EU"s ETS, big polluters ______
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题问的是根据欧盟的方法排放贸易计划，污染大户将会怎样。根据第五段的 “The trick．to achieve the seemingly impossible targets is the EU"s emissions-trading scheme (ETS)．This obliges big polluters such as power companies or manufacturing giants to trade permits that allow them to emit CO
2
and other climate—change nasties，within a steadily tightening overall cap．”为实现这个看似不可能的目标，欧盟的方法是制定排放贸易计划(ETS)。这就迫使那 些污染大户，如电力公司或制造业巨头，购买许可证。据此可知，污染大户要想继续经营下 去，就必须付费。因此B项为正确答案。