2014职称英语(B级)-阅读理解含译文.doc

（B级） 目录 1. A Sunshade for the Planet 3 2. Thirst for Oil 5 3. Musica Robot Companion Enhances Listener Experience 7 4. Explorer of the ExtremeDeep 9 5. Plant Gas 11 6. Snow flakes 13 7. Powering a City? Its a Breeze 15 8. Underground Coal Fires ---- a Looming Catastrophe 17 9. Eat to Live 19 10. Male and Female Pilots Cause Accidents Differently 21 11. Driven to Distraction 23 12. Sleep Lets Brain File Memories 25 13. Ill Be Bach 27 14. Digital Realm 29 15. Hurricane Katrina 31 16. Mind-reading Machine 33 17. Experts Call for Local and Regional Control of Sites for Radioactive Waste 35  A Sunshade for the Planet 地球防晒霜 Even with the best will in t, he world, reducing our carbon emissions is not going to prevent global warming. It has become clear that even if we take the most strong measures to control emissions, the uncertainties in our climate models still leave open the possibility of extreme warming and rises in sea level. At the same time, resistance by governments and special interest groups makes it quite possible that the actions suggested by climate scientists might not be implemented soon enough. 就算怀着最美好的愿望，仅仅减少二氧化碳的排放量还是不能制止全球变暖。很明显，即便采取最强硬的措施来控制排放，气候的变化无常仍能导致极速变暖和海平面上升。另一方面，受到政府和特殊利益群体的阻挠，气候学家往往不能将措施很快实施彻底。 Fortunately, if the worst comes to the worst, scientists still have a few tricks up their sleeves. For the most part they have strongly resisted discussing these options for fear of inviting a sense of complacency that might thwart efforts to tackle the root of the problem. Until now, that is. A growing number of researchers are taking a fresh look at large-scale geoengineering projects that might be used to counteract global warming. I use the analogy of methadone, says Stephen Schneider, a climate researcher at Stanford University in California who was among the first to draw