华约自主招生6选5英语阅读理解.doc

阅读新题型 Passage One Although the global recession is serious and its duration uncertain, the world must nevertheless continue to focus on the far-reaching threat of climate change. Indeed, if we are smart, public policy can serve the twin goals of stimulating growth and fighting global warming. Governments hammering out a successor agreement to the Kyoto protocol at the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen later this year should adopt strong incentives to cut greenhouse gas emissions. (1) ________________________ The broad outlines of an effective and efficient response to global warming have been clear for years. A system to cap CO2 emissions and trade emission allowances would channel resources toward the most cost-effective reduction measures. And widespread adoption of efficiency standards for appliances, vehicles and buildings would help companies and individuals use less energy. (2) _____________ While that remains the ultimate goal, it has so far proven devilishly complex to formulate. A possible next step would be to form agreements between smaller groups of pivotal countries to cap emissions from individual high-emitting sectors of their economies. (3) ______________ Sectors to focus on include power generation, which accounts for about 35% of global CO2 emissions, and production of cement, chemicals, and steel. Involving a limited number of the most important countries would facilitate a compromise. Such deals would ease concern in competitive global industries that strict emission rules in one region would put companies at a disadvantage relative to rivals in countries with less strict policies. Climate negotiators should also give CO2 capture and storage (CCS) high priority. While increased use of renewable and nuclear energy will help reduce emissions, by themselves they will not be able to keep up with fast-growing energy demand. (4) ___________________ Policymakers should promote CCS in several ways. First, they must put a price on CO2 emis