Scientists declare“climate emergency”

聽 力 掃 障

1. unequivocally/??n??kw?v?k?li/adv.表達明確地

2. negotiation /n??ɡ???i?e??n/ n. 談判；磋商

3. predicament /pr??d?k?m?nt/ n. 困境；窘境

4. accelerate /?k?sel?re?t/ v. 加快；（使）加速

5. permanent /?pз?m?n?nt/ adj. 長久的；永久的

6. prospect /?pr?spekt/ n. 可能性；成功的機會

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Ⅰ. 判斷正誤

聽下段錄音并閱讀3個簡短的陳述，根據錄音內容判斷這些陳述是否符合所聽內容。 考查重點是學生對意義的理解能力和信息獲取能力。

In this section, you will hear a passage. After you hear the passage, decide whether each of the statement is correct (A), incorrect (B) or not mentioned (C).

1 The three leaders of the study come from Russia. A B C 2 The scientists suggested reducing the use of fossil fuels. A B C 3 Preventing the loss of animal species is included in the report. A B C

Ⅱ. 聽力理解

聽下面的文章，完成各個部分的練習。從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。文章讀兩遍。

1. How many scientists are releasing the signal of climate emergency?

A. 1,100. B. 10,000. C. 11,000.

2. When did the scientists approve the report appearing in BioScience?

A. Last month. B. Earlier this month. C. Late in September.

3. How long have global climate negotiations been carried on?

A. For 14 years. B. For 40 years. C. For 50 years.

4. What is the scientists' attitude towards climate emergency?

A. Concerned. B. Hopeful. C. Frustrated.

5. What does the report urge people to do?

A. Turn to a more plant-based diet.

B. Make available family planning services.

C. Impose taxes on the burning of carbon-based fuels.

文 本 解 說

來自全球150個國家的11,000多名科學家警告說：“地球正面臨著日益嚴峻的氣候危機。若不做出改變，人類將面臨苦難。 ”

More than 11,000 scientists are warning that the Earth, in their words, “clearly andunequivocallyfaces a climate emergency”.

The scientists represent several fields of study and come from 150 countries around the world.They approved a report that appeared in the publicationBioScienceearlier this month. It warns that the world would face “untold human suffering” if it does not make deep and lasting shifts in human activities that influence climate change.

The new report is called the “World Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency”. Three leaders of the study are from the United States. They are ecologists Bill Ripple and Christopher Wolf of Oregon State University and William Moomaw of Tufts University in Massachusetts. The three worked on the study with scientists from universities in South Africa and Australia.

This is the first time a large group of scientists have jointly used the word “emergency” when talking about climate change.

“Despite 40 years of global climatenegotiations, we have generally conducted business as usual and have largely failed to address thispredicament,” the study said. “Climate change has arrived and isacceleratingfaster than many scientists expected.”

The report identified six areas that the world needs to deal with immediately. The scientists appealed to nations to use energy more efficiently and cut their use of fossil fuels. They suggested that lawmakers approve taxes on the burning of carbon-based fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas.

The scientists expressed support for women's rights and making family planning services “available to all people”. They said this would help to reduce sudden or unexpected changes in the size of the human population.

The report urges people to move toward more of a plant-based diet.

Other areas of concern include preventing the destruction of forests andpermanentloss of some plants and animal species.

The report noted that it will most likely take strong actions by the public to move politicians to approve lasting policy changes.

The scientists added, “We believe that theprospectswill be greatest if decision-makers and all of humanity promptly respond to this warning and declaration of a climate emergency, and act to sustain life on planet Earth, our only home.”