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Thisisvitalforclimate-vulnerablenations.Fewerthan4%ofcountriesareresponsibleformorethanhalfoftheworld’sgreenhousegasemissions.InastudypublishedinNatureScientificReports,werevealjusthowdeepthisinjusticeruns.

DevelopednationssuchasAustralia,theUnitedStates,Canada,andEuropeancountriesareessentiallyclimate“free-riders”:

causingthemajorityoftheproblemsthroughhighgreenhousegasemissions,whileincurringfewofthecostssuchasclimatechange’simpactonfoodandwater.Inotherwords,afewcountriesarebenefitingenormouslyfromtheconsumptionoffossilfuels,whileatthesametimecontributingdisproportionatelytotheglobalburdenofclimatechange.

Ontheflipside,therearemany“forcedriders”,whoaresufferingfromtheclimatechangeimpactsdespitehavingscarcelycontributedtotheproblem.Manyoftheworld’smostclimate-vulnerablecountries,themajorityofwhichareAfricanofsmallislandstates,produceaverysmallquantityofemissions.Thisismuchlikeanon-smokergettingcancerfromsecond-handsmoke,whiletheheavysmokerisfortunateenoughtosmokeingoodhealth.

ThePairsagreementhasbeenwidelyhailedasapositivestepforwardinaddressingclimatechangeforall,althoughthedetailsonaddressing“climatejustice”canbebestdescribedassketchy.

Thegoalofkeepingglobaltemperaturerise“wellbelow”2℃iscommendablebuttheemissions-reductionpledgessubmittedbycountriesleadinguptothePairstalksareveryunlikelytodeliveronthis.

Morethan$100billioninfundinghasbeenputonthetableforsupportingdevelopingnationstoreduceemissions.However,theagreementspecifiesthatthereisnoformaldistinctionbetweendevelopedanddevelopingnationsintheirresponsibilitytocutemissions,effectivelyignoringhistoricalemissions.Thereisalsoverylittledetailonwhowillprovidethefundsor,importantly,whoisresponsiblefortheirprovision.Securingthesefunds,andestablishingwhoisresponsibleforraisingthemwillalsobevitalforthefutureofclimate-vulnerablecountries.

Themostclimate-vulnerablecountriesintheworldhavecontributedverylittletocreatingtheglobaldiseasefromwhichtheynowsufferthemost.Theremusturgentlybeameaningfulmobilizationofthepolicesoutlinedintheagreementifwearetoachievenationalemissionreductionswhilehelpingthemostvulnerablecountriesadapttoclimatechange.

Anditisclearlyuptothecurrentgenerationofleadersfromhigh-emittingnationstodecidewhethertheywanttoberememberedasclimatechangetyrantsorpioneers.

56.TheauthoriscriticaloftheParisclimateagreementbecause_____________.

　　A）itisunfairtothoseclimate-vulnerablenations

　　B）itaimstokeeptemperaturerisebelow2℃only

　　C）itisbeneficialtoonlyfewerthan4%ofcountries

　　D）itburdensdevelopedcountrieswiththesoleresponsibility.

57.Whydoestheauthorcomparethe“forcedriders”tosecond-handsmokers?

　　A）Theyhavelittleresponsibilityforpublichealthproblems.

　　B）Theyarevulnerabletounhealthyenvironmentalconditions.

　　C）Theyhavetobearconsequencestheyarenotresponsiblefor.

　　D）Theyareunawareofthepotentialriskstheyareconfronting.

58.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthe$100billionfunding?

　　A）Itwillmotivateallnationstoreducecarbonemissions.

　　B）Thereisnofinalagreementonwhereitwillcomefrom.

　　C）Thereisnoclarificationofhowthemoneywillbespent.

　　D）Itwilleffectivelyreducegreenhouseemissionsworldwide.

59.WhaturgentactionmustbetakentorealizetheParisclimateagreement?

　　A）Encouraginghigh-emittingnationstotaketheinitiative.

　　B）Callingonallthenationsconcernedtomakejointefforts.

　　C）Pushingthecurrentworldleaderstocometoaconsensus.

　　D）Puttingineffectthepoliciesintheagreementatonce.

Keys:

56-59ACBD

Two【2018届上海市华师大二附中高三上学期阶段测试题】

Awayfromhome,andeatingismorethanjustawaytokeepyourstomachfull.Itisalanguageallitsown,andnowordscansay‚“Gladtomeetyou…gladtobedoingbusinesswithyou…”quitelikesharingamealofferedbyyourheart.

Clearly,mealtimeisnotthetimeforyoutosay.“Thanks,butnothanks.”Acceptanceofthehost,country,andcompany.So,nomatterhowdifficultitmaybetoswallow,swallow.Or,asoneexperiencedtravelersays,“Travelwithacast-ironstomachandeateverythingeverywhere.”

Often,thefoodofferedrepresentsproudlyyourhostcountry’sproudestcookingachievement.WhatwouldAmericathinkofaFrenchpersonwhorefusedtotakeabiteofhomemadeapplepieorsizzlingsteak?

Ourdiscomfortcomesnotsomuchfromthethingitself;

itcomesfromourunfamiliaritywithit.Afterall,anoysterhasremarkablythesamelookasasheep’seye,andafirstsomethingyoudipinbutterandeat.Bytheway,inSaudiArabiasheep’seyesareadelicacy,inpartsofChinait’sbear’spawsoup.

Canyourefusesuchfoodwithoutbeingrude?

Mostexperiencedbusinesstravelerssayno,atleastnotbeforetakingatleastafewbites.Ithelps,though,tosliceanyitemverythin.Thisway,youminimizethetexture—gristly（软骨的）,slimy（粘滑的）andsoon---andthereminderofwhereitcamefrom.Or,“Swallowitquickly.”asonetravelerrecommends,“Istillcan’ttellyouwhatsheep’seyeballstastelike.”Asfordealingwithtaste,theoldlinethat“ittastesjustlikechicken”isoftenthankfullytrue.Evenwhen“it”isreallyratorsnake.

Anotherusefulpieceofadviceisnotknowingwhatyouareeating.What’sfordinner?

Don’task.AvoidglancingintothekitchenorlookingatEnglish-languagemenus.Yourhostwillbepleasedthatyouareeatingthefoodheoffers,andwhoknows?

Maybeitreallyisthechickeninthatsoup.

56.Whoisthepassagemostprobablywrittenfor?

A.Thosewhoaregoingtohavetripabroad.

B.Thosewhowanttocookfoodfromanothercountry

C.Thosewhoaregoingtoteachpeoplefromdifferentcountries

D.Thosewhowanttotakepartinaninternationalcookingcontest

57.Thephrase“acast-ironstomach”probablyreferstoastomach_____________.

A.equippedwithirondevicesB.neverfailingyou

C.sensitivetovarioustastesD.notallergictoiron

58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedbythepassagewhenyouareofferedsomefoodyoudon’tlike?

A.CuttingitintosmallpiecesB.Swallowingitwithouthesitation

C.AvoidfiguringoutwhatitisD.Pleasingthehostwhileeating

59.Whichofthefollowingcanbeservedasaconclusionforthepassage?

A.Chickenisadelicacyforeveryone.B.“Ittasteslikechicken”mayhelp.

C.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.D.Eatingvariousthingscankeepyoufit.

56-59ABDC

Three【2018届上海市华师大二附中高三上学期期中试题】

Conventionalwisdomhasitthatconcernfortheenvironmentisaluxuryonlytherichworldcanafford;

thatonlypeoplewhosebasicneedsforfoodandshelterhavebeenmetcanstartworryingaboutthehealthoftheplanet.Thissurveywillarguethatdevelopingcountries,too,shouldbethinkingabouttheenvironment.True,intherichcountriesastrongenvironmentalmovementdidnotemergeuntillongaftertheyhadbecomeindustrialized,astagethatmanydevelopingcountrieshaveyettoreach.Andtrue,manyofthedevelopedworld'

senvironmentalconcernshavelittletodowithimmediatethreatstoitsinhabitants'

wall-being.Peopleworryaboutwhethercarbon-dioxideemissionsmightleadtoawarmerclimatenextcentury,orwhethergeneticallyengineeredcropsmighthaveunforeseenconsequencesfortheecosystem.Thatiswhy,whenrichworldenvironmentalists'

campaignagainstpollutioninpoorcountries,theyareoftenaccusedofnaivety.Suchcountries,thecriticssay,havemorepressingconcerns,suchasgettingtheirpeopleoutofpoverty.

Buttheenvironmentalproblemsthatdevelopingcountriesshouldworryaboutaredifferentfromthosethatwesternpunditshavefashionableargumentsover.Theyarenotaboutpotentialproblemsinthenextcentury,butaboutindisputableharmbeingcausedtoconventionalwisdom,solvingsuchproblemsneednothurteconomicgrowth;

indeeddealingwiththemnowwillgenerallybecheaperthanleavingthemtocausefurtherharm.

Inmostdevelopingcountriespollutionseemstobegettingworse,notbetter.MostbigcitiesinLatinAmerica,forexample,aresufferingrisinglevelsofairpollution.Populationsinthesecountriesaregrowingsofastthatimprovementsinwatersupplyhavefailedtokeepupwiththenumberofextrapeople.Worldwide,aboutabillionpeoplestillhavenoaccesstocleanwater,andwatercontaminatedbysewageisestimatedtokillsome2milli