阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。红烧鳊鱼
We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: U less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more—doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets.
Not long ago, my wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet—not to lo a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the conquences could be vere if we don’t keep reducing emissions(排放) of carbon dioxide(CO2) and other greenhou gas that are trapping heat in our atmosphere. 毽子
We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO隐藏英语2. We wanted to e how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US houhold(家庭) produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common-place things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars. That’s more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly becau Americans drive more and have bigger hous. But how much should we try to reduce?
For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points, such as the melting(溶化) of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent, “ he said.
商城运营Good advice, I thought. I’d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. We’d gotten so ud to keeping our air-conditioning going around the clock. I’d almost forgotten the wi
地质工作ndows even opened. We should not let this happen again. It’s time for us to change our habits if necessary.
怎样批改作文1. Why did the author and his wife try a new diet?
A. To take special kinds of food. B. To respond to climate change.
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