2016年12月英语六级阅读段落匹配练习及答案(1)

　　[G] The Department of Energy has a nimble program that's tasked with innovative energy research—the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The ARPA-E funds research in biofuels, transmission,and battery storage, with an annual budget of $ 275 million. Last year, DOE officials requested at least $ 75 million more. Increasing funding for ARPA-E, said Rare Pomerance, former deputy assistant secretary of state for environment and development and currently an environmental consultant, "you get new technologies that undercut coal, oil, and gas. " Plus, he said, yon get a competitive advantage if American researchers uncover the next big idea in new energy.

　　Tax carbon.

　　[H] Congress would have to agree, but many climate experts say that the most meaningful way to tackle emissions is to set a price on carbon. "We should be asking people to pay the cost of putting carbon into the atmosphere as they buy the fuel," said Josh Willis, climate scientist and oceanographer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. To gain political support for the idea, Obama would probably have to show that the tax wonld help accelerate technology, grow new industries, and pay down the deficit.

　　Dial back the federal government's energy use.

　　[I] With more than I. 8 million employees, $ 500 billion in annual purchasing power, and 500,000 buildings to operate, the federal government has been a leader in reducing energy use since Obama signed a 2009 executive order to cut waste. "I would urge him to keep using the power of government to promote energy conservation," said Syndonia Bret-Harte, an Arctic biologist who studies climate change at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

　　Build a scientific clearinghouse for climate information.

　　[J] "I advocate for building a better information system on what is happening and why," said Kevin Tren berth, head of the Climate Analysis Section at the U. S. National Center for Atmospheric Research. That involves compiling observations related to climate change from around the world and using the data to refine climate modeling. Think of it as a one-stop, user-friendly website that clearly demonstrates how weather data from around the globe are influenced by broader shifts in the planet's climate.

　　Keep talking. Despite a consensus among top scientists, the world still needs some convincing on climate change.

　　[K] A CNN poll last week found that just 49 percent of Americans agree that global warming is real and is due to human activities. "The most important thing the President can do is to build on his inaugural comments to heighten the sense of urgency about rapid climate destabilization and clarify its connection to virtually every other issue on the national agenda," said David Orr, environmental studies professor at Oberlin College. That means using the bully clergymen to show how a more volatile climate affects everything from agriculture to transportation to 21st-century warfare.

　　46. The urge to promulgate carbon regulations is aimed at pushing power plants to replace coal by natural gas.

　　47. Marine sanctuaries should be preserved because they help sea species adapt to climate alteration.

　　48. The government should take the responsibility to raise Americans' awareness about climate change.

　　49. Many climate experts believe that the most effective way to lower emission is to tax on carbon.

　　50. Nuclear supporters argue that nuclear system failures are less challenging than global warming.

　　51. Recent extreme weather made President Obama feel it is urgent to address climate change.

　　52. Keystone pipeline should be rejected because it is a signal to reduce fossil fuels.

　　53. Since Obama signed a 2009 executive order to cut waste, the federal government has taken the lead in saving energy.

　　54. Lower carbon emission will be most likely to happen if research in new energy resources succeeds.

　　55. Compared with turning to new energy, America prefers carbon capture and store as a temporary measure.

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