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1、阅读理解讲座(一)ThepeoplewhomthewhitemancalledIndiansbecausehethoughtthatthelandhehadreachedwasancientIndiawerethenomadicdescendantsofrichandpowerfulMongoloidraceswhichhadmigratedmanycenturiesearlierfromAsia.IQtestsaskyoutocompleteverbalandvisualanalogies,toenvisionpaperafteritha
2、sbeenfoldedandcut,andtodeducenumericalsequences,amongothersimilartasks…It’snotobvioushowthecapacitytovisualizeobjectsandtofigureoutnumericalpatternssuitsonetoanswerquestionsthathaveeludedsomeofthebestpoetsandphilosophers.Allmeetingshaveonethingincommon:role-playing.Themost
3、formalroleisthatofchairman.Hesetstheagenda,andagoodchairmanwillkeepthemeetingrunningontimeandtothepoint.Sadly,theother,informal,role-playersareoftenabletogaintheupperhand.Chiefisthe“constanttalker”,whojustlovestohearhisorherownvoice.nGlobalWarmingnOnFeb.2,2007,theUnitedNat
4、ionsscientificpanelstudyingclimatechangedeclaredthattheevidenceofawarmingtrendis“unequivocal,”andthathumanactivityhas“verylikely”beenthedrivingforceinthatchangeoverthelast50years.Thelastreportbythegroup,theIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange,in2001,hadfoundthathumanityha
5、d“likely”playedarole. nTheadditionofthatsingleword“very”didmorethanreflectmountingscientificevidencethatthereleaseofcarbondioxideandotherheat-trappinggasesfromsmokestacks,tailpipesandburningforestshasplayedacentralroleinraisingtheaveragesurfacetemperatureoftheearthbymoret
6、han1degreeFahrenheitsince1900.Italsoaddednewmomentumtoadebatethatnowseemscenteredlessoverwhetherhumansarewarmingtheplanet,butinsteadoverwhattodoaboutit.Inrecentmonths,businessgroupshavebandedtogethertomakeunprecedentedcallsforfederalregulationofgreenhousegases.Thesubjectha
7、daredcarpetmomentwhenformerVicePresidentAlGore’sdocumentary,“AnInconvenientTruth,”wasawardedanOscar;andtheSupremeCourtmadeitsfirstglobalwarming-relateddecision,ruling5to4thattheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyhadnotjustifieditspositionthatitwasnotauthorizedtoregulatecarbondio
8、xide.2007年2月2日,联合国研究气候变化的科学小组称,全球变暖的趋势已是毋庸置疑,并且,在这过去的50年中,人类的活动“极有可能”是这一变化的始作俑者。美国政府气象变化研