研究生英语视听说2furtherlistening12原文

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1、FurtherListening1Ourdemandforfossilfuelssuchasoilandnaturalgasisgrowing.Thisgrowingneedforenergycausesustoburnmoreandmorefossilfuels・Burningfossilfuelssuchascoalputscarbonintotheair.Carbondioxide,orCO2,andothergasesreducetheamountofheatthatgoesoutintospace・Whenlessheatgoesoutintospace,itmeansthatmo

2、reheatstaysintheearth'satmosphere.Whenmoreheatstaysintheearth'satmosphere,theaveragetemperatureincreases,makingitwarmer.Asign讦icantlyhigheraveragetemperatureleadstoclimatechangeandchangestotheweather.Climatechangecanhaveanegativeimpactonpeople'slives・Forexample,climatechangecanmakeitdifficulttogrow

3、foodinsomeplaces.Peoplearestartingtoconserveenergybymakingchangesthatcausethemtouselessfuel.Forexample,peoplearebuyingsmallercars・Smallercarsaremoreefficientbecausetheyuselessgasandoil.FurtherListening2Scientistsbelievethattheearth'stemperatureisincreasing・Theybelievethisincreaseintemperatureishavi

4、nganegativeimpactonourenvironment・Youmightthinkthatprotect!ngtheplanetistoobigajobforyou,butitisn〃t・Therearemanysmallandpracticalwaysyoucanconserveenergyandhelpprotecttheenvironment.Herearesomehelpfultips・Cutbackondrivingbytakingpublictransportationorwalkingmoreoften.Youwillsavealotofgasifyoudrivet

5、oworktwoorthreedaysaweekinsteadoffive!Shopatlocalstoresclosetoyourhome.Youwilldriveless,soyoucanspendlessmoneyongasandmoremoneyonfood.Turnofflightsandelectronicswhenyouaren'tusingthemsoyoudon'twasteelectricity.Replaceyouroldapplianceslikerefrigeratorsanddishwasherswithnew,efficientmodels・Oldapplian

6、cesconsumemoreenergythannewones.Keeptrackoftheelectricityandgasyouuseandhowyouuseit.Writedownthedifferentactivitiesyoudothatusegasorelectricityandhowoftenyoudotheminanenergyjournal.Useyourenergyjournaltohelpyousetalowertargetforyourenergyuseeachmonth.Forexample,ifyourenergybillis$100onemonth,trylow

7、eringyourbillto$80,orby20percentthenextmonth.Trytoreducetheamountofenergyyouusebymakinggradualchangestoyourlifestyle・Youwillseethatmakingsmallchangeseachmonthcanhaveabigimpactontheamountofenergyyouuse—andhe