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1、Unit1Alandofdiversity课时作业Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2017·江苏D)OldProblem,NewApproachesWhilecleanenergyisincreasinglyusedinourdailylife,globalwarningwillcontinueforsomedecadesafterCO2emissions(排放)peak.Soevenifemissionweretobegindecreasetoday,wewouldstillfacethechallengeofadaptingtoclimate.HereIwillstr
2、esssomesmarterandmorecreativeexamplesofclimateadaptation.Whenitcomestoadaptation,itisimportanttounderstandthatclimatechangeisaprocess.Wearethereforenottalkingaboutadaptingtoanewstandard,buttoaconstantlyshiftingsetofconditions.Thisiswhyinpartatleast,theUSNationalClimateAssessmentsa
3、ysthat:“there_is_no_‘one-size_fit_all'_adaptation.”Nevertheless,therearesomeactionsthatoffermuchandcarrylittleriskorcost.Aroundtheworldpeopleareadaptinginsurprisingways,especiallyinsomepoorcountries.FloodshavesomemoredamaginginBangladeshinrecentdecades.MohammedRezwansawopportunity
4、whereotherssawonlydisaster.Hisnot-for-profitorganizationruns100riverboatsthatserverasfloatinglibraries,schools,andhealthclinics,andareequipmentwithsolarpanelsandothercommunicationfacilities.Rezwaniscreatingfloatingconnectivity(连体)toreplacefloodedroadsandhighways.Butheisalsoworking
5、atafarmorefundamentallevel:hisstaffpeoplehowtomakefloatinggardensfishpondspreventstarvationduringthewetseason.ElsewhereinAsiaevenmoreastonishingactionsarebeingtaken.Chewang.NophellivesinamountainousregioninIndia,whereheisknownastheIceMan.Thelossofglaciers(冰川)thereduetoglobalwarmin
6、grepresentsanenormousthreattoagriculture.Withouttheglaciers,waterwillarriveintheriversattimeswhenitcandamagecrops.Norphel'sinspirationcomefromseeingthewasteofwateroverwinter,whenitwasnotneeded.Hedirectedthewastedwaterintoshallowbasinswhereitfroze,andwasstoreduntilthespring.Hisfiel
7、dsoficesupplyperfectlytimedirrigation(灌溉)water.Havingcreatedninesuchicereserves.Nophelcalculatesthathehasstoredabout200,000m3ofwater.Climatechangeisacontinuingprocess,soNorhel'sicereserveswillnotlastforever.Warmingwillovertakethem.Butheisprovidingafewyearsduringwhichthefarmerswill
8、,perhaps,beabletofindothermeansof
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