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1、2014理工A完形填空第十一篇  ClimateChangePosesMajorRisksforUnpreparedCities     Anewexaminationofurbanpolicieshasbeen   1   recentlybyPatriciaRomeroLankao．Sheisasociologistspecializinginclimatechangeand   2   development．Shewarnsthat manyoftheworld’sfast-growingurbanareas，especiallyin

2、developingcountries．willlikelysuffer fromtheimpactsofchangingclimate．Herworkalsoconcludesthatmostcitiesarefailingto   3    emissionsofcarbondioxideandothergreenhouse   4  ．These gasesareknown toaffecttheatmosphere．”Climatechangeisadeeplylocalissueandposesprofoundthreatstoth

3、egrowingcitiesoftheworld,”saysRomeroLankao.”Buttoofewcitiesaredevelopingeffectivestrategiesto   5   theirresidents."    Citiesare     6   sourcesofgreenhousegases．Andurbanpopulationsarelikelytobeamongthosemostseverelyaffectedbyfutureclimatechange.Lankao’sfindings  highlight

4、waysinwhichcity-residentsareparticularlyvulnerable,andsuggestpolicyinterventionsthatcouldofferimmediateandlonger-term    7   ．    Thelocationsanddenseconstructionpatternsofcitiesoftenplacetheirpopulationsatgreaterriskfornaturaldisasters.Potential    8    associatedwithclima

5、teincludestormsurgesand prolongedhotweather.Stormsurgescanfloodcoastalareasandprolongedhotweathercanheat     9  pavedcitiesmorethansurroundingareas．Theimpactsofsuchnaturaleventscanbemoreseriousinanurbanenvironment．Forexample，aprolongedheatwavecanincreaseexisting levelsofair

6、pollution，causing  widespreadhealthproblems．Poorerneighborhoodsthat  may  10  basicfacilitiessuchasdrinkingwateroradependablenetworkofroads，areespeciallyvulnerabletonaturaldisasters．Manyresidentsinpoorercountriesliveinsubstandardhousing  11    accesstoreliabledrinkingwater，

7、roadsandbasicservices.      Localgovernments,    12   ,shouldtakemeasurestoprotecttheirresidents.”Unfortunately，theytendtomovetowardsrhetoric    13   meaningfulresponses,  RomeroLankaowrites,”Theydon’timposeconstructionstandardsthatcouldreduceheatingandairconditioningneeds.

8、Theydon'temphasizemasstransitandreduce     14     use.Infact,manylocal  government