This autumn was the wettest since records began in the UK. Floods 16 large parts of the country. In Australia floods have covered an area the 17 of the whole of Britain. How does it happen?Cars, factories and power stations 18 carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air. This gas 19 the air and causes the polar ice to melt (融化). Sea level across the world 20 . What are we going to do about it?In 1990, 21 of all the big nations met in Japan and agreed to reduce the 22 of CO2 they put into the air. Ten years later, in November 2000, the leaders 23 again in Holland to discuss the situation and decide what to do next. Maybe the 24 is one of the ways.
The village of Yaluman 25 in the mountains of Chia-pas, a province of southern Mexico. Its 26 are Mayan Indians. They are some of the poorest people in a poor country. 27 now they have an extra source of money. They are being 28 to grow, develop and look after forests by the organization in 29 of Formula One racing (一级方程式比赛).
Every year, the global Formula One racing pumps 5,500 tons of CO2 into the air. The idea is that the 30 around Yaluman will take in this amount. It will also 31 local people with money to wipe out motor racing’s 32 debt (债).
Projects like this go under the 33 of “Carbon trading”. The basic idea is that governments and companies can buy the 34 to pump CO2 into the air by investing (投资) in 35 materials that take it out again.
16. A. covered B. removed C. replaced D. flowed
17. A. width B. height C. length D. size
18. A. fill B. pump C. press D. lose
19. A. rushes away B. gets up C. cools down D. heats up
20. A. rises B. raises C. sinks D. improves
21. A. organizations B. leaders C. businessmen D. companies
22. A. temperature B. number C. amount D. quality
23. A. went B. came C. arrived D. met
24. A. next B. last C. following D. above
25. A. lies B. locates C. lays D. falls
26. A. languages B. words C. people D. cultures
27. A. But B. And C. So D. Therefore
28. A. paid B. given C. taken D. spent
29. A. need B. favour C. honour D. charge
30. A. mountains B. forests C. fields D. tracks
31. A. show B. appreciate C. provide D. support
32. A. direct B. indirect C. economical D. environmental
33. A. control B. name C. condition D. help
34. A. idea B. method C. right D. debt
35. A. green B. white C. light D. heavy
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