- 阅读理解A
题干：Americansdon’tliketolosewars.Ofcourse,alotdependsonhowyoudefinejustwhatawaris.Thereareshootingwars-thekindthattestpatriotismandcourage-andthosearethekindatwhichtheU.S.excels.Butotherstrugglestestthosequalitiestoo.WhatelsewastheGreatDepressionorthespaceraceortheconstructionoftherailroads?IfAmericaindulgesinabitofflag-wavingwhenthejobisdone,theyearnedit.Nowthereisasimilarchallenge：globalwarming.Thesteadydeterioration(恶化）oftheveryclimateofthisveryplanetisbecomingawarofthefirstorder,andbyanymeasure,theU.S.islosing.Indeed,ifAmericaisfightingatall,it’sfightingonthewrongside.TheU.S.producesnearlyaquarteroftheworld’sgreenhousegaseseachyearandhasstubbornlymadeitclearthatitdoesn’tintendtodoawholelotaboutit.Although174nationsapprovedtheadmittedlyflawedKyotoaccordstoreducecarbonlevels,theU.S.walkedawayfromthem.Therearevaguepromisesofmanufacturingfuelfromherbsorpoweringcarswithhydrogen.Butforacountrythattightlycitespatriotismasoneofitscorevalues,theU.S.istakingapassonwhatmightbethemostpatrioticstruggleofall.It’shardtoimagineabiggerfightthanoneforthesurvivalofacountry’scoastsandfarms，thehealthofitspeopleandstabilityofitseconomy.Therubis，ifthevastmajorityofpeopleincreasinglyagreethatclimatechangeisaglobalemergency,there’sfarlessagreementonhowtofixit.Industryoffersitsplans，whichtoooftenwouldfixlittle.Environmentalistsoffertheirs,whichtoooftenamounttonativewishliststhatcouldweakenAmerican'sgrowth.Butlet’sassumethatthoseinterestedpartiesandotherswillalwaysbeatthetableandwillalwaysdemandthattheirvoicesbeheardandthattheirneedsbeaddressed.Whatwouldanaggressive,ambitious,effectiveplanlooklike-onethatwouldleavetheU.S.bothenvironmentallysafeandeconomicallysound?Haltingclimatechangewillbefarharder.Oneofthemoreconservativeplansforaddressingtheproblemcallsforareductionof25billiontonsofcarbonemissionsoverthenext52year.Andyetbydevisingaconsistentstrategythatmixesandblendspragmatism(实用主义)withambition,theU.S.can,withoutmajordamagetotheeconomy，helphalttheworsteffectsofclimatechangeandensurethesurvivalofitswayoflifeforfuturegenerations.Moneywilldosomeofthework，butwhat’sneededmostiswill.“I'mnotsayingthechallengeisn'talmostoverwhelming,”saysFredKrupp.“ButthisisAmerica,andAmericahasrisentothesechallengesbefore.”
题目：What is the author’s attitude toward America's policies on global warming? - A 、Critical.
- B 、Indifferent.
- C 、Supportive.
- D 、Compromising.
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
态度题。文章第二段论述了美国对待全球气候变暖问题的消极态度和方式。根据losing, onthe wrong side, stubbornly, vague等表达可知，作者对美国在全球气候变暖上的态度是批判的，因此Α选项为正确答案。B选项（漠不关心的）、D选项（妥协的）属于典型干扰项。
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