- 阅读理解A
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题目：The paragraphs immediately following this passage would most probably deal with_____· - A 、the new book written by Fred Krupp
- B 、how America can fight against global warming
- C 、the harmful effects of global warming
- D 、how America can tide over economic crisis
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
推理题。本文围绕美国对待全球气候变暖问题的态度和政策展开论述。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“不作为”方式；第三段分析了美国采取这种消极方式的根本原因;最后一段指出，美国有能力平衡经济与环境之间的关系，为抑制全球变暖尽义务。根据逻辑顺序，文章接下来的段落应该论述美国该如何和气候变暖作斗争。因此, B选项为正确答案。
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