英语四级阅读题库含答案解析1、P a ssag e On eG l ob a l wa r ming m a y o r m a y no t b e th e great en viro n mental cris i s o f th e 2 1 st c e nt ury, but r e ga r dl es s of whether it i s o r is n't –we won’t d o mu c h a bout i t、 W e wi ll ar g ue o v e r i t and may e v en, a s a n ati o n, make s o me fairl y s o l emn-sounding mitments to avoid i t、 Bu t th e m ore d ra m atic a n d mea n ing f u l these m itments seem, the less li k el y th e y are to b e ob s erved、Al Gore call s gl o ba l warming a n “in c on v enient t ruth,” as if me rely r ec ognizing i t c o uld p u t u s on a path t o a sol uti o n、 But the real truth is t h at we don't kno w en o ugh t o r eliev e global war mi ng, an d –wit h o ut m ajo r tec hn olo g ic a l bre a kthroughs—we c a n’t d o mu ch a bo ut i t、F ro m 20 0 3 t o 2050, th e w o r l d's p o pula t ion is projected to gr o w from 6、4 b ill ion t o 9、1 bi l l i on, a 42% in c rease、 I f e nergy u se p e r perso n an d t e ch n o l o g y remain the sa m e, tota l energ y use a nd gr e enhouse gas emissions (ma in ly, C O 2) will be 4 2% highe r in 2 0 5 0、 but t ha t’s to o low, b eca use s ocie ties that g r ow r ic h er use more en e r g y、 W e ne e d ec o nomic growth unles s we condemn the wo r ld’s poor t o th ei r p res en t poverty an d freeze ev eryone else‘s l iving s tandard...