TheEarthisBecomingWarmer---ButDoesItMatter?havesomeeffectsonSkimming1.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?2.What'sthestructureofthispassage?PhenomenonQuestionsHowhasthiscomeabout?Doesitmatter?Duringthe20thcenturythetemperatureoftheearthroseonedegreeFahrenheit.Thatprobablydoesnotseemmuchtoyouandme,butitisarapidincreasewhencomparedtoothernaturalchanges.causeeffectsTheearthisbecomingwarmer.Para1:Readforthemainidea:Thispassagemainlytalksaboutthecauseandeffectsofglobalwarming.Readforthestructure:Part1Part2Part3Part4(para1)(para6)(para2-5)(para7)Introducetheissueofglobalwarming.Statehowglobalwarmingcomesabout.Listtwodifferentattitudesamongscientiststowardsglobalwarming.It’suptoreaderstothinkanddecidewhetherpeopleshoulddosomethingaboutglobalwarmingornot.Readfordetails:Para2:Itishumanactivitythathascausedthisglobalwarmingratherthanarandombutnaturalphenomenon.Howhasglobalwarmingcomeabout?Para3:Whathumanactivityleadtoglobalwarming?Theburningoffossilfuels.Whydoesthisburningoffossilfuelsleadtoglobalwarming?Theburningoffossilfuelsproduceslargeamountsofcarbondioxide,whichresultsingreenhouseeffect.greenhouseeffectThisiswhensmall_________gasesintheatmosphere,likecarbondioxide,methaneandvapour,_____heatfromthesunandtherefore______theearth.Without…wouldbe…So,weneedthosegases,but_________.Theproblembeginswhenweaddhuge_________extraCO2…itmeansthatmoreheatenergy________betrappedintheatmospherecausingtheglobaltemperatureto______.belikelytorise;increaseamountsoftrapwarmquantitiesoftendstogoupnottoomuchPa451.WhomeasuredtheamountsofCO2?Para4:2.Whatdidhefind?ItwasCharlesKeelingwhomadeaccuratemeasurementsoftheamountofCO2.Hefoundthatbetweentheseyearsthecarbondixideintheatmospherewentupfromaround315partstoaround370partspermillion.Theincreaseincarbondioxideresultsintheriseinthetemperatureoftheearth.leadtoglobalwarming.Para.6However,theattitudesofscientiststowardsthisrisearecompletelydifferent.♥DrFosterontheonehand,…♥GeorgeHambleyontheotherhand,…areopposedto…disagreewith;beagainstPara6:Ontheonehand,thetrendwouldleadtoa____________.Ontheotherhand,anywarmingwillbe_____withfewbadenvironmental___________.negativepositiveDrFosterGeorgeHambleyvariouskindsofcatastrophemildconsequencesdisasterariseinthesealevelseverestormfloods;drought;faminesthespreadofdiseasesthedisappearanceofspeciesplants…quickercrops…moreagreaterrangeofanimalsmakelifeforhumanbeingsbetterTherisksaretoogreat.Doesthatmeanweshoulddonothing?Or,aretheriskstoogreat?Para.7Thetruthisthatnooneknowstheeffectsofglobalwarming.Weshoulddosomething.Para7Weshoulddosomething.1.people’sawarenessofenvironmentalprotectionshouldberaisedtoahigherlevel.2.Suchlowcarbontransportasridingbicyclesandtakingbusesisencouraged,whichcangreatlycontributetoamorefriendlyenvironment.3.Ifwesortoutwastethatcanberecycledbeforethrowingthemaway,alotofresourcescanbesaved....Part1Part2Part3Part4PhenomenonCauseEffectsConclusionTheearthisbecomingwarmer.1.Itishumanactivitythathascausedthisglobalwarming.2.Allscientistssubscribetotheviewthattheincrease…isdueto…Scientists’attitudestothenaturalphenomenondiffer.Somethinkthatthetrendwillresultinacatastrophe,whileothersconsideritsomethingpositive.Thereisnosureanswertotheeffectsoftheearth’swarming.WriteasummaryPolishwithconnectives(连接词)tomakeitcoherent(连贯).Undoubtedly,theearthisbecomingincreasinglywarmerbecauseofhumanactivity.Allscientistssubscribetotheviewthatthisriseisduetothegreenhousegases,especiallycarbondioxide,producedbytheburningoffossilfuels.However,scientists’attitudestothenaturalphenomenondiffer.Somethinkthatthetrendwillresultinacatastrophe,whileothersconsideritsomethingpositive.Yet,thereisnosureanswertotheeffectsoftheearth’swarming.