¡¡Embarking on a whirlwind tour of Congress£¬former U£®S£®Vice President Al Gore testified before several Senate and House of Representatives committees today£¬insisting on decisive action to curb global warmin9£®¢ÙSpeaking to overflow crowds£¬Gore urged lawmakers to solve the climate crisis-Ò»a message that drew praise and some skepticism£¬from members of Congress£®examda.
¡¡¡¡At times£¬Gore appeared to be replaying scenes from his Oscar-winning documentary£¬An Inconvent Truth£®He painted a bleak picture of Earth¡¯s future£¬warning that rising levels of carbon dioxide couId haye calamitous effects£¬such as increased intensity of hurricanes£¬more intense droughts£¬ and the drowning of coastal cities£® examda.¡¡¡¡
¡¡¡¡But Gore diverged from his talking points to offer his thoughts on how to deal with what he called¡°the most serious[crisis]we¡¯ve ever faced£®Among his recommendations were an immediate cap on carbon dio)dioxide emissions£»by 2050£¬Gore said he would like to see a 90£¥reduction of carbon dioxide levels£®
¡¡¡¡Congress appeared largely receptive to his ideas£®but not everyone was soId¡ªto put it mildly£®¡°We need to be careful when we talk about so-called scientific facts£¬¡±said Representative Joe Barton£® Barton presented historical evidence to refute Gore¡¯s assertion that carbon dioxide concentrations preceded temperature rises£®¡°0n this point£¬Mr£®Vice President£¬you¡¯re not just off a little£®You¡¯re totally wrong£®¡± examda.
¡¡¡¡Gore shot back that scientific consensus on climate change was behind him£¬and that the government must act auickly£®¡°The planet has a fever£¬¡±he said£®¡°If your baby has a fever£¬you go to the doctor£®If the doctor says yOU need to intervene here£¬you don¡¯t say£¬¡®Well£¬I read a science fiction novel that told me it¡¯s not a problem£®¡¯If the crib¡¯s on fire£¬you don¡¯t speculate that the baby is flame retardant£®You take action£®¡±
¡¡¡¡Barton also criticized Gore¡¯s recommendations on freezing carbon dioxide emissions£®¡°tf we took that literallv,we can add no new industry£¬no new cars on the street£¬and apparently no new people£®Every person emits 0£®2 tons of carbon dioxide a year£®¡± examda.
¡¡¡¡Whether Gore¡¯s message wilt be as successful in Congress as it was at the Oscars remains uncertain£®¢ÝBut j udging by one of his most vocal opponents£¬the former vice president may have made some headwav£®¡°Your ideas aren¡¯t all bad£¬Mr£®Vice President£¬¡±said Barton£®¡°You list a number of thoughtful responses to global climate change for this committee to consider£® [402 words]
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¡¡¡¡A£®much more intense droughts are inevitable,examda.
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¡¡¡¡C£®most coastal cities will be drowned sooner or later
¡¡¡¡D£®the effects of global warming might be catastrophic
¡¡¡¡2£®The attitude of Congress members toward Mr£®Gore¡¯s urge is______
¡¡¡¡A£®either praiseful or skeptical,examda.
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¡¡¡¡C£®more praiseful than skeptical
¡¡¡¡D£®more skeptical than praiseful
¡¡¡¡3£®According to the text£¬Joe Barton______
¡¡¡¡A£®is both stubborn and inflexible,examda.
¡¡¡¡B£®doesn¡¯t believe in scientific facts
¡¡¡¡C£®refutes Mr£®Gore¡¯s urge rationally
¡¡¡¡D£®opposes whatever Mr£®Gore calls on
¡¡¡¡4£®Mr Gore uses the example of a baby with a fever to illustrate that ______
¡¡¡¡A£®science fiction novel isn¡¯t a thing to rely
¡¡¡¡B£®the fever that the earth has is serious and
¡¡¡¡C£®there is a scientific consensus on climate change
¡¡¡¡D£®action must be taken immediately to protect the earth
¡¡¡¡5£®It is clear that Mr£®Joe Barton is______
¡¡¡¡A£®both receptive and critical to what Gore insisted on
¡¡¡¡B£®uncertain whether Gore will be successful in
¡¡¡¡C£®the most intelligent and insightful member in Congress
¡¡¡¡D£®also worried about the effect of carbon dioxide emissions
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