Unit 2 The United Kingdom Language points课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2017·江苏D)

Old Problem，New Approaches

While clean energy is increasingly used in our daily life，global warning will continue for some decades after CO2 emissions(排放) peak.So even if emission were to begin decrease today，we would still face the challenge of adapting to climate.Here I will stress some smarter and more creative examples of climate adaptation.

When it comes to adaptation，it is important to understand that climate change is a process.We are therefore not talking about adapting to a new standard，but to a constantly shifting set of conditions.This is why in part at least，the US National Climate Assessment says that: " there_is_no_'one－size_fit_all'_adaptation. " Nevertheless，there are some actions that offer much and carry little risk or cost.

Around the world people are adapting in surprising ways，especially in some poor countries.Floods have some more damaging in Bangladesh in recent decades.Mohammed Rezwan saw opportunity where others saw only disaster.His not－for－profit organization runs 100 river boats that server as floating libraries，schools，and health clinics，and are equipment with solar panels and other communication facilities.Rezwan is creating floating connectivity (连体) to replace flooded roads and highways.But he is also working at a far more fundamental level: his staff people how to make floating gardens fish ponds prevent starvation during the wet season.

Elsewhere in Asia even more astonishing actions are being taken.Chewang.Nophel lives in a mountainous region in India，where he is known as the Ice Man.The loss of glaciers(冰川)there due to global warming represents an enormous threat to agriculture.Without the glaciers，water will arrive in the rivers at times when it can damage crops.Norphel's inspiration come from seeing the waste of water over winter，when it was not needed.He directed the wasted water into shallow