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【单选题】

The author asserts that Stem’s picture about the possibility of conquering global warming()

A. is too pessimistic
B. is oversimplified
C. is very imaginative
D. ignores the efforts by rich countries

A.
It seems impossible to have an honest conversation about global warming. I say this after ditly perusing the British government’s huge report released last week by Sir Nicholas Stern, former chief economist of the World Bank and now a high civil servant. The report is a piece of misleading public relations. It foresees dire consequences if global warming isn’t curbed: a worldwide depression and flooding of many coastal cities. Meanwhile, the costs of minimizing these awful outcomes are small: only 1 percent of world economic output in 2050.
B.
No sane person could fail to conclude that we should conquer global warming instantly, if not sooner. Who could disagree Well, me. Stem’s headlined conclusions are intellectual fictions. They’re essentially fabrications to justify an aggressive anti-global-warming agenda. The er of that is that we’d end up with the worst of both worlds: a program that harms the economy without much cutting of greenhouse gases.
C.
Let me throw some messy realities onto Stern’s tidy picture. In the global-warming debate, there’s a big gap between public rhetoric and public behavior. Greenhouse emissions continue to rise despite many earnest pledges to control them. Just last week, the United Nations reported that of the 41 countries it monitors (not including most developing nations), 34 had increased greenhouse emissions from 2000 to 2004. These include most countries committed to reducing emissions under the Kyoto Protocol.
D.
Why is this In rich democracies, policies that might curb greenhouse gases require politicians and the public to act in exceptionally "enlightened" ways. They have to accept "pain" now for benefits that won’t materialize for decades, probably after they’re dead. And even if rich countries cut emissions, it won’t make much difference unless poor countries do likewise and so far, they’ve refused because that might jeopardize their economic growth and poverty-reduction efforts.
E.
The notion that there’s only a modest tension between suppressing greenhouse gases and sustaining economic growth is highly dubious. Stern arrives at his trivial costs—that 1 percent of world GDP in 2050—by essentially assuming them. His estimates presume that, with proper policies, technological improvements will automatically reconcile declining emissions with adequate economic growth. This is a heroic leap. To check warming, Stern wants annual emissions 25 percent below current levels by 2050. The IEA projects that economic growth by 2050 would more than double emissions. At present, we can’t bridge that gap.
F.
The other great distortion in Stern’s report involves global warming’s effects. No one knows what these might be, because we don’t know how much warming might occur, when, where, or how easily people might adapt. Stern’s horrific specter distills many of the most terrifying guesses, including some imagined for the 22nd century, and implies they’re imminent. The idea is to scare people while reassuring them that policies to avert calamity, if started now, would be fairly easy and inexpensive.
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【单选题】选择会计软件时,应选择( )产品。

A.
原版或盗版
B.
原版
C.
原版或部分原版
D.
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【单选题】Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

A.
The games shouldn’t be held in Salt Lake City.
B.
The games have met their environmental goals.
C.
The games did little to protect the environment.
D.
The games have caused lasting damages to the area.

【单选题】Migrant Workers Migrant Workers62() A.in B.about C.for D.to

A.
In the past twenty years, there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another. (51) some newly independent countries have understandably restricted most jobs to local people, others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly the case in the Middle East, (52) increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to (53) outsiders to improve local facilities. (54) the Middle East has attracted oil-workers from the USA and Europe. It has brought in construction workers and technicians from many countries, (55) South Korea and Japan.
B.
In view of the difficult living and working conditions in the Middle East, it is not (56) that the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Many engineers and technicians can earn at least (57) money in the Middle East as they can in their own country, and this is a major attraction. An allied benefit is the low taxation or complete lack of it. This increases the net amount of pay received by visiting workers and is very popular with them.
C.
Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating advantage. (58) , the difficult living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have to depend on each other (59) safety and comfort. (60) , many migrant workers can save large sums of money partly (61) the lack of entertainment facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely presents greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions (62) problems rather than do routine work in their home country.
D.
One major problem which (63) migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are temporary ones. They are nearly always on contract, so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be expected since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents. (64) , migrant workers accept this disadvantage, along with others, because of the (65) financial benefits which they receive.

【单选题】在键盘上,有的键标注了上下两个符号,如果要输入该键上边表示的符号应该( )。

A.
直接按该键
B.
同时按一F Shift:键和该键
C.
按一下Shift键,再按该键
D.
同时按一下Alt键和该键
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【单选题】选择会计软件时,应选择( )产品。
A.
原版或盗版
B.
原版
C.
原版或部分原版
D.
自行开发
【单选题】Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
A.
The games shouldn’t be held in Salt Lake City.
B.
The games have met their environmental goals.
C.
The games did little to protect the environment.
D.
The games have caused lasting damages to the area.
【单选题】Migrant Workers Migrant Workers62() A.in B.about C.for D.to
A.
In the past twenty years, there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another. (51) some newly independent countries have understandably restricted most jobs to local people, others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly the case in the Middle East, (52) increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to (53) outsiders to improve local facilities. (54) the Middle East has attracted oil-workers from the USA and Europe. It has brought in construction workers and technicians from many countries, (55) South Korea and Japan.
B.
In view of the difficult living and working conditions in the Middle East, it is not (56) that the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Many engineers and technicians can earn at least (57) money in the Middle East as they can in their own country, and this is a major attraction. An allied benefit is the low taxation or complete lack of it. This increases the net amount of pay received by visiting workers and is very popular with them.
C.
Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating advantage. (58) , the difficult living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have to depend on each other (59) safety and comfort. (60) , many migrant workers can save large sums of money partly (61) the lack of entertainment facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely presents greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions (62) problems rather than do routine work in their home country.
D.
One major problem which (63) migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are temporary ones. They are nearly always on contract, so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be expected since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents. (64) , migrant workers accept this disadvantage, along with others, because of the (65) financial benefits which they receive.
【单选题】在键盘上,有的键标注了上下两个符号,如果要输入该键上边表示的符号应该( )。
A.
直接按该键
B.
同时按一F Shift:键和该键
C.
按一下Shift键,再按该键
D.
同时按一下Alt键和该键
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