| Right now, Prince Charles is probably
wishing he had hit the slopes after all. Britain’s Prince of Wales decided last
year to begin reducing his carbon footprint—the amount of carbon dioxide created
by his activities—by cutting down on his flights abroad, including an annual
skiing vacation in Switzerland. Though we should all be in the position to make
such sacrifices, Charles didn’t win plaudits for his holiday martyrdom.
Instead British green groups, seconded by Environment Secretary David
Miliband, spanked the Prince for deciding to fly to the U.S. on Jan. 27 to pick
up a prestigious environmental award, arguing that the carbon emissions created
by his travel canceled out his green cred. It’s too easy to mock His Royal Highness; in England it’s practically the national sport. But his critics may be onto something. Jets are uniquely polluting, an A. (A) the critics feel it an easy task to criticize Britain’s Prince Charles B. (B) the critics belong to British green groups C. (C) the critics are right in pointing out the critical issue in environmental pollution D. (D) the critics know that long-haul flights emit more carbon dioxide than car driving [单项选择]Give me a chance, ________ I’ll give you a wonderful surprise.
A. if B. or C. and D. while [简答题]Group dates give young people a chance to get to know many other young people and_____________(度过一个更加轻松愉快的夜晚) .
[单项选择]Right now, Prince Charles is probably wishing he had hit the slopes after all. Britain’s Prince of Wales decided last year to begin reducing his carbon footprint--the amount of carbon dioxide created by his activities--by cutting down on his flights abroad, including an annual skiing vacation in Switzerland. Though we should all be in the position to make such sacrifices, Charles didn’t win plaudits for his holiday martyrdom. Instead British green groups, seconded by Environment Secretary David Miliband, spanked the Prince for deciding to fly to the U. S. on Jan. 27 to pick up a prestigious environmental award, arguing that the carbon emissions created by his travel canceled out his green cred.
It’s too easy to mock His Royal Highness; in England it’s practically the national sport. But his critics may be onto something. Jets are uniquely polluting, and the carbon they emit at high altitudes appears to have a greater warming effect than the same amount of carbon released on the A. the critics feel it am easy task to criticize Britain’s Prince Charles B. the critics belong to British green groups C. the critics are right in pointing out the critical issue in environmental pollution D. the critics know that long-haul flights emit more carbon dioxide than car driving [填空题]Dilemma-sharing can’t give people a chance to make suggestions and be part of the process.
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Over half the world’s people now live in cities. The latest “Global Report on Human Settlements” says a significant change took place last year. The report （1） this week from U.N. Habitat, a United Nations agency. A century ago, （2） than five percent of all people lived in cities. （3） the middle of this century it could be seventy percent, or （4） six and a half billion people. Already three-fourths of people in （5）countries live in cities. Now most urban population （6） is in the developing world. Urbanization can （7） to social and economic progress, but also put （8） on cities to provide housing and （9） . The new report says almost two hundred thousand people move （10） cities and towns each day. It says worsening inequalities, （11） by social divisions and differences in （12） , could result in violence and crime （13） cities plan better. Another issue is urban sprawl (无序扩展的城区). This is where cities （14） quickly into rural areas, sometimes （15） a much faster rate th 我来回答: 提交
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