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Climate Change Poses Major Risks for Unprepared Cities

A new examination of urban policies has been carried out recently by Patricia Romero Lankao．She is a sociologist specializing in climate change and 51 development．She warns that many of the world's fast-growing urban areas，especially in developing countries．will likely suffer from the 52 of changing climate．Her work also concludes that most cities are failing to 53 emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases．These gases are known to affect the atmosphere．

"Climate change is a deeply local issue and poses profound 54 to the growing cities of the world," says Romero Lankao. "But too few cities are developing effective strategies to protect their residents."

Cities are 55 sources of greenhouse gases．And urban populations are likely to be among those most severely affected by future climate change. Lankao's findings highlight ways in which city-residents are particularly vulnerable, and suggest policy interventions that could offer immediate and longer-term 56 ．

The locations and dense construction patterns of cities often place their populations at greater 57 for natural disasters. Potential threats associated with climate include storm surges and prolonged hot weather. Storm surges can flood coastal areas and prolonged hot weather can heat 58 paved cities more than surrounding areas．The impacts of such natural events can be more 59 in an urban environment．For example，a prolonged heat wave can increase existing levels of air pollution，causing widespread health problems．Poorer neighborhoods that may 60 basic facilities such as drinking water or a dependable network of roads，are especially vulnerable to natural disasters．Many residents in poorer countries live in substandard housing 61 access to reliable drinking water，roads and basic services.

Local governments, therefore ,should take measures to 62 their residents."Unfortunately，they tend to move towards rhetoric 63 meaningful responses, Romero Lankao writes, " They don't impose construction standards that could reduce heating and air conditioning 64 . They don't emphasize mass transit and reduce automobile use. In fact, many local governments are taking a hands-off approach." 65 , she urges them to change their idle policies and to take strong steps to prevent the harmful effects of climate change on cities.

51．A urban B industrial C economic D rural

52．A occasions B impacts C routines D connections

53．A reduce B increase C study D measure

54．A threats B interests C implications D differences

55．A major B repeatable C doubeful D useful

56．A signs B benefits C chances D planes

57．A cost B mornent C risk D speed

58．A locally B heavily C suddenly D mildly

59．A standard B meaningful C serious D friendly

60．A provide B lack C update D improve

61．A with B without C in D on

62．A identify B educate C protect D evaluate

63．A less than B rather than C more than D better than

64．A needs B wastes C areas D resources

65．A Still B However C Moreover D Thus

51  A  本句中的climate change和industrial development有關(guān)。

52  D  本句中應(yīng)是changing climate帶來的影響(impact)。

53  A  根據(jù)上下文，應(yīng)是“減少二氧化碳的排放”。

54  B  pose a threat to…是固定搭配，意為：給……帶來威脅。

55  D  根據(jù)句意，所有選項中只有major和sources搭配合適。

56  A  根據(jù)上下文，政策干預(yù)會帶來短期的和長期的效益( benefit)。

57  C  place(put)．．．a(chǎn)t risk是固定搭配，意為：把……置于風(fēng)險之中

58  D  heavily paved cities意思是被鋼筋、水泥覆蓋的城市。

59  B  根據(jù)上下文，impact應(yīng)和serious措配。

60  A  根據(jù)本句開頭poorer neighborhoods可以斷定lack是唯一的選擇。

61  B  without access to reliable drinking water的意思是不能獲得可靠的飲用水。

62  C  根據(jù)上下文，政府要保護(hù)居民。

63  D  用unfortunately表示轉(zhuǎn)折，rhetoric和meaningful response并列，所以可以判斷other than（而不是）為正確答案。

64  A  根據(jù)上下文，air conditioning只能和needs搭配。

65  C  上下句是因果關(guān)系，Thus（因此）是正確的。

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