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The planet is getting lusher, and we are responsible. Carbon dioxide generated by human activity is stimulating photosynthesis (
The planet is getting lusher, and we are responsible. Carbon dioxide generated by human activity is stimulating photosynthesis (
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2017-11-08
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问题
The planet is getting lusher, and we are responsible. Carbon dioxide generated by human activity is stimulating photosynthesis (光合作用) and causing a beneficial greening of the Earth’s surface. For the first time, researchers claim to have shown that the increase in plant cover is due to this "CO
2
fertilization effect" rather than other causes. However, it remains unclear whether the effect can counter any negative consequences of global warming, such as the spread of deserts.
Recent satellite studies have shown that the planet is harboring more vegetation overall, but pinning down the cause has been difficult. Factors such as higher temperatures, extra rainfall, and an increase in atmospheric CO
2
—which helps plants use water more efficiently—could all be boosting vegetation. To home in on the effect of CO
2
, Randall Donohue of Australia’s national research institute, the CSIRO in Canberra, monitored vegetation at the edges of deserts in Australia, southern Africa, the US Southwest, North Africa, the Middle East and central Asia. These are regions where there is ample warmth and sunlight, but only just enough rainfall for vegetation to grow, so any change in plant cover must be the result of a change in rainfall patterns or CO
2
levels, or both.
If CO
2
levels were constant, then the amount of vegetation per unit of rainfall ought to be constant, too. However, the team found that this figure rose by 11 per cent in these areas between 1982 and 2010, mirroring the rise in CO
2
( Geophysical Research Letters, doi. org/mqx). Donohue says this lends "strong support" to the idea that CO
2
fertilization drove the greening.
Climate change studies have predicted that many dry areas will get drier and that some deserts will expand. Donohue’s findings make this less certain. However, the greening effect may not apply to the world’s driest regions. Beth Newingham of the University of Idaho, Moscow, recently published the result of a 10-year experiment involving a greenhouse set up in the Mojave Desert of Nevada. She found "no sustained increase in biomass" when extra CO
2
was pumped into the greenhouse. "You cannot assume that all these deserts respond the same," she says. "Enough water needs to be present for the plants to respond at all."
Which one is the best title for the passage?
选项
A、Carbon emissions may help to make Earth greener.
B、People need to release more carbon dioxide.
C、Carbon emissions definitely make Earth greener.
D、People are responsible for Earth greener.
答案
A
解析
该题需要对全文主要思想进行把握。文章主要讲述了植被覆盖面积的增加和“二氧化碳施肥效应”的关系。“二氧化碳施肥效应”有利于植被覆盖率的增加,但是对一些沙漠地区可能并不适用,所以A选项涵盖了文章的主要内容。
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