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Around 45 % of the UK’ s carbon dioxide emissions come from the energy people use every day—at home and when they travel. In ord
Around 45 % of the UK’ s carbon dioxide emissions come from the energy people use every day—at home and when they travel. In ord
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2014-08-13
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问题
Around 45 % of the UK’ s carbon dioxide emissions come from the energy people use every day—at home and when they travel. In order to generate that energy, fossil fuels(coal oil, and gas)are burnt, and these produce greenhouse gases—in particular carbon dioxide(CO
2
). Car emissions are a major problem, but the truth is that more CO
2
comes from the energy used at home. The average household creates around five and a half tonnes of CO
2
a year, and it is the same CO
2
that is changing the climate and damaging the environment.
CO
2
and various other gases wrap the earth in an invisible blanket helping to prevent heat from escaping. Without this greenhouse effect, the average temperature on Earth would be around -18℃, compared with the current average of around + 15°C. The composition of this blanket of gases has remained relatively constant for many thousands of years. However, since the industrial revolution began around 200 years ago, people have been burning increasing amounts of fossil fuels, thus releasing more CO
2
and other greenhouse gases in the process. This has increased the heating effect of the blanket, trapping more of the sun’ s energy inside the Earth’ s atmosphere in turn the Earth’ s temperature has increased more rapidly in a shorter period of time than it has for thousands of years.
In 2008, the total UK CO
2
emissions were 533 million tonnes. 27%(144 million tonnes)of those emissions came from the energy used to heat, light, and power homes. Transport emissions caused by passenger cars, buses and motorcycles accounted for a further 16%(87 million tonnes)of the UK’ s CO
2
emissions. These figures show that a significant amount of CO
2
results from ordinary citizens carbon footprint in their daily activities and lifestyle.
The effects of climate change can be seen all around us. Weather patterns are becoming more and more fractured and uncertain, and over the last century trends in warm weather have become increasingly common. In the UK in the last 40 years, winters have grown warmer, with much heavier rainfall. One of the clearest shifts over the last 200 years is towards summers that are hotter and drier, causing pervasive(普遍的)water shortages. Recent years have been the hottest since records began and during August 2003, the hottest ever outdoor temperature in the UK was recorded—38. 5℃.
What is the author’ s opinion about the level of CO
2
emissions in the UK?
选项
A、The majority of CO
2
emissions come from motorized transport.
B、CO
2
emissions may cause climate change in the future.
C、More CO
2
emissions come from homes than from cars.
D、The average citizen does not create much CO
2
.
答案
C
解析
由文章第一段第三句和第四句话的内容可知,家庭排放的二氧化碳气体占据二氧化碳排放量的主要部分,比汽车排放的多,故选C。
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