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  3. At the Kyoto conference on global warming in December 1997, it became abundantly clear how complex it became to work out interna

At the Kyoto conference on global warming in December 1997, it became abundantly clear how complex it became to work out interna

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问题     At the Kyoto conference on global warming in December 1997, it became abundantly clear how complex it became to work out international agreements relating to environment because of economic concerns unique to each country. It is no longer enough to try to forbid certain activities or to reduce emissions of certain substances. The global challenges of the interlink between the environment and development increasingly bring us to the core of the economic life of states. During the late 1980s we were able, through international agreements, to make deep cuts in emissions harmful to the ozone layer. These reductions were made possible because substitution had been found for many of the harmful chemicals and, more important, because the harmful substances could be replaced without negative effects on employment and the economies of states.
    Although the threat of global warming has been known to the world for decades and all countries and leaders agree that we need to deal with the problem, we also know that the effects of measures, especially harsh measures taken in some countries, would be nullified(使无效)if other countries do not control their emissions. Whereas the UN team on climate change has found that the emissions of carbon dioxide would have to be cut globally by 60% to stabilize the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, this path is not feasible for several reasons. Such deep cuts would cause a breakdown of the world economy. Important and populous low or medium-income countries are not yet willing to undertake legal commitments about their energy uses. In addition, the state of world technology would not yet permit us to make such a big leap.
    We must, however, find a solution to the threat of global warming early in the 21st century. Such a commitment would require a degree of shared vision and common responsibilities new to humanity. Success lies in the force of imaginations, in imagining what would happen if we fail to act. Although many living in cold regions would welcome the global warming effect of a warmer summer, few would cheer the arrival of the subsequent tropic diseases, especially where there had been none.
The main purpose of this passage is to______.
选项 A、convince people that global warming is a real threat
B、criticize some countries for refusing to cut down certain emissions
C、analyze the problem of global warming
D、argue against making deep cuts in emissions
答案C
解析 主旨大意题。纵观全文，文章涉及解决全球变暖问题的现状、遇到的困难、产生困难的原因以及人类应该采取的措施。由此可见，文章主要是对全球变暖这一问题进行分析，故选C)。
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