Itaims to prevent (阻止) global temperatures from rising 2 Chigher than temperatures in the 1800s. It also requires action from everycountry, rich or poor, to set national goals for cutting greenhouse gasemissions (温室气体排放) every five years.
Developedcountries have promised to provide more than $100 billion (666 billion yuan)per year by 2020. The money will be used to help developing countries fightclimate change and develop clean energy, such as water and wind power.
TheUS had promised to lower its emissions by 26 to 28 percent by 2025, and to give$3 billion to developing countries.
However,Trump argued that the agreement was unfair (不公平) tothe US. He said it would cost the country $3 trillion (万亿)in lost GDP and the loss of 6.5 million jobs.
Politicalleaders across the world criticized Trump’s decision.
Itcould be “an actual mistake both for the US and for our planet”, FrenchPresident Emmanuel Macron said in a televised speech in June. TEENS
Resultsof the decision
TheUS has the second-largest greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Trump’sdecision will result in emissions of up to 3 billion tons of extra carbondioxide (二氧化碳) a year – enough to melt (融化)ice sheets (冰川) faster, raise sea levels and causemore extreme (极端的) weather, scientists say.
ManyUS companies also do not agree with Trump’s decision. Twenty-five companies,including technology giants Apple, Facebook and Google, wrote a letter toTrump. It read, “continued US participation (参与) inthe agreement benefits (有利于) USbusinesses and the US economy (经济) inmany ways.” It pointed out the growing market for clean energy.
Besides,some US states and cities have said that they will go on with their own plansto cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to The New York Times. TEENS
选择正确答案 1.What is the aim of the Paris Climate Change Agreement? A.To deal with controversial topics among countries.
B.To pull the US out of the international stage.
C.To unite more countries to fight climate change.
D.To help Paris fight against their air pollution.
2.What special thing should each country do? A.To prevent the national temperatures from rising 2 C every year.
B.To help developing countries become developed countries.
C.To collect money from the rich or the poor for the agreement.
D.To set national 5-year goals to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
3.How much money had the US agreed to give developing countries? A.More than $100 billion.
B.$3 billion.
C.$3 trillion.
D.26 to 28 percent of the whole amount.
4.What does French President Emmanuel Macron mean in his speech? A.He supported Trump’s decision.
B.He criticized the agreement.
C.He thought the quit was wrong for the US.
D.He thought our planet doesn’t need any prevention.
答案解析
1. C。根据第2段第2句 A total of 195 countries,including China, France and the US, agreed to work together to fight climatechange 可知，这些国家齐心协力要解决气候变化的问题，第3段也谈了具体需要达到的目的，是关于防止全球气温变暖的具体目标，所以选 C。2. D。从第3段第2句 It also requires actionfrom every country, rich or poor, to set national goals for cutting greenhousegas emissions every five years 可知，每个国家都要设定自己的目标，以5年为一个阶段，降低温室气体的排放，所以本题选 D。3. B。根据第5段 The US had promised tolower its emissions by 26 to 28 percent by 2025, and to give $3 billion todeveloping countries 可知，美国愿意资助发展中国家 $3 billion。4. C。根据最后一段 It could be “an actualmistake both for the US and for our planet”, French President... 中 French President 的引言可知，他认为美国退出巴黎气候协定，无论是对于美国还是对于我们整个地球来讲，都是错误的，所以他不赞成特朗普的决定，选 C。
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现象级游戏《王者荣耀》推出防沉迷系统
Regulations target mobile gameIn what case would Tang Dynasty (唐朝)poet Li Bai and Western hero King Arthur meet and fight against each other? Ifnot in your dreams, then perhaps in a MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena, 多人在线竞技游戏) game called King of Glory (王者荣耀).
Created by Chinese company Tencent, King ofGlory was one of the most popular MOBA games in China in 2017.
It has over 60 characters to unlock and play asyou progress, each with their own unique (独特的) style and abilities. The characters coverdifferent times and countries. Some are real historical figures, like Li Bai.Some are not. Players use them to battle against each other or team up tofight. The winners can reach higher ranks (排名).
However, along with its popularity, problems andcriticism (批评) have also come.
Not all reviews of the game are good. Some thinkKing of Glory can confuse children by using incorrect historical references (参照).For example, the poet Li Bai is described as a killer; Jing Ke, the man whotried to kill the first emperor of China, is a girl in the game.
