1、Unit 6Disaster and hopeCollapsing polar ice caps,a green Sahara Desert,a 20-foot sea-level rise.Thats the potential future of Earth,a new study suggests,noting that global warming could be twice as warm as current climate models predict.The rate of warming is also remarkable.“The changes we see toda
2、y are much faster than anything encountered in Earths history.In terms of rate of change,we are in uncharted waters,”said study co-author Katrin Meissner of the University of New South Wales in Australia.This could mean the landmark Paris Climate Agreementwhich seeks to limit global warming to 2 deg
3、rees Celsius above pre-industrial levelsmay not be enough to ward off disaster.“Even with just 2 degrees of warmingand potentially just 1.5 degreessignificant impacts on the Earth system are profound,”said study co-author Alan Mix,a scientist from Oregon State University.“We can expect that sea-leve
4、l rise could become unstoppable for millennia,impacting much of the worlds population,infrastructure and economic activity,”Mix said.Study lead author Hubertus Fischer of the University of Bern in Switzerland and his team found that our current climate predictions may underestimate long-term warming
5、.Meissner said that“climate models appear to be trustworthy for small changes,such as for low-emission scenarios over short periods,say over the next few decades out to 2100.But as the change gets larger or more persistent.it appears they underestimate the climate change.”The study,which was conduct
6、ed by dozens of researchers from 17 countries,was published in Nature Geoscience,a peer-reviewed British journal.塌陷的极地冰山、绿色的撒哈拉沙漠、上升了20英尺的海平面 据一项新的研究显示,那就是地球潜在的未来,并指出全球变暖可能是目前气候模型预测的两倍。(并且)升温的速度也非常惊人。研究报告作者之一、澳大利亚新南威尔士大学的卡特琳迈斯纳说:“我们今天看到的变化比地球历史上任何时候都要快得多。就变化率而言,我们正处于未知的水域。”这可能意味着,具有里程碑意义的巴黎气候协定该协定寻求
7、将全球变暖幅度控制在比工业化前水平高2摄氏度的范围内可能不足以防止灾难发生。研究报告作者之一、美国俄勒冈州立大学的艾伦米克斯说:“即使只升温2摄氏度很可能只升温1.5摄氏度对地球系统产生的重大影响也将是深远的。”米克斯说:“我们可以预见,海平面的上升将会持续数千年,影响到世界上大部分的人口、基础设施和经济活动。”研究报告第一作者、瑞士伯尔尼大学的胡贝图斯费希尔及其研究小组发现,我们目前的气候预测可能低估了长期变暖的影响。迈斯纳说:“就小的变化而言,气候模型似乎是可靠的,比如未来几十年一直到2100年的短期内低排放情况。但随着变化越来越大或持续更久气候模型似乎低估了气候变化。”这项研究是由来自1
8、7个国家的数十名研究人员进行的,研究报告发表在英国一份同行审阅的杂志自然地球科学月刊上。【导语】本首歌曲名Hope,由著名流行歌手Betsy演唱,选自2017年的Acoustic专辑。强劲的音符伴着清澈的嗓音,诠释着无助的人渴望帮助,满怀对人生的眷念,有着强烈生存下去的愿望。注:听音填空HopeWhen Im falling through the fireAnd my feet burn _ When Im drowning in the oceanAnd my screams dont make a soundWhen my tears no longer soothe meon the
9、groundAnd my soul _ When my heart it needs the shelterAnd my face can tell no liesWont you give me hope,hopeAnd hold me patientlyWont you give me hope,hopeAnd sweet sympathyno longer smilesWont you give me hope,hopeStay close to meWont you give me hope,hopeUnconditionallyTomorrow Ill be fightingToda
10、y Im _Im running from the lightningon my knees No wood for all the leavesWhen I find _ And I leave behind the smokeWhen my mind it starts to roamIve broken from the ropeWont you give me hope,hopemy way back homeAnd hold me patientlyWont you give me hope,hopeAnd sweet sympathyWont you give me hope,ho
11、peStay close to meWont you give me hope,hopeUnconditionallyDont _ Just give me coverCos Im so lowSo lowWont you give me hope,hopeAnd hold me patientlyWont you give me hope,hopejudge my weaknessAnd sweet sympathyWont you give me hope,hopeStay close to meWont you give me hope,hopeUnconditionallyWont y
12、ou give meWont you give me hope【词海拾贝】【听力微语系列】注意捕捉听力材料中所涉及的人物(who)、事件(what)、时间(when)、地点(where)、原因(why)、方式(how)、程度(how long,how soon,how much)、数字(how many,how much)、选择(which.)等,以便检查答案。【即时训练】听音频回答下列问题。1.Which item will Liam bring to the party?A.Food.B.Games.C.Gifts.2.What does Mike want to do?A.Get his
13、 schedule.B.Study with Susan.C.Eat lunch with Susan.3.Which material made the man sick?A.The peanut oil.B.The nuts.C.The walnuts.4.Where does the conversation take place?A.Outside a theater.B.In a bathroom.C.At a snack bar.14.CBAA【听力原文】Text 1W:Would you like to come to my party next weekend,Liam.Its
14、 for my birthday.Well have a cake and ice cream and play party games.M:Sure,Id love to!Ill bring you a present or two.Just tell me what youd like to have.Text 2M:Hey,Susan.Whats your schedule for school this year?I hope we have some classes together.Youre a good study partner.W:Youre sweet,Mike.I th
15、ink we only have lunch together this year.But we can still study together if you want.Text 3M:Oh,no.My throat is hurting.Whats in these cookies you made?I forgot to tell you Im allergic to peanuts and walnuts.W:There arent any nuts in them.but I did use peanut oil!Wed better call the school nurse!Te
16、xt 4M:Do you want to get some snacks before we go into the theater?W:Yeah,Ill have some popcorn.What I really need right now is a bathroom,though!M:Oh,OK.Go straight down and take a left.Youll see the bathroom right there.【歌曲译文】希 望当我掉进火里的时候我的脚在地上燃烧当我在海里快淹死的时候我的尖叫没有任何声音当我的眼泪不再抚慰我我的灵魂不再微笑当我的心需要庇护我的脸不能说谎你不会给我希望吗希望耐心地拥抱我你不会给我希望吗希望和甜蜜的同情你不会给我希望吗希望靠近我你不会给我希望吗希望无条件地明天我就要战斗了今天我双膝跪地我在躲避闪电没有木头可以换所有的树叶当我找到回家的路我留下了烟雾当我的思想开始漫游我从绳子上摔下来了你不会给我希望吗希望耐心地拥抱我你不会给我希望吗希望和甜蜜的同情你不会给我希望吗希望靠近我你不会给我希望吗希望无条件地不要评判我的弱点给我掩护因为我情绪低落如此之低你不会给我希望吗希望耐心地拥抱我你不会给我希望吗希望和甜蜜的同情你不会给我希望吗希望靠近我你不会给我希望吗希望无条件地你不会给我吗你不会给我希望吗
