2021年6月17日大学英语四一课一练阅读理解3-2

目的地：
总想着去计划好的地方,目的性太强了。

*1：Do you remember all these years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn’t know for sure?That the evidence was inconclusive,the science uncertain?That the anti-smoking lobby was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of the way?Lots of Americans bought that nonsense(无稽之谈),and over three decades,some 10 million smokers went to early graves(坟墓).

There are upsetting parallels（相似） today,as scientists in one wave after another try to awaken us to the growing threat of global warning.The latest was a panel from the National Academy of Sciences House,enlisted by the White House,to tell us that the Earth’s atmosphere is definitely warming and that the problem is largely man-made.The clear massage is that we should get moving to protect ourselves.The president of National Academy,Bruce Alberts,added this key point in the preface to the panel’s report:Science never has all the answers.2：But science does provide us with the best available guide to the future,and it is critical that our nation and the world base important policies on the best judgments that science can provide concerning the future consequences of present actions.

5：Just as on smoking,voices now come from many quarters insisting that the science about global warming is incomplete,that it’s OK to keep pouring fumes into the air until we know for sure.This is a dangerous game:by the time 100 percent of the evidence is in,it may be too late.With the ricks obvious and growing,a product people would take out an insurance policy now.(5:作者之所以开始提吸烟这件事是因为吸烟那件事的教训适用于全球变暖)

Fortunately,the White House is starting to pay attention.But it’s obvious that a majority of the president’s adviser still don’t take global warming seriously.Instead of a plan of action,they continue to press for more research-a classic case of 3：”paralysis by analysis”(分析导致瘫痪).

To serve as responsible steward(管理者) of the planet,we must press forward on deeper atmospheric and oceanic research.But research alone is inadequate.4：If the Administration won’t take the legislative initiative(主动的),Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures.A bill by Democratic Senator Robert Ryrd of West Virginia,which would offer financial incentives(支持奖励) for private industry,is a promising start.Many see that the country is getting ready to build lots of new power plants to meet our energy needs.If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere,it is crucial that those new plants be environmentally sound.*

全文翻译：
在这些年里当我们的科学家说吸烟会致命时，那些抱有怀疑态度的人坚持认为科学家们得到这个不是定论，你们还记得这件事吗？是证据不确定？还是科学不明确？反对吸烟的游说会破换我们的生活吗？政府应该停止这种游说吗？许多的美国人都相信这种无稽之谈，再过去30年里，约一千万人早早的死于吸烟。
当今天科学家一次又一次的尝试让我们意识到全球变暖的威胁，又再次发生了类似之前让人伤心的事。最近一次由白宫召集的美国科学院的座谈会就是为了告诉我们地球的气候确实在变暖并且这个问题很大程度上都是人为的。显然，我们必须采取行动来保护我们自己。国家研究院的主席，阿尔伯茨在小组的报告中增加了一个要点：虽然科学不能解决所有问题，但是科学可以为我们的未来提供指导，至关重要的是，我们的国家和世界在制定重要政策时，必须以科学所能提供的有关目前行为的未来后果的最佳判断为基础。
就像当年游说反对吸烟的那件事一样，现在也有来自很多地方的不同声音，他们认为关于全球变暖的科学是不确定的，认为在研究确定之前还是可以继续向空气中排放烟气。这非常危险，到那个时候的确可以百分之百的肯定，但那时也许就太迟了。
幸运的是，白宫已经开始关注这件事。但是很显然大多数总统的顾问不把全球变暖当回事。没有任何行动的方案，只是继续要求进行更多的研究，这就是典型分析导致瘫痪的例子。
为了成为负责任的地球管理者，我们必须推进更深层次的大气和海洋研究。但是研究本身是不足够的。如果政府不主动立法，国会应该帮助开始制定保护措施。西弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员赖德提出的一项议案将为私营企业提供财政激励来促进他们对环境的保护，这个开端是非常有前景的。许多人看到，国家正准备建造许多新的发电厂，以满足我们的能源需求如果我们要保护环境，那么这些工厂最重要的要求就是对环境无害。