2016年12月英语六级听力讲座原文

　　卷一（网友版）

　　sectionA Conversation

　　Conversation 1

　　W: Professor Henderson could you give us a brief overview of what you do, where you work and your main area of research?

　　M: Well the Center for Climate Research where I work s the science of climate change to issues around economics and policy.

　　Some of our research is to do with the likely impacts of climate change and all of the associated risks.

　　W: And how strong is the evidence that climate change is happening that it's really something we need to be worried about.

　　M: Well most of the science of climate change particularly that to do with global warming is simply fact.

　　But other aspects of the science are less certain or at least more disputed.

　　And so we're really talking about risk what the economics tells us is that it's probably cheaper to avoid climate change to avoid the risk than it has to deal with the likely consequences.

　　W: So what are we doing? What can we do about it?

　　M: Well I would argue that we need to develop the science specifically to understand the likely impacts of climate change in different contexts.

　　As I said we need to understand the best ways of avoiding climate change and this will involve a huge transition to low carbon energy systems and the transition is a tremendous priority.

　　And for this to happen, we may need action on a global scale from a political perspective.

　　We need to understand the terms on which major countries like China and the USA might sign up to a global agreement because at the moment we don't have that consensus.

　　W: Right.

　　M: And we also need to plan ahead so that we're in a position to deal with the likely levels of climate change which are already inevitable and even more so to for the levels that are likely if we don't get those global agreements.

　　Q1. What does Professor H say about his main area of research?

　　A It tries to predict the possible trends of global climate change.

　　B It studies the impact of global climate change on people’s lives.

　　C It s the science of climate change to economic and policy issues.

　　D It focuses on the efforts countries can make to deal with global warning.

　　答案 C

　　Q2. What does Professor H say about climate change?

　　A It will take a long time before a consensus is reached on its impact.

　　B It would be more costly to deal with its consequences than to avoid it.

　　C It is the most pressing issue confronting all countries.

　　D It is bound to cause endless disputes among nations.

　　答案 B

　　Q3. What does Professor H say is a top priority in combating climate change?

　　A The transition to low-carbon energy systems.

　　B The cooperation among world major powers.

　　C The signing of a global agreement.

　　D The raising of people’s awareness.

　　答案 A

　　Q4. What does Professor H advise us to do to better deal with climate change?

　　A Carry out more research on it.

　　B Cut down energy consumption.

　　C Plan well in advance.

　　D Adopt new technology.

　　答案 C