专题04 阅读理解之说明文10篇（第一期）-2023高考英语江苏省名校模拟真题速递

2023高考英语江苏省名校模拟真题速递 第一期 专题04 阅读理解之说明文10篇 （2022秋·江苏南通·高三海门中学校考一模）Speaking from his home in Lahore, the prime minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif said he should not be forced to go out with a “begging bowl” to rich polluting nations after the floods that have destroyed the country and said he would be seeking “climate justice” from the international community. Sharif warned that Pakistan was facing an unprecedented crisis of health, food sccurity and internal displacement after floods put a third of Pakistan’s regions under water. Some areas were hit by 1.7m of rainfall, the highest on record. Scientists have determined the floods were due to climate breakdown. As Pakistan is responsible for 0.8% of global carbon emissions, Sharif said it was the “responsibility of the developed countries, who caused these emissions, to stand by us.” Till now, the official death toll from the floods is 1,600, though many estimates on the ground have been higher. More than 9 million people have been displaced and over 2 million homes destroyed, and millions of families have been forced to live in makeshift shelters on roadsides. The extent of the damage has been put at between $30bn (f26bn) and $35bn, but Sharif said it was “a rough estimate, it could be more”, with more than 19,000 miles of roads destroyed along with bridges, railways and power lines, as well as 4m hectares (10m acres) of crops washed away. “Let me be clear, this is about climate justice,” said Sharif. Should I be asked to cast my appeal into a begging bowl? That’s unjust, unfair. Pakistan’s suffering has captured the attention of the international community. Last month, the US president, Joe Biden, used his speech at the UN general assembly in New York to urge countries to help Pakistan, and the leaders of the UK, France, Saudi Arabia, China and more have given millions in donations and pledged further support. Sharif said while he was grateful for the “very touching words and statements”, but what is more importan