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人与自然回 练50世界与环境（一）（语境提能） →对应客案P223 I.阅读理解 However,politicians and the public tend (昆明第一次摸底)Today,methane(甲烷) to ignore the effects of cutting methane is a central but under-appreciated part of the emissions.But dealing with the gas with the fight against climate change.Human activity efforts of the ordinary people would have a releases far less methane than carbon dioxide. large effect at a relatively low cost. but methane packs a heavier punch.Over the 1.What do we know about methane from the course of 20 years,a ton of the gas will warm first two paragraphs? A.Raising farm animals releases most the atmosphere about 86 times more than a ton methane. of carbon dioxide.Chief among the reasons for B.A ton of methane will warm 86%of the methane emissions is the gassy output of atmosphere. raising farm animals cows release methane C.It drops faster than carbon dioxide if its most),rice production certain environments emissions cut. involve micro-organisms that make it)and the D.Fossil fuels are the fundamental cause of fossil fuel industry(pipelines leak it). methane emissions. Carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere 2.How can natural gas operators do to help? for centuries,making it hard to reduce its A.By selling more gas. concentrations.By contrast,methane has a B.By turning to fossil fuels. half-life of roughly ten years.If new emissions C.By repairing the leaks. can be cut to below the rate at which old D.By exchanging for investment. emissions reduce.the concentration of methane 3.What might be discussed if the passage remaining in the atmosphere will soon fall, continues? slowing global warming. A.Why politicians ignore the effects of A big step would be to stop millions of cutting methane emissions. tons of methane from leaking out of fossil fuel B.What ordinary people can do to cut methane emissions. industry each year.Natural gas operators will C.Which method of cutting methane be able to sell more gas in exchange for an emissions is at the lowest cost. accep