TakeAwayEnglish随身英语12August2013TakeAwayEnglish随身英语©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2013Page1of4bbcukchina.com/learningenglishWarmingtohitspecieshard气候变暖将导致大量物种消失Vocabulary:climatechange词汇:气候变化Canyouimagineaworldwheremorethanhalfofourcommonplantspeciesandathirdofourknownanimalsdisappearfromsight?That'sthescenariosuggestedbynewresearchontheimpactofclimatechange.Aninternationalteamofresearcherslookedattheimpactofrisingtemperaturesonnearly50,000speciesofplantsandanimals.Theycametotheconclusionthatthesearetodeclineduetochangesintheirhabitat.Theylookedattemperatureandrainfallrecordsforthehabitatsinwhichthesespeciesnowliveandmappedtheareasthatwouldremainsuitableforthemunderdifferentweatherconditions.Thescientistsprojectedthatifnosignificanteffortsweremadetolimitgreenhousegasemissions,bytheyear2100globaltemperatureswouldbe4Cabovepre-industriallevels.Inthisscenario,some34%ofanimalspeciesand57%ofplantswouldlosemorethanhalfoftheircurrenthabitatranges.Theimpactonspecieswillbefeltmoreheavilyinsomepartsoftheworldsuchassub-SaharanAfrica,CentralAmerica,theAmazonregionandAustralia.Oursocietywouldbeaffectedtoo,accordingtoDrRachelWarren,fromtheUniversityofEastAngliainBritain.Shesays:"There'llbeaknock-oneffectforhumansbecausethesespeciesareimportantforthingslikewaterandairpurification,floodcontrolandnutrientcycling,andeco-tourism."Inspiteoftheconclusionstothispaper,publishedinthejournalNatureClimateChange,itisnotalldoomandgloom.DrWarrensays:"SwiftactiontoreduceCO2andothergreenhousegasescanpreventthebiodiversitylossbyreducingtheamountofglobalwarmingto2Cratherthan4degrees."Theresearcherbelievesthatthiswouldbuytimeforplantsandanimalstoadapttothechange.Ifnothingischangedandthepredictionsofthisstudyareconfirmed,theworldmightlookverydifferentinafewgenerations.词汇表请参看答案与词汇部分TakeAwayEnglish随身英语©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2013Page2of4bbcukchina.com/learningenglishQuiz测验阅读短文并回答问题。1.Whyareanimalsandplantspeciesunderthreat?2.Accordingtot...
