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智 课 网 雅 思 备 考 资 料 雅思阅读模拟真题：Global warming 智课外语网为各位考生整理了雅思阅读模拟真题系列文章,希望对关 注留学考试的考生们有用，更多资讯和辅导资料请继续关注智课外语网 。 雅思阅读真题模拟练习 本系列的模拟试题在难度、长度、题材、题型方面都与雅思考试近 似的练习。这些练习，均以国外报刊上的文章为素材，按雅思阅读的题 型，出题并提供答案及简单注释。欢迎大家积极使用。 Global warming You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below. Questions 1-5 Reading Passage 1 has six paragraphs A-F . Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs B-F from the list of headings below. Write the appropriate numbers i-viii in boxes 1 - 5 on your answer sheet. List of Headings i The plaintiffs?viewpoints on regulating emission ii Federal government being taken to court iii Possible impact of the case on other lawsuits iv Regulating air pollution by twelve States v Stance of the Bush administration vi Viewpoints of Bill Clinton on regulation vii The call for emission caps and reduction viii Uncertainty in ruling by the Supreme Court Example Answer Paragraph A ii 1. Paragraph B _____ 2. Paragraph C _____ 3. Paragraph D_____ 4. Paragraph E _____ 5. Paragraph F _____ Green states take the federal government to court Nov 30th 2006 From The Economist print edition A WHEN the subject is global warming，the villain is usually America . Although it produces a quarter of the greenhouse gases that are heating up the planet，it refuses to regulate them. When other countries agreed on an international treaty to do so——he Kyoto protocol——America failed to ratify it. But not all American officialdom is happy with the federal governments stance. In fact，12 states disagree so fiercely that they are suing to force it to curb emissions of carbon dioxide，the most common greenhouse gas. The Supreme Court heard argument in the case on November 29th. The outcome will not be known for months，but the political wind seems to be shifting in favour of firmer action to counter climate change. B The Clean