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127、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheuniversity’scollectingprivatedonations?()
A、Objective.
B、Indifferent.
C、Suspicious.
D、Supportive.
128、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?()
A、Howeducationcanchangeaperson’slife.
B、OxfordUniversitywelcomesthegenerosityofstrangers.
C、Animmigrationfamily’sstoryofsuccess.
D、largeamountofprivatedonationfromanOxfordgraduate.
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Earlierthismonth,presidentsBarackObamaoftheUSandXiJinpingofChinamadeanimportantsymbolicgesturewhentheycommittedtheircountries,thetwolargestgreenhousegasemitters,totheParisclimateagreement.Itwastheclearestsignalyettoinvestorsworldwidethattheyneedtothinkabouttheimplicationsofglobalwarmingfortheirportfolios.
OnFridayafternoontherewasanexampleofwhatthatmightmeanMrObama’sadministrationissuedanordertemporarilyblockingconstructiononasectionoftheDakotaAccessoilpipeline.ThemovewasaresponsetolocalconcernsraisedbytheStandingRockSiouxTribeaboutpotentialdamagetohistoricsitesandthethreatsofoilspills.ButitistheglobalissueofclimatechangethathadraisedtheprofileofDakotaAccess,makingitintoacausecelebreforUSenvironmentalcampaigners.BillMcKibbenof350.org,whichplayedakeyroleinthesuccessfulefforttostoptheKeystoneXLpipelinefromCanada,hassuggestedthatMrObamacouldblockDakotaAccesspermanently,onthegroundsthatitwouldexacerbatethethreatofclimatechange.
Lastmonth,theWhiteHouse’sCouncilonEnvironmentalQualityissuednewguidanceforfederalagencies,makingclearthattheirdecisionsshouldtakeintoaccount“thepotentialeffectsofaproposedactiononclimatechange”,andquantifytheirconsequencesforgreenhousegasemissions.DakotaAccessisintendedtocarrycrudeoil1,172milesfromNorthDakota,acentreoftheUSshalerevolution,toIllinois,enroutetorefineriesaroundAmerica.ThecasethatitwouldaddtoglobalgreenhousegasemissionwillbehardertomakethanforKeystoneXL,whichwouldhavebroughtcrudefromthehigh-emittingoilsandsofwesternCanada,butthecampaignersarecertaintotry.
IfDakotaAccessisstopped,itwillhaveasignificantimpactnotjustonenergyTransferPartners,thecompanyleadingtheproject,butonallNorthDakotaoilproducersandtheircustomers,whowillbeforcedtousemoreexpensiverailtransport.
Climatechangeisnowanunavoidablebusinessissue.Inanexcellentpaperlastweek,BlackRock,theworld’slargestfundmanager,setoutsomeofthewaysthatinvestorscanreducetheirexposuretotherisksandbenefitfromtheopportunitiesthatitcreates.Thepaperisalandmarkintherisingawarenessoftheissueamongmainstreaminvestors.Itisonethingwhenaphilanthropicfundwithassetsofafewhundredmilliontakesastandonclimateissues,quiteanotherwhenthewarningscomefromacompanywithabout$4.9tnundermanagement.AsBlackRockpointsout,investors’personalviewsonclimatescienceareirrelevant.Enoughgovernmentsandbusinessesareconvincedbythescientificconsensusthatthethreatisreal,andaredrivingregulatoryandtechnologicalchangesthatinterestedinyou.
六Iftheworldistoreducetheriskofcatastrophicglobalwarmingtoacceptablelevels,therewillhavetobeahugereallocationofcapitalawayfromfossilfuelsandtowardlow-emissionenergysources.Thatshifthasbegun,butitneedstogomuchfurther.Thetransitionisnotstraightforward:foraslongasoilisthelifebloodoftheworld’stransport,pipelineswillbeneeded.ButwheninvestorsandboardsmakedecisionsaboutprojectslikeDakotaAccess,theywillhavetoconsidertheirimpactongreenhousegasemissions.Thefinancialconsequencesofclimatechangecannolongerbeignored.
129、Thebesttitletothearticleshouldbe().
A、Thecatastrophicconsequencesofclimatechange.
B、USeffortsincontrollinggreenhousegasemissions.
C、Investmentthreatsinachangingclimate.
D、Theworldisindanger.
130、WhichoneofthefollowingisnotthemeasuretakenbyUSgovernmenttodealwithclimatechange?().
A、StoptheDakotaAccesspermanently
B、JointheParisclimateagreement.
C、Requirefederalagenciestotakeclimatechangeintoconsiderationwhenmakingdecisions.
D、SuspendtheconstructionofDakotaAccess.
131、IfDakotaAccessisblockedpermanently,whowillbeimpactedexcept().
A、Thecompaniesthatcarryouttheproject.
B、Environmentalcampaigners.
C、NorthDakotaoilproducers.
D、Consumers.
132、WhatcanwelearnfromParagragh5?()
A、BlackRockisphilanthropicfundthatcaresaboutclimatechange.
B、Investorscantaketheopportunitiesbroughtbyclimatechange.
C、Thethreatbroughtbyclimatechangestillneedsscientificevidence.
D、Whatinvestorsthinkoftheclimatechangeisveryimportant.
133、Accordingtothearticle,whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?()
A、Toreducetheriskofglobalwarming,moreshouldbeinvestedonlow-emissionsenergysources.
B、Climatechangeisnotonlyaclimateissue,butalsoabusinessissue.
C、It’smoredifficulttoquantifythegreenhousegasemissionsontheDakotaAccessthanKeystoneXL.
D、USandChinawillworktogethertocopewithclimatechange.
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AnewChinese-ledinternationaldevelopmentbankannounceditsfirstfourloansonSaturday,pledgingtolend$509millionforprojectstospreadelectricpowerinruralBangladesh,upgradelivingconditionsinslumsinIndonesia,andimproveroadsinPakistanandTajikistan.Atthefirstoftheannualgeneralmeetingsofininstitution,theAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank,thebank’spresident,JinLiqun,saidtheprojectswerefinanciallysoundandenvironmentallyfriendlyandhadbeenacceptedbythepeopleintheprojectareas.
TheroadinTajikistanisjustthreemileslong,butitwillhelpcleartrafficcongestiononanimportanttradingroutenearthecapital,Dushanbe.A$100millionloantoPakistanisfor40milesofhighwayinPunjabProvincethatwouldcompletethelastsectionofnationalartery,theM-4,thebanksaid.
Threeoftheprojectsarebeingfinancedwithotherinstitutions-theAsianDevelopmentBank,theWorldBank,andtheEuropeanbankforReconstructionandDevelopment-anapproachthatallowedthenewbanktobegintheprojectsquickly.Thebank’s$165millionloantoexpandelectricityinruralareasofBangladeshisitsonlystand-aloneproject.Byfinancingprojectswithlong-establishedinstitutions,theBeijing-basedbankwasabletomovequicklybecauseworkonmeetingenvironmentalstandardsandprocurementpolicieshadbeencompleted,staffmembersatthebanksaid.
AlthoughthenewbankwasChina’sidea,itisintendedtooperateasaninternationalbankdedicatedtoimprovingthebasicstructuresandfacilitiesneededtostimulatedevelopmentacrossAsia,Mr.JinsaidatanewsconferenceonSaturday.UnliketheWorldBankandtheAsianDevelopmentBank,theAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBankplaceslessemphasisonthereductionofpoverty,hesaid.Thebank“wasbornwiththebirthmarkofChina,butitsupbringingisinternational,”Mr.Jinsaid.Referringtothethreeotherinstitutionsthatwillfinancetheprojects,hesaid,“wecanworkwonderfullytogether.”
Thenewbankisbeingwatchedclosely.TheUnitedStatesrefusedtojoinwhenitwasofferedmembershipin2014.Japanhasalsonotsoughtmembershipinthebank.ButPresidentObama’sadministrationwasmostlyconcernedthatthebankwouldchallengethecurrentdevelopmentarchitecture,theBrettonWoodssystemestablishedundertheleadershipoftheUnitedStatesafterWorldWarⅡ.
Inthepastyear,Mr.JinhasworkedtoreassureWashington,largelybyagreeingtochooseprojectsthathavealreadybeenapprovedbytheWorldBank,theAsianDevelopmentBankandtheEuropeanBank.Hehasalsoemphasizedthatthenewbankwillbemorestreamlinedandstrivetobe“lean,greenandclean.”
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