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　　Americans don't like to lose wars. Of course, a lot depends on how you define just what awar is. There are shooting wars-the kind that test patriotism and courage—and those are the kind at which the U.S. excels. But other struggles test those qualities too. What else was the Great Depression or the space race or the construction of the railroads? If Americans indulge in a bit of flag-waving when the job is done, they earned it.
　　Now there is a similar challenge: global warming. The steady deterioration (恶化) of the very climate of this very planet is becoming a war of the first order, and by any measure, the U.S. is losing. Indeed, if America is fighting at all, it's fighting on the wrong side. The U.S. produces nearly a quarter of the world's greenhouse gases each year and has stubbornly made it clear that it doesn't intend to do a whole lot about it. Although 174 nations approved the admittedly flawed Kyoto accords to reduce carbon levels, the U.S. walked away from them.There are vague promises of manufacturing fuel from herbs or powering cars with hydrogen. But for a country that tightly cites patriotism as one of its core values, the U.S. is taking a pass on what might be the most patriotic struggleof all. It's hard to imagine a bigger fight than one for the survival of acountry's coasts and farms, the health of its people and stability of itseconomy.
　　The rubis, if the vast majority of people increasingly agree that climate change is aglobal emergency, there's far less agreement on how to fix it. Industry offers its plans, which too often would fix little. Environmentalists offer theirs,which too often amount to naive wish lists that could weaken American's growth.But let's assume that those interested parties and others will always be at the table and will always demand that their voices be heard and that their needs bead dressed. What would an aggressive, ambitious, effective plan look like—one that would leave the U.S. both environmentally safe and economically sound?
　　Halting climate change will be far harder. One of the more conservative plans for addressing the problem calls for a reduction of 25 billion tons of carbon emissions over the next 52 year. And yet by devising a consistent strategy that mixes short-term solutions with far-sighted goals, combines government activismwith private-sector enterprise and blends pragmatism (实用)with ambition, the U.S. can, without major damage to the economy, help halt the worst effects of climate change and ensure the survival of its way of life forfuture generations. Money will do some of the work, but what's needed most iswill. “I’m not saying the challenge isn't almost overwhelming," says Fred Krupp. "But this is America, and America hasrisen to these challenges before."
　　36.What does the passage mainly discuss?
　　A. Human wars.
　　B. Economiccrisis.
　　C. America'senvironmental policies.
　　D. Globalenvironment in general.
　　37.From the last sentence of paragraph 2 we may learn that the survival ofcountry's coasts and farms. The health of its people and the stability of itseconomy is _____.
　　A. of utmost importance
　　B. a fight noone can win
　　C. beyond people's imagination
　　D. a less significant issue
　　38.Judging from the context, the word "rub" (Line 1, Para, 3) probablymeans_____.
　　A. friction
　　B. contradiction
　　C. conflict
　　D. problem
　　39.What is the author's attitude toward America's policies on global warming?
　　A. Critical.
　　B.Indifferent.
　　C. Supportive.
　　D.Compromising.
　　40. The paragraphs immediately following this passage would most probably deal with_____.
　　A. the new book written by Fred Krupp
　　B. how Americacan fight against global warming
　　C. the harmful effects of global warming
　　D. bow Americacan tide over economic crisis
　　词汇注释：
　　depends on 取决于;依赖于
　　patriotism n. 爱国;爱国心，爱国精神stubbornly adv. 顽固地;倔强地
　　admittedly adv. 诚然;公认地
　　flawed adj. 有缺陷的;有瑕疵的;有裂纹的
　　vague adj. 模糊的;含糊的;不明确的;暧昧的
　　n. (Vague)人名;(法)瓦格;(英)韦格。
　　fuel vi. 得到燃料vt. 给……提供燃料;刺激，煽动;推动n. 燃料;刺激因素;(为身体提供能量的)食物。
　　Halting adj. 犹豫的;蹒跚的;跛的v. 停止;蹒跚;犹豫(halt的ing形式)。
　　enterprise n. 企业;事业;进取心;事业心。
　　overwhelming adj. 压倒性的;势不可挡的v. 压倒，淹没，制服(overwhelm 的现在分词)