阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任务;(1)第23~26题要求.从所给的6个选项中为第2~5段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项,分别完成每个句子。 Soot and Snow: a Hot
Combination 1 New research from NASA scientists
suggests emissions of black soot alter the way sunlight reflects off snow.
According to a computer simulation, black soot may be responsible for 25 percent
of observed global warming over the past century. 2 Soot
in the higher latitudes of the Earth, where ice is more common, absorbs more of
the sun’s energy and warmth than an icy, white background. Dark-colored black
carbon, or soot, absorbs sunlight, while lighter colored ice reflects
sunlight. 3 Soot in areas with snow and ice may play an
important role in climate change. Also, if snow and ice covered areas begin
melting, the warming effect increases, as the soot becomes more concentrated on
the snow surface. "This provides a positive feedback, as glaciers and ice sheets
melt, they tend to get even dirtier," said Dr. James Hansen, a researcher at
NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York. 4
Hansen found soot’s effect on snow albedo (solar energy reflected back to
space), which may be contributing m trends toward early springs in the Northern
Hemisphere, such as thinning Arctic sea ice, melting glaciers and permafrost.
Soot also is believed to play a role in changes in the atmosphere above the
oceans and land. 5 "Black carbon reduces the amount of
energy reflected by snow back into space, thus heating the snow surface more
than if there were no black carbon," Hansen said. Soot’s increased absorption of
solar energy is especially effective in warming the world’s climate. "This
forcing is unusually effective, causing twice as much global warming as a
carbon-dioxide forcing of the same magnitude," Hansen noted. 6
Hansen cautioned, although the role of soot in altering global climate is
substantial, it does not alter the fact that greenhouse gases are the primary
cause of climate warming during the past century, Such gases are expected to be
the largest climate forcing for the rest of this century. 7
The researchers found that observed warming in the Northern Hemisphere was
large in the winter and spring at middle and high latitudes. These observations
were consistent with the researchers’ climate model simulations, which showed
some of the largest warming effects occurred when there were heavy snow cover
and sufficient sunlight. Paragraph 3 ______
A Soot’s Role in Changes in the Climate and the Atmosphere
B Observations of Warming in the Northern Hemisphere
C Explanation of Increased Warming Effect Caused by Soot
D Effort to Reduce Snow Albedo
E Ways to Reduce Soot Emission
F Greenhouse Gases as the Main Factor of Global Warming