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第十一篇（B转A，2012年B级真题）Climate Change Poses Major Risks for Unprepared Cities（气候变化给不备城市带来重大风险）
A new examination of urban policies has been recently by Patricia Romero Lankao．She is a sociologist specializing in climate change and development．She warns that many of the world’s fast-growing urban areas，especially in developing countries．will likely suffer from the impacts of changing climate．Her work also concludes that most cities are failing to emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse Thesegases are known to affect the atmosphere．”Climate change is a deeply local issue and poses profound threats to the growing cities of the world,”says Romero Lankao. ”But too few cities are developing effective strategies to their residents."
Cities are sources of greenhouse gases．And urban populations are likely to be among those most severely affected by future climate change. Lankao’s findings highlight ways in which city-residents are particularly vulnerable, and suggest policy interventions that could offer immediate and longer-term
The locations and dense construction patterns of cities often place their populations at greater risk for natural disasters. Potential associated with climate include storm surges and prolonged hot weather. Storm surges can flood coastal areas and prolonged hot weather can heat paved cities more than surrounding areas．The impacts of such natural events can be more serious in an urban environment．For example，a prolonged heat wave can increase existing levels of air pollution，causingwidespread health problems．Poorer neighborhoods thatmay basic facilities such as drinking water or a dependable network of roads，are especially vulnerable to natural disasters．Many residents in poorer countries live in substandard housing access to reliable drinking water，roads and basic services.
Local governments,,should take measures to protect their residents.”Unfortunately，they tend to move towards rhetoric meaningful responses,Romero Lankao writes, ” They don’t impose construction standards that could reduce heating and air conditioning needs. They don't emphasize mass transit and reduce use. In fact, many localgovernmentsare takinga hands—offapproach.” Thus, she urges them to change their policies and to take strong steps to prevent the harmful effects of climate change on cities..
第十二篇（B转A）Free Statins With Fast Food Could Neutralize Heart Risk （快餐加免费降胆固醇药物可以降低罹患心脏病的风险）
Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs free of can reduce the heart disease dangers of fatty food, researchers at Imperial College London ．
Statins reduce the of unhealthy ”LDL” cholesterol in the blood.
A wealth of trial data has proven them to be highly effective at lowering a person’s heart attack .
In a paper published in the American Journal of Cardiology，Dr Darrel Francis and colleagues calculate that the reduction in heart attack risk offered by a statin is。