However, Soren Andreasen, a social scientist at Dalberg Global Development Partners who supervised the writing of the report, defended it, saying that it was clear that the numbers were rough estimates. He said the report was aimed at world leaders, who will meet in Copenhagen in December to negotiate a new international climate treaty.
In a press release describing the report, Mr. Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curbing the emissions of the heat-trapping gases. More than 90% of the human and economic losses from climate change are occurring in poor countries, according to the report.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。
56. What is the finding of the Global Humanitarian Forum?
A) Rates of death from illnesses have risen due to global warming. B) Global temperatures affect the rate of economic development.
C) Malnutrition has caused serious health problems in poor countries. D) Economic trends have to do with population and natural disasters.
57. What do we learn about the Forum s report from the passage?
A) It caused a big stir in developing countries.
B) It was warmly received by environmentalists.
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