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The impacts of climate change are real. Plant and animal habitats are changin

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问题    The impacts of climate change are real. Plant and animal habitats are changing, glaciers are melting and heat waves and floods are becoming more frequent. All this causes me to question the utility of my work as an environmental scientist.
   Environmental scientists are calling attention to changes in the natural world that are driven by carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels. In doing so, we speak of the " grief" of climate science, using words such as " demoralizing" , " conflicted" and " deep sense of worry". We have a responsibility to lead change. This responsibility raises questions, such as: how do scientists cope with the emotional burden of their knowledge? And how can these emotions galvanize (激励) us into action?
   In 2017, I joined Homeward Bound, a global environmental-leadership programme for women in science that launched in 2016. Each year, the programme coaches up to 150 women for 12 months, culminating in a 3-week voyage to Antarctica, where female scientists develop their confidence and strategic vision for acting together on climate change. The programme has focused my attention on projecting my voice as an environmental scientist.
   In 2015, I became a councillor of the Australian Coral Reef Society (ACRS), the world’s oldest society for protecting Australia’s coral reefs, which has a track record of calling for change. That year, we wrote submissions and reports on behalf of more than 300 concerned scientists in what became known as the "coal versus coral" war. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority had approved a proposal to dump 3 million cubic metres of dredged sediment (疏浚底泥) from Abbot Point, a huge coal port in northern Queensland, into the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
   This would have been an environmental disaster, with plumes (羽状物) of sediment compromising marine life. The authority reversed its decision when the ACRS made its views known alongside those of conservationists, tourism operators, grassroots organizations such as GetUp! and the native climate group Seed. It was immensely satisfying to be part of this endeavour. To keep up the pressure, we sent a letter last August on behalf of the ACRS to Australia’s prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, urging immediate action to curb carbon emissions.
   I have also begun to explore how interdisciplinary approaches weave together different practices to create powerful ways of communicating the science of climate change. Last September, I became an unlikely "artist in residence" at the Bundanon Trust in Illaroo, Australia, which supports creative work that emphasizes the value of landscapes. I am working with artists and a social scientist to untangle how interdisciplinary approaches saved the Great Barrier Reef from mining in the 1960s—and whether such approaches can help scientists to save it again.
   Emotional conflicts around climate change have prompted me to revisit the reasons I became an environmental scientist. I am now using forms of expression that resonate with my personal values and add scientific authority to the argument for resisting the coal industry. How will you lead the change you want to see? [br] In the last paragraph, the author appeals to the scientists to______.
选项 A、rethink the conflicts around climate change
B、take their responsibility to lead the change
C、reflect upon the significance of their work
D、urge the authority to curb the coal industry
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。本题考查作者对科学家们提出的建议。由定位段可知，作者再次回顾了自己成为环境科学家的原因，她觉得自己使用了正确的表达方式体现出自己的价值，这有助于在抵制煤炭产业的辩论中增加科学权威，并以提问的方式再次强调第二段中提到的科学家们有责任引领变革的观点，故B)为答案。A)“重新思考围绕气候变化产生的冲突”和C)“思考他们工作的重要性”与全文主题不符，故均排除；D)“敦促当局遏制煤炭产业”，最后一段中未提及，故排除。
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