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This autumn was the wettest since records began in the UK. Floods 16 large parts of the country. In Australia floods have covered an area the 17 of the whole of Britain. How does it happen？Cars, factories and power stations 18 carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air. This gas 19 the air and causes the polar ice to melt (融化). Sea level across the world 20 . What are we going to do about it？In 1990, 21 of all the big nations met in Japan and agreed to reduce the 22 of CO2 they put into the air. Ten years later, in November 2000, the leaders 23 again in Holland to discuss the situation and decide what to do next. Maybe the 24 is one of the ways.

The village of Yaluman 25 in the mountains of Chia-pas, a province of southern Mexico. Its 26 are Mayan Indians. They are some of the poorest people in a poor country. 27 now they have an extra source of money. They are being 28 to grow, develop and look after forests by the organization in 29 of Formula One racing (一级方程式比赛).

Every year, the global Formula One racing pumps 5,500 tons of CO2 into the air. The idea is that the 30 around Yaluman will take in this amount. It will also 31 local people with money to wipe out motor racing’s 32 debt (债).

Projects like this go under the 33 of “Carbon trading”. The basic idea is that governments and companies can Buy the 34 to pump CO2 into the air by investing (投资) in 35 materials that take it out again.

16. A. covered B. removed C. replaced D. flowed

17. A. width B. height C. length D. size

18. A. fill B. pump C. press D. lose

19. A. rushes away B. gets up C. cools down D. heats up

20. A. rises B. raises C. sinks D. improves

21. A. organizations B. leaders C. businessmen D. companies

22. A. temperature B. number C. amount D. quality

23. A. went B. came C. arrived D. met

24. A. next B. last C. following D. above

25. A. lies B. locates C. lays D. falls

26. A. languages B. words C. people D. cultures

27. A. But B. And C. So D. Therefore