States' rich resources. They depended on consistent support from the leaders about the need to take action when faced with crises. This has been especially true in the environmental crisis.
President Bill Clinton had a shockingly modest record of advancing climate security, particularly given that his vice president, Al Gore, had been one of the most outspoken environmentalists in Congress. By far Clinton's biggest accomplishment was assigning Gore to participate in the Kyoto Protocol negotiations. Clinton chose, however, to avoid what surely would have been a terrible fight in the Senate to gain approval of the treaty. While this effort probably would have failed, it would have signaled to the American people how seriously the Democratic Party took climate change.
Thus, the time has clearly arrived for progressive candidates to start campaigning on a platform built around the need for a sustainability revolution. Such a plan should include a carbon tax, well-funded clean energy research, evolved agricultural policies and smarter public transport. Given that Generation X and millennials (千禧一代) never bought into the fiction that the United States is immune to the dangers of global warming, the time is ripe to make climate security a crucial government responsibility. Only by doing so can we begin the long-overdue (拖延好久的) campaign
to save the planet.
Time for Americans to act on climate change
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了全球气候变暖的问题虽然正在变得越来越严重，但是现在美国人却忽视了这个问题。作者比较了美国人以前对待气候变暖的态度和现在的态
●More and more people have become (1)________ of the severity of Introduction climate crisis. ●It is human beings that are to (2)______ for the real global warming and should (3)________ for what they have done. Worldwide efforts Given that human health as well as our economic security is (4)________ a severe threat caused by climate change, Paris Climate Treaty has been reached by world leaders. A negative attitude Current American's responses (6)________ for responses Unable to grasp the seriousness of the threat, many Americans are in (5)______ of President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris treaty. ●Elected officials turn a deaf ear to the threat on account of their (7)________ relationship with fossil fuel companies. ●A certain amount of despair has resulted in widespread apathy. ●Many Americans are wildly (8)________ about their ability to a changed environment. A(n) Earlier American's responses (9)________ attitude Inspiration from responses (10)________ The Democratic Party used to take adequate notice of the potential crisis of the climate change. Wisely assigning his vice president to participate in the Kyoto Protocol negotiations, President Bill Clinton took climate change seriously. It is high time for Americans to begin the long-overdue campaign to save the planet. 度，并分析了产生这些变化的原因，最后呼吁美国人要行动起来保护地球。 1．aware/conscious 根据第一段第一句可知，气候问题太过严重难以忽视，也就是引起了人们的注意。be/become aware/conscious of ...“意识到……”。
2．blame 根据第一段中的“... that humans cause it ... the consequences will be disastrous”可知，气候问题是人类引起的，人类应该对这个问题负责。be to blame for“应对……负责”。
3．answer 参见上题解析。answer for和be to blame for意思近似。
4．under 根据第二段中的“... climate change represents a severe threat to human health as well as our economic security.”可知，气候问题已经成为人类健康和经济安全的威胁。under a severe threat “受到严重威胁”，固定搭配。
5．favo(u)r/support 根据第三段中的“... and support President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris treaty.”可知，一些美国人没有认识到气候问题的严峻性，仍然支持特朗普总统退出巴黎条约的决定。in favo(u)r/support of “支持；赞成”。故填favo(u)r/support。
6．Reasons 根据表格右栏对应的内容可以看出此处是美国人对待这个问题持消极态度的原因。reasons for ...“……的原因”，习惯用法。
7．interest 根据第三段中的“Campaign contributions from fossil fuel companies have convinced elected officials to look the other way.”可知，石油公司对已竞选活动的捐款使得被选拔的官员对环境问题的看法和以往不一样了。所以当选官员对这一威胁充耳不闻，因为他们与化石燃料公司的利益关系。
8．sure/certain/optimistic 根据第四段中的“... have an intuitive (直觉的) belief that their nation is more capable than others of adapting to a changed environment.”可知，美国人本能地相信他们比别的国家能够更好地适应变化的环境。 9．positive 以往的美国人对气候问题的态度是积极的。且和题目中的“A negative attitude”呼应。
10．Conclusion 作者最后得出了结论，美国人不能再拖延拯救地球环境的行动了。
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