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The impacts of climate change are real. Plant and animal habitats are changing, glaciers are melting and heat waves and floods a

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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?
What can we know about the ACRS?
选项 A、It has exerted concrete influence on environmental protection.
B、It has recorded quite a few changes of Austrian coral reefs.
C、It has expressed sympathy with grassroots organization!?.
D、It has pressed the government to eliminate carbon emissions.
答案A
解析 推理判断题。本题考查澳大利亚珊瑚礁协会的相关信息。第四段第一句后半部分指出，该组织有着成功呼吁变革的记录。第五段第二句提到，这个协会曾经和不同的社会人士及组织一起呼吁政府改变了原本对环境不利的决策。可见，这个组织对环境保护发挥了实质性的作用，故A)为答案。B)“它记录了澳大利亚珊瑚礁的很多变化”是对原文第四段第一句的曲解，原文的意思是该组织有呼吁变革的成功记录，故排除；C)“它表达了对草根组织的同情”，原文提到了草根组织，但只提到珊瑚礁协会在反对一项政府决定上与一些草根组织立场一致，故排除；D)“它迫使政府消除碳排放”，原文第五段最后一句只提到了敦促政府立即采取行动限制碳排放，并非完全消除，故排除。
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