Text 3 Recently,a coalition of business

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问题 Text 3 Recently,a coalition of business and advocacy groups from around Washington gathered to kick off a campaign to enact a carbon pricing program Known as the Climate and Community Reinvestment Act of D.C.,the plan would place a new tax on all fossil fuels bought or sold,with the hope of ultimately discouraging the use of these polluting energy sources.The big-picture goal of this campaign is admirable:to address the everdeepening crisis of climate chaos by dissuading the continued use of coal,oil and gas.But unfortunately,the approach-one based in a world of financial markets,trading schemes and enticing new public revenue streams-is inherently flawed.Simply put,carbon pricing is a false solution to climate change and a distraction from real,effective climate solutions we must urgently pursue.To date,there is scant evidence to indicate that carbon taxes lower greenhouse gas emissions.In fact,the opposite is true.Recently Food&Water Watch reviewed the British Columbia carbon tax program,often cited by advocates as an example of success.From 2009（the first full year of the tax）t0 2014,emissions from taxed sources grew by 4.3 percent.And in the seven years after the carbon tax took effect,total gasoline sales increased by 7.37 percent.Supporters of such plans like to focus on a deceivingly simple notion that increasing the price of a consumer good will automatically reduce its use.But this just isn't the case when it comes to the purchase of necessities.People must heat their homes in winter,and they must commute to work,regardless of the cost.Those backing the D.C.carbon pricing plan like to note that revenue from the new tax would go toward investment in clean energy sources.But only 20 percent of the generated funds would be allocated in this manner.The rest would be shared out in tax breaks for businesses and rebates for consumers,another factor undercutting the notion that increased costs up front would change consumer behavior in the long run.Meanwhile,fossil fuel giants such as ExxonMobil are increasingly coming out in support of carbon pricing.This should be cause for alarm for anyone concerned with stamping out the use of the dirty energy sources these corporations profit from.Exxon knows that carbon taxes will do little to change the business-as-usual dependence on oil and gas that it relies on to continue operating and enriching shareholders.Furthermore,corporations such as Exxon rightly view carbon pricing schemes as a means of diverting energy and interest from tougher regulations that might actually encroach on their business plans and bottom lines.Despite what well-intentioned activists want to believe,there is no convenient,market-friendly solution to our serious climate condition.There is only the hard truth that we must tackle the problem at its source:We must stop using fossil fuels,and soon.The latest science indicates that in order to avoid the worst effects of deepening climate chaos,society must transition completely to clean,renewable energy by 2035.The most suitable title for this text would be_____.A.The Carbon Tax FallacyB.The Climate Change MythC.The Call for Clean EnergyD.The Causes of Climate Chaos

选项 A.The Carbon Tax Fallacy
B.The Climate Change Myth
C.The Call for Clean Energy
D.The Causes of Climate Chaos

答案 A

解析 [信息锁定]文章前两段评论事件“华盛顿特区发起一场对碳征税的运动”，指出其初衷是好的，但方法天生有缺陷。第三至六段集中论证，指H{“对碳排放征税”这种方式并不能减少污染，所得税金也不能用于大力投资清洁能源，反而将人们的注意力从更严厉的规定转移开来。末段作者指出，方便的、市场友好的气候解决方案并不存在，正确做法是立即停止使用化石燃料。可见本文核心为批判“以碳税来降低污染”这一错误做法．A.为恰当题目。[解题技巧]B.未能切中文章主题、且违背作者观点：“气候变化”并：lE文章重点关注对象，且作者承认气候变化问题切实存在。C.符合作者观点“应停止使用化石燃料，转向清洁能源”，但“清洁能源”并非全文重点关注对象。D.利用climate chaos干扰，但文中并未详细论述气候问题的各种成因。

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