1. consume vt. 消耗，耗费（燃料 / 能量 / 时间等） The electricity industry consumes quantities of fossil fuels. She consumed most of her time in reading. This is time-consuming work. vt. 吃，喝，饮 He consumed a large quantity of alcohol. consume sb with sth // be consumed with He was consumed with guilt. 使充满（强烈的感情） // 充满某种感情 consumer n. 消费者，顾客，用户 consumption n. 消耗，消耗量；消费

2. What do you think green house gases do? 疑问词 + do you think/believe/suppose/ consider/imagine/guess/suggest + 陈述句 When do you guess they will come to see us? Why do you think the earth is getting warmer? Where do you suppose these villagers live?

3. compared to/with Compared to/with many women, she was indeed very fortunate. Compared with him, I am nothing. compare A with/to B If you compare her work with/to yours, you will find hers is much better. Comparing her work with yours, you will find hers is much better. compare A to B He compared the heart to a pump. Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.

4. come about 发生，造成 take place; happen The event came about as he had predicted. How do you think this accident came about? 有时用 it 作主语，后跟 that 引起的从句 How does it come about that you didn’t report the theft until two days after it occurred? Please tell me how the accident ____. I am still in the dark. A. came by B. came out C. came to D. came about

5. There is no doubt that… There is some doubt whether… 主句为肯定句时， doubt 后使用连词 whether 主句为否定句时， doubt 后则使用连词 that There’s no doubt that one day a cure for cancer will be found. There is little doubt that the price of food will go up. I have no doubt that I can help you. She had her doubt whether the answer was right.

6. All scientists subscribe to the view that the increase in the earth’s temperature… 向 … 捐款，出钱 订阅，订 赞同，支持 He subscribed generously to the new school. He planned to subscribe to many magazines. He could not subscribe to their unfair plan. subscription n. 订阅，订购，定期捐款

7. be opposed to 反对，不赞成；不合，违反，相反 He had been violently opposed to the issue at first. I’m not opposed to reform. This sort of thing is opposed to all my principles. oppose vt. 反对 They thought he was going to totally oppose the war. I would oppose changing the law.

8. Greenhouse gases continue to build up in the atmosphere. The clouds are building up. This built up my hope after the interview. This will build up your health. Exercise builds up the muscles. He has built up an excellent business. They have built up a good reputation. 增多，逐渐积聚 增强 逐步建立

9. It will encourage a great range of animals. range n. 范围，射程 The shop has a wide/large range of goods. The missile has a range of 2000km. It is beyond the range of my ability. in/within range 在射程之内，在范围内 out of/beyond range 在射程之外，在范围外 range v. （在 … 范围）变化，变动 The prices of shoes range from 100 to 250 dollars. She has had a number of jobs, ranging from chef to swimming instructor.

10. We know that the levels of carbon dioxide have increased greatly over the last 100 to 150 years. Dr Janice Foster says that over the next 100 years the amount of warming could be as low as 1 to 1.5 degrees Celsius… over （指时间）在 … 中，（多年）以来，度过（一段时 间） Can you stay over Sunday? You must stay over Tom’s birthday. Over the years he has become more patient. I got to know him well over the years.

11. It is human activity that has caused this global warming rather than a random but natural phenomenon. 单数： phenomenon 复数： phenomena He tried to remember all the phenomena ____ helpful to his research. A. that are B. which is C. that is D. which are A

12. Any warming will be mild with few bad environment consequence. in consequence/as a consequence 因此，结果 in consequence of…/as a consequence of… 作为 … 的结果，由于，因为 Many companies went bankrupt as a consequence of the financial crisis. This decision might have serious consequences for the industry.

13. tend v. tend to do sth 易于，往往会做某事 He tends to get angry when people disagree with him. His novels tend to be pessimistic. tend to/towards sth 趋向，走向，倾向，趋于 His views tend towards the extreme. tendency n. 倾向，趋势 Milk has a tendency to go sour in hot weather. Stock market prices are showing a downward tendency.

14. I am doing a project on behalf of my school about global warming. on behalf of/on one’s behalf 代表某人，因为某人 I wrote several letters on his behalf. The chairman signed the document on behalf of the company.

15. put up with 忍受，容忍 I am afraid we will have to put up with the loss. I can’t put up with much noise when I’m working. In our life we have a lot to put up with. I can’t bear the pain. He could not stand the stress. We can’t endure his rudeness. be fed up with 对 … 极其厌倦，受够了 … We’re fed up with this wet weather. I’m fed up with talking to you. You never listen to me.

16. Remember—your contribution counts. count v. 起作用，重要，有价值；数，算（在内）；认 为，看作 Every minute counts. It’s not how much you read but what you read that counts. Let’s count the votes. There were forty people in the bus, counting the driver. On the whole, she counted herself (as) a fortunate wife.

17. He has publicly stated his support for the policy. It is stated that all the people in the accident were killed. She was in a terrible state when we arrived. She’s been in a state of excitement since hearing the news. The railways were once privately owned, but are now state owned/under state control.