Which of the following is not the meaning of “sheer”?
A. Unqualified, utter
B. Smoky
C. Pure, unmixed
D. Viewed or acting in dissociation from all else
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According to the article, which of the following statement is wrong?
A. the costs of global climate change will be evenly distributed (should be unevenly)
B. climate change is costly in part because its effects are uncertain
C. in poorer places the cost of moving locks people in place
D. The rich are disproportionate contributors to the carbon emissions that power climate change
Which is the antonym of mitigate?
Alleviate
B. Ease
C. Mollify
D. Exacerbate
The aggregate economic cost of climate change is reduced because the burden disproportionately falls on those with low incomes in the U.S.
The study shows that the pain of climate change will fall more heavily on America’s richest areas than on its poorest bits.