試題詳解

20. According to the passage, what assumption is the hypothesis linking carbon dioxide to non-sunspot-related climate change based on?
(A) Carbon-dioxide levels in the Earth’s atmosphere rise and fall according to the same eleven-year cycles as sunspots.
(B) There are no phenomena other than carbon-dioxide and solar cycles that could affect climate change in a significant manner.
(C) The increase of solar minima over the past two decades has probably exacerbated the warming effects of greenhouse gases.
(D) The effect of sunspots on the climate has actually diminished with the development of greenhouse gases.