Identification: which pattern does each of the following paragraphs belongs to ? There are basically two ways of organizing paragraphs developed by cause and effect. 1. Effect-cause pattern 果-因型 2. Cause-effect pattern 因-果型 (回复数字1,2即可) Passage 1 Inflation is an economic condition in which prices for consumer goods increase, and the value of money and purchasing power decreases. There are two major causes of inflation. First of all, excessive government spending could result in inflation. For example, in order to finance a war or carry out social programs, the government may spend more money than it has received through taxes. In order to offset this deficit, the Treasury Department can deficit, simply expand the money supply by issuing more paper money to meet the debts. This increase in the money supply will cause the value of the dollar to automatically decrease. The second cause of inflation occurs when the money supply increases faster than the supply of goods. If people have more money, they will run out to buy popular goods like televisions and computers, and then shortage of goods results in price increases. Passage 2 People around the world may feel that the climate has been getting steadily warmer and warmer in recent years. The side effects of global warming are alarming. To begin with, a warmer global climate melts the ice caps, raising sea levels. What is more, it disturbs weather patterns, causing droughts, severe storms, hurricanes (飓风). People suffer a lot from disasters relevant to global warming.