话题12：清洁能源+2023届高考英语阅读理解热点话题预测分类训练

【高考英语三轮冲刺】话题13清洁能源10篇

2023届高考英语阅读理解最新热点话题分类训练（全国通用）

1.（2023•辽宁•统考三模）

Withanabundanceofsunandwind,SpainispositioningitselfasEuropeJsfutureleaderingreenhydrogen

（氢气）productiontocleanupheavyindustries.Butsomeenergyexpertsexpresscautionbecausethisprocess

reliesonmassiveavailabilityofzero-carbonelectricity.

GreenhydrogeniscreatedwhenrenewableenergysourcespoweranelectricalcuiTentthatrunsthrough

water,separatingitshydrogenandoxygenmolecules（分子）.Theprocessdoesn'tproduceplanet-warmingcarbon

dioxide,butlessthan0.1%ofglobalhydrogenproductioniscurrentlycreatedinthisway.

Theseparatedhydrogencanbeusedintheproductionofsteel,ammonia（氨）andchemicalproducts,allof

whichrequireindustrialprocessesthatarehardertostopfossilfuels.Hydrogenalsocanbeusedasa

transportationfuel,whichcouldonedaytransformthehighlypollutingshippingandaviationsectors.

Spain'slarge,windsweptandthinlypopulatedterritoryreceivesmorethan2,500hoursofsunshineon

averageperyear,providingidealconditionsforwindandsolarenergy,andthereforegreenhydrogenproduction.

“IfyoulookatwherehydrogenisgoingtobeproducedinEuropeinthenextmillionyears,it'sintwo

countries,SpainandPortugal,saidThierryLepereq,thefounderandpresidentofHyDealAmbition,anindustry

platfbnnbringingtogether30companies."Hydrogenisthenewoil.^^

LepereqisworkingwithcompanieslikeSpanishgaspipelinecorporationEnagasandglobalsteelgiant

ArcelorMittaltodesignanend-to-endmodelforhydrogenproduction,distributionandsupplyatacompetitive

price.Criticismhascenteredongreenhydrogen'shighercostcomparedwithhighly-polluting“grayhydrogen^^

drawnfromnaturalgas.LepereqarguesthatsolarenergyproducedinSpainispricedlowenoughtocompete.

Globally,Lepereqsaid,"Electricity,power,is20%ofenergyconsumption.Whataboutthe80%thatisnot

electrified?...Youneedtoreplacethosefossilfuels.Notin50years5time.Youneedtoreplacethemnow.^^

1.WhyaresomeexpertscautiousaboutgreenhydrogenproductioninSpain?

A.Itneedslargeamountsofsunandwind.B.Ithasaneffectonheavyindustries.

C.Itcausesconflictsamongcountries.D.Ituseslotsofzero-carbonelectricity.

2.WhatistheadvantageofgreenhydrogenproductioninSpain?

A.Idealgeographicalconditions.B.Thesupportfromgovernment.

C.Hydrogenproductiontechnology.D.Well-developedpublictransports.

3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutgreenhydrogeninSpainaccordingtoLepereq?

A.Itishighlypriced.B.Itiseasytostore.

C.Itiscompetitive.D.Itishighly-polluting.

4.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.SpainManagestoUseZero-carbonElectricity

B.SpainStrugglestoLeadEUinGreenHydrogen

C.SpainTakestheLeadinPreventingAirPollution

D.SpainReplacesFossilFuelwithGreenHydrogen

2.（2023•黑龙江大庆・统考三模）

Lithium（锂）iscalled“whitegold,,forgoodreason.ThemetaPsvaluehasbeengrowingsharplyoverthelast

severalyears,inalargepartbecauseitisanessentialpailofbatteriesaswellasseveralkeysustainable

technologieswhereenergystorageisofhugesignificance.Aselectriccars,windandsolarpowerhavegrowninto

majorplayersintheenergyindustry,lithiumhasbecomekeytoengineeringafuturefreeoffossil（化石）fuels.

Butacquiringlithiumcomesatanenormouscost.Itoftenworkslikethis:Watercontaininglithiumis

deliveredtothesurfacefromundergroundandmixedwithfreshwater.Themixturethensitsinpoolstogetridof

water,leavingtherestofitscontentsbehindasbrightlycolored"mud”.Thenheatandchemicalreactionsareused

togetlithiumfromthat,changingitintopowderwhichisthenpackagedandshippedtobuyersaroundtheworld.

Anyaccidentthatreleasesminecontentsintosurroundingcommunitiesorthegroundwatersupplycould

haveunimaginablelong-termimpacts.Tobespecific,indigenous（土著的）communitiesoftenbearthedamage,

andpoliticalleadershavetypicallygivenlittleweighttotheirconcerns.InArizona,forexample,anexpanding

lithiummineisthreateningtheHualapaiTribe'sculturalandhistoricsites.Recently,mininglithiumandother

preciousmetalshasbroughtaboutconflict:Howdoyouensuretheavailabilityofmaterialsessentialtothefuture

ofrenewableswhileprotectingthosecommunities,rights?

Miningofthemetalisexpectedtoincreasedramaticallyincomingyears.Overtime,expertssay,thatwill

reducegreenhousegasemissions（排放）bymakingelectriccarsmoreaffordableand,therefore,morepopular.As

environmentallyconsciousconsumersbuyelectriccarsinever-greaternumbers,it'simportanttobeawareofthe

dirtyprocessthatpowersthosecleanairvehicles.

5.Whatdoestheauthor'sintentionofwritingParagraph1?

A.Tointroducethebackgroundofanevent.B.Toexplainacomplexindustrialtheory.

C.Todescribeanoticeablerecenttendency.D.Topredictthefutureofamaintechnology.

6.Whichmaycauseenormousenvironmentaldamage?

A.Unexpectedmaterialleak.B.Violentchemicalreactions.

C.Wrongpoliticaldecisions.D.Lithiummineexpansion.

7.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsmininglithium?

A.Intolerant.B.Uncaring.C.Favorable.D.Objective.

8.What'sthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.HighExpenseofLithiumMiningB.PotentialBenefitofUsingLithium

C.HiddenThreatbehindCleanEnergyD.BrightFutureofRenewableResources

3.（2023•浙江金华・浙江金华第一中学校联考二模）

Solarfarmsofferonewaytomeettheworld'sdecarbonizationtargets,buttheycouldalsobeusedtodeal

withanotheroftheplanet'sbigproblems:lossofbiodiversity.Theapproachisstartingtotakeoff*.Residentsof

Bamsdale,forexample,willsoonplayhosttoanewsolarfarmlinedwithgrassfieldofwildflowersandnative

grasses,whichBanksGroup,thedeveloper,sayswillpromotepollinatinginsects.

Theideacomesfromthecombinationoftwolong-termtrends:decliningnumbersofpollinatinginsectsand

thegrowingamountoflanddistributedtosolarfarms.AccordingtotheCenterforBiologicalDiversityinArizona,

morethan40percentofinsectpollinatorsgloballyarelistedas“highlythreatened^^-anissuethatcouldseriously

threatenfoodsecurity.Meanwhile,solar-energycompetencehasbeenincreasing.MatthewO'Neal,ascientistat

IowaStateUniversity,wouldliketoseemoresolardevelopersseizethisopportunity.

Thebenefitsofsuchprojectsdon'tstopattheinsects.ResearchfromYale'sCenterforBusinessandthe

Environmentindicatesthatpollinator-friendlysolarfarmscanraisecropoutputonnearbyfarmland,increasethe

rechargingofgroundwaterandreducesoilerosion.In2018,aUSDepartmentofEnergystudyfoundthatifall

existingandplannedsolarfacilitiesnearsoybeanandcranberrycropsincludedpollinatorhomeandincreased

outputbyjustonepercent,annualcropvaluescouldrisebyUS$1.75million,US$4millionandUS$233,000,

respectively.

"Farmerscouldidentifyunprofitableareas,suchaspoor,highlyerodiblelands,ascandidatesfora

pollinator-friendlysolarfarm.There'sthepotentialtoincreasetheirnetincomewithpollinatormotivation

projects,^^saysO'Neal.

Withenoughforwardthinking,thesestudiesshow,cleanenergycanprovidenewenvironmental

opportunities."We'reataturningpointwithenergyproductionandwe'reseeingmoreopportunitiestoprovide

extrabenefitsthatwouldn'thavebeenconsideredwitholdermethodsofenergygeneration,saysO'Neal."You

neverheardofacoalmineplanningpollinatorconservation.^^

9.Whatcanbeanadditionalfunctionofsolarfarmsaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.Addingtheamountoffarmland.B.Addressingthedeclineofbiodiversity.

C.Improvingthesolar-energycompetence.D.Increasingtheamountofprofitableareas.

10.WhatdoesO'Nealprobablyadvisefarmerstodo?

A.Reducethesizeoftheirfarms.

B.Liveawayfrompollinator-friendlysolarfarms.

C.Growtheircropsnearareasrichingroundwater.

D.Makefulluseofsoilerosionareastomakeextraprofits.

11.WhatisO'Neal'sattitudetowardsthesolarfarm?

A.Supportive.B.Conservative.C.Skeptical.D.Uncertain.

12.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.SolarPowerIsStartingtoTakeOff

B.SolarEnergyWillBeinUrgentNeed

C.SolarFarmsCanDealwiththeLossofBiodiversity

D.SolarFarmsNeedtoExpandtheAmountofFarmland

4.（2023秋•辽宁沈阳•高三校联考）

Thedemanding2025federalCorporateAverageFuelEconomy（CAFE）goalof54.5milespergallonacross

anautomaker'sfleet（车队）isoneofthedrivingfactorsbehindaseriesofadvancementsinmoreefficientengine

technologies.Tomeettheincreasingfuelstandards,automakershavereliedonarangeofvehicletypes.

Mostpeopletendtothinkofhybrids（混合的）andelectricvehicleswhentalkturnstoenergyefficientcars.A

hybridvehicleusesbothelectricdriveandaninternalenginetopushthevehicle.Whenthedriverslows,the

batterypartiallyrechargesthroughregenerativebraking.Today,therearehybridversionsofmanymodem

mid-sizecars.Themostrecentadvancementcomesintheformofplug-inhybridswithlarger（andmoreexpensive）

batterypacksthatcanbechargedathomeortheoffice,allowingyoutodrivegreaterdistancesonelectricpower,

whichsignificantlyimprovesoverallaveragefueleconomyonmosttrips.

Electriccarsarealsoevolving,butstillconfronthurdleswhenitcomestobatterycostandasomewhat

limitedrangeincertainmodels.Promisingelectricsareonthehorizon,butit'sbesttoreservejudgmentuntilwe

seewhethertheydeliveratapricepointmoreconsumerscanafford.

Hydrogen（氢）fuelcellvehiclesarealsoadvancing.Essentially,theseareelectriccarswiththeelectricity

suppliedbyhydrogenandoxygenpassingthroughafuelcellstack（电磁堆）.They'resuperclean,producingonly

watervaporandalittleheatatthetailpipe.Untilwehaveamuchlargerhydrogen-fuelbasicfacilities,thesetypes

ofvehicleswillbelimitedtoregionaluseinmajormetroareas.

Asyoucantell,alongwithenginetechnology,advancementshavebeenmadeinmanyotherareas.Withthe

technologicalcompetitionamongautomakers,energyefficientcarsareevolvingatanimpressivepace,andthat's

agoodthingfortheplanet.

13.Whydoautomakersdevelopvarioustypesofvehicles?

A.Topromotethecarproduction.B.Toboosttheautomobileindustry.

C.Tosatisfythecustomers9demand.D.TomeetthefederalCAFE'sstandards.

14.Whatisthelatestimprovementofthehybridcar?

A.Itcanbeappliedtocarsinvarioussizes.B.Itisequippedwithplug-inbatterypacks.

C.Itusesaninternalengineandelectricdrive.D.Itcanbepartiallychargedviaspeedingdrive.

15.Whatpreventsthehydrogen-fuelcellvehiclesbeingwidelyused?

A.Thehighcostofproduction.B.Itsdemandofsupercleanfuel.

C.Thelackofsupportingfacilities.D.Itsneedofwatervaporandheat.

16.Whafstheauthor'sattitudetothefutureofenergyefficientcars?

A.Supportive.B.Tolerant.C.Critical.D.Doubtful.

5.（2023・湖北•统考一模）

Scientistshavemadea“breakthrough“inhandlingnuclearfusion（聚变）.TheUSDepartmentofEnergy

officiallyannouncedthemilestoneinfusionenergyresearch.

Forthefirsttime,researcherscreatedanuclearfusionreactionthatproducedmoreenergythantheyputinto

theprocess.Theexperiment,conductedatLawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratoryinCalifornia,generated3.15

megajoulesofenergy,morethanthe2.05megajoulesputintocreatingit.

Nuclearfusionworksbyforcingtogethertwoatoms-mostoftenhydrogen-tomakeaheavierone-likehelium

（氢）.Thisexplosiveprocessreleasesmassiveamountsofenergy,theDepartmentofEnergyexplains.Fusionisthe

oppositeoffission（裂变），thereactionthatpowersnuclearreactorsusedcommerciallytoday.

FusionoccursnaturallyintheheartoftheSunandthestars,providingthesecosmic（宇宙的）objectswith

fuel.Sincethe1950s,scientistshavebeentryingtoreproduceitonEarthinordertomakeuseoftheso-called

clean,cheap,andalmostlimitlesselectricity.AccordingtotheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency,fusion

generatesfourtimesmoreenergyperkilogramthanthefissionusedtopowernuclearplants,andnearly4million

timesmoreenergythanburningoilorcoal.Whafsmore,unlikefossilfuels,fusiondoesn'treleasecarbondioxide

thegreenhousegasthat'sthemaindriverofclimatechange-intotheatmosphere.Andunlikenuclearfission,

fusiondoesn'tcreatelong-livedradioactivewaste,accordingtotheDepartmentofEnergy.Butsofar,nuclear

fusionhasn'tsolvedourenergyproblemsonagrandscale.

Therecentannouncementisahugestepforwardinnuclearfusionenergy,butapplyingthetechnologyat

commercialscaleislikelystillyearsaway.ChandaPrescodWeinstein,atheoreticalphysicist,pointedoutthatthe

processtheDepartmentofEnergyusesrequirestritium（笳）,arareandradioactiveisotope（同位素）ofhydrogen.

“Itmayyetconveyimportantinformationthatisultimatelytransfonnative.Wedon'tknowyet,^^Prescod

Weinsteintweeted.Investors,includingAmazonfounderJeffBezos,havepouredbillionsintocleanenergyfield

tryingtomakefusioncommerciallyworkable,andtherecentannouncementislikelytocontinuethattrend.

17.Whatisthebreakthroughinnuclearfusionreaction?

A.Itreleasesmassiveamountsofenergy.

B.Itproduces3.15megajoulesofenergy.

C.Itworksbyforcingtogethertwoatoms.

D.Itgeneratesmoreenergythanthatputintoit.

18.Whyhavescientistsbeenconductingnuclearfusionexperiments?

A.Toavoidthecommercialuseoffission.

B.Torecyclethebyproductofradioactivewaste.

C.Toreduceemission（排放）ofgreenhousegas.

D.Toaimforthehighefficiencyinproducingenergy.

19.Whatdoesparagraph5focuson?

A.Theattitudeofinvestors.

B.Theprospectoffusionenergy.

C.Thesignificanceoftheannouncement.

D.Thedifficultyinproducingfusionenergy.

20.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsfusionenergy?

A.Critical.

B.Negative.

C.Optimistic.

D.Doubtful.

6.（2023•安徽•高三专题练习）

Transportisundergoingamassivetransformationsoitcanmeetsociety'sdemandsforalow-carbon

economy.Introducingelectricvehicles（EV）anddeclininggasolineusearehelping,butzero-carbonhydrogencan

speedupboththetransition（转变）andlong-termdecarbonizationoftransport.

IntheUS,transportationproducesthelargestshareofallgreenhousegasemissions（排放）intheeconomyat

29%,accordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Morethan90%oftransportfuelispetrolbased,butif

morevehiclesusedhydrogen,emissionsofthiskindwouldplummet.

However,hydrogenisnotconsideredanidealreplacementforgasolineasanenginefuelfbrcarsbecauseitis

hardertostoresafely.Andwhilefuelcellelectricvehicles（FCEVs）thatturnhydrogenintoelectricitycan

competewithEVperformance-andevenout-competethemonrangeandrefilltime,extraenergyisneededto

producethehydrogenneededforfuel.Also,findinginvestmentforstorage,pipelinesandfuelstationsisstilla

challengeformanynations.

Currently,governmentsworldwidearebackinggreenhydrogenprojectstoreducegreenhousegasemissions

inheavyindustrieslikefreight（货运）,steel,andenergystorage.Buthydrogentransportwillneedrapid

productionmethodstocreatethefuelneededfortheworld'sroadfleet.

Thankfully,researchisadvancingallthetime.Nanoscale（纳米级的）thinfilmsareappliedtoimprovingthe

chemicalprocesstorapidlyharvesthydrogenfromtheseawater.Thesametechnologyhasbeensuccessfullyused

insolarpowerdeviceswithhigherefficiency-to-costrates.Sincehydrogenisthemostabundantelementinthe

universeandasseawatermakesupabout96%ofallwateronEarth,thereisavirtuallylimitlesssupply.

Evenwastewaterandsolidwastecancreategreenhydrogen.ResearchersatPrincetonUniversityareusing

sunlighttoseparatehydrogenfromindustrialwastewater.Chemicalplantsthatcurrentlyfacehighcostsfor

cleaningwastewatercouldtransformitintocleanhydrogensupplies.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plummet“meaninParagraph2?

A.Stop.B.Decrease.C.Continue.D.Disappear.

22.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Waysofstoringhydrogensafely.

B.Benefitsoffuelcellelectricvehicles.

C.Challengesofusinghydrogenascarfuel.

D.Differencesbetweengasolineandhydrogen.

23.Whatmakesitmoreefficienttogethydrogenfromtheocean?

A.Theapplicationofsolarpowerdevices.

B.Themethodofidentifyingwaterelements.

C.Theinvention,ofthewatertransportsystem.

D.Theuseofthenanoscalethin-filmtechnology.

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.CleanEnergyHydrogenReadytoTakeOff

B.TraditionalFuelsBoundtoReachaDeadEnd

C.HowWeCanGenerateEnergyfromHydrogen

D.WhattheFutureofTransportationMayBeLike

7.（2023•辽宁・高三辽河油田第二高级中学校考）

Theglobalpopulationgrowing,theclimateiswarming,and,nosurprise,thedemandforenergyissteadily

increasing.Weneedtouselessenergyinanywaythatwecan.

GermandesignstudentTobiasTribenbacher,fromtheUniversityoftheArtsBerlin,hascreatedastreetlight

calledPapilioinresponsetoglobalsustainabilityinitiatives,sayingthatheinitiallychosetocreateacity-facing

streetlightduetosuchlights'roleintightpollution.

Papiliocanbemountedtowallsorsetupasafreestandinglantern.Thelampshouldideallybeplaced

betweenthreetosixmetresaboveground,whereground-levelwindsarethestrongest.Thelampisshapedlikea

pinwheelthatactsasawindturbine（涡轮）,catchingthewindtoproduceitsownenergy.Italsohasa

rechargeablebatterythatstoreselectricity,sothelampcanoperatedevenonlesswindydays.

Anotherkeycomponentofthelampisthelightitself.Thewarm-coloredlightdoesn'tdrawtheattentionof

insects,anditusesaninfrared（红夕卜线的）sensorsothatthelightisonlystartedbynearbymotion,reducingits

contributiontolightpollution.

Asidefromsavingpublicspaceandbeautifyingstreets,thestreetlight'sdesignisalsoavisualsignalofclean

energyinaction/'Designnotonlydetermineshowstreetlightsareworking.Itcanalsoshapeourattitudetowards

themandconsequentlyaffecthowweusethem,,,TobiasTribenbachersays.<4Becauseenergycreationisoftenan

invisibleprocess,projectssuchasthesehelptheproductionofelectricitybecomecomprehensible.^^

Thelamp'sabilitytochangewindpowerintoelectricitycanalsobeahugebenefittonaturallywindyareas.

Andsinceitdoesn'trequireanyelectricalinfrastructure（基石出设施），therewillbeanopportunitytofixthestreet

lightsinremotesettingsorplaceswhereinfrastructureinnovationscanbecost-prohibitive.

Justaslanternscreatethecharacterofstreetsandsquares,Papilioisenvisionedasapublicsustainability

statementthatmotivatesresidentstotakepartintransformingourcitiesintoclimate-friendly,future-proof

environments.

25.WhydidTribenbacherchoosetocreatethestreetlight?

A.Totacklelightpollution.

B.Toreducebiodiversityloss.

C.Tobeautifythecityhelivesin.

D.Todrawpublicattentiontowaste.

26.Whichofthefollowingisthefeatureofthestreetlight?

A.Itoccupiesalargespace.

B.Itcanbefixedanywhere.

C.Itisswitchedoffbyhand.

D.Itisunattractivetoinsects.

27.WhatdoTribenbacher'swordsinParagraph5imply?

A.Theclimatecrisisistoughtoaddress.

B.Designcanfacilitateourcomprehension.

C.Wemusttakeactiontosavecleanenergy.

D.Weknowlittleaboutelectricitygeneration.

28.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tostresstheimportanceofinnovation.

B,Tointroduceawind-poweredstreetlight.

C.Toadvocateenvironmentalsustainability.

D.Toanalyzethesustainabilityofthestreetlight.

8.（2023•江西景德镇•统考二模）

Attheendofthe1985film“BacktotheFuture."DocBrownswoopsinfromthefuturetopickuphis

partnerinaDe-Loreanfueledbytrash.In2022trash-poweredvehiclesstillsoundlikesciencefiction,buta

technologyrevolutionmaybeturningthemintoareality.

Hiddenamongthecarefullystriated（条纹）layersofwasteatthelocallandfillisapotentenergysource:

methanegas.Whenitisn'ttransformedintosomethingelse,methaneisanextremelystrongpollutant,82timesas

powerfulascarbondioxide.Inalessonabouthowtheenergytransitionislikelytoplayout,landfilloperators9

abilitytomakeuseofexcessgashasexplodedinrecentyears.Newfacilitiesarebeingcreatedtoconvert（转化）

trashintorenewablenaturalgas（RNG）.

Thepotentialhasspuired（刺激）majorsanitationandenergycompaniestobreakintothisnewmarket.In

OctobertheBritishcompanyBPagreedtoacquireArchaeaEnergy,acompanythatdesigns,buildsandoperates

RNGplantsintheU.S.toconvertwasteemissions.Archaeaproduces6,000oil-equivalentbarrels（油桶当量）a

daythrough13RNGfacilitieswithplanstoconstruct88moretoserverisingdemand.Ouronlyinputistrash.

Archaeasellslargelytovoluntarybuyerswhowishtolockincleangasatfairprices.RNGstillcomesata

highpricecomparedwithotherfuelsources,butreducingthecostofproducingRNGwillmeanmoreofitis

availabletobuyersonattractiveterms.WeareworkingtolowerthepriceofRNGbycreatingstandardizedand

modular（模块化的）productionfacilitieswithdecreasedoperatingcosts,higherprocessingefficiency,anduptime

ratesthatstartabove90%.Small-scalebreakthroughsingasprocessingenabledustoimprovetheportionof

usablenaturalgasrecoveredfromlandfillsto95%,upfromanindustrystandardof75%.

Someofthepredictionsin“BacktotheFuture^^provedtoofar-fetched.Flyingcarsseemasdistanttodayas

theywereinthe1980s.Butpowerfromtrash?Todaytrashrepresentsapermanentcarbon-negativesourceof

naturalgas.VoluntarytransactionsinRNGandthemicro-scaleprocessimprovementsthathaveboostedthis

marketsuggestafarmorecirculareconomyonthehorizon.

29.Accordingtothepassage,whichoneofthefollowingistrue?

A.Therearehighconcentrationsofcarbonmethanegasinthewasteoflandfills.

B,Theburningefficiencyofmethaneis82timesthatofcarbondioxide.

C.Inrecentyears,landfilloperatorshaveabusedexcessgasandcausedexplosions.

D.Peoplearebuildingnewfacilitiestoconvertgarbageintorenewableenergy.

30.Whatistheindustrystandardfortheproportionofnaturalgasrecoveredfromlandfills?

A.70%

B.75%

C.90%

D.95%

31.ItcanbeinferredaboutArchaeaEnergyfromthetextthat.

A.thecompanycloseddowninOctoberunluckily

B.ifthereare88RNGfacilities,Archaeawillbeabletoproducemorethan6000barrelsofoilperday

C.Archaeaproducesrenewablenaturalgasbyimportinggarbageandsomechemicaladditives

D.thecompanyiscommittedtoenablingbuyerstogetmoreRNGonattractiveterms

32.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsflyingcarsfueledbygarbage?

A.Optimistic.

B.Objective.

C.Pessimistic.

D.Neutral.

9.（2023・湖南益阳•高三统考）

Ifyou'reinthemarketforanewfoodorwaterdishfbryourcat,youmightwanttocheckoutFreethe

Ocean'sBambooCatBowls.Thesearemadefrombamboofibersandricehusks（稻壳）.

Thepresenceofbamboo—usedasarenewablefillerinthedish'scomposition—ispartofwhatmakesit

greener.Bamboo,whichistechnicallyagrass,growsfasterthantrees.Notsurprisingly,itproducesmoreoxygen

andabsorbsmorecarbondioxidethantrees.

Ricehuskisabyproductofriceproductionthatposesachallengetofarmers,duetoitsresistanceto

decomposition（分解）,digestion,andlownutritionalvalueasanimalfeed.Itsuseasafillerprovidesapurposefor

anotherwiseuselessmaterialand,alongwiththebamboo,reducestheneedforplasticfillers.

Whileplasticisstillneededtomakethecatbowl,therationalebehindtheirincreasedeco-friendlinessisthat

lessactualplasticisrequiredwhenmorenaturalfillersareused.Thetotalamountofplasticrequiredtomakeeach

productisreduced,becausethebamboofibresmakeupasignificantpercentageoftheoverallcomposite（合成）

material.

Plasticcatdishesharborbacteriaevenifpetownerscleanthemregularly,whichcanputyourcat'shealthat

risk.However,thebamboocatbowlisBPA-freeandwillnotreleaseharmfulchemicalsintoyourpet'swaterthe

waythatconventionalplasticcan.Bambooisnaturallyantibacterial.And,ofcourse,youcanthrowitinthetop

rackofthedishwasherforeasycleaning.

Onecustomersaid,“Ipreferthesecatfoodbowlsandsodomycats.Thecatslikethelowlipthatmakesit

easytoeatoutofandIlikethefactthatthey'remadeofbambooandthatpurchasingthemmakesadifferencefor

plasticpollution!Easytowashinthedishwasher.”

33.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Torecommendanewproduct.

B.Tointroducethebenefitsofbamboos.

C.Toraisepeople'senvironmentalawareness.

D.Tocallonpeopletomakegooduseofbamboos.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rationale"inparagraph4probablymean?

A.Cost.B.Reason.C.Doubt.D.Function.

35.Whatcanwelearnaboutthebamboocatbowl?

A.Itischeaptobuy.B.Itislighttocarry.

C.Itissafetouse.D.Itiseasytomake.

36.Howisparagraph5developed?

A.Bylistingnumbers.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Byaskingquestions.D.By