1、题型重组练(五)(限时30分钟)对应学生用书(单独成册)第150页.阅读理解(2020武汉学习质量检测)Royal Dutch Shell is launching a $300 million forestry program,at a time when an increasing number of oil companies are putting money in carbon offset(碳补偿)plans to meet climate goals.The company will spend the money over the next three years on pro
2、jects to store carbon,including large forests in the Netherlands and Spain,and will start offering motorists the option of purchasing carbon offsets when they buy petrol at the pump.The executives of the company explained that these carbon offset projects were a new business opportunity for Shell,as
3、 well as a way to meet its climate targets.“We believe that over time we will be building a business,because these carbon credits will become more valuable as carbon becomes more limited,” they said.Shell recently decided to cut its net carbon footprint(碳排放量)by 2 to 3 percent in five years,which inc
4、ludes emissions from the products it sells.The company plans to produce carbon credits from the forestry projects,then sell these credits on to customers buying its oil and gas products,or apply the credits to its own operations to lower its carbon footprint.Plants absorb carbon dioxide as they grow
5、 and restoring forests and other natural areas is considered one of the simplest ways to store carbon.However,the voluntary market for carbon credits based on forestry projects has its critics,as projects in developing countries can be hard to monitor.Shells move has also been criticized by some env
6、ironmentalists.They worried that there was a risk of “greenwash” when companies invested in forestry projects.“There is an entire debate about whether forestry projects truly reduce emissions or not,” they said,pointing out that planting in one area could cause deforestation(滥伐森林)to another.Shell sa
7、id it would rely on the third party to ensure its forestry program to meet the Voluntary Carbon Standard and strict biodiversity requirements.Mark Lewis,head of Climate Change Investment Research at BNP Paribas,said,“Planting trees to offset emissions,as far as it goes,is a step in the right directi
8、on.”语篇解读本文主要介绍了荷兰皇家壳牌石油公司在接下来的三年时间里,通过资金投入等措施,实施碳补偿计划的相关情况。1What is popular among oil companies these days?AStudying climate changes.BLaunching forestry programs.CWorking out carbon offset plans.DAttracting motorists to buy their petrol.解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中的“an increasing number of oil companies are p
9、utting money in carbon offset plans to meet climate goals”可知,越来越多的石油公司把钱投在碳补偿计划上面,以实现气候目标。由此可知,当前制订自己的碳补偿计划在石油公司中盛行。故选C。答案:C2How will Shell make profits from its carbon offset projects?ABy quitting the emissions of its products.BBy reducing its carbon footprint by a quarter.CBy limiting the oil used
10、 by its own operations.DBy putting carbon credits it produces on the market.解析:细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“The company plans to produce carbon credits from the forestry projects,then sell these credits on to customers buying its oil and gas products.lower its carbon footprint.”可知,壳牌公司计划从林业项目中获得碳信用额,然后将这些信用额转售给购
11、买其石油和天然气产品的客户,或者将这些信用额用于自己的业务,以降低其碳排放量。故选D。答案:D3What concerns some environmentalists about forestry projects?AThe projects cant really stop carbon emissions.BThe projects are hard to monitor in poor countries.CThe projects may lead to deforestation in other forests.DThe projects havent met strict bi
12、odiversity requirements.解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“pointing out that planting in one area could cause deforestation to another”可知,环保主义者担心石油公司在一个地方实施林业项目会导致另一个地方滥伐森林。故选C。答案:C4What does the underlined word “greenwash” in Paragraph 3 mean?ADiscount.BCheat.CDecline. DChange.解析:词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“as projects in develop
13、ing countries can be hard to monitor”“There is an entire debate about whether forestry projects truly reduce emissions or not”“pointing out that.deforestation to another”可知,环保主义者对林业项目是否真的能降低碳排放存在很大的争议,他们担心在一个地方实施林业项目会导致另一个地方滥伐森林。由此可推知,画线词的意思与B项的词义相近。答案:B词汇积累:Para.1:forestry n林业motorist n驾车者Para.2:ex
14、ecutive n管理人员net adj.净的sell sth.on转售operation n活动,业务Para.3:restore v恢复;使复原Para.4:as far as it goes在一定程度上高级句式:However,the voluntary market for carbon credits based on forestry projects has its critics,as projects in developing countries can be hard to monitor.(Para.3)分析:based on forestry projects作定语修
15、饰carbon credits;as引导原因状语从句。译文:然而,基于林业项目的碳信用自愿市场也受到了批评,因为发展中国家的项目很难被监督。.完形填空(2020永州三模)At stations in London goes a tradition that warm and inspirational words are written on White Boards for emotional support.Its been 14 years since customer services manager Anthony Gentles was inspired to_1_the “bla
16、nk faces” of commuters(往返上班者)with a daily dose(剂量)of_2_from his favorite book,Tao Te Ching,the key text in the ancient Chinese philosophical tradition of Taoism.This_3_of writing a meaningful sentence on the board is named Thought of the Day.At the beginning of 2018,on the board was “A journey of a
17、thousand must begin with a single_4_”“If its_5_for me,perhaps when passengers see it,it will allow them to_6_for a moment and could distract them from whatever was_7_their mind,” Mr.Gentles said.Offering up pearls of wisdom from China was his way of_8_to make people feel more _9_as they used the und
18、erground.Mr.Gentles_10_how one man wandered about on the platform for 20 minutes before heading back to the atrium(中厅)to pronounce that hed_11_“what the thought was_12_to me.”In the year 2007,Gentles_13_the job over to his colleague Glen Sutherland and ever since then Mr.Sutherland has written over
19、3,000 sentences on the_14_He has taught himself calligraphy so as to _15_clear handwriting on it.Thought of the Day at Oval Station of the London subway has won worldwide attention and Sutherland_16_a story on the Twitter account of the station.Mr.Sutherland_17_a quote by Mirtha Legrand,a famous act
20、ress and television presenter in the South American country at the request of an Argentine family.But he hadnt _18_it was spoken highly of by the presenter in her program.He told BBC,“If its helping people,and giving people_19_feelings,then its good.But Im really_20_ about 20,000 followers on Twitte
21、r for Thought of the DayI cant get my head around it.”语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了伦敦地铁站“每日金句”竟然源自我国古代的老子的道德经,文中主要描述了这一做法的由来和进展情况。1A.turn downBdrive awayClight up Dbring about解析:light up ones face的意思是“让人开心”。答案:C2A.comfort BoptimismChappiness Dwisdom解析:此项与第二段中的wisdom相呼应。答案:D3A.practice BskillChobby Dbehavior解析:
22、practice在这里是“做法”的意思。答案:A4A.experience BactionCstep Dthought解析:step和journey的相关度最大。这句话的意思是“千里之行,始于足下”。答案:C5A.comfortable BinspirationalCambiguous Drelevant解析:这句话的意思是“如果这句话能给我灵感,那么也许旅客们看到它也会放下心中烦事驻足思考”。答案:B6A.stand BwonderCstop Drelax解析:stop for a moment在这里的意思是“驻足片刻”。答案:C7A.passing by Bgoing throughCge
23、tting across Drunning for解析:“whatever was going through their mind”在这里的意思是“心中烦事”。答案:B8A.trying BaskingCrequiring Ddesiring解析:try一词在这里表示行为目的。答案:A9A.guilty BenthusiasticCanxious Dwelcome解析:根据上下文语境可知,这里应该选一个意义正向的词,welcome在这里理解为让人们感到“宾至如归”。答案:D10A.recalls BunderstandsCexplains Danalyses解析:下文是Mr.Gentles回
24、想起来的一件事儿,所以这里选recalls。答案:A11A.taken in Bmade upCworked out Dkept off解析:这里讲的是那个人在明白“每日金句”中那句话的意思时兴奋的心情。work out在这里是“想出来”的意思。答案:C12A.saying BemphasizingCexhibiting Dpromising解析:“what the thought was saying to me”在这里的意思是“那句话的意思”。答案:A13A.took BpassedCbrought Dsent解析:“pass the job over to his colleague G
25、len Sutherland”的意思是“把这份差事传给了他的同事。”答案:B14A.train BpostCboard Dwall解析:该选项与第一段中的board一词呼应。答案:C15A.admire BappreciateCimitate Dprovide解析:Glen Sutherland学习书法是为了把漂亮的字呈现给旅客,选项中只有provide可表达此意。答案:D16A.invented BdownloadedCupdated Dshared解析:下文是Glen Sutherland讲述的一件事儿。share a story的意思是“分享一个故事”,即讲故事之意。答案:D17A.sh
26、owed off Bput upCgave up Dturned down解析:put up的意思是张贴,这里是“写上去”的意思。答案:B18A.expected BbelievedCdoubted Ddeclared解析:hadnt expected在这里是“没想到”的意思。答案:A19A.disturbing BamusingCawkward Dpleasant解析:Glen Sutherland的意思是:只要人们觉得好就行,自己本来没有想要出名。答案:D20A.certain BconfusedCconcerned Dskeptical解析:该选项与下文中的“I cant get my
27、head around it”相呼应,表示自己也不知道为什么能赢得那么多粉丝。答案:B .语法填空(2020山东省青岛市第三次模考) China has decided 1._(donate)another $30 million to the World Health Organization for containing COVID19 and supporting developing countries in improving their health systems.The world is at a crucial stage in fighting the pandemic,a
28、nd support for the WHO means 2._(defend)multilateralism and upholding the authority of the United Nations,said Geng Shuang,the Former Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry,3._made the announcement on Thursday.China previously donated $20 million to the WHO for tackling the virus.Chinas donation 4._(show
29、)the support the Chinese government and people have for the WHO,as well as their trust in the 5._(organize),Geng said at a daily news conference.Since the outbreak started,the WHO 6._(carry)out its duty,adhering to an objective,fair and scientific position,and has played an important part in coordin
30、ating efforts 7._countries and promoting international cooperation to control the pandemic,Geng said.8_decision came in less than two weeks after the US announced it would 9._(temporary)stop funding the WHO,while many other countries have voiced their support for the organization.Working in unity is
31、 the only way the international community can overcome the virus,he reiterated,adding that China hopes to cooperate with all 10._(party)in this fight,and contribute to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.语篇解读本文是一篇新闻报道。讲述了中国向世界卫生组织追加3 000万美元的捐款用于抗疫。1解析:考查非谓语动词。设空前的decide后应该用不
32、定式,属于固定用法。故填to donate。答案:to donate2解析:考查非谓语动词。根据语境可知设空处前的mean表示“意味着”,因此后面应该用ing形式,若表示“打算、意欲”之意则用动词不定式形式。故填defending。答案:defending3解析:考查定语从句的引导词。这是一个非限制性定语从句,修饰前面的人物(耿爽),又因made缺少主语,故填who;that不能引导非限制性定语从句。答案:who4解析:考查动词的时态。根据语境,上一句表达的是以前的捐赠,本句表达的是目前的情况,另外本句的have也是用一般现在时态,主语是第三人称单数形式且主语与谓语之间是主谓关系。故填show
33、s。答案:shows5解析:考查词性转换。根据前面的in the可知,此处应该用名词形式,再据前面的WHO(世界卫生组织)。故填organization。答案:organization6解析:考查动词的时态。根据since the outbreak started可知,主句应该用现在完成时或现在完成进行时,且主语与谓语之间是主谓关系。故填has carried或has been carrying。答案:has carried/has been carrying7解析:考查介词。根据语境可知,此处是指国家之间的。故填among。答案:among8解析:考查冠词。根据第一段第一句中的decided可知,这里的decision是特指的。故填The。答案:The9解析:考查词性转换。设空处修饰动词stop,应用副词形式。故填temporarily。答案:temporarily10解析:考查名词的单复数。设空前的all,说明后面应该用party的复数形式。故填parties。答案:parties