1、2021高考英语复习之真题重点词汇短语及练习（二）2018年全国卷I阅读理解D篇重点单词语块1. get rid of 处理掉 2. worn w:n adj. 用旧的 3. at the first sight of something shiny and new在初次见到一些闪亮且崭新的事物时4. device dvas n. 装置 5. go out of style变得过时6. outdated atdetd adj.过时的；陈旧的7. consume knsju:m vt.消耗8. energy endi n.能源9. figure out 计算出 10. power pa(r) n
2、. 能量 11. colleague kli:g n. 同事 12. institute nsttju:t n. 学院 13. track |trk vt. 追踪 14. environmental nvarnmentl adj.环境的 15. throughout ru:at prep.贯穿整个时期 16. mineral mnrl n. 矿物质 17. mine man vt. 开采 18. readout ri:dat n.数据显示，读数 19. evolve ivlv vi. 逐步发展 20. generation denren n.代，一代21. desktop computers台
3、式电脑 22. mobile phones移动电话23. box-set TVs 盒式电视机24. define dfan vt.下定义，界定 25. digital cameras数码相机26. scene si:n n.(事情发生的)地点，现场 27. LCD TVs 液晶电视 28. tablet tblt n. 平板电脑29. e-reader i:ri:d(r) n.电子阅读器 30. show up 出现 31. accumulate kju:mjlet vt.积累；积聚 32. replace rples vt. 替换 33. researcher rs:t(r) n.研究人员
4、34. the average number of electronic devices电子设备的平均数量35. household hashld n. 家庭36. analysis nlss n. 分析 37. old desktop monitors旧的台式电脑显示器38. cathode kd ray tubes阴极射线管39. consumption knsmpn n.消耗 40. contribution kntrbju:n n.贡献 41. greenhouse gas emissions温室气体排放(量)42. solution slu:n n. 解决办法 43. data de
5、t n. 数据 44. explore kspl:(r) vt. 探索 45. consumer knsju:m(r) n.消费者46. function fkn n. 功能47. word processing 文字处理48. TV viewing 电视观看 49. on-demand entertainment点播的娱乐节目50. instead of 而不是 课后练习（一）We may think were a culture that gets rid of our worn technology at the first sight of something shiny and ne
6、w, but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices(装置) well after they go out of style. Thats bad news for the environment and our wallets as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things.To figure out how much power these devices are using, Cal
7、lie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device. This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the ear
8、ly 1990s. Devices were grouped by generation. Desktop computers, basic mobile phones, and box-set TVs defined 1992. Digital cameras arrived on the scene in 1997. And MP3 players, smart phones, and LCD TVs entered homes in 2002, before tablets and e-readers showed up in 2007.As we accumulated more de
9、vices, however, we didnt throw out our old ones. The living-room television is replaced and gets planted in the kids room, and suddenly one day, you have a TV in every room of the house, said one researcher. The average number of electronic devices rose from four per household in 1992 to 13 in 2007.
10、 Were not just keeping these old devices we continue to use them. According to the analysis of Babbitts team, old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with their energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions(排放） more than doubling during the 199
11、2 to 2007 window.So whats the solution(解决方案)? The teams data only went up to 2007, but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with new electronics that serve more than one function, such as a tablet for word processing and TV viewing. They found that more
12、on-demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.1.What does the author think of new devices?A. They are environment-friendly.B. They are no better than the old.C. They cost more to use at home.D. They go out of style quickly.2.Why d
13、id Babbitts team conduct the research?A. To reduce the cost of minerals.B. To test the life cycle of a product.C. To update consumers on new technology.D. To find out electricity consumption of the devices.3.Which of the following uses the least energy?A. The box-set TV. B. The tablet.C. The LCD TV.
14、 D. The desktop computer.4.What does the text suggest people do about old electronic devices?A. Stop using them. B. Take them apart.C. Upgrade them. D. Recycle them.参考答案：ADBA课后练习（二）Chinas selfdeveloped floating airship Jimu No.1 has set a new world record, reaching an altitude of 7,003 meters on May
15、 23rd in Southwest Chinas Tibet Autonomous Region.Jimu No.1 is a lighterthanair ship with a volume (体积) of 2,300 cubic meters. Its surface is made of composite fabric (复合织物), which can withstand (承受) low temperatures of . Equipped with scientific instruments, it conducts upper air observations and c
16、ollects weather data.Floating airships play a significant role in highaltitude observations and tracking climate and geological changes. Compared with observation stations on the ground, they can make stereoscopic (有立体效果的) observations that provide more accurate data as the airships can directly tra
17、vel to test areas and are less affected by buildings and local terrain (地形)Jimu No.1 is being used in a monitoring project, part of Chinas second QinghaiTibet research mission, with the aim of helping researchers understand the source of the water supply and water transmission routes on the plateau.
18、 Named “the Third Pole” and “the Water Tower of Asia，” the QinghaiTibet Plateau provides water to many Asian rivers, making it an ideal place for carrying out highaltitude projects and conducting research in water, ecology and human activities.Jimu No.1 has been breaking records. It set the previous
19、 records of over meters in January, and 6,390 meters in April. And floating airships are expected to reach an altitude of 10,000 meters in the future.1What can we learn from paragraph 2?A. The exact weight of Jimu No. 1.B. The highest speed of Jimu No. 1.C. The characteristic of composite fabric.D.
20、The working rules of the instruments.2Floating airships beat ground observation stations in that _.A. air currents can be better observed by airshipsB. airships wont be affected by buildings and local terrainC. ground stations only track climate and geological changesD. data from airships stereoscop
21、ic observations are more accurate3What field may research in the QinghaiTibet Plateau cover?waterpoleswater towersecology activitiesA. B. C. D. 4What can be the best title for the text?A. China is carrying out a mission in the QinghaiTibet PlateauB. Chinas selfdeveloped floating airship reaches record heightC. The QinghaiTibet Plateau is ideal for highaltitude researchD. Floating airships have a long way to go in upper air observations参考答案：CDBB
