阅读理解和词语填空训练-高考英语时文阅读

时文阅读+原创题1Chineseconsumershavegonecrazyforachildren’stoy

giveaway

onceagain,thistimeforaplasticduck

freebie

promotionbyKentuckyFriedChicken(KFC).ThisweekKFC

launched

anewpromotionofferingthreedifferentPokemontoysasafreegiftaspartofasetmealtocelebratetheJune1Children’sDay.However,onetoyinparticular,anadorabledancingduckcalledPsyduck,whichlookslikeacrossbetweenarubberbathtoyandaplasticdeskpaperweight,quickly

ranoutof

stock,ChinaNewsServicereported.TheadorabledancingPokemonduckquicklybecamea

must-have

itemwithitscuteappearance,musicspeakerandwingswhichcanflapwhileitshakesitsbody.2Fromhealthyfood,toanaturalfertilizer,andtobeingused

asa

biofuel,

the

popularityofalgae（藻）isincreasing.

Now,thefirstEuropeancarbon-neutralbiorefinery（生物炼油厂）openedinIstanbul,Turkey,tomakeanumberofusefulproductsincludingbiofuel.Therefineryplansto

providea

bio-jet

fuel

basedonalgae

inorder

toreducethedependence

onnon-renewableenergysourceslikefossil-fuels.

ItisajointprojectbytheEuropeanUnionandTurkey.

Algaeisactuallyaverydiversegroupofphotosynthetic（光合作用）aquaticorganisms.People

cangrowalgaeinalmostanyclimate

due

totheopenorclosed

tanksthatareavailabletoday.

Aslongaswecanprovidethisnaturalproductwithenoughsunlighttocreatephotosynthesis,thenithasthecapabilitytogrowquickly.

What’smore,oilisformedfromancientalgae

deposits.Todaytheworld’ssupplyofoilislimited,

and

itmakessensetoturntoalgaebiofuelasanalternative.

TherefineryissetupinsideBoğaziçiUniversity—

near

theBlackSea—inahuge2500square-meterresearchanddevelopmentspace.Thefacilitywillbeabletohandle1200tonsofalgaeperyear.

Therefinery’selectricityisprovidedbyrenewablewindpower.Thefacilityhasazero-wastetargetandintendstobecarbon-negative.

Thecountryiscountingoncreatingbio-jetfuelwhichcanbeblendedwithstandardjetfuel.

Thiswillhelpcutitsdependencyonenergyimportsaswellascutitscarbonemissions.“Switchingtoastructurewhereenergy

is

usedefficiently,thewasteisminimizedandrecycled,andcarbonfootprintsdonotexistisamustforus.We

have

showedourdeterminationonthispath.

Wearemakingallpreparationsfor

thefirstflightusingbiofuelfromherebeforetheendof2022,”TurkishenergyandnaturalresourcesministerMustafaVaranksaid.Turkeyisshowingtheworldthatalgaecanbeapathtogoinggreen.1.Whatistheprojectmentionedinparagraph1?

A.Turning

algae

into

a

bio-jet

fuel.B.Producingalgae-basednaturalfertilizer.C.Increasingenergyefficiencyoffossil-fuels.

D.Reducingthecarbonemissionsof

airplanes.

2.What

does

paragraph2mainly

tellusaboutalgae?

A.Itsgrowthcycle.B.Itslimitedquantity.C.Itsspeciesdiversity.D.Itsapplicationpotential.

3.What

can

we

infer

aboutthe

refinery?

A.Itconsumeslittleelectricity

torun.B.Itiscommittedtolow-carbongreenproduction.C.Itprovideshigher-qualityfuelthanstandardjetfuel.D.Itaimstoexportbio-jetfueltoareasneartheBlackSea.

4.WhatisVarank’sattitudetowardsthebiofuelproductioninTurkey?

A.Doubtful.B.Favorable.C.Indifferent.D.

Disapproving.

生词1.carbon-neutral

adj.

碳中和的2.

joint

adj.

联合的，共同的3.

aquatic

adj.

水生的4.blend

v.

使混合块语块1.non-renewableenergysources

不可再生能源2.makesense

是明智的；合乎情理3.

carbonemissions

碳排放4.carbonfootprints

碳足迹3.Aman

disguised

asanelderlywomaninawheelchairhasthrowncakeattheMonaLisa,LeonardodaVinci'sfamouspaintingattheLouvreinParis.The

piece,whichwasundamaged,

wasleftwith

whitecream

smeared

acrossitsprotectiveglass.The

perpetrator,seenwearingawigandlipstick,urgedpeopleto"thinkoftheEarth"whilebeingledfromthescene.

TheincidentonSundaywasdescribedbywitnessesasbeing“jaw-dropping”."Itwasjaw-dropping,itwasalotto

takein

consideringhowhistoricMonaLisais...themomentwas

onceinamillion."4语法填空原创题China

isset1._______(

build)monitoringand

defense

systemsprotectingtheplanet2._______thedangersofnear-Earthasteroids(NEAs).WuYanhua,deputydirectoroftheChinaNationalSpaceAdministration(CNSA),toldChina'sCCTVNewsrecentlythatChinawillstarttobuildanEarth-basedandspace-basedNEA3.________(monitor)andwarningsystemtoensurethesafe,

stable

and4._______(order)

operation

ofspacecraft.Furthermore,China5.______(plan)tosetup6._____NEAdefensesystem,mapoutanNEAdefenseblueprintanddevelopvirtualsoftwaretosimulateNEA-derivedriskscenarios.Thecountryhopesto

approach

anasteroidto

observe

it7._