2022年南京市高考英语复习试题系列8（附答案详解）

2022年南京市高考英语复习试题系列8（14）

一、阅读理解（本大题共41小题，共82.0分）

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Commercialplanescouldsoonmigratingbirdsbytravelingtogether,withoneairliner

followingclosebehindtheothertogainsomefreelift.EuropeanmanufacturinggiantAirbus

saysthisproject,calledfello'fly,couldreducethefolloweraircraft'sfuelrequirementsbyupto

10percentpertrip.

Fello*flywasinspiredbythewaysomebirds,typicallygeese,oftenflyinformation（编队）to

saveenergy.Likeabird,amovingairplaneleavesawakeofdisturbedairbehindasitswings

produceswirlingvortices（气旋）.Thesevorticesmoveinacircularmotionandexpandoutward

untiltheydisappear,creatinganupdraft（上升气流）aroundthewake.Ifasecondaircraft

followstheleaderataspecificdistanceandslightlyawayfromthecenterofthewake,this

updraftprovidesextralift.

Suchaboostallowsthefollowertocutdownonenginethrust,fueluseandemissions.Butto

reapthesebenefits,airlinershavetopositionthemselvescarefully：ifthefollowergetstooclose

tothecenteroftheleader'spath,thevorticeswillactuallypushitdownwardinsteadofup.

Aircraftflyingsoclosewouldneedtocoordinate（协调）carefullytopreventaccidents,andthis

coordinationwouldneedtostartontheground.AirlinepilotDavidMrak,whoisnotinvolvedin

thefello'flyproject,sayschallengeswouldlikelyincludesettingrulesofengagementbetween

thetwoplanes,decidingontheroleofairtrafficcontrollers,maintainingcommunication

betweenallpartiesinvolved,creatingplanstodealwithemergencysituationsorbad

weather,andsplittingtheeconomicbenefits.

Althoughtheminimalseparationmightsoundpotentiallydangerous,Mraksuggeststhat

operatingplanessoneareachothermaynotbeoutofthequestion.MAspilots,weundergo

extensivetraining,1'hesays."Flyingaircraftinformationisamatterofpropertraining

procedures.*'

Mrakestimatesthatifthesystemworks,"itcouldpotentiallysavetheairlinesthousandsof

poundsoffuelpertransatlantictrip."AndaccordingtoAirbus,everymetrictonoffuelsaved

meansroughlythreemetrictonslesscarbondioxideemitted.

1.Whichoneofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"mimic1'?

A.Support.B.Imitate.C.Approach.D.Discover.

2.WhydidAirbustrytodevelopfello'fly?

A.Becauseitcanhelpsavefuelforthetwoaircraft.

B.Becauseitcaneliminateaccidentscausedbybirds.

C.Becauseitcanimproveairsafetyforpassengers.

D.Becauseitcanreducegreenhousegasemissions.

3.Whichofthefollowingisnotachallengeposedtothisproject?

A.Maintaininganappropriatedistancebetweenthetwoflights.

B.Figuringouthowtohandleemergencysituations.

C.Decidingontheproperheightofthefollowerflight.

D.Coordinatingcommunicationbetweenallsides.

4.WhatisthepilotMrak'sattitudetowardfello'fly?

A.Disapproving.B.Skeptical.C.Optimistic.D.Uninterested.

B

Everydriverlovessailingthroughaseriesofgreenlightswithouthavingtostopandwaitata

trafficlight.Now,thankstoartificialintelligence,Germanresearchershavefoundawayto

reducetimespentatcrossings.

CalledtheKI4LSAprojectandfundedbytheMinistryofTransportandDigital

Infrastructure,theinnovationisbeingtested.Scientistsfirststudiedalgorithms（算法）taken

fromabusycrossingtolearnabouttrafficpatternsandwhereimprovementsweremost

needed.Thereisagreatnecessitytospeedupwaitingtimesatcrossingsastraditionalmethods

areinflexible,accordingtotheFraunhoferInstitute.

ThenewAImethodusesradarsensorsandhigh-resolutioncamerastointerprettrafficpatterns

inreal-time.Theycandeterminethespeedoftrafficaswellaswaitingtimesandcombinethis

withalgorithms.Scientistsarecurrentlytryingthisoutatabusycrossingin

Lemgo,Germany,withencouragingresults.

Theintelligentlightsaresaidtoimprovetrafficflowby10to15percent,whichresultsin

moneysaved；theEUestimatesthattrafficjamscreateeconomicdamagethataddsupto100

billioneurosayear.Apartfromreducingcommutingtime,thesetrafficlightswillreducenoise

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andC02emissionsfromcarsidling（空转）atcrossings.

AnotherexcitingdevelopmentinthisresearchistheK14PEDproject,whichstudies

pedestrianspassingcrossings.UsingAI,researcherscanidentifyhowmanypeoplearewaiting

atapedestriancrossingandwhethersomeofthesepeoplewillneedextratimetocrossthe

street.Usinga3Dpointscloud,theycantellifsomeonehasdisabilitiesoriselderlywithout

identifyingtheindividual.Becausepedestrianbuttonsthatarepresentlyatcrossingscannot

determineifsomepeoplehavespecialneedsorareelderly,thisisarealwin.Suchaneeds-based

systemcouldreducepedestrianwaitingtimeby30percent,whichcouldthendecrease

jaywalking（乱穿马路）by25percent.

Testingwillbedoneuntilthelatesummerof2022intheGermantownsofLemgoand

Bielefeld,withresearchersoptimisticthatitwillbeadoptedbymanycountries.Thistechnology

isexcitingnewsforpedestriansanddriversalike.ltencouragessafety,protectsthe

environment,andmayevengiveyoumoretimetoenjoyyourmorningcoffeebeforeheading

offtowork!

5.WhatisthefunctionofAIintheKI4LSAproject?

A.Toavoidnoisepollution.

B.Tocontrolthespeedoftraffic.

C.Toremindpeopleoftrafficrulesatcrossings.

D.Toprovidereal-timeinformationabouttraffic.

6.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Waysofimprovingtrafficflow.

B.Thedevelopmentofartificialintelligence.

C.Theeffectoftrafficjamsontheenvironment.

D.Advantagescausedbytheintelligentlights.

7.WhatcanwelearnabouttheK14PEDproject?

A.Itcanbehelpfultopedestrianswithspecialneeds.

B.Itcanidentifytheindividualaccurately.

C.Itcanavoidtrafficaccidentswitha3Dpointscloud.

D.Ithasbeenappliedtostreetsinmanycountries.

8.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheBrightFutureofAITechnology.

B.TheIntelligentTrafficLights：ABlessingforall.

C.DigitalTrafficSystem：ASignofSmartCites.

D.TheNewTrafficServiceforOldCitizens.

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TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricshaswarnedaboutthepotentialnegativeeffectsofsocial

mediaonyoungkidsandteens.：Butthesamerisksmaybetrueforadults,acrossgenerations.A

reviewstudysuggestsaddictionsymptoms,suchasfailuretopayproperattentiontopersonal

life,mentalpreoccupation（忧心忡忡），escapism,toleranceandtryingtohidetheaddictive

behavior,appeartobepresentinsomepeoplewhouseFacebookexcessively.

AstudyalsoshowswhenpeoplestopusingtheInternet,theyalsogothroughsmallbut

measurablephysicaleffects.Ratherthanimprovingwell-being,asfrequentinteraction（交流）

withsupportiveofflinesocialnetworkspowerfullydo,thecurrentfindingsshow,that

interactingwithFacebookmaypredicttheoppositeresultforyoungadults-itmayit.

Infact,anotherstudyfoundthatsocialmediauseislinkedtogreaterfeelingsofsocialisolation

（隔离）,mentallyandphysically.Facebookcanbeajealousygenerator.Wefallintothetrap

ofcomparingourselvestoothersaswecheckourFacebookpages,andmakejudgmentsabout

howwemeasureup.Thestudylookedathowwemakecomparisonswithothers*posts,in

"upward"or''downward"directions—thatis,feelingthatweareeitherworseorbetteroff

thanourfriends.ltturnedoutthatbothtypesofcomparisonsmadepeoplefeelworse,whichis

suiprising,sinceinreallife,onlyupwardcomparisonsmakerpeoplefeelbad.Butinthesocial

networkworld,itseemsthatanykindofcomparisonislinkedtodepressive（抑郁的）

symptoms.

Allofthisisnottosaythatthereisnobenefitofsocialmedia-obviouslyitkeepsus

connectedacrossgreatdistances,andhelpsusfindpeoplewehadlosttouchwithyearsago.But

visitingsocialnetworkswhenyouhavesometimetokill,or,worse,needanemotionallift,is

verylikelyabadidea.Ifyouarefeelingbrave,trytakingalittlebreak,andseehowitgoes.Andif

youaregoingtokeep"using'*it,thenatleasttrytouseitinmoderation（适度上也）.

9.Whatmightresearchersthinkabout"usingFacebookexcessively"accordingtothetext?

A.It'sproblembehavior.

B.Ifscostlyandtime-consuming.

C.Ifsleadingpeopletobecomeimaginative.

D.It'ssometimesasolutiontosocialisolation.

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10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"undermine"inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Present.B.Check.C.Destroy.D.Ensure.

11.What'sthefindingofthestudymentionedinparagraph3?

A.Socialmediaarebeinggiventoomuchimportance.

B.YoungFacebookusersfeelmoreisolatedthantheirelders.

C.Allkindsofcomparisonsonsocialmediaupsetpeople.

D.Downwardcomparisonslinkclosertodepressionthanupwardones.

12.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Socialmediaaffectpeople'smentalhealth.

B.Comparingourselveswithothersmayleadtodepression.

C.Socialnetworkshavemoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.

D.NowadayspeopletendtoturntotheInternetforanemotionallift.

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severalconcertsfromMarchthroughJune.Call723-1182formoreinformation..

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seasonrunsSeptemberthroughMayatMusicHallandinsummeratRiverbend..

CollegeConservatoryofMusic(CCM)：Performancesareonthemaincampusofthe

university,usuallyatPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofevents,including

performancesbythewell-knownLaSalleQuartet,CCMsPhilharmonicOrchestra,andvarious

groupsofmusicianspresentingBaroquethroughmodernmusic.StudentswithI.D.cardscan

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13.Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisitifyouwanttoseeanopera?

A.http：//.

B.http：///home.asp.

C.http：//.

D.http：//.

14.WherecanstudentsgoforfreeperformanceswiththeirI.D.cards?

A.PatriciaCobbettTheater.B.MemorialHalL

C.MusicHall.D.RiverbendMusicTheater.

15.HowisRiverbendMusicTheaterdifferentfromtheotherplaces?

A.Itgivesshowsallyearround.

B.Itoffersseatsintheopenair.

C.Ithasmembershipdiscounts.

D.Itpresentsonlymusicalworks.

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AbikerepaireratBeijing*sPekingUniversityhaswonrespectfrommanyforremaining

dedicatedtohisworkoverthecourseofthepast16years.LinQinggang,fromXingtaicity,north

China'sHebeiProvince,startedhisbusinessin2006.Beforethatpoint,hehadbeenamigrant

workerataconstructionsiteandabicyclesalesmaninBeijing.In2017.PekingUniversitybuilt

arepairshopforLin,whichhadbeentransformedfroma32-square-metercontainer.Lintells

peoplethathestartsworkat8：30a.m,butthatformostofthetime,he'savailableasearlyas8

a.m.

BecausestudentsalwayscomeovertoLin*sshoptohavetheirbicyclesrepairedbeforeand

afterlunchanddinnerbreaks,themanisoftenbusyduringthesehours.Thismeanshehasto

finishhismealsquickly.

"DuringthebusiesttimebeforetheCOVID-19pandemichit,!neverhadlunchontime,usually

havingsupperatabout8or9p.m.,andsometimesevenat10p.m.,“Linrecalled,sayingthat

heoncerepaired180bicyclesonhisbusiestday.

Lin*sserviceshaswonrecognitionfromteachersandstudentsatPekingUniversity,whowould

oftensharefoodwithhimduringholidayssuchastheMid-AutumnFestivalandtheDragon

BoatFestival.SuchgesturesofgoodwillhavedeeplytouchedLin.

"SomeoftheservicesthatIprovidedweretorfree,butthestudentsinsistedongivingme

moneyorpayingmeextra.Ithinkthisisthewaytheyexpressedtheirencouragement,"Linsaid.

WhenLinjuststartedthebusiness,someyoungpeoplehaddoubtedhisabilitiesasabike

repairer.Hejustworkedveryhardtoprovehimself.Eventually,mostofthepeoplechangedtheir

opinions.

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Linhasrepairednearly500,000bicyclesin16years.Hehasgainedthetrustofteachersand

studentsatPekingUniversitywithallthegoodqualitieshepossesses,includinghisdedication

andreliability.

16.WhatcausedLinQinggang'sneverhavinglunchorsupperontime?

A.Thatstudentsoftensharedfoodwithhim.

B.ThattheCOVID-19pandemichitBeijing.

C.Thathewastoobusyduringthattime.

D.Thathewantedtowinrespectfrompeople.

17.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutLinQinggangaccordingtothetext?

A.Healwaysrepairedbikesforstudentsfreeofcharge.

B.Hewasdeeplymovedbypeople'skindness.

C.Studentsoftenpaidhimextramoneybecausetheyhadsympathyforhim.

D.Peoplealwaysbelievedinhisabilitiesasabikerepairer.

18.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLinQinggang?

A.Dedicatedanddependable.B.Well-educatedandambitious.

C.Cheerfulandcreative.D.Indifferentandselfish.

19.WhydidLinQinggangwinrecognitionofteachersandstudentsatPekingUniversity?

A.Becauseherepairednearly500,000bicyclesforthem.

B.Becausehewasalwaysengagedwithhisworkandforgothismeals.

C.Becausehewasgratefulforthemandtrustedthem.

D.Becauseofhishardworkandgoodqualitieshepossessed.

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HittheSauna（桑拿）InsteadoftheGym

ACoventryUniversitystudyreportsthatsittinginasaunaforatleast30minutesthreetimesa

weekisasbeneficialashikingorridingabike.ltraisesyourbodytemperature,increasesyour

heartrate,andhelpskeepyourbloodsugaratnormallevels.Overtime,ibismayloweryourrisk

oftype2diabetes,dementia,andheartdisease.

LowerStresswiththeHelpofaFriend

AccordingtoaUniversityofIllinoisstudy,womenarelikelytoturntoacaringfemalefriendto

talkaboutaproblem,whichsuccessfullylowerstheirstress.Andthisstrategycanhelpmanas

well.Sothenexttimeyoufeelstressed,callafriend.ltmighthelpyoufeelbetter,short-termand

long.

TaiChireducesbellyfat

AHongKongstudyfoundthatTaiCh（太极）reducesbellyfataseffectivelyasconventional

exercise.Sinceexcessbellyfatislinkedtoheartdiseaseandtype2diabetes,doingTaichican

havesomeimportanthealthbenefits.

Exercisebuildsbonesandprotectsagainstcancer

ABritishstudyhasfoundthatpeoplewhosufferfromosteoporosis一aconditionthatcauses

bonestobecomedelicateandbreakeasilycouldbenefitfromexercisingmore.Exercising

accelerates（力口快）theformationofnewbonecelltissueandremovalofold.Manyhospitals

recommendexerciseforupto150minutesaweek,asitincreasesenergyandstrengthwhile

reducingpainandanxiety.

20.What'sthebenefitofturningtoafriend?

A.Loweringtheriskofdiabetes.B.Reducingheartattack.

C.Keepingbloodpressure.D.Relievinganxiousemotions.

21.Howdoesexercisehelpbuildbones?

A.Bygrowingnewbonecelltissue.

B.Byincreasingenergyandreducinganxiety.

C.Bybreakingdowntheoldandfragilebones.

D.BySpeedinguptheturnoverofoldandnewcells.

22.Whatarethefourminiparagraphsabout?

A.Newtreatmentoptionsforcertaindiseases.

B.Majorbreakthroughsinmedicine.

C.Newfindingsinhowtokeephealthy.

D.Adviceonthefrequencyofexercise.

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Therearemanysightsthatbringtomindwinter'smostwelcomedseason.Whetherit'safestive

snowman,ThomasKinkade'simageryorgreenerytouchedwithsnow,thesesymbolsofwonder

brightenyourhome.Now,thesehallmarksofseasonalcheerareyourstoenjoyinthe"AWarm

WinterWelcome"IlluminatedSnowmanWreath.Thisteardrop-shapedwreathfeaturesa

hand-paintedsnowmaninascarf,snowflake-tippedhatandglovesunitedwith

lights,decorationsandalanterninspiredbyThomasKinkade.BecausethisAlwaysinBloom

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wreathisfashionedbyhandwiththelookoffresh-cutpine,itisawaytowelcomefamilyand

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Thesnowmanis"dressed"fortheseasonwitharealscarf,bow,hatandgloves!

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Theeasy-to-use24-hourtimerturnsthelightsonandoff.

Shownmuchsmallerthantheactualsizeofapproximately24inchestall.

Requiresbatteries（notincluded）.

Recommendedforindooruse.

23.HowmuchshouldcustomerspayiftheyorderMAWarmWinterWelcome',?

A.$14.99.B.$33.33.C.$99.99.D.$114.98.

24.WhatcanbelearnedaboutUAWarmWinterWelcome"?

A.Itincludesbatteries.

B.Itisforoutdooruse.

C.Itisdressedfordifferentseasons.

D.Ithasatimercontrollingthelights.

25.Whatisthistextprobably?

A.Ashortstory.B.Anewsreport.

C.Anadvertisement.D.Anintroductiontoafestival.

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Themetaverse（元宇宙）maybeheadedtoaDisneythemeparknearyou,Disneygota”

virtual-worldsimulator1'patentshortlybeforethenewyear.Thenewtechnologycouldbeused

toproject3Dimagesonreal-worldobjectstocreateinteractiveguestexperiencesthroughout

itsparkswithouttheneedforawearableheadsetormobiledevice.

DisneyalreadyusesARtechnologyforlargeentertainmentatitsthemeparks,suchasusing

projectionmappingtobringitscharacterstolifeonstorefronts,waterfalls,andother

real-worldstructures.Butthisnewtechnologywouldbesignificantlydifferent：itwouldtrack

eachparkvisitortopersonalizetheprojectionstheyseeonnearbyobjectsandwalls.For

example,afamilywalkingbyastorefrontcouldseeMickeyMousegreetthemastheypass.

"Weareexcitedaboutthepossibilitiesrelatedtothistypeoftechnology,"saidaDisney

spokesperson,addingthat"therearenocurrentplanstointroducethistechnologyintoan

upcomingexperience.1'ThespokespersonalsosaidthatDisney”fileshundredsofpatentseach

yearasweexploredevelopingtechnologies.'*

However,combiningthemetaverseintoitsthemeparkswouldcertainlybeontrackwith

Disney'sgoaltotellstoriestogueststhrougha"3Dcanvas（画布）."CEOBobChapiek

said,''Oureffortstodateareonlyaprologue（序幕）toatimewhenwe'llbeableto

connectthephysicalanddigitalworldsevenmoreclosely,allowingforstorytellingwithout

boundariesinourownDisneymetaverse

It'sworthriotingthatDisneyhasahistoryofsecuringpatentsjusttokeepcompetitorsfrom

gettingthemfirst,whichmayverywellbethecasehere."Itspossiblethattheymayneveruse

it,butmysenseisthisisverymuchsomethingtheyaregoingtocommercialize."saidEd

JChalili,apatentattorneywithFoundersLegal.

26.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthe”virtual-worldsimulator"technology?

A.Itmakesmobiledevicessmarter.

B.Itdependsheavilyonwearableheadsets*

C.Itfocusesonexploringreal-worldobjects.

D.Itbrings3Dimagestolifeonphysicalthings.

27.Howisthenewtechnologymainlydifferentfromprojectionmapping?

A.Itissolar一powered.B.Itisindividualized.

C.Itiscomputer-aided.D.Itiscommercialized.

28.WhatisthegoalofDisneyaccordingtoBobChapek?

A.Tobuildmorethemeparks.

B.Toimprovevisitorsexperience.

C.Tokeepupwithdigitaltechnology.

D.Tocreatemoreappealingcharacters.

29.WhatdidEdKhalilithinkofthenewpatentDisneygot?

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A.Itmaycomeintousesomeday.

B.ItwouldbringDisneyalargeprofit.

C.ItwouldimprovesecurityatDisney.

D.ItmayhelpDisneydefeatcompetitors.

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Sixredwolfpups（幼崽）werebominthewild,whichmarksthefirsttimethesepupshavebeen

borninthewildsince2018.

Longago,redwolveslivedallthroughtheUSSoutheast.Butasthewolveswerehunted,andas

moreandmorelandwastakenoverforcities,roads,andfarms,thewolvesbegantodieout.In

1973,anewlawcalledtheEndangeredSpeciesActwaspassed.ltwasdesignedtoprotect

endangeredanimals,likeredwolves.Atthetime,therewereonlyabout17redwolvesremaining

inthewild.

TheRedWolfRecoveryProgramkeptfourteenofthosewolvesincaptivity（囚禁）toprotect

them.By1980,redwolveswerebelievedtobeextinctinthewild.Luckily,thewolvesdidwell

incaptivity,andtheirnumberscontinuedtogrow.SoonthetheUSFishandWildlifeService

（FWS）beganreleasingredwolvesbackintothewild.Between1987and1994,60adultred

wolveswerereleased.Overtime,thosewolvesspreadout,pairedup,andbegantohavepups.In

2008,由erewere47wildpupsbom.By2012,redwolfnumbershadhitanewhighpointof

about120wolvesinthewild.

Sadly,though,wildredwolfnumbersbegantodropagain.Somewolveswereshotandothers

werehitbycars.In2018,atotaloffourpupswereborninthewild.In2019,2020,and2021,

nowildpupswerebornatall.Sothenewsthatsixpupswereborninthewildthisyearisahuge

boost.Currently,thereareover240captiveredwolvesintherecoveryprogram.TheFWShas

releasedsomecaptivewolvesintothewild,andworkedtopairtheseanimalswithwild

wolves.TheFWShasalsotakenpupsbomincaptivityandhadthemraisedbywildfemale

wolves.Withluck,theywillhaveevenmorecompanynextyear.

30.Whatisoneofthefactorsofredwolves1dyingout?

A.Livinginthewild.B.Humanactivities.

C.Lackofhealthcare.D.Beingoverprotected.

31.WhydoestheauthorlistsomanynumbersinParagraph3?

A.Toexplainthereasonwhymoreredwolveswereborn.

B.Toencourageotherprogramstocatchmoreredwolves.

C.ToshowthesuccessoftheRedWolfRecoveryProgram.

D.Totellreaderstheexactnumberofendangeredredwolves.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Redwolvespupswerefoundaccidentally.

B.Redwolveswillnolongerdiefromcaraccidents.

C.Morepupswerebornduringthepreviousthreeyears.

D.TheFWSworkshardtoincreasethenumberofredwolves.

33.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Endangeredredwolfpupsborninthewild.

B.ThenumberofendangeredanimalsintheUS.

C.TheredwolfrecoveryprogrammadebyFWS.

D.Methodsofpreventingredwolvesfromdyingout.

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Theheavyuseoffossilfuels(化石燃料)overthelast150yearshascausedtheEarthtowarm

up.Thatpatternwillcontinueandgetworseunlesswestopthepollutionvery,veryquickly.And

evenifwedoendfossilfueluse,there'sstillwaytoomuchofapollutinggascalled

"carbondioxide"(CO2)inouratmosphere.Recentreportsbyscientistsmakeitclearthat

thisCO2mustberemovedfromtheatmosphereandstored.

Plantsandtreesdothisnaturally.Butthere'ssomuchCO?intheatmospherethatplantingtrees

andprotectingforestswon*tcomeclosetosolvingtheproblem.Thatmeanshumansneedto

comeupwithwaysofremovingcarbonfromtheairandstoringit.ThisiscalledDirectAir

Capture(DAC).

LastSeptember,theworld'slargestcarboncapturefactoryopenedinIceland.CaliedOrca,the

projectisrunbyClimeworks,whichworksoncapturingtheCO2.Expertssaythatby2030,we

needtobeabletoremove85millionmetrictonsofCC>2fromtheair.ltwouldtake1,000

factorieslikeOrcaover20yearstoremovethatmuch.FactoriesthatcanremoveevenmoreCO2

arebeingplanned,butitwilltaketimeforthemtobebuilt.

Untilrecently,scientistsworkingoncapturingcarbonhadahardtimefindingsupportfortheir

research.Now,becauseofthecrisis,therearemanyscientistsworkingontheproblem,andmany

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companieswillingtopayforil.Governmentsworldwidehavepromisednearly$4billionto

developcarboncapturemethodsandfactories.

Somepeopleworrythatthere'snotenoughtimeleftforDACtechnologytobedevelopedand

becomepowerfulenoughtomakeabigdifference.Othersworrythatfocusingonremoving

carboncouldtakeattentionawayfrommoreimportantclimateactions,likeswitchingfrom

fossilfuelstorenewableenergy.

34.WhatisDirectAirCapture(DAC)?

A.Recyclingpollutinggasesintheair.

B.Removingandstorecarbondioxide.

C.Storingcarbondioxideunderground.

D.Gettingridofcarbondioxidedirectly.

35.Whatdoesthewriterintendtoshowinthirdparagraph?

A.1,000factorieswillhavebeenbuiltby2030.

B.Icelandwillbuildmorecarboncaptureplants.

C.There'saverylongwaytogotoachievethegoal.

D.Carboncapturefactorieshavemadehugeprogress.

36.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Wewillendfossilfueluse