第第頁2023屆高考英語復(fù)習(xí)隨堂訓(xùn)練：閱讀理解2含解析

隨堂訓(xùn)練1

(2023·嘉興二模)

Whileothercountriesdebatewhethertofixwindturbines(渦輪機)offshoreorindistantareas,Denmarkisbuildingthemrightinitscapital.Threewindmills(風(fēng)車)wererecentlyintroducedinaCopenhagenneighbourhood,andthecityplanstoaddanother97.

“We’vemadeaveryambitiouscommitmenttomakeCopenhagenCO2-neutralby2025,”FrankJensen,themayor,says.“Butgoinggreenisn’tonlyagoodthing.It’samust.”Thecity’scarbon-neutralplan,passedtwoyearsago,willmakeCopenhagentheworld’sfirstzero-carboncapital.

Withwindpowermakingup33%ofDenmark’senergysupply,thecountryalreadyfeaturesplentyofwindturbines.Indeed,amongthefirstsightsgreetingairbornevisitorsduringthelandingatCopenhagen’sKastrupairportisachainofsea-basedwindtowers.By2023,thewindsweptcountryplanstoget50%ofitsenergyfromwindpower.

Nowturbinesaremovingintothecityandtheseoneswillcostlessthanhalfthepriceofthosesea-based.Havingtheenergyproductionclosermakesitcheaper,andland-basedturbinesarethecheapestpossiblesourceofenergyavailabletoday.Fixingthemalsomakesthelocalsmoreawareoftheirenergyconsumption.

Thoughconsiderablylessattractivethanitwasinancienttimes,thewindmillisenjoyingpopularityinthe21stcentury.“WindmillsareasymbolofthenewandcleanCopenhagen,”saysresidentSusanneSayers.Meanwhile,fellowCopenhagencitizenMariaAndersenworriesaboutthenoise,explainingthatshewouldn’twantawindturbineinherneighbourhood.WhileCopenhagencitizensapproveofthewindmills,they’relesswillingtoliveclosetoone.Theanswer,thecityhasdecided,istosellturbineshares.

Eachsharerepresents1,000kWhours/year,withtheprofittax-free.

WithatypicalCopenhagenhouseholdconsuming3,500kWhours/year,afamilybuyingfourshareseffectivelyownsitsownrenewableenergysupply.Todate,500residentshavebought2,500shares.Involvingthelocalpopulationwasasmartmove.“Therearealotofthingsyoucandoclosetopeopleifit’snottoobigandifthere’samodelwherelocalsfeelinvolvedandgettoshareintheprofit.Knowingthatyou,oryourneighbours,ownatechnologycreatesaverydifferentatmospherethanifamultinationalownedit,”saysVadMathiesen.

Goinggreen?Yes.Acceptedbythepopulation?Yes.Goingwithcenturies-oldcityarchitecture?Hardly.

Certainly,thethreeturbinesdon’texactlyblightthe18th-centurycitycentre,astheyareinaneighbourhood3kmaway.Accordingtothemayor’soffice,noneoftheremaining97turbineswillriseinarchitecturallysensitiveareas.ButSaschaHaselmayer,CEOofcitycreationgroupCitymart,warns,“WithDenmarkbeingaworld-leadingproducerofwindmills,thereisariskthattheanswertoeveryenergyquestioniswindmills.”

“We’vedestroyedmountainsandlakesinordertosupportourlifestyle,”notesIrenaBauman,anarchitectandprofessoratSheffieldUniversity.“Windturbinesareasignthatwe’relearningtolivewithnature.Ihopewe’llhavethemallovertheworld,”shesays.“Theymaybeunpleasanttosome,butbetter-lookingoneswillcome.It’sjustthatwedon’thavetimetowaitforthem!”

【文章大意】本文講述的是丹麥首都哥本哈根建造風(fēng)車發(fā)電來減少碳的排放,以倡導(dǎo)綠色的生活方式。

1.Denmarkhasdecidedtobuildwindmillsinitscapitalmainlyto______.A.makewindmillsitsculturalsymbol

B.advocateanenvironmentally-friendlylifestyleC.takeadvantageofitslimitedwindpower

D.greettouristscomingtoCopenhagenbyplane

【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段可知,丹麥在首都哥本哈根建風(fēng)車主要是為了減少碳的排放量,倡導(dǎo)一種環(huán)境友好型的生活方式。

2.HowhasthecityofCopenhagenpersuadeditspeopletoacceptthewindmillsaroundtheirhomes?

A.Bypromisingthemthatalltheirincomeisfreeoftax.B.Bydesigninglessnoisywindmillstoeasetheirworries.C.Byconvincingthemthatland-basedturbinesaremuchcheaper.D.Byofferingthemthechancetogettheprofitthewindmillsbring.【解析】選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段可知,哥本哈根說服居民接受在他們家的周圍建風(fēng)車,通過讓居民獲得風(fēng)車帶來的利潤來實現(xiàn)。

3.Theunderlinedword“blight”(Paragraph8)isclosestinmeaningto______.A.spoilB.improve

C.polluteD.occupy

【解析】選A。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第七段Goingwithcenturies-oldcityarchitecture?Hardly.可知,提出了一個疑問:這些風(fēng)車會不會影響中心城市的建筑,破壞建筑?又根據(jù)最后一段We’vedestroyedmountainsandlakesinordertosupportourlifestyle可知是不會的,所以畫線的單詞接近于“破壞,毀壞”之意,與spoil是近義詞。

4.SaschaHaselmayer’sattitudetobuildingwindmillscanbestbedescribedas________A.disapprovingC.cautious

B.unconcerned

D.enthusiastic

【解析】選C。觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第八段SaschaHaselmayer所說的話...thereisariskthattheanswertoeveryenergyquestioniswindmills可以看出他對于建立風(fēng)車的態(tài)度是謹慎的。