江苏省扬州市扬州中学届高三上学期十月月考英语试题含答案解析.docx

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江苏省扬州市扬州中学届高三上学期十月月考英语试题含答案解析

江苏省扬州市扬州中学2021届高三上学期十月月考英语试题

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一、阅读选择

“Changingtheworld”mightseemlikeanunrealisticgoal.Whenfacedwithhugeproblemssuchasairpollutionorenergyshortages,wheredoyoustart?

Taoyuan-basedGogorobelievesyoustartwithascooter.

Proofofconcept

In2015,GogorobrokeontothescenebyreleasinganelectricscootercalledtheSmart-scooter.Unlikemostelectricscooters.Thisonewouldn'tneedtopluggedintorecharge.Instead,userswouldstopbyGoStationstoexchangedrainedbatteriesforfullychargedones.

Gogorowastakingarisk.Ifpeoplewerenothappywiththesystemofchangingbatteries,thewholeprojectcouldfail.Theydidn'tneedtoworry,though.OnlyoneyearlaterGogorosoldtheir10,000thSmart-scooter!

Settingthebar

Fastforwardto2019andthereleaseoftheSeries3Smart-scooter.Gogoroscootersareaspopularandrevolutionaryasever.TheirbrightcolorsarechosenbyBeatriceSanticcioli,afamouscolordesignerwhohelpedshapemajorbrandslikeApple,NikeandSwatch.Inadditiontothescooters'brightcolors,plentyofcoolaccessoriesareavailablesoyoucanmakeyourscooteryourown.Butmostimportantofall,Gogorocontinuestopavethewaytowardafutureofresponsibleenergyconsumption.

Lookingforward

Multiplecitiesandcountrieshavecommittedtomakingtheirtransportationall-electricinthecomingyears,andGogoroishelpingmakeitpossible.Orderedapackage?

CompanieslikeDHLandTaiwanPostnowhavefleetsofSmart-scooterstomakedeliveries.Needaride?

UnlockaGogoroinBeilin,ParisorMadrid,thankstoscootersharingservices.

TheSmart-scootersisdefinitelycreative,butthere'smore."AtGogoro,Ithinktheessentialthingisthatwewanttochangehowpeopleuseenergy.AndtheSmart-scootersisonlythebeginning."saysHoraceLuke,Gogoroco-founderandCEO.ThisiswheretheGoStationcomesin.

1．Comparedwithotherelectricscooters,theSmart-scooter___________.

A．canrechargeitselfinGostationsinmega-citiesB．onlyneedstochangebatteriesinGostations

C．wouldn'tneedtoberechargedatallinlifeD．canberechargedbyitsusersinGostations

2．Gogoroscootersarepopularandrevolutionarymainlybecause__________.

A．theircolorsarechosenbyafamouscolordesignerB．theircolorsaredifferentfromthoseofothers

C．itisagoodwayforpeopletoconsumeenergyD．itcanhelpussolvetheproblemofenergyshort

3．Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?

A．MoreGoStationsmayappearinmoreandmorecities.

B．GoStationswillsoonentirelytaketheplaceoftraditionalstations.

C．PeopleneednotgotoGoStationsespeciallyduringpeakhours.

D．Morebigcitieswillappearthroughouttheworldinthefuture.

Lastyear,thebushfiresinAustraliaburnedmorethan12.35millionacresofland.Atleast25peoplewerekilledand2000homesdestroyed.AccordingtotheBBC,thatwasthemostcasualties（伤亡）fromwildfiresinthecountrysince2009.TheUniversityofSydneyestimatesthat480millionanimalshavediedinSouthWalesalone.

ZekeHausfather,anenergysystemsanalystandclimateresearcheratBerkeleyEarth,saidwarmertemperaturesandextremeweathermadeAustraliamoresusceptibletofiresandincreasedthelengthofthefireseason."Thedrierconditionscombinedwithrecordhightemperaturesin2019createdmainconditionsforthedisastrousfires.Australia'sfireswereworsenedbythecombinationofthosetwo.2019wastheperfectstormforbeingthewarmestyearonrecordforAustraliaandthedriestyearonrecordforAustralia,"HausfatheraddedonFriday.

KevinTrenberth,aseniorscientistattheUSNationalCenterforAtmosphericResearch,saidwarmeroceantemperaturesarealsocontributedtomorevariableweatheraroundtheworld.Trenberthbelievesthatglobalwarmingcontributedtoenergyimbalancesandhotspotsintheoceans,whichcancreateawaveintheatmospherethatlocksweatherpatternsinplaces,causinglongerraineventsinIndonesia,forexample,andatthesametimecontributingtodroughtinAustralia.Hesaidthatonceanareaexperiencesdroughtconditionsfortwomonthsormore,itincreasestheriskoffirescatchingandspreading.Thosechangingweatherpatternsduetoglobalwarmingmakedroughteventslonger.

Climateexpertsstressthatclimatechangeisnottheonlyfactorintheseverity（严重）ofwildfires.Howlandismanagedcanalsoimpacttheamountoffuelavailableforfires.Practiceslikecontrolledbumsandotherfactorscanimpacttherisktopeopleandproperty,suchaswarningsystemsandthetypeofdevelopmentinagivenarea.Changingthosepolicieshasgreatpotentialtolimitfuturedamagefromwildfiresalongwithchangestohowfiremanagementresourcesaredispatched（派遣）.

4．Whatarethenumbersaboutinparagraph1?

A．Thecauses