2015考研英语阅读理解精选20篇(第十九篇)
<p> 低碳计划之碳收集及储存技术 <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ditching">ditching</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="prong">prong</span>: <span word="stripping">stripping</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smokestacks">smokestacks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="underground">underground</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> , <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="scrapped">scrapped</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="CCS">CCS</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Longannet">Longannet</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>-<span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>, <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="appealing">appealing</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, 72% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>; <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reliant">reliant</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>. <span word="Finding">Finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> 90% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="CCS">CCS</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="location">location</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="geology">geology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ideally">ideally</span> <span word="suited">suited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxidein">dioxidein</span> <span word="depleted">depleted</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="saline">saline</span> <span word="aquifers">aquifers</span>, <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="porous">porous</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salty">salty</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Commercial">Commercial</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="follow">follow</span>: <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="CCS">CCS</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stumbled">stumbled</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="onshore">onshore</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="reckons">reckons</span> 850 <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2030. <span word="Longannet">Longannet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="funded">funded</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="consortium">consortium</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="comprising">comprising</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Power">Power</span>, <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Grid">Grid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shell">Shell</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="CCS">CCS</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="technically">technically</span> <span word="feasible">feasible</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> ?1.5 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consortium">consortium</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="costsaround">costsaround</span> ?2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="over">over</span> 15 <span word="yearsor">yearsor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="CO">CO</span>2. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="overshot">overshot</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> ?1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plug">plug</span>. <span word="Critics">Critics</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whizzy">whizzy</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kit">kit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> 40-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="daft">daft</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newer">newer</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>- <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>-<span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Longannet">Longannet</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>, <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> 2010, <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Emissions">Emissions</span> <span word="Directive">Directive</span>, <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2009, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="belchers">belchers</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Longannet">Longannet</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="pricey">pricey</span> <span word="modernisations">modernisations</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2020. <span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unproven">unproven</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Stuart">Stuart</span> <span word="Haszeldine">Haszeldine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> <span word="University">University</span>: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="CCS">CCS</span> <span word="project">project</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="inviting">inviting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="debacle">debacle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Longannet">Longannet</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span>, <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="consuming">consuming</span>, <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="risky">risky</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span>. <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="speculatively">speculatively</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="CO">CO</span>2. <span word="Ministers">Ministers</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="offline">offline</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="capturing">capturing</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>25-30% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="estimatesif">estimatesif</span> <span word="CCS">CCS</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="futureif">futureif</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p>
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