2017届湖北省黄冈市高考英语阅读理解二轮精练：15（含解析）
<p> 湖北黄冈市2017高考英语阅读理解二轮精练（15）及（解析）答案</p><p> 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span>, <span word="least">least</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>: <span word="Use">Use</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="diets">diets</span> <span word="by">by</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span>—<span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="wallets">wallets</span>.</p><p> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="PJ">PJ</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="diet">diet</span>—<span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>(排放) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span>(<span word="CO">CO</span>2) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gases">gases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trapping">trapping</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CO">CO</span>2. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="diet">diet</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="household">household</span>(家庭) <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="about">about</span> 150 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CO">CO</span>2 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="common">common</span>-<span word="place">place</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span>?</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Flannery">Flannery</span>, <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="Makers">Makers</span>: <span word="How">How</span> <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="Changing">Changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="Means">Means</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="tipping">tipping</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="melting">melting</span>(融化) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="sheets">sheets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greenland">Greenland</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span>. “<span word="To">To</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="CO">CO</span>2 <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="by">by</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span>, “ <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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