2017届高考英语一轮复习练习：选修8 Module 1-2 Deep South The Renaissance（外研版）
<p> <span word="Module">Module</span></p><p> 1-2</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> (2015·内蒙古包头一中三模)</p><p> <span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span><span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="cousins">cousins</span>.</p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> “<span word="zero">zero</span><span word="emissions">emissions</span> (排放) <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>”， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>_<span word="clueless">clueless</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span>. <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Aside">Aside</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="roofs">roofs</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="ceils">ceils</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="generators">generators</span> (发电机). <span word="Generators">Generators</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fueled">fueled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="something">something</span>—<span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="geothermal">geothermal</span> (地热的) <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="something">something</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="those">those</span> “<span word="zero">zero</span><span word="emissions">emissions</span>” <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="coal">coal</span><span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="greens">greens</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>—“<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>.” <span word="Gasoline">Gasoline</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbelievably">unbelievably</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> [<span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>] <span word="and">and</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>—<span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="generator">generator</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="propel">propel</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="car">car</span> 25 <span word="miles">miles</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span>—<span word="so">so</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="gas">gas</span><span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="geothermal">geothermal</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hydro">hydro</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="solar">solar</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span>, <span word="technical">technical</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>.</p>
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