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2023高考英语上海市名校模拟真题速递
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专题03 选用适当的单词或短语补全短文10篇
(2023·上海·模拟预测)Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A.agreements B.chattering C.efforts D.feasibly E. fulfillment F. hard
G. introduced H. morality I. persuaded J. seized K. spoiled
Here’s to guilt-free flyingMaj a Rosen gave up flying a decade ago out of concern for its environmental impact. But when she became a mother and started hanging out with other parents, she didn’t bring it up, even when the conversation turned to flying. It would have ____1____ the mood.
Then in April 2018, her home country of Sweden ____2____ a tax on aviation (飞行).The climate impacts of flying were on the evening news and the mood changed. Rosen____3____ the moment. With her neighbor Lotta Hammar, she launched a campaign called “We stay on the ground”, which has____4____10,000 people to commit to avoid flights in 2019.
Kudos. But here’s the ____5____ truth: in the grand scheme of things, barely anyone will follow suit. The ____6____ classes tend to have a lot to say about the eco benefits of avoiding meat, cycling and eating locally sourced food. But that ____7____ generally disappears when it comes to flying.
We can’t rely on international ____8____ to stop aviation emission either. Yes, the UN has fixed up a deal to cap aviation emissions beyond 2020. But it lacks real bite, allowing airlines to continue emitting carbon provided they offset (抵消)it.
All this means we could really do with green tech riding to the rescue. Here, at least, there is a little good news. Even rather simple measures like freeing planes to fly in straighter lines could ____9____ cut carbon emissions. Hybrid (混合动力的)electric aircraft are also the pipeline. And we already know that planes can mix up to 50 per cent biofuels into their tanks and fly safely.
It’s time to redouble our_____10_____ to make planes green. In the meant