02：生态环保 Sailing for the planet -2023中考英语外刊阅读原创试题（全国通用）

02：生态环保 Sailing for the planet -2023中考英语外刊原创题 外刊原文： 主题语境： 人与自然 话题内容：环境保护 语篇类型：新闻报道 Sailing for the planet On August 14, GretaThunberg set sail for the United States. The 16-year-old girl is traveling across the Atlantic Ocean on a sailboat. She is heading for New York City.She will attend a United Nations climate-change summit (联合国气候变化大会there in September. Greta lives in Sweden.She refuses to fly because airplanes produce carbon emissions that harm the planet. Cruise ships (游艇)are also big polluters. In July, the team behind the Malizia II offered to bring Greta to the United States The Malizia is a high-tech racing sailboat.It produces electricity using solar panels(太阳能板) and underwater turbines (涡轮).Greta hopes to create zero carbon emissions on her journey across the Atlantic. The 60-foot boat was designed for ocean races.not for comfort. It has no toilet or shower. Passengers will eat freeze-dried food.The trip is expected to last two weeks. “It's not very luxurious,” Greta says.“It's not very fancy, but I don't need that.I need only a bed and just the basic things.” Greta will be joined by her father and by a documentary filmmaker (录片导演),who will record the trip. Two members of the boat's team, Boris Herrmann and Pierre Casiraghi, will also be onboard (在船上). Greta has become famous for promoting climate awareness(意识).In March2019,Greta was nominated(提名)for the Nobel Peace Prize (诺贝尔和平奖).The winner won't be known until October. If Greta wins she will become the youngest winner ever of the award. 核心词汇： 1. head for 朝…前进 ×We decided to  head for Scotland.  我们决定前往苏格兰。 2. emission n. 排放 ×Industrialized countries must reduce carbon dioxide emissions.  工业化国家必须减少二氧化碳的排放。 3. offer n./v. 提供 ×We offer a personal service to all our customers.  我们为所有顾客提供个别服务。 4. underwater adj. 在水面下的 adv. 在水下 ×Take a deep breath and see how long you can stay underwater.  深吸一口气，看你能在水里待多久。 5. luxurious adj. 奢侈的；豪华的 ×The millionaire leads a luxurious life.  那个百万