选择性必修第三册 Unit 3 Environmental Protection-【创新教程】2024高考英语总复习大一轮课时作业word（新教材，人教版）

UNIT 3　 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2023·湖南岳阳市高三期末)For environmental reasons, Britain will ban all new petrol­and diesel­powered vehicles from its roads beginning in 20 years. The plan, expected Wednesday, aims to start removing petrol and diesel engines in 2040.It follows a similar official statement in France and comes after the British government was ordered by the High Court to develop new plans to reduce NO2 in the air.Judges ruled that previous clean­air plans were not enough to meet European Union pollution limits in the coming years. Britain's government has said the poor air quality has an unnecessary and avoidable negative effect on citizens' health, and costs up to $3.5 billion in annual lost productivity. Part of the new plan involves an offer of $260 million to local governments to change rules where vehicle emissions (排放) are over EU standards.Ideas so far include changing road layouts, reprogramming traffic lights and charging a fee for the oldest and most polluting cars on the road. The plan also includes $1.3 billion for government purchase of extreme­low­emission vehicles, nearly $130 million to improve infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations and $378 million for remodeling existing vehicles. Climate change is also a reason for the plan to get these vehicles off the road.“We can't carry on with petrol and diesel cars，” Environment Secretary Michael Gove said.“It's important we all prepare for a significant change which deals not just with the problems of health caused by emissions, but the broader problems caused in terms of accelerating climate change.” Gove added that local communities are partly responsible for coming up with ways to limit emissions, including possible limitations on commuters (上下班往返者) and the addition of cleaner mass transportation options.Local leaders are called on to draw up “appropriate plans” to deal with climate challenges related to emission, he said. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇新闻报道。英国计划在2040年禁止使用汽油车和柴油车，英国最高法院要求