高二下学期期末实战模拟卷四-【创新教程】2022-2023学年新教材高二下册英语期末实战模拟卷

高二下学期期末实战模拟卷四　 　[主题阅读３]人与自然———环境保护 (时间４０分钟,满分５０分) Ⅰ．阅读理解(共１５小题;每小题２．５分,满分３７．５分) A Inmyeverydaylife,Iamonanongoingjourneytofigureoutdifferentwaystoreduce mycarbonfootprintontheplanet．AcarbonfootprintisthemeasureofinfluenceouractivＧ itieshaveontheenvironment,inparticularclimatechange．Itiscalculatedbytheamount ofgreenhousegasesweproduceinourdailylives．Fortunately,nowadaysitismucheasier tomakeecoＧfriendlylifestylechoicesthan,let􀆳ssay,２０yearsago．Butonequestionhas beenonmymindalotlately:isitbettertobuynewecoＧfriendlyproductsorusedtraditionＧ alyproducedgoods? Afterdoingsomeresearch,Ihavedecidedthatsomethingsarebetternewandothers arebetterused．Letmetrytoexplain． Acarbonfootprintismadeupoftwoparts,theprimaryfootprintandthesecondary footprint．Theprimaryfootprintisameasureofourdirectemissionsofcarbondioxide (CO２)fromtheburningoffuels,includinghouseholdenergyconsumptionandtransportaＧ tion．ThesecondaryfootprintisameasureoftheindirectCO２emissionsfromthewholelife cycleofproductsweuse—thoserelatedtotheirproductionandbreakdown． Onthebasisofthisunderstanding,wehaveagooddealofresponsibilityforourcarＧ bonfootprint．Thingslikedishes,clothesandfurniturefalintothe“secondaryfootprint” group,solessisbetterandwecanfocusonfindingusedgoodstoavoidtheaddedproducＧ tion．However,forthecarandappliancesthatweneed,wecangowithnew,energyＧsavＧ ingmodels．Iheardsomewherethatelectronicsandappliancesgaveoff９０％oftheircarbon footprintaftertheyleftthefactory．SoitseemsmostreasonabletogofortheenergyＧsaving models．Themainconcernhereistheamountofenergythatgoesintothemakingofnew productsandwhetherornotthatextracarbonisworththefootprinttheproductwilmake onceitgetstoyou． １．Whatisthetextmainlyabout? A．Whatappliancestobuytosaveenergy． B．Whatacarbonfootprintmeansinourlife． C．Howtoidentifydiferentcarbonfootprints．D．HowtomakeecoＧfriendlylifestylechoices． ２．Whatdoweknowaboutthesecondarycarbonfootprint? A．Itisrelatedtoourconsumptionoffuels． B．Itismadewhenwearebuyingtheproducts． C．Itislessharmfulthantheprimarycarbonfootprint