2025届高三英语上学期一轮复习培优外刊阅读学案：化石燃料话题

高三英语培优外刊阅读 班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________ 外刊精选｜“幸运之国”澳大利亚：离开化石燃料还能幸运下去吗？ 上月中旬，《联合国气候变化框架公约》第二十八次缔约方大会（简称“COP28”），在阿联酋迪拜闭幕。大会的最终决议获得198个缔约方的一致同意，各国在最终协议文本中纳入了有关化石燃料的表述，首次就制定“转型脱离化石燃料”的路线图达成一致。而这一决议也将对坐拥丰富化石能源的澳大利亚构成一定的挑战。COP28达成的共识将会造成什么样的影响？澳大利亚是否面临着紧迫的能源转型？ Will the End of Fossil Fuels Spoil the Lucky Country's Streak? By Jacky Wong Australia has lived up to its nickname, the “Lucky Country,” partly thanks to abundant reserves of coal and natural gas. A fossil-fuel-free future—like the one envisioned at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai on Wednesday—would therefore pose a significant challenge to its growth model. Governments may not be able to agree on much nowadays, but nearly 200 of them signed onto Wednesday’s statement: The first time a United Nations climate agreement has called for transitioning away from all fossil fuels. And getting such a diverse set of countries—including petrostates and big emitters like China and the U.S.—on the same page is still quite significant. That could also mean a very different future for Australia, one of the world’s largest exporters of fossil fuels. If other countries are serious about their climate commitments, the medium-term impact could be large indeed. Luckily, Australia also has an ample supply of minerals that are needed for the energy transition. It is by far the world’s largest lithium producer, accounting for nearly half of global extraction in 2022, according to consulting firm McKinsey. Australia is also a big producer of copper—essential to EVs and renewables. Australia could still do more to better position itself for a clean-technology future—and reduce some of the new risks stemming from it. Its luck may not run out if it can work toward the energy transition. 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1.fossil n. _____________________________ 2.fuel n. _____________________________ 3.spoil英 [spɔɪl] 美 [spɔɪl] v. _____________________________ 4.spoiler n. _____________________________ 5.streak英 [striːk] 美 [