2021届高二新题速递·英语1.2 Learning about Language （原卷版）.doc

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1、1.2LearningaboutLanguage一、阅读理解A(2020.山东省青岛胶州市高二期末)ResearchersinAustraliahavediscoveredaneffectivenewmethodtocapturetheatmosphericcarbondioxidethatisdamagingourplanetandtransformitintosomethingsolid,makingitmucheasiertostore.Carboncaptureisn’tnew,butprevious methodscallforthegas

2、tobecompressed(压缩)intoliquidandthenputintounderground.Widespreadusageofthattechnologyhasbeenlockedbyeconomicandenvironmentalconcernsduetopossibleleaks.Instead,inastudypublishedinNatureCommunications,thegroupdetailstheirsustainableandcost-effectiveplanfortransformingCO2intocoal.

3、Thisnewprocessinvolvesaliquidmetalcatalyst( 催化剂 )thatisefficientinconductingelectricity.CO2gasisdissolved(溶解)inacontainerwithsomeliquid.Onceelectricitychargeisintroduced,theCO2beginstoturnintosolidpiecesofcarbon,whichcanbecollectedandstored.Whatmakesthisparticularlyuniqueisthat

4、theentireprocesscanoccuratroomtemperature.Previousexperimentshaveonlyshownagasto solidconversionatextremelyhightemperature,whichmadeitimpossibleonalargescale.Now,theresearchersarehopingthattheirworkwillbeusedtocreateevenfurtherwhenitcomestocarbonstorage.Inaninterestingsidebenef

5、it,thesolidcarbon alsoworksasanelectrode( 电极 ),whichopens upaworldofpossibilities.“Asidebenefitoftheprocessisthatthecarboncanholdelectricalcharge,becomingasuperbattery,soitcouldpotentiallybeusedasapartinfuturevehicles,”explainsDr. DornaEstrafilzadeh,aresearcher.“Theprocessalsop

6、roducesfuelasaby-product,whichcouldalsohaveindustrialapplications.”1.Whyhavethepreviousmethodsbeenlimited?A.BecauseCO2isdifficulttobecompressedintoliquid.B.BecauseCO2isnoteasilycollected.C.BecausemuchspaceundergroundhastobetakenuptostoreCO2.D.BecausetheliquidofCO2mightleak.2.Wh

7、atismostspecialaboutthenewmethod?10原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！A.Theprocessinvolvesaliquidmetalcatalyst.B.CO2gascanproduceelectricityduringtheprocess.C.Theprocesshappensatnormaltemperature.D.CO2isstoredintheformofsolidpieces.3.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Themethodwillmakeadif

8、ferenceinthefutureindustry.B.CO2willreplacethetraditio