专题01 阅读理解之说明文（最新名校模拟题）-冲刺2024年高考英语终极题型预测（新高考专用）

2024年高考英语必考题型终极预测（最新名校模拟题）专题01阅读理解（说明文）（2023·江苏扬州·扬州中学校考模拟预测）Withanabundanceofsunandwind,SpainispositioningitselfasEurope’sfutureleaderingreenhydrogenproductiontocleanupheavyindustries.Butsomeenergyexpertsexpresscautionbecausethisprocessreliesonmassiveavailabilityofzero-carbonelectricity.Greenhydrogeniscreatedwhenrenewableenergysourcespoweranelectricalcurrentthatrunsthroughwater,separatingitshydrogenandoxygenmolecules(分子).Theprocessdoesn’tproduceplanet-warmingcarbondioxide,butlessthan0.1%ofglobalhydrogenproductioniscurrentlycreatedinthisway.Theseparatedhydrogencanbeusedintheproductionofsteel,ammonia(氨)andchemicalproducts,allofwhichrequireindustrialprocessesthatarehardertostopfossilfuels.Hydrogenalsocanbeusedasatransportationfuel,whichcouldonedaytransformthehighlypollutingshippingandaviationsectors.Spain’slarge,windsweptandthinlypopulatedterritoryreceivesmorethan2,500hoursofsunshineonaverageperyear,providingidealconditionsforwindandsolarenergy,andthereforegreenhydrogenproduction.“IfyoulookatwherehydrogenisgoingtobeproducedinEuropeinthenextmillionyears,it’sintwocountries,SpainandPortugal,”saidThierryLepercq,thefounderandpresidentofHyDealAmbition,anindustryplatformbringingtogether30companies.“Hydrogenisthenewoil.”LepercqisworkingwithcompanieslikeSpanishgaspipelinecorporationEnagasandglobalsteelgiantArcelorMittaltodesignanend-to-endmodelforhydrogenproduction,distributionandsupplyatacompetitiveprice.Criticismhascenteredongreenhydrogen’shighercostcomparedwithhighly-polluting“grayhydrogen”drawnfromnaturalgas.LepercqarguesthatsolarenergyproducedinSpainispricedlowenoughtocompete.Globally,Lepercqsaid,“Electricityis20%ofenergyconsumption.Whataboutthe80%thatisnotelectrified?...Youneedtoreplacethosefossilfuels.Notin50years’time.Youneedtoreplacethemnow.”1．WhyaresomeexpertscautiousaboutgreenhydrogenproductioninSpain?A．Itneedslargeamountsofsunandwind. B．Ithasaneffectonheavyindustries.C．Itcausesconflictsamongcountries. D．Ituseslotsofzero-carbonelectricity.2．WhatistheadvantageofgreenhydrogenproductioninSpain?A．Idealgeographicalconditions. B．Thesupportfromgovernment.C．Hydrogenproductiontechnology. D．Well-developedpublictransports.3．WhatcanbeinferredaboutgreenhydrogeninSpainaccordingtoLepercq?A．Itishighlypriced. B．Itiseasytostore.C．Itiscompetitive. D．Itishighly-polluting.4．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Spainmanagestousezero-carbonelectricity. B．SpainstrugglestoleadEUinheavyindustry.C．Spaintakestheleadinpreventingairpollution. D．Spainreplacesfossilfuelwithgreenhydrogen.（2023·江苏南京·南京市第一中学校考模拟预测）Treesdon’tlookatthecalendartoseewhenspringarrives,buttheyseemtoknowwhenspringisherebetterthanwedo.Theannualshiftfromwintertospringisabreathtakingeventtowatchasleavesbecomegreenandalush(苍翠的)environmentrevealsitself.Recentlyaresearchtakesalookatwhytreesincitiesareturninggreenearlierthanexpected.Scientistsusesatelliteimagerytoseewhenplantsturngreen.Bycomparingspringgreenupsinthe85largestUScities,scientistsfoundthatonaveragetreesstarttoturngreenninedaysearlierincitiesduetothecombinedeffectofartificiallightsandurbanheateffect.Accordingtothefindings,oneofthereasonsistheartificiallight.Citylightsbrighteningthenightskies,billboardsignslituponroadwaysandcarheadlightsallcontributetoshiftingtheregulardaytonightcyclethatplantsandtreesrelyon.Inordertostayaliveduringcruelwinters,treeshitthepausebuttonontheirgrowth.Sincetemperaturescanvarydramaticallythroughoutthewinter,thelengthofdaylightisthesignaltreeslookfortosafelystartgrowingagainandturngreen.Onaveragecitiesaretypically1.8to5.4Fwarmerthanruralareas.Thisisknownastheurbanheatislandeffect.Thechangesincityenvironmentsmayaffectseasonalchangesevenmorethanclimatewarmingandmosquitoseason,watercycles,andalsoaffectpollinators(授粉媒介).Despitetheworriesandconcern,itisn’tallbadnews.“Withalongergrowingseason,treeswouldbeabletoabsorbmorecarbondioxide,”Aresearchersaid.“Hopefullythey’dhavealongerperiodtodothecoolingeffectthatcanhelprelievetheurbanheatingeffectincities.”5．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Torevealhowtreessurvivebitterwinters.B．Towarnhowhumanactivitiesdisturbnature.C．Toexplainwhytreesturngreenearlierincities.D．Toclarifyhowtreesturninggreenearlierbenefitscities.6．Howdidthescientistsconducttheirresearch?A．Bringingouturbanheatislandeffect.B．Comparingthegreen-uptimeinsamplecities.C．Allowingthecityenvironmenttorevealitself.D．Developingpicturesshotbythesatellite.7．Whichofthefollowingelementscontributestotreesturninggreenearlier?A．Plantpollinators. B．Watercycle. C．Roadsigns. D．Streetlamps.8．Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanthetextbefound?A．Environment. B．Education. C．Entertainment. D．Business.（2023·江苏南京·南京市第一中学校考三模）Comfortfoodmakesapersonfeelgood.Foodhighinsugarorfattendstoimprovemoodbystimulatingthebrain’srewardsystem.Soitmakessensethatmanyofusmayturntofoodforcomfortintimesofstress.There’ssomefascinatingresearchthatexaminesfoodasasourceofcomfort.However,themostinterestingthingaboutthisresearchmaybethatfoodsarefarlesscomfortingthanwetendtobelievetheyare.TraciMann,aprofessorofpsychology,andcolleaguesconductedaseriesofstu