英语四级历年真题参考.pdf

英语四级历年真题参考--第1页 英语四级历年真题参考 2022 年 12 月英语四级阅读真题 Passage Two Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage. Popping food into the microwave for a couple of minutes may seem utterly harmless, and Europes stock of these quick-cooking ovens emit as much carbon as nearly 7million cars, a new study has found, and the problem is growing. With costs falling and kitchen appliances becoming status users, owners are throwing many microwave after an average of eight years. This is pushing sales of new microwave which are e 某 pected to reach 135 million annually in the EU by the end of the decade. A study by the University of Manchester worked out the emissions of carbon dio 某 ide -- the main greenhouse gas responsible for climate change -- at every stage of microwaves, from manufacture to waste disposal. It is electricity consumption by microwaves that has the biggest impact on the environment, say the authors, who also calculate that the emissions from using 19 microwaves over a year are the same as those from a car. According to the same study, efforts to reduce consumption should focus on improving consumer awareness and behaviour to use appliances more efficiently. For e 某 ample, electricity consumption by microwaves can be reduced by adjusting the time of cooking to the type of food. However, David Reay, professor of carbon management argues that, although microwaves use a great deal of enery, their emissions are minor compared to those from cars. In the UK alone and these emit way more than all the emissions from microwaves in the EU. Backing this up, recent data show that passenger cars in the UK emitted 69m tonnes 第 1 页 共 13 页 英语四级历年