高中英语教学：0602 时文阅读 藻类可做飞行燃料？.docx

PAGE 1 PAGE 1 天学英语|时文阅读：藻类可做飞行燃料？ 藻类是最低等、最古老的一类生物，虽然结构简单，却能产出相当于石油的“生物原油”。这种“生物原油”可用来提炼出汽油、柴油、航空燃油，也可以作为塑料制品和药物的原料。藻类作为一种可以替代石油的环保能源，正成为全球瞩目的一种可持续能源。 阅读短文并回答问题 From healthy food, to a natural fertilizer, and to being used as a biofuel, the popularity of algae（藻）is increasing. Now, the first European carbon-neutral biorefinery（生物炼油厂）opened in Istanbul, Turkey, to make a number of useful products including biofuel. The refinery plans to provide a bio-jet fuel based on algae in order to reduce the dependence on non-renewable energy sources like fossil-fuels. It is a joint project by the Eu