2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练 热点48 新能源汽车等的新进展(学生版+解析版).pdfVIP

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点48新能源汽车等的新进展

一、阅读理解

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Electricvehicleshavebeenarcundformorethanahundredyears.Buttheyhavereallybeenlikedbyalarge

numberotpeopleover(helasttenyears.Morethanthreemillionall-electriccars,trucksandvansarenowon(he

roadworldwide.

HelpingtheEnvironment

Mostcarsrunongasoline.Burninggasolineandotherfossilfuelsproducesgreenhousegases.Electric

vehiclesdontburngasoline.Instead,strongbatteriesruntheirelectricengines.So,electricvehiclesdontdirectly

producegreenhousegases.

PoopPower!

Electricvehiclesarebetterfortheenvironment.Buttheyarenotperfect.Theirbatteriesoftenuseelectricity

thatwasmadebyburningfossilfuels.Butanelectricvehicleuseslessenergythanavehiclethatrunsongasoline.

Plus,someoftheelectricitycomesfrom“greener”sources,suchassolarandwindpower.Andsomemaysoon

comefromanewsource—cowpoop!Anelectriccarcompanyhasworkedtogetherwithalargedairyfarm.They

plancomakeelectricityusingagreenhousegasfromcowpoop.

AlwaysImproving

Oneoftheproblemsforelectricvehiclesistheirlimitedrange.Thisishowfartheycantravelbeforetheir

batteriesneedanothercharge.Butnowtheirrangeisimproving.Somenewelectricvehiclescantravelalmostthree

timesasfarasolderonesdid.Anotherproblemisfindingaplacetorechargethebatteries.Butthenumberof

chargingstationsisgoingupaswell.Chinanowhasthousandsmorechargingstationsthanitdidtenyearsago.In

Sweden,en