2026届高三英语复习主题25 环境保护 专项练习（含解析）.docxVIP

主题25环境保护专项练习

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Whenyouwalkonasandybeach,ittakesmoreenergythanwalkingdownasidewalk—becausetheweightofyourbodypushesintothesand.Itturnsoutthatthesamethingistrueforvehiclesdrivingonroads.

“Theweightofthevehiclescreatesaveryshallowindentationinthepavement—anditmakesitsuchthatit’scontinuouslydrivingupaveryshallowhill,”saidJeremyGregory,ascientistatM.I.T.Hemodelledwithhisteammateshowmuchenergycouldbesaved—andgreenhousegasesavoided—bysimplyhardeningthenation’sroadsandhighways.

Andtheyfoundthathardening10percentofthenation’sroadseveryyearcouldpreventemissionsequalto440megatonsofcarbondioxideoverthenext5decades—thatamountisequaltohowmuchCO2you’dsparetheplanetbykeepingabillionbarrelsofoilinthegroundorbygrowing7billiontreesforadecade.Itreduces0.5%ofprojectedtransportationemissionsoverthattimeperiod.

Asforhowtohardenroads,Gregorysaysyoucouldcombinesmallamountsofcertainfibrewithhightechnologyintopavingmaterials.Oryoucouldpavewithspecially-madeconcrete,whichisharderthanordinaryconstructionmaterials.

Thissystemcouldalsobeawaytoshavecarbonemissionswithoutsomeoftheusualbarriers.“Usually,whenitcomestoreducingemissionsinthetransportationdepartment,you’retalkingaboutchangingpoliciesrelatedtovehiclesandalsodriverbehaviour,whichinvolvesmillionsandmillionsofpeople—asopposedtochangingthewaywedesignandpreserveourpavements.That’sjustontheorderofthousandsofpeoplewhoareworkingintransportationagencies.”Andwhenitcomestoimprovingourstreetsandhighways—thoseagenciesarewhereyoumightsaytherubbermeetstheroad.

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A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Bymakingclassification.

C.Bylistingfigures.

D.Byanalysingcauses.

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