高考英语二轮复习外刊阅读训练：为什么水电费飙升

高考英语外刊阅读训练一一阅读理解:为什么水电费飙升改编自SoaringutilitybillBlametheinstabilityoffossilfuelsCaliforniansarefacingaharshwinterasnaturalgaspricessoarleadingtobigincreasesinutilitybills.WholesalenaturalgaspriceshavetripledsinceearlyDecember2022withSouthernCaliforniaGasCo.warningits

5.9millioncustomersof“shockinglyhighbillsestimatingthatiftheypaid$130amonthlastwinterthesamelevelofusagecouldcost$315thisyear.ThishasputresidentsinavulnerablepositionduetotheirdependenceonfossilfuelsasCalifornianshaveamuchhigherpercentageofhomeswithgasappliancesthanotherpartsofthecountry.Whileconservationtipscanhelpintheshorttermthelong-termsolutionistotransitiontorenewableenergyandbatterystoragedivorcingourselvesfromfossilfuelvolatility.ThespikeinnaturalgaspricesisalsoresponsibleforincreasingelectricitybillsformillionsofSouthernCalifornianEdisoncustomersbyanaverageof$

11.80inJanuaryastheutilitystillreliesongas-firedpowerplants.DespitesomerecentprogressonclimatepolicynewdataonglobaltemperaturesandUSemissionsshowthatwerestillonarecklesspathinthewrongdirection.Leadersneedtoacceleratethetransitiontoelectricbuildingspoweredbyrenewableenergyandbatterystoragemakingcleansafeandreliableenergyareality.Thepainofthesehigherbillsshouldprovidepolicymakerswithmotivationtomovebeyondunhealthfulandoutdatedwaysofthepasttowardasustainablefuturefreefrompollutingandplanet-warmingfossilfuels.Itstimetoprioritizethehealthandwell-beingofCalifornians.【重点词汇】Californians/ikaelifoinisnz/n.加州人naturalgas/naetjr9lgaes/n.天然气prices/praisiz/n.价格soar/so r/v.飙升，暴涨increases/inkri:siz/n.增加utilitybills/ju:tilatibilz/n.公用事业账单wholesale/hoolseil/adj.批发的tripled/tnpIDd/v.三倍增长SouthernCaliforniaGasCo./匕八6rnkaelifo:niagaesko0/n.南加州煤气公司shockinglyhigh/Jbckirjlihai/adj.非常高的estimating/estsmeitirj/v.估计vulnerability/iVAlnsrabilsti/n.脆弱性dependence/dipendsns/n.依赖fossilfuels/fa:slfu:lz/n.化石燃料appliances/aplaisnsiz/n.家用电器conservation/|ka:ns8rveijh/n.保护节约shortterm/Jo rtt3rm/n.短期long-term/lo rjt3rm/adj.长期的transition/traenzijn/n.过渡renewableenergy/rinju:eblensdsi/n.可再生能源batterystorage/baetri!sto rids/n.电池机者存volatility/vdlatilsti/n.不稳定性responsiblefor/rispa:nsQblfo r/adj.又寸负责increasing/inkri:sir]/adj增力口的electricitybills/ilektrisitibilz/n.电费millions/miljsnz/n.百万SouthernCalifornianEdison/〔sa6amkaelifo ni9nedassn/n.南加州爱迪生公司climatepolicy/klaimstpaJssi/n.气候政策globaltemperatures/gloubltemprstjurz/n.全球温度USemissions/ju:emi而nz/美国排放recklesspath/reklaspae0/n.草率的道路leaders/li:darz/n.领导者accelerate/skseisreit/v.加快electricbuildings/Ilektrikbildigz/n.电气化建筑物clean/kli:n/adj.干净的safe/seif/adj.安全的reliable/rilaisbl/adj.可靠的reality/riaelsti/n.现实pain/pein/n.疼痛policymakers/pDlisiimeiksrz/n.决策者motivation/imoutiveijn/n.动力unhealthful/ahhelfu:l/adj.不健康的outdated/laotdeitid/adj.过时的sustainablefuture/sasteinsblfjuljbr/可持续未来polluting/palu:tirj/v.;亏染planet-warming/plaemtwo rmirj/adj.地球变暖的prioritize/praio ritaiz/v.优先考虑health/hsl0/n.健康well-being/iwelbi:ir]/n.幸未昌感future/fjuljbr/n.未来【阅读理解练习题】WhathasledtobigincreasesinutilitybillsforCaliforniansTheuseofgas-firedpowerplantsbySouthernCalifornianEdison.Arecentspikeinwholesalenaturalgasprices.ThedependenceonfossilfuelsbyCalifornians.Shiftstowardsrenewableenergyandbatterystorage.Answer:B中文解析自2022年12月初以来天然气的批发价格已经翻了三倍，在这种情况下南加州煤气公司警告其590万客户将面临难以置信〃的高额账单，估计如果他们在去年冬季付每月130美元的费用，那么同样的使用量在今年可能会花费315美元WhyareCaliforniansparticularlyvulnerabletothespikeinnaturalgaspricesTheyrelyheavilyongasappliancesintheirhomes.Theyhaveagreaterpercentageofhomeswithsolarpanelsthanotherpartsofthecountry.TheyarelessaffectedbycoldweatherthanotherpartsoftheUS.Theyhaveahighernumberofelectriccarspercapita.Answer:A中文解析由于依赖化石燃料，加利福尼亚人拥有比全国其他地区更高的燃气设备使用率，因此对于天然气价格飙升，他们变得更加脆弱Accordingtothearticlewhatisthelong-termsolutiontothecurrentcrisisofsoaringnaturalgaspricesinCaliforniaConservationtips.Theuseofgas-firedpowerplants.Atransitiontorenewableenergyandbatterystorage.Areductionoftheusageofelectricity.Answer:C中文解析虽然保护小窍门可以在短期内有所帮助，但长期的解决方案是转向可再生能源和电池存储，离开化石燃料的不稳定性HowhasthespikeinnaturalgaspricesaffectedSouthernCalifornianEdisoncustomersIthasreducedtheirelectricityNilsbyanaverageof$

11.80inJanuary.Ithascausedthemtobecomemorereliantongas-firedpowerplants.Ithasincreasedtheirelectricitybillsbyanaverageof$

11.80inJanuary.Ithasledtoadecreaseintheirusageofgasappliances.Answer:C中文解析天然气价格飙升也导致南加州诸万电公司数百万客户的电费在1月份平均增加了

11.80美元，因为这家公用事业公司仍然依赖燃气发电厂WhatdorecentdataonglobaltemperaturesandUSemissionsshowWearemakingprogresstowardsreducinggreenhousegasemissions.Weareonarecklesspathinthewrongdirectionintermsofclimatechange.Wehaveachievedasignificantreductioninourrelianceonfossilfuels.Climatechangeisnotasurgentanissueaspreviouslybelieved.Answer:B中文解析尽管在气候政策上取得了一些进展，但最新的全球气温和美国排放数据显示，我们在错误的方向上走得很危险Whatisthelong-termsolutiontocombatclimatechangeTostickwiththeuseoffossilfuels.Toprioritizeeconomicgrowthoverenvironmentalconcerns.Tomovetowardsrenewableenergyandbatterystorage.Torelysolelyonnuclearenergy.Answer:C中文解析为了应对气候变化，长期的解决方案是转向可再生能源和电池存储HowshouldpolicymakersrespondtotheissueofhigherutilitybillsforCaliforniansBystickingwithunhealthfulandoutdatedwaysofthepast.Byprioritizingthehealthandwell-beingofCalifornians.Byignoringtheproblemandhopingitwillgoaway.Byincreasinggovernmentfundingforgas-firedpowerplants.Answer:B中文解析:高昂的公用水电费应该促使政策制定者设法超越不健康和过时的过去方式，走向一个没有污染和温室气体的可持续未来优先考虑加利福尼亚人的健康和幸福WhichoptionwouldbethebestchoicetohelpreducecarbonemissionsfromtransportationinCaliforniaSubsidizingprivatecarownership.Investinginpublictransportinfrastructure.Encouragingmorepeopletobuygas-guzzlingSUVs.IncreasingthenumberofflightsatairportsacrossCalifornia.Answer:B中文解析帮助减少加州交通运输领域的碳排放最好的选择是投资公共交通基础设施，而不是对私人车辆所有权提供补贴，或鼓励更多人购买大排量SUV或增加的加州机场航班数量【全文逐句对照翻译】由于天然气价格飙升，加州人正面临一个严酷的冬天，导致水电费大幅上涨Californiansarefacingaharshwinterasnaturalgaspricessoarleadingtobigincreasesinutilitybills.自2022年12月初以来，天然气批发价格上涨了两倍，南加州天然气公司警告其590万客户〃高得惊人〃的账单，估计如果他们去年冬天每月支付130美元，今年同样的使用量可能会花费315美元WholesalenaturalgaspriceshavetripledsinceearlyDecember2022withSouthernCaliforniaGasCo.warningits

5.9millioncustomersofshockinglyhigh/billsestimatingthatiftheypaid$130amonthlastwinterthesamelevelofusagecouldcost$315thisyear.由于加州居民对化石燃料的依赖，这使得他们处于弱势地位，因为加州拥有燃气设备的家庭比例比美国其他地区高得多ThishasputresidentsinavulnerablepositionduetotheirdependenceonfossilfuelsasCalifornianshaveamuchhigherpercentageofhomeswithgasappliancesthanotherpartsofthecountry.虽然保护贴士在短期内可以有所帮助，但长期的解决方案是过渡到可再生能源和电池存储，使我们摆脱化石燃料的波动性Whileconservationtipscanhelpintheshorttermthelong-termsolutionistotransitiontorenewableenergyandbatterystoragedivorcingourselvesfromfossilfuelvolatility.天然气价格的飙升也导致南加州爰迪生公司数百万用户1月份的电费平均上涨

11.80美元，因为该公司仍然依赖燃气发电厂ThespikeinnaturalgaspricesisalsoresponsibleforincreasingelectricitybillsformillionsofSouthernCalifornianEdisoncustomersbyanaverageof$

11.80inJanuaryastheutilitystillreliesongas-firedpowerplants.尽管最近在气候政策方面取得了一些进展，但有关全球气温和美国排放的新数据表明，我们仍然在错误的方向上鲁莽行事DespitesomerecentprogressonclimatepolicynewdataonglobaltemperaturesandUSemissionsshowthatwerestillonarecklesspathinthewrongdirection.领导者需要加快向可再生能源和电池储能供电的电力建筑的过渡，使清洁、安全和可靠的能源成为现实Leadersneedtoacceleratethetransitiontoelectricbuildingspoweredbyrenewableenergyandbatterystoragemakingcleansafeandreliableenergyareality.这些更高的账单带来的痛苦应该会给决策者提供动力，让他们摆脱过去不健康和过时的方式，走向可持续的未来，摆脱污染和导致地球变暖的化石燃料Thepainofthesehigherbillsshouldprovidepolicymakerswithmotivationtomovebeyondunhealthfulandoutdatedwaysofthepasttowardasustainablefuturefreefrompollutingandplanet-warmingfossilfuels.是时候优先考虑加州人的健康和福祉了Itstimetoprioritizethehealthandwell-beingofCalifornians.。