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1、时文阅读I美国加州计划2035年实现全电力交通自1967年以来,美国加州一直有着比联邦法规更加严格的排放控制法。而在近日,加州又以行政命令的方式要求所有的新车和乘用卡车在未来十五年内实现零排放,致力于成为美国第一个淘汰化石燃料汽车的州。这一目标的出发点是什么,又将怎样落实,快去浏览文章寻找答案吧!f阅读短文并回答问题Ca1iforniahashadstricteremission(排放)contro11awsthanUSfedera1regu1ationssince1967.Enactedduringatimeofhighairpo11ution,theseregu1ationshe1pedt
2、oreducethesmogthatcomp1ete1ycoveredthe1osAnge1esbasin.Overthe1ast50years,thestatehasfoughttoremainontheforefrontofpo11utioncontro1accordingtoStanfordUniversity,inanefforttohe1pcombatpo11utionandc1imatechange.Thafswhy,afterthehottestAugusttemperaturesrecorded,andfiveofthe1argestwi1dfires,thestateiswo
3、rkinghardtocombatgreenhouseemissions.Ca1iforniarecent1yfina1izeddea1swithcarmakerstoproducecarsaveraging51mi1estothega11on.Butnowthestateisgoingevenfurther.OnSeptember23,2023,Ca1ifbmia,sgovernorGavinNewsomannouncedthathesignedanexecutiveorderthatrequiresa11newcarsandpassengertruckstobezero-emissionb
4、y2035,accordingtoaCa1iforniagovernmentpressre1ease.Infact,transportationisresponsib1eforoverha1fofa11thestate,scarbonpo11ution,80percentofsmogformation,and95percentofdiese1emissions.Whi1etheexecutiveorderwi11notpreventstateresidentsfromowning,buyingorse11ingusedgaso1inevehic1es,itissti11agoodstart.M
5、ediumandheavyvehic1esarea1sorequiredtobezero-emissionby2045.Thisisthemostimpactfu1stepourstatecantaketofightc1imatechange,“saidNewsominthepressre1ease.4Tortoomanydecades,wehavea11owedcarstopo11utetheairthatourchi1drenandfami1iesbreathe.Ca1ifbmiansshou1dn,thavetoworryifourcarsaregivingourkidsasthma(哮
6、喘).Ourcarsshou1dn,tmakewi1dfiresworseandcreatemoredaysfi11edwithsmokyair.Carsshou1dn,tme1tg1aciersorraisesea1eve1sthreateningourcherishedbeachesandcoast1ines.WhenWeare1ookingtoachieveouraudacious(大胆的)goa1stogettoa100percentcarbon-freeeconomyby2045,wecan,tgetthereun1essweacce1erateoureffortsinthetran
7、sportationsector,“Newsomto1dreportersatapressconferenceannouncingtheexecutiveorder.Toensurethatthisp1anwi11work,thegovernmentwi11partnerwiththeprivatesectortorapid1ybui1dchargingstations,andtosupporttheEV(e1ectricvehic1es)industry.J21. WhydoesCa1iforniahavestricteremissioncontro11aws?A. Tofo11owtheU
8、Sfedera1ru1es.B. Toimproveitsairqua1ity.C. Tofightthefiercewi1dfires.D.To1imitthenumberofcars.2. Howdoestheexecutiveorderhe1pfightgreenhouseemissions?A. Byrep1acinga11thevehic1eswithpub1ictransportation.B. Byworkingwithcarmakerstoproducespecia1cars.C. Byp1anningtoachievezeroemissionsforvehic1es.D. B
9、ybanningthesa1eofsecond-handvehic1esinCa1ifornia.3. WhatareNewsom,swordsmain1yaboutinparagraph4?4. WhatdoesNewsomthinkofachievingthegoa1ofcarbon-freeeconomy?A.Itbenefitsthestateseconomy.B.Itimprovestrafficcongestion.C.It1ight1yimpactstheprivatesector.D.Itisdifficu1tandfu11ofcha11enges.【参考答案】BCBD自生词1
10、. ga11onn.加仑(容量单位)2. diese1n.柴油车3. gaso1inen.汽油Ifi11upthetankwithgaso1ineaboutonceaweek.我大约一周力口一次油。4. cherishedadj.珍爱的Hedescribedthepictureashismostcherishedpossession.他说这张照片是他最珍爱的财产。言语块1. ontheforefrontof处于最前沿2. pressre1ease/conference新闻发布会/记者招待会3. theprivatesector(经济的)私营部分省长难句1. OnSeptember23,2023
11、,Ca1iforniasgovernorGavinNewsomannouncedthathesignedanexecutiveorderthatrequiresa11newcarsandpassengertruckstobezero-emissionby2035,accordingtoaCa1iforniagovernmentpressre1ease.【分析】“OnSeptember23,2023为时间状语;“thathesignedanexecutiveorder.zero-emissionby2035”为宾语从句,其中“thatrequiresa11newcarsandpassengert
12、ruckstobezero-emissionby2035”为定语从句,修饰先行词order”。【译文】根据加州政府的新闻发布会,2023年9月23日,加州州长加文纽森宣布他签署了一项行政命令,要求所有新车和乘用卡车到2035年实现零排放。2. 44WhenWeare1ookingtoachieveouraudaciousgoa1stogettoa100percentcarbon-freeeconomyby2045,wecan,tgetthereun1essweacce1erateoureffortsinthetransportationsector,Newsomto1dreportersata
13、pressconferenceannouncingtheexecutiveorder.【分析】“Whenweare.economyby2045”为时间状语从句;“un1essweacce1erateoureffortsinthetransportationSeCtOr为条件状语从句;announcingtheexecutiveOrdeI为pressConference的后置定语。【译文】纽森在宣布行政命令的新闻发布会上告诉记者:“当我们期望实现到2045年达成100%无碳经济的大胆目标时,除非我们加快在交通领域的努力步伐,否则便无法实现这一目标”。节知识拓展StanfordUniversity斯坦福大学,成立于1885年,位于美国加州旧金山湾区南部帕罗奥多市境内,临近著名高科技园区硅谷,是世界著名私立研究型大学。