《2025年考点测试卷高中英语》

一、阅读
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
As a child, Mateo DeLa Rocha dreamed of working as a garbage man. In his home city, trash piles were everywhere. The local sanitation worker was the only person cleaning up the pollution.
DeLa Rocha’s family later moved to the United States. Now as a high school senior, he has found a unique way to tackle pollution: Along with two friends, he raised $ 11 000 to plug an abandoned oil well in Ohio that was leaking gas close to a barn on a horse farm.
As many as 3.9 million abandoned and aging oil and gas wells are spread across the U.S., according to the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), and at least 126 000 of these wells are “orphans”. This means there is no owner or company to be held responsible for them.
The EPA estimates that abandoned wells collectively released 303 000 tonnes of methane in 2022. That’s roughly equivalent to the annual carbon dioxide emissions of 23 gas - burning power plants.
After completing his AP Environmental Science class, DeLa Rocha realized the issue of abandoned wells was something for which individuals could potentially make a difference. He then invited two classmates, Sebastian Ng and Lila Gisondi, to join him.
“When Mateo approached me about this, I looked into these methane wells and what we could do about them,” Ng said. “It kind of flipped a switch.” Previously, he had felt helpless about climate change but would simply joke about the world ending.
For Gisondi, talking with her friends about these methane - emitting wells brought climate change from the back of her mind to the forefront. “It was something that I felt I could actually help with,” she said.
After more research, the trio connected with The Well Done Foundation ( WDF ), a nonprofit organization specializing in plugging orphaned wells. The organization was founded by Curtis Shuck, a veteran of the oil and gas industry. Since 2019, his organization has surveyed more than 1 700 abandoned wells nationwide and plugged 44 of what they identified as the most problematic ones.
On May 23, contractors poured the cement to plug the orphaned well in Ohio. With the initial success, DeLa Rocha, Ng and Gisondi are now more confident about the future of their cause.
1.What inspired DeLa Rocha’s interest in environmental issues initially?
A. The Well Done Foundation’s work.
B. His AP Environmental Science class.
C. The pollution and lack of help to address in hometown.
D. His family’s move to America.
2.Plugging abandoned oil wells can help to fight climate change because it ______.
A. stops methane from leaking into the atmosphere
B. prevents pollution of nearby farms
C. helps reduce carbon dioxide emissions
D. encourages oil companies to manage their wells responsibly
3.DeLa Rocha’s proposal made his friends feel ______.
A. disappointed with environmental organizations
B. uncertain about their ability to make a difference
C. motivated to continue their environmental studies
D. confident about their personal impact on climate change
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. DeLa Rocha’s childhood dream.
B. Three teens’ unique solution to climate change.
C. The impact of U.S. environmental organizations.
D. Oil companies’ approach to managing abandoned oil wells.

答案： 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B