《2025年新高考领航课时练习高中英语选择性必修第二册外研版》

With nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gases coming from all types of transportation, can we keep ourselves off gas-powered vehicles to avoid the worst effects? As more governments take urgent action on climate change, quite a few companies are betting their future—that millions of consumers are finally ready for electricity-powered vehicles. Modern battery-powered cars are selling fast and zero-emission planes are coming. These changes, both leading to a more sustainable future, are reinventing how we get from here to there.
Cars and trucks have been undergoing their greatest improvement since the automobile's existence more than a century ago. Almost overnight, the era of the electric car has arrived. Electricity has the advantage that it works without the unpleasant smell and with less noise. Global annual sales of electric vehicles are expected to soar from just over 3 million today to 14 million by 2025. Just a month after Ford unveiled an electric version of the popular F-150, customers have reserved more than 100,000 of them. The price is about ＄10,000 above the gas-powered one, but Ford says the electric model will cost much less to maintain. Everything creating a green revolution on the ground is of limited help in the sky for the time being.
High-storage batteries are useless at present when it comes to the technological challenge of launching a few hundred people into the sky and carrying them thousands of miles. No battery yet invented can power, say, a Boeing 747 from New York to London. Promising improvements, however, do add up. Developments of zero-emission, battery-powered electric engines are already happening in commercial flights, involving trips of limited duration and distance. Airlines specializing in short journeys with small planes will lead the way to electric flights.
Our planet's health depends on zeroing out carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, and yet, by the timetable needed to address climate challenge, the shift away from gas-powered vehicles remains far too slow. Nevertheless, the train has left the station. Someday, electricity-powered transportation will be as common as air.
1. Why are many companies switching to electricity-powered vehicles?
A. To reinvent the way we travel.
B. To cut the costs of car production.
C. To improve the quality of products.
D. To pursue further development.
2. What do we know about the electric car?
A. It came into use a century ago.
B. It enjoys increasing popularity.
C. It sells better than the traditional one.
D. It costs less than the gas-powered one.
3. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?
A. To show the disadvantages of battery power.
B. To emphasize the significance of short flights.
C. To stress the future prospects of electric planes.
D. To state the developments of commercial flights.
4. What does the author mean by saying “the train has left the station”?
A. Train transportation has improved.
B. Green transportation is on its way.
C. The electric train is running regularly.
D. The gas-powered train has become the past.

答案： 1. D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的第二句及最后一句可知，各地政府就气候变化采取紧急行动，可能会有数百万消费者准备使用电动汽车，因此许多公司大力发展电动汽车。由此可推知，大量公司转向开发并销售电动汽车是为了追求进一步的发展。故选 D项。
2. B 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的第四句和第五句可知，全球电动汽车的年销量飙升，且在福特公司推出一款电动汽车仅一个月后，顾客就已预订了超过 100 000 台，这说明电动汽车越来越受欢迎。故选 B项。
3. C 推理判断题。根据文章第三段的最后一句“Airlines specializing in short journeys with small planes will lead the way to electric flights.”可知，短途航行的小型飞机将在电动飞行的应用中处于主导地位，由此可推知第三段是在强调电动飞机的未来前景。故选 C项。
4. B 词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段的最后一句 “Someday, electricity-powered transportation will be as common as air”可知，电动交通工具的使用已经起航，在未来电动交通将和飞机一样普遍。此处用“火车已经离开车站”来比喻电动交通技术正在飞速发展，并且很快将变成现实。故选 B项。

Ⅱ.完形填空
When my daughter was in grade school, she brought home four tiny twigs（细枝）one day. They were small 1 given to the students to plant. None of them looked very hardy, but with a 2 for the future, I planted them in our backyard. Over the years the 3 soil brought an end to three of them.
All that was 4 was a single evergreen. It never got very tall and 5 to one side. Then, I noticed that it was starting to 6 . The lower branches were becoming brown. Only the top ones of the tree were still 7 .
I did my best to 8 it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer（肥料）, but it seemed hopeless. One morning I went out and looked at it again, 9 if it would be better to just cut it down. As I walked over to take a closer look at it, 10 , I noticed something moving among the branches. It was a bird 11 building a nest in the topmost branches. I smiled and 12 that maybe this old tree had some life and usefulness left in it yet. It may not be healthy or pretty, but it was still giving a bird a 13 .
This tree 14 me that all of our lives have a purpose. It doesn't matter if we are young and strong, or old and sick. Until our last 15 we still have things to do: love for us to give, and joy for us to share. We can help to make this world a better and lovelier place.
1. A. flowers
B. seeds
C. trees
D. vegetables
2. A. life
B. hope
C. chance
D. end
3. A. rich
B. soft
C. poor
D. deep
4. A. left
B. gone
C. deserted
D. planted
5. A. turned
B. bent
C. sank
D. flew
6. A. take
B. lose
C. grow
D. die
7. A. green
B. brown
C. tiny
D. pretty
8. A. change
B. cut
C. use
D. save
9. A. regretting
B. asking
C. wondering
D. knowing
10. A. however
B. therefore
C. moreover
D. otherwise
11. A. freely
B. busily
C. gently
D. vividly
12. A. whispered
B. shouted
C. decided
D. wished
13. A. home
B. purpose
C. branch
D. way
14. A. upset
B. reminded
C. ensured
D. affected
15. A. night
B. lesson
C. word
D. breath

答案： 1. C 句意：它们是供学生们种植的小树。A. flowers 花； B. seeds 种子；C. trees 树；D. vegetables 蔬菜。根据前文 “she brought home four tiny twigs one day”可知此处指的是小树苗。
2. B 句意：但是出于对未来的希望，我把它们种在了我们的后院。A. life 生活、生命；B. hope 希望；C. chance 机会； D. end 结束。根据空格后“for the future”可知此处作者对小树苗的未来充满了希望。
3. C 句意：多年来，贫瘠的土地终结了其中的三个。A. rich 丰富的、肥沃的；B. soft 柔软的；C. poor 贫穷的；贫瘠的；D. deep 深的。根据空格后“brought an end to three of them”可知树苗生长的土壤并不好。
4. A 句意：只剩下一棵常青树。A. left 留下；B. gone 离开； C. deserted 遗弃；D. planted 种植。根据前文“brought an end to three of them”可知目前只剩下一棵。
5. B 句意：它从来没有变得很高，弯向一边。A. turned 转向；B. bent 弯曲；C. sank 沉下去；D. flew 飞。根据前文 “It never got very tall”和下文“The lower branches were becoming brown”可知这个树是树枝弯曲着长开，并不是向高长。
6. D 句意：我注意到它开始死亡了。A. take 拿、携带； B. lose 丢失；C. grow 长大；D. die 死。根据下文“The lower branches were becoming brown. Only the top ones were 7 .I did my best to 8 it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer（肥料）, but it seemed hopeless.”可知树叶变成棕色，作者施肥尽力拯救，但无济于事，故前一句的意思是作者发现这棵树快要死了。
7. A 句意：只有树顶上的那些还是绿色的。A. green 绿色的； B. brown 棕色的、褐色的；C. tiny 细小的；D. pretty 漂亮的。根据前一句“The lower branches were becoming brown”，结合常识可知此处指树顶端还是绿色的。
8. D 句意：我尽我最大的努力拯救它。A. change 改变； B. cut 砍；C.use 使用；D. save 拯救。根据前文作者发现这棵树快要死的细节描写可知此处作者是要拯救这棵树。
9. C 句意：我想知道把树砍掉会不会更好。A. regretting 遗憾；B. asking 问；C. wondering 想知道；D. knowing 知道。根据空格后“if it would be better to just cut it down”这个 if 引导的宾语从句可知此处表达的是作者想知道是否把树砍了会更好。
10. A 句意：然而，当我走近时，我发现了有东西在树枝中动。A.however 然而；B.therefore 因此；C.moreover 并且，而且； D.otherwise 否则。分析句子“As I walked over to take a closer look at it”和句子“I noticed something moving among the branches”的句意，可知两者之间有转折关系。
11. B 句意：是一只鸟在树枝的最高处忙着筑巢。A. freely 自由地；B. busily 忙碌地；C. gently 温柔地；D. vividly 栩栩如生地。根据前文“I noticed something moving among the branches”可知，小鸟一直在忙于筑巢。
12. C 句意：我微笑着决定，也许这棵老树还有一些生命和用处。A. whispered 耳语；B. shouted 大喊；C. decided 决定；D. wished 希望。根据前文作者想知道是否要砍掉这棵树以及发现小鸟后的惊喜可知，作者决定要留下这棵树。
13. A 句意：这棵树也许不健康也不漂亮，但它仍然给了鸟儿一个家。A. home 家；B. purpose 目的；C. branch 树枝；D.way 方法。根据前文鸟儿在树枝中忙着筑巢的细节描写，可知此处指这棵树为鸟儿提供一个家。
14. B 句意：这棵树提醒我，我们的生命都有存在的意义。 A. upset 失望；B. reminded 提醒；C. ensured 使确信；D. affected 影响。根据前文这个树虽然快死掉了，但依然能让鸟儿筑巢的细节描写可知作者是由这件事引发了“all of our lives have a purpose”这一感慨。
15. D 句意：直到我们咽下最后一口气，我们还有事要做：给予我们的爱，分享我们的快乐。A. night 夜晚；B. lesson 课、教训；C. word 单词、话语；D. breath 呼吸。根据前文树在生命的最后时刻还能为鸟儿提供一个家的细节描写，可知此处指直到我们生命的最后一刻，我们也是有一些有意义的事情要做的。