雅思阅读真题（Part 3）
Part 3 · 考频：中频 · 最近考试：2018.6.2
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It is tempting to think that the conservation of coral reefs and rainforests is a separate issue from traffic and air pollution. But it is not. Scientists are now confident that rapid changes in the Earth’s climate are already disrupting and altering many wildlife habitats. Pollution from vehicles is a big part of the problem.
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答案：a holistic view of climatic change
原文定位：It is tempting to think that the conservation of coral reefs and rainforests is a separate issue from traffic and air pollution. But it is not. Scientists are now confident that rapid changes in the Earth’s climate are already disrupting and altering many wildlife habitats
答案：some negative predictions from one group of experts
原文定位：The United Nation’s Climate Change Panel has estimated that the global average temperature rise expected by the year 2100 could be as much as 6°C, causing forest fires and dieback on land and coral bleaching in the ocean
同义替换：「one group of experts」↔「United Nation’s Climate Change Panel」
答案：the history of fuel-cell technology
原文定位：This was actually invented in the late nineteenth century, but because the world’s motor industry put its effort into developing the combustion engine, it was never refined for mass production
答案：how the new vehicle technology works
原文定位：Hydrogen goes into the fuel tank, producing electricity. The only emission from the exhaust pipe is water. The fuel-cell is, in some ways similar to a battery
答案：locating the essential ingredient
原文定位：One source of hydrogen is water;Another source of hydrogen is;The big question, then, is where to get it from
同义替换：「essential ingredient」↔「hydrogen」
答案：making the new technology available worldwide
原文定位：Even now, fuel-cell buses are operating in the US, while in Germany a courier company is planning to take delivery of fuel-cell-powered vans in the near future. The refueling facilities necessary to top up hydrogen-powered vehicles are available only in a very few places at present
答案：combustion engine
原文定位：This was actually invented in the late nineteenth century, but because the world’s motor industry put its effort into developing the combustion engine, it was never refined for mass production
同义替换：「car」↔「motor」，「invested in the development of」↔「put its effort into developing」
答案：silent
原文定位：Ford engineers expect to be able to produce a virtually silent vehicle in the future
同义替换：「predict」↔「expect」，「eventually」↔「in the future」，「almost」↔「virtually」
答案：battery
原文定位：The fuel-cell is, in some ways similar to a battery, but unlike a battery, it does not run down
同义替换：「comparable to」↔「similar to」，「lasts longer」↔「does not run down」
答案：portable computers
原文定位：Fuel-cells can be made in a huge range of size, small enough for portable computers or large enough for power stations
同义替换：「many」↔「a huge range of」
答案：FALSE
原文定位：But to exploit the abundant resource, electricity is needed, and if the electricity is produced by a coal-fired power station or other fossil fuel, then the overall carbon reduction benefit of the fuel cell disappears
同义替换：「burning fossil fuels」↔「coal-fired power station or other fossil fuel」，「positive effect」↔「benefit」
答案：NOT GIVEN
原文定位：Oil companies, such as Norway’s Statoil, are experimenting with storing carbon dioxide below ground in oil and gas wells
答案：TRUE
原文定位：Even now, fuel-cell buses are operating in the US, while in Germany a courier company is planning to take delivery of fuel-cell-powered vans in the near future. The fact that centrally-run fleets of buses and vans are the first fuel-cell vehicles
同义替换：「Public transport」↔「buses」
答案：TRUE
原文定位：This technology could have a major impact in slowing down climate change, but further investment is needed if the industry – and the world’s wildlife – is to have a long-term future
同义替换：「More funding」↔「further investment」，「necessary」↔「is needed」