2016届高三英语一轮复习讲义：Book 3 Unit 8_高考复习指南

2016届高三英语一轮复习讲义：Book 3 Unit 8

　　4．Why is Viva Gallegos mentioned in the passage?

　　A．To praise its staff.

　　B．To attract more customers.

　　C．To inform readers of more information.

　　D．To give readers some recommendations.

　　答案　B

　　解析　推理判断题。本文是一则广告，文中提到了顾客对这家车辆服务公司的赞扬，很明显是为了吸引更多的顾客。

　　We all know that global warming is caused by greenhouse gases，largely carbon dioxide，which are given out by everything ranging from home appliances(电器) and cars to the heating and lighting systems of office buildings.But since we don’t see the gas，most of us simply shake our heads and then continue with our bad habits.Now，researchers at Arizona State University are trying to change that.

　　Directed by associate professor Kevin Gurndy，the Hestia Project’s main goal is to make something that is currently intangible(无形的) into something a little more tangible，by allowing all of us to visually see how much each and every one of us is “contributing” to global warming.

　　In order to obtain a complete picture of the city’s environment，the team begins by collecting data from all different sources.Then，using special software，they divide the emissions into three categories—commercial entities(实体)(office buildings and industrial plants)，households and vehicles.This is the stage where things start to get really interesting.That’s because instead of showing all this information using graphs that we all instantly lose interest in，they create a visual“film”that shows not only the carbon emitted by each entity，but also the exact location it is coming from and the amount，which varies depending on the time of day or season.For example，the car emissions during rush hours are the highest，as is the case for commercial buildings during the day，especially during winter months when the heating is on.