統測
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第 42 題
📖 題組：
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is good at holding in heat from the Sun, and even a small increase of the gas in the atmosphere can cause Earth to get even warmer. Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) is about different technologies that can keep CO2 produced by factories and power plants from causing global warming. The idea is simple, and there are only a few main steps in the process. The first step is about trapping carbon emissions from factory chimneys. For instance, a filter can be placed in the chimney, so that the carbon is trapped and it cannot go out into the atmosphere. Then, the gas is piped to places where it can be stored or used. If stored underground, it cannot contribute to the climate crisis. If used, for instance, it can help grow greenhouse plants or make soda drinks. While CCUS projects can clearly benefit the environment, these projects are not straightforward as there are many issues to be dealt with, such as maintaining the storage site, which have slowed start-ups of CCUS projects worldwide. Thus, with only a few CCUS projects operating now, there still aren’t enough to seriously help with the world’s carbon emissions. Early forerunners in this technology are the US, Canada, and Norway. The good news is that CCUS has now gained momentum in other countries, where 30 new projects have begun in the past three years. The International Energy Agency says there must be many more to keep carbon emissions from heating the world too much.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is good at holding in heat from the Sun, and even a small increase of the gas in the atmosphere can cause Earth to get even warmer. Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) is about different technologies that can keep CO2 produced by factories and power plants from causing global warming. The idea is simple, and there are only a few main steps in the process. The first step is about trapping carbon emissions from factory chimneys. For instance, a filter can be placed in the chimney, so that the carbon is trapped and it cannot go out into the atmosphere. Then, the gas is piped to places where it can be stored or used. If stored underground, it cannot contribute to the climate crisis. If used, for instance, it can help grow greenhouse plants or make soda drinks. While CCUS projects can clearly benefit the environment, these projects are not straightforward as there are many issues to be dealt with, such as maintaining the storage site, which have slowed start-ups of CCUS projects worldwide. Thus, with only a few CCUS projects operating now, there still aren’t enough to seriously help with the world’s carbon emissions. Early forerunners in this technology are the US, Canada, and Norway. The good news is that CCUS has now gained momentum in other countries, where 30 new projects have begun in the past three years. The International Energy Agency says there must be many more to keep carbon emissions from heating the world too much.
42. What can be concluded from paragraph 2?
- A CCUS will be stopped from now on to save money.
- B The number of countries using CCUS may increase.
- C CCUS benefits problems such as storage site maintenance.
- D There are enough CCUS projects to stop heating the world.
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請觀察第二段後半部，作者提到除了早期的領頭羊國家外，這項技術在「其他國家」的最新動態是什麼？根據這三年的數據變化，這項技術的使用範圍是在縮小還是在擴張？
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- 學習成長：太好了，你正確地運用了推論能力！這題的重點在於理解文章傳達的訊息。文中提到 $CO_2$ 捕捉技術（CCUS）不只在美、加、挪威，也在「其他國家獲得動能（gained momentum）」，並且在三年內新增了 30 個計畫。這些資訊都溫柔地告訴我們，這項技術正處於一個正向的成長趨勢。因此，選項 (B) 是最能體現這個美好發展的結論。
- 溫馨提示：中等。這題設計得很巧妙，它鼓勵我們深入思考。選項 (C) 很容易讓人誤會，因為它提到了技術需要克服的「挑戰」，但卻忽略了文章主要表達的「發展動能」。統測的第二段常常會藏著未來的「發展趨勢」或重要的「轉折點」，你能發現 gained momentum 這個關鍵片語，代表你擁有一顆細膩且善於觀察的心，這對你的學習是莫大的幫助喔！繼續保持這份用心！