嘉定區(qū)高考英語(yǔ)質(zhì)量抽查試卷

嘉定區(qū)高考英語(yǔ)質(zhì)量抽查試卷

（滿分：140分考試時(shí)間：120分鐘）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswers

onyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Red.B.Pink.C.Yellow.D.Blue.

2.A.400,000yuan.B.200,000yuan.C.100,000yuan.D.800,000ywrm.

3.A.Doubtful.B.Approving.C.Objective.D.Negative.

4.A.Heregrettednotwatchingit.B.Hewaseagertoknowwhowon.

C.Hecaredverylittleaboutit.D.Hethoughtofitasacupoftea.

5.A.Stayathometostudyfortheexam.B.Haveabreakwiththewomanathome.

C.Gototheconcertwiththewoman.D.Askthewomantohelpwiththeexam.

6.A.Sheisusuallyabsent-minded.B.Shehasakindofbraindisease.

C.Shedoesn'tknowSophie'splan.D.Shehasforgottentotelltheman.

7.A.Whentoattendthemeeting.B.Howtodealwiththekettle.

C.Whethertocleanthefloor.D.Whattodowiththeshelf.

8.A.Itisagainstmostpeople'swishes.B.Itcanleadtosomeseriousillnesses.

C.Itmaynotbeasdesirableaspeoplethink.D.Itisgoingtobereformedaftersixmonths.

9.A.Johnwasobviouslylyingtothem.B.Ifsbetterthattheydon'tbuythehouse.

C.TheyhavemisunderstoodJohn'swords.

D.Johnwastoocautioustotellthemeverything.

10.A.MissWangwillnolongerwritenovels.

B.Thewomanhasacopyofthenewchapter.

C.HewillhelptofixtheInternetconnection.

D.Heisdesperatetoknowwhathappensnext.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageor

conversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwicey

butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.TheBritishinventedit.B.Masteringitrequirestechniques.

C.Ithassixstringslikeguitar.D.Hardfigurepressingisinvolved.

12.A.Startingfromsimplifiedtunes.B.Usinghissenseofachievement.

C.Practicingtwohourseveryday.D.ReadingHanyPotterwhileplaying.

13.A.Theauthor'senthusiasmforHawaiianmusic.

B.Theauthor'sdreamofbecomingaukulelemaster.

C.Theauthor'sdifficultiesoflearningtheukulele.

D.Theauthor'spersonalintroductionoftheukulele.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theywillbedriedinaspecialoven.B.Theywillbecheckedforhiddeninsects.

C.Theywillbestoredinacottonbag.D.Theywillbeputinacontainerfullofair.

15.A.ItislocatedintheNetherlands.B.Ithasahistoryofthreedecades.

C.Itisbuilttoresistexternalforces.D.Ithasmoreseedsthananyotherbanks.

16.A.Toensurethesurvivalofhumans.B.Tofightagainstglobalwarming.

C.Topromoteagriculturalindustry.D.Toraiseecologicalawareness.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Ithappenswhenoneisdreaming.B.Itisaprocessinvolvingdifficulttasks.

C.Itoftenstartswithproblem-solving.D.Itdeterminesthequalityofgardening.

18.A.Creativityisalwaysrelatedtogreatfamilies.B.Creativitycanbefoundinordinarypeople.

C.Creativityisdeterminedbyenvironment.D.Creativitymaybeinfluencedbygenes.

19.A.Traditionalideasareremovedfromthebrain.

B.Thebrainstartstoconnectideasinnewways.

C.Ideasoccurtopeopleeasilyinthekitchen.

D.Pasteventsflashquicklybeforeone'seyes.

20.A.Thenatureofcreativity.B.Theimportanceofcreativity.

C.Thebenefitsofcreativity.D.Thewaytoimprovecreativity.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

WhyActingIsSoMuchMoreThanItAppearstoBe

Formanypeople,actingappearstobepeopletalkingwhilegettingemotional,whichiswhyso

manypeoplethinktheycandoit.Nooneimagines21wakinguponedayandbeinga

professionalsingerorpianist.Butfbractors,theysay,"Actingishardonly22onehasto

memorizelines.IfIcouldremember,Icouldbeanactor,too.”

Butactingisn'tjustaboutmemorizinglinesandtalkinginconversationalreality.AsMeisnersaid,

“Actingisdoingthingstruthftillyunderimaginarycircumstances.^^If23(understand)

correctly,thisdefinitionisanambitiousandremarkablethingtostrivefor.

Todothingstruthfully,actorsmustacquiremanychallengingskills.24theseskills,

thescriptwillremainflatonthepage,despitebeingrecitedoutloud.Tomakeascriptcometolifeina

believableway,theactor25makeactivechoices.

Imaginefbramomenthowmanydifferentwaysthereare26(deliver)onesingleline.

Evensomethingassimpleas“closethedoor“canmeansomanydifferentthingsand27

(express)insomanydifferentways.Thewordsarethewriter's,butthebehavior28brings

themtovividlife?Thatistheactor.

Thegoalofgreatactors?That'stoactnaturally.Goodqualityactingmustalwayscomedowntoa

kindofnaturalnessthatmakesthoseactingskills29(visible)totheaudience.Inother

words,agoodactormustnotappeartobeactingatall.

Sodonotbefooledintothinkingthat30canreadandspeakcanbeanactor.The

naturalnessdisplayedbygreatactorsisexactlywhatmakesyouthinkthatway,butittookthemyearsof

trainingtogettothispoint.Itissomuchmorethanyouknow.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.

Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.leaveB.signalC.briefD.interruption

E.markingF.indicatedG.practiceH.resting

I.unifiedJ.strugglingK.temporary

WhatIsaParagraphBreak?

Itisoneofthemostimportantpunctuationmarks.Aparagraphbreakisanindentation(名宿進(jìn))ora

singlelinespace31thedivisionbetweenoneparagraphandthenextinabodyoftext.

Generally,paragraphbreaksserveto32thetransitionfromoneideatoanotherinastretchof

text,andfromonespeakertoanotherinanexchangeofdialogue.

Today,theparagraphbreakisusedtogivereadersabreak.Theartofcreatingparagraphsiscalled

paragraphing,the35ofdividingatextintoparagraphs.Paragraphingisakindnesstoyour

readerbecauseitdividesyourthinkingintomanageablebites.Paragraphsthataretoolong36

readerswithdenseblocksoftexttoreadthrough,whilemorefrequentparagraphingprovidesreaders

withconvenient37pointsatwhichtotakeabreakandrelaunchthemselvesintothinking.

Tofullyunderstandwhentoinsertaparagraphbreak,it'shelpfultoknowthataparagraphisagroup

ofcloselyrelatedsentencesthatdevelopacentralidea.Therefore,eachparagraphdiscussesone

38topic.Also,aparagraphbreakisemployedbeforeeachnewtopicisintroduced.Inthisway,

thewritingwillflow,andreaderswillbeabletoproceedthroughthewritinginalogicalfashioninstead

of39allthewaytogettothelastline.

Paragraphsusedtobelonger,butwiththedevelopmentoftheInternet,whichgivesreadersaccess

toliterallymillionsofsourcesofinformation,paragraphshavebecomeincreasingly40.The

styleformanywebsites,fbrexample,usesparagraphsnomorethantwotothreesentences.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.Fillineachblank,withthewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Nowtheideathatsomethingthatworksfineshouldbereplacedisnowsodeeply-rootedinour

_43_thatfewpeoplequestionit.Weareincreasinglyconvincedbymanufacturersto_44_replacea

product.Theearliestexamplemaybetheso-called"lightbulbscheme",inwhichagroupofcompanies

signedanagreementthat_45—eachothertoselllightbulbswithalongerthan1,000-hourlifespan（壽

命），eventhoughbulbslastingmorethan100,000hours_46—.Theresultwasthathouseholdsneeded

toreplacetheirbulbsregularly,greatly_47_theconsumermarket.

Thiswayofsellingmoreproductsbydesigningproductsthat_48_fail,cannotberepaired,or

haveasetlifespanisknownas“plannedobsolescenceG艮廢）However,itisnotjustawayfor_49_

toincreaseprofits,manypoliticiansbelieveittobeasocietalnecessity.Duringthe1930sDepressionin

theUS,itwasseenasawaytogetthe_50—movingagainbyurgingpeopletobuymorestuff.Bythe

1950s,ithadbecomethedominantpracticeinlarge-scaleproductionwiththingsnolongerbuiltto

—51—.Cleveradvertisingpersuadedpeopletoshop.Consumerculturewasborn.

Someindustries,suchasfashion,relyheavilyon"plannedobsolescence”,withitemsbeingmadeto

lastasingleseasonorless.Otherindustriesare_52_fashiontobringoutproductsthatwillsoon

appeardated.Forexample,—53—lifespansareprogrammedintochips（芯片）,sothatprinterswillstop

workingafterapresetnumberofpages.

—54_,someconsumersarestartingtohitback,advisingpeopleontheInternethowtofindand

removetheprinterchip.Theybegantakingapartcomputersandotherequipment,gettingaroundthe

copyrightprotection.Peoplelikethemarecontributingtoa_55_oftheconsumerculture.Insteadof

beingdrivenbyit,theychoosenewproductsbasedonhowlong-lastingtheyareandhoweasytheyareto

berepaired.Perhaps,''plannedobsolescence^^willbegintoseeitsend.

41.A.realB.muchC.littleD.big

42.A.workedoutB.thrownawayC.fixedupD.boastedabout

43.A.industryB.cultureC.productD.route

44.A.permanentlyB.fundamentallyC.sensiblyD.frequently

45.A.forbadeB.remindedC.allowedD.instructed

46.A.failedB.existedC.flashedD.boomed

47.A.shrinkingB.distributingC.stabilizingD.expanding

48.A.miserablyB.barelyC.deliberatelyD.slightly

49.A.opponentsB.manufacturersC.delegatesD.immigrants

50.A.employmentB.fashionC.politicsD.economy

51.A.lastB.transferC.collapseD.tempt

52.A.exploitingB.followingC.desertingD.entitling

53.A.decentB.additionalC.validD.limited

54.A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Anyway

55.A.shiftB.knowledgeC.riseD.success

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheone

thatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

①OnMonday,ascientistanddoctorRobertWinstonistoformallyaskaquestionincongress

aboutwhatassessmentsthegovernmenthasmade<(forrequiringadultsridingbicyclesincitycentresto

havealicenceandthird-partyinsuranceTheletterbelowistheentirelyimaginedresponse/wouldlike

thegovernmenttomaketohim.

②DearRobert,

③Youaskwhatassessmentswe'vemadeforyourproposalaboutobligingcycliststohavelicences

andinsurance.Thebriefansweris:none.Nordowehaveanyplanstodoso.

④Why?Again,theshortansweristhis:it'sasillyandpointlessthingtosuggest,asevidencedby

thefactthatpracticallynocountriesorterritoriesanywhereintheworldrequirecycliststobelicensed,or

tohavecompulsoryinsurance.

⑤Isupposeit'sonlyfairifIexplainwhyIthinkitissuchanon-issue.It'sprettysimple:sucha

planwouldachieveprettymuchnothing,whilecausingsignificantproblems.Morewidely,anysensible

governmentswilldoeverythingintheirpowertogetmorepeoplecycling,nottoputpointlessobstacles

intheirway.

⑥Lefsjusttakeoneexample.AsI'msureyouknowasadoctor,oneoftheproblemsfacingour

nationisthattheNationalHealthSystemislikelytocollapseunderthecaringforanincreasingly

overweightpopulation.Inactivelivingiscentraltothis.Evenafairlybriefdailybiketripcanhave

miraculousbenefitsforpeople'shealth.

⑦Next,howwouldsuchrulesevenwork?Wouldthelicensingandinsurancebejustforadults,or

alsochildren?Howwouldthesystemevenbeenforced——woulditalsorequireallbikestoberegistered

withnumberplates?

⑧Finally,whatwouldyouhopetoachievebythis?Ifyoubelievelicensingtransportusersstops

wrongdoing,canIpointtoyouthedatashowinghowathirdofdriversadmittousinghandheldphones

whiledriving,despitethelawforbiddingit.

⑨So,tosummarize:yourplanwouldbetointroduceahugelynewadministrativeschemethat

wouldmostlikelyhavelimitedeffectonthebehaviourofaveragelylaw-abiding(守法的)transportusers

whorarelyharmothers,whileputtingpeopleofffromthisbeneficialtypeoftransport.

⑩I'mafraidIjustdon'tgetit.

56.WhatdoesRobertmostprobablywanttoknowbyaskingthequestion?

A.whetherthegovernmenthasmadeeffortsregardinghisproposal.

B.whethereachbikeriderhasappliedforathird-partyinsurance.

C.whetherthecongresshassympathytowardsthecyclists.

D.whetherdoctorscanreceivethegovernment'ssupport.

57.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheplanproposedbyRobert?

A.Itmayraisepeople'sinsuranceawareness.B.Itcanmotivatepeopletoobeythelaw.

C.Itimitateswhatothercountriesaredoing.D.Itisdifficulttoimplementandenforce.

58.Theexampleinparagraph6isused.

A.todrawpeople'sattentiontooverweightproblems

B.toprovethatcyclingcancauseproblems

C.toexplainwhygovernmentsadvocatecycling

D.toillustratehowbrokentheNHSis

59.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.holdsprejudicesagainstRobertWinstonB.isapleasantandgood-temperedperson

C.hastherighttospeaklorthegovernmentD.isskilledinargumentativetechniques

(B)

GlasgowMuseumsDisplayGuidelines

museums

APracticalGuideforExhibitions

ThisdocumentsetsoutthedisplaystandardsforGlasgowMuseums.Thisguidewillhelpexhibition

plannersprovideaccesstoexhibitionsinourmuseums.GlasgowMuseums5aimistoimproveaccessto

collectionsbyhavingasmanyitemsaspossibleondisplayandwithoutphysicalbarriers.Wealsotryout

besttoprotecttheseobjectswithoutlimitingaccesstothem.

>ObjectPlacement

?Don'tplaceobjectsinsuchawaythattheycouldpresentadangertovisitors.

?Allobjectdisplays,casedorotherwise,mustbeviewablebyall,includingpeoplewhoare

smallinfigureorinwheelchairs.

>OpenDisplay

?Allobjectsonopendisplaymustbesecurefromtheftanddamage.

?Allobjectsidentifiedforpotentialopendisplaymustbeviewedandagreedonan

object-to-objectbasisbytheSecurityManagerofthemuseum.

RecommendationsDistance

Recommendeddistancetoplaceobjectsoutof"casualarm's700mm

700mmlength”(takenfromtheedgeoftheobjecttotheedgeof

anyproposedformofbarrier)

*/nsomecases,600mmmaybeacceptable,providedtheplinthheightisabove350mm.

ACasedObjects

?Allcaseddisplaysshouldfallwithinthegeneraloptimum(最優(yōu)的)viewingbandof

750-2000mm.Ensureeverythingisvisuallyaccessiblefromawheelchair.

?Positionsmallobjectsorthosewithfinedetailinthefrontpartofacase,withlargeritems

behind.

?Positionsmallitemsorthosewithfinedetailnohigherthan1015mmfromfloorlevel.Objects

placedabovethisheightareonlyseenfrombelowbypeopleinwheelchairsorpeoplewhoare

smallinfigure.

OpenDisplayCasedObjects

60.Fromthispassage,wecanlearnthatGlasgowMuseums.

A.limitaccesstoexhibitionsonadailybasis

B.aremostfamousforitslargecollection

C.makegenerousdonationstothedisabled

D.valuetheexperiencesofallvisitors

61.Accordingtotheguide,objectstobeplacedonopendisplaymust.

A.beequippedwithanti-theftsystemB.beviewedfromadistanceof700mm

C.receiveapprovalfromthemuseumfirstD.fallwithinarms'reachofastandingman

62.Amotherandher10-year-oldsonarelikelytobothfeelcomfortableinfrontofadiamondplacedin

aglasscaseattheheightof.

A.1250mmB.950mmC.650mmD.450mm

（C）

GottfriedWilhelmvonLiebnizwasaphilosopherandmathematicianinsearchofamodel.Inhelate

1600sLeibnizdecidedtherewasaneedforanew,purerarithmeticthanourcommondecimal（十進(jìn)制）

system.Hegothisinspirationfromthe5000-year-oldbookthatisattheheartofChinesephilosophy:the

I-Ching,orBookofChanges.

ThisancienttextwassuchaninfluenceonLiebnizthathetitledhisarticleonthenewarithmetic

^ExplanationofanewarithmeticandtheancientChinesefigureofFuXi”.FuXiwasthelegendaryfirst

authoroftheI-Ching.ThearithmeticthatLiebnizdescribedwas（二進(jìn)?］）code,whichisusedin

almosteverymodemcomputer,fromiPhonestoChina'sownTihane-2supercomputer.

TofigureoutwhatLiebnizlearnedintheI-Ching,weneedtounderstandsomethingthatmostof

ushavetakenforgranted.WhenwelistentoanMP3,lookatadigitalphotoorwatchhelatestTV

drama,weareexperiencingadigitalrepresentationofreality.Thatrepresentationisbasicallyjustastring

ofbinarysignalsthatarecommonlyknownasIsand0s.WhatLiebniz'sgainedfromthebookwasthat

eventhemostcomplexrealitycouldberepresentedinthebinaryformasIsand0s.

InthephilosophyoftheI-Ching,realityisnotentirelyreal.Itissomethingmorelikeadream.This

dreamofrealityarisesfromthebinariesofYinandYang,astheyplayoutcountlesscombinations,

practicallyeverythingintheuniverse.It'snotsurprisingthen,fromtheI-Ching'sperspective,that

anythinginthedreamofrealitycanberepresentedinastringofIsand0s,processedbyacomputer.

TheI-Chingwasfarmoreambitiousthanthecurrentpracticalapplicationsofbinarycode.Itis

claimedthattheI-Chingrepresentsnothinglessthanthebasicsituationofhumanlifeitself.Asasystem

forpredictingthefuture,theI-Chingmightdisappoint,butasawayofquestioningyourownunconscious

mind,itcanberemarkablyuseful.

TheI-Ching'steachingsalsocontainwarningsaboutourdigitalrevolution.Binarycode,poweredby

modemcomputers,hasanamazingcapacitytorepresentreality.However,theancientauthorsofthe

I-Chingmighthaveunderstooditspotential-anditsdangers-evenbetterthanwenowdo.

Sowhenscientificthinkersaskwhethercomputerscancreate"virtualrealities"or"artificial

intelligence^^,theyaremissingthepoint.Ofcourse,wecancreateeverdeeperandmorecomplexlayers

ofthedreamofreality.Therealquestionis,canwewakeupfromthedreamwe'reinalready?

63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutbinarycodes?

A.Theysharethesamesourcewiththedecimalsystem.

B.Theycanformnumerouscombinations.

C.TheyaredocumentedintheBookofChanges.

D.TheyarefirstdiscoveredbyFuXi.

64.Inparagraph3,theunderlinedpartreferstothefactthat.

A.mediaproductsaredigitallyrepresentedusingIsandOs.

B.TVdramasanddigitalphotosarenotworthseeing.

C.Realityismademorecomplexbybinarycodes.

D.Liebniz?smodelishardlyunderstandable.

65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Computers'abilitytorepresentrealityisquitelimited.

B.HumanlifeisnowingravedangeraccordingtotheI-Ching.

C.WehaveyettounderstandthecompleteteachingsoftheI-Ching.

D.TheI-Chingisperfectlyaccurateinpredictingthefuture.

66.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?

A.TheAncientBookofWisdomattheHeartofEveryComputer

B.TheSupercomputerthatEmploysAncientChineseCulture

C.TheFatherofBinaryCode,GottfriedWilhelmLiebniz

D.TheOriginofEasternandWesternPhilosophy

SectionC

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesinthebox.Eachsentencecanonlybe

usedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

A.Hiddeninthemountains,thelostcitywouldbebuiltofstoneslikethese.

B.Whatcouldhebethinking!

C.ButnowtheadventurersarousedthecuriosityofalocalfarmernamedArteaga.

D.Howhadtheybuiltthem!

E.CliffsrosethousandsoffeetabovetheroaringrapidsoftheUrubambaRiver.

F.Suddenly,thecloudsdriftedawayandthereitwas.

DiscoveringtheLostCity

Sixtymilessouth,inCusco,HiramBinghamgazedthoughtfullyattheoldIncanstonewall.Hehad

cometothisplaceinsearchofVilcapampa,thelostcityoftheInca.Butrightherewasthemostbeautiful

stoneworkhehadeverseen-hugestonescutsoperfectlythatnotevenarazorblade（刀片）couldbe

slippedbetweenthem.

Itwasamystery.

Hewalkedthroughthecobbled（卵石）streetsoftheoldcapital,Cusco.TheSpanishhadcometo

thiscity,conqueredtheInca,takentheirgold,andbuiltchurchesovertheirtemples.Suddenly,hestopped.

BeforehimwasthefamousTempleoftheSun.Heplacedhishandsonthesun-warmedstonesso

beautifullycarved,asiftheyhadgrowntogether.

68WoulditholdgoldandrichesliketheSpanishhadfoundinCusco?Morethanever

hewasdeterminedtofindthatcity.

ThenextdayBinghambeganhissearch.Hewouldlookforruins—thatmightbethekey.Heandhis

party,accompaniedbythemilitarymanSergeantCarrasco,leftfortheholyvalleyoftheUrubambaRiver.

Theycametothesleepyoldvillageinthevalley,longagoanimportantcity.

“Arethereanyruinsnearby?^^Binghamasked.4tDoyouknowofthelostcityofVilcapampa?”No

oneknewofit.Travelingnorth,theadventurerscameuponaremoteandwildcanyon（峽谷）.Inthe

distanceweresnowcappedmountainsoverthreemileshigh.69Bingham'sdeterminationto

findthelostcitygrewwitheachturnoftheincreasinglywildpath.

Farbelowinthevalley,Bingham'spartycampedonasandybeachalongsidethethunderingrapids

oftheUrubambaRiver.Dayshadgoneby.Nooneknewofanyruins.

70__________

“Canyoutakeusthere?^^Binghamasked.

IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassagein

nomorethem60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Whateverhappenedtothefightofcarboncapture?

Debateshavebeengoingonaroundthesubjectofcarboncapture.Scientists,especiallyengineers

andgeologists,havestronglycriticizedgreengroupswhoclaimedthatcarboncaptureandstorage（CCS）

schemesarecostlymistakes.

Thescientistsinsistedthatsuchschemesarevitalweaponsinthebattleagainstglobalheating.They

alsowarnthatfailuretosetupwaystotrapandstorecarbonwouldmakeitimpossibletomeetthe

emissionstargetby2050.“CCSisgoingtobetheonlyeffectivewayintheshorttermtopreventoursteel

industry,cementmanufactureandmanyotherprocessesfromcontinuingtopouremissionsintothe

atmosphere,saidProfessorStuartHaszeldine,ofEdinburghUniversity.4tIfwearetohaveanyhopeof

keepingglobaltemperatureincreasesdownbelow2degreesCelsius,wedesperatelyneedtodevelop

waystocaptureandstorecarbondioxide.”

GreengroupsclaimedCCSwouldnotmake“ameaningfulcontributionto2050climatetargets”.

TheysayCCSwasnotareliablewaytodecarbonizetheenergysystemandthatCCShasa“historyof

over-promisingandunder-delivering".Instead,theyurgedtheconstructionofmorerenewableenergy

plantstobegivenpriority.

Buttheclaimsweredismissedbyengineersandgeologists."Theseclaimsarequiteunfair,nsaid

MichaelStephenson,directorattheBritishGeologicalSurvey.tcThetechnologybehindcarboncapture

andstorageisfullymature.Itoffersusagenuinesolutiontosomeoftheproblemswefaceintryingto

dealwithglobalwanning.,,

AgovernmentspokesmanfortheDepartmentofEnergyandClimateChangesaid,“Weare

committedtomeetingourclimatechangetargetsinawaythatisaffordableandprovidessecureenergyto

familiesandbusinesses.WeareconsideringtherolethatCCScouldplayindecarbonizationoftheUK.

Butwealsoneedtotakegovernmentspendingi