Ⅲ. Complete the following passages with the words or phrase in the boxes. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每个单词或词组只能填一次）
(A)
A. diary B. fewer C. releases
D. instead of E. instead F. changes
Carbon neutrality means that the amount of carbon dioxide a person, a company, or even a whole country 31 into the air is balanced by the amount they remove. In simple words, it is like keeping a “carbon 32”. If you add something to the air, you should also find ways to take it away, so the total becomes zero. This is important because too much carbon dioxide warms the Earth and causes problems like rising sea levels, stronger storms, and 33 in weather.
To reach carbon neutrality, people try to produce less carbon dioxide in their daily lives. This can be done in many easy ways. For example, walking or riding a bike 34 reduces pollution. Turning off the lights when leaving a room saves electricity. Using reusable bags, bottles, and lunch boxes can also help because 35 new products need to be made.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
(B)
A. something B. build C. producing
D. make up E. requires F. suggests
Another way to reach carbon neutrality is planting more trees. Trees “breathe in” carbon dioxide and “breathe out” oxygen, so forests play an important role in cleaning the air. Many countries also 36 wind farms or solar power stations. These energy sources do not create carbon dioxide while 37 electricity.
Some companies still produce carbon dioxide, but they try to 38 for it. They might pay for tree planting programmes or support clean energy projects in other places. This is called “offsetting”, which helps balance out the carbon they create.
Carbon neutrality is not 39 that can be reached in one day. It 40 long-term effort from everyone — governments, businesses, and individuals. When more people understand it and take action, our planet will become cleaner, safer, and more comfortable for future generations.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

31. C 32. A 33. F 34. E 35. B 36. B 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. E

【分析】
本题为英语篇章选词填空题，需结合句子结构、词性、上下文语境及固定搭配，逐一匹配方框内的单词/词组。先处理A组：31题需动词第三人称单数，对应“释放二氧化碳”选releases；32题需名词，对应“碳日记”的固定表达选diary；33题需名词，对应“天气变化”选changes；34题需副词，对应“反而减少污染”选instead；35题需形容词修饰可数名词，对应“更少的新产品”选fewer。再处理B组：36题需动词原形，对应“建造风电场”选build；37题需动名词，对应“发电时”选producing；38题需动词词组，对应“弥补”的固定搭配选make up；39题需代词，对应“某事”选something；40题需动词第三人称单数，对应“需要长期努力”选requires。
【解析】
A组：
31. 句子主语为the amount of carbon dioxide，谓语需用第三人称单数动词，结合语境“释放到空气中的二氧化碳量”，选C releases。
32. 固定表达“carbon diary”（碳日记），对应前文“平衡碳排放量”的比喻，选A diary。
33. 并列名词需与前文“海平面上升、强风暴”同类，“天气变化”符合语境，选F changes。
34. 句子需副词修饰动词reduces，instead作副词表“反而”，符合“步行/骑车反而减少污染”的逻辑，选E instead。
35. 修饰可数名词products需用形容词，结合前文“使用可重复用品”，可知“更少的新产品需要被制造”，选B fewer。
B组：
36. 句子需动词原形作谓语，“建造风电场”符合语境，选B build。
37. while后接动名词，“发电时”对应producing electricity，选C producing。
38. 固定搭配make up for（弥补），结合语境“弥补产生的碳排放”，选D make up。
39. 代词something作表语，指代“碳中和是一件事”，选A something。
40. 句子主语为it，谓语需第三人称单数动词，“需要长期努力”符合语境，选E requires。
【答案】
31.C 32.A 33.F 34.E 35.B 36.B 37.C 38.D 39.A 40.E
【知识点】
英语选词填空、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查英语词汇在篇章语境中的运用，需结合词性、逻辑关系及固定搭配解题，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5