I was shocked to learn recently that some scientists want to scale back their research in an effort to decrease carbon emissions.The crisis is here, they said,and we need to cut back on our energy-intensive modelling.At the very least,we need to make our energy use far more sustainable.
It is unarguable that our laboratories,scientific instruments,rockets and satellites -the tools we scientists need to measure the planet's pulse - demand significant amounts of energy both in their construction and operation.And it is equally true that science's unrelenting appetite for information has caused a mushrooming of energy-intensive data centres around the world.According to the International Energy Agency,these buildings now consume about 1 percent of the world's electricity.
If the world is to meet its net-zero ambitions,we must think hard about how we can deliver sustainable computing and deliver more LUMIS.
Every day,scientists,technologists and engineers are discovering new ways to exploit renewable energy sources and develop techniques not just to use power more intelligently but to power our intelligence.A great example of this is Europe's largest super computer,LUMI in Finland, which is astonishingly carbon-negative,established in an old paper mill,it is powered by a nearby river and its remote heat warms the people who live in the surrounding town of Kajaani.
The author expressed great surprise at some scientists' ______.
该题为细节题，问“对于科学家的哪⽅⾯，作者表达了惊讶”。⽂中提到，“最近， 我很震惊地发 现， ⼀些科学家想要缩减研究规模， 以减少碳排放”（I was shocked to learn recently that some scientists want to scale back their research.) 因此，科学家 “意图减少研究”让作者惊讶， 故答案为 B。
The author believes that carbon emissions from research ______.
该题为细节题， 问“作 者认为， 研究所产⽣的碳排放， 怎么了”。⽂中提到，“技术研究的碳排放 是物有所值的：最终，这项研究将保护我们星球的未来 ”（The carbon emissions from technological research are well spent: ultimately this research will safeguard the future of our planet.）。因此，作者认为研究所带来的碳排 放，是能给地球带来⻓期价值的，即“在⻓期看来是合理的”，故答案为 D。
The example of Green in Paragraph 5 is used to illustrate, ______.
该题为例证题， 问“第五段格林的例⼦被⽤来说明什么”。⽂中指出，格林是千禧年科技奖的获得者，他发明了钝化发射极和后电池技术，该技术被运⽤在太阳能板上，能极⼤地减少世界⼆氧化碳的排放 。此外，结合第 5 段 1 句论点句， 该句指出“千禧年科技奖的⽬的是“认可科学和⼯程所带来的希望”，该奖项 旨在颂扬⼈类的创造⼒；结合该论点句和论据可知，格林的例⼦旨在说明 “培养⼈类创造⼒的价值， 故答案为 D。
It can be learned from the last two paragraph ______.
该题为细节题， 问“从最后两段了解到 LUMI 什么信息”。⽂中提到， LUMI 是⼀个伟⼤的例 ⼦， 它是芬兰的最⼤型的超级计算机， 它实现的负碳（“碳吸收量⼤于碳排 放量”）效率令⼈惊讶 。它位于⼀家古⽼的造纸⼚内， 由附近的河流提供动 ⼒，其热量为居住在 Kajaani 镇周围的⼈们带来了温暖 。此外， 尾段也提 到“我们必须认真思考如何提供可持续的计算并提供更多的 LUMI 。”结合 两处可知， LUMI 实现了能源的可持续利⽤，是⼀个应该效仿的榜样，故 答案为 A。
Which of the following statements would the author agree with?______.
该题为 主旨题， 问“作者会同意以下哪项说法“。⽂中开篇指出科研会消耗能量、 排放⼆氧化碳；之后转折， 明确指出科学研究， 尽管会产⽣⼆氧化碳， ⻓ 期看来，是有价值且值得的； 随后，⽂章提出需要展示科研的价值 、并通 过例⼦说明了科学研究已经发挥的价值， 尤其是对可持续能源⽅⾯所推动 的进步；最后指出我们需要通过科研， 加强推动可持续能源的进步 。即⻓ 期看来，科研能推动可持续能源⽅⾯的进步， 推动⼈类前进， 但⽬前需要 消耗能源的科学研究是⽆法避免的，故答案为 C。