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(3) Glasgow has pledged to become the first carbon neutral city in the UK. The city's council and ScottishPower have announced a range of strategies in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions ahead of the new national target of 2045. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed the pledge and said: “Today's announcement between ScottishPower and Glasgow City Council-to make Glasgow the UK's first net-zero city-is a very welcome step. Reaching our goals will need exactly this kind of partnership approach-with government, business, local authorities and citizens all playing their part. " (4) Speaking ahead of the All Energy Conference being held in Glasgow, ScottishPower chief executive Keith Anderson said: “We have a large supply of renewable energy on our doorstep and one of the only two low emission zones in action across the UK. Now, we need to invest in the technologies and programmes that transform the rest of Glasgow's economy and make us net zero before anyone else.”
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预览两道题各选项，由选项中的 carbon emissions 、reduce、invest、new sources、renewable energy、low-emission 等词推测，新闻内容可能与减少碳排量、 寻求新能源有关。第3题各选项中出现了 Scotland、carbon emissions、reduction、Glasgow、deal、ScottishPower等词，内容涉及苏格兰地区处理碳排放的举措， 听音时应注意匹配正确表述。第4题前三个选项均和 Glasgow有关，根据 needs to、is going to、needed、is necessary to等词组推测， 本题可能考查格拉斯哥下一步需要做什么来处理碳排放问题。
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3. What do we learn from the news report?
C)。【详解】新闻开头提到，格拉斯哥承诺要成为英国第一个碳中和城市，并通过一系列的措施减少碳排放。因此，答案为C)。
4. What did ScottishPower's chief executive say ahead of the All Energy Conference?
A)。【详解】新闻中提到，苏格兰电力公司的首席执行官在能源大会之前提出他们需要投资技术和项目来改变格拉斯哥其他地区的经济。因此，答案为A)。