2023-2024学年浙江省台州市高二上学期1月期末英语试题

2023-2024

学年浙江省台州市高二上学期

1

月期末英语试题

Do you know the next space explorer or climate change hero? Got an idea that will transform

people’s lives? Inspire inquisitive minds to think big, challenge facts, ask questions and invent

solutions with the UK’s top annual science and engineering competition. The Big Bang Competition

is open and will close for entries on 27 March 2024.

How to enter

The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition is free, and is open to young people in

the UK aged 11 to 18 in state-funded secondary education, who are home educated or who enter as

part of a community group.

Competitors can only enter one project into The Competition, either as an individual or as part of a

team. Project entries for The Competition can cover any topic in the field of STEM and competitors

can find inspiration in The Big Bang Project Gallery online, which is home to past projects, with

topics ranging from improving well-being to creating sustainable solutions. Entry into The

Competition is through the online heat only.

Key dates

Online entry opens: October

Online entry closes: 5 pm on Wednesday 27 March

Finalists announced: Thursday 25 April

Special Awards judging(virtual): Tuesday 7 May to Wednesday 15 May

VIP Judging(virtual): Wednesday 8 May to Thursday 9 May

Prizes

The Big Bang Competition offers a fantastic opportunity for young people to win amazing prizes in

recognition for their hard work. Prizes range from generous cash prizes to prestigious(

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titles, and may change a bit from year to year.

1. What’s the purpose of The Big Bang Competition?

A

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To appeal to young people to explore space.

B

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To call on young people to win amazing prizes.

C

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To fuel young people’s creativity for better lives.

D

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To transform young people’s lives with inventions.

2. What can we learn about the competitors?

A

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Participants should submit entries by 15 May.

B

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Multiple projects are allowed for each participant.

C

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Competitors should focus on sustainable solutions.

D

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Winners will receive grand awards for their efforts.

3. Which section of a website is the text probably taken from?

A

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Culture and society.

C

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Nature and environment.

Bobby Wilson is retired. Well, he’s supposed to be. But the Georgia farmer, “The Garden Man”

named by his community, used his retirement savings to buy and operate a nonprofit farm — the

Metro Atlanta Urban Farm — and he hasn’t slowed down since.

Years ago, Bobby Wilson saw a need for fighting hunger in his community. He worked hard all his

life, but when it came time to retire, he knew his job wasn’t over yet. So he poured his time, money

and energy into stepping up to fill that need and combat food insecurity. He dedicated his life to

helping his community and to creating a healthier, more sustainable world for his grandchildren.

Wilson is on a mission. He’s on several missions, actually. While working for the University of

Georgia for twenty years in gardening education, he saw a real need for affordable, nutritious food in

his under-served community in the Atlanta metropolitan area. As food prices rise, the need has only

increased. Families across the nation are feeling the pinch. It’s getting harder and harder for people

to afford nutritious food. According to U.S. Hunger, one in ten households faces food insecurity. In

Georgia, where Bobby Wilson lives, the problem is even more terrible, with one in eight people

facing hunger. So Bobby Wilson is on a mission to help families in his disadvantaged neighborhood

grow their own food on small tracts of land using sustainable practices. At a time when thousands of

households are struggling to make ends meet, Wilson insists that people can save thousands of

dollars if they grow their own vegetables. And he has set up a teaching farm on five acres of land in

College Park, in the heart of the city, to show people how to do just that. Numerous volunteers are

educated on the agriculture industry, including how to best acquire land and resources.

Asked about the principle of the farm, Wilson said, “It’s more than just a farm. It’s about justice,

diversity, and inclusion. We are working for the community.”

4. Why did Bobby Wilson buy the Metro Atlanta Urban Farm?

A

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To continue to work after retirement. B

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To provide healthy food for the

community.

D

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To educate volunteers on the agriculture

industry.

B

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Science and technology.

D

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Sports and entertainment.

C

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To show his grandchildren how to grow

food.

5. What does the underlined phrase “feeling the pinch” mean in the third paragraph?

A

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Struggling financially.

C

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Emotionally disturbed.

6. Which words can best describe Bobby Wilson?

B

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Suffering mentally.

D

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Physically challenged.

A

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Committed and adventurous.

C

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Ambitious and knowledgeable.

B

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Generous and devoted.

D

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Responsible and modest.

7. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A

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A Retired Farmer Spreads Knowledge of Farming

B

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The Metro Atlanta Urban Farm-More Than a Farm

C

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A Mission of Creating a Sustainable Agricultural World

D

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The Garden Man Feeds a Community with Retirement Money

Consumers may soon find meat on restaurant menus that has never walked the earth—grown from

cell to fillet

（肉块）

. The product, called “cultured” or “cultivated” meat, is reaching more plates.

Cultivated chicken has been sold in a Singapore restaurant since 2020, and recently the Department

of Agriculture approved the sale of cultured chicken in the United States. More than 150 businesses

worldwide are working to put beef, fish, and pork on the market, too.

Cultured meat begins as a cell from an egg or a piece of traditionally butchered meat. Fed with

certain nutrients for two or three weeks, the meat is processed into forms that consumers are familiar

with. “Initial research is in a lab, but the meat is made in a production facility.” says Josh Tetrick,

CEO of Good Meat, one of the USDA-approved cultured chicken manufacturers. The company has

made public their own nutrient analysis, evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration, which

reveals that the nutritional profiles of their products are almost identical to conventional meats.

By alleviating the raising and killing of animals, cultured meat companies say their product helps

reduce animal cruelty and will be better for the environment. Their process uses far less land

because there’s no need to house animals or grow their feed. Cultured beef, especially, could reduce

the number of cattle on farms-a significant source of methane emissions. However, some studies

contradicted that cultured meat may also require greater energy usage than conventional production.

Much of the environmental impact will depend on whether the energy used is renewable and on the

efficiency of future production technology.

Given a growing consumer consciousness around animal rights and climate change, supporters

foresee a future meat market where consumers will choose between different kinds of conventional

meat, cultured meat, and plant-based alternatives. Approved sale of cultivated chicken in the U.S. is

a landmark moment, but not yet a revolution. While cultured meat’s widespread consumption and

impact on the economy seem a step closer to reality, scientists, philosophers, and the product’s own

manufacturers acknowledge years of work lie ahead.

8. What’s the first paragraph mainly about?

A

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The official approval of meat marketing.

B

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The growing popularity of meat products.

C

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The increasing promotion of cultured meat.

D

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The widespread consumption of cultured chicken.

9. In what way is cultured meat similar to conventional meat?

A

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Initial forms.

C

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Nutritional contents.

B

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Production efficiency.

D

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Consumption prospect.

10. Why does the author mention cultured beef in paragraph 3?

A

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To explain the process of raising animals.

B

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To compare cultured meat and conventional meat.

C

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To emphasize the environmental benefits of cultured meat.

D

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To highlight the significance of reducing methane emissions.

11. What attitude do scientists hold for the future consumption of cultured meat?

A

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Cautious.

Right now, summers are getting hotter, winters colder and the polar ice is melting at an alarming

rate. Extreme weather events and natural disasters frequently occur. The climate time-bomb is

ticking. Strict measures must be taken to tackle the problem.

It reminds me of how the lives we live seem to follow roughly in the way put forward years earlier

by the writers of science-fiction. I guess it’s “life imitating art”. When I was young there were

stories about rockets going into space and even going to the moon, although there had never been a

rocket into space at that time. Years later, Russia launched Sputnik, the first man-made object to go

into earth orbit and later the US landed people and even a car on the moon.

When I was growing up there were also science-fiction stories about governments looking for

solutions when the world’s natural resources were being over-extended, such as they are in the case

of climate change. The solution in the stories was to assume that the cause of the problem was over-

population and the solution, therefore, was to limit the number of people. Various plans were put

forward for doing that, from limiting the birth rate to killing off anyone over a certain age. That age,

if I remember correctly, was usually about 60 and when you reached that you were supposed to turn

yourself over to a government facility where you would be put to death.

Still, a look at the old science-fiction stories provides an interesting and somewhat chilling approach

to what is acknowledged to be a very serious and worsening world-wide problem. There is general

agreement that urgent action is needed to stop us from literally making our world unfit to live on.

The answers, at least so far, concentrate on managing those resources and the ways in which we use

them. However, I wonder if the day will come when life will imitate the art of the old science-fiction

stories and someone will propose limiting the number of people on the planet as a way of making it

more suitable for those who are left. It’s a grave thing to predict.

12. What does the author say about climate problems?

A

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The problems can be tackled in a scientific way.

B

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The problems are in urgent need of being resolved.

B

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Confident. C

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Doubtful. D

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Worried.

C

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The explosion of extreme climates is under control.

D

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The loss of natural resources leads to climate changes.

13. How does the author clarify the concept of “life imitating art”?

A

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By giving examples.

C

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By giving definitions.

B

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By using quotes.

D

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By making contrast.

14. What possible solution to climate problems concerns the author?

A

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Removing overpopulated species.

C

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Over-extending natural resources.

15. What’s the author’s tone in the passage?

A

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Calm.

Unique among all the positive emotions, hope requires some degree of conflict, difficulty,

negativity, or uncertainty to be ignited. People high in hope are optimistic about their future and

believe in possibilities. They see challenges as opportunities to grow and learn, rather than as

obstacles. 16 Here are tips on how to cultivate hope.

Set and achieve goals. Without a clear goal, it’s easy to get distracted and lose focus. Hopeful people

usually visualize their goals and create conditions that set them up for success. 17 Getting three

emails out in the next 15minutes or preparing lunch in the next 20 minutes are simple examples.

Stick with positive people. 18 This doesn’t mean being intolerant of another person’s difficulties,

negativity, or struggles, but it does mean that hopeful people tend to spend more time associating

with those who share a bright and proactive attitude. They maintain a healthy balance but don’t get

overwhelmed by the negativity around them.

19 While believing in oneself is important, highly hopeful people are able to forgive themselves as

well. This is a unique combination because this type of confidence allows a person to be imperfect.

In addition, they are willing to take reasonable risks and accept failures to support their growth and

move forward.

Keep a positive outlook. No matter what life throws at them, they endeavor to see the silver lining.

They don’t let the circumstance define their emotional response. In addition, high-hope people are

also creative problem-solvers. When faced with a challenge, they don’t give up easily. 20

A

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Believe in the power of risks.

B

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Be self-reflective and confident.

C

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This is key to the success of many high-hope people.

D

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One way this gets done is through achievable micro-goals.

E

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Being around positive people contributes to keeping optimistic.

B

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Serious. C

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Frustrated. D

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Matter-of-fact.

B

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Getting rid of seniors.

D

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Moving onto the moon.