浙江省嘉兴市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末检测英语试题

In March, 2022, an exhibition of photographic work highlighting young people's concerns about climate change was held under the guidance of the Canon Young People Programme (YPP). The images were created by pupils of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, under the guidance of the former pupil, Canon Ambassador and professional photographer, Clive Booth.

The exhibition displayed seven pieces of artwork created by Year 12 pupils at the school and is the result of a series of Canon YPP photography and digital storytelling workshops. These workshops aim to provide young people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to handle the sustainability issues that matter to them.

Pupils were tasked with using visual storytelling, language, and design to create a poster and video that would bring to life their concerns for the future of the planet and their local environment. As the pupils created their masterpieces, they were mentored by Booth, who recently appeared as guest editor of Digital Photographer, and other Canon experts. The children were provided with inspiration and education through training on how to use Adobe Spark, how to shoot photographs and videos, and how to use lighting and props (道具)  to bring their stories to life.

"This activity has created some incredible results, and I'm proud that the school has had the opportunity to show these images to the wider public, "said Booth. "It's clear that the pupils were able to use these creative workshops as a platform to openly express their anxieties about climate change and their concerns over the future of the planet. "

Canon's Young People Programme helps young people from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa with creative education by delivering workshops, inspiration and instruction. Since its start, it has worked with over 5, 000 young people and over 50 charity partners.

Each year more than 6 million dogs and cats end up in animal shelters, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day was designed to raise awareness about organizations' work with homeless animals.

Their main mission is to find homes for pets and reunite lost ones with their human families, but they need a lot of volunteer help.

"Not everyone has to have an animal in order to care about animals," said Debra Duel of the Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington. One way to help is to become a short-term foster (收养) family. Fostering frees up space in busy shelters. Adoptable pets get more personal attention once fostered in a loving home than in crowded shelter environments. "Fostering is great for people who can't have a permanent pet," Duel said.

Fostering also helps people learn more about pet care before offering a forever home.

Victoria, now 12, has taken care of 49 animals since 2018. "Every animal is an individual, "Victoria said. "Each requires different work. Puppies or kittens require more time and training than older dogs and cats, "she said. "Even small animals like guinea pigs are more work than people think. "

If you really can't foster, consider donating time, money and supplies to a shelter. Kindergartners at Browne Academy in Fairfax County did just that. They, in a partnership with the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, raised several hundred dollars by drawing pictures of family pets that sold for $1 each. They also made cat toys and pillows. Their efforts helped improve the animals' stay at the shelter, and they helped reduce adoption fees for people who can't afford them.

Hopefully all those efforts will lead to fewer animals waiting for their forever homes.

Replacing the meat and dairy products that make up a typical European diet with laboratory-grown produce could cut food-related greenhouse gases, as well as water and land use, by over 80 percent, a new study suggests. Food production has huge environmental impacts, creating more than a third of all greenhouse gas emissions (排放) .

To assess ways to reduce this impact, Rachel Mazac at the University of Helsinkiin Finland and her colleagues have studied the potential effects of switching to "novel and future foods". "What we are looking at are foods that are novel in their production technology, like cultured meat or cultured milk, "says Mazac. Her team used the analyses to calculate the potential benefits of switching to these foods assuming people are willing to do so, compared with foods that are typically consumed in Europe.

The results suggest that an "optimised diet" of novel foods could cut greenhouse emissions by 83 percent, water use by 84 percent and land use by 87 percent. "We are seeing some pretty significant reductions in impacts, "says Mazac. The team also found that switching to a vegan (素食的) diet had the similar effect. But switching to lab-grown meat, rather than a vegan diet, could allow many people to eat foods that are more like their current diet. "It would be a way for someone to consume their fast-food burger, but save on land use and water use and global warming potential, "says Mazac.

Speaking of the results, Tim Lang at City, University of London, says: "It's almost too good to be true. "If the findings are correct, the research has important policy implications（启示）, he says. But Lang thinks the environmental benefits won't come about through consumers making voluntary changes to their diet. They will only play out if governments and companies essentially force these foods on people, he says.

Picture this: you are flicking (不停转换) channels and you come across an advertisement for a popular cigarette brand with doctors praising its health benefits. Unbelievable? Think again. Shocking as it may now be, it was common to see doctors give their approval to cigarette makers.

In fact, during the first run of the cartoon show The Flintstones in 1960, its official sponsor was Winston cigarettes, and in one advertisement, the characters Fred Flinstone and Barney Rubble were seen smoking a pack together, with the latter remarking after a puff: "It tastes good, like a cigarette should. "

However, there was resistance in the media to the fabrications (虚假信息) of wealthy tobacco companies. It was the American issue of Reader' Digest which regularly sounded the alarm. "Does Tobacco Injure the Human Body?" focused on a groundbreaking study that concluded smoking was one of the very significant reasons fewer men than women attain old age. Another story called "Cancer by the Carton" contributed to a big drop in cigarette smoking.

Smoking has lost its cool factor in recent decades. In 1922 over 65, 000 tons of tobacco were sold in the UK, reaching a peak of 125, 960 tons sold in 1961. Due to growing public awareness of smoking's harmful health effects, by 2014 that figure had dropped to 43, 793 tons.

In the past decade, the rate of smokers has dropped considerably. And it's young people in particular who are turning away from the cigarettes: 25.7 percent of 18-24 year olds smoked regularly in 2011 while in 2018 16. 8 percent did. Hear that?

A. The first story about it was published in 1924.

B. As is estimated, it dropped by almost 33 percent.

C. It's the collective sound of lungs breathing again.

D. Attitudes to smoking have changed in the last 100 years.

E. A century ago, the attitude towards smoking was quite different.

F. More surprisingly, doctors weren't the only ones to promote smoking.

G. The number of smokers across the country continues to steadily decline.

Thinking about the saying "Dress for success", I picked out the nicest suit for the reception (欢迎会) in the university ballroom. It was 1, my first step on the journey toward an exciting future. I didn't 2 anyone, but it seemed someone was constantly 3 in my direction. I thought there was 4 something to "Dressing for success".

Later, when I left and sat in my car, somehow, I decided to 5 my hair. I actually smiled into the 6. And then I froze. A pink hair roller was just 7on my head. It was 8 exposed. I sat there, holding that 9 roller, tears rolling down.

Two years later, I was in a classroom facing 10 kids who were used to failure. I was trying to 11 them, but it seemed as if nothing 12. Finally, in a weak moment, I found myself telling them the hair roller 13. I told them everything, my 14, my shame, the aloneness I felt.

Some students laughed. They couldn't believe I'd 15 such an embarrassing event. One student suggested I check my hair 16 I went anywhere. The next day when I walked into the classroom, it was very quiet 17 a little giggle (咯咯笑) here and there. It didn't take me long to 18. Every kid had a pink hair roller on the head. "Hey, Miss, "came a voice at the back. "You are not 19?"

Who would have known a little pink hair roller could play such a(n) 20 part! Just as one of my professors said, "Before you teach me, you must reach me."

There are currently over 3, 000 endangered languages in the world on the edge of extinction. And languages and dialects are dying at alarming rate. According to National Geographic, one language disappears from the earth every 14 days, and few leave any recognizable marks. The least spoken languages in the world tend to be spoken only by a few elders of small (community). Learning a dying language rarely appeals to people try to secure their place in a global economy, so younger generations aren't typically learning these languages their parents or grandparents. Most of these endangered languages also lack a writing system, (make) their preservation an even bigger challenge.

In this landscape of amazing loss, institutions and projects are trying to save is left. The Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (found) in 2002 with the aim of preserving languages threatened by extinction. It not only funds individual projects developed by scholars, provides training in London and around the world to help prepare the methods (require)for research work. The purpose of documenting languages must not (simple) be to pin(钉) them to the wall like butterflies.

1）简要介绍;    2）推荐诗人;   3）期待共赏。

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The Subway Trail was named for its tunnel-shaped canyon (大峡谷). The hike there was described as "very tough", requiring "route finding, stream crossing, and climbing over big rocks". Nevertheless, I still decided to explore it with my friend, Jessika.

It was sunny when we set out from the trailhead (登山口) at 8 am. Halfway through our ten-mile hike, a light snow began to fall. Soon after, we entered the Subway. Standing in our way was a small pond. Because it looked shallow, we began to walk through.

However, about 1. 5 metres from the edge, my front foot suddenly sank into the sandy bottom. Then I fell forward, and both legs started to sink. The mud came all the way up to both of my legs. I freed my left leg but I couldn't move my right leg at all. Jessika handed me a long stick we'd picked up earlier. I jammed it down the side of my leg and tried to pull my leg out but failed. Jessika started removing sand with both hands, but it was refilling faster than she could pull it out. "Stop!" I shouted. "It's quicksand! You're wasting your energy. "Though the sinking stopped, it seemed impossible to get out.

The only phone reception was back at the trailhead, five hours away over rough areas. I told Jessika she had to hike back and call for help. She was scared—she'd only ever hiked with me and was afraid of hiking alone on such a difficult trail. But we were out of options.

Thirty minutes after she left, it started to snow heavily. I zipped up my jacket and pulled my head inside. Suddenly I fell backward. I urgently planted my stick into the dry ground and pulled myself upright. I was extremely tired. It had been about five hours since Jessika left, and it was getting dark.

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2）至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;

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A few hours later, I saw a light through my jacket.

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An hour later, another light shone across my eyes.