河北省部分市2023-2024學(xué)年高二年級(jí)上冊(cè)期末考試英語(yǔ)試題匯編：閱讀理解（含解析）

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2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

河北省滄州市2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測(cè)英語(yǔ)試題

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AMTRAKTRAINTICKETSFROMWASHINGTONTONEWYORK

DepartureArrivalDurationPrice

UnionStation—PennStation1:50PM4:38PM2h48m$184

UnionStation-PennStation4:00PM6:40PM2h40m$190

UnionStation—PennStation10:30AM1:20PM2h50m$175

UnionStation-PennStation8:00AM10:30AM2h30m$195

Dealsanddiscounts

Thetraincompanyhasadiscountpolicyontraintickets.Itoffersadiscountforfamilygroups

(3ormorepeople)andbabies.Itoffersa50%discountforbabiesundertheageof24months.

Disabledpeopleandpeoplewithreducedmobilitycanreceivefreeassistanceatthetrainstationand

onthetrain.

Ticketrefundsandexchanges

Ifthepassengerhasanyproblembeforethetrip,thetraincompanyallowssomekindof

changeslike:refundiftheclientwon'ttravelanymoreorschedulechanges.Butremember,thereare

cancellationfeesthatvaryaccordingtotheadvanceofthechangerequest.

Boardingontrain

Ifsimportanttoarriveatthestationonehourbeforeyourtrainleaves,soyoucancheckyour

ticketwithoutproblems.

Baggagesizeandweightlimits

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Eachtraincompanyhasitsownrulesaboutcarryingluggage.Thecompanyallowsthe

transportofoneortwopiecesofluggageweighingupto20kg.

Petsontrain

Americantraincompaniesdonotallowthetransportofanimalsintheircarriages.

Haveanawesometraintrip!

1.Whichtraintakestheleasttime?

A.1:50PM.B.4:00PM.C.10:30AM.D.8:00

AM.

2.Howmuchshouldtwoteenagerspayiftheychoosethe4:00PMtrain?

A.$190.B.$195.C.$380.D.$390.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Touristscancarryluggageweighingabove20kg.

B.Touristscantaketheirpetsontothetrainwiththemselves.

C.Touristscangetafullrefundiftheyhaveaproblembeforethetrip.

D.Touristshadbetterarriveatthestationonehourbeforetraindeparture.

B

SouthBaltimoreissurroundedbywater,highways,andtraintracks.Ifsalsooftenthoughtof

asaplacetoavoid-folksaretaughttobecarefuloforevenavoidSouthBaltimore."'Peoplethink

SouthBaltimoreisaplacefilledwithdanger.It'snot.It'sjustwe'resurroundedbydangerous

things,“saysTaysia,17.

Taysiaispartofagroupofstudentactivistsfightingagainstaverydifferentkindofdangerin

theirneighborhood:airpollutionandclimatechange.Lotsoftruckswiththeirnoisepassthrough

theneighborhood.SouthBaltimoreisalsohometoajunkyardwheretheycrush（壓碎）cars,anold

landfill,chemicalplants,andmountainsofcoal.Thesearenotthecommunitiesanyonewants.

TheresidentsofSouthBaltimorearebreathingpollutedairtoday.Coalreleasesablackdust

thafssmallenoughtogetintopeople'slungs.Itcancausediseaseanddeathifyou'rebreathingit

dayafterday.ThemountainsofcoalarethefocusofagrowingoppositionmovementcalledFree

YourVoice,ledbySouthBaltimoreteenagers.

TheteensofFreeYourVoicearetakingonabigopponent（對(duì)手）:themassivetransportation

companyCSX,whichtransportsmorethan8milliontonsofcoalthroughSouthBaltimoreannually.

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CSXmakesbillionsofdollarsayear.

Theteenswentdoortodoor,warningtheirneighborsaboutthedangersofthecoal

transportation.Noteveryonewasonboardatfirst."Weweretalkingtopeopleandthat'sjustlike,

'You'reakid!Likethisisnotgonnachange,ifsbeenhappeningforever.9Taysiasays.

Meanwhile,thestudentsspentthesummerusingstickypapertogathersamplesofdustfromall

overtheneighborhoodtoprovethatthedustwasfromcoalandtopinpointwhichpartsofthe

neighborhoodweremostaffected.

ThegoalistoeventuallygetthestateregulatorstodenythepermitthatCSXneedstooperate,

oratleastrequirethecompanytoencloseallthecoal,orattheveryleastputwaterontoallofitso

there'slessdustblowingaround.Andthestateisconsideringallofthoserequests.

4.HowdidpeopledescribeSouthBaltimoreaccordingtoTaysia?

A.Wealthy.B.Dangerous.C.Peaceful.D.

Inclusive.

5.WhatisthemainfocusoftheoppositionmovementcalledFreeYourVoice?

A.Thejunkyard.B.Theoldlandfill.

C.Thechemicalplants.D.Thecoaltransportation.

6.Whydidsomepeopleintheneighborhoodinitiallydoubtthestudents9efforts?

A.Theybelievedthepollutionwasharmless.

B.TheytrustedCSX'senvironmentalpractices.

C.Theyhadnoawarenessofthepollutionandclimatechange.

D.Theythoughtthestudentsweretooyoungtomakeachange.

7.Whatmethoddidthestudentsusetogatherevidenceofcoal-relatedpollution?

A.Conductingsurveys.B.Distributingleaflets.

C.Usingstickypaperfordustsamples.D.Organizingprotests.

C

The“marktest”(or"mirrortest”)isawaytotestanimalintelligence-whetherananimalcan

recognizeitself,especiallyanimalswithlargebrains.Amarkisputonananimal,usuallyinaspot

thatcanonlybeseenwithamirror.Thentheanimalisallowedtolookinamirror.Iftheanimal

seemstopayattentiontothemark,scientistsbelievetheanimalhasrecognizeditself.

Butsomescientistsbelievethemarktestdoesn'tworkwellforallanimals.Roosters(公雞)are

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agoodexample.ScientistsattheUniversityofBonnrecentlyranthemarktestonroosters.Theyput

apinkishtriangleonthechestoftheroosters.Butwhentheroosterslookedinamirror,theydidn't

seemtonoticethemark.

Thescientistsneededadifferentwaytotestwhethertheroosterscouldrecognizethemselves.

Whenthere'sdanger-likeahawk（鷹）flyingabove-roostersmakeloudcallstowarnnearby

chickens.Butroostersonlymakethecriesifotherchickenscanhearthem.Ifthey'realone,they

remainquietsothehawkwon'tseethem.Thescientistsrealizedthattheycouldusetheshadowofa

hawktotestifroosterscouldrecognizethemselvesinamirror.

First,thescientistslettheroostersspendtimegettingusedtobeinginaclosed-inspaceand

havingamirroraround.Then,theyranseveraltestsbymakingahawkshadowappearabovethe

birdandwatchinghowtheroosterreacted.

Whentherewasnomirror,theroostersreactedasusual.Theycalledoutwhentheywerenear

anotherrooster,butremainedquietwhentheywerealone.Butwhenaroosterwasinaspacewhere

itcouldseeitselfinthemirror,itwasn'tfooledintothinkingtherewasanotherrooster.Itremained

silentdespitethehawkshadow.

Itprovestheroostersknewtheywereseeingthemselvesinthemirror,andnototherroosters.

Thatsuggeststhatthemarktestmaynotbeagoodtestofwhetherananimalcanrecognizeitself.

Thescientistshopetheirresultswillencourageotherscientiststolookforbetterwaysof

testingself-recognitioninanimals.

8.Whatisthepurposeofthe“marktest”?

A.Totestabird'sabilitytofly.

B.Tomeasureananimal'sbrainsize.

C.lbseeifananimalcanrecognizeitself.

D.Tocomparedifferentanimals5intelligence.

9.Howdidscientiststestwhethertheroostersthoughttheywerealone?

A.Bytestingtheireyesightwithamirror.

B.Byputtingamarkontheroosters9chest.

C.ByplacingtworoostersbeforethemiiTor.

D.Byobservingtheirreactionstoahawkshadow,

10.Whatdotheresultsoftheroosterexperimentsuggest?

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A.Roostersarenotintelligentanimals.

B.Themarktestisareliablemeasureofself-recognition.

C.Themarktestmaynotaccuratelydetermineself-recognition.

D.Roosterscanrecognizethemselvesbetterthanotheranimals.

11.Whatdothescientistsexpectoffurtherstudies?

A.Conductingmoreexperimentsonroosters.

B.Usingthemarktestonotherbirdspecies.

C.Studyingself-recognitionindolphinsandelephants.

D.Searchingforbetterwaystotestanimalintelligence.

D

Whenwe'refacingacomplexproblem,weoftengatheragrouptobrainstorm.We'relooking

togetthebestideasasquicklyaspossible.Weloveseeingithappen—exceptforoneproblem.

Groupbrainstormingusuallybackfires.

Extensiveevidenceshowsthatwhenwegenerateideastogether,wefailtomaximizecollective

intelligence.Brainstorminggroupsfallsofarshortoftheirpotentialthatwegetmoreideas—and

betterideas——ifweallworkalone.AsthehumoristDaveBarryquipped（打趣道）,“Ifyouhadto

identify,inoneword,thereasonwhythehumanracehasnotachieved,andneverwillachieve,its

fullpotential,thatwordwouldbe:'meetings'."Buttheproblemisn'tmeetingsthemselves一ifs

howwerunthem.

Tounearththehiddenpotentialinteams,insteadofbrainstonning,we'dbetterturntoaprocess

called“brainwriting”.Theinitialstepsaresolo.Youstartbyaskingeveryonetogenerateideas

separately.Next,youpoolthemandsharethemanonymously（匿名地）amongthegroup.To

preserveindependentjudgment,eachmemberevaluatesthemontheirown.Onlythendoestheteam

cometogethertoselectandrefine（完善）themostpromisingoptions.Bydevelopingandassessing

ideasindividuallybeforechoosingandstatingthem,teamscansurfaceandadvancepossibilities

thatmightnotgetattentionotherwise.

Anexampleofgreatbrainwritingwasin2010when33minersweretrappedundergroundin

Chile.Withtimeoftheessence,therescueteamdidn'tholdlongbrainstoi*mingsessions.They

establishedaglobalbrainwritingsystemtocrowdsourceindependentideas.Atinyplastic

telephoneendedupbecomingtheonlymeansofcommunicatingwiththeminers.Andthe

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specializeddrillthatultimatelymadeitpossibletosavetheminerswassuggestedbya24-year-old

engineer.

OrganizationalbehaviorscholarAnitaWoolleyhelpstoexplainwhythismethodworks.They

findthatakeytocollectiveintelligenceisbalancedparticipation.Inbrainstormingmeetings,ifs

easyforparticipantstobecomeinfavorofthemostpowerfulpeople.Thebrainwritingprocess

makessurethatallideasarebroughttothetable.Thegoalisn'ttobethesmartestpersonintheroom

一it'stomaketheroomsmarter.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“backfires“inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Fails.B.Freezes.C.Arises.D.

Expands.

13.WhywasDaveBarrymentionedinParagraph2?

A.Toexplainthepowerofhumoronefficiency.

B.Toillustratethedrawbackofbrainstormingmeetings.

C.ToreviewtheachievementofDaveBarryinhistory.

D.Toshowapproachestoreachinghumanpotential.

14.Howdoesbrainwritingdifferfrombrainstormingaccordingtothetext?

A.Brainstormingallowsformorediversethoughts.

B.Brainstorminginvolvessharingideasanonymously.

C.Brainwritingrequiresteamstorefineandpolishideastogether.

D.Brainwritinginvolvesindividualideagenerationandevaluation.

15Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.WhyBrainstormingDoesn'tWork

B.WhatBrainstormersUsuallyDo

C.WhyBrainstormingBoostsCreativity

D.HowWeBecometheSmartestPersonintheTeam

河北省張家口市2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期1月期末英語(yǔ)試題

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A

Isthereanytruthbehindthesaying“Youarewhatyoueat"?Weputthistothetestbyasking

threepeopletoopentheirfridgedoorsandtalkabouttheirlifestyles.

Jenny31Teacher

MyhusbandandIavoidallproductsthatcomefromanimals.Thismeanswedon'teatmeat.

Welikecookingathomeandmakeourmealsfromfresh,seasonalfruitandvegetables.Cooking

togethergivesusachancetorelaxandcatchuponeachother'sdays.Ifwehavechildren,Iwant

tobringthemupjustlikeus,butmyhusbandsaysthateveryoneshouldbeabletomaketheirown

lifestylechoices.

Ted35Constructionworker

Eachdayattheconstructionsiteismoreorlessthesame-tiring!WhenIgetbackhome,

there'snothingmoresatisfyingthanabigmeatdinner.IguessI'vealwaysbeenabigmeateater

andinthishouse,nofamilymealiscompletewithoutsomeformofmeat.Istilldon'tthinkthat

anythingcanbeatmymum'shomemadesausages,though.

Mike49Chef

Withfivechildren,we'reonebigfamily!MywifeandIbothworkfull-time,solifecanget

prettybusy!LikealotofchefsIknow,Idon'treallydomuchcookingathome.SometimesIbring

homefoodfromtherestaurantwhereIwork.Onceaweek,wedoabigshopandbuyalotof

frozenfood.Iknowweshouldeatmorefreshfruitandvegetables,butreadymealsareso

convenient.

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutJenny?

A.Shelikesreadymeals.B.Shehaschildrentobringup.

C.Sheenjoysvegetable-freedinners.D.Sheenjoyscookingtogetherwithher

husband.

2.WhatmightMikesay?

A.Myfridgeisfilledwithmeat.

B.Asachef,Idon'tneedsomuchfrozenfood.

C.Iprovidefreshfruitandvegetablesformychildren.

D.It'sconvenienttoeatfoodbroughtfrommyworkplace.

3.Whatisthetypeofthetext?

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A.Interviewnotes.B.Acookingguide.

C.Anadvertisement.D.Productintroductions.

B

It'sMarchinAfrica.Onthefarm,localpeoplearedancingandsingingtocelebratetheir

recentharvest.Theirhardworkhaspaidoffandgotbeautifulfruit—whiteandfragrantrice!

ThisistheSecondFarminXai-Xai.Mozambique,whereYiYunhasbeenworkingforsix

years.The37-year-oldfromLiaoning,China.followedhisChinesecompanyhereasaproject

manager.Thecompanyrunsaprojecttogrowriceonthefarm,whichcoversabout1,667hectares.

“Whenwefirstarrivedin2017,thefannwasfullofweeds（雜草）,astallasasaidYi.

Afterclearingtheweeds,thecompanybegantoteachlocalsfarmingskills.44Wetaughtthemhow

todrivetractors（拖拉機(jī)）andharvesters,andhowtogrowricestepbystepincludingsowing

seedsandsprayingpesticide.^^

Since2000,whentheForumonChina-AfricaCooperationstarted,anincreasingnumberof

ChinesecompaniesandorganizationshavegonetoAfricatoworkintheagricultureindustry.44We

bringinnewtechniques,equipmentandhigh-qualityseeds,“saidYi.

“Localpeoplearehappythatweareherebecausewenotonlyhelpthemsolvefoodproblems

butalsoprovidejobopportunities,saidYi."Ourfarmcanemploy500to1,000localpeople.

Theirlivingconditionshavebeengreatlyimprovedinrecentyears.Somefamilieshaveeven

boughttelevisionsandfridges.^^

"Africanpeoplearejustashard-workingastheChineseandalsowanttopursueabetterlife.

Whattheyneedismoreopportunities,whichChinaisnowhelpingwith.Tmproudofwhatmy

countryisdoing,"Yisaid.

4.Whatdoesparagraph1describe?

A.Acelebrationscene.B.Atradingscene.

C-Aworkingscene.D.Aharvestscene.

5.WhatdidYiYunseewhenhefirstarrivedatthefarminMozambique?

A.Oldtractors.B.Tallweeds.C.Localfarmers.D.Ricefields.

6.WhatcanbelearnedaboutYiYun'scompany?

A.ItstartedaprojectinMozambiquein2000.

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B.ItsufferedfromfoodshortageinMozambique.

C.ItsellselectricalappliancestopeopleinMozambique.

D.IthascontributedtotheagriculturedevelopmentofMozambique.

7.WhatdoesYiYunthinkofAfricanpeople?

A.Theyshouldgetbetter-paidjobs.

B.Theyareproudoftheirowncountry.

C.Theyneedopportunitiestocreateabetterlife.

D.TheyhavelearnedfromtheChinesetobehard-working.

C

Esperanto（世界語(yǔ)）wascreatedinthelate1800sbyLudwikLejzerZamenhof,aPolish

medicaldoctor.Healonebuiltthebasisforthelanguageandhelpedintroduceitintotheworld.

ThoughZamenhofsprofessionwasaphysician,hewasnoamateur（夕卜彳?。﹊nlanguages.

ZamenholsaidRussianwashismothertongue-theareaofPolandhelivedinwasthenpartof

theRussianFederation—buthegenerallyspokePolisheveryday.Evidencealsoshowsthathe

learnedYiddishfromhismotherandthathestudiedGerman,English,Spanish,Lithuanian,Italian

andFrench.Inaddition,ZamenhoflearnedtheclassicallanguagesHebrew,LatinandAramaicin

school.Esperantowasnotthefirstconstructedlanguagehe'ddealtwith.First,helearnedabitof

Volapuk（沃拉普克語(yǔ)）,whichwasinventedinGermanyadecadebeforeEsperanto.Having

commandofsomanylanguageshadagreatimpactonhiscreationofEsperanto,whichwas

ZamenhoPs14thlanguage.

Duringhislife,Zamenhofbecameextremelyinterestedintheideaofcreatingatolerant

world,freefromthehorrors（恐'怖）ofwar.Hedreamedofadaywhenpeoplecouldcometogether.

Tomakethisworldareality,hedecidedthebestthinghecoulddowasmakeaninternational

language.Itwouldnotbeanyone'smothertongue,butpeoplecanquicklylearnitasasecond

languagetomakeconversationeasilywithpeoplefromanywhereintheworld.

WhywouldZamenhofcreateEsperantowhenEnglishbasicallyalreadywasusedasan

internationallanguage?TheproblemisthatusingEnglishgivesahugeadvantagetopeopleand

placesthatalreadyspeakEnglish.Esperantotriestobypasspoliticalandculturalproblemsby

beinganeutral（中性的）language.YetEsperantoisnotwithoutflaw.Itwasstronglyinfluenced

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byEuropeanlanguage,whichcanputpeoplewhospeakAsianlanguagesatadistinct

disadvantageinlearningandspeakingEsperanto.Esperanto'ssimplerulesmightmakeiteasierto

learnthanotherlanguagesforanAsianspeaker,butitstilllosessomeofits“neutrality”.

8.WhichlanguagewasZamenhoPsmothertongue?

A.Russian.B.German.C.Spanish.D.Italian.

9.ZamenhofwasabletocreateEsperantobecause.

A.hehadmasteredVolapukB.hehadbeentomanycountries

C.hewasanamateurinlearninglanguagesD.hewasinfluencedbythe13languageshehad

learnt

10.WhatgaveZamenhoftheideaofcreatingEsperanto?

A.Hisfamilybackground.B.Hisdesireforapeacefulworld.

C.Hisinterestinclassicallanguages.D.Hisexperienceasaninternationalstudent.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"flaw"meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Significance.B.Difficulty.C.Weakness.D.Contribution.

D

FromwritingShakespeare-stylepoetrytomakingmusic,ChatGPThasamazedheworld

sinceitslaunchinlate2022bytheUS-basedcompanyOpenAI.Itevenpassedseverallawexams

infourcoursesattheUniversityofMinnesota,US.

TheAIprogramcananswerquestionsonawholehostoftopicsandwriteessays,storiesand

anyotherwrittentextsyoucanthinkof.Itdoesthisbydrawingoninformationcollectedfroma

largecorpus（語(yǔ)料庫(kù)）oftextdata.

WhatmakesChatGPTsoimpressive?AsSamAltman,theCEOofOpenAIsaidnan

interview,"It'snotactuallyafundamentallynewtechnologythatmadethis（ChatGPT）havea

moment."AccordingtoMITTechnologyReview,ChatGPTisbasedonGPT-3,alargelanguage

model.Becausetextsaremorecomplexthanthemeaningofeverywordcombined,language

modelsrequireatypeofneuralnetwork（神經(jīng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)）thatcanmakesenseoftexts.

Onebreakthroughbehindtoday'smodelisanetworkcalledTransformer,whichwasinvented

byGoogleresearchersin2017.Theneuralnetworkcaninferwordmeaningsbytrackingwhere

thewordappearsinasentence.Transformercanthereforegatherthemeaningoftextsmore

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accurately.

TheGPTmodelswerebuiltbyOpenAIcombinedTransformerwithunsupervised（無(wú)人指導(dǎo)

的）learning,meaningthatthemodelscanlearnbythemselveswithoutbeingtoldwhattolookat.

ChatGPTcannowgeneratehuman-likeresponsesinstantlyduetothelargescale（規(guī)模）oftextsIt

madesenseofandlearnedfrom.

“OneofthebiggestproblemswithChatGPTisthatitcomesback,veryconfidently,with

falsities,MichaelWooldridgeattheAlanTuringInstituteinLondon,UK.Thismeansthat

ChatGPTdoesn'tknowthetruthabouttheworld—itlearnsinformationfromvariousresources

butItcannotdecidewhatistrueorfalse.Asforeducation,manyUSschoolsrecentlybanned

studentsfromusingChatGPTonschoolnetworksbecausestudentsbegantouseitasashortcut

foressays.

12.WhataspectofChatGPTismostimpressive?

A.Theneuralnetwork.B.Thelargetextdatabase.

C.Theabilitytocombinewords.D.Theapplicationoftechnology.

13.WhatisthekeytoChatGPT^responselikehumans?

A.Data-basedcommunication.B.Learningfrommassesoftexts.

C.Human-guidedmachinelearning.D.Collectingtextsforalargecorpus.

14.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardChatGPT?

A.Supportive.B.Confused.C.Objective.D.Confident.

15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.IsChatGPTaGoodTranslator?

B.ShouldChatGPTbeBannedatSchool?

C.CanChatGPTChooseTrueInformation?

D.WillChatGPTbetheWonderofModernTechnology?

河北省石家莊市2023?2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷

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LastFriday,Britain'sPrinceWilliamannouncedthewinnersofthisyear'sEarthshotPrize.

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Theprizeismeanttoencouragenewideasandrapidactiontohelpprotecttheplanet.Beloware

partsofthisyear'sprize-winningprojectsineachcategory.

ProtectandRestoreNature

Kheytiwontheprizeforprotectingandrestoringnaturewithits“Greenhouse-io-a-box”idea.

Kheytiisalreadyworkingwith1,000farmersacrossIndia,whichisoneofthemost

climate-affectedcountriesintheworld.Thecompanysaysthegreenhousesallowfarmerstouse

90%lesswaterandproduceseventimesasmuchfood.Kheytihopestogetitsgreenhousesto

50,000farmersby2027.

CleanOurAir

ChariotMagayiwontheprizeforcleaningtheair.Ms.Magayidevelopedastove(爐子)that

usesafuelthat'scheaperandpollutesfarlessthancharcoalstoves.Cunently,over200,000ofher

CleanStovesarebeingusedinKenya.

BuildaWaste-FreeWorld

ALondon-basedcompanycalledNotpla(fbr"NotPlastic")wontheprizeforbuildinga

waste-freeworld.They?vecreatedaplasticsubstitute(替代品)fromplantsfoundintheocean.

Unlikemostplastic,theirproductsbreakdownnaturallywithnomicroplastics.Notplabelieves

theirproductscanhelpendtheplasticpollutionthat'sfillinglandfillsandpollutingoceans.

FixOurClimate

TheEarthshotPrizeforworkingtowardfixingourclimatewenttoacompanycalled44.01

fromOman.44.OIhascomeupwithawaytoturnpollutingcarbondioxide(CO2)intoarock

calledperidotite.OncetheCO2hasbeenturnedintorock,itcannolongerbereleasedintothe

atmosphereagain.Themethodthat44.01usesisfast,cheapandpermanent.

21.WhatistheaimoftheEarthshotPrize?

A.Toofferpracticaladviceonglobalwarming.

B.Tofindsolutionstotheenvironmentalproblems.

C.TDdevelopastrategicpartnershipwithallparties.

D.ToencourageliterarycreationsoftheBritishpeople.

22.WhereareKheyti'sgreenhouseswidelyused?

A.InIndia.B.InKenya.

C.IntheUK.D.InOman.

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23.WhatdoChariotMagayiand44.01haveincommon?

A.Theywanttobuildawaste-freeworld.

B.Theirprojectsaredirectlygoodforfarmers.

C.Theirachievementsbenefittheaircleaning.

D.Theyuseplantsfromtheoceanintheirproducts.

B

Someofmyearliestmemoriesinvolvesittingwithmydadinhisstudyeverynightwhenhe

camehomefromtheoffice.Tdwatchasheputhispersonalitemsaway:hiswatch,wallet,comb

andcarkeys.Theywouldalwaysoccupythesamespotonthetableeverytime.

Dad'scombwasjadegreen.IheardheboughtitwhenhemarriedMum.Everynight,he

wouldsmile,handmethecombandsay,“BeagoodgirlandhelpDaddycleanit,OK?”

Iwasmorethanhappytodoit.Atagefive,thiskindoftaskbroughtmesuchjoy.Iwould

excitedlyturnthetapon,andthenbrushthecombwithausedtoothbrushashardasIcould.

SatisfiedthatI'ddoneagoodjob,IwouldproudlyreturnthecombtoDad.Hewouldsmileatme,

andplacethecombontopofhiswallet.

Abouttwoyearslater,Dadlefthissalesjobandstartedhisownwholesalebusiness.Istarted

primaryschool.Thatwaswhenthingsstartedtochange.Dad'sbusinesswasn'tdoingsowell,and

ourstablelifestartedgettingshaky.Hedidn'tcomehomeasmuchasheusedto.Andwhenhedid

comehome,itwasalwayslateandI'dalreadybeinbed.Istartedtogetmad.Whydidn'thelisten

toMumandjuststicktohisoldjob?Whydidhetaketheriskandplacethewholefamilyin

trouble?Overtheyears,Istoppedwaitingforhimtocomehome,andstoppedgoingdownstairsto

checkonhim.

Now28,I'vegraduatedfromcollegeandgotajob.Dad'sbusinesshasalsostartedtoget

backontrack.YettheuncomfortablesilencebetweenDadandmewenton.

Twodaysbeforemybirthdaylastyear,Dadcamehomeearly.Onthatevening,Ihelpedhim

carryhisbags