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江苏省泰州市学年高二上学期期末调研测试英语试题
江苏省泰州市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末调研测试英语试题
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MichaelMcFarlen,oneMichiganchefandtheVicePresidentofFoodandBeverageatFireKeepersCasinoHotel,couldn'tstandthrowingawayperfectlygoodfoodanymoresinceheknewhowmanypeopleinhiscommunityfacedfoodinsecurity.Sohedecidedtodosomething.
Atonepoint,McFarlendecidedtogetinvolvedwiththeSouthCentralFoodBankofMichiganInc.tohelpgivebacktothoseinneed.Afterthat,heknewhehadtodomoretohelphiscommunityandreducehisfoodwaste.
McFarlencameupwithaplantoopenarestaurantinthecommunitythatwouldalsohelpsupportafoodpantry(储藏室).AfterpresentingtheideatoFireKeepersleadership,theyimmediatelyapprovedtheplanandagreedtohelpMcFarlenrealizehisdream.
InAprilof2016,theownersoftheFireKeepersCasinoHotelboughtFireStationNo.4,ahistoricfirehouseneardowntownthathadbeenclosedforyearsandwasduetobepulleddown.Thegroupstartedtransformingthefirestationintoarestaurantandfoodpantrytohelppeoplestrugglingfortheirnextmeal.
OnApril19,2017,therestaurantopenedtothepublicforthefirsttime.Atthesametime,thefoodpantryopeneditsdoorinthebackofthebuilding.
"It'sreallyunique,KathyGeorge,anOfficerofFireKeepers,toldSecondWaveMedia."Anumberofcasinosdooutreach,butwe'renotawareofanyonewhoactuallycreatedarestaurantandfoodpantrydirectly.”
Thefirstyearofoperationwentbeyondtheirexpectations.Notonlydidtherestaurantattractcustomers,butthefoodpantryhelpedmorepeoplethantheyeverimagined.
Apartfromprovidingthetypicalpantrygoods,McFarlenwantedtofigureoutawaytolowerfoodwasteattheCasinoHotel."Weflash-freezefoodfromthebuffet(自助餐)andmakefamilytraysoutofthem.Oncepackaged,thefoodisdeliveredtofoodpantriesinthearea.”Georgeexplained.
4.Mcfarlencreatedarestaurantandfoodpantry.
A.toexpandthebusinessofFireKeepersCasinoHotel
B.torealizehisdreamofcreatinghisownrestaurantindustry
C.toassistthecountryinfightingpovertytogetherwithotherfoodpantries
D.tohelppeoplewithfoodinsecurityinhiscommunityandcutfoodwaste
5.WhichwordscanbeusedtodescribeMcfarlen?
A.Smartandoutgoing.B.Modestandwarm-hearted.
C.Caringandthoughtful.D.Cautiousandquick-minded.
6.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.FireStationNo.4waspulleddownandrebuiltasarestaurant.
B.Therestaurantandthepantrywentmoresuccessfullythanexpected.
C.TheSouthCentralFoodBankonlydealswithfoodleftinrestaurants.
D.SomeleadersatFireKeepersCasinoHoteldisapprovedMcFarlen'splan.
7.WhatcanbeconcludedfromMcfarlen'sstory?
A.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
B.Achievemanythingsatonestroke.
C.Theoryshouldbecombinedwithpractice.
D.Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.
Astemperaturesdrop,leavesbegintoturnforustoenjoygloriousautumnalcolors.Whentemperaturesriseagaininspring,thegrowingseasonfortreesstartsagain.Throughoutthewarmermonths,treestakecarbondioxidefromtheatmosphereandstoreit,releasingoxygenasabyproduct.Thisistheprocessofphotosynthesis(光合作用).Themorephotosynthesis,themorecarbonislockedaway.
Carbondioxideisamajordriverofclimatechange,sothemoreistakenoutoftheatmospherebyplants,thebetter.Withthewarmerclimateleadingtoalongergrowingseason,someresearchershavesuggestedmorecarbondioxidewouldbeabsorbedbytreesandotherplantsthaninprevioustimes.Butanewstudyhasturnedthistheoryonitshead.
Theresearchers,ledbyDeborahZaniattheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnology,studiedthedegreetowhichthetimingofcolourchangesinautumntreeleaveswasdeterminedbythegrowthoftheplantinspringandsummer.
Traditionally,temperatureanddaylengthwereacceptedasthemainfactordeterminingwhenleaveschangedcolourandfell,leadingsomescientiststoassumethatwarmingtemperatureswoulddelaythisprocessuntillaterintheseason.However,inanewstudyaboutdeciduous(落叶的)Europeantreespecies,researchersrecordedhowmuchcarboneachtreeabsorbedperseasonandhowthatfinallyaffectedwhentheleavesfell.Theyfoundthatastherateofphotosynthesisincreased,leaveschangedcolourandfellearlierintheyear.
Inaworldwithincreasinglevelsofcarbonintheatmosphere,thesenewfindingsimplythatwarmerweatherandlongergrowingseasonswillnotallowdeciduoustreestotakeinmorecarbondioxide.Thestudy'spredictivemodelsuggeststhatby2100,whentreegrowingseasonsareexpectedtobebetween22and34dayslonger,leaveswillfallfromtreesbetweenthreeandsixdaysearlierthantheydonow.
8.Inwhichcolumnofanewspaperisthepassagelikelytoappear?
A.Education.B.Economy.C.Nature.D.Tourism.
9.Theunderlinedpart“turnedthistheoryonitshead”inParagraph2canbereplacedby
A.changedthetheorycompletely
B.raisedquestionsaboutthistheory
C.stressedthesignificanceofthetheory
D.providedsomeevidenceforthetheory
10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thereisalimittotheamountofcarbondioxidetreescantakein.
B.Withtherateofphotosynthesisincreasing,lessoxygenisproduced.
C.Bytheyear2100,treeswilltakeinmorecarbondioxidetogrowstronger.
D.Thelongerthespringandsummerare,thelaterleaveschangecolorandfall.
11.Thefourthparagraphisorganizedby.
A.givingexamplesB.listingsomedata
C.analyzingthecausesD.makingacomparison
12.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Carbondioxidetendstohelpplantsgrowfasterandstronger.
B.Thelongergrowingseasonsare,thebettereffectstreesbring.
C.Warmerclimateismakingautumnleaveschangecolorearlier.
D.Photosynthesisplaysanimportantpartinleaveschangingcolor.
二、七选五
Everybodyeats,andwhatyoueatisgettingmoreexpensiveallthetime.Foodpriceshaverisen15percentinthepast3years—toabout$240aweek.Canyoureallycutagrocerybillthatsizeinhalf?
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It'snosurprisethatcookingathomeisahugestepintherightdirection,anditmayrequirelesstimethanyouthink.14.Itsomewhatmakessense,whetheryouaregrowingagardenorinvestingsomevolunteertimewithacommunitygarden.
15.Ifyousaveyourreceipts(收据)fromgroceriesandeatingoutforafewweeks,you'llhaveallthedatayouneedtostartmakingplans.Makenotesonyourbuyingpatterns,whichisgoodforyourwallet.WhenresearchersfromtheUniversityofUtahanalyzedthefoodbuyingpatternsof10,000Americans,theyfoundmanyfolkswerespendingnearlyhalfoftheirfooddollarsonrestaurantsandfastfood.16.About7percentspentoverathirdoftheirfoodbudgetonalcohol.
Onceyouhaveknownwhereyoustand,youcanstartchangesinyourdietstoreducefoodcosts.17.Therearethreepathstofollow:
developafood-efficientdiet,keepafood-efficientkitchen,andspendyourfooddollarsaswiselyaspossible.Andevenbetter,youmayfindyoutrulyenjoysomeofthesestrategies,whicharenotonlygoodforyourwallet,butmaximizeflavorandnutrition.
A.Growingsomeofyourownfoodisabighelp,too.
B.Youcangetproductsdirectlyfromafarmatalowprice.
C.Rememberthatyoudon'tneedtochangeeverythingatonce.
D.Theyaregoodforyourhealth,andcansaveyoualotofmoney.
E.Youmustalsotakeanhonestlookatwhereyourfooddollarsaregoing.
F.Youbetyoucan,andyouwillalsoim