山东省日照市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案)

山东省日照市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 一、阅读理解 Our recommended list of environmental books covers a broad range of topics. These must-read environmental books are sure to spark the interest of the greenest books. Silent Spring Written by Rachel Carson, Silent Spring highlights the effects of pesticides (杀虫剂) on the environment, especially DDT, which was a very popular insecticide until it was finally banned in 1972. The book eventually led to a change in the United States’ pesticide policy and contributed to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference. This book collects 11 speeches made by climate activist Greta Thunberg, highlighting the issue of climate change and its impact on future generations. Greta Thunberg was 15 when she started the School Strike for Climate, also known as Fridays for Future. She inspired protests worldwide. The Uninhabitable Earth This book by David Wallace Wells examines the disasters that have already occurred and looks ahead to the year 2100 and what climate change will do if we continue on our current path. Its opening line is incredibly telling: “It is worse, much worse, than you think.” The End of Nature Published in 1989, the book describes the relationship between nature and humans. It expresses the idea that nature was previously independent of humans but has now been affected by them in every way. According to author Bill McKibben, the idea of wilderness is lost, and nature is no longer complete. 1．Which book brought the environment to the government’s attention A．Silent Spring. B．The End of Nature. C．The Uninhabitable Earth. D．No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference. 2．What feeling does the author display in The Uninhabitable Earth A．Curiosity. B．Concern. C．Annoyance. D．Disappointment. 3．Which of the following is Bill McKibben’s idea A．Nature will not exist any longer. B．Wild animals are disappearing fast. C．Human activities are destroying nature. D．Climate change affects future generations. In 2018, when Hemesh Chadalavada was 12 years old, his grandmother forgot to turn off the gas after she made herself a cup of tea. This experience caused Hemesh to invent the “Alpha Monitor”, a device designed for dementia (痴呆) patients. He started creating this device with whatever was at home, with the help of the internet. “The first model I built was a huge box. I learnt how to make a wearable device on the internet by learning which components to use and where I could source them in Hyderabad. I started with a hardware device, after which I learnt coding online and moved to machine learning and data science, to help me perfect my device,” he adds. The Alpha Monitor has two parts, one, a wearable watch-like device, and the second, an alarm which connects to it. “You attach the device to the patient. In case the patient throws it away or doesn’t like wearing it, you can just put it in a bag and fix it in their pocket or ... ...