1 . Plant-based products have been breaking into the foodie mainstream in the United States, after years in which vegan (素食的) burgers and milk alternatives knocked on the market’s door. That is partly because more companies are targeting people who seek to reduce the amount of meat they eat, rather than forswear it altogether.
Now, as fish alternatives begin to attract investment and land at restaurants in the United States and beyond, people who track the fishless fish sector say that it could achieve significant growth.
One reason, they say, is that consumers in rich countries are becoming more aware of the seafood industry’s environmental problems, including overfishing and the health risks of some seafood. Another is that today’s plant-based companies do a better job of approaching fish flavor than earlier ones did—an important consideration for non-vegetarians (非素食者).
“There are a number of people already looking at alternative hamburgers,” said Joshua Katz, an analyst at the consulting firm McKinsey who has studied the alt-protein (替代蛋白) industry. “You might actually say, ‘I should work on something else.’ And seafood is still a massive market with convincing reasons to work on.” People who reduce their consumption of animal proteins for environmental reasons often stop eating red meat, which requires enormous amounts of land and water to farm.
But alt-fish advocates say that seafood also comes with environmental problems. Unsustainable fishing practices have destroyed fisheries (鱼汤) in recent decades, a problem both for biodiversity and the millions of people who depend on the sea for income and food.
“It’s simply a smarter way to make seafood,” says Mirte Gosker, the acting managing director of the Good Food Institute Asia-Pacific, a nonprofit advocacy group that promotes alternative proteins. “Full stop.”
So far plant-based seafood products in the United States account for only 0.1 percent of the country’s seafood sales, less than 1.4 percent of the U.S. meat market occupied by plant-based meat alternatives. But alt-seafood enterprises worldwide received at least $83 million from investors in 2020, compared with $1 million three years earlier. As of this June, 83 companies were producing alt-seafood products around the world, a nearly threefold rise since 2017. All but 18 of those 83 companies focus on plant-based products. A dozen others are developing lab-grown seafood, which is not yet commercially available in any country.
1. What does the underlined word “forswear” in paragraph 1 probably mean?| A．Sample. | B．Consume. | C．Produce. | D．Abandon. |
| A．The health risks. | B．The protein intake. |
| C．The taste and mouthfeel. | D．The overfishing problem. |
| A．Determined. | B．Concerned. | C．Humorous. | D．Enthusiastic. |
| A．Seafood companies are struggling. |
| B．Plant-based meat products will be a trend. |
| C．Alt-seafood products have a promising future. |
| D．Seafood will be commercially available soon. |
After sixteen years of waiting, Brian finally got his driver’s license. Just about two months after receiving his license, Brian asked if he could take the family car and spend a day at the state fair with a friend. His parents agreed happily and wished him a pleasant trip. So with that, Brian pulled out of the driveway and waved goodbye to his parents.
Colin didn’t live far—maybe ten or fifteen minutes away. And it wasn’t long before both boys were on their way downtown to the fair. Their drive was on a winding two-lane road with a few small hills. They followed the road to the left, slowly curved back to the right, and then proceeded up toward the crest of a hill. All of a sudden, there was a crash. It all happened so fast.
“Are you OK?” Brian asked his buddy.
“I think so. What just happened?” Colin responded.
“We just had an accident.”
Slowly the boys began to regain their senses. Brian unbuckled(解开) his seat belt and stepped outside to assess the damage. It looked as if the entire left side of the car were one big dent(凹陷). The windows on the driver’s side were in a thousand pieces, and the doors were crunched. Soon the police arrived and surveyed the scene. The police dealt with the accident quickly, then they let all people leave and go back on their way.
The fair was unthinkable under the circumstances. Brain thought it’s best to get Colin home safe before making the journey to his own house. When they reached Colin’s house, Colin climbed out of the car and wished his shaken friend luck.
“Be honest to your parents and don’t worry. It wasn’t your fault.” Colin said, trying to be upbeat.
“I know... I think. But it’s not going to be easy to break this to them. It’s their car.”Brian pointed the car in the direction of his house and drove.
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Brian’s mind began to fill with questions and confusion.
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As he neared the house, he saw his parents outside working in the front yard.
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3 . Imagine that as you are boarding an airplane, half the engineers who built the plane tell you there is a 10 percent chance the plane will crash, killing you and everyone else on board. Would you still board?
In 2022, over 700 top academics and researchers behind the leading artificial intelligence companies were asked in a survey about future AI risk. Half of those surveyed stated that there was a 10 percent or greater chance of human extinction from future AI systems.
The fear of AI has haunted humanity since the mid-20th century, yet until recently it has remained a distant prospect, something that belongs in sci-fi more than in serious scientific and political debates.
In the beginning was the word.
| A．Humans often don’t have direct access to reality. |
| B．Language is the operating system of human culture. |
| C．In games like chess, no human can hope to beat a computer. |
| D．By gaining mastery of language, AI is seizing the master key to civilization. |
| E．Technology companies are caught in a race to put all of humanity on that plane. |
| F．For thousands of years we humans have lived inside the dreams of other humans. |
| G．It’s difficult for human minds to grasp the capabilities of GPT-4 and similar tools. |
Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenager’s intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe.
“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer- “That’s not a problem here,” --Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
“No crime whatsoever?” comments Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it. ” Nor should he: in 1999 the U.S. Department of education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation."
But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be serious,” warms S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.
To help concerned parents,
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Technology has started to take over the world. It may seem like a huge advancement to society, but large setbacks come equally.
We now live in an age of social media. We have never been as
While some may see social media’s positive effects
To understand technology, one must know
6 . Some fifteen years ago, when smartphone apps were new and few truly understood their potentials, retailers (零售商)
From the point on, retailers began launching strategies to combat showrooming including releasing exclusive items for sale so that no
“Media have reported showrooming as a big threat to physical stores.” says Casey Carl, a retailer. “However, less
And a showrooming study indicates that it’s wise for retailers to limit the item price to at most 5 dollars
| A．almost | B．just | C．barely | D．simply |
| A．reviews | B．locations | C．shows | D．similarities |
| A．genuinely | B．generously | C．particularly | D．finally |
| A．blessing | B．threat | C．surprise | D．success |
| A．domestic | B．physical | C．imaginary | D．parallel |
| A．superior | B．compulsory | C．routine | D．rewarding |
| A．cornered | B．messed | C．overlooked | D．refunded |
| A．reference | B．alternative | C．exception | D．discount |
| A．criticized | B．publicized | C．exploited | D．executed |
| A．reasonable | B．inevitable | C．illegal | D．acceptable |
| A．assist | B．prohibit | C．monitor | D．expose |
| A．out of stock | B．at random | C．within reach | D．on the spot |
| A．higher | B．lower | C．less | D．more |
| A．reputation | B．greed | C．priority | D．devotion |
| A．attention | B．deposit | C．honor | D．extra |
| A．disorder | B．gap | C．split | D．deadline |
| A．However | B．Actually | C．Besides | D．Therefore |
| A．accessible | B．multiple | C．loyal | D．concrete |
| A．puts out | B．carries out | C．seeks out | D．pulls out |
| A．suspicion | B．effort | C．panic | D．guilt |
7 . In so many ways, cyberspace (网络空间) mirrors the real world. People ask for information, play games, and share hobby tips. Others buy and sell products. Still others look for friendship, or even love.
Unlike the real world, however, your knowledge about a person is limited to words on a computer screen. Identity (身份) and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. Rather, a person’s thoughts—or at least the thoughts they type—are what really count. So even the shyest person can become a chat-room star.
Usually, this “faceless” communication doesn’t create problems. Identity doesn’t really matter when you’re in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies. In fact, this stress on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation. Where else can so many people come together to chat?
But some Internet users want more than just someone to chat with. They’re looking for serious love relationships. Is cyberspace a good place to find love? That answer depends on whom you ask. Some of these relationships actually succeed. Others fail.
Supporters say that the Internet allows couples lo gel lo know each other intellectually (智力地) first. Personal appearance doesn’t get in the way. Bill others argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace. Why? Because the Internet gives users a lot of control over how others view them. Internet users can carefully change their words to fit whatever image (形象) they want to give. In a sense, they’re not really themselves.
All of this may be fine if the relationship stays in cyberspace. But not knowing a person is a big problem in a love relationship. With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination “fill in the blanks.” This unavoidably leads to disappointment when couples meet in person. How someone imagines an online friend is often quite different than the real person.
So, before looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Clifford Stoll: “Life in the real world is far richer than anything you’ll find on a computer screen.”
1. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?| A．It is possible that people can’t find true love online. |
| B．Appearance and identity is of little importance for relationship online. |
| C．A shy person will surely become talkative online. |
| D．Internet users are encouraged to create images in cyberspace. |
| A．Cyberspace mirrors the real world. |
| B．Don’t judge a book by its cover. |
| C．Inner beauty is more important than appearance. |
| D．Things are not always what they seem. |
| A．The online friend. | B．One’s imagination. |
| C．Love relationship. | D．The real friend. |
| A．He is against it. | B．He supports it. |
| C．He cares little about it. | D．He is interested in it. |
8 . “I’m going to tell you a story,” I tell my class of high school seniors. “It’s a tale about love. And heart-break. And embarrassment.”
Their eyes widen. I
I give the class a
“Well, it
Their eyes
All these years, I’ve made it a routine in each of my class. After 20 years of teaching, I
| A．cleaned | B．cleared | C．calculate | D．command |
| A．cute | B．mean | C．worthy | D．generous |
| A．cards | B．pockets | C．notes | D．envelopes |
| A．stopped | B．raced | C．jumped | D．thought |
| A．tore | B．spilled | C．scratched | D．intended |
| A．read | B．wrote | C．sang | D．decorated |
| A．excited | B．meaningful | C．shy | D．embarrassing |
| A．image | B．cover | C．envelope | D．signature |
| A．ran | B．floated | C．traveled | D．removed |
| A．made | B．ruined | C．lighted | D．became |
| A．love | B．faith | C．friendship | D．kindness |
| A．stood | B．survived | C．witnessed | D．upgraded |
| A．rotten | B．smart | C．imaginative | D．permanent |
| A．remains | B．receives | C．celebrates | D．congratulates |
| A．go up | B．narrow up | C．close up | D．light up |
| A．whether | B．however | C．whenever | D．wherever |
| A．barely | B．likely | C．nearly | D．narrowly |
| A．accept | B．enjoy | C．harbor | D．welcome |
| A．repeat | B．remind | C．remain | D．remember |
| A．informs | B．favors | C．recalls | D．engages |
9 . Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn't mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or another, you'll have to stand up and say—problems, I don't want you in my life.
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.
Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help.
Write your problems.
Don't lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don't lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family…you should still have faith.
Your problems aren't the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there are another one million people whose problems are huger than yours.
Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.
| A．Of course, we've been fighting troubles ever since we were born. |
| B．When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it？ |
| C．Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don't want a real person to talk with. |
| D．But the truth is that when you talk about it, you're setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you. |
| E．We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack. |
| F．Tell yourself：when they can deal with them, why can't I？ |
| G．With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose. |
1. 提出倡议；
2. 不文明养狗的弊端；
3. 如何文明遛狗。
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参考词汇：狗绳 leash 文明的 civilized 便便 shit
