江苏省苏州市吴江中学2020-2021学年高二下第二次英语月考卷

    Scientists from Britain and Kenya may have found a way to control malaria (疟疾) and possibly destroy one of the world's most dangerous (disease). The scientists say they have found a microbe (微生物) that prevents mosquitoes from being infected with the organism causes the disease.

    A report on the research was published in Nature Communications. It says the microbe (complete) protects the insects from infection. The microbe (call) Microsporidia MB. The scientists found it inside the body of mosquitoes (live) around Lake Victoria in Kenya. Experts say they do not know how the microbe prevents the mosquitoes from carrying the malaria. But they suspect that it affects the mosquito's (nature) defenses so the insect does not become (infect).

    The researchers say the next step is to study ways to release the microbe-carrying mosquitoes the wild. Malaria kills about 400,000 people every year. The disease spreads to people through mosquito bites. Mosquito nets and insect-killing chemicals (help) people fight against malaria over the past 20 years. This is especially the case in African countries south of the Sahara Desert. , mosquitoes in some areas are becoming resistant to chemical products. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that the number of malaria deaths could reach 769,000 or higher this year.

Selected films for International Children's Day

    International Children's Day is around the corner and we have selected two children's movies for you to enjoy this special day with your kids. Free online access to the films will be available for a limited period of time, and feel free to pick them up. The films are provided by www.1905.com.

A Journey to the Seaside

    A driver, Shen Tong, played by actor Sha Yi, receives an order sending an 8-year-old boy and his dog from Beijing to Zhoushan in Zhejiang Province. Shen unwillingly accepts the order just for the payment. On the way, he and the boy go through many experiences together, which changes their attitudes. At the end of the journey, Shen finds there might be some relations between him and the boy. This is a journey that cures two lonely hearts-one of an adult, the other a child.

    Click here to watch the film www.1905.com/vod/play/1451546.shtml.

Running Like Wind

    Adapted from a true story, this inspiring film tells a tale of a group of girls from the Li ethnic group who never played soccer before, but who manage to realize a soccer dream with tears and laughter after overcoming all sorts of difficulties.

    The film is full of conflicts between tradition and modernity, and apart from displaying sportsmanship and youthful energy, it also stresses the significance of friendship.

    Click here to watch the film www.1905.com/vod/play/1458181.shtml.

    Elephant seals in funny-looking hats are helping NASA study climate science.

    Equipped with specialized sensors that resemble tiny metal hats with antennae(大线), these seals are collecting data that's helping researchers track how heat moves through ocean currents. A team of climate scientists led by Lia Siegelman used this clever technique to track changes in temperature as the seal swam the icy waters of the Antarctic.

    With the help of one particularly female seal, the researchers discovered that heat stored at the ocean's depths can sometimes get swirled(打旋)back up to the surface thanks to some deeply penetrating(穿透)currents. While researchers have known that these currents can ferry heat downward into the ocean's interior(内部), the new findings suggest the opposite is true as well-driving a process that can warm the sea's surface as well.

    Siegelman thinks it's important to include this new information into existing climate models. Before seals entered the picture, scientists had a pretty limited view of what went on beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean. Here, temperatures can suddenly fall below－1℃, and thick sheets of sea ice block instruments from collecting data. All in all, it's a pretty unappealing area for underwater field work.

    But none of that troubles southern elephant seals, which spend nine to ten months of each year at sea, swimming thousands of miles and diving up to half a mile beneath the ocean surface-usually about 80 times a day.

    So Siegelman and her colleagues tagged a female elephant seal on the Kerguelen Islands. The researchers followed her 3,000-mile journey, during which she dived 6,333 times. "Even when they sleep, they dive," Siegelman said. "They float down like a leaf."

    Combined with satellite images, the wealth of data the seal recovered gave Siegelman and her team a clearer picture than they'd ever been afforded before. It's probably safe to say that the significance of this was lost on the seal. But from the human perspective(观点), it's clear seals are filling in some massive gaps in knowledge.

Every Christmas, the firm I worked for raised money for disadvantaged kids in the area, and every Christmas I'd drive out with colleagues to deliver gifts. Some years ago, we were returning to work and stopped at an intersection as the lights turned red.

We were in the middle lane and I became aware of an SUV(越野车) coming up behind us at speed; at the last moment, it switched to the righthand lane and carried straight on past the red light into traffic moving west to east. It crashed into another vehicle, causing it to veer off(转向），then they both skidded to a stop.

There was a loud" Bang" and flames leapt from the SUV 's front. I had been a volunteer firefighter for many years and had attended automobile accidents before. As the flames grew fiercer, I knew the car's battery had exploded and that there was no time to lose. I dashed round to the passenger side. The door was locked, but by pulling on the window frame, I managed to tear it open. I leaned in, unbuckled the driver's belt and pulled him across to the passenger side.

Other than some cuts, he was fine. I left him with my workmates and went to check on the driver of the other car, who was also unhurt. Then I headed back to the intersection, where I directed traffic around the burning vehicle until the emergency services arrived.

On the way back to work, I said to my colleagues:" What you saw, keep it under your hats, OK?" But an hour later I had a call from a friend on a local TV station. "Brad, "he said, "I have a picture here that someone's sent in of you helping out at a traffic accident. "

I hoped that would be the end f it, but the story was to have an unexpected ending. A couple of weeks after the accident, I agreed to a televised reunion with Michael Walker, the guy I'd pulled from the car. He thanked me, and then he introduced me to his daughter, Amber. It turned out she had been separated from her mum and dad, but returned home after the accident. Knowing this family had been reunited was greatly comforting to me-a real Christmas gift.

The 1953 painting" Goyita" by Rafael features his mother with a red scarf on her head, a determined look on her face, and heavy expression lines, a portrait(画像) of a working-class woman that broke from traditional ones of the time that focused largely on wealthy men.

“Goyita" is one of more than 350 paintings from Puerto Rico that Google Arts&Culture digitized(数字化) for the first time with help from" Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who started the online exhibition that features works from four Puerto Rican art institutions.

The aim is to expose the world to Puerto Rican art, preserve it, and help museums in the U. S. that are struggling to exhibit paintings because of limited space and budget cuts.

Puerto Rico's artwork joins Google's current online exhibitions and stories from around the world. As part of the project, Google brought its so-called" art camera" for the first time to Puerto Rico. The camera has an extremely high resolution(分辨率) thanks to a 400 millimeter zoom(镜头) that uncovers details invisible to the human eye, including brush strokes(笔法). It also allowed those at the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture to find the signature of a pioneering female artist.

The camera took thousands of pictures to digitize 48 pieces of Puerto Rican art as it went inches by inches to cover an entire painting, a job that took 30 minutes to several hours depending on the size of the artwork, said Simon Delacroix, U. S. lead for Google Arts&Culture.

As Mr. Delacroix showed the power of the zoom on a painting called" El Gobernador Don Miguel Antonio de Ustariz", a collective" Wow" escaped from the audience attending the project at the Museum of Puerto Rico. The crowd could appreciate details in the background including someone that appears to be laughing from a balcony.

Google Arts&Culture already allows users to explore more than 2, 000 museums and historic sites including Nelson Mandela's prison cell. In total, it offers more than 6 million photos, videos, and other documents.

Living the light life

Many of us like to dine out and treat ourselves to delicious food. We are used to choosing hearty, fat-filled dishes and sugar-charged desserts, which are not easily cooked at home.

According to Economic Daily, low-calorie, low-fat and high-fiber meals have become popular in China's restaurants and online delivery platforms.

According to a report released by Meituan, a major online food delivery platform, the number of light meals ordered online also rose 75 percent from the previous year.

Having a light meal doesn't mean eating only vegetables. Different from the meat-free lifestyle, a typical light dish avoids oily, salty and spicy food. . Healthy nutrients are the theme of the light meal.

These dishes are useful for keeping healthy and controlling your weight.  "After eating several light meals, I feel my appetite is becoming poor. I now prefer light flavors," Zou Jing, a college teacher in Wuhan, told China Daily. She shared a picture of her lunch: a mixture of beef, eggs, corn, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes.

These changes in eating behavior are connected with deeper changes in how people think about food. Diet quality, not quantity, is important for both weight control and long-term well-being.

 It will satisfy not only your stomachs but maybe also your hearts.

A. It is important that you go on a diet based on your own needs.

B. Instead, it contains things like boiled meat, whole grains, fruits and vegetables.

C. So the next time you have a party with friends, try a light meal.

D. To avoid putting on weight, diners are willing to try every means.

E. The country saw a rapid expansion of restaurants specializing in light meals.

F. That's probably why so many people, especially young adults, are into them.

G. The recent rise of light meals, however, gives diners a smarter choice.

When Bruce was young, he was always energetic. But at age 30, he 1himself to taking drugs. Within months, he was reduced to sleeping under a bridge, which happened to be on the 2of the Boston Marathon. He would watch the runners speed past, longing to take part and pull his life together.

After a lot of therapy(治疗）and love, the 54-year-old man has so far3the marathon finish line 32 times. Without doubt, his most recent race was the most4. Early one morning, Bruce5 the subway bound for the Chicago Marathon. Before long, he noticed a man who seemed to be 6moving from passenger to passenger, asking for spare change. His behavior 7 Bruce as" really absurd"，especially the way he glared at anyone who he felt hadn't given him8.

Then at the Cumberland station, several stops before the one for the marathon, most of the passengers suddenly9the train, shouting that the man asking for money was, in fact, 10 and robbing people.

11he might throw himself in danger, worried that man would hurt innocent people, Bruce rushed to the man and fought for the gun12, he pinned him against the door and grabbed the gun. Then the police crowded into the train and Bruce let them 13

"I just happen to be at the right place at the right moment, "he says. "I've lived a hard life, but I believe change starts 14yourself. It's a great experience for an imperfect man to find the 15 way to give back."