福建省福州市2023-2024学年高三下学期2月份质量检测英语试题

For high schoolers, a career goal can help them choose a major and college. They may find a career that fits for the first try. Therefore, do encourage the career exploration below. It describes a few new ones that will be available when your teen reaches adulthood. 

Next-generation psychological help

Unfortunately, psychological health issues are unlikely to decrease soon. The existing research is far from a cure-all. Psychological help will likely be an ever more interesting and in-demand profession. 

Intermediate health care provider

The U. S. is facing an overburdened health care system. So, an ever-higher percentage of health care will be provided by intermediate-care providers such as physician assistant, dental assistant, etc. The good news for career-seekers is that the training is much shorter. 

Software developers and engineers

Experts in database architecture, artificial intelligence, and machine learning will stay in demand. New applications may include AI-assisted diagnosis (诊断) and treatment recommendations, individualized education, and advanced embryo (胚胎) selection to ensure absence of genetically influenced diseases and so on. 

Precision medicine

In your teen's lifetime, major diseases will likely be prevented and/or treated with molecules custom-matched (定制) to the very specific disease. Your math-centric teen who can picture getting a PhD could help make that happen.

Tips

It's great when teens are able to explore careers on their own. You might want to sit alongside, but let your teen sit in the driver's seat. Only help as much as needed.

Sugar, protein and fat: if you're good at scanning those nutrition facts on food and drinks packages, it's thanks in large part to Burkey Belser, who is a well-known American graphic designer(平面设计师). But his work extended far beyond groceries. If you've noticed the Drug Facts box on over-the-counter medicines seems to be like the food label, that's because Belser designed it, as well. He also created the yellow Energy Guide box for home appliances.

Belser's passion for design started at a young age. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and began a journey to become a graphic designer. His exceptional talent and skill quickly gained recognition, earning him numerous awards and accolades.

Belser's work is seen on billions of products. The nutrition fact box has been copied around the world. Creating the official food information box was a complicated process, with input from business groups and health advocates, along with Food and Drug Administration( FDA) experts. The design team worked through 35 versions before the product came out, and it was a huge success. " That is a masterpiece of information architecture, and quite a victory for social responsibility, " commented one Italian designer.

The nutrition label reflects Americans' evolving (演变) relationship with food shifting from an emphasis on vitamins and minerals to addressing obesity (肥胖) and related conditions. Belser's work not only made an impact within the industry but also played a crucial role in effectively communicating important messages to the public.

Speaking of his success, Belser said that luck had probably played a big role. But he added, " I'd say the willingness to work hard sets the stage to take advantage of whatever luck comes your way."

Scientists have found a way to decode (解码) a stream of words in the brain using MRI scans and artificial intelligence. The system reconstructs the main point of what a person hears or imagines, rather than trying to copy each word, a team reports. "It's getting at the ideas behind the words, the meaning, says Alexander Huth, an author of the study.

Previous efforts to decode language have relied on sensors placed directly on the surface of the brain. The sensors detect signals in areas involved in expressing words. But the Texas team's approach is an attempt to "decode more freeform thought," says Marcel Just, a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University.

The new study came about as part of an effort to understand how the brain processes language. Researchers had three people spend up to 16 hours each in a functional MRI scanner, which detects signs of activity across the brain. Participants wore headphones that streamed audio from the Internet. Those streams of words produced activity all over the brain, not just in areas associated with speech and language. After participants listened to hours of stories in the scanner, the MRI data was sent to a computer. It learned to match specific patterns of brain activity with certain streams of words. Then came a paraphrased version of what a participant heard. 

The MRI approach is currently slower and less accurate than an experimental communication system being developed for paralyzed people, where people get a sheet of electrical sensors implanted directly on the surface of the brain. With an MRI-based system, no one has to get surgery. 

But future versions of MRI scans could raise moral questions. "What if you can read out the word that somebody is just thinking in their head? That's potentially a harmful thing." Huth says. This technology can't really read minds uncontrollably, though. It only works when a participant is actively cooperating with scientists. Still, systems that decode language could someday support people who are unable to speak because of a brain injury or disease. They are also assisting scientists in understanding how the brain processes words and thoughts.

Humans have sailed the oceans' surfaces for millennia, but their depths remain effectively uncharted. Only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped at high resolution. Maps of most regions display only approximate depths and often miss entire underwater mountains or canyons(峡谷).

So researchers have introduced some deep-diving experts: Elephant Seals. Scientists have been placing trackers on them around Antarctica for years, gathering data on ocean temperature. For a new study, the researchers compared these dives' location and depth data with some of the less detailed seafloor maps. They spotted places where the seals dove deeper than should have been possible according to the maps meaning the existing depth estimates were inaccurate.

In eastern Antarctica's Vincennes Bay, the diving seals helped the scientists find a large, hidden underwater canyon of more than a mile in depth. An Australian research ship called the RSV Nuyina later measured the canyon's exact depth using sonar (纳),and the researchers have proposed naming their find the Mirounga-Nuyina Canyon —honoring both the ship and the involved Elephant Seals, genus Mirounga.

But seals can't chart the entire ocean floor. The trackers used in the study could pinpoint a seal's geographical location only within about 1.5 miles, which allows for useful but not exactly high-resolution data. Plus, because the seals don't always dive to the bottom of the ocean, they can reveal only where the bottom is deeper than in existing maps- not shallower. Deep-sea research experts suggest improving on these data by using more precise GPS trackers and analyzing the seals' diving patterns to determine whether they have reached the seafloor or simply stopped going down.

The potential use of the current seal-dive data is to gather information about the deep ocean around Antarctica, specifically regarding the location and depth of sea-floor canyons. This data can be valuable for predicting how Antarctica's ice will melt. By understanding the presence and characteristics of these canyons, scientists can better assess how warmer water from the deep ocean flows towards the ice along the continent's coast, This knowledge is crucial for accurately modeling and predicting the future behavior of Antarctica's ice sheets and their contribution to sea-level rise.

There are a lot of strategies for visiting a museum and avoiding "museum tiredness". Consider what is mentioned below in planning.

Regardless of a museum's size you'll get tired quickly if you try to look closely at every object displayed. Likewise, most museums provide lots of information about the objects on view. So don't try to read everything. "Tombstone" labels are very brief and provide facts about the artist, their country etc. There may be a number, which the museum uses to register the object, usually according to when it became a part of the collection, and a credit line that indicates the donor. Object labels are placed next to many objects. The approach used to write museum labels has been much debated among art historians and museum professionals.

 Ask for a map, or have museum staff suggest highlights in the collection or special exhibitions. Many museums have special tours, audioguides, or downloadable apps that point you to these objects. 

Some people recommend setting a specific amount of time for your visit (1 or 2 hours).  In addition to benches in the galleries, most museums have a cafe, shop, sculpture courtyard or gardens where you can hang out and relax for a bit.

A. You'll likely meet with two types of labels.

B. You are sure to make the most of your experience.

C. It's always a good idea to stop by the information desk.

D. It would also be wise to plan frequent breaks in the galleries.

E. Note that these might not be artworks that you find appealing.

F. If you live near, consider frequent visits to the changed exhibitions.

G. These aim to give information not always obvious about the artwork.

Joy is a Teacher Naturalist Assistant at the Audubon Center a non-profit connecting people with nature. A big part of her 1 is giving urban youth the chance to spot wildlife, and gain a greater 2 of nature. "If things go well, she says, "at the end of the tour, students who used to be 3 even by bees will no longer be afraid of insect bites, and will 4 handle mud, and whatever little moving 5 they can catch. "

Joy values most the 6  that show how much this opportunity means to the students. She 7  one particularly long day. One boy had been misbehaving a lot, frightening away the wildlife. At the end of the tour, 8  he ran to her. 

"Miss, " he said, "It was 9 to pet the fur of those dead animals. "

It wasn't how Joy would normally refer to the specimens (标本) of animal fur, but she knew what the boy meant. He looked over the river banks, 10 for a moment as if he was weighing something in his mind.

"This place is really amazing, he 11 said. "This has been the best field trip we've ever been on, ever.

Joy grew up in a little village in England. She fondly remembers 12 nature walks with Girl Scout volunteers. They helped her 13 her life-long passion for nature, which she wants to share with children today. Like all volunteers, Joy has a 14 for looking at the world through the eyes of her students. "Maybe only five out of every hundred children will come back, but for many, the experiences will 15 their entire lives, she said.

You enter through a round entrance known as a moon gate. There before you, is a (cover )passage made of red wood, leading you past a walled courtyard. Along the edges of the courtyard are piles of rocks, among which (grow) bamboo. The whole scene is like a painting;  every step you take, another part of the painting is unrolled. 

(step) into the courtyard, you look over the scene. Latticed(格状) windows in the walls reveal yet more bamboo, suggesting that the courtyard is just one part of a (large)garden. At the far end of the courtyard is a room with wooden chairs,  windows that create frames for the scene of  (strange)shaped rocks beyond them, just like Chinese ink-wash paintings. This little courtyard is  picture of the classic Chinese concept of peace and beauty. Yet, you are not in China, but a copy of Chinese garden. The Astor Chinese Garden Court (create)by a team of 26 Chinese craftsmen in 1981, and it represented the first permanent cultural exchange between America and China. The courtyard is a place of rest for a museum  (visit). As a museum piece in and of itself, the garden gives a wonderful view of ancient China.

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Dear David, 

Thanks for your letter. 

Yours, 

Li Hua

I entered my freshman year of high school with a clear goal: work hard, stick to whatever I could succeed at and graduate with great achievements. I wouldn't waste my time where I didn't perform as strongly. And this belief served me well. My academic standards were high. I was the star player of all the teams I joined. My friends would joke about my pursuit of perfection, but in my eyes, it was the only sure path to success.

In the second term I joined the cross-country running club. When I came to the first practice I was filled with the desire to make the varsity (校队) team. But as the distance we ran each practice gradually increased from three, to four, to six miles, I realized that no matter how hard I tried, I was one of the slowest on the team. This realization disappointed me. And the pain in the muscles following every practice was unbearable. I wanted to quit! What was the point of putting myself through so much pain and being the slowest racer?

Then we had our first cross-country race. When we got off the bus, the sight of the other teams warming up made my hands sweaty. When we started the race, I felt the enormous pressure of expectations sink onto my shoulders. It was a challenging course, consisting of a series of winding and rocking hills. 

After a while I stopped running and struggled up the last hill. The steps under my feet felt as heavy as thousands of pounds, mirroring the weight of my despair. With every racer passing me, frustration washed over me-I would never win honor for my team. I'd just be letting them down.

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1.续词为150个左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

With every passing second, my ambition fell apart. 

My team's support encouraged me to move on.