2024-2025学年延安中学高三上英语周测卷.docx

高三英语周周练（三）2024/9/23

I.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

NFTSareofficiallytakingoverandenteringthemainstream.(21)_________youturn,thatthree-letteracronym（首字母缩略词）seemstobeinescapable.Howdidthishappen,andwhatevenisanNFT?

NFTstandsfornon-fungibletoken（非同质化通证）.Itisakindofcryptocurrencythattransformsdigitalartworksandothercollectiblesintoaone-of-a-kindverifiableassetthatistrade-able.Youcanquiteliterallypurchaseanimage(22)_________moremoneythatmostofuswillevermakeinayearssalary.

Anexampleofareal-worldnon-fungibleassetwouldbetheMonsLisa.(23)_________theresonlyoneauthenticMonaLisa.Theauthenticity,exclusivityandamixofsocietyscultural-monetaryevaluationofartgiveLeonardodaVincismasterpiece(24)_________$850millionpricetag.ThesamerulesapplyinthevirtualworldofNFTs.Therefore,screenshottingsomeonesNFTdoesnotmeanyouownit.

Onthesurfacelevel,NFTsseemtobeaninterestingemergenceincyberspace.However,thetechnologyhasdrawbacks.

Minting（铸造）,theprocessofgeneratingandauthenticatingNFTsandcryptocurrency,isbadfortheenvironment.Authenticating,auctioningandsellingNFTseachtakemassiveamountsofenergybecausetheyhappenontheblock-chain.

VisualartistandclimatechangeactivistJoanieLemercierreportedthatsellingjusttwoNFTshostedontheNFTmarketplaceNiftyGatewayused175,773kWhand(25)_________(emit)103,129kilogramsofCO2.Toputthisintoperspective,thisisequivalenttoasingleEUresidentselectricityusagefor49years,acomputer(26)_________(leave)onfor401yearsorflyinganairplanefor992hours.

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