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高中英语外刊阅读语法填空May 21 Stephen Wilhite, creator of the animated GIF, dies at 74GIF 动图发明者史蒂夫·威尔海特去世，享年 74 岁Stephen E. Wilhite, a computer programmer 1_ was best 2_(know) for inventing the GIF, the looping animations that became a universal language for 3_(convey) humor, sarcasm (讽刺) and angst on social media and in instant messages, died in Cincinnati on March 14. He was 74.In 1987, while Stephen Wilhite was working for CompuServe, the nation's first online service, he 4_(lead) a team of engineers who revolutionized how people could share video clips on the internet.They called the format they created a GIF, short 5_ Graphics Interchange Format, a type of compressed image file with an ease of use that made it enduring."I saw the format I wanted in my head and then I started programming," Wilhite told The New York Times in 2013.That year, Wilhite, who was also a former chief architect for America Online, received a lifetime 6_(achieve) honor at the Webby Awards.Tributes to Wilhite spread online after his death 7_(report), many of them, fittingly, in the form of GIFs.In 2012, Oxford American Dictionaries recognized GIF as 8_(it) "word of the year".While the usefulness of Wilhite's innovation was undisputed(无可争议的), the pronunciation of "GIF" was a frequent subject of debate and even the subject of a "Final Jeopardy!" answer. Was it pronounced with a hard G sound 9_ a soft one?"The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both 10_(pronunciation)," Wilhite told the Times in 2013. "They are wrong. It is a soft G, pronounced 'jif.' End of story."keys:1 who 2 known 3 conveying 4 led 5 for6 achievement 7 was reported 8 its 9 or 10 pronunciations2 Frustrated with utilities, some Californians are leaving the grid 对电力公司感到失望，一些加州人正在脱离公共电网In the Gold Rush(淘金热), Northern California attracted prospectors（勘探者）1_( look) for financial independence. Now, this area is at the vanguard(前沿) of a new movement people seeking 2_(use) only the energy they produce 3_(they).Angry over blackouts, wildfires 4_(cause) by utilities(电力公司) and rising electricity bills, a small but growing number of Californians in rural areas and in the suburbs of San Francisco are going off the grid（公共电网）. They can do so because 5_ a stunning drop in the cost of solar panels and batteries over the past decade. Some homeowners 6_ have built new, off-grid homes say they have even saved money because their systems were 7_(cheap) than securing a new utility connection.People going off the grid argue that utilities are not moving fast enough to address climate change and are causing other problems. In Northern California, Pacific Gas & Electric's equipment caused the 2018 Camp Fire, 8_ killed dozens and destroyed the town of Paradise. The utility's effort to prevent fires by cutting off power to homes and businesses has also angered people.Nobody is quite sure how many off-grid homes there are, but local officials and real estate agents said there were dozens here in Nevada County. Some energy experts say that millions of people could 9_(eventual) go off the grid as costs drop."People want to have that self-reliance, there's very little reason not to do it if you have the means to make the 10_(invest) now." said Diane Vukovic, who has researched the laws and regulations about going off the grid.keys:1 looking 2 to use 3 themselves 4 caused 5 of6 who 7 cheaper 8 which 9 eventually 10 investment3 一边说少吃肉，一边疯狂卖肉，英国超市“双标”行为遭控诉UK supermarkets accused of 'bombarding' shoppers with cheap meat 英国超市被指控用廉价肉类“轰炸”购物者Britain's biggest supermarkets stand accused of "bombarding(轰炸)" shoppers with offers of cheap meat, despite 1_(promise) to promote more meat-free diets to improve health and tackle （应对）global heating.They are using money-saving promotions, such as two for the price of one, as a way of "pushing" meat, at odds （不一致）with moves in the UK and 2_(global) for consumers to eat 3_(little) of it, research found.Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons are each offering scores of deals every week on meat products such as burgers and sausages 4_(drive) sales and boost their profits, according 5_ a report from the charity Eating Better.The government-commissioned national food strategy, 6_(publish) last July, said Britons needed to reduce their intake of meat by 30% by 2032 in order to help combat(应对) the UK's "plague of dietary ill-health" and the climate emergency. Such a dramatic fall was "significant and it won't be easy to achieve" but was vital to help reduce methane emissions （甲烷排放）from livestock farming and free up land so it could 7_(use) to store carbon, it said.While meat intake in Britain is falling slowly, people still eat almost double the global average. The food strategy also noted that "our taste for ruminants(反刍动物) is a major contributor to climate change".Major changes needed to be made to the 8_(nation) diet within a decade "to meet health, climate and nature 9_(commit)".The government's climate change committee has also said people should reduce 10_(they) intake of meat by 20%-50% to help the UK meet its target of reaching net zero by 2050.keys:1 promising 2 globally 3 less 4 to drive 5 to 6 published 7 be used 8 national 9 commitments 10 their学科网（北京）股份有限公司