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edC.It was further developed before the 19th century.D.It has little in common with British Sign Language.29.What is special about a manual alphabet?A.Every letter means a hand gesture.B.It is used to replace the written languageC.It is used together with the shape of mouth.D.Every letter is the same as the normal alphabet30.What does the author think of the effect of the Austrian manual alphabet?A.Astonishing.B.Worrying.C.Moving.D.Disappointing31.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A.The changes of different sign languages.B.The evolution of different sign languages.C.The vocabulary of different sign languages.D.The meaning of researching sign languages.DBy 2050,our global population might have been beyond nine billion,bringing with it anexpected 70%increase in global demand for meat and fish.As a result,the growing demandfor soya-based farm feed is driving massive destruction of forests at an alarming rate,and seaanimal populations have halved in the last four decades due to widespread overfishingWith 10 million pounds funding,part of the Government's Industrial Strategy ChallengeFund,a start-up company Entocycle is leading a cooperation that will build the UK's firstindustrial-scale insect farm.Black soldier flies (are used to convert food waste fromfarms and factories into a sustainable,organic insect-based protein feed,as an alternative tosoya,for farmed animals,namely pigs,chicken and fish.In short,the company is using foodwaste to create insect protein to feed the animals that we eat,while reducing carbon dioxideemissions(排放)and deforestation.dpFollowing its formation in 2017,Entocycle spent time developing its technology as part ofthe European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre United Kingdom (ESA BIC UK),which is managed and partly funded by STFC.Entocycle acquired the expert knowledge to de-velop a network of cutting edge sensors,originally designed for use in space,to monitor andoptimize (the black soldier flies'lifecycle.They combined this with big data analysis todevelop their proprietary technology to mass-rear flies,scalable for industrial use.STFCsDrSue O'Hare,Operations Manager at the ESA BIC UK,said,"Entocycle is a first-class exam-ple of how space technology can be applied to address one of the most important global chal-lenges we currently face-how to feed the world without harming our planet."It is fantastic to know that the ESA BIC UK,part of the world's largest business incuba-tion program for space tech start-ups,was able to provide the right environment and support【高三英语第6页（共10页）】·22-11-164C·