河北省邯郸市2021届高三上学期英语期末质量检测试卷（含听力音频）

Reading has been on the decline for years. One of the reasons for the decline in book sales is the leaps and bounds in technology. Why do you buy a book when you can conveniently buy audiobooks (有声读物)instead? Here are 4 of the best audio books you can find.

The Power of Now

Published in 2000. The Power of Now explains a journey—a journey that encourages you to dismiss your analytical (分析白勺)mind and set aside yourself as well. The author, Eckhart Tolle, guides you through these transitions with easy words and phrases. The purpose of this book is to help you pay more attention io the current moment—the" now".

The Alchemist

It talks about the journey of a boy named Santiago who travels from Spain to Egypt in search of riches. Along the way, he meets three characters, a woman, a man who thinks he's a king? and the alchemist (练金术士). These characters help guide Santiago to his goal, but over time that goal changes. It moves away from worldly riches to something deeper and more meaningful.

The Power of Habit

Written by Charles Duhigg, 77ie Power of Habit- talks all about the power behind habits using various cases and plots to present Duhigg's points. In the book. Duhigg turns complex systems and methods into easily digestible stories that people and businesses can relate to.

Outliers

Written by Malcolm Gladwell, this book has popularized the idea that practicing 10,000 hours in total will make you an expert in that area. It also covers other aspects about what many of today's great people do in their daily life and how they have become successful in their own field.

Emily Bonfim Camargo, a 10-yeiir-old girl, has cerebral palsy (大脑性瘫痪). Because of her condition, her involuntary movements prevent her from freely holding objects with her hands or standing up. She's never been able to walk, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have the same dreams and hopes as other children. In particular, she's always wanted to ride a bicycle.

"That was her dream, and I had 10 do something to help," her grandfather. Clovis Urias dos Santos, a 69-year-old former construction worker? said. First he tried to make his granddaughter^ dream come true by buying her a tricycle (三轮车). Unfortunately, she was unable to hold the handlebars to guide the vehicle, and she couldn't keep her balance on the seat. Her grandfather, however, isn't a man who is easily discouraged.

In his home workshop, he started to think of how he could make a more stable tricycle for her. He started to take things apart and put the useful pieces back together." I fixed the pedals (踏板)with brakes, and I didn't put on handlebars," he told Sempre Familia a local news medium.

This vehicle isn't just fun; it's also practical. Clovis added a basket behind the seat, so that Emily can carry her backpack for school, or some groceries, because she likes to go to the supermarket and bakery with him. Emily's special tricycle is also stylish. "After the tricycle was ready, I painted it pink and purple because Emily chose those colors. She was very happy, and I was even happier," Clovis said.

There's no cure for cerebral palsy, although there is medicine to decrease involuntary muscle movements. So what does the future hold for Emily? Only time will tell, but the support of her family will fill her future with hope.

Thanks to a program called Hunger: Not Impossible (HNI), hungry people could have access to fresh, healthy food in their neighborhood by texting one simple word: Hungry. On one hand. people in charge of the program learn that each year 42 million Americans go hungry including 15. 9 million children. On the other hand, grocery stores, restaurants, and food providers throw out 60 million tons of unused food. HNI had a solution—connectivity.

HNI started fundraising and developing partnerships. Then they make plans with organizations and charities to help locate people who suffer from food insecurity. And they reached out to technical experts at Salesforce who developed an easy-to-use text-driven platform using a chat box. With all the elements in place, a simple text started the goodwill rolling.

When a needy person types in “Hungry" and sends the text message to HNI. they receive a message, back showing the closest locations that are offering free food. They also get a text displaying different menu options. They simply select a restaurant, choose the meal, then heads to the takeout counter where they pick up their free meal alongside paying customers. No questions are asked and dignity is preserved. The pilot project began in Venice Beach, California, providing over 250 meals to more than 50 youth in three weeks. HNI then grew to Bentonville. Arkansas, Klamath Falls Oregon? and St; Louis. Missouri.

"Providing food is the first step in transforming lives for the best." Michelle DiBattiste, operations and volunteer manager at Safe Place for Youth said in the press release, "By satisfying that initial survived instinct of finding food. Hunger： Not Impossible provides necessary space for personal growth, self-realization and finding stability. If there were less hungry people in the world, the crime rate would be reduced? there would be fewer homeless people, and the cost of healthcare would cut down."

Most of the wind available on land is too gentle to push commercial wind turbine(涡轮机), but now researchers in China have designed a kind of "tiny wind turbine^,, that can use wind energy from breezes as little as those created by a quick walk. The new device is not technically a turbine. It is a nanogenerator made of two plastic strips in a tube that clap together when there is airflow. Like rubbing a balloon to your hair, the two plastics become electrically charged after being separated from contact, a phenomenon called the triboelectric effect. But instead of making your hair stand up like Einstein's, the electricity generated by the two plastic strips is captured and stored.

"Our intention isn't to replace existing wind power generation technology. "Our goal is to solve the issues that the traditional wind turbines can't solve?" says Ya Yang, a researcher from Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems. "Unlike wind turbines that use coils and magnets (磁石) where the costs are fixed, we can pick and choose low-cost materials for our device. Our device can also be safely applied to nature reserves or cities because it doesn't have the rotating (旋转) structures.

Yang says he has a small vision and a big vision for the project's next steps. In the past, Yang and his colleagues have designed a nanogenerator as small as a coin, but he wants to make it even tinier and more compact with higher efficiency. Yang is also looking to make the device bigger and more powerful. "I'm hoping to scale up the device to produce 1,000 watts. We can place these devices where traditional wind turbines can't reach. We can put it in the mountains or on the top of buildings for sustainable energy.

Working during the summer when school is out of session is a great opportunity for teenagers to make money and build up their independence.

As a high schooler, you may feel as though you lack the necessary experience to obtain a perfect position. . Starting your job search early isn't the only thing you can do to increase your chances, so here are a few more tips：

⒈ Ask Around

Friends, neighbors, and other parents are going to be your most valuable means of finding gainful employment during the summer. They know you. you know them, and they may have an inside track to a position you otherwise wouldn't have had access to. . And check the bulletin board at your local community center for job listings.

⒉ Prepare References

Prepare a list of names and phone numbers of people who can vouch for you. either personally or professionally. . References are usually provided in the form of a letter of recommendation, and you should get them from previous employers, teachers, or anywhere you may have volunteered in the past.

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You want to be taken seriously, so dress appropriately for the job for which you are applying. Be on time (a few minutes early to be safe)? and bring with you any information you think an employer may want to see? such as your reference letters and a resume.

⒋ Find Specialized Job Search Sites

Check out websites such as Snagajob and Groove job, which specialize in jobs for teens and high school students. You can search for jobs by location, interest. age range, and employer. .

A. Market Yourself

B. Dress Appropriately for Interviews

C. You may be asked to provide a few references to a potential employer

D. However, there are plenty of jobs you are qualified for that pay rather well

E. You can also ask your favorite teachers and your school guidance adviser for help

F. Usually the sites offer advice on writing resumes, interview tips, and many other aspects

G. Having a summer job can help you earn spending money, pay for college? and gain practical experience

Sometimes in life, a small event can make us realize that kindness still rules the world— and I had an opportunity to 1 the kindness of people from a strong and total stranger: a 2 named Afolabi.

In October 2007, I was working as a sales manager in Lagos. One night when Afolabi was returning me to my house, the car broke down. Afolabi 3 to pull over the taxi and went off to find a mechanic (机械工). As soon as he left, at least 7 to 8 local boys 4suddenly from the deep dark of the night and surrounded our car, 5me to hand over whatever money I had.

To my relief, Afolabi returned in time. For start, he tried to quietly 6 with them. When that didn't 7 , he raised his voice and showed that he was 8 for a fist fight. His 9 actions and muscular frame finally forced the boys to abandon their 10and they ran away into the same darkness from where they came.

Afolabi needn't have done that. In the darkness of the night. people will not 11take risks to save their own possessions. The boys could have been carrying weapons with them, but this loyal driver did not 12any "it's" or "buts". His main 13was to save me from getting robbed.

Though it has passed many years, those few moments are enough to register the driver's 14into the deepest corner of my heart.

15off to Afolabi? The loyal driver who helped me.

Deng Yu, a 44-year-old artist from Shenyang. Liaoning province， (create) a painting of the Monkey King using a bamboo brush last month. Instead of a pencil, Deng Yu draws most of his pain tings with a "bamboo brush.  (inspire) by Chinese writing brushes, he uses bamboo branches as his brushes, which represents his latest attempt to create unpredictability in splatter effects.

"After trying  (variety) materials, including paper, plastic and other things，I found the handmade bamboo brush handles the heavy and thick paint(successful). On canvas (画布),its effect is close  the art of Chinese calligraphy," the artist said.

Through Western color and Chinese painting techniques, Deng has been looking for crossing between Eastern and Western art  (style). With the unpredictable painting effects of these tools, he also wants  (defend) the art field in the expansion of artificial intelligence.

His painting technique has gone viral on short video platform Douyin since this month. His breakout video, his process of painting Qi tian Dasheng (Monkey King) is shown，has won more than 408,000. likes，  (make) him popular on the platform.

1）为何推出这样的服务：

2）如何免单。

注意：1）词数80左右；

2）开头、结尾已经给出。

Dear Peter,

……

Yours,

Li Hua

Sam and I had been paired up through a mentoring (辅导) program when he was a first grader. As a former teacher, I missed making an impact on young people, so as soon as I heard of this program for at-risk school kids, I signed up.

At first, if didn't seem as if the two of us were a good match. Sam hardly looked at me; he barely spoke or smiled. I tried everything to engage him. Nothing worked. Week after week. I'd drive 30 minutes to the school. only to sit with a little boy who didn't seem to care whether I was there or not. I was so frustrated.

One day. I noticed Sam wearing an Iron Man shirt. The next week, I brought a board game (棋盘游戏) featuring Iron Man characters. When I opened the box, his eyes lit up. He dove right in and played the game with me. As I was leaving that day, he looked up at me and said, "See you next week.”

He and I built our relationship from there. I would spend his Friday lunch period with him. talking, playing games and just being a friend. Little by little, he opened up to me about his home life. His dad wasn't around. His mother supported the family by working nights at a local factory, so Sam's older sibling took care of him most of the time.

Right then and there, I wished to make sure the two of us always kept in touch—even after the program ended. Now it would be our last Friday lunch together. How could I make sure we had a great meal and he would still remember me?

So I looked for some inspiration for the perfect gift for him. A gift Sam would enjoy holding on to. On Wednesday, I was watching TV and a fast-food restaurant commercial came on, advertising the toy that came in the kids' meals—a small Iron Man toy.

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Suddenly it hit me: Here was the idea I'd looked for!

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At the school, I sat down with Sam and handed him the bag.