福建省三校协作2022-2023学年高二上学期12月联考英语试题

It can be tough to pull kids away from their computers and mobile devices these days. While they're playing games, wouldn't it be great if they could be learning at the same time? Good educational apps offer fun challenges that teach specific grade-level skills. Here are four that combine fun and learning.

Understanding Math ($3. 99; iOS)

Understanding Math goes beyond basic comprehension to gain a deeper understanding of the whys and hows of math. The app tracks your child's progress to determine strengths and weaknesses in different skill areas, and you can customize(改制）your child's learning experience to suit the needs .

Word Creativity Kit ($2. 99; iOS)

Word Creativity Kit aims not only to make creative writing fun but also build up grammar rules. The app presents a series of words from seven categories, such as space or fantasy. Kids add their own words to finish the complete thoughts that these words have inspired.

Barefoot World Atlas ($4. 99; iOS)

Barefoot World Atlas helps kids learn about geography and world cultures with a touch of the screen. Each region features a set of subtopics from wildlife and natural features to native, and architecture. These facts and illustrations are delivered in photographs, sounds, and hundreds of mini videos.

My Grades & Homework ($0. 99; iOS)

A combination of grades and homework tracker, My Grades &Homework can help your child stay organized and on top of the progress in school. A convenient calendar and course list format offer a glance at your child's assignment schedule that he or she might not normally get from standard homework planners.

The world's richest man might seem to have it all, but Bill Gates has one regret. The self-made billionaire said he felt stupid for not knowing any foreign languages.

Speaking in his third Ask Me Anything question-and-answer session for online programe Reddit (红迪网), the Microsoft founder revealed that he wished he spoke French, Arabic or Chinese. He said: "I took Latin and Greek in high school and got A's and I guess it helps my vocabulary. I keep hoping to study one of these — probably French because it is the easiest. I did Duolingo (免费语言学习工具) for a while but didn't keep it up. "

Gates, who is worth $79. 3 billion, praised Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for mak-

ing an audience surprising in Beijing when he spoke fluent Putonghua. He said: "Mark Zuc-

kerberg amazingly learned Putonghua and did a Q&A with Chinese students — incredible. "

Owner of a building worth more than $ 120 million in his hometown of Medina, Washington, Gates' admission over language is not the first time he has given insight into his family habits and personal insights.

Last February, Gates said he likes to do the dishes himself — to his own exacting standards every night and shared the surprising revelation that his wife, Melinda, would likely want Samuel L Jackson to play her husband in a biopic (传记电影). He also admitted that he would pick up a $ 100 bill if he found it on the street.

As he took the top spot on Forbes (福布斯)28th Annual Billionaires list last year for the fourth time, he said he is pretty basic when it comes to spending on clothes and food, but that he enjoys investing in shoes and rackets (网球拍)when he plays tennis.

When asked a life lesson he had to learn the hard way, the billionaire said staying up too late is a habit he is still trying to break, "Don't stay up too late even if the book is really exciting. You will regret it in the morning. I am still working on this problem, " he said.

Regardless of how far we'd like to believe gender (性别) equality in the workplace has come, there's still a yawning gap between male and female leaders in the professional world. A 2018 statistic shows that women nowadays hold just 5. 8 percent of CEO positions at S&P 500 companies, according to Catalyst.

While it's not a huge shock that women are somewhat underrepresented in leadership positions, what is surprising though, is the fact that females may actually be better suited to lead in almost every area, at least according to new findings from the BI Norwegian Business School.

In their research, Professor Martinsen and Professor Lars Glas surveyed 2, 900 managers with a special focus on personality types. The results were clear: Women scored higher than men in four of the five major leadership-centric categories.

While some people believe that men inherently make better leaders probably because they picture a leader with a commanding voice, which is more typical of men than women—this piece of research suggests that women are better at methodical management and goal-setting, openness, sociability and supportiveness, as well as ability to communicate clearly.

There was one area in which men scored higher than women, though, and that was on emotional stability and ability to face job-related pressure and stress. The results suggest that women are more sensitive to the effects of high-pressure or highly emotional situations.

Obviously, it's important to consider individual differences. Anyone, regardless of gender, may be an inspiring leader and a competent boss. But next time you're hiring for a management position, you just might want to give the resumes (简历) from female candidates a harder look.

To save endangered arctic wolves, the Beijing-based Sinogene Biotechnology Company cooperated with Harbin Polarland on cloning the arctic wolf. As a result, after two years of thorough efforts, the arctic wolf was cloned successfully. It is the first case of its kind in the world.

Born on June 10, 2022, the wolf, named Maya, is energetic and in very good health. Her donor cell came from the skin sample of a wild female arctic wolf, who had been introduced from Canada. However, her oocyte (卵母细胞) was from a female dog, and her

surrogate mother (代孕母体) was a beagle. The selection of a dog as Maya's surrogate was made because dogs share a genetic ancestor with ancient wolves, and it's more likely to succeed through cloning technology.

"This is our new attempt and breakthrough in protecting and breeding（繁育）wild and endangered animals. The birth of the world's first cloned arctic wolf is a milestone for the application of cloning technology and is of great significance to biodiversity, the protection of wildlife, and the restoration of endangered species in the world, " Mi Jidong, the company's general manager, said.

Cloning technology is a breeding method different from natural reproduction. Some raised controversy relating to the cloned arctic wolf. Sun Quanhui, a scientist from the World Animal Protection organization, said that cloning technology is still in the exploratory stage of research, and there are many technical and ethical issues that need to be addressed and treated with caution. Sun believed cloning should be considered only for endangered wild animals whose species are extinct, or whose captive populations are very limited.

The cloned wolf now lives with her surrogate beagle in a lab, and later she will be delivered to the Harbin Polarland and displayed to the public. The cloned wolf would live by herself in the park in the initial stage because she may not be able to adapt to original arctic wolf groups. However, it is reported that the technology of cloning arctic wolves has gained strong value in its application, and another male cloned arctic wolf will come into this world in the near future.

Do you have the experience of digging out your suitcase, deciding what to bring and being afraid that you've forgotten something?  Hope they can transform the way you pack.

Keep a Basket Handy

Do you wait until the last minute to pack? Keep a basket in your bedroom, living room, or bath room that you can use to throw in things you need to pack as you come across them.    

 Besides, you can just put the contents of the basket into your suitcase if you are in a hurry to leave for the airport.

Buy Wrinkle-free Clothing

You won't need to worry about carefully packing your items of clothing if they're made from wrinkle-free materials.  They'll still look fresh and bright when you are in them at your destination.

Keep Old Packing Lists

Chances are that you end up taking trips that require you to pack similar items. Keep old packing lists from former vacations to the beach, ski resort, and city — that way, you'll always have a list of at least the basics.  So you don't need to waste your effort to remember where you left your hand-written packing lists.

Schedule a Packing Time

Time can slip away from you before a trip — you may be caught up at work, at home, or be occupied with other responsibilities of daily life.  That way, you will not need to do your packing frantically (狂乱地)from the last minute to 1 o'clock on the day you leave.

A. Buy necessary things when you arrive.

B. This makes you less likely to forget any things.

C. Determine a night well in advance of departure to pack.

D. The best way to do this is to save them on your computer.

E. Just roll them up or put them at the bottom of the suitcase.

F. Rolling your clothes is the best way to save space for the suitcase.

G. That's why I've distilled (提炼) the art of packing down to some essential trips.

Last month, Koch went to make breakfast and found a(n) 1 guest using his pool. A large moose (驼鹿) was swimming in the deep end, 2 in the solar cover (太阳能覆盖膜).

"I looked out in the backyard and there's the moose absolutely 3 and struggling, " Koch told The Dodo. "She stepped on the solar cover and put her foot 4 it and and she was 5 trying to get free. "

Koch has noticed more wildlife around his home in Ottawa. 6, he had never seen an animal 7 impressive before. He rushed outside and pulled the solar cover off the 8 moose, who continued paddling (蹚水) around the pool, 9 to be a surprisingly skilled swimmer.

The wild moose seemed to be having trouble finding her way out of the pool, so Koch called the police and wildlife services to see if they could 10 a hand. "She looked so pitifully sad out there that my wife said, 'I want to give her a(n) 11. '"

Workers from wildlife services intended that they would get her to a safer spot, but they couldn't 12 it until she was out of the water. "The best thing that happened was that after 3.5 hours she 13 of the shallow end and jumped over the fence, " Koch said.

The moose 14 unhurt, but the same can't be said for Koch's pool — which now has two hoof (蹄)-sized holes in the 15.

Ding Zhen was born in 2000,  (live) in Litang County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

Quite by accident, Ding Zhen, a Tibetan young man  dark skin, big eyes, a sweet smile and thick hair, has gone viral in Chinese  (society) media recently. Up to now, millions of people  (become) his fans because of his "clean eyes and pure smile".

Ding Zhen took the Internet by storm after a  (photograph) posted a video of him on Tiktok,  short video platform. Many netizens said Ding Zhen has "stars in his eyes" and he is always wearing  (pure) smiles on his face than most of his peers. In the video  (release) on November 11, Ding Zhen, the 20-year-old native of Litang, smiles shyly towards the camera as he walks in front of his home on the Tibetan Plateau.

After becoming popular, Ding Zhen has become the tourism ambassador of Litang County,  the local tourism has been developing slowly.

On November 25, the promotional film Ding Zhen's World was  (official) launched, attracting the attention of Internet users across China.

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7-year-old Tommy Wilkinson's childish desires got the best of him. He envied his best friend Eric his new fancy bicycle. One day, Tommy gathered the courage to demand the bicycle. His parents refused him. But his dad，Peter Wilkinson, made a suggestion: "You can get the bike if you save up for it." Without a second thought, Tommy decided to set aside money from his allowance (零花钱) every day to raise the amount he needed: $600. Every day, the little boy made sure he placed some money into his piggy bank.

After almost two years, the day finally arrived. "Finally!" Tommy joyfully shouted as he dropped the piggy bank to the floor. Inside was S830! More than the S600 he was aiming for! Instantly, the excited boy asked his dad to take him to the bike store.

On their way to the store，Tommy accompanied his dad to the supermarket to buy some groceries. They were lining up at the checkout when Tommy noticed an old woman with a little girt in a wheelchair. The old lady dropped her groceries on the road. She looked helpless，and since she was holding the little girl's wheelchair, she couldn't pick them up.

Tommy quickly approached the woman. "Hey, let me help you. Where is your car?" he asked the woman whose name was Barbara. The woman told him that they lived across the street and didn't have a car. "I'll carry them for you, "Tommy said. On the way, the woman's granddaughter, Chloe, told Tommy their story. It turned out Chloe injured her leg in a car crash, and her parents died in it. Barbara had to sell her car to pay for Chloe's surgery and wheelchair. Their story moved Tommy.

After arriving at Barbara's house, Tommy made an unbelievable offer. "I'll get you a car!" he shouted with joy. "Not a new one, though. My dad sells used cars and I'll get you one!" Tommy's offer really shocked Barbara. "But I don't think I can afford a car now," she said.

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