陕西省西安市长安区2022-2023学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

Explorers Camp

•Full day camp for kids aged 5-13.

•Monday-Friday, July 8-26, 9am-4pm.

Week 1 | July 8-12

Week 2 | July 15-19

Week 3 | July 22-26

•Register for a single week or multiple weeks.

•Fees: $365 per week.

•The last day to cancel registration and receive a full refund (退款) is June 15.

Camp Structure

The day is divided into two thematic sessions per age group. Campers have a three-hour morning class engaging with a morning theme (9am to 12 noon) and a one-hour lunch break, followed by another three-hour class engaging with an afternoon theme (1pm to 4pm). Snack periods are held throughout the day. All campers should bring their own bagged lunch and snacks.

Camp Content

Explorers Camp organizes engaging arts, history and science-related activities in every! class, and focuses on a range of topics that emphasize active learning, exploration and, most of all, fun! All camp sessions are created with age-appropriate activities that are tailored to the multiple ways that kids learn.

Camp Staff

Campers enjoy a staff-to-child ratio ranging from 1:4 to 1:7 depending on the age group. Instructors are passionate educators who are experts in their fields and have undergone training and a background check.

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. In the UK the over-55 s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55-64 and 2.9 million over-65s. 

Sheila, aged 59, says,  "I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did. " 

Interestingly, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 in the UK are leaving the site - only 2.2 million users are under 17 -but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone.  "It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says.  "I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up. " 

Unlike her grandmother's generation, Chloe's age group is spending so much time on their phones at home that they are missing out on spending time with their friends in real life. Sheila, on the other hand, has made contact with old friends from school she hasn't heard from in forty years.  "We use Facebook to arrange to meet all over the country, " she says.  "It's changed my social life completely. " 

Parents have an important role to play if they want their kids to spend more time in real life. Peter, 38, who spends most of his time in front of a screen, is recently determined to set a better example to his kids. In the evening or at weekends, he would leave his smartphone home and take his kids out to nature. 

If you've ever had a dog, you know just how deep a connection you can develop with  "man's best friend ". But a dog's life is much shorter than humans, about 12 to 15 years long, which means every dog owner has to go through the heart­breaking moment when their loving pet passes away. 

Why not make a clone of that dog then? This is the solution offered by a South Korean company, Sooam Biotech Research Foundation. The company has already successfully cloned at least 400 dogs, mostly for US customers, ever since it pioneered the technique in 2005. Now, Sooam Biotech has introduced its business to UK dog owners as well, offering them dogs that look just like their lost ones. 

To clone a dog, researchers first need to take a skin cell from a living dog or one that has just died. Meanwhile,another dog is selected to supply an egg. Researchers then replace the DNA in the egg with that from the skin cell and implant the egg into the womb (子宫) of a female dog. The egg grows into a puppy over the following two months. The whole process takes less than a day, but it comes at a shockingly high price — around ￡63,000.But if you can't afford it now, you can also save the cell in a laboratory and access it at a later date. 

However, magical as cloning might sound, there is no guarantee that the cloned dog will be a perfect copy of the original one. Just like identical twins of humans, they share the exactly same DNA but there will still be small differences between them.  "The spots on a Dalmatian (斑点狗) clone will be different, for example " Insung Hwang, head of Sooam Biotech, told The Guardian. 

Dog owners will also have to accept the fact that personality is not  "cloneable ". Apart from genes, personality is also determined by upbringing and environment, which are both random elements that cloning technologies simply cannot overcome, Professor Tom Kirkwood at Newcastle University, UK, told The Telegraph. 

Perhaps bringing our dogs back by cloning is not the best way to remember them after all. Kirkwood, a dog owner himself, pointed out,  "An important aspect of our relationship with them is coming to terms with the pain of letting go. " 

    The "24 solar terms" (节气) originated and was firstly used in China. It was created thousands years ago on the basis of practical needs of agriculture. Ancient Chinese people used it to guide agriculture production, special climate signs and even healthy living tips. Last year, the 24 solar terms was added to UNESCO's world cultural heritage list. Now, it has been brought to life thanks to a creative designer from Southwest China's Guizhou province.

    On the eve of this year's Qingming Festival, Shi Changhong released (发布) his version of re-produced and packaged characters for each solar term in the form of "moving art" of gifts. Since their first release on Zcool on March 29, the gifs have won great praise among the general public and quickly flooded social media with millions of hits during the festival period.

    To maximize publicity, Shi released his work in three forms: video, animation and picture. The background sounds add to the brilliance.

    "When I watch the short video, I can strongly feel the Chinese-style elements hidden in them. And it is really cool to liven up Chinese traditional culture in such a unique way." WeChat user Xiao Feifei said.

    "It is really a comfort to me to see so many people like my latest work. To be honest, it would really surprise me if the work does not arouse great interest among Chinese people. The 24 solar items is a deeply rooted concept that covers the essence of Chinese wisdom. However, only a small portion of people know all the names or the correct order of those terms. My intention is to increase Chinese people's self awareness to learn more about our traditional fine culture. Actually, the 24 solar items work is only a part of my whole design program 'Charm China', which I started over a year ago." Shi told China Daily.

Have you ever been labeled a  "perfectionist "? Or do you consider yourself to be one? It's inviting to see perfectionism as a desirable or positive quality. 

Healthy perfectionists want to develop their sills continually. Their standards are always rising, and they approach their work with optimism, pleasure and a desire to improve.  If something isn't perfect, they refuse it. They may experience fear of failure, anxiety and other painful emotions. 

 According to a recent research, perfectionism is linked to health issues such as eating disorders and depression. Perfectionism can also seriously impact your creativity. This is because perfectionism can prevent you from leaving your comfort zone and taking risks.  You may avoid starting a new project until you've found the best way to approach it. You might also get caught up in minor details or repeat tasks that have already been completed. As a result, this wastes time that could have been spent on more important tasks. 

If you think that you have a problem with perfectionism, start by setting realistic goals.  Then, break them down into monthly or yearly steps. Not only will this make it easier to reach your objectives, but you'll also experience the thrill of achieving these smaller goals. Perhaps Theodore Roosevelt said it best  "Do what you can, with what you have, where you. are. " Accept that this is the best you can do and don't try and make up some perfect world.

A. Perfectionism can lead to self-criticism. 

B. Perfectionism can damage your productivity, too. 

C. Think about your most important life and career goals. 

D. In fact, severe perfectionism can do more harm than good. 

E. They show that you're not afraid to push yourself and try new things. 

F. When perfectionism gets out of control it can harm you in many aspects. 

G. Unhealthy perfectionists, however, are never satisfied with what they achieve. 

When the TV station reported a coming cold storm in southeast Idaho, farmers immediately took1. Most of the farmers had to work 16-18 hours a day to get their potatoes, before the cold air fell deep into the soil. Snow was2hard and fast. However, one farmer in Hamer, Idaho, about 32 miles north of Idaho Falls, was3to gather all of his crop in time.

Realizing his4, his neighbors, working unitedly with their fellow farmers, sent their workers to5his crop. With trucks loaded with equipment, 6workers and farmers didn't think twice about reaching out to a farmer7.

Dozens of members of the8also joined in the help. They all showed up just in time as temperatures hit 29 overnight. Jason Larson, a farmer who lived nearby, sent 25 workers to10in the emergency operations. With the crisis averted (避免), it is11that the community worked hand in hand to save several hundred thousand dollars12of potatoes.

Larson witnessed (见证) all this and said, "It was just kind of neat to see everyone help. It was pretty13to help someone in need. What people do is that they help their neigh-bor. There14wasn't a second thought about it. This kind of thing15every day."

On a bench in Regen's Park, London, on October 7, 1970, a young man (study) for MBA degree at London Business School met an Irish girl who first arrived in London. The young man was going to becomeengineer at Chrysler Corporation. 

However, his life was about to change because of the girl in front of him. The two of them fell in love first sight and married a year later. Normally, they would (probable) each get a stable job and live a middle-class life day in an day out. But they thought they wanted more (free) in their life. As a result, the young couple (buy) a small car a year later and started an overland journey through Europe and Asia. Eventually, they crossed the whole Oceania and arrived in Australia. Here they met with many other people wanting to travel on their own, all of were eager to know the details of their travels. So the couple published a book to share (them) travel experiences, in the end, they opened a company that popularized all kinds of travel knowledge and experience and thus became a most (success) backpackers in the world. 

The young man (call) Tony Wheeler, and the Irish girl is Mauren Wheeler. That is how Lonely Planet was born. 

内容包括:1. 口语能力;2. 相关经验;3. 应聘目的。

注意：1. 字数80左右;2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/Madam, 

Yours, 

Li Hua

Adam lived with his parents in one city while his grandparents lived far away in another city. Adam's parents usually took their son to his grandparents' house during summer holiday every year and stayed there for around 20 days. Adam's grandfather loved him very much and spent a lot of time playing with him. His grandmother always cooked delicious food for him. Adam loved his stay there. This continued for years. The boy grew up over time. 

One day Adam said to his parents,  "Now, I am old enough to go to grandparents' house alone. So, please let me go by myself. " 

His parents didn't agree at first but Adam insisted(坚持). They finally agreed. But they were worried about his safety. So they taught him everything he needed to know to travel alone. 

The day came when Adam was to leave for his grandparents' house. And his parents came to see him off at the train station. When the boy was comfortably seated on the train, his parents got off and waited for the train to leave.

While waiting, the father went to the window and kept talking to his son. He handed his son an envelope(信封) from the window and said,  "Son, if you feel afraid on the way, open this and read it. It will help you to calm down. " 

The boy kept that envelope in his pocket carefully and said goodbye to his parents. When the train was ready to leave, the boy smiled and told his father,  "I remember everything. Don't worry. " 

At every station where the train stopped, people kept coming and going. The boy started feeling a little lonely. 

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右;2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

At one station, a big man with cuts on his face got on the train. 

Then he remembered his father's letter.