广东省东莞市重点学校2022-2023学年高一下学期学情调查英语测试题

The courses below bring together heart and mind expanding materials designed to inspire your personal growth and expand your awareness of all that is happening in our world.

The Hidden Knowledge

It is designed for those who want to dive into the deep cover-ups in our world. This course inspires learners to make a difference and build a better world, yet unlike the other courses here, the focus is largely on exploring and exposing all that is hidden and secret in our world. This eye-opening course is careful to present only reliable materials.

The Transformation

Have you ever felt that you are here to help transform our planet to a new way of living based on love? If so, this course may be the choice for you. This profound course harmonizes the light and inspiring aspects of life with the more challenging shadow sides of existence.

The Inspiration

While the other courses include materials on the challenging aspects of our lives sometimes referred to as the shadow, this course focuses almost exclusively on the lighter side. Every page of the course will touch and inspire you to open to more love and deeper connections in your life. With all of the violence in the media today, this course is like a fresh mountain breeze-so rich and fulfilling!

The Insight

Are you ready to be the change you want to see in your life and in our world? This journey will enhance your awareness and provide tools enabling you to build a better life and world. Course lessons in this new academic year will deepen your insight and embolden you to be the change you want to see in the world. To begin this journey, click below.

See our quick guide to help you decide which course is best for you.

Sometimes the simple act of being outside every day can be good to you. We often forget about what nature has to offer by staying inside too much. Going outside, you'll probably be exposed to numerous sensations. You might hear the crinkle of leaves under your feet, concentrate on how the breeze cools your skin, and feel the sun offering its natural warmth.

Time outside also reminds you how you share your time on Earth with countless creatures and that you must live in harmony with them. The more often you encounter animals in their natural habitats, the easier it will be to recall why it's so important to treat the outdoors with respect. After coming in contact with a squirrel, for example, you may be especially careful to throw your trash away in the nearest garbage can in case of some harmful leftover food. That's because you've just been reminded that you're not the only living thing to come in contact with what's now rubbish.

Spending too much time indoors may cause us to become too isolated from others, especially if we use up much time in front of computer screens. It seems that a computer connected to the Internet allows you to share parts of your world with other people, but actually it can also make us feel more disconnected from others for lack of face-to-face communication. The time outside with a loved one allows you to take part in a shared experience. For instance, you can call attention to a type of flower that's just started blooming and allow your companions to marvel at its beauty. That's a similar shared experience.

Anyhow, it is not as hard as you might imagine. You may just decide to start an outdoor practice that takes you outside for a certain amount of time, preferably every day. The last 15 minutes of your lunch break strolling outside with a friend and some after-dinner family time discussing your days can be good options. Get off the computer and head outside! You'll feel how your choice pays off.

One Concern is an AI company (人工智能公司) in California. It is using machine learning and AI to help firefighters. The company hopes its software (软件) can make exact predictions about earthquake damage. It can tell firefighters how to plan for an earthquake and how to do their jobs better when it happens.

Nicole Hu, a technology officer from One Concern, says the key is to feed the computers a lot of data (数据) about an area. The data may include information about homes and other buildings, the natural environment, and the size of an earthquake. The computers then use the information to make predictions about what would happen if there were an earthquake in the area. It then uses data from past earthquakes to see whether its predictions are any good, and changes its predictive models accordingly.

Gregory Deierlein, earthquake engineer at the Stanford University, says one of the most surprising things about the company's software is its ability to make use of data from an earthquake as it's happening, and to change its predictions in real time.

In the past, researchers would collect data after an event and a few years later they'd produce new models, says Deierlein. Now the new models appear in a matter of minutes.

Dan Ghiorso leads the Woodside Fire Protection District (区) near San Francisco, which covers about 32 square miles. He says in the past, when an earthquake hit, he'd have to make educated guesses (based on experience and training) about what parts of this district might be badly damaged and then drive to each place to have a look around. He hopes One Concerns' software will change that. "Instead of driving thirty-two square miles, in fifteen minutes on a computer I can get a good idea of the damage," he says. ‘‘Instead of me taking my educated guess, they're putting science behind the predictive models."

I am from Argentina, and I started to study Chinese in 2009 out of curiosity about Chinese characters. During the learning process, although I had to wake up early every weekend and take a two-hour bus ride to class, learning Chinese every time was an enjoyable experience for me. Chinese characters not only look very beautiful, but also have deep meanings.

In 2014, I was given an opportunity to study at Jilin University in China and was surprised by everything I saw when I first came to this beautiful country. During my study, I met lots of friends from all over the world, and visited a lot of famous places in China. After I returned to Argentina, I wanted to share my experience of learning Chinese with more Argentine people, letting them know the beauty of China.

Fortunately, my application for a Master's degree of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MTCSOL) at Jilin University was approved and I came to China for the second time. During my two years of studying for my Master s degree, the joy of learning Chinese became the pleasure of studying Chinese. In 2019, I joined the PhD program of the China Studies Program at Jilin University, trying to achieve my PhD to study Chinese in greater depth.

When the COVID-19 broke out, I created my own bilingual official account online to share my views of life and learning experience. As for me, the joy of studying Chinese became that of spreading Chinese.

Chinese has created unlimited opportunities in my life and opened the door to a new world for me, making my dream come true. I hope you will join me to learn Chinese, to understand Chinese culture, to feel the charm of Chinese language and Chinese culture, and to give yourself a chance to create unlimited possibilities.

The three years of high school can produce some of the most memorable moments of your life. To get the most out of your high school experience, it's important to focus on your studies and spend time exploring your hobbies and friendships.

Open yourself up to new experiences. High school is a great time to try new things.  For example, you can try out for a sports team, join a band, or even just sit with new people at lunch. That will help you discover new hobbies and make new friends.

Ask for help if you're struggling academically, socially, or emotionally. If you're worried about a bad grade, or are feeling a bit down, share it with them, and they will be willing to help you.

Get to know the members in your class.Actually, making friends with a few of them will give you a great support network throughout the school year. If you don't know them, introduce yourself and hold a conversation with them. If you do already know them, ask them some questions about their hobbies so that you can get to know them a little better.

Your notes will help you with your homework and study for tests. Besides, it will also help you review what you learnt in class. You can create an outline of the main points of the lecture, and take notes directly on them.

A. Develop a good learning habit.

B. Write down what you learn skillfully.

C. They are the people you will see every day.

D. Don't just stay in your comfort zone but get out.

E. The following suggestions are likely to help you.

F. Your parents, teachers and classmates are always there to help you.

G. Therefore, you should learn to keep the right balance between them.

Wildfires continue sweeping across Southern California. Some families are returning home to find their houses are completely 1  and many things turned to dust and ashes. It's 2 , but stories of hope, like the one from this Ventura County couple, are beginning to 3 .

Jim and Lily Myers had been 4 from their home, and when they returned, they didn't 5 to find any things after the big fire. The couple had a safety box. However, when they opened it, it seemed that everything was 6 . Still, the firefighters on-site helped them check the safety box carefully 7 there was anything that can be saved. Jim continued to 8 the remnants(遗留物), and by doing so, he found his wife's wedding ring.

9 , Jim got down on one knee and re-proposed (再次求婚) to Lily, proving that in times of 10 , acts of love win the victory. "It was truly 11 that he found it. I had thought we had 12 it because everything else was totally damaged," Lily says.

The wildfires in Southern California have burned 230, 000 acres of land, including parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties. There are several organizations that looking for 13 and contributions. "The 14 from the people in the city of Ventura was touching," Lily says. And she advises those who want to offer help to give away 15 , because most people have so many things to replace after big disasters.

→ A harmonious family is to a child's personal development.

→    he knows everything.

→ She was    talk to her classmates.

→ A large quantity of water      in the past twenty years across China.

Last week, as I was having breakfast in my truck, I noticed a boy, sitting by the road with his dog. He was holding a sign asking for money or food to help feed him and his dog. People drove past ignoring them.

When I finished my breakfast, I decided to buy some food for them. As I was leaving, I pulled up beside him and handed him a bag of breakfast and a small bag of dog food. I asked him if he would be willing to work hard for the pay. He immediately said that he could be the hardest worker I had ever seen.

The next day he carried wood around and fetched tools for me all day without complaining once. His dog simply followed him. During the day I learned about his sad experiences. When the boy was 15 years old, his mother became critically ill. His father, who took care of the boy's mother, could not go out to work, and the poor boy had to drop out of school because of being unable to afford his school tuition. Being too young, he failed to find a job. he had to beg near his home to help his parents.

A month later I paid him $2000, the look on his face was well worth it. My aimless act of kindness seemed to put spark (活力) back in his eyes.

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After that I continued to offer him some work and pay him. 

……

Tears of joy flooded the boy's eyes.