河北省部分学校2024届高三上学期五调考试英语试卷

Based on 2023's new book releases, we have a feeling that we'll be reading all year long. Below, we re highlighting just a few of the new books coming out in 2023 that you may want to check out.

The People Who Report More Stress

By Alejandro Valero$24.18

Alejandro's first novel The Town of Babylon came out in 2022, and this forthcoming short story collection, full of memorable personalities, explores similar themes: community, relationships, modern incredible life, racism and parenthood.

When Trying to Return Home

By Jennifer Maritza McCauley$25.11

Spanning (跨越) between Puerto Rico, Pittsburgh, Louisiana and Miami, this short story collection explores the complexities of belonging and the true meaning of home. Each individual story and the themes mentioned are written through the Black American and Afro-Latino experiences.

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

By Roshani Chokshi$43.70

Roshani Chokshi's first surprising novel for adults is a fairy tale-filled story about marriage and the secrets couples keep from each other. That, and an enchanted (施过魔法的) house off the coast of Washington and hotel fortune.

I Have Some Questions for You

By Rebecca Makkai$27.90

Imagine if your life was the stuff of a true crime documentary. Bodie Kane has tried to move on past the 1995 murder of her boarding school roommate. When she returns to the boarding school as an adult, Bodie realizes there are still mysteries about how the case was wrapped up and justice was served.

As founder of the Global Water Policy Project and lead expert for National Geographic's Freshwater Initiative, Sandra's goal is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of the Earth's freshwater resources.

Sandra says she grew up in New York as a Long Island beach kid. She was always a ware of the "comfort, peace, and balance" offered by the natural world, especially the environments of wetlands and rivers. Before starting work on a project, Sandra considers an area's "geography of water": the amount of water in the area's basin, the population, and the agricultural use of water. The geography of water helps Sandra determine an area's water stress. Water stress is the situation where a community is using more water than nature made available.

Sandra first became aware of the concept of water stress after reading Swedish hydrologist Malin Falkenmark's book Water for a Starving World. This groundbreaking work linked water use, food and population. As Sandra began to understand water stress, she realized it affects everything, from a community's development to its political security. "So many great civilizations developed alongside rivers and lakes," she says, pointing to the ancient civilizations of Ur (between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers), Egypt (which developed on the Nile), and the Indus River Valley.

Today, Sandra points out, more than 200 rivers are shared between two or more nations. Dams and other river management techniques implemented (实施) by nations upstream have a huge impact on nations downstream. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers have their sources in Turkey, for example, but their basins are in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. River management from Turkey would impact the freshwater available to these countries for drinking, hygiene (卫生), industry, and transportation. 

Water management has become part of many nations' foreign policy. Sandra points to the Mekong River Commission. The headwaters of the Mekong River are in China, although the basin is nearly 800,000 square kilometers and includes the nations of Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Many governments are members of the Mekong River Commission, which promotes sustainable development of the water supply.

Inspired by the effortless way humans handle objects without seeing them, a team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new approach that enables a robotic hand to rotate (旋转) objects alone through touch, without relying on vision. 

Using their technique, the researchers built a robotic hand that can smoothly rotate a wide variety of objects, such as small toys, cans, and even fruits and vegetables, without damaging them. The robotic hand performed these tasks using only information based on touch. The work could aid in the development of robots that can manipulate objects in the dark. To build their system, the researchers attached 16 touch sensors to the palm (掌心) and fingers of a four-fingered robotic hand. Each sensor costs about $12 and serves a simple function: detect whether an object is touching it or not. 

What makes this approach unique is that it relies on many low-cost touch sensors that use simple, binary (二进制的) signals — touch or no touch — to perform robotic in-hand rotation. These sensors are spread over a large area of the robotic hand. This contrasts with a variety of other approaches that rely on a few high-cost touch sensors attached to a small area of the robotic hand,primarily at the fingertips. 

The researchers then tested their system on the real-life robotic hand with objects that the system has not yet encountered. The robotic hand was able to rotate a variety of objects without losing its hold. The objects included a tomato,pepper,a can of peanut butter and a toy rubber duck,which was the most challenging object due to its shape. 

Wang and his team are now working on extending their approach to more complex operation tasks. They are currently developing techniques to enable robotic hands to throw and catch, for example. "If we can give robots this skill, that will open the door to the kinds of tasks they can perform," said Wang.

Russia is launching a new module (舱) for the International Space Station(ISS), after more than a decade of delays. The Nauka module is set to lift off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on top of a Proton-M rocket at around 15:00 GMT today, along with a new robotic arm for the station created by the European Space Agency.

The ISS is composed of modules and equipment from different space agencies including Europe, Japan and Canada, but the major part of the station is composed of two main sections, a Russian part and a US part. At 13 meters long and weighing more than 20 tonnes, Nauka, also called the Multipurpose Laboratory Module, will be among the largest in Russia's half.

After launch, Nauka will take eight days to reach the ISS. Once attached, it will act as a new centre for the Russian part of the station. "It's a science laboratory, and it also provides a lot of important service systems," says Anatoly Zak, editor of a website. Planned research includes biological and materials science experiments. "It's a step in making the Russian part more independent (from the US part)." This includes a new toilet inside the module and sleeping rooms for the crew.

The launch of Nauka has been a long time coming, with construction of the module beginning in the 1990s. Technical and supply issues since then, such as the loss of components from Ukraine following the Russian annexation (兼并) of Crimea in 2014, have seen development stumble (蹒跚而行). "It's much more complex than anything the Russian space programme has tried to build in the last few years," says Zak. Russia's last module — Rassvet — was carried to the ISS by a US spacecraft in 2010.

All relationships require work, though it may not always feel like work. Professional relationships require work too. Here are some tips to improve your relationships and get along better with others in both your personal and your professional lives.

Listen to others. The most important skill in communication is the ability to listen to others. Rather than doing all the talking, take time to stop and hear what others have to say.

Be polite and positive. When you are the one speaking, do it in a way that considers others' feelings and leaves a positive impact. Think about what you want to say before you say it. If you're responding to someone, say something positive if you agree and offer an encouraging word. Doing this early in your relationship sets a healthy example for future interactions.

Be honest and sincere. Another communication skill is to make sure you speak with honesty and sincerity. When we trust people, we know that "they say what they mean, and they mean what they say. "

Listen with respect for other people's experiences. Look for chances to listen to them, even if you disagree with what they are saying. Be open to changing your mind or understanding things in a different way. You may also want to ask for and receive feedback on your own business. A different view provides you with the chance to grow and learn.

A. Keep an open mind.

B. Look for common ground.

C. Avoid interrupting other people.

D. Ask questions that help you understand them more deeply.

E. Don't be afraid to apologize if you say something unintended.

F. You will build relationships with others when you tell them the truth.

G. That could mean calling a friend, or getting together with your family for the holidays.

Jim Quick grew up on a farm in Orchard Hill, Georgia. There he learned how 1 bees are to the food we eat. When he was 11, his grandfather asked him to start a beehive to keep the 2 growing strong.

"Forty-two years later, and I'm still3 ,"Quick said in a recent interview. Before his retirement, the master beekeeper taught entomology (the study of insects) at the University of Georgia in Athens.

Quick is still learning about bees on the farm where he grew up. But he is worried: The bee4 is in danger. Nearly 40% of beehives in the United States were 5 in 2021 alone. This6 Quick and other scientists because bees are essential to food7 .They pollinate (授粉) flowering crops and plants,8 the production of seeds and fruits.

The declining bee population can be9 by several factors, including parasites (寄生物) that kill or weaken the hives. Habitat loss, 10 , and climate change are also to blame. Pesticides get into the nectar (花蜜) of plants, which is essential to a bee's11 . Poisonous substances in the nectar harm the bees' memory.

Scientists are searching for 12 to help the bee population. But Quick already has a(n)13 ."Set up a beehive at school," he said, "and learn more about pollinators." Kids aren't too young to 14 . After all, just at the age of 11 Quick 15 his first beehive. "We could grow more bees," he said, "if we had more people to do it."

Falling around December 22nd, the winter solstice (冬至) is one of the traditional Chinese festivals also one of the 24 solar terms (节气).

The winter solstice festival originated from the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) and (develop) well in the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279). People in the old times attached great (important) to the festival. In the Han Dynasty, the festival was regarded as the Winter Festival and people had one day off for the holiday. Officials organized the ceremonies (celebrate) the day and people visited each other with delicious food.

Traditions and customs for the day vary different areas of China. In the northern part of China, people usually eat dumplings, and mutton to celebrate the day. In the southern part, tang yuan and noodles are the festival food. The dumpling is the (essence) food for people in northern China. After the winter solstice, it will become colder and colder. By eating dumplings, people think they can avoid (they) ears from being frozen as the dumplings look like people's ear.

Tangyuan, is popular in southern China, is a kind of glutinous rice (糯米) ball with different fillings. It can (boil) or fried. People think after (eat) it, they will age one. People also use it to present to relatives and friends.

1.表示祝贺；

2.回顾他的付出和努力；

3.期待他为弘扬中国文化做出贡献。

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Dear Peter,

Yours,

Li Hua

The wind howled (呼啸) with the terrible storm at night. The stars were stuck to the black sheet of the sky. The next morning, when I woke up, the winter's icy wind caused me to shake

My friends and I agreed to take up the skiing contest. I took a seat near the heater, warming my hand and trying to calm myself before the skiing contest. I was encouraging myself by shouting, "I can win this contest. "As soon as I reached the white mountain top, I began wearing my safety guards for the climb down. We rhythmically recited "Ready-set-go" and the race began. At every moment my speed started to increase. Finally, winning was only one step away. As a wise man had once said, "With a determined heart, a mouse can also lift an elephant. So willpower and courage can help conquer (战胜) a hard task. " My hope helped me to conquer this challenging race. I was on top of the world by winning the skiing contest. Skiing has now become my hobby.

The next morning, it was snowing heavily. Watching this wonderful sight along with tasting the delicious hot chocolate, we friends were planning to go for an overnight climb to the top of the mountain. We came out of the hotel room and stepped into the deep snow which buried half our legs into the soft snowy ground. The best moment till now was looking up at the grand mountain. Also the view was clear. I was eager to start my climb. We climbed towards the top and all of a sudden I lost my balance and fell from the mountain. Fortunately I did not end up giving up my life but got a severe fracture (骨折) on my leg.

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This put me into complete disappointment in the first few days of my recovery.

One fine evening, I saw a joyful hawker (饲鹰者) with a disabled eagle.