四川省南充市百校联考2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

Playing Guess Who

Learning who is who from history can get confusing so use this teaching strategy to help. Put those problem- solving skills to good use in history class (or others). Describe a time, place, or person from history with only three clues. The entire class has to try to figure out who or what you are referring to, then race to the whiteboard to write the answer.

Writing a Journal

Develop creative writing skills by asking each student to write a journal from someone else's viewpoint. There are many famous diarists who provide key insight into life through history. You could ask students to give a different diary and then ask them to read it in front of the class.

Brainstorming

Group brainstorming sessions are a great way to bring your students together to connect with whatever they are learning. Instead of thinking about the topic alone at their desk, they get to expand (详述) their ideas with other students in small groups. Use brainstorming worksheets for this activity idea.

Debating

Most students will have a view of what they're learning. Use this to your advantage and create a school activity of debating the pros or cons of whatever they are learning about. Get them to write down their main points on pieces of paper ahead so they can practice and be prepared for the debate. This can be done in front of the whole class and you can change the debaters each week.

After graduating in 2017 and stepping into the highly competitive online clothing industry, Ren realized he needed to find a specialized market. His solution: custom wooden plaques. He founded a company in 2022. "Each piece is tailor-made. It's nearly impossible to find the same product on the market," Ren explained. "The price per order attracts quality customers who place large orders."

Last year, his craft earned him over $688,000 — a success he owed to his much attention to detail and commitment to perfection. "We work with over 10 different types of wood. Every step, from design and cutting to carving, coloring and painting, is crucial," he said.

International orders began with a midnight message from an American client two years ago. After producing five design variants, Ren waited by his screen for hours without receiving any feedback. "I later realized it was simply the time difference," he recalled.

Another memorable project was for an American restaurant owner who initially requested four window-like plaques, each about 1.2 meters in diameter. After presenting several design drafts that showcased traditional techniques and craftsmanship, the impressed client increased the order to six pieces. "The owner went on to refer several other American customers to me," said Ren.

He believes that in the custom business, long-term relationships are key — each satisfied customer becomes a brand ambassador. Ren's small but dedicated (专心致志的) team of eight continues to breathe life into wood, with his plaques now decorating numerous businesses abroad.

But scientists in India studied audio (声音的) recordings of birds in the rainforest. They said they didn't find proof to support this idea about sound traveling better. It was one of the ideas about environmental factors. Another idea is that birds sing at dawn because it's too dark to look for food.

"We didn't find much support for some of these environmental reasons suggested in past studies for birds singing more at dawn," said Vijay Ramesh, a researcher at Cornell University.

The researchers didn't find one clear reason why the dawn chorus happens, but they found some support for the ideas that the early morning noise is about birds marking their territory after being inactive at night and talking about finding food.

The team analyzed recordings from audio recorders placed at 43 locations in the Western Ghats mountain range in southern India, which is known as a biodiversity hotspot. They examined sounds of what they determined were 69 different species of birds. They studied recordings from the hours around dawn and the hours around dusk to compare activities.

Unsurprisingly to anyone who's been roused by bird calls, the vast majority of species they studied had significantly higher vocal activities at dawn compared to dusk.

"There are some microplastics in normal, healthy arteries (动脉)," said Dr Ross Clark, a researcher who led the study. "But the amount there is really, really different when they become diseased with symptoms."

Clark and his team measured microplastics and nanoplastics in the dangerous, fatty plaque that can build up in arteries, block blood flow, and cause strokes or heart attacks. Compared to the walls of healthy plaque-free arteries, plaque buildup had 16 times more microplastics — just in the people who didn't have symptoms. In people who had experienced stroke, mini-stroke, or vision loss, the plaque had 51 times more microplastics.

Previous research had found that people with microplastics in their arterial plaque were more likely to have a heart attack or die. To investigate why, Clark studied samples (样本) from 48 people's carotid arteries, the pair of superhighways in your neck that channel blood to your brain. The difference in the number of microplastics surprised him, but his team found another concerning trend, too. Cells in the plaque with lots of microplastics showed different gene activity from those with low microplastics.

In the high-plastic environment, one group of immune cells had switched off a gene that's associated with turning off inflammation (炎症). Clark's team also found genetic differences in a group of stem cells thought to help prevent heart attacks and strokes by reducing inflammation and stabilizing plaque.

"Could it be that microplastics are somehow changing their gene expression?" Clark said. "There's more research needed to fully establish that, but at least it gives us a hint as to where to look."

The key to learning English well is not to give up. But how can you stay motivated when you're frustrated or bored?.

Play a word game

A word game is a classic board game in which players use random lettered pieces to create words in a crossword fashion.. Playing a word game challenges you to really think in English as you try to come up with different words with your set of letters.

Study in a new location

If you always study at home, try going to a library or a coffee shop. The change of scenery will improve your enthusiasm.   Besides, changing locations has been shown to improve memory. Your brain makes connections between what you're studying and where you are..

Learn English with realistic videos

Realistic videos are made by and for native speakers.   They can be challenging to understand at first, so start small. I'd recommend looking for 5-minute-long videos about topics you're interested in.. There's a wide range of topics for any interest on this language learning platform. Each clip is paired with interactive subtitles, flashcards and quizzes.

While at the library, you could also look for joke books. They are surprisingly useful learning tools. Reading a joke book is also a good way to practice tricky concepts like puns and idioms. You might find the jokes entertaining, and they will teach you how English speakers laugh and have fun.

A. Get a book of English jokes

B. Practice English by writing letters

C. Here are some fun ways for you to try

D. It's a fantastic way to strengthen your English vocabulary

E. For example, you can try those about cooking if you love to cook

F. The more connections your brain makes, the more likely you are to remember

G. This exercise is a perfect way to describe your interests and hobbies in English

Today, as I was4 by the woman and her dog, I saw that she wasn't wearing any earbuds (耳塞), and there was no traffic coming from either5. I had the windows down and decided to stop and get her6. She looked over, possibly7 me to ask for directions or something.

I told her, "I just want to tell you that whenever I see you two out here taking a walk, it is so8. Thank you for not9 on your dog. And your dog looks so happy to be out here every time. It just10 my day."

She was11 that someone would stop her to tell her that. Her face12 up with the widest smile, and she bent over to give the biggest thanks! I didn't want to drag it out or get odd, so I13,"That's all I have a wonderful day!" Still smiling, she replied with the same, "Have a wonderful day!"

When you're having a14 day or just want to make your day a little better, pick a random15 and try to make their day better. You might be surprised what it can do for you.

Chinese scientists have made the world's (one) ultra-high parallel optical computing integrated chip (超高并行光计算集成芯片). This chip can reach peak of 2560 TOPS (Tera Operations Per Second) with a 50 GHz optical clock speed.

Researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics designed and made the chip by (they). It has a large bandwidth and low loss, which makes it very (power).

One key innovation is using soliton microcomb sources (孤子微梳源), provide over 100 wavelength channels. "We have achieved information interaction and computation with over 100-wavelength multiplexing on one chip, (show) high-density parallel processing," said Xie, a researcher.

Unlike old optical computing that uses one wavelength, this new way uses over 100 light wavelengths (process) data at the same time — boosting computing power by up to 100 times making the chip bigger or changing its frequency. "It's like turning a single-lane road into a highway that can handle hundreds of cars at the same time, (great) increasing throughput without changing the chip hardware," said Han, an engineer.

This new optical computing design shows great promise for use in artificial intelligence and data (center).

(1)你对绿色生活的理解；

(2)你将如何践行绿色生活方式。

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(1)写作词数应为80个左右；

(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Green Living: Start with Me

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When I was seventeen, I stayed with my little brother Cheng alone for the first time. Our parents hurried to another city to take care of my grandma, who had a serious illness, and left eight-year-old Cheng with me. Before they left, they gave me the keys and some money.

Everything was fine. In the evening, Cheng was at the dining table, drawing a face on an egg for a school project. I helped him sharpen his pencils, and he suddenly asked, "Brother, what if the egg breaks?" I replied, "Then just draw another one." As soon as I said that, the egg rolled off the table and broke. Cheng started to cry. I picked up the broken pieces and gave him the last egg from the fridge, saying, "Don't cry. Let's draw it together."

To cheer him up, I suggested we make a "capsule" for the new egg. We gathered old boxes and colored paper. We stuffed cotton inside the box. Cheng decorated it with silver paper while I colored the cotton blue to make it look like the night sky. After an hour, we had a shiny capsule, and Cheng gently placed the egg inside.

Dinner was simple — tomato and egg noodles. Cheng insisted on placing the capsule in the middle of the table with an empty bowl for it. I pretended to pour some soup into the bowl for the egg. Cheng ate with sauce all over his face and whispered, "Brother, what if Grandma's illness is serious?" I comforted him, "Everything will be fine." He nodded, tears rolling down his cheeks.

At 8:00 pm, I told Cheng to take a bath. In the bathroom, I washed his hair, and he suddenly wiped the water from my forehead, saying, "Brother, you seem like an adult." My heart felt warm. "I'll cook breakfast for us tomorrow morning," he continued. "After the breakfast, I want to speak to Grandma."

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(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

At 4 am the next day, I was woken by soft footsteps.

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Seeing me looking at him, Cheng smiled at me.

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