湖南省名校联考联合体2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

About This Event

Join Sanctuary (庇护所) of Hope (SOH) as we celebrate 15 years of providing hope, transformation, and sanctuary to young people in Los Angeles. This special event is a chance to honor the incredible journey of our organization and the lives we've touched.

Event Details

· Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025

· Time: 5:30 PM-8:30 PM

· Location: The Guest House, 4391 W. Mt. Vernon Dr., View Park, CA 90043

· Tickets: $100

What to Expect

· Stories of Impact: Hear directly from the young leaders who have been empowered by SOH's programs and services.

· Exclusive Documentary Sneak peek (独家纪录片抢先看): Get a first look at our inspiring new documentary, highlighting the Destinations program and mission of Sanctuary of Hope.

· Networking and Community: Connect with supporters, staff, and other community members who are passionate about making a difference.

· Delicious Eats & Music

Your attendance (出席) helps us continue our vital work of providing housing, education, and support to at-risk and low-income youth.

Frequently Asked Questions

· Where will the event be held?

Outdoors at a private house, with limited indoor access.

· Will there be enough parking?

Yes, there will be a valet service(代客泊车服务) available along with limited street parking.

· What is the dress code?

California stylish, business or business casual.

A typical workday for Dradul begins with a 10-kilometer motorcycle patrol (巡逻) by mid-morning, following a fixed route around the lake. His bag is always stocked with essentials: binoculars (双筒望远镜) to scan for waterbirds, a notebook to record wildlife species, wildlife numbers, weather, and water levels, and garbage bags to collect rubbish. He also carries a "life-saving kit" — zanba, drinking water, a thick coat, a sun mask, and simple tools for helping injured animals. One notable rescue saw him and his colleagues, along with local officials, free a trapped wild Yak (牦牛); they tied ropes around its horns and pulled inch by inch; then they waited 30 minutes to ensure the animal could walk and eat grass again.

Dradul is part of a 90- guardian team responsible for nearly 99,000 hectares of the wetland, about 69,000 hectares of it being the lake. Their work — patrolling, recording, rescuing animals, and reminding tourists not to throw rubbish everywhere or damage grasslands — has, increased biodiversity: the wetland now hosts 411 plant species and 157vertebrates (脊椎动物). For Dradul, this role is life- changing. Before 2014, he moved between unstable short- term jobs; now, he earns a regular 2,000 yuan monthly and feels proud to protect the lake. "It's not just work," he says. "It's keeping the lake clean for my children and grandchildren."

Yet challenges continue: climate change melts (融化) glaciers and changes shorelines. Some tourists break rules, and remote areas can't be patrolled daily. Dradul hopes for drones (无人机) to aid patrols and more young people to join. "With sincere hearts and hard work," he says, "Mapam Yumco Lake will never grow old."

Brown fat is known for its ability to turn energy from food into heat. Unlike white fat, which stores energy, or muscle, which uses energy immediately, brown fat helps keep the body warm in cold environments. Being exposed to cold can increase the amount of brown fat, and scientists have long suggested that turning it on could support weight loss by increasing calorie burning.

"We've identified the body can burn more energy by helping brown fat produce more heat," said senior author Irfan Lodhi, PhD. Promoting this kind of metabolic process could support weight loss or weight control in a way that is perhaps easier to maintain over time than traditional dieting and exercise. It's a process that basically wastes energy — increasing resting energy use — but that's a good thing if you're trying to lose weight."

While human bodies can produce fatty acids (酸) (the ones brown fat uses for heat generation), they are also found in dairy products and human breast milk. Lodhi said this raises the possibility that a dietary intervention (干预) based on these fatty acids — such as a special food or "nutritional supplement" — could strengthen this heat-production pathway and enlarge its potential benefits.

"While our studies are in mice, there is evidence to suggest this pathway is useful in people," Lodhi said. "Previous studies have found that individuals with higher levels of these fatty acids tend to have lower potentials to be overweight. But since one does not cause the other, our long-term goal is to test whether dietary or other treatments could be helpful in dialing up this heat production pathway in peroxisomes (过氧化物酶体) and helping people lose weight and improve their metabolic health."

"Cities are hard for satellite navigation," explained Ardeshir Mohamadi. Mohamadi, a doctoral fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology(NTNU), is researching how to make affordable GPS receivers (like those found in smartphones and fitness watches) much more accurate without depending on expensive external correction services.

High accuracy is especially important for vehicles that drive themselves — autonomous or self-driving cars. Mohamadi and his team at NTNU have developed a new system that allows autonomous vehicles to navigate safely through busy city environments.

"In cities, glass and concrete (混凝土) make satellite signals reflect back and forth. Tall buildings block the view, and what works perfectly on an open motorway is not so good when you enter a built-up area," said Mohamadi. When GPS signals reflect off buildings, they take longer to reach the receiver. This delay (延迟) throws off the calculation of distance to the satellites, which makes the reported position inaccurate. Such urban environments are known as "urban canyons". It is similar to being at the bottom of a deep valley, where signals reach you only after multiple reflections from the walls.

"For autonomous vehicles, this makes the difference between confident, safe behavior and hesitant, unreliable driving. That is why we developed SmartNav, a type of positioning technology designed for ‘urban canyons'," explained Mohamadi.

Not only are the satellite signals disrupted (受干扰) down between the tall buildings, but the signals that are correct do not have enough accuracy. In order to solve this problem, the researchers have combined several different technologies to correct the signal. The result is a computer program that can be integrated(合并) into the navigation system of autonomous vehicles.

Make up a mnemonic (助记的) phrase. In primary school, we all learned mnemonic phrases, like "My Very Educated Mother Just Sat Upon Nine Pizzas". That one was designed to help us remember the names and orders of the planets by starting each word in the sentence with the first letter of its corresponding (相应的) planet: Mercury, Venus, Earth, etc. Loads of research shows mnemonic devices truly help remember. But if the absurdity (荒诞) of mothers sitting upon pizzas works better for you, run with it.

Start by organizing what you need to study and look for anything that might rhyme — but make sure it all stays in order if it needs to. Use a tune you know or make up a rhyme on the spot, but repeat it to yourself over and over until it sticks. As an example, let's look at the first four basic steps to take before conducting research: Identifying and developing your topic, searching for existing research, locating materials, and evaluating your sources. It's something like, "Identify what you want to know/ but check who's done it before you go/ now you find the tools to help/ and judge the work of someone else."

Paint a mental picture. This is what I do most often. I create little scenes for groups of words and paint a mental picture that helps me remember them. For instance, the other night I was helping my boyfriend study accounting and discovered that "book value", "carrying value", and "net realizable value" all refer to the same thing. To help him remember that, I suggested imagining a little guy carrying a book and a net. The book could be in the net or the little guy could be carrying them both separately.

A. A rhyme here for the four steps could be available,

B. Making up little rhymes or songs is also beneficial.

C. It's any connection you can form between two items.

D. But once you imagine the scene, it's hard to forget it.

E. I prefer to make up a sentence that somehow applies to my real life.

F. So it makes no sense or has nothing to do with the real topic at hand.

G. Association is essential to learning theory and behaviorism.

Eby's world3— but the loss of her friends was only part of the story. A few months earlier, her mom and stepdad had decided to4 her brother — her "anchor (锚) in life" — to live with her dad. Overnight, he was gone; she woke up one morning to a(n)5 space that broke her heart. Soon after, her stepdad left too, leaving her with the sense that everyone she loved6 without a word.

7, Eby couldn't hold back tears in class one day, and her teacher, Mrs. Welch, pulled her into the teachers' lounge (休息室) to find out what was wrong. Eby8 out everything — the friends, the brother, the9. Welch didn't say much, just softly said, "OH, honey," pulled her close, and hugged her tight, letting her cry as long as she needed. And10 her hug centered her. That hug rooted her, making her feel she'd be safe and11.

School ended and a few years later, Eby12 with her brother but never saw Welch again. In 2002, when teaching college writing, she realized that small hug left a(n)13 mark — it taught her to see students' hidden14. Over 40 years later, she still says: "Kindness isn't big acts. Small, caring moments can change a life forever." She15 all that to Mrs. Welch.

Among the celebrations of China's National Day and the Mid- Autumn Festival, the Lyric String Quartet (抒情弦乐四重奏) from the Central Conservatory of Music (show) their artistry (艺术技巧) in Norway on Sept 29 and in Denmark on Oct 1, a part of the "A Moment to Remember — the Concert for the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival "cultural performances.

In Oslo, the quartet's performance was a highlight of the (receive) hosted by the Chinese Embassy (大使馆) to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. event opened with the classic Chinese piece May we all be Blessed With Longevity, whose music expressed deep emotions of longing and blessing, resonating (共鸣) with both Chinese international guests.

The quartet then presented works by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, (beautiful) mixing Eastern and Western musical traditions. The performance showed the genuine friendship between China and Norway and achieved a new height with the spirited Chinese folk song Song of Horse Herding drew enthusiastic cheers from the audience.

The performance concluded with May we all be Blessed with Longevity, (base) on Su Shi's timeless poetry and arranged with modern techniques, artfully (connect) the Mid-Autumn Festival' s theme of reunion with the National Day celebration. This tour by the Lyric String Quartet represents a new step in strengthening friendship and artistic cooperation among China, Norway and Denmark, continuing the tradition of using music as a bridge (promote) dialogue between civilizations.

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Dear Jenny,

I'm glad to know our English newspaper will add a "Family Harmony" column.     

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Yours,

Li Hua

I've worked at a small local grocery store three separate times in the town I live in — each bringing warm little moments that stick in my memory. The first time was from October 2023 to June 2024, the second from February 2025 to April 2025, and I'm lucky enough to be back behind the checkout counter now.

During my first term, I grew familiar with an older lady in her 70s named Judith. What made her stand out on colder days was her jacket — soft, cream-colored, and covered in tiny printed cats that looked like they were napping. As someone who enjoys cats, I couldn't hold back my praise the first time I saw it: "That jacket is wonderful! Those cats make it feel like a hug." She laughed. saying no one had noticed it in weeks. Judith was already a regular before I started, so I quickly recognized her gentle smile and the way she always picked up a carton of milk and a loaf of whole-grain bread. Soon, we'd chat every time she came in — she' d tell me about her three cats and how they' d knock over her flower pots, while I' d share little updates about school. Just over a week ago, she even joked, "Tell your boss that the crazy cat lady down the street says you deserve a raise!"

When I came back for the second time, Judith's face lit up. "I was so glad to see your name on the schedule again!" she said. In early March, during one of our chats, I mentioned I planned to take a day off later that month for my 20th birthday. "Well, then I' ll have to bake you some cookies," she said firmly. I'd told her a couple of weeks prior though, and so the moment had slipped my mind by the time my birthday came around.

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But the first day I worked again after my birthday, I heard someone calling my name from the front of the store.

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A few days later, Judith came in for milk and bread, just like always.        

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