河北省NT20名校联合体2025-2026学年高一上学期11月期中考试英语试卷

Wildlife conservation volunteering plays an important role in protecting endangered species like elephants from disappearing due to habitat (栖息地) loss. Opportunities at rescue centers or reserves include caring for injured wildlife, observing species for research, and anti-poaching (反偷猎) efforts.

Join us and you can make a difference and help protect biodiversity!

●Best Places to Volunteer

Africa

If you want to experience African wildlife from up close, look at South Africa, Kenya, or Namibia for volunteer projects. Not only do they offer a great amount of wildlife on land, but some of them are also home to many sea animals.

Latin America

If you are interested in volunteering with primates (灵长类动物) in their jungle habitats, look no further than Central and South America. Peru, Brazil and Ecuador all share parts of the Amazon rainforest.

●Who Can Volunteer?

As long as you are willing to learn and treat the wild animals with the necessary respect and care, you are more than welcome to volunteer. It doesn't matter if you have any related working experience before.

You need to speak at least basic English, the main language spoken at most projects. Some projects in Latin America will ask you to speak basic Spanish.

Besides, volunteer projects working with wild and more dangerous animals accept volunteers aged 18 but there is no age limit upwards — as long as you are physically fit and ready for a challenge, you are the perfect person to volunteer.

Mutterer handed out the notes along with diplomas (毕业文凭) at the graduation ceremony. "He teared up a bit. I knew it would happen. Then he mentioned the personal letters — 443 of them," said graduate Eduardo Estrada to NBC DFW. "I couldn't believe he had written a letter to every student here. "

Explaining his action, Mutterer recalled receiving a similar encouraging note in high school. "I still have a letter from my government teacher. I was supposed to be a fourth-or fifth generation farmer, but he told me I could go to college and succeed. Someone saw promise in me that I didn't see," he said.

Having worked at the school for 23 years, Mutterer transitioned (转变) from a basketball coach to principal. "He didn't want to be seen just as a principal; deep down, he's a coach and teacher," noted graduate Andrea Lozada. Though he never taught these seniors, he knew them well. The letters praised individual achievements, used nicknames, and wished them well at their future schools.

Each note included a $1 bill, aiming to inspire them to pass on kindness. "A single dollar may seem small, but $443 together can cover a car payment, electric bill, or new shoes," Mutterer explained.

On Facebook, he wrote, "These 443 handwritten letters with a dollar are small acts of kindness. They can start a wave of positive change. No kindness is too small. Take Summit Love to a world that needs it—and you."

A new review by researchers from Germany and Denmark examined how noises, such as airplanes or jackhammers, affect (影响) our hearts. Most obviously, loud sounds can wake you up. But even if you don't remember the noise or leave your bed, it can still harm your body in ways you may not notice.

"Noise is not just causing annoyance, but it actually makes us sick," said Dr Thomas Münzel, a professor at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. "Regardless of where the sound is coming from, if it gets louder than 60 decibels (分贝), it can increase the risk of heart disease."

When our body hears these noises, our body feels stress. In this case, these sudden and unexpected noises cause hormones (荷尔蒙) to speed up and eventually impair the heart. Although the chance that a single noise will affect you is unlikely, it's the continuous contact with the sound that can finally affect you.

"But our heart health isn't the only cause for concern. Long-term noise may also raise the risk of other diseases such as type 2 diabetes, depression, and anxiety disorders," he warns. In the future, Münzel plans to examine how noises from cars, planes, and other vehicles affect the brain. But despite the amount or the depth of research he leads, it'll need help from politicians to improve the effect of noise on our health. "Politicians have to take into consideration, in particular, the new findings," Münzel said, "As for airplane noise and airports, it is important to make new laws and set new lower noise limits that protect people living close by the airport instead of the owners of the airport."

AI is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. As a result, facial recognition is used a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to find out criminals (罪犯). Once they caught a criminal when he attended a concert. It also checks the ID of ride-hailing (网约车) drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile. AI is also used in self-driving cars, which are believed to be the future of driving. Most drivers may wave or nod at passers-by to let them cross the street, but self-driving cars don't have this ability. Car makers are testing a light signal system to help them "speak" to humans. The system can show what self-driving cars will do. For example, if a driverless car is giving way, it will flash two white lights side to side. A rapidly flashing light tells passers-by that the car is about to speed up.

Service robots also show you how powerful AI is. Imagine this — you come back home from school and your robot housekeeper is waiting for you at the door. After dinner, it teaches you to play the piano, just like a real music teacher. Such thoughts will soon happen in the real world. In the future, more and more service robots will become good home helpers.

AI is so powerful that it can help human beings and even replace us in many jobs. But while we enjoy its convenience, we also need to think about how to use it wisely — like protecting personal information and making sure it serves people in a safe and fair way.

Don't just shout. Talk it out.

Even if you knew some of your roommates before, living together will be completely different. If there's a problem, always talk it out with your roommates first. If you still have problems after talking, turn to your teacher for help — especially if you think you need to change rooms.

Dorms have some places like the common table, door shelf or power outlet area. Don't leave your backpack, dirty clothes or books all over them — save room for others. If you use shared things, put them back after. Small acts, like pushing your chair in, keep these spaces nice. This stops anyone feeling crowded and makes living together smooth.

Make your room represent (代表) you.

Your dorm room isn't just the place where you sleep or study but also your home. Make it as you as it can be. Show your personality. Do whatever you can to make your room a comfortable place so you feel right at home.

Keep your room clean and happy.

Cleanliness is important. Whether you share a space with one person or seven, you should have a cleaning plan. Don't fall into a situation where one person is always cleaning up after the others.

Be open to differences.

One of the great things about living in a dorm is that you'll probably meet people from other places who were raised differently than you were. Instead, try to get to know these students and learn something new. You never know that guy or girl in your dorm might turn out to be one of your lifelong friends!

A. Be mindful of shared spaces.

B. You can put up your favorite posters.

C. Learn to share your space with others.

D. The key to making it work is communication.

E. Don't make fun of people for being unlike you.

F. Make a cleaning plan everyone can follow for a clean room.

G. Different personalities often lead to interesting conversations.

Foster,5 by the idea of the woman leaving without her groceries, immediately pulled a $50 bill out of his wallet to6 her $44 purchase. Overcome with emotion, the woman, maybe in her sixties, tried to ask Foster how she could pay him back for his7 . Foster told her not to8 and kindly wished her well.

Unknown to Foster, another customer at the store9 his good deed and later posted the video online. The post rose quickly in10 , with many users11 by the man's kind act. When asked by a local reporter why he decided to step in and help a12 , Foster said, "I did what my parents taught me — to help others when I could! If you can help, you do it to the best of your13. "

Many people have been14 by Foster, and most of us will likely try to15 his example in the future! It makes us think about what the world might look like if everyone could be a bit more like Foster.

Paper cutting is one of the most popular Chinese traditional art forms. It is popular because its low cost and artistry. What's more, it communicates the content and nature of traditional culture with its own language.

Chinese paper cutting is an art dates back to the 6th century. From the 7th century, it became popular especially during Chinese (festival). The art was brought to the rest of the world in the 14th century.

(traditional) , paper cutting is a handicraft for women. In the past, every girl was supposed to know it. At the same time, women were judged by (they) skills.

Professional paper cutting artists were, on the other hand, mostly men who were paid well through (work) hard in workshops.

Paper cuttings were generally used in religious rituals (宗教仪式). In the past, paper (cut) into images of people or things such as money and clothes and buried (埋葬) with dead. Today, paper cuttings, which are usually made with red paper, are used as (impress) decorations (装饰).

It is easy (learn) how to make paper cuttings. But to be good at it is not easy. It requires much effort, practice and imagination.

(1) 写信目的；

(2) 分享减压方法。

注意：

(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。

Dear Sarah,

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Yours,

Li Hua

On my first day of senior high, I felt both excited and nervous. I've always been quiet and not good at starting conversations. The idea of being in a new place with so many strangers made my heart beat fast. Would I make friends? Would I fit in? These questions kept going through my mind as I walked to my first class.

Math was my first tough class. The classroom was full of energy as students sat down, but I felt a little stressed by how hard the subject was. Luckily, my teacher Mr. Smith soon made me feel relaxed. He was kind and told a funny story that made everyone laugh. His friendliness made the class less scary, and I started to calm down. To my surprise, my classmates were nice too — I even smiled at some people sitting next to me. It was a good start.

The best part of the day was chemistry class in the science lab. The lab was new and spacious. The lesson was interesting, and I was excited to do the experiments. But my excitement didn't last long. The boy next to me, whose name was Jake, kept talking to me. I couldn't focus on the experiment because he never stopped. I tried to pay attention, but his chatting distracted me. I felt more and more annoyed, wishing he would be quiet so I could enjoy the lesson.

By the end of the day, I thought about what happened. I'd come to school worried about being alone, but I was happy to find my worries were wrong. My classmates and teachers were all easy-going. I realized I'd been nervous just because everything was new, but I was starting to like the new place. While I missed my junior high friends, I hoped to make new ones here.

The next day, I was back in the chemistry lab, ready for new experiments. Unfortunately, I sat next to Jake again. When the lesson started, I tried to focus, but Jake didn't notice I was busy — he started talking again.

注意：(1) 续写词数应为 150个左右；

(2) 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I got so annoyed that I decided to talk to him after class.

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Jake looked surprised but nodded.

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