广东广州市荔湾区荔湾区真光中学2025-2026学年高三年级上学期期末考试英语试题

Road traffic accidents are caused by a number of factors which can be grouped into three categories: human factors, vehicle factors and road environment factors. Table l explains such factors and gives examples.

Table 1: Factors involved in road traffic accidents

One factor alone or several factors together can cause an accident. However, human actions are by far the greatest causes of car accidents.

Diagram 1 shows that human factors are involved in 95% of all car accidents. Although other factors are also involved in 28% of these accidents, in 67% of cases, human factors alone are the cause of the accident.

Although behavior such as not paying attention to the road, turning suddenly to avoid an animal and eating while driving causes accidents, most road deaths are caused by speeding, driving after drinking alcohol, driving when tired and not wearing seat belts. As shown in Diagram 2, speeding is involved in more deaths than any other behavior in both city (50%) and country accidents (32%). Drivers and/ or passengers not wearing seat belts is the second most common cause of road deaths. It is important to note that the statistics in Diagram 2 add up to more than 100%. This is because two or more factors are often combined to cause an accident.

Everything changed in 2017 when Goldstein suffered multiple strokes, losing the use of her right side and eventually needing a wheelchair. Two years ago, while helping her mother move to a smaller home, Blumberg discovered three unfinished knit (编织) sweaters: one blue-and-white for her mother, one purple for herself, and a cardigan for her daughter.

Not a knitter herself, Blumberg brought the sweaters to a local knitting store. There, she learned about Loose Ends, a nonprofit that connects volunteers with unfinished craft projects left by loved ones who have died or become disabled. Founded about two years ago, the organization now has nearly 30,000 "finishers" who have taken over about 3,500 projects.

Through Loose Ends, Blumberg was matched with Anna Minmier, a skilled knitter since age nine. She came across the Loose Ends project on the internet and immediately signed up to be a finisher. The project reminded her of her own family: Her grandmother was a knitter as well, until her old age made it hard to complete those delicate waltz-like movements.

Minmier spent months finishing the sweaters, and said she was happy to have a part in what she saw as a beautiful story connecting generations. For Minmier, knitting these pieces became a labor of love. She spent her evenings carefully following patterns, enjoying both the challenge and the emotional significance of the work. "Honestly, it feels a little selfish," she said, "I get to do my hobby for free while helping someone."

When Blumberg finally received the completed sweaters — after her mother passed away in September last year — she held more than clothing; she held memories knitted with love across generations.

As Loose Ends co-founder Jennifer Simonic explains, "It's not just being nice. It's giving people something they can hug when missing someone. That's a big deal."

Ivan Kroupin from the London School of Economics studied people's understanding of the Coffer illusion (错觉). He found that people in the UK and US mostly saw squares first, while rural Namibians usually saw circles. To explain this, his team used the "carpentered world" hypothesis   ("木匠世界"假说), first put forward over 60 years ago. This hypothesis says Westerners live in environments full of straight lines and right angles (such as modern buildings), which train their eyes to notice these shapes. However, rural Namibians live in areas with round huts and fewer sharp angles, so they tend to notice circles first. Other similar experiments also supported this conclusion.

People also applied the "carpentered world" hypothesis to explain the Müller-Lyer illusion, which refers to a visual phenomenon where two equal-length lines seem different because of arrowheads pointing inward or outward. They once claimed that Westerners' sensitivity to this illusion came from their carpentered environments. However, Dorsa Amir and Chaz Firestone's study on the Müller-Lyer illusion carefully and convincingly challenge this explanation. They point out that animals like guppies and pigeons also experience this illusion in both senses of touch and sight. Besides, in one of their referring experiments, nine children born blind due to eye disease felt this illusion right after the recovery surgery. Not only had these children not seen highly carpentered environments — they hadn't seen anything before at all.

Why the discrepancy? There are several possibilities. Perhaps there are reasons why cross-cultural variability should be expected for the Coffer but not the Müller-Lyer illusion: the Coffer illusion may depend on attention rather than basic perception. It's also worth noting that the Kroupin study has some potential weaknesses. For example, the UK/US and Namibian participants were exposed to the illusions using very different methods.

In fact, while cultural differences in perception seem reasonable, the key truth is that perception is not a direct reflection of the world. The objective world no doubt exists, but the world we experience is always an active construction, in which the brain uses sensory signals to update and adjust its best interpretation of what's going on. What we experience is this interpretation, not a "readout" of the sensory information.

GEAIR, the name of this new AI-based robot model, is expected to facilitate a breeding shift from experience-driven to precision agriculture. A scene once limited to a science fiction movie has now become a reality in a greenhouse, where GEAIR accurately identified a flower and extended its robotic arms to gently complete hybrid pollination. It moved effectively among the flowers and precisely carried out the whole breeding process. "AI and robots offer vast opportunities in shifting hybrid breeding toward precision agriculture to enhance crop yields, reduce costs and promote sustainable practices," said Xu Cao, a researcher at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Hybrid breeding, which seeks to ensure the "superior birth and raising" of crops, is an important way to enhance both crop yield and quality. However, massive repetitive cross-pollination operations are time-consuming and labor-intensive, according to Xu. Compared with the process involved in producing well-known hybrid rice varieties, GEAIR can apply new-generation breeding technologies, such as a speed-breeding approach, to achieve rapid customized breeding of superior varieties.

Through AI visual recognition and positioning technologies, GEAIR is able to accurately move among crops to perform cross-pollination operations, thereby enhancing breeding efficiency. For instance, in soybean breeding, this robotized approach is expected to break through a bottleneck in soybean hybrid breeding and significantly increase per-unit yield, Xu revealed.

"Our study initiated an intelligent breeding model of integrated biotechnology, AI and robot labor, marking China's successful pioneering efforts in realizing intelligent robotized hybrid breeding," Xu said. "It also shows the application prospects of ‘AI for science' in the sector of biological breeding," he added.

The study team has demonstrated the potential of GEAIR in boosting efficiency and lowering costs through automated, faster breeding of climate-resistant crops, said Yang Minghao, an associate researcher of the Institute of Automation of the CAS.

In small groups of two to six households, Mongolian nomads (游牧民) traditionally travel from grassland to grassland. However, all this moving would be much more difficult without a round, portable tent called a ger. Members of a Mongolian family can take a ger apart in less than an hour. Then they load the pieces on the backs of camels or on an animal-drawn cart, an SUV, or a small truck.

Nomads treat the ger's entrance with respect. Instead, they shout, "Nokhoi khor!", which means "Hold your dog!" Traditionally, relatives, friends, and even strangers may drop in at any time. The family always keeps a bowl of dried cheese balls and other treats ready for guests.

Although some of their details have changed through the years, gers have sheltered Mongolians since the time of Genghis Khan. Their core design has remained largely unchanged for centuries. Nowadays, even some permanent town residents live in gers. For instance, rapid urbanization and climate change have led to a decrease in grassland, making it increasingly difficult for nomadic families to sustain their herding lifestyle.

Nevertheless, the round white ger remains the symbol of home, warmth, and hospitality in Mongolia.

A. It takes about an hour to put the house back together.

B. Visitors never knock on the colorfully decorated door.

C. Today, the future of the nomadic way of life is uncertain.

D. This makes sure their herds will have enough grass to feed on.

E. Many nomads rely on traditional skills to fit together gers quickly.

F. Meanwhile, the lifestyle centering on the ger has faced increased threats.

G. This reflects their belief that the fire place, vital for survival, deserves great respect.

"Even if you're penniless," Grandma said, "you always have a3 with an apple tree." Though our family wasn't4, we lived in a town where everyone had apple trees. I could still remember those cooler autumn evenings when the family enjoyed pies with coffee in the doorway, waiting for the stars to emerge.

Ken smiled as I stared at the trees, fascinated. "My whole childhood was5 with apple pies, and I'll bake lots of them now," I said as I picked one fruit from the tree, only to be6 to find it was a Red Delicious, good for snacking but not pies. Fortunately, the other tree grew Golden Delicious, perfect for7.

I hummed as I looked for Grandma's old8, but soon was reminded of my lifelong trouble: I could never make a proper crust (外壳). No matter how hard I tried, my crusts always felt like rough leather. Frustrated, I put the recipe away, and decided to9 the apple trees — symbols of my10.

But this past autumn, as the economy11, Grandma's words came back to me. I wandered into the backyard and collected a basket of Golden Delicious.12, I made my first "impossible" apple pie perfectly — it made its own crust! Encouraged by this success, I13 to try an apple crisp, apple cheese bread and even a special dish called glazed apple daisy.

After all my efforts, I've mentally awarded myself an A. I might not be as skilled as Grandma or Mama, but I'm just as14. And by baking all our desserts myself, I'd saved enough to buy Grandpa's special coffee flavoring — a small luxury that feels like an15 to our sweet-filled past.

As temperatures drop in Beijing, the city's ski season is officially open for business. Since hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics, the ski industry (become) a major driver of growth for China's winter sports sector. The Yanqing Olympic Zone, hosting Alpine events during the Games, now attracts numerous families and young enthusiasts. To meet growing demand, its managers are expanding beginner areas while (maintain) Olympic-standard snow quality.

A 14-kilometer track, praised one of Asia's longest, offers beginners a thrilling experience. The (major) of visitors are young people, who regard skiing as essential part of their winter leisure activities. Their willingness to invest in high-tech equipment and ski fashion is (effective) driving the emergence of innovative consumption patterns in the industry. The popularity shows ice and snow resources are transforming into cultural tourism (highlight).

The integration of ice and snow resources into cultural tourism industries has brought significant economic benefits to local areas. Skiing not only provides people with opportunities to engage in outdoor sports but also (extend) the lasting influence of the Olympics, promoting the healthy. development of related industries. This progress signals a bright future for snow sports, (fuel) by post-Olympic enthusiasm and increasing public participation.

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2.你的理由。

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Are AI-generated Artworks Real Art?

Good afternoon, dear teachers and classmates.

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Thank you for listening!

Seeking peace away from the busy city life, Lilan came to Mulei, hoping for quietness and simplicity. Surprisingly, she found something deeper — a connection with the land and the people.

Lilan was a lifestyle blogger who often shared stories of slow living and rural beauty online. Though she had come to Mulei simply to rest and recharge, her camera had quietly captured the golden fields, the morning mist over the farmland, and the warm faces of the villagers — moments full of quiet strength and natural charm.

This year, Mulei was blessed with bright sunshine and favorable weather. Thanks to abundant sunlight and clean groundwater, the chickpea fields stretched out in a golden sea of promise. After harvest, the villagers turned these chickpeas into delicious dishes and shared with Lilan. As she tasted the warm chickpea bread, creamy chickpea soymilk, and fresh yogurt topped with roasted chickpeas, Lilan exclaimed in admiration, saying that in big cities, such original and unprocessed foods would surely be very popular. However, along with the good harvest came worries.

One day, when Lilan was filming the natural beauty near the field, she noticed the villagers' frowns. Sister Hong let out a long breath as she wiped sweat from her forehead. "We've taken care of these crops every day, watering at dawn and weeding until dark," she said. "But now, local buyers are offering very low prices. It's not even enough to pay for seeds and our hard work." She looked down at her rough hands. "If things don't change, all this effort will be wasted."

Uncle Xu nodded in agreement. He held out a handful of dried chickpeas. "There are so many imported beans in the market now," he said quietly. "We can't sell ours easily. We don't know how to reach customers outside the village."

Lilan listened in silence and was lost in thought. Since arriving in Mulei, the villagers ha treated her like family. Their smiles were honest, their hearts open. Now, seeing their frustration, Lilan felt a strong desire to help. She looked at the golden fields around her, then at the tired faces of the farmers.

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As someone with many online followers, an idea came to her.

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When the last batch of beans was shipped out, the villagers held a small celebration.

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