广东茂名市2025-2026学年第一学期普通高中期末教学质量监测高一英语试题

Take the Most Challenging Course Load You Can. Go for the Honors Classes. Challenge yourself.

Earn the Best Grades You Can. Grades are important. How important are good grades? Short answer: super important.

Build Your Brag Sheet (成绩亮点单). You should know what this is by now. This sheet should be filling up with all the wonderful things you have done. By junior year, you should be an active voice in at least one extracurricular activity.

Prepare for the SAT and ACT and take one of each in the Spring. These two tests are really important for the applications process, so make sure you prepare well.

Visit Colleges. Now's the time to let the schools actually know you're visiting, letting them know you're interested. Book a formal tour. The goal here is to get a feel for those schools you may apply to.

Begin to generate Your Big List. This is a list of schools that meet your requirements to research and visit.

Request Letters of Recommendation. Remember that Brag Sheet? Use it to get some great letters. Just remember to tell your teachers where to send them.

Fix these things, and you will be more confident when applying for colleges.

I try to be careful with where I choose a spot to put up a tent or lay my heavy bag if wild camping in England and Wales. I choose spots that are away from the edge when I can, and far away from roads and houses. I also try and move away from busy footpaths or popular areas.

There is also the issue of what trace you are leaving by camping there. Ideally it will be a small piece of temporarily flattened (暂时压平) grass and some easily missed tent peg (钉) holes. But what about your toilet arrangements? The noodles that fixed themselves to the bottom of the pan? The waste of plastic that escaped from the tent in the morning?

Worrying about being "caught" by a landowner is just a small part of wild camping in the mountains of England, Wales and Northern Ireland — your environmental impact (影响) needs to be considered just as much — if not more.

The story of a young girl facing deep-seated prejudice (偏见), it tells a six-year-old Scout Finch and her (relatively) anti-racist family against the separation of an American South in the control of Jim Crow. Author Harper Lee drew on her own childhood experience for the events of To Kill a Mockingbird. More than one reader has noticed some similarities between Scout and Lee herself — and between Scout's friend Dill and Lee's own childhood friend, Truman Capote. Like Scout, Lee's father was a lawyer who helped black men for law problems; like Scout, Lee had a brother four years older. But Lee has said that the novel wasn't intended to be autobiography (自传) — she was just trying to write what she was familiar with.

It's hard to argue with To Kill a Mockingbird's message of standing up for what's right even when the costs are high. But not everyone agrees that the book holds the moral high ground. It's also been challenged for its one-sided description of African-Americans as gentle, simple people who need whites to protect them. Some people see the novel as taking a powerful stand against racism. Others just see it as promoting a kinder, gentler form of racism.

So, which is it? You'll just have to read it and decide for yourself.

Poor countries face big problems. They have little money and few people have insurance (保险), so tsunami costs can be much higher than their national savings. This leads to more borrowing, debt and greater weakness.

Even when we calculate the average annual loss (AAL) from tsunamis, the costs stay high. Smaller countries and economies suffer more. For example, Polynesia's AAL is lower than New Zealand's, but it's 13 times more costly relative to its GDP.

Tsunamis also slow development. Small island nations and poor countries like Somalia, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu lose 0. 4-0. 9% of their GDP yearly due to tsunami risks. Some may even struggle to pay their debts after a big tsunami.

Rich countries recover quickly, but poor nations need decades to rebuild. However, we can reduce risks: tsunami-resistant (防海啸) buildings, coastal green areas and early warning systems work well. Yet not enough money is spent on these measures.

Investing in risk reduction isn't an extra cost — it helps with lasting growth. Every dollar spent saves lives, cuts losses and helps poor countries reach their development goals faster. On World Tsunami Awareness Day, let's remember the value of preventing tsunami risks.

Join a Laughter Yoga Session

Start the day with a laughter yoga group in your local park or online! It's a refreshing way to feel light, energized, and connected.

Invite friends or classmates for a comedy-themed party. Play funny games, share jokes, and end with everyone shouting, "Happy World Laughter Day!"

Share Smiles Online

Use social tags like "WorldLaughterDay2025" to connect with others celebrating around the world.

Send Heartfelt Wishes

A simple "Stay happy and keep laughing!" message to friends and family goes a long way. Such wonderful wishes have a way of making the whole day feel better.

World Laughter Day is not just a fun day. Did you know that just a few minutes of genuine laughter can reduce stress, boost our mood, and even improve our health? That's right! A simple smile or giggle can do wonders for our mind and body.

A. Celebrate at work or school.

B. It's a natural way all people express joy.

C. Host a "Laugh Party" at Home or School.

D. It's a reminder of how powerful laughter can be.

E. Here are some fun ways to celebrate Laughter Day.

F. Spread joy on social media by posting your favorite things or jokes.

G. Personalized World Laughter Day wishes can really brighten someone's day.

So when an AI company4 me an AI-enabled pet with gentle fur (毛发), the Moflin, I said yes. It seemed cute, and it fit my5 of not being able to produce poop. The Moflin is supposed to use AI to learn and6 to me over time. It has7 emotions and "immature (不成熟的) movements" on Day 1, then develops a(n)8 for you and expresses richer emotions by Day 25. On Day 50, Moflin will have a "clear range of emotions" and "expressive9".

Once it rode the subway with me. We met a three-year-old boy who told me very10, "I've never met a11 robot before." He was with his five-pound dog, who did not12 Moflin as anything more than a boring toy until it jumped in13 when Moflin started to shake its little head.

The Moflin will never bring the same14 as sitting on the couch with your dog after a long day, but it's brought a bit more joy into my life this month, which is15 of attention.

More than 33,000 participants from 39 countries took part in the Tianjin Marathon (马拉松) 2025 on Sunday, following last year's route. Xu Jiaying, runner from Shanghai who also participated in the marathon last year, said: "I think this year's marathon is(good) because the whole track is cleaner."

In this year's Tianjin Marathon, the(organize) committee used the theme "Reshaping Love", advocating for a purer and more sustainable way(express) love for marathons.

There were old clothing recycling areas at the starting and ending points of the track, facilitated donations and recycling of unused clothing by runners. Runners(encourage) to bring their own water bottles without discarding raincoats or litter to practice environment protection.

Moreover, runners were given several environmental(benefit) such as eco-friendly towels, seed postcards, and recycled plastic bags the expectation to collectively decrease carbon emissions (碳排放) by over 11.6 tons.

At the same time, the Marathon Expo was also held, presenting the(develop) of Tianjin Marathon for more than 40 years through rich historical materials, precious objects, various display forms.

Some people believe that cultural heritage protection should economic development.

Sue is the person I sent the text message yesterday.

If we don't share our space, more species will become extinct our own future will be .

Many years later, he led a calm life in the countryside the disaster had never happened.

Life is always full of . Be brave and do not complain when you experience hard times.

wasn't until the late 1870s, however, when James Murray joined the project it began to grow.

The government the UN for .

She gave a lecture in the hall we interviewed a famous Beijing opera actor last week.

Then everyone the animals' serious situation.

This poster me the importance of protecting wildlife yesterday.

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