2026年广东广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（一）英语试题

Proposal Requirements

The call is open to all city residents, regardless of age or background. Submissions may be made individually or by a group of up to 3 people. Each individual or group may submit only ONE proposal.

All submissions must be the applicant's original work and suitable for a library setting. The entire proposal should be a maximum of 250 words and must include:

·Activity title: a creative and appealing name for your proposed activity

·Activity description (maximum 100 words): a clear explanation of how the activity promotes reading and engages participants

·Target audience: a specification of whether the activity is designed for children (5-12), teens (13-18), adults, or mixed age groups

·Estimated duration: an indication of how long the activity will take (e.g., one hour, half a day, or one week)

·Space needed: a description of any specific library space needed (e.g., the reading room, children's area, or outdoor space)

Submission

Proposals must be submitted online by 5:30 PM on March 23, 2026, via the library's official website.

Selection

Proposals will be judged by a panel of 3 librarians and 2 literature teachers based on the following criteria:

Awards

·Best Creative Ideas(5 winners): $50 book vouchers+ one-year library membership

·Honorable Mention(10 winners): one-year library membership

For eleven years, the Amazon was my home, my school, and my proving ground. I faced constant dangers, from disease-carrying mosquitoes and snakes to flooding rains. I was struck down by both yellow fever and malaria. My routine was strict: mornings collecting, afternoons reading and preparing my finds. I was usually in bed by nine. My field journals, filled with detailed drawings and notes in dark ink, were my defense against the dampness and insects. I learned the local languages and customs, for without the crucial guidance of its people, I would have been completely lost in that vast wilderness.

It was a time of extraordinary variety. I brought back over 14,000 kinds of insects — 8,000 new to science. But the real wonder was not the count, but a pattern I noticed. It started with a puzzle: why could slow-flying butterflies like the Heliconius escape birds? Later I discovered they were poisonous and bitter-tasting. Then the deeper truth emerged: harmless Dismorphia had evolved to copy the bright warning colours of the Heliconius. These mimics, avoided by their natural enemies, survived to pass on their colours. Here was evolution by natural selection, written plainly on butterfly wings.

I published my paper in 1862, three years after Darwin's On the Origin of Species. That this "mimicry", discovered in remote jungles, could offer timely field support for his great theory remains my proudest achievement. They say I "wrote the book" on field study. I simply followed my fascination, one find at a time, from my father's Leicester workshop into the heart of nature's grandest design.

Meanwhile, students are using faculty office hours and the speaking and writing centers less. In last year's computer science courses, scores on problem sets increased, yet exam scores declined. "This is concerning," noted Hampson. "If they were using AI as a study pal, they weren't absorbing as much as they might think."

Students want clearer AI policies, and Hampson advised faculty to carefully consider and share what level of use they permit, the reasoning behind it, how to cite use of AI, and examples of what's permissible. He also encouraged department-wide discussions to best prepare students for a workplace where they will need to know how to write or code with its assistance. "I also believe that students need to learn to write and code unaided, to develop critical thinking skills, their agency as citizens, and also meaning — making the ideas that help them understand their own lives," he added.

Some professors expressed concerns about how AI use is impacting students' mental health and learning. Professor George Wilson noted that students are often highly competitive, and "it's important to create rules so that competition leads to healthy behaviors that make them better educated people." While some suggested more one-on-one time with students, others noted that budget restrictions would make that difficult.

Professor Poly Burnett observed that lecture attendance is also down. She urged faculty to make lectures something students genuinely want to attend. She also noted that many teachers are making small changes, in hopes of continuing teaching as they've previously taught. "We actually have to see this less as a problem and more as an opportunity," Burnett suggested. "How can ETU lead in rethinking how we teach, how we learn... and have our students be benefiting and being at the leading edge of that?"

Led by physicist Yao Xuri from Beijing Institute of Technology, the team has built a device that photographs the tiny, imperceptible vibrations that sound waves generate on objects. According to Yao, "This technique enables sound detection using everyday items under natural lighting."

This is hardly the first attempt to make a microphone that works with light. Alexander Graham Bell built one back in 1880. He called it a photophone. It operated by using sound waves to deform a mirror, causing reflected light to flash along with the sound. These flashes were then changed back into sound. Modern attempts have been trying to copy this, using high-speed cameras or precise lasers (激光), but such systems are often complex and costly.

The Chinese team has adopted an alternative approach: single-pixel (单像素) imaging. "Unlike ordinary cameras which rely on millions of sensors, single-pixel imaging uses just one," Yao noted. It scans a scene to collect visual data, which is then processed by computers to reconstruct an image. Through this technique, Yao's team detected how sound waves had shaken a paper card or leaf. A computer then decoded the data into audible sound.

The device successfully captured spoken numbers in both Chinese and English and decoded an excerpt from Beethoven's Für Elise. "This method creates a relatively small amount of data, making it easy to store or upload," Yao noted. The team is refining the device's capacity to detect human heartbeat and heart rate, a development that could enable non-contact patient monitoring in medical settings.

Currently, the technology only works from about half a meter away, and detecting sound in noisy environments remains a key challenge. That will take more advanced technology and extensive field testing. But if they succeed, we might not just listen to the world around us — we might watch it speak.

For older adults, activities like attending a songwriting workshop or joining a chorus go beyond mere leisure. They become a pathway to what Aristotle called "eudaemonia", a life well-lived.

Music offers a unique way for such meaningfulness, which often grows from deep connection. Whether it is the dedication to mastering an instrument, the excitement of creating music on the spot, or the sweetness of listening to a familiar tune, older adults do not engage in music as lone individuals.

Such meaningful involvement can even turn musical tools — a piano, a violin, or a digital device — into extensions of the person. This reflects the saying, "You are what you do." Some famous musicians travel with their own instruments, which proves how deeply music can shape personal identity.

As dancer Twyla Tharp remarked, "Art is the only way to run away without leaving home." The emotional uplift indirectly supports health by boosting memory, lowering stress, and strengthening social ties — all crucial for aging well.

Deep engagement in music adds meaning to later life, bringing happiness through creativity and commitment. Actually, music enriches lives at every age, so promoting creative expression through it should be a central aim in education and enrichment for everyone.

A. It's mostly the result of external entertainment.

B. Becoming a "musician" is thus a worthy goal for older adults.

C. They bond with others, culture, and their own growing sense of self.

D. The more often one plays an instrument, the greater joy one may gain.

E. Creative musical experience also provides an escape from daily routines.

F. With skill and regular practice, the instrument becomes part of who one is.

G. This is not brief pleasure, but lasting happiness that comes from living meaningfully.

Flying terrifies me—heart racing and legs shaking. I'm not2. Research shows many share this fear. And for me, frequent short work flights only made it3, especially those lonely late-night ones.

With a visit to China coming, I4 for an airline-offered course called "Flying with Confidence". At the airport, I was5 by how many others had paid £399 to face the same fear. Among them was Mia, who stopped flying after a sudden panic attack. Now pregnant (怀孕), she wanted to6 passing her fear down to her child.

Pilots led the morning session. Learning7, like a plane gliding (滑行) 100 miles if engines stop, was comforting. They emphasized the8 safety rules and over 100,000 safe flights daily.

The afternoon focused on9. The doctor patiently explained that "fear of fear" is common. He taught "breathe and squeeze" — slow breaths to control stress chemicals, and muscle squeezes to focus the mind. We practiced and it10.

Then came the11 flight. As we boarded, earlier excitement turned to obvious12. Captain Miller provided a calming broadcast. When turbulence (气流) hit, I used the13 technique. For the first time, panic didn't14.

The moment I exited the plane was emotional. My hands were still shaking, but my heart was already racing15, to my daughter in Beijing.

Distant pleasant music floated above the Sydney Opera House stage. Soft light gradually revealed motionless figures at work, as if lifted the pages of a Ming-dynasty book. Slowly they began to move. Accompanied by the soft sound of page turning and the gentle flow of water, their graceful (gesture) formed a living picture of labour.

This breathtaking opening of the dance drama Tiangong Kaiwu pulled me (instant) into that world of ancient creation. Through (express) movement, the performance conveyed the book's core message — (value) the skills passed down by countless unknown labourers and the power of practical tools. The beautiful scenes of golden fields and shiny silk made me feel the deep bond between humanity and nature.

The most moving moment came Song Yingxing took off his official robe (官袍) and stepped into a "field" formed by the other dancers. All motion ceased; only his figure remained, arms stretched upward, silent yet full of strength. At that instant, history   (it) seemed to hold its breath.

As I left the theatre I overheard a visitor say "This is beauty that (go) beyond borders." His words deepened my belief: art (root) in a culture's finest traditions possesses a timeless power to move anyone. This was more than ancient book brought to life — it was a celebration of Chinese wisdom and its spirit of sharing with the world.

1．介绍一个项目；

2．分享你的感受。

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。

参考词汇：趣味运动会Fun Games Day

Dear Mark,

Hope this email finds you well.

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Best wishes,

Li Hua

Andy stared at the white envelope on his desk. The Student Affairs Office logo in the corner made his stomach sink. He opened it slowly.

Health and Safety Warning.

Fine(罚款): $300.

Three hundred dollars — his entire summer earnings, meant for books and a winter coat. Now gone, all because of a messy room!

Andy was a quiet international student who kept his side of the dorm perfectly organized. For him, neatness brought calm and control. His roommate, Eric, was the opposite: he lived in what could only be described as a happy mess. Clothes piled on his chair, empty snack bags collected on the floor, and the shared waste bin always overflowed. But Eric was kind — he'd shown Andy around campus, helped with his homework, and lifted his spirits when he was homesick.

Andy was grateful. He never complained. He didn't want to start a fight. So, he'd sigh and quietly take out the garbage, thinking it was a small price for such a good friend. But he'd been home for two weeks — and returned to this. Now. holding the letter, he felt it was a big mistake. "I've been cleaning up his mess, and I get fined too?" he thought in frustration. This wasn't fair. His usual "avoid trouble" plan had failed.

Just then, the door flew open. "Andy! You won't believe the game today..." Eric's energetic entry stopped short. "Whoa. You look pale as a sheet. What's wrong?"

Without a word, Andy held out the warning letter. Eric took it, his smile fading as he read. "Oh, no. A fine? Three hundred? I'm... I'm really sorry." He looked from the letter to the pile of pizza boxes in the corner, which he'd meant to throw out for days, then to Andy's spotless desk. Real guilt washed over his face. "I've been completely careless about this. I'm sorry Andy..."

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。

"It's okay," Andy said quietly, "but let's clean it together now."

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They both knew that one-time cleaning was not enough — they needed rules.

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