广东湛江市2026年普通高考测试(二) 英语试卷

Are you trying to get your child or your teenager to learn French? Using French Apps might be one of the best ways to introduce your kids to the French language. Every kid loves messing around with all sorts of buttons and electronic devices.

Study Cat

Made for kids between the ages of 6 and 8, Study Cat is an app that helps children learn French. With bright colors and big buttons, kids can practice their pronunciation, reading and grammar. In the games, French is spoken at a proper speed. There is a free 7-day trial where you can decide if your child benefits from the app.

Boukili

Boukili is an app for children over the age of 4. This app is entirely free and consists of various illustrated children's books. There are also over 120 games. One of the best aspects of this app is that it allows parents to track their children's reading progress. If you struggle to get your child to want to read books in paper format, this app may just be your solution.

Mondly Kids

Mondly Kids is a fairly well-known language learning app and thankfully there is a version for kids. Mondly Kids is fun, including cartoons. The lessons are 10 minutes long so your child hopefully won't lose their concentration. The app also includes daily review sessions which help your children to memorize vocabulary a bit more easily.

It was a pop-up adapter in just 86 lines, 17 of which were package and import statements, and I couldn't get over how brief and readable it was. I could barely comprehend how little I wrote to get something to work. It took me a few passes, but all of a sudden, I sensed the difference. This wasn't just about language features or what the FAQ (frequently asked questions) said the language was capable of. This was about how I felt.

It was genuinely fun. I'd read code over and over and couldn't believe how much I was accomplishing in so few lines. I couldn't believe the clarity of the writing. Over the next few days, I wrote more and more Kotlin. I wrote my first extension. Then I rewrote an existing helper class and I wanted to write more. With just a few hours of effort, I cut 94 lines without breaking a sweat. I was amazed, excited, and having a ton of fun. I was also slightly amazed at this fresh experience brought on by a programming language.

Over the next couple of weeks, that pleasant feeling just grew and grew. Whenever I'd have to work with Java, it was painful. I'd find myself rushing through it and making stupid mistakes because I had more important Kotlin files to attend to. But when I opened the Kotlin files, I felt at home, relaxed. The code was beautiful and expressive. It was brief but powerful. I kept finding new ways to write more clearly, more directly. And I was happy.

Faced with such an urgent situation, we have to actively explore and widely apply environment-friendly means that go from empowering recycling technology, to further the advance of renewable energy use. For all this, M2M technology, with its practical and advanced features, is a perfect enabler.

In the recycling department, M2M has created a lot of room for improvement. Different applications are possible — from specialized vehicle management solutions for garbage trucks to intelligent garbage bins that send alerts when they are half or completely full so as to realize timely emptying. Other projects are mainly designed for the final user, like the reVend Light Bulb Recycling Reverse Vending connected machine acting as an intelligent recycling point for lightbulbs (电灯泡). In any case, it's clear that many recycling initiatives are taking advantage of managed connectivity and fleet (车队) management technologies that have already proven their efficiency.

Still, recycling isn't the only area of action of M2M when it comes to being eco-friendly. In fact, it offers a range of approaches to improve energy usage besides smart energy and sustainability solutions by promoting renewable energy use and the responsible consumption of water.

For instance, M2M managed services provider, Wyless, released some interesting "green solutions" jointly developed with other companies back in June 2012. One of the most interesting projects was the solution of solar-powered connected parking meters developed with IPS, a technology that means not so much upkeep but can function in good shape and lower operating costs for local governments. Wyless is also working with Weathermatic to offer intelligent systems that allow remote and automated irrigation control, which will help avoid over-watering, thus reducing water bills and the risk of property damage.

Dario Amodei, CEO of a tech company, believes that AI could take away as many as half of all simple white-collar (白领的) jobs within the next few years, though other people in the tech industry expect smaller changes. Finding a job in computer science — a field that until recently was seen as a great way to get a well-paid and steady job — has already become much more competitive, as AI does more of that work, thus narrowing down the job chances.

Meanwhile, high schools are trying their best to decide how to teach students about AI and whether students should be allowed to use it in their studies. Many students are using it whether they are allowed to or not. A 2024 Pew Research Center study shows that half of US teens said they had used ChatGPT to do their homework. All this is changing how some young people plan for college and their jobs. Some are choosing to work in practical fields like healthcare that seem more reliable, while others are learning how to use AI in their future jobs.

If you ask people working in tech, they will probably tell you that learning to use AI is the best way for high school students to prepare for a successful and long-term job. "AI may not take your job, but someone who has AI skills will take it instead," said Colette Stallbaumer, general manager of Microsoft 365 Copilot. With this opinion, she asks students to think carefully: "Are you using AI to try new ideas? To make an app? Are you even using it as a study tool?"

Scientists have long known flowers attract bees with colors and sweet smells. But new research has shown that flowers might also be tuning into the sounds that bees make. Bees, when they fly and search for food, produce gentle buzzing sounds (嗡嗡声). For a long time, scientists didn't think these soft sounds mattered much to plants.

In a pioneering study, researchers discovered that some flowers respond to the buzzing of bees by producing sweeter nectar. That means flowers can attract bees visually and through smell. This incredible finding opens up a new understanding of the complex interactions between flowers and bees.

But how can a flower hear? Plants don't have ears like animals, so they must be doing something different. Researchers believe that flowers pick up vibrations (振动) from sound waves. These vibrations move through the air and touch flowers, causing tiny movements that plants can sense. In the same way, flowers might vibrate slightly in response to bee sounds, signaling the plant to produce sweeter nectar.

Plants often react to other environmental clues, like sunlight, wind, and touch. Responding to sound waves may just be another clever way that plants adapt to their surroundings and communicate with their partners.

A. This is similar to pulling a guitar string.

B. Bees are also rewarded for buzzing nearby.

C. This type of sensing is not unusual in nature.

D. Bees use their sight and smell to find flowers.

E. However, recent experiments suggest otherwise.

F. The sweeter the nectar is, the happier the bees are.

G. On the contrary, bees know what sounds plants prefer.

On hearing her practice, I thought this was a great idea but I wasn't sure how it would5 with my little kids. Actually, it was6 initially, which was similar to my friend's experience. Worse still, my youngest didn't quite understand the7. When she finally understood, she just expressed gratitude for8 things like bubble gum (泡泡糖). My son was unwilling, too. He often said one or two things in order to finish the9 as quickly as possible.

Luckily, things get better now. My kids often10 to speak. They take their sweet time,11 all the things in the day they are grateful for. Gradually, it has become a12 into their lives, through which we can hear about things happening at school. We know which family13 stick with them.

I've learned that my kids14 a lot more than I think, that they do15 the little and big things that we do for them, and that they have way more to teach me than I have to teach them.

In a factory in Anshan, northeast China's Liaoning Province, workers were busy producing Easter crafts like rabbits and colored eggs, destination was America. "Previously, we (chief) produced products based on orders for overseas customers, with a limited variety and simple manufacturing processes. Now, we have both our own brand a professional design team developing over 1,000 new products," said Li Xiaowei, general manager of Qixiang Crafts Co., Ltd.

This scene at Qixiang Crafts illustrates how Chinese small goods are evolving from basic products to cultural ambassadors, (light) up holidays worldwide with originality and design. The shift from order-based manufacturing to brand-building (reflect) a broader trend in China's small goods industry.

"We made candle decorations like the Great Wall for foreign clients without our own brand in the past. Now, the help of policy, we have factories and design centers in Europe, selling branded goods," said Wang Lixin, founder of Talent Group, candle and fragrance (香薰) brand in Dalian City, Liaoning.

At trade (fair), Talent's Christmas-themed products attract global buyers. The brand integrates Chinese culture into modern fragrances, winning awards and reaching over 100 countries.

From Easter eggs to Christmas candles, China's small goods are not just (afford) items, but a carrier of culture and (innovate). As businesses integrate storytelling and quality, they redefine global festival experiences, promising sustainable growth in the years ahead.

1. 描述过程；

2. 分享感悟。

注意：

1. 写作词数应为80个左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

Dear Jason,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

To broaden her son Zhang Ming's international perspective, Ms. Liu, a Chinese mother, decided to send him to a summer camp at a junior high school in Britain. They stayed with a host family. Its owner was Lily, a kind and warm-hearted local woman. During the summer camp, Zhang Ming enjoyed various activities every day, making new friends and learning about British culture.

One afternoon, after finishing the summer camp activities, Zhang Ming returned to the host family. He felt extremely thirsty, with sweat pouring down his face. He could hardly catch his breath and began to have a terrible headache. Ms. Liu immediately realized that her son was suffering from heatstroke (中暑). She knew she needed to relieve his symptoms in no time.

Quickly, Ms. Liu found a spoon from the kitchen. She asked Zhang Ming to lie on the bed and gently scraped (刮) his back with the spoon. Just as she focused on scraping, Lily passed by their room.

When she saw Ms. Liu scraping Zhang Ming's back with a spoon, she was greatly shocked. She thought Ms. Liu was abusing her son and couldn't help but let out a cry.

Ms. Liu was disturbed by Lily's cry and stopped at once. She explained to Lily patiently that this was a traditional Chinese treatment called guasha, which was used to treat heatstroke. She told Lily that guasha could help promote blood circulation (循环) and relieve the discomfort caused by heatstroke. Although Lily listened to Ms. Liu's explanation and the misunderstanding was cleared up, she still doubted whether guasha was really effective.

Three days later, the weather was even hotter. When Ms. Liu was in the living room, she saw Lily walking unsteadily, holding her head. Lily said she felt dizzy and hot, and could barely breathe. Ms. Liu quickly checked and found that Lily also had heatstroke. She immediately offered to treat Lily with guasha.

注意：

1．续写词数应为150个左右;

2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

Lily hesitated for a moment, and then agreed to give guasha a try. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In the following days, Lily shared her experience with neighbors. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________