贵州省贵阳市普通中学2025-2026学年度第一学期期末监测高二英语试卷

Event Details

Date: Saturday, November 13

Location: Woodland Community & Senior Center

Cost: FREE (Lunch provided!)

Who: Middle school and high school students (Ages 13 — 18)

Space is limited to 150 participants. Sign up online at www.cityofwoodland.org/library by November 1.

Workshop Schedule   

Session 1 Money Matters (Financial Literacy)

Stop wondering where your money went and start telling it where to go! In this session, you will learn the basics of opening a checking account and creating a personal budget. We will also touch on the scary topic of taxes.

Session 2 Domestic Survival (Housing & Housework)

Living on your own is more than just paying rent. It means fixing things when they break. This workshop teaches you how to sew (缝) a button and iron a shirt for an interview. We will also share tips on how to find an affordable apartment.

Session 3 Career Kick-start (Employment Skills)

Landing your first job can be tough. We will guide you through writing a resume (简历) and cover letter. You will also get to practice interview skills in pairs and learn how to negotiate your salary. Don't just find a job — start building a career.

Session 4 Stay Safe, Stay Healthy (Personal Safety & Wellness)

Independence comes with responsibility for your own well-being. Learn essential First Aid skills that could save a life. We will also discuss stress management and how to avoid burnout during exam seasons.

When talking about the road to his creative work, Geusz reflects: "I have always had a huge passion for drawing and designing things since my childhood days of hot glue and legos. I have a degree in Computer Science with a minor in film and digital media and I have formal training in 3D, Animation and Compositing. Although I am a software engineer by day, by night I am a freelance digital artist, always working, and pushing myself to improve."

The talented digital artist finds inspiration in popular films about space as well as sci-fi comic book artists and illustrators. "I also love the early ‘50s and 60s' era space tech," Geusz shares. "I love photos of old Soviet rocket parts and those old futuristic concept paintings they used to do for the space program back then."

This retrofuturism (复古未来主义) influence shines through in each of Geusz's spaceship artworks. In one piece, he reimagines salt and pepper shakers as cat space pods (太空舱), and in another, an eight-sided dice as a "D20 Surface Recon Lander."

With sharp eye and rich imagination, Geusz shapes everyday items into sci-fi masterpieces. Beyond showing creativity, his works inspire people to seek charm and wonder lying in the most common things in life.

To overcome those difficulties, Sun and his team developed a number of Antarctica-ready renewable energy systems. But perhaps the most significant step the team took was using hydrogen (氢) energy to help power the Qinling station through the long and dark winter.

So how does that happen? A device called an electrolyzer is powered by wind and solar energy to break down water molecules (分子) into oxygen and hydrogen. Then the hydrogen is directed into an electrochemical device, where it reacts with oxygen from the air to produce electricity, with only water and heat as by-products. While the water is recycled to use in further electrolysis (电解) , the heat is stored to warm up the electrolyzer when it becomes too cold to run. In this way, the system can keep the entire base working for around 48 hours.

The renewable system can currently produce 60 percent of the overall supply of Qinling's energy system when it's running at full power, with the remaining 40 percent coming from diesel. But Sun and his team are determined to raise that percentage and to bring clean-energy systems to other Chinese polar bases as well.

Expose yourself to different types of comedy. Absorb various comedy forms such as stand-up specials, comedic films, witty books, and humorous podcasts. Diverse exposure helps you recognize different styles.

Practice active listening. Humor relies heavily on timing and context, which requires you to listen carefully in conversations. Understanding the mood and the personalities involved will guide when and how to inject humor appropriately.

. Don't take yourself too seriously. Allow your thought to wander into creative or silly places. This flexibility improves your ability to generate funny remarks naturally.

By working on these areas, you'll start noticing subtle things others miss and feel more comfortable delivering humor that lands well.

A. Adopt a playful mindset

B. Avoid being too hard on others

C. Such a sense of humor functions as a powerful social tool

D. It also enables you to find what suits you and your social circles

To2 my anxiety, my husband advised me to walk in the near mountains. As I walked, nature started to comfort my aching3. I knew this was my way to4 myself. After that try, I decided to further leave my comfort zone and5 more about hiking on my own.

Therefore, I6 a hiking group online and signed up for a five-mile hike in Shenandoah National Park. When I met with other hikers, my anxiety rose. They sported professional equipment, while my cotton shirt and jeans made it7 that I was a beginner.

During the hiking, I held a mop pole (拖把杆) that my husband had8 into a walking stick for me and followed behind the team. Breathlessly, I struggled to9. After a half-mile of this suffering, however, it slowly became comfortable. My breathing10 and my tightness went away.11, I found my pace. For the first time in years, I felt a sense of12 between me and the world, moving beyond the limits of my daily life.

Since then I have been an active13. I've walked thousands of miles, with several worn pairs of hiking boots to14 it. Exploring nature is my15 to peace and I don't intend to give it up anytime soon.

The Sixth International New Media Art Triennial officially opened on Friday at the Huairou campus of the Beijing Film Academy. The exhibition (theme) "Prime Matter and Memory" displayed the cutting-edge works of over 100 artists worldwide.

The exhibition features a wide range of art forms, from sci-fi digital versions of traditional Chinese arts, with artists using (high) creative new media languages to create an engaging dialogue. It connects reality and the digital world, (bring) history together with the future.

At the ceremony, Yu Jianhong, vice-president of the academy, encouraged students (use) this international platform to broaden their horizons. "In an age of AI, the exhibition reminds us that the core of art still lies in both humanity culture despite constant technological progress," Yu noted. The theme shows double (meaning) — "Prime matter" represents mathematical units and cultural genes, while "Memory" (reflect) our shared experiences continually written through media changes and intelligent (evolve).

Liviu Taranu, director of the Romanian Cultural Center, praised the exhibition as a significant platform for international communication, helps us understand the deep connections between art, technology, and human culture by combining Eastern and Western wisdom.

1．感谢推荐；

2．你的感受。

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2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Steve,

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Yours,

Li Hua

I always dreamed of being a professional kayaking (划皮划艇) athlete when I was a child. Luckily, years of hard work finally paid off. I stood on the podium as a national champion. That success was only the beginning. With the European Championship approaching, I was eager to push myself harder to see how far I could go.

However, that drive gradually twisted into something else. The spark and joy I felt from kayaking started to fade away and my whole passion turned into pressure and became something I HAD to do, not something I CHOSE to do.

Despite the pressure, preparing for the competition came first. So I was putting in more effort than ever, making no excuses and ignoring the signals from my body. Yet, something felt strange. I stopped progressing and found myself suffering from illness and injuries more often. As I poured all my energy into training, I grew more frustrated at not seeing the expected results.

Still, I was stubborn (固执的). Believing it was a waste of time to rest and that more training was the only way to stay on top, I pushed myself even harder. As a result, my body finally gave up just before the European Championship. I fell ill twice in a row, forced to stay in bed while my champion dream slipped away. It was my coach who realized there was something wrong. He finally decided to adjust my training.

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So two weeks later, when I went back to practice, my coach sat me down.

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My performance improved after I followed my coach's advice, and he noticed it immediately.

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