广东省惠州市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末质量检测英语试题

Guizhou, China's Next Big Travel Destination

One of China's fastest-growing provinces, Guizhou is now one of the most popular travel destinations in the country. Here are four top spots.

China's most beautiful waterfall

Huangguoshu in Guizhou's Anshun County is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in the world. Tourists can get a close look by walking along the 134-meter-long water curtain cave behind the fall. This grand attraction is part of a group of 18 waterfalls inside Huangguoshu National Park.

World's largest single-dish radio telescope

Located in the natural basin of Guizhou, China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) —nicknamed the Eye of Heaven—is the world's largest single-dish radio telescope. Five kilometers from FAST, there's a 300-hectare Astronomy Science Tourism Park, which features 15 different astronomy-themed projects including a FAST visitor center, a dark sky park and an astronomical time village.

Brewer of China's national liquor

Moutai is widely considered the national liquor of China. Moutai is named after the town producing it in Guizhou, which features baiju-themed attractions including a museum park explaining the culture and history of the famous liquor.

Moutai Chinese Liquor Culture City, Hebin Road Central, Moutai; Opens daily 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

China's first virtual reality theme park

In recent years, Guizhou has established itself as the country's big data hub. Located outside of Guiyang, the Oriental Science Fiction Valley, China's first virtual reality theme park, features 35 virtual reality attractions ranging from roller coasters to sci-fi simulators (模拟器) and interactive shooting rides.

Mike was in my third-grade class. All the 34 students were dear to me, but he was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude which made even his occasional mischievousness (调皮捣蛋) delightful.

He often talked incessantly. I had to remind him repeatedly that talking without permission was not acceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere response every time I corrected him for misbehaving: "Thank you for correcting me, Madam!" I didn't know what to make of it at first, but before long I became accustomed to hearing it many times a day.

One Friday, after working hard on a new concept all week, I sensed that the students were frustrated with themselves and edgy (烦躁不安的) with one another. So I asked them to list the names of the other students and write down the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates. As the students left the room, each one handed me the paper.

That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper and listed what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday, I gave each student his or her list. Some of them ran two pages. Before long, the entire class were smiling. "I didn't know others liked me so much!" Mike said, “Thank you for teaching me, Madam."

No one ever mentioned those pieces of paper in class again. I never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents.

Several years later, I got a call from Mike's parents and learned of his death. I was shocked. And then I received a billfold (钱包) with two worm pieces of notebook paper that had been taped, folded and refolded many times. I realized that the pieces of paper were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mike's classmates had said about him. That's when the tears were brimful in my eyes.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Health, 20 percent of children aged 13-18 suffer from a mental health condition. Those are the same years they are likely to be in school and spending most of their time with teachers and fellow students.

With the right support in place, these students might make the most of educational opportunities in order to reach their full academic potential (潜能). Yet, most students who may be dealing with a mental health condition are likely not receiving any treatment. Studies estimate more than 60 percent are not receiving services or treatment from medical or psychological service providers.

One might think, now that teachers, school psychologists (心理学家) and other educational professionals spend a lot of time with students, they could be one key way to identify children who are at risk for different conditions-and get them the help they need. But, for one, those working in the educational field are often already understaffed and overworked. Frequently, a school teacher or school psychologist may be responsible for hundreds, if not thousands of students. And, two, teachers and other staff lack the clinical (临床的) training to properly identify a true mental health condition.

In an ideal world, teachers and other staff who interact with students the most would receive extra training to help identify at-risk individuals-and then direct them to the school nurse or psychologist for a treatment. Although one in five children may suffer from a mental heath condition with the right state of mind and methods, it is possible for families and schools to work together to make sure at-risk children are getting the care they need.

One of the many difficulties to humans freely exploring and inhabiting (居住) Mars is the planet's lack of oxygen. Luckily NASA's Perseverance Rover (“毅力”号火星探测器)can help. Using an instrument called MOXIE (short for Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utillzation Experiment, the rover successfully took carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere and turned it into oxygen. NASA said it plans to conduct more MOXIE tests.

MOXIE ran its first test for roughly an hour, producing just under six grams of oxygen. That's enough to keep an astronaut going for about 10 minutes. It won't keep someone alive for long, but it's a key step forward in exploring Mars. Not only could that oxygen be used to allow people to breathe, but it would also lighten the load for return missions to Earth, or for trips to other parts of the solar system. Rockets need oxygen to burn fuel during liftoff. Being able to create it on Mars would mean spacecraft can bring less of it from Earth, significantly cutting down their weight. Less weight means less overall fuel needed to launch rockets.

Oxygen is the heavier part of rocket fuel. If NASA wanted to get four astronauts of Mars, the spacecraft would need 27.5 tons of oxygen to do it Keeping those four breathing for a year would require about one ton. At the rate MOXIE is going, producing 27.5 tons would take more than 475 years. But future devices (设备) could be larger and more efficient than the 38-pound MOXIE. One day, we will come up with a bigger plan for humans when we finally send them there to make enough oxygen.

How to Be Smart with Your Money

Money is a major worry for many people. It can be easy to overspend and be left with buyer's regret. But don't worry. Here's a handful of ways that will help you use your money wisely without getting an MBA.

Prioritize your needs. Do you want to pay down debt? Or are you just looking for clothes to be more beautiful? Identify your top priorities. Do not put any money toward non-essential expenses until all of your necessary living costs have been paid.

It can be easy to get in the habit of shopping in the same place repeatedly, but taking time to shop in various places can help you find the best deals. Check in stores and online to look for the best prices for your needs. Look for stores that might be running sales or that specialize in discount.

Use cash instead of cards. For non-necessary expenses such as going out to eat or seeing a movie, set a budget. Withdraw the necessary amount of cash before you go out, and leave your cards at home.

Monitor your spending. Finally, as long as you're not spending more than you bring in, you're on target. You may prefer to check your bank account every day, or you could sign up for a money-monitoring app to help you track your spending.

A. Shop online.

B. Shop around.

C. Are you saving for the rent?

D. Do you usually use your money smartly?

E. Being smart with money can seem like an impossible task.

F. This will make it more difficult to overspend while you are out.

G. Regularly monitor your spending in whatever way that works best for you.

What do you do when you get lonely? Years ago, I made a list, on a late night 1 to my hometown.

After takeoff, the lights2 and I felt empty and alone in the darkness.

What do you do when you get lonely and there's no one to 3 you? How do you fill a hungry heart?

I took out a notebook and listed all the kindnesses that I'd 4 been given. Kindness heals and fills an empty heart. It's a gift, once and for always. I 5being 8 years old in Mrs Crowley's class.

That morning, I wore my new shoes to school. I loved the shoes and couldn't 6 looking at them all the way to school on the bus. But when I stepped off the bus, my left foot-and my new left shoe-went 7 into a puddle (水坑) of water.

Mrs Crowley saw the 8 I was dripping (滴下) into class. She said, "Give me those shoes and 9 your feet by the radiator (暖气片)."

"Thank you, ma'am," I said.

“No 10! We all 11 a puddle now and then!"

I don't know if she 12 it, but I do. It warmed my feet for a few hours, but it has warmed my heart for a13.

Often, acts of kindness seem to be 14 But they become precious if they are remembered with 15 and passed on from one needy soul to another.

At age 18, Lin Qiaozhi chose to study medicine instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the of girls. After graduating from Peking Union Medical College, Lin Qiaozhi immediately became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. In 1941, she became the first Chinese woman ever to be director of that department. Dr Lin opened a private clinic to help people in need and charged very low and often reduced costs for poor patients. In 1954, she was elected to the first National People's Congress and held many important .

The tale was set in London in 1903. The two brothers had been having a heated for a couple of days and had decided to make a to settle it. Henry, an American who was wandering on the street outside, hungry and penniless, drew their attention. He was invited to the two brothers' house. They felt happy about Henry's bad luck and then gave him an . Henry was asked to opening it until two o'clock. He felt that was .

The annual Water Splashing Festival of the Dai ethnic minority falls during the New Year celebrations of the Dai Calendar, (mark) the traditional beginning of the Dai new year. It is the most important festival (celebrate) by the people in Xishuangbanna. It involves celebrations that include sincere, yet light-hearted (religion) rituals (仪式).

The festival lasts for three days from April 13. On the first day, a dragon boat race (hold) on the Lancang River to ring out the old year. At night, the banks of the river are (colorful) lighted, and locals float river lanterns on the river. Floating river lanterns is old tradition in China, is still preserved in many cities today.

The third day, which people attach great (important) to, is reserved for water splashing. All the Dai people wearing (they) festive costumes go to temple to wash the Buddha with clear water. Then they express sincere blessings by splashing water to each other. People are pleased being poured water which means blessings.

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