江苏省通州高级中学2024-2025学年高一下学期第一次阶段测试英语试题（含听力）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、听力选择题
1．What color is the woman’s hair now
A．Red. B．Black. C．Brown.
2．What is the woman looking for in the library
A．An elevator to go downstairs
B．A place to borrow some books.
C．A private room for group work
3．What caused the woman’s presentation to go badly
A．She got seriously sick
B．She left her files at home.
C．She did extra work and was late.
4．What is the conversation mainly about
A．The importance of taking notes.
B．Advice on choosing lecture topics
C．Strategies for remembering lectures.
5．What is the man doing at the beginning of the conversation
A．Watching a movie. B．Fating noodles. C．Cleaning the sofa.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．What kind of holiday does the woman prefer
A．A luxurious hotel stay.
B．A beach vacation relaxation.
C．A mountain climbing adventure.
7．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Colleagues. B．Hotel clerk and guest. C．Husband and wife.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．What does the man seed to do while the woman is away.
A．Organize her mail. B．Feed her pets. C．Water her plants.
9．Why does the woman cancel her original travel plans
A．Her father is sick.
B．She couldn’t find a flight.
C．Her mother has a cough.
10．What is the woman’s plan for tonight
A．She is meeting her parents in California.
B．She is traveling to Mexico with her family.
C．She is going to Washington to see her parents.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11．Where are the speakers
A．In a volunteer center. B．At a travel agency. C．In a university office.
12．Why is the woman interested in the South American position
A．She prefers working in a team.
B．She wants to work with animals.
C．She is looking for a challenging environment.
13．What does the woman need to apply for before volunteering in South America
A．Work permit. B．Travel visa. C．Valid passport.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14．What is the man asking about at the beginning
A．Delivery time for international shipping.
B．Cost of shipping a package internationally.
C．Safety regulations for international shipping.
15．What item is the man shopping
A．A set of golf clubs. B．A box of clothes C．A piece of furniture.
16．What makes international shipping difficult recently
A．Customs restrictions.
B．New safety regulations.
C．Too many packages to process.
17．What will the man probably do next
A．Call a different shipping company.
B．Wait for an-update from the manager.
C．Search for shipping news on his phone.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18．What is the disadvantage of old alarm systems
A．They were difficult to install.
B．They would cause power failures.
C．They were expensive but unreliable.
19．What happens when a smart camera doesn’t recognize someone
A．It ignores the person.
B．It takes a photo of the person.
C．It contacts you or the authorities.
20．What is the speaker mainly talking about
A．Pet care. B．Home security. C．Camera technology.
二、阅读理解
California DREAM Loan Program
The California DREAM Loan Program, funded by the state and University of California, aims to provide qualified undergraduates with the option to borrow loans to help cover the expense of attending UC．
How it works
A loan is borrowed money that you have to pay back with interest.
Each UC campus will determine the amount a student can borrow based on available funding and number of qualified students. The maximum amount of a loan is capped at $4,000 each year, per student.
You can borrow every year if you are a qualified student at UC or until you receive a maximum of $20,000 in DREAM loans.
What you need to do
Make sure you apply for financial aid by filing a California Dream Act application. There are no separate forms required to apply for the California DREAM Loan Program, but you’ll need to apply for financial aid every year to be considered for the DREAM Loan Program.
You may see a DREAM Loan offered as part of your financial aid award letter. You do not need to accept the loan if you don’t want to—it’s not necessary.
If you’re interested in borrowing from the California DREAM Loan Program, but don’t see an offer in your financial aid award letter, reach out to the campus financial aid office.
Make sure to check your email and your campus student website on a regular basis in case the financial aid office contacts you.
21．How much can a student borrow at most through the program each year
A．$2,000. B．$4,000. C．$10,000. D．$20,000.
22．What should the students do to get the loan
A．File an annual application.
B．Fill in separate application forms.
C．Ask for a financial aid award letter.
D．Contact the financial aid office regularly.
23．Where is the text probably taken from
A．A tourist brochure. B．A scientific journal.
C．A university website. D．A government report.
Driving home from work, Will spotted a For Sale sign on the last remaining farm in the city of Milwaukee. An idea flashed through Will’s head. He could grow food here.
Most people in the neighborhood were not eating well. “Folks were living in what I call a food desert,” Will says, “I knew I had to do something, because you can’t have a healthy community without healthy food.”
Will hired some neighborhood teenagers to help him get started. They “grew” new soil by composting, which means collecting food waste and piling it up until it breaks down and turns into soil. Then they made good natural fertilizer (肥料) before starting growing food. Today, Growing Power Community Food Center is growing enough food to feed people in the neighborhood. In the winter, the compost gives off enough heat to keep the greenhouses warm as it breaks down into soil. Goats, chickens, and turkeys live behind the greenhouses. Red-eyed fish are swimming in aquariums (水族箱) at the center of the greenhouses. The fish are for eating, but they also help the plants grow. The water they swim in, enriched by the fish droppings, is channeled toward the pots containing vegetables. Then it is cleaned by other plants, and returned to the fish tank as pure water. “We don’t waste anything here,” Will says.
“The city farm of the future is a multi-storied building, angled toward the sun. This idea, called ‘vertical (垂直的) farming’, is a new way to feed more people. You grow fish on the bottom floor and pump the water up to the top. Then the water is piped down from floor to floor, through beds of growing plants, ranging from leafy greens up high to mushrooms lower down. By the time the water returns to the fish on the bottom floor, it’s clean again.” Will says, “Growing food is powerful and it can change the world!”
24．Why did Will decide to grow food in Milwaukee
A．To enable people to eat better.
B．To make some profits by farming.
C．To build a harmonious community.
D．To transform the desert into a farm.
25．What do we know about Will’s food centre
A．It works like a forest and wastes nothing.
B．It is a greenhouse and provides heat in winter.
C．It is a city farm and employs chemical fertilizers.
D．It collects conventional soil and uses animal waste.
26．Which of the following can best describe Will
A．Thoughtful and faithful. B．Adventurous and generous.
C．Creative and ambitious. D．Humorous and farsighted.
27．What is Will talking about in the last paragraph
A．The procedure of water cleaning.
B．The influence of vertical farming.
C．The vision for future city farming.
D．The description of a future building.
There’s a beautiful song by the Indigo Girls released in 1989 called Closer to Fine. The song is about how our thirst for certainty in this world can, surprisingly, mislead us.
We seek rock-solid answers to life’s big questions (e.g. What is the purpose of life What's the right career path for me ) because we think this will allow us to achieve happiness and contentment. For most of us, though, the belief that there are definitive answers to life’s many hard questions can lead to greater levels of dissatisfaction, anxiety, and unhappiness.
We all have the evolutionary (进化的) need to survive, but this world presents us with countless challenges to our survival. As civilization has grown more complex, the existential threats to our well-being have increased dramatically. Due to what is called evolutionary mismatch, we face lots of threats and challenges which are foreign to us from an evolutionary standpoint. Such threats include global climate change, racial inequality, dealing with trolls on social media, and so on. For our ancient brains, dealing with so many complex uncertainties creates existential anxiety. We simply did not evolve (进化) to live in the world in which we now live. Thus, we are unconsciously drawn to find certainty, in the hope of making life more predictable, controllable, and, perhaps most importantly, safe.
However, the nature of the universe is change. We are a part of this universe and so we are change as well. This is the “being” part of us as human beings. Much unnecessary suffering comes from living in disharmony with the universe, which includes trying to impose (强加) certainty, and predictability upon an ever-changing world. In order to become “closer to fine”, we need to learn to accept and embrace uncertainty through being more flexible so that we are living in greater harmony with the universe. As martial artist Bruce Lee advocated, we use “no way as way”.
28．What does the underlined word “definitive” mean in the second paragraph
A．Reasonable. B．Certain. C．Positive. D．Detailed.
29．What does the evolutionary mismatch in paragraph 3 refer to
A．The evolutionary needs and our existential anxiety.
B．The increasing challenges and modern civilizations.
C．Our desire to survive and our desire to find certainty.
D．Our ancient brains and countless complex uncertainties.
30．What did Bruce Lee advocate
A．Be flexible. B．Be predictable.
C．Change the universe. D．Accept suffering.
31．Which of the following is the best title for the text
A．Find Certainty in an Uncertain World B．Embrace Uncertainty to Be Closer to Fine
C．How to Deal with Anxiety in Modern Life D．How to Satisfy Evolutionary Needs to Survive
A new NASA-led study has found that how rain falls in a given year is nearly as important to the world’s vegetation (植物) as how much. Reporting on Dec.11 in Nature, the researchers showed that even in years with similar rainfall totals, plants grew differently when that water came in fewer, bigger bursts.
Scientists have previously estimated that almost half of the world’s vegetation is driven primarily by how much rain falls in a year. Less well understood is the role of day-to-day variability, said lead author Andrew Feldman, an ecosystem scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
The team analyzed two decades of field and satellite observations spanning diverse lands cap es from Siberia to the southern tip of Patagonia. They found that plants across 42% of Earth’s vegetated land surface were sensitive to daily rainfall variability. Of those, a little over half grew better in years with fewer but more intense wet days. These include drier landscapes like grasslands, croplands and deserts. In contrast, broadleaf forests and rainforests in lower and middle latitudes (纬 度) tended to grew worse under those conditions, possibly because they could not tolerate the longer dry periods. Statistically, daily rainfall variability was nearly as important as annual rainfall totals in driving growth worldwide.
The new study relied primarily on a suite of NASA missions and datasets, which provides rai n and snowfall rates for most of the planet every 30 minutes using a network of international satellites. To measure plant response day to day, the researchers calculated how green an area appeared in satellite imagery. “Greenness” is commonly used to estimate vegetation density and health. They also tracked a faint reddish light that plants give off during photosynthesis (光合作用), when a plant absorbs sunlight to transform carbon dioxide and water into food. This faint light is an obvious sign of flourishing vegetation.
Feldman said the findings highlight the vital role that plants play in moving carbon around Earth — a process called the carbon cycle. “A finer understanding of how plants thrive or decline day to day, storm by storm, could help us better understand their role in that critical cycle,” Feld man said.
32．What is the main focus of the NASA-led study in the article
A．The global distribution of rainfall in a given year.
B．The role of satellites in monitoring rainfall and vegetation.
C．The impact of daily rainfall variability on vegetation growth.
D．The relationship between rainfall totals and vegetation growth.
33．What is the relationship between rainfall variability and plant growth
A．All types of vegetation respond similarly to rainfall patterns.
B．Lower latitudes rainforests grew better after longer dry periods.
C．Drier landscapes benefit from fewer but more intense rain events.
D．Rainfall variability shows a relatively weaker influence on plant growth.
34．Which method did researchers use to measure plant responses to rainfall variability
A．Conducting field experiments in specific locations.
B．Monitoring rainfall totals using a network of satellites.
C．Measuring the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by plants.
D．Analyzing satellite imagery for vegetation density and health.
35．What is Feldman’s attitude toward the findings of this study
A．Cautious. B．Positive. C．Skeptical. D．Neutral.
The Power of Peers
Do birds of a feather really flock together People do tend to choose friends who are similar to them. Many behaviors spread socially. Activities in certain brain areas change when other people are around. 36 You can use the power of social relationships to gain healthier habits — and motivate others to do the same.
37 Teens are especially responsive to peer influence. At the same time, the reward system in the teen brain becomes extra sensitive. Teens are just learning to explore the social world. Understanding other people’s values and being influenced by them are important parts of socializing.
A research shows that even just having another peer around can change the reward response in the brain and also the risk-taking tendencies of teenagers. Some people seem to be more easily influenced than others and more sensitive to feeling included or excluded by others. 38 But it’s also a time that peer influence can help teens thrive if it gets them more involved with their community or helps them learn behaviors to get along with others.
It’s the quality of friendships — not quantity — that really makes the difference. Friendships you feel you want to let go of may be low quality. 39 High quality friendships provide understanding, support, and recognition of your self-worth. These types of friendships are more steady and satisfying.
Spending time with friends can be especially helpful for people. Noticing that our behavior is influenced by other people, we can be intentional and try to focus on the people who are doing the things we want to get into ourselves. 40
A．Adolescence is such a risky period.
B．That can affect what you choose to do.
C．Peer pressure can sometimes lead to competition.
D．People care about what others think across all different age groups.
E．They are linked to poor academic performance and behavioral issues.
F．Sharing your healthy habits could also make a real difference to others.
G．The number of friends you have determines your level of social influence.
三、完形填空
Rick Thomas, a dedicated trucker from Akron, was on his usual route for ABF Freight when he noticed a female 41 on Seasons Road in Peninsula, Ohio. Her SUV was disabled with a blown tire, blocking a busy intersection and she stood by 42 . Without hesitation, Rick 43 his truck and approached the distressed woman. “I hopped out and asked her if her car carried a 44 tire,” Rick recounted to Truckers News. And she said yes. Then he wasted no time in rolling up his sleeves and getting to work.
As he worked, he 45 the woman was safely off the road. He not only fixed the flat but also 46 a potential traffic accident. The sun was high, casting a warm glow on the scene as Rick efficiently 47 the tire. His hands moved with the 48 of a man who’s been on the road for many years. He kept up a steady stream of comforting 49 to calm the woman’s nerves.
For his act, Rick was 50 by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) as a “TCA Highway Angel”. This prestigious honor, awarded since 1997, celebrates truck drivers who 51 exceptional kindness in their everyday work. When praised, “It’s just my 52 .” Rick said modestly. “I’m a truck driver, and that’s what we do.”
Rick’s actions showed 53 could be found in the most unexpected places. As he 54 his journey, he left behind a 55 motorist and a story that would remind us of the kindness found along the open road.
41．A．motorist B．hiker C．passenger D．cyclist
42．A．silently B．patiently C．helplessly D．tirelessly
43．A．jumped into B．pulled over C．turned to D．sped up
44．A．spare B．flat C．rubber D．smooth
45．A．promised B．ensured C．agreed D．imagined
46．A．survived B．witnessed C．caused D．prevented
47．A．tended B．exchanged C．changed D．observed
48．A．presence B．help C．thought D．confidence
49．A．interview B．conversation C．lecture D．argument
50．A．declared B．defined C．admitted D．recognized
51．A．explain B．inspire C．display D．stress
52．A．nature B．right C．practice D．chance
53．A．champions B．heroes C．drivers D．passers-by
54．A．recalled B．continued C．expected D．documented
55．A．determined B．brave C．grateful D．kind
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
On Friday night, Chinese and Italian 56 (official) appreciated the cultural relics (文物) that were recently returned from Italy at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Without 57 (allow) to leave China, based on the law, these relics were illegally taken abroad. China and Italy 58 (work)together in the cultural heritage field over the past two decades. As early as 2006, they signed an intergovernmental agreement 59 (fight) the secret trade of antiques (古董)。
Chinese experts identified 56 of the antiques including a pottery (陶器) figure’s head from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), and painted pottery containers of Majiayao Culture, a culture found in the upper reaches of the Yellow River 60 (date) back 4,000 to 5,000 years. The remaining three relics are still under 61 (far) investigation now.
Experts say the antiques are from China’s Gansu, Qinghai and Shaanxi provinces 62 high historical, artistic and scientific value. Among them, the Majiatao pottery containers, 63 can reveal the origins and early development of Chinese civilization, stood out.
The return of these antiques not only enriches China’s cultural heritage but also acts 64 a bridge to strengthen the bond between China and Italy, demonstrating a 65 (share) commitment to preserving the world’s cultural treasures.
66．Some truth and beauty remain unnoticed a sensible human soul brings them to our attention. (用适当的词填空)
67．When Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus asks in the (present) of Helen, “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships ” (所给词的适当形式填空)
68．The forest’s different levels support an (believe) variety of wildlife. (所给词的适当形式填空)
69． a significant number of jaguars survive here, they are only one element of this forest’s food chain. (用适当的词填空)
70．As the impact of human activities (continue) to grow and the list of species in danger of extinction becomes longer, we are left with a question. (所给词的适当形式填空)
71．The fortunes of the environment and our economy are (separate). (所给词的适当形式填空)
72．We’ve been taking various measures, including the use of new technologies, (reduce) pollution. (所给词的适当形式填空)
73．The label, which we attach a price tag, provides information about the product. (用适当的词填空)
74．A balanced diet rich in (nutrition) ingredients is essential for good physical and mental development. (所给词的适当形式填空)
75． (devote) to improving the living conditions of the poor, the social worker travels to remote areas frequently. (所给词的适当形式填空)
76．Despite an extensive search, the necklace that she had worn last night was nowhere (find). (所给词的适当形式填空)
77．We were about to have a picnic in the park a group of unexpected guests arrived. (用适当的词填空)
78．The (process) images from the satellite help us better understand the changes in the Earth’s surface. (所给词的适当形式填空)
79．The local community organized regular beach clean-up events, thus (cut) down on the amount of plastic waste in the ocean. (所给词的适当形式填空)
80．The next level (make) up of shorter plants with large leaves. (所给词的适当形式填空)
五、书信写作
81．你校上周举办了“校园环保周”活动，请给校英语报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动内容;
2.活动影响。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Campus Environmental Protection Week
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六、书面表达
82．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I was confident at the audition (试演) for the school play and felt pleased to get a role. It just felt good to be in the play, even if I had only four or five lines. I worked hard at perfecting those lines. I repeated them over and over again. I put in the emphases and intonations (语调) that my drama teacher had suggested and, because I was on stage much longer than for just four or five lines, I had many actions to rehearse (排练) and perform. “Do them in front of a mirror,” my drama teacher had advised me. “Watch how you look; practice and rehearse as often as you can.” I did just that. I worked and worked at it. It was fun and exciting rehearsing.
Then finally the big night came. Suddenly, things felt different. The theater was full of people. As I dressed, I could hear the chatting and noises of the audience. I looked around at the other more experienced actors and saw that their previous confidence seemed to have disappeared. Had they got their makeup right Was the costume done up correctly What if they forgot their lines The more people talked about their anxiety, the more nervous everyone became. The worries spread from person to another—like a baton (接力棒) being passed in a relay race—until the whole of the backstage area seemed to be full of tension and worry.
I was on stage early, at first performing my non-spoken role in the background with several other guys around the same age. When, suddenly, I heard my cue (出场提示), the lights were bright in my eyes, I couldn’t see the audience but knew there were hundreds of people out there all watching me. The words that had flowed so easily when I stood in front of a mirror didn’t want to come, and when they did I found myself hurrying into them. I tried to slow down my thoughts and my words.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
But I suddenly realized I had missed a sentence.
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I bowed to the audience excitedly and went back to my drama teacher.
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江苏省通州高级中学2024-2025学年高一下学期第一次阶段测试英语试题（含听力）参考答案
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 A C C C A A A B A C
题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案 A B B B A B C C C B
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 B A C A A C C B D A
题号 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
答案 B C C D B B D A E F
题号 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
答案 A C B A B D C D B D
题号 51 52 53 54 55
答案 C A B B C
1．A
【原文】W: Well, what do you think
M: Oh wow, you look completely different with red hair. I’m so used to seeing you in black.
W: I thought of changing it to brown, but this looks more dramatic.
2．C
【原文】W: Excuse me, sir, does this library have any private rooms for studying I am meeting a couple of my classmates here and we need to work together on a project.
M: Yes, there are some rooms downstairs. You can get there by using the elevator over there.
3．C
【原文】M: How did the presentation go
W: It was a disaster. Mark is off sick, so I’ve been doing the work of two people and I was late getting there.
M: Go get some air. When you come back, I’ll help you with your work.
4．C
【原文】M: Hey, Catherine. Do you know any special ways to remember lectures better
W: Well, I like to take notes, but if the topic is difficult, I often record the whole thing. That way I can listen to the lecture all over again and take really good notes.
5．A
【原文】M: Can you grab the plate of noodles from the kitchen for me
W: I’ll grab it for you, but can you eat it in the dining room instead of on the sofa
M: All right. I’ll stop this movie and move over there in a minute.
6．A 7．A
【原文】M: What is your idea of a romantic holiday
W: Going to a five star hotel, being waited on hand and foot, drinking wine by a pool and lying in the sun, you
M: I’d take my partner to go mountain climbing so that we could camp under the stars.
W: And get attacked by a bear. No thanks. I need my luxuries.
M: I can’t go to a hotel and just relax. I need to explore the place and find out about its culture.
W: You should. You would be a lot less stressed in our office.
M: Is it that obvious I’ve been under a lot of pressure.
W: Like I said, you need to take it easy.
8．B 9．A 10．C
【原文】W: I’ll be gone for two weeks, here’s my key and some tasks for you to do while I’m away.
M: Good thing I live close by. I’ll visit your house every morning to give food to your dog and cat.
W: Great, you’ll find plenty of food for them in the kitchen
M: For your garden. I’ll water all the plants twice per week.
W: It’s supposed to rain this week, so don’t bother watering them.
M: Should I organize the mail for you
W: It’s okay. Just bring it inside and put it all in a box and I’ll organize it later.
M: Sounds good. Are you excited for the sunny weather in California
W: Well, I was going to meet my parents there and then we were meant to travel to Mexico together. However, my father is sick now, so we’ve had to cancel these plans.
M: I’m sorry to hear that my mother has had a bad cough recently as well. It’s probably due to the weather.
W: It’s okay. It’ll be easier for them to stay at their house in Washington. I’m leaving tonight to meet them there.
11．A 12．B 13．B
【原文】W: I’m taking a gap year at university, so I’m looking to volunteer abroad.
M: Good to hear. We have a number of volunteer positions that combine doing good work with seeing the country you’re visiting.
W: What positions do you have open just now
M: We just opened a new one in Africa to help build a new primary school. It’s pretty popular.
W: Do you have any that you are struggling to fill
M: There is a position in an animal reserve in south America.
W: I thought people would jump at the chance to work with animals.
M: This one is pretty remote and there’s a lot of work.
W: That could be the one for me. I’m looking to get away for a while.
M: Okay. Because you are applying from Europe, you’ll need a travel Visa and up to date passport.
W: I have my passport. How much is a Visa
M: 20 dollars for 90 days, or 25 dollars for 180 days.
14．B 15．A 16．B 17．C
【原文】M: Hello Miss. I have a package that needs to be shipped internationally. Do you know how much shipping would cost
W: It depends on the size, weight and type of the item.
M: It’s a set of Golf clubs. I need the whole set, wrapped, boxed and shipped to Japan.
W: Large packages will cost a minimum of forty dollars because of international tax. According to the weight of the parcel. It’ll cost at least seventy dollars or ninety dollars at the most.
M: Okay, that’s fine.
W: One other issue is that recently shipping abroad is difficult because of safety regulations.
M: Will it be able to go through
W: I’m not sure it might be delayed for a while.
M: I really need this item sent out. Do you know if I could use a different shipping company instead of the post office
W: I think they all have the same rules, but I’ll check with my manager to make sure.
M: Thanks. I’ll look for some recent news reports on shipping regulations on my phone. Hopefully we can send out this parcel by the end of the week.
18．C 19．C 20．B
【原文】W: Home security is becoming one of the fastest growing technology markets. Previously, homeowners had to get expensive alarms. These systems could not be relied upon and would even be set off if there was a power cut. Nowadays with advancements in technology. It is easy to add extra protection to your home at affordable panies like nest and ring have released doorbells that also have a camera. The main selling point of these devices is that when someone rings your doorbell, you can choose to answer VIA your phone, even if you’re not in the house. This can drive away thieves as they believe the house is occupied. It also takes photos of people in your house. Some cameras come with face recognition software so that if it doesn’t recognize someone, it will inform you or the authorities. So called smart homes allow you to control and monitor your home from your smartphone or tablet. You are able to turn the lights on and off while in another country making it appear occupied. You can also monitor smart security cameras that can sit in your home or outside on your walls. These also allow you to monitor your pets and children, keeping your loved ones under your watchful eyes.
56．officials 57．being allowed 58．have worked/ have been working 59．to fight 60．dating 61．further 62．with 63．which 64．as 65．shared
66．until
67．presence
68．unbelievable
69．While/Although
70．continues
71．inseparable
72．to reduce
73．to
74．nutritious
75．Devoted
76．to be found
77．when
78．processed
79．cutting
80．is made
81． A Campus Environmental Protection Week
Last week, “Campus Environmental Protection Week” was held at our school. A variety of engaging activities were organized. There were informative lectures on environmental protection delivered by experts, where students learned about the importance of reducing waste, conserving energy, and protecting wildlife. Waste sorting competitions were also held, with students competing to see who could sort waste materials correctly and quickly
This event has not only enhanced our awareness of environmental protection but also inspired us to take practical actions in our daily lives. It is our responsibility to protect the environment and make the world a better place.
82． But I suddenly realized I had missed a sentence. My heart raced as I scrambled to remember it. Despite my best efforts, the words eluded me, leaving me flustered on stage. However, with the support of my fellow actors, I managed to carry on. As the scene progressed, I gradually regained my composure, focusing on my lines and movements. When the moment came to take my bow, a wave of relief washed over me. I bowed to the audience excitedly, grateful for their applause.
I bowed to the audience excitedly and went back to my drama teacher. With a mixture of exhilaration and nervous energy, I recounted the experience to her. She offered words of encouragement and praised my resilience under pressure. Reflecting on the night’s events, I realized that even amidst the chaos and uncertainty, I had persevered and delivered a memorable performance. With newfound confidence, I eagerly awaited the next opportunity to step into the spotlight.
