广东省部分名校2023-2024学年高一上学期期中联合考试英...

I'm a. . . digital native

The online world is a big part of my life. I'm a "digital    native" — I've been using the computer since I was a kid.

I do a wide range of things online. Besides doing all my schoolwork, I chat with my friends, watch films and read the daily news and other interesting articles; I also shop for various things online, such as books, computer hardware, and other necessities. It's so convenient to be able to compare the quality and prices from different online shops before I buy. I also play computer games from time to time and I even play tennis on my television screen in my living room!

My parents are worried that I may become an "Internet addict". They think I'm playing computer games all the time, and that I chat too much with online friends. According to them, there is a danger that I may not be able to tell whether these friends are real friends. My mum keeps telling me to go out with my school friends instead. Maybe she's right. It's important to meet friends in person from time to time, not just on social media. Actually, I do know I need to drag myself away from the online world sometimes, especially because the real life can be just as interesting.

The world will become a better place when we realize that everyone can have bad days and that we care enough and take actions. Rachel Harder, a fourth-grade teacher from Kansas, recognized this, and she found an amazing way to help out both her students and their families.

A few years ago, Rachel attended a trauma (精神创伤) conference. She learned that some police stations worked together with schools. They could let teachers know when their students need help, patience or extra care.

A year after the conference, Rachel had a student with autism who frequently had difficult days. To support the student, Rachel told the student's mom to simply text her "Handle with Care" to let her know when the student was experiencing difficult time. "When she would text me, I knew that her daughter needed some extra time and a quiet place to get help, not going to the playground for morning announcements (通告) , so that the rest of her daughter's day went well," Rachel said.

The simple method was such a success that Rachel decided to send all of her students home with a note for their parents. It explained what the "Handle with Care" system was and how they could make use of it. In no time, the parents began to show their appreciation for Rachel's unbelievable act of kindness.

But Rachel's kindness didn't end with her class. News spread of the amazing system, and teachers across the country began giving it a shot in their own class. Printed materials could be found on the school website, and the feedback (反馈) has been extremely positive!

One characteristic (特征) of shyness is to feel frightened and nervous in new social situations or when being the center of attention. Whether shyness is part of your child's personality or just something they feel when they are in front of a group of strangers, it is a common experience, according to a study.

To look at shyness, researchers brought 152 children aged 7-8 into a lab and told them they would give a speech which would be filmed and shown to other children. The study showed that about 40% of the children showed a level of stress when giving the speech. About 25% of the children were not thought to be shy by their parents, but in fact showed a level of social stress from giving the speech. This finding proves the fact that shyness is more common than we think.

For children at this age, shyness may be a normal experience when they face a speech task. For a smaller group of shy children, however, being the center of attention may be stressful at different times and environments.

Shy people aren't always valued by society like outgoing ones but that doesn't mean there is something wrong.

Everyone can feel shy at times depending on the environment. And those who are shy often have happy social lives— they just aren't likely to be the liveliest (最活泼的) people in a crowded room.

Although shyness itself may not be a problem, parents should pay attention to signs of stress in their shy children.

Importantly, however, we know that not all shy children are the same, and that many shy children grow up to be happy adults

A. The Wilderness Project has an idea. It suggests that we should plant more trees. If the earth has more trees, greenhouse gases will be reduced, and this will help stop global warming.

B. So what can you do to help? Maybe you can buy a young tree to grow. Or you can join a tree planting project such as the ones mentioned above to help save the earth.

C. Nowadays, global warming has become a well-known environmental problem. Then what's causing it? Is it man-made? Or are temperatures simply changing naturally? Whatever the case is, we can at least try to slow things down. But how?

D. Many countries are calling on people to plant more trees. In Belgium, the Organization for Forests works with farmers to help them plant more trees. In Spain, the Canopy Project plants one tree for every Spanish in order to improve the environment.

E. Not only have the countries taken action, but lots of people all over the world have also realized the importance of planting trees. In fact, if everyone plants one tree, just one, it will do great good to our environment.

To be frank, everyone suffers from stress at some time in their lives-teachers, doctors, factory workers, newspaper editors.  However, some jobs may be more stressful than others, like some positions in the police or the military.

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There are different causes, but more often than not, it's due to pressure from work or study.  They may feel that they don't have enough time to finish everything. Shy people can find social situations very stressful-going to parties, for example. Social situations can be very stressful for some people.

·Ways of reducing stress.

There are many ways to reduce stress. You can organize your work or study.  You must eat well and exercise often.  talk to a friend, a teacher, or someone in your family. If you become so stressed that you can't function properly, you should seek professional help.

A. We should try to stay away from stressful jobs.

B. Students with a lot of homework can feel very stressed.

C. Also, you can talk to people about your problems.

D. In other words, you can make a list and do all the important things first.

E. What really causes stress?

F. We can't remove stress from our lives entirely.

G. People who are outgoing never usually feel stressed.

I knew that my first day of senior high school would be challenging. I was 1  that I would spend my first day in senior high school.

On Monday I was 2 for my first day of senior high school. My backpack was 3 with materials I needed, such as pencils, notebooks and so on. I hoped the first day of senior high school would go 4 . Finally the first day of school 5 . As I walked into the classroom, I saw my first class was 6 , I didn't do well in math, Doing math at first in the morning could be 7 . I was surprised at what the math teacher said. " 8 wherever you'd like. There are no fixed seats in math class." My math teacher was 9 very nice, and I like her from the start. My next class was English. My English teacher was Ms Popstar. She was so knowledgeable that we 10 her. After lunch I had a biology class I figured the day was closing out and I didn't feel too 11 about senior high school.

I knew this year was going to be a 12 because I started to realize that I was growing up to be an adult. I would 13  my classes. There were many fun and unknown things for me to 14  in senior high school. I 15  some new friends and new teachers that were so nice and welcoming on the first day.

The guzheng is one of the  (popular) instruments in China. It has  history of more than 2, 500 years. The earliest records of the guzheng  (find) in the Warring States Period (战国时期) . The musical instrument later became a  (wide) played instrument in China and found  (it) way to other countries.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the guzheng and a number of other traditional Chinese instruments experienced a major overhaul (改造) to expand their sound range and improve their expressiveness. The redesign of the guzheng was led by Professor Wang Xunzhi from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. the help of his students, he recorded a large number of traditional guzheng music. Wang spent a few years(design) the new guzheng and completed it in 1958.

The new instrument  is commonly used today, is 160 centimeters long and has 21 strings (弦) . The most important change is the new set of strings that are made of steel coated with nylon. This allows the instrument  (produce) a greater sound similar to that of a piano. Most guzheng  (performer) use this kind today.

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。