河南省周口市太康县2022-2023学年高二上学期1月期末质...

Tianjin Panshan Mountain Scenic Area

Panshan Mountain is listed among the national 5A Scenic Spots and is well-known for its natural scenery, Buddhist temples, and royal gardens.

The mountain was first recorded in books from the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD) and became popular in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Seventy-two temples, 13 exquisite towers, and a royal garden were built on the mountain and were well-regarded by several Chinese emperors.

The main peak of Panshan Mountain is Guayue Peak and is surrounded by other peaks including Zigai Peak to the south, Zilai Peak to the north, Jiuhua Peak to the east, and Wujian Peak to the west. The splendid pine trees, clear streams, and the grotesque stones all make Panshan Mountain Scenic Spot attractive.

Ideal sightseeing season: Early January to early March

Opening hours: 8:00—18:00

Ticket price:

I. A single ticket: 118 yuan per person (a free ticket to the Painting and Calligraphy Academy in Panshan Mountain + a ticket for Tianxia Panshan—a performance introducing Panshan's scenery).

II. Ticket packages:

⑴198 yuan/person (an entrance ticket + a single trip electro-mobile ticket going up to the top + a one-way cableway ticket to Wansong Temple)

⑵168 yuan/person (an entrance ticket + a one-way cableway ticket to Wansong Temple)

⑶178 yuan/person (an entrance ticket + a one-way cableway ticket to Guayue Peak)

III. A student or a senior ticket: 62 yuan per person

Address: Lianhualing village, Guanzhuang Town, Jizhou District, Tianjin.

Telephone: +86-22-29821235

Website: //www. chinapanshan. com/index. html (Chinese)

As a hockey (冰球) parent, while watching my son play from Mite to Bantam, House League to Travel, I've learned that losing may be best for kids.

In his third season in 2019, my son's team never lost more than three straight games. It was a typically good youth hockey season. There was happiness, boasting, celebration, pizza. He improved as a player, but did not much change as a person.

However, what happened the next year added its story to the legends of sporting incompetence. Not merely weak but prettily bad, this team lost 40 of their first 50 games, most of the defeats coming in the course of two losing streaks (连败). For a time, I worried that these failures would kill my child's love of the game.

But that's not what happened. As bad as it got, the losing was clarifying. It weeded out the kids who were in it less for the game than the glory, leaving behind those with a real passion for the sport. What started as a list of 17 of the team was cut down to 12. It was especially educational for the kids. It taught them a great truth of the world: For everyone good, there is someone better.

What's more, the kids were learning the game in a way that only losing can teach. Each player got to play everywhere, to learn and appreciate the role of every position on the ice. They kept an eye on their opponents too, studying the secret of their good performance. In an effort to break the streak, they went back to basics, accepted the wisdom of the hockey ancients: If playing like a team, they can defeat a collection of all-stars; If doing small and unappreciated tasks well, they can get the goal.

This new team had character and could never be counted out, no matter the score. They had learned the most important lesson: You can lose without being beaten. They squeaked into the state tournament, then made it all the way to the final, where the winner was decided in overtime (加时赛). When they narrowly lost that game and went into the handshake line, it was not as runners-up but as a team that had been made into winners in the only way that will stick- by losing.

Facial recognition software has found an unlikely new application: scanning the faces of thousands of British children in school canteens.

Nine schools in North Ayrshire will today start taking lunch payments by scanning the faces of pupils, claiming that the new system speeds up queues and is more secure than the card payments and fingerprint scanners they used previously. "It's the fastest way of recognising someone at the till," said David Swanston, the managing director of CRB Cunninghams, the company that installed the systems. "In a secondary school you have around a 25-minute period to serve potentially 1,000 pupils. So we need fast productivity at the point of sale. " He said the average transaction time was cut to five seconds per pupil.

However, privacy campaigners say there is little need to spread out facial recognition technology, which has been criticized for often operating without gaining approvals from the owners. Swanston argued that CRB Cunningham's system, which uses cameras to check against coded face-print modes stored on servers at the schools, was different from live facial recognition systems that scan through crowds to identify faces. Live facial recognition has previously caused debate after being used by schools for security or to monitor attendance.

North Ayrshire committee said that 97 percent of children or their parents had given agreement for the new system. "Pupils often forget their PINs and unfortunately some have also been the victim of PIN cheating, so they are supportive of the planned developments and appreciate the benefits to them," the council said.

But some parents said they were unsure whether their children had been given enough information to make their decision, and suggested that peer pressure had also played a role.

Human language is made possible by an impressive gift for vocal learning. Most animals cannot learn to imitate sounds at all. Though some species can learn how to use natural sounds in new ways, they don't show a similar ability to learn new calls. Among all nonhuman vocal learners across the branches of life, the most impressive are birds.

"I wouldn't say they have language in the way linguistic experts define it," says the neuroscientist Erich Jarvis. "But I would say they have a primitive form of what we might call spoken language. "

Birdsong appears to have a lot in common with human speech, such as conveying information intentionally and using simple forms of some of the elements of human language. One key element of human language is semantics, the connection of words with meanings. Over the past four decades, numerous studies have shown that many bird species use different alarm calls for different attackers. Recent studies suggest that the order of some birds' calls may impact their meaning. This could represent a primary form of the rules governing the order and combination of words and elements in human language known as syntax, as illustrated by the classic "dog bites man" vs "man bites dog" example.

And the parallels run deeper, including similar brain structures that are not shared by species without vocal learning. Jarvis and his team have tried to compare the brain structures in songbirds and humans. "I think we humans tend to overestimate how different we are," he says. What has happened is that humans and songbirds have evolved a new forebrain circuit for learned sounds that has taken control of the brain stem circuit for natural sounds. "There is an assumption that species more closely related to us (e. g. monkeys) are going to be most like us. And that is true for many features," he says. "But, as you see, this is not true for every feature. "

With all these similarities in mind, it's reasonable to ask if birds themselves have language. It may come down to how you define it. But anyway, when the story of the evolution of language is finally complete, be prepared to thank the birds.

Move towards nature when feeling down. Miracles do happen if you try. According to studies, walking among trees makes us relaxed. There's plenty of research showing the link between being in nature and being happy, but most of the research has focused on adults.

Explaining the motivation behind the study, researchers note that with environmental issues such as global warming, more studies are focusing on the relationships between humans and nature to find solutions to these problems, and the future of the planet lies in the hands of children and their actions. However, few studies focus on this aspect.

For the study, researchers worked with 206 children between the ages of 5 and 15. To measure how connected they were to nature, the kids were asked how much they enjoy activities like seeing wildflowers and wild animals, hearing sounds of nature and touching animals and plants. They also found that the more concerned children were about the environment and nature, the more likely they were to be happy.

So, exposure to nature is related to active behaviors and happiness of children. What does that mean to adults? As we all know, children usually tend to follow adults', especially their parents' behaviors. That's to say, when adults are outside and appreciate nature, kids learn by example.

Researchers say that children need role models who can gently guide them to nature with excitement and an attitude of a lifelong learner. What's more important is that they spend time together with children by exploring a fun and safe environment.

Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modern age. There are species(物种) that are1every day. The white-naped crane is a typical example. So scientists are trying their best to2the species from going out of existence.

Chris and Tim work at a zoo, helping endangered cranes with their3. Emma, a female crane, has been in their4since she arrived in 2004.

Born at an international crane foundation, Emma was5by human caretakers. This led to an unexpected6, though she had a wonderful time there. Emma had7taken herself as a crane and become deeply attached to humans. She8to live with male cranes, and even had a9for killing some of them, which made it10for her to become a mother.

11, the two zookeepers didn't want to see the extinction(灭绝) of this precious species. With their patience and efforts, they successfully developed a12of artificial breeding(人工繁殖) and natural reproduction. This13Emma to give birth to five baby cranes.

The two keepers are proud of their productive work. But before they can be14, more efforts must be made, because the population of the crane in the wild is on the15, and many other species appear headed toward extinction.16, not everyone has realized that wildlife has thoughts, feelings, and most importantly, equal rights to survive.

How can we17the ever-widening gap that separates us from other animals? Chris and Tim offered us the18: human beings took it for granted that their19held all the solutions, but maybe their hearts can be a better20.

Thanks to my English teacher's help, my English has been improving (steady) in the past month. Many essays leave a deep impression on me. The two passages is in Unit 4 show us that many artists (inspire) by their different life experiences and that modern technology makes it easy for us (interact) with the artworks. In Unit 5, we came to know Charles Darwin, is famous for his theory of (evolve). In addition to this, the secret language of plants also has been revealed by scientists.

What amazing world will live in! As for Unit 6, we have learned two passages about the Qinhai-Tibetan Railway and the Great Barrier Reef. After learning the two passages, I think we should protect nature while (construct) and developing economy. What's more, we should raised a public awareness of living in harmony nature. Take the Sky Railway for example, in order to protect the wild animals, thirty-three passages (build) under the railway so far to allow them move safely and freely in (they) natural habit. Therefore, every time we talk about it, we will feel a sense of pride and achievement! In a word, I have enjoyed our English class a lot!

增加：把缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear David,

I am very happy to know that you are coming to visit my city the next Wednesday.

Have kept in touch with each other by writing for years, I can't wait to see you. However, I am terrible sorry to tell you that I can't meet you at the airport that day. My sister fall ill and was taken to hospital, so I have to take care of her there. But don't worry. I've asked my best friend, Li Lei, to pick her up and take you to the booking hotel. What's more, I have recommended some places of interests in the attachment, what I think you may be interested in. Of course you can also visit other tourist attractions by your own.

I'm expecting your arrival and hope you enjoy your stay here sincerely.

Yours,

Li Hua

1）活动目的；

2）活动内容；

3）活动反响。

注意：

1）词数120左右；

2）可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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