10月01日美国一地14天(送布法罗)+美加14天 MU西进东出洛进纽出3星

全国九省联考2024-2025学年高三上学期10月联考英语试题一、阅读理解La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Bunol close to Valencia in Spain. It is claimed to be the biggest food fight in the world.What Happens at La TomatinaAt around 11 am, many trucks carry more than one hundred tons of over- ripe tomatoes into the centre of the town, Plaza del Pueblo. Technically the festival does not begin until one brave soul has climbed to the top of a two-story-high wooden pole and reached the ham at the top. In practice this process takes a long time and the festival starts despite no one reaching the prize. The signal for the beginning of the fight is the firing of a water gun. After one hour the fighting ends and the cleaning process begins.The Rules of La TomatinaDo not bring bottles or hard objects as they can cause accidents and hurt other participants;Do not tear other people’s T-shirts;You must squeeze (捏碎) the tomatoes before throwing them;As soon as you hear the second shot of the water gun, you must stop throwing tomatoes.Useful AdviceWear old shoes and clothes that you do not mind throwing away afterwards. They will most likely end up damaged or incredibly dirty;Don’t wear slippers. You may get hurt, or you could lose them easily during the battle;If you are not from Bunol, and you want to stay overnight, don’t forget to look for and secure accommodation in advance.Stay safe and enjoy the festivities as much as possible!1．What can we learn about La Tomatina?A．It is an annual event.B．It takes place in Valencia.C．It lasts for a whole day.D．It hands out hams as prizes.2．Which of the following signals the beginning of the fight in practice?A．The arrival of the tomatoes.B．The takedown of the ham.C．The firing of a water gun.D．The set up of the wooden pole.3．What should participants avoid doing during the fight?A．Touching each other.B．Taking soft objects with them.C．Wearing shoes and T- shirts.D．Throwing unsqueezed tomatoes.This is my fourth mission to space, my second to the International Space Station (ISS), and I’ve been here for three weeks now. I’m getting better at knowing where I am when I first wake up.My bedroom is just big enough for me and my sleeping bag, two laptops, some clothes, photos of my wife and daughters, a few books. Getting dressed is a little bit difficult when I can’t “sit” or “stand”, but I’ve gotten used to it. The most challenging thing is putting on my socks. It’s not a challenge to figure out what to wear, since I wear the same thing every day. However, without gravity to help me bend over, it is very difficult to pull my legs up to my chest.At present, we have three Americans living at the station: Samantha, Terry and me. Samantha is one of the few women to have served as a fighter pilot in the Italian Air Force, and she is competent in everything technical. She is also friendly and quick to laugh. She is especially gifted for language. She has native-level fluency in English and Russian (the two official languages of the ISS) as well as French, German, and her native Italian. She is also working on learning Chinese.For some people who hope to fly in space, language can be a challenge. We all have to be able to speak a second language (I’ve been studying Russian for years), but the European and Japanese astronauts have the added burden of learning two languages if they don’t already speak English or Russian.Terry was a test pilot before joining NASA．He has all the positive qualities of a leader — optimism, enthusiasm, friendliness — and none of the negative ones. I’ve found him to be consistently competent, and I appreciate that as a leader he is a consensus builder rather than a bossy commander. Since I’ve been up here, he has always been respectful of my previous experience, always open to suggestions about how to do things better rather than getting defensive or competitive.4．Why does the author find it challenging to put on his socks at the ISS?A．He has too many choices.B．It is uneasy to pull his legs up.C．The bedroom is too small.D．He can’t find a chair to sit on. 5．Samantha has left the deepest impression on the author probably because of her _______.A．good humor B．technical skillsC．language talent D．loud laughing6．What can be inferred from paragraph 4?A．Speaking English or Russian is a must for the ISS astronauts.B．All the ISS astronauts have to be able to speak three languages.C．European and Japanese astronauts are not good at communication.D．There are language workshops on the International Space Station.7．Which of the following can best describe Terry?A．He is competitive and defensive.B．He is a perfect leader.C．He is the most experienced man at the ISS.D．He is just a little bit bossy.On September 9, 2024, Apple released its latest iPhone 16 series at an event called “It’s Glowtime”. At the event, Tim Cook, the company’s CEO, played up the promise of the phones’ AI features in a pre-recorded video.Indeed, the demonstration seemed impressive. When Cook pointed the camera at a restaurant, the AI assistant Siri could tell him what was on the menu. It also could answer his questions fairly well and learn about the users from their interactions with their devices. For instance, Siri could know if a user’s mother was calling and acted appropriately.Apple is one of many firms that want to take AI beyond huge data centres, known as the cloud, and run it on smaller devices, known as the edge. Samsung, Apple’s major competitor, launched its Galaxy S24 with some AI features earlier this year. So did Microsoft, which has launched Windows PCs designed for AI. But their efforts have shown that it is not easy to shift cloud-based AI models to the edge devices.At present, cloud-based AI models are mostly trained on graphics processing units (GPUs) that consume so much energy that it can take a nuclear-power plant to fuel them. They also need huge amounts of memory and data. All these can cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Even once they are trained, running these AI models is costly. According to one estimate, it costs OpenAI, themaker of ChatGPT, 36 cents every time someone asks its AI model a question.Companies are experimenting with various solutions to these problems. Apple will offer on-device AI to deal with the easiest tasks, but send trickier problems to the firm’s private cloud. The service will direct the most difficult requests to third-party models such as ChatGPT. But even such smaller on-device AI models require a lot of computing power to run, which puts huge stress on the edge devices’ batteries.“Making the technology work could not only start a supercycle in device sales, but also create new opportunities for apps and digital advertising,” says Neil Shah of Counterpoint, a research firm. “But for the moment, edge devices are barely ready for basic functions, let alone Glowtime.”8．What is the second paragraph mainly about?A．The Glowtime event.B．iPhone 16’s AI features.C．Tim Cook’s performance.D．The future of AI phones.9．Why are Samsung and Microsoft mentioned in the text?A．To tell readers how bad competition can be.B．To warn Apple of the potential consequences.C．To compare their newly released edge devices.D．To show how hard it is to apply AI to edge devices.10．What is the problem with cloud-based AI models?A．OpenAI charges too much money.B．All of them have to be trained on GPUs.C．It is too expensive to train and run them.D．They can only deal with the easiest tasks.11．What does Neil Shah most probably imply?A．iPhone 16 is bound to disappoint its users.B．AI phones’ success will depend on new apps.C．Sales of AI phones will increase greatly soon.D．Tim Cook was not honest with the AI features.The Greek philosopher Heraclitus taught that you can’t step into the same river twice, foryou aren’t the same person at each visit, and the water is ever flowing. It is a powerful way to represent the reality that everything is always changing.Yet so many of us have difficulty adapting to change. We deny it, resist it or attempt to control it, the result of which is almost always some combination of stress, anxiety and burnout.It doesn’t have to be that way. No doubt, change can, and often does, hurt. But with the right mind- set, it can also be a force for growth. It’s not as if we have any choice in the matter. Like it or not, life is change. We’d be wise to shift our position from useless resistance to being in conversation with change instead.A concept called allostasis can help. Developed in the late 1980s by Peter Sterling and Joseph Eyer, allostasis is defined as “stability through change”. In other words, the way to stay stable through the process of change is by changing, at least to some extent.From neuroscience to pain science and psychology, allostasis has become the standard model for understanding change in the scientific community. The brain is at its best when it is constantly making new connections. Overcoming pain, be it physical or psychological, is not about resistance (which often worsens the experience) or trying to get back to where you were before a distressing event or situation. It’s about balancing acceptance with problem-solving and moving forward to a new normal.Yet this concept is still little known to ordinary people and it is time to start practicing it now. Over the past few years, the river of change has been flowing mercilessly, and it shows no signs of letting up. Hardly a decade after the widespread adoption of social media, a new technology that may be far more powerful, artificial intelligence, is being widely used.It’s like what our friend Heraclitus advised: Take part in change by focusing on what we can control and trying to let go of what we can’t. Our ability to work with these changes is directly related to our life satisfaction.12．What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?A．We could have a right mind- set.B．Philosophy exists everywhere.C．Some people are wiser than others.D．Change is unavoidable in life.13．How should we deal with changes according to the author?A．Ignore them.B．Participate in them.C．Fight against them.D．Put them under control.14．What does the underlined phrase “letting up” in paragraph 6 probably mean?A．Slowing down.B．Setting off.C．Marching on.D．Pulling in. 15．What is the best title for the text?A．Why Can’t We Adapt to Changes in Life?B．How Can We Increase Our Life Satisfaction?C．Let’s Transform Our Relationship With ChangeD．Try to Help the Public to Understand AllostasisHere’s the bad news: misunderstanding about masculinity(男子汉气概)is hurting males and making it hard for them to maintain friendships. 16 . They listen to each other. They read each other’s emotions. However, they tend to hide their true feelings in their late teenage because society expects them to be tough. 17 .Don’t blame yourself. You are a product of a society that expects very particular things of masculinity. So stop blaming yourself. 18 . If you accept your own desire for close relationship in your life, you will find the friendship.Get involved at tough moments. Boys sometimes are worried whether they might appear too curious about their friends’ private matters. 19 . But if you get involved at such moments, you will open the door to all kinds of growth in your relationship. So take the opportunity to show them that they matter by following up.20 . Researchers say that the No.1 thing that helps children(especially boys)grow up to have enriching friendships is to be close with adult relatives who are not afraid to express their emotions. So, if you have expressive grownup relatives, try to be close to them. They can serve as role models for you to show your true feelings in a better way.A．Look at masculinity criticallyB．So here is what they should doC．Get close to expressive adults in your lifeD．You need to face something really disturbingE．Instead, focus on undoing hurtful and restricting belief systemsF．It is especially true when their friends are sharing something toughG．The good news is that boys are born caring and loving, just as girls do二、完形填空Children are not often invited to address the United Nations General Assembly (联合国大会). But there stood Felix Finkbeiner, with a(n) 21 question about climate change.“We children know that adults are 22 the climate challenges and that they have the solutions,” he said. “But we don’t understand why there is so little 23 .”Before his speech, Finkbeiner had been 24 a remarkable environmental campaign for four years and it has since 25 into a global network of children working to 26 the earth’s warming by reforesting the planet. Most of them are between the ages 9 and 12.The reforesting effort could be traced to a fourth grade school 27 in Finkbeiner’s hometown. The topic was climate change.In his report, Finkbeiner 28 to plant one million trees in Germany. Finkbeiner’s teacher was deeply impressed with the idea and asked him to 29 his report to other students and the headmaster.Of course, no one 30 anything to come out of it. But two months later, he planted his first tree, an unimpressive apple tree, near the entrance to his school. His campaign was a 31 and had a dramatic close. By the time he delivered his 32 at the UN in New York in 2011, at the age of 13, Germany had planted its millionth tree.“If I had known then how much international media coverage that apple tree would 33 ,” he says now, a little 34 , “I would have insisted my mother buy a more 35 one.”21．A．easy B．political C．serious D．awkward 22．A．aware of B．addicted to C．afraid of D．curious about 23．A．profit B．action C．water D．luck 24．A．avoiding B．planning C．advertising D．leading 25．A．expanded B．broken C．run D．looked 26．A．record B．know C．slow D．measure 27．A．play B．assignment C．accident D．object 28．A．declined B．pretended C．started D．promised29．A．mail B．donate C．present D．sell 30．A．wanted B．expected C．asked D．needed 31．A．disaster B．joke C．show D．hit 32．A．speech B．tree C．evidence D．package 33．A．receive B．miss C．know D．grow 34．A．forgetfully B．unwillingly C．apologetically D．regretfully 35．A．typical B．impressive C．genuine D．important三、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。

江西省上进联考2024-2025学年高三上学期10月月考英语试题一、阅读理解It’s 124 years since Europe’s first long- distance footpath was opened, and you can dip in and out of almost every route for a hike.Hadrian’s Wall Path, EnglandHadrian’s Wall is Britain’s finest Roman monument and to understand how iron- willed people will be to finish such an achievement, you have to sweat over the same hills as the Roman emperor’s soldiers would have done along this 84-mile footpath. Reaching the wall’s western end, you may find yourself sharing the beach next to some cows sitting on its sands.The Pembrokeshire Coast Path, WalesThe 186- mile seaside hike offers the same mix of cliff tops, beaches and secret caves that you’ll find on England’s famous 630-mile South West Coast Path. Most memorable of all is the wildlife, which is often easy to spot from the path. Spend a couple of weeks walking its full length, and you’ll have a keen sense that Britain’s coastline is filled with life.The Tour du Mont Blanc, FranceMont Blanc is western Europe’s tallest mountain. Walking around it on this 103-mile route at a measured pace and with a couple of rest days, it’ll take nearly two weeks to get round it. However, the route is conveniently divided into 11 sections, plus public transport and cable cars can also be used to skip certain sections for a shorter hiking adventure.Kaiserkrone, Austria This most popular Alpine hike isn’t short of scenery. As you walk its five stages totalling 36 miles, you’ll dip into fragrant pine forests and cross Alpine meadows. There’s a memorable range of accommodation on offer, from the mid- mountain Gruttenhutte down to the Gasthof Griesenau in the valley.1．What will impress hikers most at Hadrian’s Wall Path?A．The memorable wildlife.B．The fragrant pine forests.C．The ancient Roman monument.D．The handy public transport.2．Which of the four hikes covers the longest distance?A．Kaiserkrone.B．Hadrian’s Wall Path.C．The Tour du Mont Blanc.D．The Pembrokeshire Coast Path.3．What is special about Kaiserkrone?A．It provides accommodation in some parts.B．It has vehicles for short hiking experience.C．It has some of England’s best secret caves.D．It reminds people of the greatness of Romans.At 6:00 am, I stepped out of my car into the July heat in Houston, Texas. At fifty- three, I’d train for my first half- marathon as my plan to build friendships in an unknown city!Houston was quite a change from Southern California, where I grew up. I had bravely faced my husband’s job transfer, but my future no longer consisted of PTA meetings, team mom activities and my children’s high school social functions. What would each day look like?The answer arrived when Annie, a runner in the neighborhood, phoned and asked me to join the local chapter of USA Fit. I was hoping she would hear the disinterest in my voice, but Annie didn’t give up easily. That day Annie’s plan succeeded. So I joined her. We were divided into groups according to marathon or half-marathon, and pace. I had a group and friends!From the first day, four women with experience, Diane, Karen, Jill, and Betsy, never left my side. When fall arrived, I came to believe I could actually walk the half- marathon at the required rapid pace. My confidence grew from strict preparation and our courage. The training schedule was taped to my kitchen wall. But with the realization that only the final week remained, panic set in. It came from a place deep inside, from insecurity and the realization that I might not be up to the challenge. But we cheered and held on.My target had simply been to finish the half- marathon. At some crazy point, I decided to complete the race in less than three hours. The last mile was nearly intolerable. Our pace had been much quicker than during training. Luckily, the final stretch was bursting with enthusiasm from the crowded sidewalks.Six months of preparation finished with one step over a thin black line. Enthusiastic volunteers, who had been so generous with their time, placed medals around our necks. I felt the shiny ribbon with an overwhelming sense of accomplishment. At that moment, I realized I had become part of my new community.4．Why did the author move to Houston?A．She moved there for retirement.B．She wanted to join her friends.C．Her husband got a new job there.D．Her children were transferred there. 5．What was the author’s initial reaction to Annie’s call?A．She showed no interest in running marathon.B．She was eager to join Annie forconnections.C．She wore a confused look at the invitation.D．She pretended to be uninterested in the idea.6．What did the author worry about during the last week of training?A．Her chance of winning a prize.B．The lack of good safety measures.C．Her ability to finish the marathon.D．The intensity of her training schedule. 7．What can be inferred about the author from the last paragraph?A．She generously helped other runners.B．She felt a sense of belonging in running.C．She formed friendship with the volunteers.D．She beat other runners by running one step faster.In data from different countries, patients examined by female doctors seem to recover better than those checked up by male ones. One of the first studies to examine the issue was published in 2017 by experts from Harvard Medical School. The authors analysed the medical records of around 1.5 million older adults hospitalised in America between 2011 and 2014. They found patients whose primary treatment had been performed by a female doctor were 4% less likely to die or to be readmitted to hospital in the following 30 days, than those whose primary doctor was a man.Later in 2017, another study by a separate group of Canadian and American researchers searched for similar trends following surgery. They examined the outcomes of 100,000 patients who had operations in Ontario between 2007 and 2015, and found the same results.Since then, other studies have made similar claims. One drawback with the studies is that they all look back at naturally occurring data. It could be, for example, that female doctors tend to be assigned healthier patients than their male colleagues. In an experiment where patients were randomly assigned to doctors, any such links would be broken, says Gavin Stewart, an expert at Newcastle University.Researchers say the next step is to work out why. Past research has found that femaledoctors tend to spend more time with patients, are more likely to provide preventive care and tend to stick more closely to clinical guidelines than their male colleagues do. This could downplay the risk of preventable deaths.The benefits of having a female physician app ear to be greatest for female patients. Part of the explanation may be that female physicians understand the needs of female patients better than their male peers. Whatever the gender of their physician, though, female patients seem to respond more actively to doctors than male patients do. This is another divide in need of consideration.Understanding such differences in care will help all doctors improve their practice. For all the good that advanced medical equipment and new drugs can do, a physician’s judgment seems to be as important as ever.8．What can we know about the patients treated by female doctors in 2017 studies?A．They suffered a lot in surgery.B．They were more likely to be ill again.C．They were given extra care in hospital.D．They had better recovery after treatment. 9．What does Gavin think is the drawback of the studies?A．Their results didn’t apply to all the situations.B．The doctors varied in their experience and skills.C．There were no data of the condition of the doctors.D．The studies didn’t follow the patients long enough.10．What does the underlined word “downplay” in paragraph 4 mean?A．Boost.B．Reduce.C．Remove.D．Pose.11．What accounts for good treatment of female patients according to Para.5?A．The doctors’ professional knowledge.B．The doctors’ will to take care of them.C．Their fast adjustment to the conditions.D．Their better cooperation with doctors.The northern bald ibis (隐鹮) once flying over North Africa and much of Europe disappeared from Europe by the 17th century. But raising and rewilding efforts over the last 20 years helped the bird population grow. However, the birds don’t know which direction to fly to migrate without the guidance of wild-born birds.In 2002, Waldrappteam, a conservation and research group based in Austria, stepped in to help. Scientists at Waldrappteam raise the birds and teach them how to fly to warmer areas. Fritzand the Waldrappteam have increased the number of northern bald ibis in Central Europe from zero to almost300 since the start of their project in 2002.In their attempt to reintroduce the continentally extinct migratory bird species, his team found one problem. Humans have led the birds now for 17 years to warm places like Tuscany, Italy. But due to climate change, when released, the birds raised by humans flew in that direction and would die in winter. They have had to help the birds change the route to a winter home in southern Spain.To prepare them for travel, the humans begin working with the baby birds. The foster parent humans want the birds to connect with them so they will trust them along the migration route. They then sit on the back of a small aircraft, waving and cheering for the birds as they fly.Fritz knew his work would be possible because he saw the work of Canadian naturalist Lishman. Lishman taught Canadian geese to fly alongside his small plane. Fritz’s team efforts have worked. The first bird independently migrated back to Bavaria from Tuscany in 2011. Earlier this month from an airfield in upper Bavaria, the team guided 36 birds along one stage through blue skies and a wind from behind them that increased their speed. Fritz said the effort is bigger than just the northern bald ibises. He hopes the group’s work offers a possibility for helping other threatened migratory species to fly.12．What has been done in the last 20 years to save the northern bald ibises?A．Freeing them into the wild at birth.B．Raising and putting them into the wild.C．Training them to find food in the wild.D．Improving environmental issues for them. 13．What did Fritz and his team find about migrating bald ibises?A．They had no sense of direction by nature.B．They suffered in winter for lack of shelter.C．Many of them were hunted on their routes.D．Their former migrating destination became cold.14．What’s the importance of the team’s work according to Fritz?A．Feeding endangered species and returning them to nature.B．Studying the impact of climate change on bird migration.C．Offering possible ways to help other endangered species to migrate.D．Raising people’s awareness of promoting those endangered species.15．What does the text mainly talk about?A．Flying routes of the migratory birds.B．Humans’ efforts to guide birds to migrate.C．The increase in the population of bald ibis.D．Migratory bird species suffering climate change.Research indicates that evening exercises can extend sleep by an average of 27 minutes without affecting sleep quality. The study contrasts with traditional guidelines. 16 Current recommendations discourage intense exercise before going to bed, believing that it increases body temperature and heart rate. 17 To explore whether activities have any impact on sleep, the researchers recruited 30 non-smokers, aged 18 to 40, to their study. Each participant completed two 4- hour sessions in a controlled laboratory environment on the same day of the week, starting at around 17:00 pm-17:30 pm. 18 In the other, they did 3 minutes of simple exercise every 30 minutes over the 4-hour period. Afterward, participants returned to their normal, real- life environment.The results, which are based on 28 participants, show that after the activity breaks, participants slept for an additional 27 minutes on average, compared with long-time sitting. What’s more, there were no significant differences in sleep efficiency, indicating that activity breaks didn’t harm subsequent sleep.19 For example, the study involved a small number of participants. Additionally, conducted in a laboratory setting, it may not reflect real- life behavior. 20 The researchers say they’ll involve larger numbers of people in their normal home environment, and for a longer period.However, these results add to a growing body of evidence that indicates evening exercise does not disrupt sleep quality, despite current sleep recommendations to the contrary. A．Further studies are therefore needed.B．They advise against intense pre- sleep exercise.C．Such increases can result in poorer sleep quality.D．In one session, participants remained seated for 4 hours.E．There’s abundant evidence for us to change our habits a bit.F．The researchers acknowledge various limitations to their findings.G．Evening regular activity breaks extend sleep time in healthy adults.二、完形填空In Kent, Washington, three 11-year-old girls displayed courage and quick thinking, stopping a 21 kidnapping (绑架) of their six-year-old neighbor. At an apartment around 8:18 pm, an ice cream truck attracted numerous children to the area. The three preteens noticed an adult man 22 the wrist of their young neighbor. The six-year-old’s brother was calling her, but she was 23 to break free. The girls who observed her fear and heard her asking the man to let her go decided to 24 .Without hesitation, the girls began 25 the situation on their phones and questioned the man’s relationship with the child. Although the man 26 to cheat them, the young girl shook her head, 27 that he was lying. Then the man put the child down and attempted to flee.The police arrived on the 28 following a 911 call from a witness who provided an excellent 29 of the suspect. The man was caught. Meanwhile, Officer Davis gathered details from witnesses, uncovering the full extent of the girls’ 30 . The Kent Police Department expressed their 31 for the young heroes in a public statement. “We want to start this post by 32 the selfless bravery of three 11-year-old girls. They saw their friend and neighbor being taken by a stranger and stepped in without pause to bring her to33 . You are amazing.”A community member 34 , “The girls should be given awards 35 for their bravery! This brought tears to my eyes. I am so incredibly proud of these girls and they truly need awards.”21．A．potential B．frequent C．collective D．special 22．A．raising B．pressing C．rubbing D．seizing 23．A．unwilling B．unable C．unfortunate D．unconcerned 24．A．keep out B．fix up C．pull out D．step in 25．A．broadcasting B．watching C．recording D．posting 26．A．attempted B．pretended C．threatened D．rejected27．A．declaring B．detecting C．guaranteeing D．signalling 28．A．surface B．scene C．boat D．truck 29．A．inspection B．survey C．description D．analysis 30．A．pride B．bravery C．modesty D．sensitivity 31．A．belief B．suspicion C．sympathy D．admiration 32．A．acknowledging B．promoting C．acquiring D．declining 33．A．exposure B．comfort C．safety D．recovery 34．A．explained B．commented C．debated D．recalled 35．A．publicly B．secretly C．temporarily D．eventually三、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。

Saturday, June 06 2020 | | Southern News GroupProtests against police violence sweep across small-town AmericaOil in the age of corona-virus: a U.S. shale bust like no otherANNA, Illinois/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Before sundown on Thursday around 150 protesters marched down the main street in Anna, Illinois, past Bob’s Tavern, Oasis of Grace Church, Douglas Skating Rink and Casey’s General Store holding homemade signs and chanting “black lives matter.”Nearly a century ago this southern Illinois town of 4,200 residents expelled most of its African-American residents, according to historians.The rally was held in solidarity with others protesting the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis with a white policeman’s knee on his neck. Some residents said they were marching as a way to try to move beyond their own community’s past.Joe Plemon, 73, an elder at the First Evangelical Presbyte-rian Church, said he had prepared several Bible passages - laments - to read at the protest.“We have been challenged within my own denomination, and I know this is going on at other churches as well, to say, ‘Let’s not just wink at this, let’s step up, let’s admit the things that we’re ashamed of and let’s confess the places where we’ve sinned.’”Anna was once known as one of the “sundown towns,” orInside C2thousands of American localities where black people were not welcome, according to sociologist and historian James Loew-en, who wrote a book about the phenomenon.While most national attention has been focused on massive demonstrations and violent clashes with police in the United States’ biggest cities like New York and Los Angeles, hundreds of spontaneous demonstrations have popped up in little towns and rural areas across the nation in recent days.A BuzzFeed reporter based in Missoula, Montana, has gathered a growing thread of local news reports and social media posts showing nearly 250 protests in smaller communities - some with just a few hundred residents - in all 50 states.Many of them are being held in conservative towns like Anna, which is 90% white and sits in a county where Republican President Donald Trump won 68% of the votes in the 2016 election.“We can’t put our head in the sand,” Plemon said. “It’s good for us to step up and say we want to be part of the solution.”One of the mostly young organizers was 18-year-old Jenna Gomez from nearby Cobden, Illinois, who said she is used to seeing Confederate flags displayed by area businesses.Gomez had thought maybe a handful of people would show up to the event when she and some others started a group chat about it.“We wanted to show everyone that we are not the past,” she said at the rally over cheers and a call-and-response of “Unitedwe stand! United we fall!”‘REMARKABLE’About a half-hour north in Carbondale, Illinois, two otheryoung organizers - sisters Adah, 16, and Maat Mays, 18 - came up with the idea of staging a vigil on Sunday in their small town of 25,000 while watching live Instagram feeds of demon-strations in Minneapolis.“When the protests started in the larger cities, I thought, ‘I am not in a big city but I can still bring awareness and find a way to honor the names of the people who have been killed by the police,’” said Maat Mays.One state over in Indiana, sociology professor Jared Friesen found it “remarkable” that more than a hundred people gath-ered on Wednesday in the center of Huntington - population 36,000, 96% white and the hometown of Republican former Vice President Dan Quayle.“This runs contrary to the ideas that people have about small towns,” Friesen said, “That we are all hicks and we don’t care about what is happening.”But some in these communities do not back the wave of public action.Jeff Barnes, a retired housepainter and proud Trump supporter who lives in Anna, said he agreed with the president’s threat to use the military against looters.“That won’t happen around here, I can assure you,” he said, gesturing to a group of about 20 men who were not visibly armed and said they were there to protect businesses.Protesters rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Anna, Illinois, U.S., June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Munoz星期六2020年6月06日英文版BUSINESSEmployment stunningly rose by 2.5 mil-lion in May and the jobless rate declinedto 13.3%, according to data Friday fromthe Labor Department that was far betterthan economists had been expecting andindicated that an economic turnaroundcould be close at hand.Economists surveyed by Dow Jones hadbeen expecting payrolls to drop by 8.33million and the unemployment rate torise to 19.5% from April’s 14.7%. If WallStreet expectations had been accurate, itwould have been the worst figure sincethe Great Depression.As it turned out, May’s numbers showedthe U.S. may well be on the road to re-covery after its fastest plunge in history.“It seems the damage from the nation-wide lockdown was not as severe or aslasting as we feared a month ago,” saidScott Clemons, chief investment strate-gist at Brown Brothers Harriman.The stock market burst higher followingthe report as the Dow Jones IndustrialAverage opened higher by around 700points. Government bond yields racedhigher as well, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury most recently at 0.91%.President Donald Trump expressed plea-sure at the report, directing two tweets toCNBC.Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump It’s astupendous number. It’s joy-ous, let’s call it like it is. The Marketwas right. It’s stunning! @jimcramer @CNBC34.2K7:59 AM - Jun 5, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy 12.8K peo-ple are talking about thisIt is a stunner by any stretch of the imag-ination! @CNBC37.6K8:01 AM - Jun 5, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy 15K peopleare talking about thisThe May gain was by far the biggest one-month jobs surge in U.S. history since atleast 1939. The only previous month toregister more than a million jobs wasSeptember 1983, at 1.1 million.“Barring a second surge of Covid-19, theoverall U.S. economy may have turned acorner, as evidenced by the surprise jobgains today, even though it still remainsto be seen exactly what the new normalwill look like,” said Tony Bedikian, headof global markets at Citizens Bank.The jump in employment almost per-fectly mirrored the 2.7 million decreasein workers who reported being on tem-porary layoff. Economists had expresseddoubt as to whether that would be thecase or if more job losses would be per-manent.“The glimmer of hope in that [April] re-port, as awful as it was, was that 78% ofthe people who lost their jobs believedthat loss would be temporary,” Clemonssaid. “It turns out that optimism seemsto have been warranted. As the econo-my responded and people went back towork, the jobs were still there.”Those jobs tilted toward full-time, whichadded 2.2 million , while part-time work-ers gaining jobs numbered 1.6 million.The huge increase in jobs “suggests thatthe US economy is more resilient thanexpected,” said Seema Shah, chief strat-egist at Principal Global Investors.The addition in May was temperedsomewhat by a revision in April thatincreased the initially reported loss by150,000 to 20.7 million. March’s totalalso saw a substantial revision, from881,000 to 1.4 million. On net, revisionsadded 642,000 to the already staggeringjob losses for the two months. Leisureand hospitality workers made up almosthalf the increase last month, with 1.2million going back to work after a re-ported loss of 7.5 million in April.Jobs in bars and restaurants increased by1.4 million as states began to relax socialdistancing measures. Construction wasthe next biggest gainer with 464,000,making up for about half of April’s loss-es. Education and health services roseby 424,000 and retail surged by 368,000after plunging by 2.3 million a monthprevious.“It appears that businesses began rehir-ing workers earlier and in greater num-bers than expected, a trend that is likelyto continue as lockdowns ease aroundthe country,” said Eric Winograd, senioreconomist at AllianceBernstein. “To beclear: things are very far from normalin the labor market. But the pace of im-provement, if sustained, suggests morereason for hope in the second half of theyear than we have seen from any previ-ous data release.”The other services category rose by272,000 thanks largely to a jump of182,000 for personal and laundry ser-vices. Coming after a decline of 1.3million positions, manufacturing jobs in-creased by 225,000 despite broader sig-nals that the sector is still in contraction.After an exodus in April, the laborforce in May increased by 1.75 million,pushing the participation rate to 60.8%from 60.2% in April. The total employ-ment level as measured by the survey ofhouseholds rose by 3.84 million whilethose who reported being unemployedplunged by 2.1 million, though it wasstill elevated at 21 million.The stunning gains come just threemonths after the U.S. had boasted a 3.5%unemployment rate, the lowest in 50years, then saw that erased in an instant.The U.S. economy had been enjoying thelongest expansion in its history but hadto go into almost complete lockdown dueto stay-at-home orders issued across thecountry.In recent weeks, all states have begunto reopen, but the unemployment levelis expected to remain elevated as socialdistancing measures stay in place. Amore encompassing unemployment fig-ure that includes discouraged workersand those holding part-time jobs for eco-nomic reasons fell to 21.2% from 22.8%,the highest in the series history. (Courte-sy https:///) Compiled And Edited By John T. Robbins, Southern Daily EditorEconomy Starts To Roar From Coronavirus -May Reports Jobs Increase Over 2.5 MillionKEY POINTSNonfarm payrolls up by 2.5 million in May as unemployment rate fell to 13.3%.Wall Street estimates had been for a decline of 8.3 million and a jobless level of19.5%, which would have been the worst since the Great Depression era.Much of the gain came from those classified as temporary layoffsdue to the coronavirus-related economic shutdown.Leisure and hospitality represented almost half the jobs gained.StaySsfe!WashYourHands!Newgiveas agivenmoney,but she wanted some gift moremeaningful.So he decided to let herhave the watch that his father gave tohim when he was elected New Yorkstate Attorney General.Cuomo has been married to KerryKennedy for15years.They have threedaughters,Cara,Mariah and Michaela.All of them were Ivy League graduates.Kerry Kennedy is the daughter of the latethe state’s problems with a veryefficient team.He is considered to bethe best politician who is trying toaccomplish a very difficult job.I remember since I was a young kid,nomatter that I had left my home and goneoff to school,or later when I came toAmerica,my dad always wrote meletters with a writing brush.When my lifefaced challenges and difficulties,Ialways looked at his letters.For the pastso many years,his letters have becomemy spirit power to guide my life.Dad hassinced passed away for many years,buthis letter still hang in my office.Governor Cuomo’s gift to his daughterreally represents his love andencouragement.This also sets anexample for all families.People enjoy a water slide in Yongin, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiHigh noon in a coronavirus-stricken worldA demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag in front of Israeli forces during a protest against Israel’s plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, near Tulkarm. REUTERS/Mohamad TorokmanEditor’s ChoiceBroken TV and computer screens are seen at a garbage dump near a rice field in Vinh Phuc province, Vietnam. REUTERS/KhamAt sunrise, a demonstrator waves goodbye at soldiers as they withdraw behind a metal fence nearthe White House after a night of protests in Washington. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueBroken TV and computer screens are seen at a garbage dump near a rice field inVinh Phuc province, Vietnam. REUTERS/KhamDemonstrators turn over a vehicle which symbolizes a police car during a protest againstpolice brutality demanding the resignation of Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, in Kiev,Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn OgirenkoDemonstrators smash down a door of the Jalisco State Government Palace during a protest to demand justice for Giovanni Lopez, a construction worker who died after being arrested for not wearing a face mask in public, during the coronavirus outbreak in Guadalajara, Mexico. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza副刊印度陆军，也是一朵军界奇葩。

美国、布法罗14天行程（08月19日）日期交通行程安排餐酒店第01天08月19日星期五飞机汽车北京/华盛顿参考航班：UA898 19Aug PEKIAD 18:25/19:55早餐后，乘机前往华盛顿。

抵达后导游接机游览国会山庄（约1.5小时），华盛顿纪念碑（外观约30分钟），林肯纪念堂（约45分钟），参观杰斐逊纪念堂（外观）、白宫（外观约30分钟）—美国总统正式官邸，也是美国政府的代名词，晚餐后入住酒店休息。

晚三星级酒店第02天08月20日星期六飞机汽车华盛顿-费城-纽约早餐后，乘车宾夕法尼亚州首府—费城，它是美国独立战争时的首都，为美国做出巨大贡献的富兰克林的出生地。

费城是美国的古都，也是第四大都市。

这里是/美国和美国民主的诞生地。

途径US OUTLETS免税店购物后，抵达纽约。

晚餐后，入住新泽西酒店休息。

早午晚三星级酒店第03天08月21日星期日汽车纽约早餐后，自费参观美国精神的象征—自由女神像（环岛游船），世贸大楼废墟（约20分钟），后步行穿越华尔街（约20分钟）—这里是世界的金融中心。

外观联合国总部。

晚间可自费夜游纽约夜景，也可自费登顶洛克菲乐中心或登顶帝国大厦，夜宿新泽西。

早午晚三星级酒店第04天08月22日星期一汽车纽约-布法罗早餐后前往布法罗，沿途欣赏迷人的风光，于傍晚抵达布法罗，晚餐后入住酒店休息。

早午晚三星级酒店第05天08月23日星期二汽车布法罗早餐后，欣赏【尼亚加拉瀑布】（下车参观），这个举世闻名的大瀑布是伊利湖，位于南面美国，湖水从180米高流入北面加拿大的安大略湖，骤然下泻，惊心动魄，水势汹涌澎湃，气势浩瀚，宛如万马奔腾。

您可自费乘坐“雾中少女号”游船感受瀑布的壮观。

晚餐后入住酒店休息。

早午晚三星级酒店第06天08月24日星期三飞机汽车布法罗/芝加哥/拉斯维加斯参考航班：UA7327 24Aug BUFORD 06:00/06:35（前往芝加哥转机）UA491 24Aug ORDLAS 07:55/09:47（抵达拉斯维加斯）乘机前往美国不夜城-拉斯维加斯，抵达后，办理入住手续，入住酒店休息，晚上您可自费欣赏拉斯的美丽夜景（约2个小时）：可以欣赏到音乐喷泉，喷泉融合着动听的音乐，忽而温文尔雅，忽而波涛汹涌，让您完全沉浸在音乐与喷泉的情感中！还可以欣赏到火山喷发、威尼斯人大酒店以及表演秀等。

华中师大一附中2024—2025学年度十月月度检测高三英语试题参考答案第一部分：听力1—5CCABC6—10ACACB11—15ABCBA16—20BACBA第二部分：阅读21—23BBD24—27BACB28—31CBBD32—35CAAC36—40FADGE第三部分：语言运用41—45BBABC46—50DBDAB51—55ADCAA56.unearthed57.currently58.and59.formation60.which61.functions62.from63.dates64.noting65.to understand第四部分：写作Dear David,I'd like to propose organizing a water balloon fight during our Sports Carnival.It combines fun with physical activity and is refreshing for the campers to enjoy.To carry it out,we will divide the participants into teams,ideally consisting of5-10members each.Each team starts with an equal number of water balloons.Players can only throw balloons at opponents within the designated area.Once a player is hit by a water balloon,they must exit the game.The last team with players remaining will be declared the winner.I believe it will be a highlight of the carnival!Yours sincerely,Li HuaParagraph1:At that point an idea struck me.I said to the audience,“This morning I was introduced to Amy Graham,a17-year-old.I want to bring her up here and let you all send healing life energy toward her.”Supported by her father,Amy stepped onto the stage,looking frail from an absolute lack of exercise.She talked about what she was suffering from and her final wish to be at this workshop.Touched by her story,the audience spontaneously warmed up their hands and engaged in the simple exercise,after which they gave her a tearful standing ovation.Paragraph2:With a round of applause,Amy’s dad led her off the stage.At that moment, the workshop became more than just a lecture on positive thinking—it showed the power of hope and the resilience of the human spirit.After the workshop concluded,attendees lingered, sharing stories and exchanging contact information.Many approached Amy and her parents, offering words of encouragement.It was clear that something extraordinary had taken place—a blend of hope,belief,and the courage to confront adversity with positivity.Before leaving,Amy thanked me for the unexpected invitation,which was a real bonus for her and gave her the healing power beyond physical remedies.1/1。

英语新闻双语版1.“One Belt, One Road”: Luxury cruise liner sets sail “一带一路”：豪华游轮驶向远方. chief urges further global cooperation联合国秘书长呼吁进一步全球合作ministers gather in Paris to discuss new trade planG7部长们聚集巴黎商讨新贸易计划sends relief aircraft to earthquake-ravaged regions中国向地震灾区派出救援飞机reveals new product lineup for upcoming holiday season 苹果公司揭晓即将到来的假期新产品阵容: Suicide bomber kills 9 at mosque巴基斯坦：清真寺发生自杀式炸弹袭击，造成9人死亡Korea says it successfully tested new missile朝鲜表示成功试射新型导弹restores capital city’s historical landmarks印度尼西亚重新恢复首都的历史景点prices on the rise after OPEC announces production cuts 石油输出国组织宣布削减产量后，油价上涨and Russia sign gas pipeline agreement乌克兰与俄罗斯签署天然气管道协议’s trade surplus down as exports weakened中国出口疲软，贸易顺差减少declares ancient bridge in Peru a World Heritage site联合国教科文组织将秘鲁的古桥定为世界遗产plans to impose tariffs on European exports美国计划对欧洲出口加征关税star Donald Trump announces candidacy for US President现实明星唐纳德·特朗普宣布竞选美国总统and South Korea agree to reopen Kaesong Industrial Complex 北韩和南韩同意重开开城工业园区of migrants drown in Mediterranean Sea成千上万的移民淹死在地中海launches satellite into space俄罗斯发射卫星进入太空interest rate remains unchanged欧元区利率维持不变researchers develop new cancer treatment美国研究人员开发出新的癌症治疗warn of rise in global poverty 专家警告全球贫困加剧。

2020中考英语时文阅读（新型冠状肺炎）Science can help us win科学能帮助我们赢得胜利It’s not just doctors, but also scientists who are working to study the virus from scratch (从头开始).Chinese scientists have reacted(反应) quickly to deal with the novel coronavirus. On Jan 11 –12 days after getting a sample(样本) from an infected patient –scientists in Wuhan released the genetic sequence(基因序列) of the novel coronavirus, the key to understanding the virus. They shared this data with scientists around the world.Around Jan 14, several companies created nucleic acid test kits(核酸检测盒) to help identify(识别) suspected(疑似的) infections. The Kehua Biochemical Company made the first kits. The kits take 1.5 to 3 hours to provide results from samples taken from patients. Now 10 companies are making 1.7 million testing kits every day, according to the National Medical Products Administration.Scientists are still looking for new medications and treatments. Theyhave found that plasma(血浆) from recovered(康复的) patients has antibodies(抗体) that can stop the virus. As of Feb 28, 91 patients had seen improvements in their symptoms(症状) thanks to plasma from recovered patients, according to the National Health Commission.Some kinds of traditional Chinese medicine are being used to treat patients, while five drugs are in clinical trials(临床试验), or human testing.However, the best way to end the epidemic is through vaccination(接种疫苗). Vaccines can stimulate(激活) the immune system(免疫系统) and fight the disease. But it can take as many as 5 to 10 years to develop a vaccine. Scientists have to test new vaccines on animals and then on humans.Chinese scientists have isolated(分离) strains(株) of the virus, the basic(基础的) ingredient to make vaccines. Potential(有潜力的) vaccines are set to begin clinical trials as early as late April or May, according to the National Health Commission. With the shared virus data, scientists in other countries are also working on it. US company ModernaTherapeutics started human trials of a potential vaccine on Feb 24.Supercomputers help studySupercomputers can run calculations(计算) faster than ordinary ones. China’s fastest supercomputer has a processing speed of 93.0 petaflops(千万亿次) per second. Scientists are now using supercomputers to look for possible drugs. They make programs and let them run on the supercomputers to find possible drugs. The computers can also analyze(分析) the genetic data of the virus and help scientists develop vaccines. Companies like Tencent have opened up their supercomputers to scientists who are studying the virus. It is hoped that this will allow scientists to develop a vaccine more quickly.生词表rom scratchreact quicklydeal withget a samplean infected patient share the data with ...identify suspected infections new medications and treatments plasma from recovered patients in clinical trialsthrough vaccinationisolate strains of the virus make vaccines从头开始快速反应处理采集样本一名受感染的病人与......分享数据识别疑似感染新的药物和治疗方法从康复患者身上提取的血浆进入临床试验通过接种疫苗分离这种病毒的毒株制造疫苗the National Health Commission 国家卫生委员会Exercise一、Fill in the blanks答案1. Jan 112. shared3. first4. results5. 1.7 million6. recovered patients7. traditional Chinese medicine 8. vaccine 9. animals 10. late April or May二、任务型阅读1.what’s the key to understanding the virus?_________________________________________________________ 2.What do Chinese scientists and scientists in other countries do with the data ?_________________________________________________________3.What’s the best way to end the epidemic._________________________________________________________4.翻译句子Some kinds of traditional Chinese medicine are being used to treat patients, while five drugs are in clinical trials(临床试验), or human testing._________________________________________________________5.What are scientists using supercomputers to do?_________________________________________________________答案:1.Find the genetic sequence of the novel coronavirus.2.They shared this data with scientists around the world.3.The best way to end the epidemic is through vaccination.4.一些传统的中药正被用来治疗病人，同时五种药物进入临床试验，或者人体测试。

罗斯福的隔离演说英文版罗斯福的隔离演说是指美国总统富兰克林·D·罗斯福1941年1月6日发表的一次重要演说，也被称为"四大自由"演说。

这次演说是在美国参与第二次世界大战前夕，罗斯福在国会发表的一次演说，强调了人民享有的基本自由，包括言论与言论、信仰、免于匮乏和免于恐惧的自由。

由于该演说是在1941年发表的，因此属于公共领域，以下是该演说的一部分内容的英文版："In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms.The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world.The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way—everywhere in the world.The third is freedom from want—which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants—everywhere in the world.The fourth is freedom from fear—which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor—anywhere in the world.That is no vision of a distant millennium. It is a definite basis for a kind of world attainable in our own time and generation. That kind of world is the very antithesis of the so-called "new order" of tyranny which the dictators seek to create with the crash of a bomb.To that new order we oppose the greater conception—the moral order. A good society is able to face schemes of world domination and foreign revolutions alike without fear.Since the beginning of our American history, we have been engaged in change—in a perpetual peaceful revolution—a revolution which goes on steadily, quietly adjusting itself to changing conditions—without the concentration camp or the quicklime in the ditch. The world order which we seek is the cooperation of free countries, working together in a friendly, civilized society.This nation has placed its destiny in the hands and heads and hearts of its millions of free men and women; and its faith in freedom under the guidance of God. Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights and keep them. Our strength is our unity of purpose."希望这能满足你的需求。