安徽省合肥市肥东县综合高级中学校2021-2022学年高三下...

One spring morning many years ago, I had been prospecting for gold along Coho Creek in southeastern Alaska. Suddenly, no more than 20 paces away was a huge Alaskan timber wolf-caught in a trap.

From her appearance, I guessed she had been trapped for several days. She needed my help, I thought. But if I tried to release her, she would turn aggressive to me. The wolf was clearly suffering. The trap's steel jaws had imprisoned two toes. They were swollen and lacerated, but she wouldn't lose the paw (爪子) — if freed. Yet each time I moved closer, she would make a frightening growl. If I could only win her confidence, I thought. It was her only hope.

Over the next few days, I divided my time between prospecting and trying to win the wolf's trust. I talked gently with her, throwing her some meat. Gradually, I kept edging closer — though I was careful to remain beyond the length of her trap chain.

At dusk on the fifth day, I delivered her dinner. Suddenly, I saw a slight wagging of her tail. I moved within the length of her chain. She remained sill. As a towering man, my heart was in my mouth, though. Within her reach, I wrapped my blanket around myself and slowly settled onto the cold ground. It was long before I fell asleep.

The next morning, I slowly placed my hand on the wolf's injured leg. Unexpectedly; she made no threatening move. Then I applied pressure, the trap sprang open, and the wolf pulled free.

My experience told me the wolf would vanish into the woods quickly. But cautiously, she crept toward me and sniffed my hands and arms. This went against everything I'd ever heard about timber wolves. Yet, strangely, it all seemed so natural.

Why do we like drinking water from plastic bottles（塑料瓶）? Some people think it is healthy and clean. Others drink bottled water because it's easy — you can carry it around with you. In hot countries, like Greece, we often buy bottles of cold water in the summer.

However, making lots of plastic is not a good idea for many reasons. First of all, we need a lot of oil for plastic products. We usually use oil as a source of energy. If we reduced the number of bottles we made, we wouldn't need so much oil. Plastic bottles also pollute the environment. If we reused all our plastic bottles, we wouldn't need so much space for rubbish dumps. But in Greece, we don't reuse much of the plastic we use. In 2006, Greeks reused only about 10% of plastic waste. The rest became rubbish on land and in rivers and seas.

So next time you want to throw away a plastic bottle in the litter bin, stop and think. If you reuse it, you would help the environment. But what can you do when there isn't a bin near you? Well, there are lots of useful ways that you can use your bottles again. For example, an empty bottle makes a great piggy bank for your pocket money, and if you cut a bottle in half, you will have a plant pot. Go green! You can make a difference.

A culture guide named Persephone welcomes travellers to Greece and takes them through a famous cave in the north. The guide moves smoothly around the underground area and can talk about it in 33 languages. It can also answer 33 questions, but only in the Greek language.

Persephone is intelligent and it is a human-sized robot. The robot has been in operation for about a month at the Alistrati Cave. Persephone guides visitors through the first 150 metres of the cave that is open to the public. For the remaining 750 metres, a human guide takes over.

The idea of creating the robot guide was put forward by Nikos Kartalis, who is the scientific director at the Alistrati site. He had this idea when he saw one on television guiding visitors at an art show. Persephone was built by the National Technology and Research Foundation and cost about 139,000 dollars. "People who had visited in the past are coming back to see the robot guide," said Nikos. "Many foreign visitors couldn't believe Greece had the ability to build a robot and use it as a guide in the cave."

The robot, with a white body, black head, and two bright eyes, moves on wheels. It guides visitors to the first three of eight stops along the walkway. It can do two more stops, but it is too slow for the tour. Persephone's creators are considering ways to increase her speed. The robot begins the tour by saying, "My name is Persephone. I welcome you to the Alistrati Cave. "

Evdokia Karafera is a human guide who partners with Persephone. "It is helpful, because it speaks many languages," she said. "There's just a little delay in the touring. Most find it fascinating, especially the children, and find it interesting that it speaks many languages. Robots, at some point in the future, will take over many jobs. But I believe they cannot take the place of humans everywhere."

Small talk, also called chitchat, is short conversations people have with others, while they wait in line at the store, at family events or work. Many people find these small conversations about random topics difficult. Some people say they hate it. Others say small talk is a waste of time. They may even call it idle chitchat or idle chatter, meaning it doesn't do anything, so they think little of it..

These exchanges can open doors that may lead to larger, more meaningful conversations. When you first meet someone or talk to someone you don't know well, it would be awkward to begin a conversation about a really deep topic. Let's say you make small talk with someone at a party. But they only want to talk about their cats. Then you can talk about animals together first, which may lead the conversation to the way you want.

Chatting with a colleague about his child may help you to understand more of his life outside the office. This could help build healthy work relationships.

Small talk could even help your larger communities—your relationships with neighbors and colleagues. Exchanging a recipe with a neighbor may make her noises upstairs easier to live with.

Most people said they do not talk to strangers while travelling on a subway. Researchers at the University of Chicago then asked some participants in a study to talk to people while communicating to work on a train. They found that those who made small talk with strangers were happier than those who sat alone. Maybe your life will become more cheerful just because of it.

A. Small talk may make you happier.

B. So why not try talking to someone?

C. Small talk can give you the chance to start.

D. However, some people are not good at small talk.

E. However, small talk is of great importance to everyone.

F. Small talk can also increase your feeling of understanding.

G. It's easy to start a conversation by sharing the same experience.

When Sheppard began to go blind in her 40s, she cried. Hadn't she suffered too much since she became partly deaf as a child? That 1 had made her strong and determined.

"This isn't fair," she whispered. The doctors said she'd never regain her 2. Since childhood, Sheppard has always been a dancer. But she was so scared that she 3 left her apartment. She 4 about her appearance. She wondered, "What if people 5 me differently?"

However, several months later, Sheppard wanted to show her work still 6. As hard as it was, Sheppard forced herself to 7. She attended a party for people with sight problems, and was 8 to find they all sat, still and physically 9. "No!" she told herself. "That's not the way I want to live!" She pushed herself not to be 10.

Sheppard continued to work until her vision further 11 in her 50s. She kept dancing, just as her 12 since childhood had instructed her. Sheppard was 61 when she 13 a summer camp for the blind, where she taught line 14. Then, she was 15 to teach at a community center. Her classes proved to be so 16 that she was hired soon.

Sheppard taught over thirty students, most of whom were 17 whose eyesight had worsened. With 18, she equipped them with confidence and independence. These days, Sheppard 19 a light exercise class for those blind elders via conference call. As Sheppard says, "We may be blind, but we can make a 20.

President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order on Tuesday to award four people national medals and honorary titles for their outstanding contributions  fighting the COVID-19 pandemic (瘟疫，流行病).

Zhong Nanshan, excellent disease expert, was awarded the Medal of the Republic, the highest national honor, for his outstanding work in fighting COVID-19 in China. Three others were also awarded the "People's Hero" national honorary title. They are Zhang Boli, a  (tradition) Chinese medicine expert; Zhang Dingyu, head of Wuhan's Jinyintan Hospital; and Chen Wei, a medical scientist   made breakthroughs in COVID-19-related basic research.

Zhong also has long been devoted to the research, prevention  treatment of major infectious and chronic respiratory disease (慢性呼吸病), and has a long record of (achieve). He was a major figure in the fight against the severe acute respiratory syndrome(综合症状)outbreak in 2003 in China.

(follow) the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chinese government encouraged the country  (contain) the disease in Wuhan, Hubei Province, after the city was locked down in late January. More than 42,000 medical workers from across the country  (send) to Hubei to fight the disease. The pandemic has been (effective) placed under control on the Chinese mainland since early March. the nation's first mission to another planet.

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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 Jack,

    I'm sorry to hear that you feel lonely in the new school, because you find hard to make friends. Now, I'd like to offer you any advice.

    Firstly, it's normal for you to feel lonely because you were living in a new environment. Secondly, you should greet your classmates when met them on campus. Thirdly, it will be a good idea if you take an actively part in class activities, what can help them learn more about you. I believe you will be able to make new friends soon unless you're friendly to the others.

    I hope the suggestion above will be helpful to you and everything will be fine with you for the future.

Yours,

Li Hua

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2）音乐的力量或影响。

注意：

1）词数80左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3）开头结尾已经给出。

Good morning, everyone,

My name is Li Hua.

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Thanks for listening.