1 . Rhemy Elsey, a fifth-grader, is deaf and mainly uses sign language to communicate, along with the ______ of an interpreter. Some of his fellow fifth-graders decided to ______ their break once a week to form an American Sign Language club in order to chat more ______ with Rhemy.

It’s been a few months since the club was ______ and his classmates’ participation has _______ Rhemy. “It’ s like they want to be like me” he said.

Though Rhemy signs to communicate with others. he has cochlear implants（耳蜗植入）that help him ______. His interpreter, Tammy Arvin, ______ the club, which meets every Wednesday. So far, the club members have learned basic ____   in different topics including school, food and clothing.

Arvin who accompanies him during school said that ______ the club’s formation, not only was it difficult for students to communicate directly with Rhemy, his use of an interpreter also led to ______ challenges for him. “It can be really ______ for deaf kids from a social and emotional standpoint to have an interpreter     ____ them around all day long,” Arvin said. So when the other students expressed interest in an ASL club, Arvin was ______.

The club has already had an effect on the way the students ______ with Rhemy. The ______ can have more natural conversations which make Rhemy feel less isolated(孤立的). And the students are also ______ a very important culture.

“They don’t necessarily realize they’ are learning…about deaf culture by ____     this club,” Arvin said. “It ______ gives them a perspective on this other ______ that they previously weren’t aware of, so they’re ______ greatly just in terms of learning about diversity and having a broader perspective on the world around them.

1.

A．role

B．help

C．idea

D．need

2.

A．give up

B．put off

C．prepare for

D．talk about

3.

A．openly

B．casually

C．modestly

D．effectively

4.

A．improved

B．formed

C．evaluated

D．purchased

5.

A．delighted

B．worried

C．calmed

D．disappointed

6.

A．touch

B．learn

C．speak

D．hear

7.

A．visits

B．blames

C．instructs

D．discovers

8.

A．rules

B．goals

C．signs

D．games

9.

A．since

B．before

C．through

D．during

10.

A．economic

B．intellectual

C．political

D．social

11.

A．hard

B．lucky

C．funny

D．helpful

12.

A．driving

B．disturbing

C．following

D．protecting

13.

A．moved

B．embarrassed

C．anxious

D．concerned

14.

A．agree

B．fight

C．compare

D．communicate

15.

A．kids

B．teachers

C．interpreters

D．parents

16.

A．discussing

B．exploring

C．saving

D．controlling

17.

A．breaking up

B．approving of

C．looking into

D．participating in

18.

A．frequently

B．hardly

C．really

D．suddenly

19.

A．task

B．behavior

C．culture

D．opinion

20.

A．fearing

B．benefiting

C．appreciating

D．ignoring

2 . A study confirmed that the cracks found on Mars’s surface last year by the Curiosity Rover are evidence of ancient lakes that likely dried up about 3.5 billion years ago. The new study provides further evidence of what the climate on the Red Planet may have been like in its ancient past.

The study, published online in Geology, proved that cracks on Mars’s surface previously photographed by Curiosity are dry mud cracks which could have only been formed when wet ground was exposed to the air. This conclusion was based on an analysis of a single area of rock known as “Old Soaker.”

Researchers used the Curiosity rover and information from its many tools including the Mars Hand Lens Imager, ChemCam Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectrometer (LIBS) and the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) to study both the physical appearance and the chemistry of the rock, which is described as no bigger than a coffee table.

The analysis showed that cracks on the rocks were formed by exposure to air, rather than heat or the flow of water. In addition, the shape of the cracks suggests it experienced a single drying event on the planet, rather than getting wet and drying over repeatedly. The position of the cracks, closer to the center of the ancient lake rather than alongside it, also suggests that the lake levels changed often, rising and falling over time.

“The mud cracks are exciting because they help us to understand this ancient lake system,” lead study author Nathaniel Stein, a geologist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, said, referring to the ancient lake system on the planet.

Scientists have known of the existence of ancient water on Mars for years. A 2015 NASA study that measured water in Mars’s atmosphere suggested that ancient oceans may once have had more water than our own Arctic Ocean. However, because the planet has less gravity and a thinner atmosphere than Earth, this water evaporated(蒸发) into space over the course of several billion years.

1. What is the Curiosity Rover?

A．An organization.	B．A scientist.
C．A planet.	D．A machine.

2. What do we know about the discovery on Mars?

A．The cracks are near the center of an ancient lake.

B．Mars was getting wet and drying more than once.

C．The lake level on Mars seldom changes over time.

D．The cracks on the rocks were formed by water flow.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Ancient water still exists on Mars now.

B．The gravity on Mars is stronger than that on Earth.

C．The atmosphere on Earth is thicker than that on Mars.

D．The ancient Arctic Ocean had more water than it has now.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Water on Mars.	B．A trip to Mars.
C．A study on Mars.	D．Cracks on Mars.

3 . I was driving home with my son Giacomo, 15, on the A40 when I suddenly saw a small plane coming down. Out of nowhere, it_______   some   200 yards   away from where we were ________ , overturning and bursting into   flames.

We were going 70 miles an hour and I managed to______;   otherwise   we would have   crashed into   it   ourselves. I jumped out, ________   Giacomo in the car. I remember _________   at him to stay there since we really     didn’t have time to mess around.

Flames were coming out of the cockpit (驾驶舱) and I could hear screaming, so I climbed under the wing and tried to   __________   the windows in but failed, and with the heat of the   __________   coming over the top of the plane, I ______   I might have to give up or I’d be in great danger myself. I found the small windows at the back of the     plane had cracked ( 破 裂 ), so my best bet was to kick those through. It___ and, looking back, we were unbelievably____; otherwise, it would have been a completely different____.

I pulled a teenage girl and boy out. Then another guy, Joel Snarr, arrived on the_______   to help at just the       right time. I don’t think I would have been able to get the ________   out — he was a big guy.   _________ , Joel seized him by the arms and got him out just in time. I could _______   straight away Joel had a military background by        how he ________   himself. We’d   just got all three of them, Stuart Moore, who’d flown the plane, and his nephew     and niece, to a safe___ when the plane exploded.

The emergency services   ___________     pretty quickly, and then they did their   duty. When I got   back to my            ______, Giacomo   and I stared at each other, almost laughing   in _________. It was a very   strange moment — things like this only happen in films.

1.

A．disappeared

B．landed

C．crashed

D．exploded

2.

A．living

B．standing

C．flying

D．driving

3.

A．roll

B．stop

C．pass

D．speed

4.

A．greeting

B．saving

C．blaming

D．leaving

5.

A．shouting

B．aiming

C．looking

D．smiling

6.

A．fix

B．clean

C．kick

D．shut

7.

A．steam

B．fire

C．water

D．engine

8.

A．sensed

B．expected

C．imagined

D．admitted

9.

A．lasted

B．worked

C．counted

D．ended

10.

A．afraid

B．brave

C．cautious

D．lucky

11.

A．challenge

B．adventure

C．story

D．lesson

12.

A．scene

B．march

C．way

D．go

13.

A．steward

B．pilot

C．driver

D．rescuer

14.

A．Strangely

B．Secretly

C．Instead

D．However

15.

A．describe

B．argue

C．tell

D．agree

16.

A．conducted

B．adapted

C．helped

D．accustomed

17.

A．return

B．distance

C．room

D．journey

18.

A．went away

B．set out

C．turned up

D．shut down

19.

A．house

B．plane

C．cinema

D．car

20.

A．relief

B．surprise

C．sorrow

D．confusion

4 . Heard the Good News?

Heavy TV headphones are now a thing of the past, thanks to Hearing Specialists who have developed new ultra-lightweight wireless rechargeable TV ear-buds, which enable the wearer to hear any TV show much more clearly. This unique speech clarification audio works for those with any level of hearing loss, and has been proven to outperform even the most advanced digital hearing aids for TV clarity.

How is this Possible?

Hearing specialist Don Hudson says the new TV Voice Pro Air ear-buds clarify TV dialogue automatically, based on the intelligence of over 100 hearing test results.

Customers reported that traditional headphones were too heavy, only allowed them to view TV while sitting in one position, and made them feel cut off from their family and surroundings.

“Our customers were wanting an ultra-lightweight TV listening experience, so that they could enjoy TV their way, sitting down, lying down or walking around, without discomfort.”

What’s More?

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1. Which of the following statements is true?

A．Battery changing is required if the wearers using TV Voice Pro Air want to hear TV shows clearly.

B．Traditional TV headphones are losing its popularity because they make wearers feel isolated from the surroundings.

C．Users can use this ear-buds at a distance of 45 feet from the TV without influencing others in the room.

D．New Ultra-Lightweight TV Listening Ear-buds are available at the local department stores.

2. How much will you have to pay for New Ultra-Lightweight TV Listening Ear-buds on January, 31st, 2020?

A．$50.

B．S249.

C．$299.

D．More than S299.

3. Where can you most possibly find this passage?

A．Newspaper.

B．Magazine.

C．Medical paper.

D．Science fiction novel.

5 . I’ve been teaching college for many years. I’ve long grown used to the torn jeans, slippers, shorts in the dead of the Maine winter, and ball caps worn backward. Still, when one of my students showed up in pajama (睡衣) bottoms, I couldn’t help asking, “Did you just roll out of bed?” He responded: “Five minutes ago.”

I'm familiar with the school of thought that says that how students dress is unrelated, so long as they’re learning. I put it in the same category as “Grammar and spelling don’t matter, so long as they’re expressing themselves”. I wonder about the wisdom of blurring (模糊) the line between bed and desk.

I smile when I think back on the occasions that my parents associated with needing to look respectable. Once, when I was 14 and my brother was 12, my father announced that he was taking us into Manhattan (just a subway ride away) to see the play. My brother and I were excited at the hope, but were shortly discouraged when my father directed us to put on our best clothes, including jackets and ties. “But why?” I begged, not wanting to change out of my comfortable jeans, T-shirt, and sneakers. “Because,” he said, “we’re going to New York.” I can still see the stars in his eyes as he said these words.

So yes, I do want my students to be comfortable. But I also want to pay my respects to those students who believe that appearances count.

I think of the woman — a somewhat older student — I had in class a few years back. She was someone to whom science did not come easily: She worked determinedly for respectable grades on every homework. But I was struck by how tastefully she dressed, day after day.

Once, I said, “You always looked so nice.” Immediately, she answered, “I’ve waited 12 years to return to school, and I dress up to remind myself to be serious about it.”

And, I might add, she seemed perfectly comfortable to me.

1. What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?

A．Students care little about class attendance.

B．Students show their personality through dress.

C．Students tend to ignore their personal appearance.

D．Students make it a habit to be late for school.

2. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the school of thought?

A．Ambiguous.	B．Supportive.
C．Doubtful.	D．Disapproving.

3. What can we learn about the writer’s parents from Paragraph 3?

A．They considered personal appearance important.

B．They looked after their children with great care.

C．They often paid a visit to New York.

D．They preferred dressing formally on a subway.

4. Why did the older student dress tastefully every day?

A．To feel comfortable at class with others.

B．To show her serious attitude towards learning.

C．To impress others with respectable clothes.

D．To hide her embarrassment at poor homework.

6 . There are a number of events going on this weekend and in the days ahead at the Cooperage,located at 1030 Main Street in Honesdale. Enjoy! Remember more events can be found on the Calendar of Events or under our Community Link.

The Cooperage Maker Fair

The Cooperage Maker Fair will be held from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Friday, June 12th on the grounds of the City Museum. The Maker Fair is a place where people show what they are making — a showcase of invention and creativity, and share what they are learning. Anyone interested in presenting their projects, hobbies and experiments should apply to take part at www. cooperagemakerfair.com.

Such Sweet Thunder

At 7:00 pm on Wednesday, June 17th, there will be a film screening of comedy Twelfth Night as part of the Such Sweet Thunder: Shakespeare’s Plays on Film Series. Dr. Robert Dugan will introduce the play with a brief background and orientation (培训). Admission is free, but due to limited seating, booking is required at www.suchsweetthunder.com.

Sounds Like Teen Spirit

On Thursday, June 25th, there will be an event called Sounds Like Teen Spirit from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Sounds Like Teen Spirit is designed to provide an opportunity to showcase the talent of our community’s youth. School-aged students are encouraged to share their performing art on stage at the Cooperage!

Great Brazilian Music Tour

On Saturday, June 27th, a fantastic opportunity is ready for you to listen to some great Brazilian music by the musical group Minas. It is from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm, and doors open at 2:00 pm. We encourage children and their families to come to learn all about the rhythm, excitement and sound of Brazilian music. The 2-hour performance is sure to be fun for the whole family. The admission charge is $5 for each person, and all the money will go to the local food bank. You can also give away old clothes and money at the entrance.

1. When is the event kids can put on their own performances at?

A．June 12th.	B．June 17th.
C．June 25th.	D．June 27th.

2. Which event requires people to make a reservation?

A．Such Sweet Thunder.	B．Sounds Like Teen Spirit.
C．The Cooperage Maker Fair.	D．Great Brazilian Music Tour.

3. What can you do at Great Brazilian Music Tour?

A．Show your gift for invention.	B．Learn to make music.
C．Perform with Minas on stage.	D．Make a donation.

7 . American Grace Brown is keeping busy during her first year of high school. She studies all the required subjects, such as English, history and mathematics, as well as taking classes in Latin. She also sings in a music group and plays the piano. The school day lasts from about eight o'clock in the morning to three in the afternoon. But because of her many activities, she has no time for a class in physical education, or PE.

So Grace is getting school credit for virtual PE. She wears a fitness tracker called Fitbit that the high school provided. She wears the Fitbit on her arm while doing exercises lasting 30 minutes or longer three times a week. Her computer has a software program that records her activity which she can present for credit.

A PE teacher may not be guiding the Fitbit-wearing students in person. But teachers do lead students’ work by setting goals such as fat burn, using the technology as their eyes and ears. “We certainly exercise more in online PE,” Brown said. “There’s a lot of standing around in regular PE. Online, I do much harder workouts.”

Grace’s mother, Rhonda Brown, remembers how hard PE class and softball games were for her because of blindness in one eye. She would like to see Fairfax County give students permission to avoid PE if they play school sports.

“We’re so stuck in the traditional classroom setting. These kids are burning 2,000 calories (卡路里) during a practice and more at every game.” Rhonda said. “I wish the schools would catch up with the times.”

It is not clear how many schools are supporting the trend. Technology and the collection of any student data always raise the problem of student privacy concerns. “There is a difference between physical activity and physical education,” said Chris Hersl. Physical activity is great for the body. We want everybody to move, but physical education is a class where students are taught how to move their body and the social context in which to do that.”

1. Why does Grace take virtual PE?

A．She is busy with school activities.

B．She prefers something new.

C．She has interest in wearable technology.

D．She loves being tracked while doing PE.

2. What do PE teachers do while their students are doing virtual PE?

A．Provide some guidance in the flesh.

B．Help students get good personal exercise.

C．Teach students how to wear a fitness tracker.

D．Monitor students with technology all day.

3. Why did Rhonda always avoid playing games at school?

A．She couldn’t catch up with the times.

B．She was often stuck in traditional exercise.

C．She couldn’t burn 2,000 calories per game.

D．She was blind in one of her eyes.

4. What does Chris stress in his words?

A．Wearable technology threatens students’ privacy.

B．Physical activities need students’ teamwork.

C．PE is also about students’ social connection.

D．Online PE collects a lot of students’ data.

8 . Cave Exploring
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2020, 8 AM-6 PM

Come explore undeveloped caves without the use of built-in electricity, walkways, or stairs. Prepare to get muddy! On this trip, cavers will climb slowly through tight cave entrances that open into large caves. The caves have deposits and have formations that have been forming for thousands of years.

There are delicate ecosystems (生态系统) that you should protect well.

Location (位置): Vallecito

Cost Student: $35|Public: $75

Utah Spring Break Road Trip
MONDAY, MARCH 30, 5AM-SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020, 6 PM

Explore the southwest on this Utah Road Trip with Peak Adventures! See huge rock arches, sweeping desert views, and glowing sunsets reflecting off orange Utah sandstone. Daily activities will include camping, hiking, and sightseeing. Participants may have the opportunity for higher adventure activities as determined by the group.

Location: Utah

Cost Student: $480|Public: $700

Tahoe Day Hike
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020, 7 AM-6 PM

Experience the fresh air and grand Lake Tahoe views while hiking in D.L. Bliss State Park. Located on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe, this hike hosts some of Lake Tahoe’s best trails (小道). Destinations may include Balancing Rock, Rubicon Point, and the highest lighthouse in the United States. If weather and snow pack permit, we may have the opportunity to try snowshoeing! Be sure to pack your camera!

Location: Tahoe

Cost Student: $35|Public: $75

Full Moon Hike
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020, 4 PM-11 PM

Come hike under the full moon! Experience nature in different views, first by the colorful sunset, then by the light of the full moon! This beginner adventure is a great way to make new friends.

Location: Cronan Ranch

Cost Student: $25 |Public: $40

1. What are you reminded to do in Cave Exploring?

A．Keep away from electricity.

B．Leave its ecosystems undamaged.

C．Use walkways or stairs safely.

D．Avoid getting much too dirty.

2. Which allows its members to choose their own adventures?

A．Cave Exploring.

B．Tahoe Day Hike.

C．Full Moon Hike.

D．Utah Spring Break Road Trip.

3. Which destination is recommended if you are an inexperienced hiker?

A．Cronan Ranch.	B．Vallecito.
C．Utah.	D．Tahoe.

9 . Yesterday, my kids and I were in the costume store, getting ready for Halloween, and they saw a Donald Trump mask. “Is he a good guy or a bad guy?” they asked.

I knew they were _______ of the most negative character — Will Ferrell in the film “Batman”, who starts good but becomes _______ over the course of the plot, so I said something about how all people have a little good and a   little bad in them. Of course, I wanted to say: “Son, that man is not_______ a bad guy, but one of the worst men our species has ever_______. He had every privilege, every_______ to do good, but he chose_______.”

We have the opportunity to make this_______, every day.

Maybe Grandpa Milt was really such a_______. Decades ago, his mother, on her way home from a late-night meeting of her Jewish charity organization, disappeared. She was_______ by workmen in an abandoned lot the following morning, her clothes__________, her skull (头骨) broken. Alive but__________, she was brought to Lincoln Hospital and__________ six hours later. This tragedy left him an orphan(孤儿).

__________, grandpa didn’t seek revenge (复仇). It’s not his__________. He was the kind of guy who found a way to make a(n)__________ for himself — through excellence. Milt was hardworking, handsome, kind, and all of this made him known. He__________ from New York University with a degree and became a teacher, finally a billionaire.

Most likely, he __________ the heartbreak but toughed his way through it, charged forward, __________ a life worth living, and found peace. There is a superpower worth remembering — __________ a wrong can create positive changes in our world today.

Sometimes,__________ is the best revenge.

1.

A．thinking

B．complaining

C．approving

D．hearing

2.

A．cool

B．bad

C．ill

D．poor

3.

A．truly

B．normally

C．naturally

D．merely

4.

A．produced

B．accepted

C．required

D．expected

5.

A．desire

B．guidance

C．opportunity

D．route

6.

A．pity

B．evil

C．kindness

D．freedom

7.

A．mistake

B．change

C．choice

D．effort

8.

A．case

B．trouble

C．scene

D．point

9.

A．left

B．buried

C．protected

D．discovered

10.

A．returned

B．cleaned

C．torn

D．burned

11.

A．unconscious

B．unhappy

C．unsatisfied

D．unharmed

12.

A．escaped

B．cried

C．calmed

D．died

13.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Besides

14.

A．day

B．way

C．pay

D．say

15.

A．name

B．fortune

C．decision

D．agreement

16.

A．resigned

B．graduated

C．retired

D．fled

17.

A．made use of

B．took pride in

C．dealt with

D．gave away

18.

A．created

B．changed

C．tested

D．saved

19.

A．learning

B．righting

C．sharing

D．favoring

20.

A．politeness

B．brightness

C．friendliness

D．happiness

10 . The year 2020 marks the beginning of the decade of the yold, or the “young old”, as the Japanese call people aged between 65 and 75. One might therefore expect peak retirement for baby-boomers born in 1955-60 in the coming years, but they are not retiring quietly into the background. By continuing to work, and staying socially involved, the yold will change the world, as they have done several times before at different stages of their lives.

The yold are healthier, wealthier and more numerous (众多) than previous generations of seniors. 134million 65-to-74-year-olds account for 11% of the population in rich countries in 2020, up from 99million (8%) in 2000. Health worsens with age, but the yold are resisting the decline better than most: of the 3.7 years of increased life expectancy in rich countries between 2000 and 2015. The yold are also better off: between 1989 and 2013, the median (中位的) wealth of families headed by someone over 62 in America rose by 40% , while the wealth of all other age groups declined.

The yold are not just any group of old people. The over-60s are one of the fastest-growing groups of customers of the airline business. They are also changing education. They are challenging the traditional expectations of the retired as people who wear slippers and look after the grandchildren. That will affect consumer, service and financial markets.

The rise of the yold will be a blessing to themselves, to economies and to societies. But for all this to happen, three big things will have to change. The most important is public attitudes towards older people, and in particular the expectation that 60-somethings ought to be putting their feet up and quietly retiring into the background. Government policies will have to change, too. The retirement age in many rich countries is still below the age to which many people want to work. Public policy makes retirement a cliff edge instead of a ramp (斜坡). Third, higher numbers of healthy yold people will require great changes in health spending although the yold will still be comparative healthy and active over the next decade.

1. Why will the yold not retire quietly into the background?

A．They have a longer life expectancy.

B．They are richer than the other age groups.

C．They have an increasing population.

D．They can still play a vital role in society.

2. What are the yold usually expected to do after retirement?

A．To stay at home babysitting grandchildren.

B．To get further education in universities.

C．To travel all over the world by plane.

D．To stay socially engaged in the company.

3. What can be done to ensure the position of the yold?

A．Bringing forward their retirement age.

B．Being age-friendly towards them.

C．Reducing their cost in health care.

D．Taking good care of them at home.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Three effective measures should be taken for the yold.

B．People hold different opinions over the yold’s retirement.

C．The yold continue to make a big difference to society.

D．The baby-boomers are changing our society nowadays.