1 . A group of sweaty kids ran around a field last week at Total Soccer Arena in Landover, Maryland. They talked in English,but also in Pashto, Arabic and other languages.

What made them different is that all of the kids are refugees(难民). They were playing as part of a camp that gives them a chance to develop their soccer skills and to meet other kids who had to start their lives over in the United States. The camp is run by an organization called LACES, which stands for Life and Change Experienced through Sports. The group uses soccer to help bring together communities that have experienced hardships.

SerenFryatt, 38, got the idea for LACES while playing on a women's soccer team in Liberia,an African country that had been at war with itself for 14 years. Fryatt, who's from Muncie, Indiana,saw that soccer brought joy to the Liberian women on her team,even though their lives off the field were very difficult. After starting a soccer program for kids in Liberia,she decided to start a similar camp in Maryland,where she moved in 2015. Coaches volunteer their time, and the costs are paid mostly by donations(捐赠). This year, 95 kids signed up.

The camp, for ages 9 to 14, is split(分组) between training that helps kids develop skills, such as passing and ball control, and meeting where they discuss life skills. One of the coaches, Louisa Pitney, said she likes seeing how the kids grow just from being together.

At the end of the camp's last day, all the kids gathered in the middle of the field. Fryatt asked them to raise their hands and say what they had learned that week. Some kids talked about soccer skills-one girl said she'd learned not to use her hands; a boy said he'd learned how to score a goal.

When a coach called on one shy girl, she smiled before answering in a soft voice.

“Celebrate each other, "she said.

1. What was special about the kids in the field?

A．They couldn't speak English.

B．They had faced hardships.

C．They hadn't been to America before.

D．They were attending an international soccer match.

2. What do we know about the soccer camp?

A．It gives coaches great pay.

B．It was started for girls only.

C．It was organized in Liberia first.

D．It teaches life lessons as well as soccer skills.

3. What encouraged SerenFryatt to set up LACES?

A．A soccer program for kids.

B．The long-term war in Liberia.

C．A women's soccer team in Liberia.

D．Coaches’ volunteer work.

4. What did the shy girl get from the soccer camp?

A．How to work with others.

B．How to speak in public.

C．How to make friends.

D．How to praise others.

2 . Internet firms should help deal with the threat of terrorism or face terror tax , the security minister has said. Ben Wallace said such profiteers as Facebook and Google were failing to play their part, forcing the government to spend hundreds of millions to police internet extremism. The minister added, “If they continue to be less than co-operative, we should look at things like tax as a way compensating for their inaction. Because content is not taken down as quickly as they could do, we have to spend millions. WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, was turning the internet into a violent space.”

Mr Wallace did not give more details about a possible terror tax, but it would probably take the form of a windfall tax. The minister also accused internet companies of putting profit before public safety.

Simon Milner, Facebook’s UK policy director, said: “Mr Wallace is wrong to say that we put profit before safety, especially in the fight against terrorism. We’ve invested millions of pounds in people and technology to identify and remove terrorist content.” YouTube, which is owned by Alphabet, Google’s parent company, said: “Violent extremism is a complex problem and addressing it is a critical challenge for us all. We are committed to being part of the solution and we are doing more every day to deal with these issues. “Over the course of 2017 we have made significant progress through investing in machine learning technology, recruiting more reviewers, building partnerships with experts and collaboration with other companies”.

Anthony Glees, an intelligence expert at Buckingham University, told The Times: “What the government is proposing makes excellent theoretical sense when it comes to making us more secure from the appalling things that are broadcast by the service providers.” He added: “But in practice it may not be enough, because we are dealing with Goliaths here and the United Kingdom is increasingly becoming a lone David.”

1. What do we know from Ben Wallace’s words?

A．The internet firms have been put on a terror tax.

B．The internet companies only concentrate on profit.

C．The profit of the Internet firms should be cut down.

D．The internet companies are not cooperative enough.

2. What did “they” in the first paragraph refer to?

A．internet firms	B．internet extremism
C．violent spaces	D．terror taxes

3. Anthony Glees thought the government’s behavior was ______.

A．unpractical	B．positive
C．unexpected	D．disapproving

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Profit or Safety?

B．Policing Internet Extremism.

C．Internet Giants Threatened with Tax.

D．Demonstrating the Government’ Determination.

3 . Book Your Field Trip to Pacific Science Center

A field trip to Pacific Science Center is a time-honored tradition for students of all ages across Washington State. Our hands-on exhibits, shows, and creative programs inspire students’ curiosity for science in a day of exploration meant to strengthen your curriculum and fuel lifelong enthusiasm for science, math, engineering and technology.

Schedule (安排) Your Field Trip

To schedule your field trip, complete the registration request form available at the link www.pacificsciencecenter.org/field-tripsl/, or call (206) 443-2925 Monday — Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. not less than two weeks ahead of your visit date. We will contact you within two business days to set up your field trip.

New Fall/winter Hours

Starting September 3, 2019 PacSci will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays except for holidays and weeks during Seattle Public School breaks. We will no longer be booking field trips on those days, as well.

Pricing

Field Trip Package		Price Per Student
Exhibits Only		$9
Package 1	Exhibits plus choice of one experiences	$11
Package 2	Exhibits plus choice of two experiences	$13
Package 3	Exhibits plus choice of three experiences	$15

One free adult general admission is covered for every 10 paid students. Free adult admission doesn’t include IMAX documentary. These adults will be charged a $4 IMAX documentary admission. Additional adults outside of the ratio (比例) will be charged the student admission rate. Pacific Science Center Memberships cannot be applied to field trips. Payment is due one week before you visit.

Available Experiences

■ Planetarium Shows

■ IMAX Documentaries

■ Science on a Sphere Shows

■ Laser Shows

1. What can we know about Pacific Science Center?

A．It is famous for its typical architecture.

B．It offers students chances for free classes.

C．It’s where students can learn about science.

D．It is only accessible to students in Washington.

2. If 2 teachers and 10 students watch exhibits and IMAX Documentaries, how much will they at least pay?

A．$118.	B．$125.
C．$127.	D．$134.

3. When can we reserve a field trip by phone?

A．On weekends.

B．Any Monday or Tuesday.

C．Two workdays ahead of the visit time.

D．At least 14 days before the actual visit.

4 . To Whom It May Concern:

Your address was forwarded to us by Why Bother Magazine. All of us here think The International Institute Not Doing Much is the best organization in the world. You know how to avoid unnecessary activities! We closely followed the advice in your article. First, we replaced all our telephones with carrier pigeons. Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacing them with the pleasant sounds of birds has had a remarkable effect on everyone. Besides, birds are cheaper than telephone service. After all, we are a business. We have to think of the bottom line. As a side benefit, the birds also fertilize the lawn outside the new employee sauna.

Next, we sold the computers of, to Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty, a firm of lawyers nearby. Our electricity bill went way down. Big savings! The boss is impressed. We have completely embraced paper technology. Now that we all use pencils, doodling is on the increase, and the quality of pencil woman ship is impressive, as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter. By the way, if you can, please send this letter back to us. We can erase and reuse it. Just tie it to Maggie’s leg and she’ll know where to take it.

Now it’s very calm and quiet here. You can notice the difference. No more loud chatter on the telephones! All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper, the sound of pigeons, and the delivery of inter-office correspondence by paper airplane.

Wonderful! I’ve always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a little girl. Now it’s perfect.

Sincerely yours,

Eleanor Lightly

Spokeswoman and ComPany Hair Stylist

ABC Activity Insurance: Insure against overdoing it

1. Which of the following best describes the life the author is leading?

A．simple, slow-paced life.

B．A life of hard work and security.

C．A religious, peasant-like life.

D．A life away from paper and pencils.

2. Where is Eleanor’s letter sent to?

A．Why Bother Magazines

B．ABC Activity Insurance Company

C．Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty Law Firm

D．The International Institute of Not Doing Much

3. What is true about Maggie?

A．She works as a manager in the author’s company.

B．She sometimes helps fertilize the lawn outside the sauna.

C．She often helps with inter-office correspondence using e-mail.

D．Her handwriting has improved a lot after entering the company.

5 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.     Note that there is one word more than you need.

Although many companies offer tuition repayment, most companies only repay employees for classes that are     1     to their position. This is a very limiting policy. A company that repays employees for all college credit courses—whether job related or not—offers a service not only to the employees, but to the entire company.

One good reason for giving employees     2     tuition repayment is that it shows the company’s commitment to its employees. In today’s economy, where job security is a thing of the past and employees feel more and more expendable, it is important for a company to     3     to its employees that it cares. The best way to do this is with concrete     4     in them. In turn, this commitment to the betterment of company employees will create greater employee     5    . A company that puts out funds to pay for the education of its employees will get its money     6     by having employees stay with the company longer. It will reduce employee turnover, because even employees who don’t take advantage of the tuition repayment program will be more loyal to their company just knowing that their company cares     7     to pay for their education. Most importantly, the company that has an unrestricted tuition repayment program will have higher quality employees. Although these companies do indeed run the risk of losing money on employees who go on to another job in a different company as soon as they get their     8    , more often than not, the employee will stay with the company.

And even if employees do leave after graduation, it generally takes several years to complete any degree program. Thus, even if the employee leaves upon graduating, throughout those years, the employer will have a more sophisticated, more intelligent, and therefore more valuable and productive employee. And, if the employee stays, that education will     9     benefit the company: Not only is the employee more educated, but now that employee can be     10     so the company doesn’t have to fill a high-level vacancy from the outside. Open positions can be filled by people who already know the company well. Though unconditional tuition repayment requires a significant investment on the employer’s part, it is perhaps one of the wisest investments a company can make.

6 . A woman grasped her phone to her heart the way a minister might hold a Bible. She was anxious to take a picture of a bunch of flowers that sat not 10 feet away, but first she had to get through a crowd of others pushing to do the same. The cause of this was Bouquets to Art, one of the most popular annual events at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. For the 34th year, artists were asked to create flower bunches that respond to pieces of art on display, from ancient carvings to contemporary sculptures. It’s time to take a photo to post on Instagram, but to the point that it has become a problem.

In recent years» the de Young received more than a thousand complaints from people who felt that cell phones had ruined their experience. In fact, institutions of fine art around the world face similar problems as the desire to take photographs becomes a huge draw for museums as well as something that upsets some of their visitors. So the de Young responded with a kind of compromise: carving out “photo free” hours during the exhibition’s six-day run.

One common complaint in the ongoing debates over the effect of social media on museum culture is that people seem to be missing out on experiences because they are so busy collecting evidence of them. A recent study in the journal Psychological Science suggests there is some truth to this; it found that people who took photos of an exhibit rather than simply observing it had a harder time remembering

what they saw. But the issue is complicated for the professionals running museums. Linda Butler, the de Young’s head of marketing, communications and visitor experience, acknowledges that not everyone wants a museum to be “a photo-taking playland. ” Yet a lot of other people do, and she thinks that the de Young is in no position to judge that one motivation for buying a $ 28 ticket is more valid than another. “If we removed social media and photography,” she says, “we would risk becoming less popular.” If this is a battle, signs indicate that the pro-phone crowd (亲手机人群) has already won.

1. What were the crowd eager to do in Paragraph 1?

A．To hold a Bible.	B．To admire flowers.
C．To take a photo.	D．To see the exhibition.

2. How did the de Young respond to the complaints?

A．By setting periods without photo-taking.

B．By making the exhibition free of charge.

C．By compromising with other institutions.

D．By giving extra time to take photos freely.

3. What can we infer about the use of social media in museums according to the recent study?

A．It uncovers the truth.	B．It accumulates evidence.
C．It causes complaints.	D．It plays a negative role.

4. Which of the following may Linda Butler support?

A．Catering to visitors.	B．Reducing admission prices.
C．Reserving judgement in public.	D．Banning social media and photography.

7 . Why do you go to the library? For books, yes—but you like books because they tell stories. You hope to get lost in a story or be transported into someone else’s life. At one type of library you can do just that—even though there’s not a single book.

At a Human Library, instead of books, you can “borrow” people. People with unique life stories volunteer to be the “books.” For a certain amount of time, you can ask them questions and listen to their stories, which are as fascinating as any you can find in a book. (If you attend, be sure to review the habits that make you a good listener.) Many of the stories have to do with some kind of depressing topic. You can speak with a refugee, a soldier suffering from PTSD（创伤后遗症）, a homeless person and a woman living with HIV. The Human Library encourages people

to take time to truly get to know and learn from someone they might otherwise make a snap judgement about. According to its website, the Human Library is “a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered.”

The Human Library Organization came to be in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000.Romni Abergel and his colleagues hosted a four—day event during a major Northern European festival. After the success of this event, Abergel founded the Human Library Organization, hoping to raise awareness among youth about depression, which has been growing ever since.

Though there are a few permanent human libraries, most aren’t places at all, but events. Though many do take place at physical libraries, you don’t need a library card—anyone can come and be part of the experience. There have been human library events all over the globe, in universities and in pubs, from Chicago to Tunis to Edinburgh to San Antonio. Check out the organization’s Facebook page to see when the Human Library might be arriving near you.

1. What shall we do before going to the Human Library?

A．Bring a book.	B．Get a library card.
C．Make an appointment.	D．Go over some listening habits.

2. What does the underlined word “snap” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．True	B．Quick.
C．Wrong.	D．Obvious.

3. Why did Ronmi Abergel found the Human Library Organization?

A．He expected to answer different questions.

B．He successfully held an event in Northern Europe.

C．He wanted young people to pay attention to depression.

D．He had set up the Human Libraries all over the world.

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．“Borrow” People Instead of Books	B．Human Library Organization
C．Human Library Is Near You	D．A Library in Denmark

8 . In 2009, the Taiwu Elementary School Folk Singers were invited to perform in Belgium, France, Germany, and Luxemburg. In 2011, they were voted as one of the world’s top five performance groups by audiences of Japan Broadcasting Corporation’s Amazing             Voice program.
Thinking back the group’s first tour in Europe, Camake Valaule, a physical education teacher and the founder of the Taiwu Elementary School Folk Singers, admitted that he felt very nervous. He was worried that the audience would fall asleep since             most of the 75-minute performance was a cappella, that is, singing without instrumental sound. Surprisingly, the audience listened with full focus and high spirits. Camake said, “They told me afterward that through our performance, they had a             vision of our country, our village, without having to visit it. This experience greatly increased our confidence.”
According to Camake Valaule, singing traditional ballads has helped students and their parents to re-understand their culture. “It used to be that the only ones who could sing these songs were tribal elders aged between 50 and 60. Now with the children performing the pieces, parents are beginning to ask, ‘Why do we not know how to sing these ballads?’ Many times nowadays, it is the children who teach the songs to their parents, putting back the pieces of a blurred memory.
Winning international fame, however, was neither the original intention nor the main reason why Camake founded the group in 2006. The most important thing was to make children understand why they sing these songs and to preserve and pass on their             culture. Referring to the relocation of Taiwu Elementary School and Taiwu Village following Typhoon Morakot in August 2009, Camake said, “We could not take the forest or our houses in the mountains with us; but we were able to bring our culture             along. As long as the children are willing to sing, I will always be there for them, singing with them and leading them to experience the meaning of the ballads.”
1. Which of the following is true about Taiwu Elementary School Folk Singers?

A．The group was first established in 2009.

B．The group was founded by a PE teacher.

C．The singers usually sing popular folk songs.

D．The singers learn to sing from their parents.

2. On his first trip to Europe, why did Camake think the audience might fall asleep?

A．The average age of the audience was between fifty and sixty.

B．Most of the performance was not accompanied by any instrument.

C．Nobody could understand the language and the meaning of the songs.

D．The audience could not visualize the theme sung by the school children.

3. What does the underlined part “the pieces of a blurred memory” in the third paragraph most likely refer to?

A．The fading memories about old tribal people.

B．The children’s ignorance of their own tradition.

C．The broken pieces of knowledge taught at school.

D．The parents’ vague understanding of their own culture.

4. What did Camake realize after the incident of Typhoon Morakot?

A．The significance of the relocation of Taiwu Elementary School.

B．The need to respect nature to avoid being destroyed by it.

C．The importance of passing on the traditional culture.

D．The consequence of building houses in the forest.

9 . Big Brothers Big Sisters is based on the simplicity and power of friendship. It is a program which provides friendship and fun by matching ____________ (ages 7-17) with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend.
Volunteer   tutors   come   from   all   walks   of   life—married,   single,   with   or   without   children.   Big   Brothers   and   Big   Sisters   are   not   replacement   parents   or   social   workers.   They   are   tutors:   someone   to   trust,   to   have   fun   with,   to   talk   and   go   to   when   needed.
A   Big   Sister   and   Little   Sister   will   generally   spend   between   one   and   four   hours   together   three   or   four   times   each   month   for   at   least   twelve   months.   They   enjoy   simple   activities   such   as   a   picnic   at   a   park,   cooking,   playing   sport   or   going   to   a   football   match.   These   activities   improve   the   friendship   and   help   the   young   person   develop   positive   self-respect,   confidence   and   life   direction.
Big   Brothers   Big   Sisters   organizations   exist   throughout   the   world.   It   is   the   largest   and   most   well-known   provider   of   tutor   services   internationally   and   has   been   operating   for   25   years.
Emily   and   Sarah   have   been   matched   since   March   2008.   Emily   is   a   10-year-old   girl   who   has   experienced   some   difficulties   being   accepted   by   her   schoolmates   at   school.   "I   was   pretty   sure   there   was   something   wrong   with   me.”
Emily’s   mum   came   across   Big   Brothers   Big   Sisters   and   thought   it   would   be   of   benefit   to   Emily   by   "providing   different   feedback(反馈)   about   herself   other   than   just   relying   on   schoolmates   to   measure   her   self-worth.   ”
Sarah   wanted   to   get   involved   in   a   volunteer   program.   "I   paid   close   attention   to   it   and   found   out   how   to   be   a   part   of   it.   I   thought   it   would   be   fun   for   me   to   get   involved   in   making   time   to   do   something   because   sometimes   it’s   all   work   and   no   play.   ”
Big   Brothers   Big   Sisters   has   been   of   great   benefit   and   enjoyment   to   both   Emily   and   Sarah.   They   love   and   look   forward   to   their   time   together   and   the   partnership   has   certainly   helped   Emily   be   more   comfortable   in   being   the   wonderful,   happy   and   unique   girl   she   is!
1. What   is   the   aim   of   Big   Brothers   Big   Sisters?

A．To offer students public services.

B．To provide partnership and fun for young people.

C．To organize sport activities for young people.

D．To help students improve their grades.

2. A volunteer is usually expected to work within a year for at least               .

A．24 hours

B．72 hours

C．48 hours

D．36 hours

3. According to Emily’s mother, this program may provide Emily with         .

A．a new way to assess herself

B．advice from her teachers

C．a new way to judge her schoolmates

D．more comments from her schoolmates

4. Why   did   Sarah   want   to   get   involved   in   the   program?

A．She used to be a volunteer.

B．She felt a bit bored with her life.

C．She needed a part-time job.

D．She wanted to get a challenging job.

5. According to the passage, ‘vulnerable young people’ underlined in Paragraph1 are probably those who are         .

A．popular at school

B．rather weak physically

C．easily hurt emotionally

D．confident in themselves