1 . According to a survey, in Washington, DC, only 69 percent of public school students graduate from high school on time. Many factors influence that low rate. One of the most important ones is whether the people around the students expect them to succeed.
So, for the past 40 years, a DC organization has stepped in to give around 10,000 students the support and positive environment they need to thrive. This organization, called Higher Achievement, provides students with a welcoming space, help with class work, and caring teachers. More than 95 percent of students who complete Higher Achievement graduate from high school on time.
Katherine Roboff is the group’s executive director in the DC area. She gives several reasons for the group’s success. One is timing. Higher Achievement does not work with students who are already in high school. It works with students in middle school. They start High Achievement at fifth or sixth grade—in US, that is usually age 11 or 12.
Robolf says research shows that if students are doing well academically in eighth grade—around age 13—they will have a greater chance of graduating from high school and going to college. In other words, what happens in middle school has a huge effect. The years between ages 10 and 13 may affect a student’s future more than anything that happens academically in high school.
Roboff explains that students participate in Higher Achievement after school and during the summer, when public schools take a break of about two months. High Achievement students do homework, have community meetings, and work one-on-one with a mentor（导师）.
The purpose of the program is to help them those after-school and summer hours to become better prepared academically and to develop their leadership skills and confidence so that by the time they get into eighth grade they are ready to get into some of the top high schools.”
1. What can we know from the second paragraph?| A．Higher Achievement works with college students. |
| B．Many students have doubts about the organization. |
| C．Higher Achievement has spread throughout the world. |
| D．Higher Achievement has helped many students. |
| A．they are certain to go to college |
| B．they are to succeed when they grow up |
| C．they are more likely to finish high school on time |
| D．they don’t need any help in their studies |
| A．Those students in higher school. |
| B．Those students in middle school. |
| C．Those students who don’t work well. |
| D．Those students whose family can’t afford. |
| A．Higher Achievement Helps Students |
| B．Public School Students Need Help |
| C．Katherine Roboff Works with Students |
| D．Higher Achievement Looks After Students |
2 . Good health is a precious thing. When we are healthy, we can learn, work, and support ourselves and our families. When we are sick, we struggle, and our families and communities fall behind.
That's why the World Health Organization is needed. Working with 194 Member States, across six regions, and from more than 150 offices, WHO staff are united in a shared commitment to achieve better health for everyone, everywhere.
The purpose that all people should enjoy the highest standard of health, regardless of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition, has guided WHO's work for the past 72 years, since it was first set up as the lead agency for international health in the United Nations, which was founded in 1945.
Since 1970, the world has seen a rise in noncommunicable（非传染性的）diseases such as cancer, diabetes（糖尿病）and heart disease. Driven by forces such as rapid unplanned urbanization, globalization of unhealthy lifestyles and population ageing, these diseases now account for 70% of all deaths. So WHO has shifted focus, along with health authorities around the world, to promote healthy eating, physical exercise and regular health checks.
The organization has run global health campaigns on the prevention of diabetes and high blood pressure and on healthy cities. It negotiated（谈判）the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a powerful tool to help reduce diseases and deaths caused by tobacco.
Achieving these goals will require unfailing political and financial commitment, from Member States and donors, and continued and expanded collaboration with colleagues from academia, Partners on the ground, and other members of the UN family.（From the official website of WHO, 2020. ）
1. What is the goal of WHO?| A．To work with more countries. |
| B．To unite everyone in the world. |
| C．To try to make everyone healthy. |
| D．To stop our families falling behind. |
| A．In 1918. | B．In 1945. | C．In 1948. | D．In 1970. |
| A．The world population has stopped ageing. |
| B．WHO has succeeded in controlling tobacco. |
| C．The people's lifestyles have become healthier. |
| D．The noncommunicable diseases have increased. |
| A．The Goals of WHO | B．A Health Organization |
| C．The History of WHO | D．An Organization Foundation |
3 . Ant Forest, a green initiative by the world’s leading payment and lifestyle platform Alipay, received the “U.N. Champions of the Earth” award, the UN’s highest environmental honor. It was given to Ant Forest for motivating half a billion people to adopt an eco-friendly and greener lifestyle, greatly contributing to ecological protection with the help of digital technology.
Alipay achieved this by inspiring its users to do environmentally-friendly things, such as walking, using public transportation, going paperless in the office and more to earn “green energy points”. These points can then be used to water and grow their own virtual young trees. After the virtual young trees have grown up on line, Ant Forest will plant real trees somewhere in China.
The number of Ant Forest users has reached 350 million, reducing 3 million tons of carbon dioxide. “Such programs are quite attractive to me. I feel satisfied to see a real tree planted just by doing some simple things such as riding bicycles and buying tickets online,” said an interviewee.
This initiative of Ant Forest is in line with the Chinese government’s strategy of a “Green Economy”. The country is taking aggressive actions in expanding its green coverage. Now, its efforts are paying off, with improved biodiversity and a healthier economic growth. Rare animal species have been spotted and forest parks are now popular attractions of tourism.
The planet is at a critical point which could result in natural disasters. It seems clear that unless governments, businesses and people form a focused team, it’s difficult to stop global warming. Fortunately, Ant Forest shows that it is possible to make joint efforts while relying on digital technology. And more initiatives are using technology to contribute to a sustainable future of the planet.
1. What was Ant Forest given the award for?| A．It brings convenience to people’s lives. |
| B．It is run by the world’s leading payment platform. |
| C．It technically assists many people to protect ecology. |
| D．It has made the greatest contribution to global development. |
| A．How Alipay makes profits. |
| B．How Ant Forest is carried out. |
| C．What a low-carbon life is like. |
| D．Why Alipay takes up the initiative. |
| A．350 million people have planted real trees. |
| B．Promoting tourism can help save animals. |
| C．China keeps a balance between economy and ecology. |
| D．The expansion of green coverage mainly results from Ant Forest. |
| A．By criticizing natural disasters. |
| B．By stopping the global warming. |
| C．By providing a platform to make joint efforts. |
| D．By encouraging people to donate money to plant trees. |
The United Nations Children’s Fund, also known as UNICEF, is a United Nations organization based in New York. It offers help needed by children all over the world.
UNICEF
5 . While you visit the happiest place on earth, hope you don't hear these two phrases-or the tour might be about to turn into an unpleasant situation.
Disney World and Disneyland are well-known for being the happiest places in the world, but sometimes, some bad things happen. When they do, staff have code words（暗语）to let other staff know what has taken place without destroying your perfectly happy day with terrible details.
According to the New York Post, one of the code words you can hear a worker say at Disney World is "White Powder Alert", which means that guest has brought the ashes（骨灰）of dead relatives in order to make the happiest place on earth their final resting place. According to Susan Veness, author of Walt Disney World Hacks, this most commonly happens on the Haunted Mansion. This is illegal and can get those with ashes refused from Disney forever.
The second Disney code word you never want to hear is "E-stop." This one is a bit straighter and isn't used just for Disney. In order to remain as perfectly clear in an emergency situation as possible, workers in most amusement parks use the same phrase. It means "Emergency Stop". If ride must be shut down due to sanitary（卫生的）issue-like someone getting sick or pouring ashes-or a safety issue, an E-stop is called and the ride is quickly shut down while park officials decide if the ride should be evacuated（疏散）immediately or simply paused for repair.
No matter what code words are said, you will never want to hear a Disney cast member use these words.
1. Why do staff in Disneyland use code words?| A．They try to make tourists have a good day | B．They want to avoid quarrels with tourists |
| C．Code words make communication easier | D．Code words help tourists understand situations better |
| A．Susan Veness will criticize them seriously | B．Disneyland will refuse them a visit forever |
| C．They will be driven to the Haunted Mansion | D．They will get no place to rest in Disneyland |
| A．It is used not only in Disneyland | B．It isn't used in dangerous situation |
| C．It is more difficult to understand | D．It describes a more terrible situation |
| A．Attractive and magical Disney | B．Some emergency cases in Disney |
| C．Tips for having a good time in Disney | D．Two unwelcome code words in Disney |
6 . The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting hunger and seeking to end its use as “a weapon of war and conflict" at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has driven millions more people to the edge of starvation.
“We are sending a signal to every nation who raises objections to international cooperation committee chair Berit Reiss-Andersen said. “We are sending a signal to this type of nationalism where the responsibility for global affairs is not being faced.”
The Rome-based agency has brought aid to multiple crises, including Ethiopia's hunger of 1984, the Asian tsunami of 2004 and the Haiti earthquake of 2010. It continued to bring assistance to the world's most dangerous and unsafe places, from air-dropping food in South Sudan and Syria to creating an emergency delivery service that kept aid flowing even as pandemic restrictions prevented commercial flights taking off.
“Where there is conflict, there is hunger. And where there is hunger, there is often conflict,” Beasley said in a statement on the agency's website. “Today is a reminder that food security, peace and stability go together.”
The Nobel Committee called on governments to ensure that WFP and other aid organizations receive the financial support needed to feed millions in countries such as Yemen. Congo, Nigeria and South Sudan.
When the award was announced, Beasley was in Niger, following a visit to neighboring Burkina Faso-two countries in the Sahel region of Africa that he said is “under attack by extremists and climate extremes" and going through “a devastating” time.
The award comes with a gold medal and a 10-million krona ($1.1 million) cash prize that is dwarfed by the funding that WFP requires for its work. So far in 2020, the organization has received almost $ 6.4 billion in cash or goods.
1. What can we learn about Berit Reiss-Andersen from Paragraph 2?| A．He was excited. | B．He was dissatisfied. |
| C．He disliked cooperation. | D．He knew his responsibility. |
| A．The location of the agency. | B．Multiple crises it has dealt with. |
| C．Various kinds of help it provided. | D．The conflicts in plenty of areas. |
| A．Important. | B．Effective. | C．Regional. | D．Urgent. |
| A．In Yemen. | B．In Congo. | C．In Niger. | D．In Nigeria. |
7 . Leslie Morissette’s son, Graham, was six years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia (白血病). Throughout Graham’s treatment in the hospital, Graham connected with everyone he met, from
Inspired by how Graham lived his life caring about others, Morissette founded the
One of the major goals of Morissette’s work is to
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“Every time I can help a child in need, I feel as if Graham is looking
| A．lonely | B．elderly | C．daily | D．lively |
| A．lend | B．submit | C．return | D．apply |
| A．laughing | B．imagining | C．going | D．lying |
| A．strength | B．warmth | C．opinion | D．direction |
| A．associated | B．nonprofit | C．unconditional | D．appointed |
| A．reacting | B．guarding | C．going | D．battling |
| A．invite | B．show | C．connect | D．limit |
| A．gained | B．missed | C．suffered | D．graduated |
| A．turn | B．transform | C．exchange | D．transport |
| A．build | B．operate | C．teach | D．separate |
| A．hardly | B．randomly | C．mostly | D．simply |
| A．call in | B．catch on | C．give away | D．leave behind |
| A．over | B．during | C．between | D．within |
| A．responsibility | B．ability | C．personality | D．technology |
| A．in | B．out | C．down | D．over |
8 . The signs appeared practically overnight. They’d been planted everywhere—in front of homes, along sidewalks, around the local high school. Each featured just a few uplifting words in simple black type: “Don’t Give Up,” “You Are Worthy of Love,” “Your Mistakes Do Not Define You.” The high school in Newberg, Oregon, had lost four students and three former graduates to kill themselves that year, so the town of 25, 000 instantly understood the messages.
Amy Wolff had done so, in part, because she’d lost her own teenage brother in an accident about 20 years earlier. It was compassion (同情) for compassion’s sake.
Yet as Wolff saw the deep emotion her sign inspired in her neighbors, she decided to step forward to share her message publicly. Instantly, her inbox was flooded with requests for more signs. Since then, the Don’t Give Up Movement has spread from Newberg to the hearts and yards of people in every state. Wolff charges only the cost of materials and shipping. “It’s a terrible business decision if we wanted to function like a business,” she says.
Chrisanne Moger commented on one of the movement’s posts about the need for one particular sign, “We’re All in This Together.” She thought it would really speak to a world huddling together under the cloud of COVID-19. Wolff agreed, and she received 750 orders within a week of its creation. A mother in Colorado, unable to travel during the quarantine (隔离), contacted the organization after her stepson’s sudden death. “I saw one of your signs recently and it was a touching message from above to hang on.” she wrote.
Aware of the added emotional challenges isolation brings, the Don’t Give Up Movement has since offered to send handwritten letters of support to anyone in quarantine who needs it.
1. Why did the signs suddenly appear everywhere in Newberg?| A．They featured some inspiring words. |
| B．The high school had lost several students. |
| C．They conveyed simple messages. |
| D．The outbreak of COVID-19 scared people. |
| A．It is a non-profit organization. |
| B．It met all requests of neighbors. |
| C．It gradually won the hearts of people. |
| D．It was started in honor of Amy’s brother. |
| A．They bring emotional challenges. |
| B．They offer great encouragement. |
| C．They provide information for COVID-19. |
| D．They improve interpersonal relationships. |
| A．She’s active and open-minded. | B．She’s talkative and sociable. |
| C．She’s decisive and ambitious. | D．She’s selfless and devoted. |
9 . Have you heard of Creative Growth? The Oakland institution offers a professional studio space where adult artists with developmental, mental and physical disabilities can create work. It also provides gallery exhibitions, representation, guidance, a community of likeminded artists and a safe space in which to grow. The late Judith Scott, whose artwork lit up the Brooklyn Museum in a retrospective(回顾展)last year, was a Creative Growth artist who suffered from down syndrome(唐氏综合征)and hearing loss.
“It’s the best facility for local adult artists living with disabilities,” Jonah Olson, an artist and former teacher in Creative Growth’s printmaking studio said. “ The amount of work they produce and the quality of it are remarkable.”
Olson, who now lives in Los Angeles, is a member of the band L.A. Takedown. Along with his bandmates, Olson decided to use the opportunity to expose Southern California to lesser known contemporary outsider artists, living and working just a few hours up north.
“I’ve had an interest in outsider art for a long time,” Olson explained. “You make art as a child and the reasons for doing it now, in my case, are no different now from what they were then. It’ s very basic. Intrinsic (本质的). I think that’s what drew me to art made by people with developmental disabilities.”
The show, a survey of the space’s better-known and lesser-known names, loosely revolves(围绕) around themes of art and music. “Not a lot of the recent artwork specifically is about music, but we are grouping the work around the idea of being in the cities of L.A. and Oakland.” Olson said.
The artists of Creative Growth will be on view throughout the month of August, coupled with musical performances and film screenings organized by L.A. Takedown. All proceeds from the month will benefit the artists and space. The money will be used to improve the condition of the studio and for the development of the artists. “L.A. doesn’t really have a place like Creative Growth,” Olson said, discussing his hopes for the show.
1. What do we know about Creative Growth?| A．It was founded by Judith Scott. |
| B．It hosts exhibitions of famous artists’ works. |
| C．It offers professional service to physically disabled people. |
| D．It provides an artistic environment for disabled adult artists. |
| A．It is created by children. |
| B．It focuses on the art itself. |
| C．It is different from contemporary art. |
| D．It shows the feelings of disabled people. |
| A．Activities. | B．Work |
| C．Profits | D．Arrangement |
| A．An art show brings music along. |
| B．Outsider art challenges traditions. |
| C．Creative art helps people develop across many fields. |
| D．Artists with disabilities explore the potential of visual expression. |
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