1 . Complete their conversation using the correct sentences.

a The first thing you should remember is that people who bully have low self-esteem b next time, when they try to bully you, tell them you are not going to put up with it anymore. c In fact, I think you should stand up to them. d What do you think I should do? e how am I going to do that when they are so much bigger than I am?

Chen Yang: I’m having a hard time at school. There is a group that keeps bullying me.     1    
Fang Lan:     2     and they only do it because they don’t feel good about themselves. If you realise that it’s not about you, you are halfway to solving the problem.
Chen Yang: Hmm, that makes sense when you say it, but it isn’t easy to just ignore them.
Fang Lan: Right, I understand that. I’m not telling you to ignore them.     3    
Chen Yang: Yeah,     4    
Fang Lan: Size has nothing to do with it. It’s how you feel about yourself that matters. Realise what an amazing person you are and then     5    
Chen Yang: And if that doesn’t work…
Fang Lan: Then it is probably time to tell an adult about it.

2 . Beside pencil sharpeners and calendars in classrooms throughout Minnesota’s Lakeville Area Schools, there are now big blue boxes with a red button and the word POLICE. The button sends a text message to emergency correspondents, alerts the rest of the school to potential danger, and _______ 1,200 pounds of magnetic (磁性的) force to keep the door shut.

It’s one of the measures that Michael Baumann has employed to _______ the schools in his district and protect against active shooters since he became supervisor in 2017. He hired four more advisers to improve mental-health services. He established a team to monitor _______ threats of violence. He spent $14.4 million installing the emergency-alert system and building panels into walls that are designed to stop bullets—all _______ helping students and teachers survive an active shooter.

“Everybody goes to bed and thinks, ‘That’ll never happen in my school district. ‘ Well, I can tell you as a supervisor, that’s the _______ dream,” says Baumann, who previously served in the Army. “I felt like it was my _______ to do what I could.”

Fear of shootings has turned school security into a _______ industry. The market for school-security equipment and services reached $2.7 billion in 2017, according to a report by the research firm Omdia. That was before the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., further increased the focus on security measures at schools.

The school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24 this year has restarted the discussion about whether safety measures at schools can _______ mass shootings. And many politicians, after indicating that they are _______ to support gun-safety lawmaking, have argued instead that heightened physical security measures are necessary to prevent future attacks.

________ , experts say it’s not clear that such measures actually make schools safer. Research shows that the number of deadly shootings at schools has increased since 2012, during a period in which protective measures also ________ . There also isn’t clear evidence that school resource officers (SROs) improve safety. SROs were ________ in Uvalde and in Parkland before the gunmen entered the schools, but failed to stop those shootings.

“When we add metal detectors, observation cameras, increased police presence, active-shooter drills, and we turn schools into this mix of castles and ________ ,” says Bryan Warnick, an education professor at Ohio State University.

Although many school districts invest in security in the hopes of preventing shootings, some worry that reinforcing schools ultimately makes ________ responsible for solving the gun-violence outbreak.

“Schools are ________ with trainings and new procedures,” Warnick says. “It’s a larger social problem of easy access to guns, of lack of access to mental-health care.”

1.

A．reserves

B．sustains

C．activates

D．balances

2.

A．construct

B．harden

C．reopen

D．finance

3.

A．potential

B．immediate

C．mental

D．empty

4.

A．stood for

B．depended on

C．referred to

D．aimed at

5.

A．vivid

B．horrible

C．curious

D．foolish

6.

A．responsibility

B．freedom

C．instruction

D．recreation

7.

A．state-run

B．high-tech

C．booming

D．domestic

8.

A．monitor

B．witness

C．maintain

D．cease

9.

A．reluctant

B．supposed

C．delighted

D．regretful

10.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Meanwhile

D．Therefore

11.

A．relaxed

B．withdrew

C．expanded

D．survived

12.

A．on the scene

B．behind time

C．at a loss

D．in return

13.

A．hospitals

B．prisons

C．police station

D．fire department

14.

A．markets

B．communities

C．psychologists

D．educators

15.

A．secured tightly

B．supported greatly

C．turned upside down

D．reformed more or less

3 . 天气逐渐变冷，用电量开始增大。请写一篇短文在你校英文报上投稿，倡议大家安全用电。内容包括：
1.安全用电的重要性;
2.安全用电的注意事项。
注意：
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Safe Use of Electricity

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8 . 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.

A. developmental B. waving     C. obligation   D. setting     E. daily   F. quoted G. deserve       H. obstacle     I. endanger   J. sincerely   K. distinctive

The President of North Macedonia walked Embla Ademi, an 11-year-old girl to her elementary school in the city of Gostivar on Monday after he heard she had experienced bullying at school as a result of having Down syndrome—a genetic condition that causes learning disabilities, health problems and     1     facial characteristics —a spokesperson for the President’s office told CNN.

Pendarovski talked to Embla’s parents about the challenges she and her family face on a     2     basis, and discussed solutions, his office said in a press release.

“The President said that the behavior of those who     3     children’s rights is unacceptable, especially when it comes to children with atypical development,” the statement said.

“They should not only enjoy the rights they     4    , but also feel equal and welcome in the school desks and schoolyard. It is our     5     as a state, but also as individuals, and the key element in this common mission is empathy.”

“It will help children like Embla, but it will also help us learn from them how to     6     express happiness, share and be in togetherness,” the president added.

In a video shared by Pendarovski’s office, the President can be seen sitting down with Embla's family, giving her gifts. He is also seen     7     the 11-year-old off at the school gate as she walks into the building. “We are all equal in this society. I came here to give my support and to raise awareness that inclusion is a basic principle”, the press release     8     Pendarovski as saying.

The President said he “encouraged and supported” Embla’s parents in their fight for the protection of the rights of children like their daughter.

“Prejudices in that context are the main     9     to building an equal and just society for all,” Pendarovski said, according to the press release.

He also stressed there was a legal and moral responsibility to provide inclusive education, in which the main focus is on developing skills and abilities in children with different     10     processes and emphasized the need to raise public awareness of the issue.

9 . Where do teens get junk food (垃圾食品)? In more than a third of the U.S. high schools, the CDC reports.

A study shows that in some states, teens find it much easier to get junk food. In Utah, for example, more than four out of five high schools sell candies and more than three out of four sell high-fat, salty snacks.

“But progress is being made,” says Howell Wechsler, director of CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health. “We see quite a few states where the number of schools selling junk food in vending machines (自动售货机) is very low.”

In a study of high schools in 25 states and nine cities, the percentage of high schools selling junk food during lunch periods dropped from 53 percent in 2016 to about 37 percent in 2018. Yet there was no change in the percentage of high schools selling junk food before and after the lunch bell rang.

Why do schools sell food that harms kids’ health? Money, Wechsler says. Sales from vending machines, and snack bars come directly to schools without strings (附带条件) by state or city school systems.

Faced with increasing financial pressures, schools are tempted (诱惑) to make deals with the junk food companies. However, the success some schools have achieved set others a good example. “In some places, schools are selling healthier choices and continuing to bring in revenue (收入),” Wechsler says. “The great progress made in these states shows that changes are possible to make.”

Wechsler also says schools that replace junk food with healthy food see a drop in revenue at first but then see revenue climb back up after a year or two.

1. When do schools make progress in selling less junk food?

A．Before lunch.

B．During lunchtime.

C．After lunch.

D．Over dinner.

2. Why do schools sell food that harms kids’ health?

A．Students prefer junk food to healthy food.	B．Students have few healthy food to choose from.
C．They make deals with the junk food companies.	D．They want to make more money to run the school.

3. Schools which are selling healthy food will ______.

A．be supported by their students	B．suffer a loss in revenue for the moment
C．be given some strings by the government	D．not make enough money to run the school

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Schools sell junk food to teens.	B．Teens prefer junk food in school.
C．Schools care more about teens health.	D．Junk food is popular with teens at school.