1 . Skillshare is a video lesson app which has become highly popular nowadays. It will likely appeal more to older kids (age 14+) since classes focus primarily on professional development with topics like digital design, technology and marketing. There are also plenty of art and music classes for more creative learners. Read the developer’s privacy policy for details on how your kid’s information is collected, used and shared, and any choices you may have in the matter, and this privacy policy applies to all users.

What is it about?

Skillshare has a large database of online lessons taught by industry experts. Kids can search for a class by topic or by entering key words. Each class contains a series of video lessons that are taught as a lecture. Some classes have only a few lessons, while others have 10 or more. In fact, one guitar class has more than 100 lessons. Many classes include projects, and most end with a brief Final Thoughts lesson to sum up the class content. There’s a review section where users can leave advice. Kids can watch the lessons within that class directly from the app. They can also save classes to watch later, and any classes they begin are automatically saved to a watch list. Many classes are offered in the free version of the app, and a paid version gives users access to a much more extensive class list—more than 28,000 lessons.

Is it any good?

All the teachers in the app are passionate about their work, so it’s an excellent way to foster the same passion in your kids, as long as there is a genuine interest in the content being offered.

What kind of membership are you interested in?

1 month	6 months	12 months	36 months
$14.99 per month	$12.99 per month	$10.99 per month	$6.99 per month
You can cancel any time.

Email address for contact: skillshare@gdpr-rep.com

1. The passage is intended for ______.

A．kids

B．parents

C．teachers

D．industry experts

2. How much should you pay monthly for an annual membership?

A．$14.99.

B．$12.99.

C．$10.99       .

D．$6.99.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Skillshare allows curious older kids to learn at their own pace.

B．The privacy policy is limited to the registered members of Skillshare.

C．Subscribers can only cancel the order within one month of its purchase.

D．Each class has more than 100 career-related lessons in the Skillshare app.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The origin of facial makeup used in Peking Opera can date back to more than 1,400 years ago,     1    leading actors used to wear masks. As the operatic arts developed,     2     (perform) gradually took off their masks and painted colorful patterns on their faces instead, so people could better see    3     (they) facial expressions.

Chinese Opera facial makeup is a special makeup method    4    Chinese cultural characteristics.     5    painting technique for Chinese facial makeup in dramas is closely related to the character's personality. Over the years of development, it    6     (become) an important part of Chinese culture.

There    7     (be) four roles in facial makeup, sheng, dan, jing, and chou. Chinese facial-makeup is    8     (extreme) stylized in the colors and patterns used, but no two painted faces are alike. For example, there are more than 100 face-painting styles    9     (design) for Xiang Yu, the hero in Farewell My Concubine, and each one is different. Various types of Chinese facial makeup enable the audience    10     (know) a character easily and get more involved in the appreciation of the performance.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Facial makeup and costumes are two distinguished characteristics of Peking opera. The audience can know what kind of character the role is from the colors and     1    (pattern).

    2    (general) speaking, red faces, have a positive meaning symbolizing the brave, upright and wise men. Black faces usually have a neutral meaning,     3     represent the just men and uprightness. Blue and green     4     (one) also have neutral meanings that symbolize the hero or some kind of evil leaders. Meanwhile, yellow and white ones represent the crafty men with negative meanings such as acts of betrayal and dishonesty. Performers have gold or silver facial makeup     5     (stand) for the monsters or super natural power. Good-natured people     6     (paint) with relatively simple colors     7     the makeup of doubtful characters, such as robbers, rebels and alike, bears complex marks.

Costumes of Peking opera are based mainly on the official and civilian costumes of the Ming Dynasty style, with     8     frequent use of deep red, green, yellow, white, black and blue. The rules for costumes are strictly based on rank,     9     (occupy) and life style, and there are costumes specially made in different colors and designs     10     each role.

4 . What is the secret of happiness? A new study finds that happiness comes from exercise. People who exercise actively bring themselves happiness equal to earning an extra $ 25,000 a year.

Instead of recording extra hours at work in hopes of getting a raise, maybe you should hit the gym instead, as it could make you just as happy as that extra money. An interesting new study, published in the Lancet, found that people who are physically active have a greater sense of well—being than those who are inactive-and that active individuals feel as good as inactive people who earn $ 25,000 more per year.

Researchers from Oxford and Yale Universities used data gathered from more than 1.2milion Americans. They were asked, “How many times have you felt mentally unwell in the past30 days. for example, due to stress, depression, or emotional problems?” Participants were also asked about their exercise habits and were able to choose from 75 diverse physical activities, including doing housework and childcare, running, weightlifting, and cycling. The researchers found that people who exercise regularly feel bad for an average of 35 days per year, while inactive people feel bad for an additional 18 days.

All exercise types were associated with a lower mental health burden. Social physical activities （that is to say, team sports such as football, basketball, etc） had an even more positive effect, which can best help people relax mind.

It is possible for some to get too much exercise. From Business Insider's report on the study. “The mental health of those participants who exercised for longer than three hours a day suffered more than that of those who weren't particularly physically active.” The ideal amount seems to be three to five training sessions per week. lasting 30 to 60 minutes each.

But the conclusion should be that any amount helps, so don't stress about hitting that perfect balance: “All exercise types were associated with a lower mental health burden than not exercising.”

1. The question asked in Paragraph one is meant to ______.

A．introduce the researchers	B．tell the secret
C．draw a conclusion	D．lead to the topic

2. Which exercise below can help us relax mind most effectively?

A．Running

B．Walking alone.

C．Playing football

D．Keeping fit in the gym.

3. According to the passage, the following are true EXCEPT that ______.

A．people who exercise actively may feel bad for about 35 days per year.

B．The more exercise you take, the higher mental health burden you will get.

C．overdoing exercising will do harm to people's mental health.

D．doing exercise is better than not doing it.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Exercise can bring as much pleasure as an income rise.

B．The secret of happiness has nothing to do with wealth.

C．Choosing the right form of exercise is of vital importance.

D．The key to keep young is to exercise regularly.

5 . Eugene O'Neill, who was born in 1888, in New York, was a leading American drama writer and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936. His father was a successful touring actor. Because of that, Eugene spent his early childhood in hotels, on trains, and backstage. Although later in his life he grew to hate his father for not giving him security in his early years and a loving, comfortable family, he had the theater in his blood.

As a student, O'Neill went to boarding schools but spent the summers in a moderate house his family owned. He left Princeton University in 1907, only about one year after he entered it, to start what he later called his real education in "life experience". At the age of 24, he was hired as a reporter and poetry column writer for the New London Telegraph.

O'Neill didn't cut a figure in playwriting until the summer of 1916. Before that, he had written awkward plays that were hardly accepted by the mainstream of American theater. While O'Neill was only one of those whose plays were produced by the theater, he led the group to success because of his contribution within the next few years. Between 1916 and 1920, the theater produced all of O'Neill's one-act sea plays. By the time his first full-length play, Beyond the Horizon, was produced on Broadway on February 2, 1920 at the Morosco Theater, the young playwright already had a small reputation.

Theater critics spoke highly of Beyond the Horizon for its tragic realism. The play brought O'Neill more public attention, as well as his first Pulitzer Prize, apart from which he won another three for Anna Christie, Strange Interlude, and Long Day's Journey into Night. Over the next two decades, O'Neill continued to gain reputation nationally and globally. He became the most widely produced dramatist after Shakespeare and Bernard Shaw.

1. What might inspire O'Neill's passion for theater?

A．His father's career.	B．The support of his family
C．Hotel rooms he had lived in.	D．Stories he had heard on trains.

2. Why did O'Neill drop out of Princeton University?

A．He didn't want to study in a boarding school.

B．He wanted to receive real education from life.

C．He got a job from the New London Telegraph.

D．He was unsatisfied with the university education.

3. What does the underlined phrase “cut a figure" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Show interest.

B．Hold a degree.

C．Attract attention.

D．Receive an award.

4. What can we learn about O'Neill's Beyond the Horizon?

A．It drew theater critics attention to tragic realism.

B．It inspired him to compose another three dramas.

C．It increased his reputation in the field of theater.

D．It made him the most widely produced dramatist in history.

6 . Once there was a tailor who lived in a house on a side street in East Boston and _____ long hours each day to earn a poor living. But he ________ himself one luxury: a ticket each year on the Irish Sweepstakes. And each year he would _____ enthusiastically that this would be the winning ticket that would bring him his _________.

For fourteen years his life ________ in the same poor style, until one day there came a loud ______. Two well-dressed gentlemen entered his shop and _______ him that he had just won the sweepstakes. The grand prize was $1,000, 000!

The little tailor could hardly _______ his ears. He was rich! No longer would he have to slave away making dresses. Now he could _______ live!

He ________ his shop and threw the key into the Charles River. He bought himself a wardrobe ________ for a king, a new Rolls Royce, a suite of rooms at the Ritz.

Night after night he partied until dawn, spending his money ______ each day were his last. Of course the unavoidable thing _________. One day the money was gone. ______, he had nearly ruined his health.

Disillusioned and extremely tired, he ________ to return to his little shop and set up ________ once more. And from force of __________, once again each year he ________ from his savings the price of a sweepstakes ticket.

Two years later there came a second knock at his door. The same two gentlemen stood there once again. “This is the most _______ thing in the history of the sweepstakes,” exclaimed one. “You have won again!”

The little tailor staggered to his feet with a complaint that could be ________ miles away. “Oh, no. Do you mean I have to go through all that again?”

1.

A．escaped

B．worked

C．wasted

D．waited

2.

A．trapped

B．charged

C．controlled

D．allowed

3.

A．proved

B．report

C．pray

D．pretend

4.

A．fortune

B．holiday

C．lesson

D．wisdom

5.

A．continued

B．improved

C．broke

D．stopped

6.

A．speaker

B．noise

C．knock

D．voice

7.

A．promised

B．warned

C．taught

D．informed

8.

A．believe

B．find

C．touch

D．cover

9.

A．merely

B．really

C．hardly

D．fairly

10.

A．damaged

B．repaired

C．locked

D．rented

11.

A．sorry

B．famous

C．anxious

D．fit

12.

A．as if

B．even though

C．now that

D．so that

13.

A．disappeared

B．changed

C．happened

D．mattered

14.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Furthermore

D．Therefore

15.

A．determined

B．refused

C．hesitated

D．failed

16.

A．class

B．business

C．company

D．job

17.

A．honesty

B．position

C．success

D．habit

18.

A．gave away

B．set aside

C．picked up

D．work out

19.

A．accurate

B．beneficial

C．common

D．unbelievable

20.

A．recorded

B．heard

C．ignored

D．passed

7 . I went with some colleagues from my office for a dinner in a very popular local restaurant. It was _______ business time and the restaurant was packed. We _______ found a table in a corner for three of us.

As soon as we sat down, we heard a crash when a cleaning boy _______ the floor with all the plates he was carrying. There was _______ and no one was saying or doing anything.In a flash I remembered my _______ many years ago. Once, I _______ in the airport because I had rushed there on my own on an empty stomach. I was picked up and taken care of by two _______. Now this was my chance to _______ it forward. I ran to the young man’s side immediately, turned him on his back and screamed for someone to _______ a hot drink. Soon people started asking if I was a doctor. I said I was not, ________ I was skillful at blacking out (晕厥).

The kid soon opened his eyes, ________ what had happened. I ________ him by saying it was OK and I had had a ________ experience. He had not eaten anything. I held the ________ drink to his mouth till he finished it and sat with him till he felt OK. By then the ________ had arrived. I asked her to give the kid something to eat. I offered to pay.

The manager was kind enough to refuse the ________ and agreed to make sure the kid ate before he went home. By the time all this was ________ it was getting late for my colleagues. We hadn’t ________ anything yet, so they decided to go home.

I slowly walked home, not hungry any more, feeling ________ for the opportunity I pay forward the ________ I had received many years ago.

1.

A．peak

B．local

C．spare

D．regular

2.

A．actually

B．eventually

C．eagerly

D．gradually

3.

A．kicked

B．touched

C．hit

D．swept

4.

A．silence

B．danger

C．doubt

D．tension

5.

A．lesson

B．flight

C．adventure

D．experience

6.

A．walked around

B．showed up

C．passed out

D．settled down

7.

A．friends

B．colleagues

C．strangers

D．relatives

8.

A．return

B．pay

C．take

D．put

9.

A．order

B．buy

C．serve

D．bring

10.

A．and

B．so

C．because

D．but

11.

A．wondering

B．arguing

C．ignoring

D．knowing

12.

A．reminded

B．encouraged

C．answered

D．comforted

13.

A．memorable

B．similar

C．common

D．personal

14.

A．refreshing

B．cool

C．sweet

D．warm

15.

A．manager

B．customer

C．waitress

D．doctor

16.

A．payment

B．reward

C．suggestion

D．support

17.

A．away

B．over

C．up

D．behind

18.

A．prepared

B．demanded

C．ordered

D．received

19.

A．comfortable

B．grateful

C．ready

D．anxious

20.

A．inspiration

B．honor

C．kindness

D．service

8 . ● West Town

The Chicago Public Library (CPL) encourages lifelong learning by welcoming all people and offering equal access to information, entertainment and knowledge through materials, programs and events. Each year, Chicago Public Library recommends the Best of the Best, CPL’s selections of the very best books published that year.

● Hours

Monday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Tuesday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Wednesday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Thursday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Sunday: Closed

● Holidays & Closures

All Staff Institute Day: Thursday, April 30, 2020   Closed All Day

Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 2020   Closed All Day

Independence Day: Saturday, July 4, 2020   Closed All Day

Labor Day: Monday, September 7, 2020   Closed All Day

Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 26, 2020   Closed All Day

Christmas: Friday, December 25, 2020   Closed All Day

● Address & Contact

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Phone: (312) 743-0450

Email: westtownchipublib.org

● Get a Library Card

Getting a library card is easy – and it’s free! Please visit any CPL location to fill out an application.

Current, valid ID with name, photo and Chicago address is required.

● Facilities

After-hours book return                  Bike rack

Computers       Meeting room       Wi-Fi       Parking lot       Scanner

● Upcoming Events at West Town

Design Challenge Day

Description: Are you up for a challenge? Drop in and tackle some design challenges using supplies provided by the library. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative submissions.

Suitable for: Kids and Teens

Time: Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Film Screening: The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)

Description: Join the West Town branch for a screening of The Zookeeper’s Wife.   A married couple who work as zoo caretakers help save Jewish people from the Nazi’s Holocaust.

Suitable for: Adults and Teens

Time: Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

1. When can people go and read in Chicago Public Library?

A．11:00 am, April 29, 2020.	B．2:00 pm, May 25, 2020.
C．9:00 am, July 5, 2020.	D．6:00 pm, November 26, 2020.

2. What is required for getting a library card?

A．Paying for it in your free time on a yearly basis.

B．Providing a recent photo and an application.

C．Applying on the library’s official website first.

D．Having a valid ID with name, photo and Chicago address.

3. What do we know about Design Challenge Day?

A．It targets adults as their major participants.

B．Participants will compete for prizes.

C．The activity will last for nearly 2 hours.

D．Winners can watch The Zookeeper’s Wife for free.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chang’e 5 probe has finished gathering subsurface samples and packed them in a container,       1     (become) the third spacecraft to successfully land on the lunar surface this century.   Designed to collect about 2 kilograms of samples, the probe has already     2     (equip) with two types of collection devices in hopes of obtaining various sorts of samples. Having two types of collection devices also reduces the risk of failure and improves the    3     (probable) of success. Chinese space engineers’ skills are being greatly tested by the Chang’e 5 mission. As the mission will involve the first sample collection, it will be     4     comprehensive, tough test of the researchers’ abilities in different fields. Over the long term, some of Chang’e 5’s operations     5     (help) to accumulate and demonstrate cutting-edge technologies for future Chinese manned lunar travel.     6     the mission is successful, Chang’e 5 will be the first spacecraft     7     (take) samples from the moon since August, 1976, which is a     8     (true) historic event for China’s space program: for the first time in the country’s space research history, China National Space Administration performed a landing of a robotic sample-return mission to the Moon. When the samples     9     (collect) on the Moon are returned to Earth, everyone will benefit     10     being able to study this precious samples that could advance the international science community.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China launched    1    large robotic spaceraft at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on November 24th, tasking it with landing on the moon and bringing back lunar samples. When it lifted its 20-storytall body and soared skyward, many spectators around the Wenchang center were left in excitement. The rocket is intended to place Chang'e 5 in an Earth-moon transfer path, the    2    (heavy) and largest in the nation's lunar probe fleet (探测舰队). Chang'e 5 will fly in the path within the next several days and conduct a key braking maneuver (刹车动作) to avoid    3    (accidental) flying past the moon. After its    4    (arrive) in lunar orbit, the probe will then separate    5    two parts, with one part remaining in orbit while the other    6    (land) on the lunar surface. The landing part will conduct such assignments as obtaining underground rocks and gathering surface dint. The entire mission    7    (schedule) to last about 23 days. If the Chang'e 5 mission ends successfully, it will become China's first space activity    8    (collect) moon samples. In     9    (add), its success will also make Chang'e 5 the world's first lunar sample-return spacecraft since August 1976，    10    the former Soviet Union's unmanned Lunar 24 did the same thing.