1 . Several women sat outside a medical building waiting for the mother-to-mother group meeting to start. Each one held a baby clothed in bright patterns. One mother nursed a 1-year-old; another held a sleeping newborn and others chatted happily while they waited for the rest of the mothers to arrive. They’ve come to learn how to provide nutritious meals for their children.
These mothers in Myanmar gather together once a month to learn about nutrition and proper hygiene (卫生). This is valuable information that they had little or no access to before the Samaritan’s Purse, which has helped meet the needs of people worldwide who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, etc., started mother-to-mother group. The head of the group, Sein Win Mya, is strong and active. She taught women from her village by using informative pictures provided by the Samaritan’s Purse. Cultural practices and traditions in Myanmar encourage mothers to feed young children only with white rice which makes them have little micronutrients, such as iron and various vitamins.
Mya guided and taught the group with much confidence. She taught them to prepare healthy food and how to be leaders through her example. Even her 7-year-old daughter seemed to be learning how to lead and serve the other children. After the class finished, Mya invited the group to her home for a healthy meal she had prepared. After that, Mya often led them on a tour of the village to continue her explanation of nutrition. Gradually more and more mothers and children from the village joined them.
As a teacher, Mya is investing in (为……付出) her community in a way that could transform future generations — both physically and mentally. As a mother, she is showing her daughter what it means to sacrifice time and energy to serve others. Mya will surely lead her community into healthier future.
1. Why was the mother-to-mother group meeting held?| A．To introduce a new way of life. |
| B．To share the happy life they had. |
| C．To offer tips on how to care for babies. |
| D．To teach how to raise children healthily. |
| A．It’s a traditional health-care institution. |
| B．It gives a helping hand to people in need. |
| C．It’s an organization set up to help women. |
| D．It has founded many voluntary groups in Myanmar. |
| A．Mya’s teaching is very influential. |
| B．Mya has a great gift for lecturing. |
| C．Mya’s job is physically demanding. |
| D．Mya likes touring around her village. |
| A．Sein Win Mya, a good leader of a village |
| B．Mother-to-mother group can benefit many |
| C．local mother leads by example in Myanmar |
| D．Women make a big difference to the countryside |
2 . Hidden London--The City’s Lesser Known Delights
Dulwich Picture Gallery
As much an excuse to enjoy the village charms of Dulwich Village as to admire some delicate (精致的) Europe masterworks, this gallery is a southeast London fascination, which was founded in 1811. Join a free guided tour to the permanent (永久的) collection(3p.m. Saturday and Sunday),catch the latest temporary (临时的) exhibition and admire the lovely garden (open 1: 30 p. m. to 3: 30 p. m. Tuesdays)
Where: Gallery RD SE21 7AD
Train: West Dulwich
Temple Church
Featuring in the novel The Da Vinci Code and dating back to the late 12th century, it is one of the London’s oldest an holiest medieval (中世纪的) treasures. Built by the Knights Templar, the church is divided into the Round--which contains the statues of crusading (圣战的) knights, who tried to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the Middle Ages and the Chancel, where the priests and singers performing in church services sit.
Where: Temple EC4Y 7DE
Underground: Temple or Blackfriars
Chelsea Physic Garden
Endlessly satisfying the green-fingered, the plain curious or those eager to discover botanical (植物学的) interests in central London, this delightful walled garden was founded by the Apothecaries’ Society in the 17th century and is one of the oldest botanical gardens in London.
Where: 66 Royal Hospital Rd SW3 4HS
Underground: Sloane Square
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
Built between 1953 and 1958, the Estorick is the Britains only gallery devoted to Italian art. It draws together a fascinating collection of Futurist masterpieces from Umberto Boccioni, Giacomo Balla, Carlo Carra and others, who emphasised the importance of modern things, especially technology machines.
Where: 39a Canonbury Sq NI 2AN
Underground: Highbury Islington
1. When can you follow a free guide to visit Dulwich Picture Gallery?| A．3: 30 p.m. on Tuesday. | B．3 p.m. on Sunday. |
| C．1: 30 p.m. on Tuesday. | D．1: 30 p. m. on Saturday. |
| A．Dulwich Picture Gallery. | B．Temple Church |
| C．Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art | D．Chelsea Physic Garden |
| A．Highbury& Islington | B．Blackfriars |
| C．Sloane Square | D．West Dulwich |
3 . When parents ask, “What grade did you get?” there is a common follow-up question: “So who got the highest grade?” The practice of making such social comparisons(比较) is popular in all corners of the world. Many teachers choose and publicly announce the “best student” in a class. Adults praise children for doing better than others. People cheer for the athletes who defeat others.
Social comparisons are well meaning: we want to make children feel proud and push them to achieve more. Yet social comparisons can backfire: children can learn to always compare themselves with others and become caught up in a harmful cycle(循环) of competition.
One well-known method to remove social comparisons is to provide participation prizes for children who take an active part in activities. Such prizes, however, may not end social comparisons: A high achiever who receives the same prize as a low achiever may feel unfairly treated. More generally, those who are highly praised unexpectedly may come to believe that they do better than others and thus have reason to be given a prize.
How, then, can we make children feel proud of themselves and encourage them without the unwanted side effects? We believe a better way is to use temporal comparisons—encouraging children to compare themselves with their past self rather than with others, such as by checking on their progress. Adults should teach children that doing better than oneself is more important than doing better than others and that even small achievements can be celebrated.
1. Why do parents compare their children with others?| A．To make the practice more popular. | B．To give children the desire to do better. |
| C．To give children courage to face defeats. | D．To prevent children from being too proud. |
| A．Make no difference. | B．Bring great benefits. |
| C．Have opposite effects. | D．Cause short-term changes. |
| A．It’s better than social comparisons. | B．It gives low achievers a wrong idea. |
| C．It weakens the confidence of high achievers. | D．It’s a reasonable suggestion for inspiring children. |
| A．You will be the best! | B．You are No. 1 again! |
| C．You are doing better than before! | D．You make greater progress than Li Hua! |
4 . Sam and Joe were spacemen. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced spacemen knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be full of excitement though a little dangerous.
“We’re the best men for the job,” they said to the boss. “There may be problems, but we can find the answers.”
“They’re the last people I’d trust,” thought the boss. “But all the other spacemen have refused to go.”
Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time, and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said. “Who’s there?” “It’s me! Who else could it be?” shouted Joe. Sam let him in but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!
1. Why didn’t most of the spacemen want to go on the trip?| A．It wasn’t exciting enough | B．They weren’t experienced enough. |
| C．They thought they might get killed. | D．There was little chance of being selected |
| A．It would be exciting. | B．It would be long and tiring. |
| C．There wouldn’t be any danger. | D．There would be serious problems. |
| A．To make people think. | B．To make people laugh. |
| C．To show the funny side of the spacemen’s life. | D．To show the dangerous side of the spacemen’s life. |
5 . What’s On?
Electric Underground
7.30pm－1.00am Free at the Cyclops Theatre
Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract? If so, come early to the talk at 7.30 pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.
Gee Whizz
8.30pm-10.30pm Comedy (喜剧)at Kaleidoscope
Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).
Simon’s Workshop
5.00pm-7.30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage
This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.
Charlotte Stone
8.00pm-11.00pm Pizza World
Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.
1. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?| A．Jules Skye. | B．Gee Whizz. | C．Charlotte Stone. | D．James Pickering. |
| A．The Cyclops Theatre | B．Kaleidoscope | C．Victoria Stage | D．Pizza World |
| A．It requires membership card. | B．It lasts three hours each time. |
| C．It is run by a comedy club. | D．It is held every Wednesday. |
| A．5.00pm-7.30pm. | B．7.30pm－1.00am. | C．8.00pm-11.00pm. | D．8.30pm-10.30pm. |
6 .
| A．As Children’s Day and Youth Day are approaching |
| B．As a part of the project “We Always Together in Weal and Woe(祸福)” |
| C．More videos will be produced by Chinese young people |
| D．As the COVID 19 epidemic continues to spread globally |
| E．These paintings have a long history and high value |
| F．The project “We Always Together in Weal and Woe” is hosted |
| G．These letters are displayed in the form of sand paintings |
7 . Wearing ties (领带) was originally the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes. That made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And this led the tie to be adopted by a much larger tribe (群体) — the business tribe.
You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery. So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used his brain to make a living, rather than his hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a professional. It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece of coloured silk around his neck. This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform of business.
“Ties offer a point of difference,” says John Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers. “They give a chance to say something about their owner’s personality.”
So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly coloured tie, there’s a good chance that he is the office joker. There’s also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly coloured socks.
Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new breed of entrepreneurs(企业家) in the Internet and new technology industries. Many political leaders now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people — but not the people wearing ties.
Up until around 1960, it was common for men across the Western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat — in fact his nickname was “hatless Jack”. Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world. Perhaps “tieless Tony” will have the same effect on ties as “hatless Jack”.
1. In Britain, ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s ________.| A．personality | B．social position | C．wearing style | D．favourite hobby |
| A．it showed you used your brain | B．it showed you got a good salary |
| C．it showed you were an employer | D．it showed you were well-trained |
| A．Blair is the best leader in the world | B．Kennedy is the best leader in the world |
| C．more people will go to work without ties | D．people will wear hats instead of ties |
| A．disappeared | B．washed | C．expanded | D．sold |
8 . Eating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease. But there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately: the air you breathe.
Previous studies have linked high exposure to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problems, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke(中风) within as little as a few hours after exposure. In one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants(污染物) were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. A separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers to be of “moderate” quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure.
The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPA of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health.
1. The passage aims to________.| A．call the government to improve environmental air quality |
| B．list all the factors that can cause heart problems |
| C．inform people of the relationship between heart problems and air quality |
| D．persuade people to exercise more and give up smoking to decrease the risk of heart problems |
| A．relatively high | B．extremely low | C．relatively low | D．extremely high |
| A．Smoking is the most immediate factor that causes heart problems. |
| B．High level of air pollution can lead to heart problems in a short time after exposure. |
| C．Moderate air quality doesn’t raise the risk of stroke. |
| D．It’s not important to be aware of the air quality. |
9 . While the Memorial Hall of Xu Beihong has been closed in light of the COVID-19 (新冠肺炎), art lovers can take a virtual (虚拟的) tour of the former home (故居) of the renowned Chinese painter who lived from 1895 to 1952.
The hall hosted a live streaming (直播) show on International Museum Day, which falls on May 18 every year, and a docent (讲解员) described for viewers the story behind Xu’s artworks. The show attracted nearly 2.9 million views online within 90 minutes.
Nine other Beijing-based former residences of late celebrities—such as Chinese writer Lu Xun, political persons Soong Ching Ling and Li Dazhao—did the same that day in an effort to connect online viewers with art.
Altogether, the 10 shows were watched by 35.13 million people.
“The number of virtual visitors has exceeded that of physical visitors since last September,” said Li Qing, deputy curator (馆长) of the Memorial Hall of Xu Beihong. Live streaming has an edge. It helps us highlight the most iconic collections and interact with more audiences. It has extended the scope and functions of museums’ public services, he added.
“Amid the virus outbreak, works of literature and art displayed in our museum have played a role in lifting moods and giving people hope,” said Liu Qing, a staff member of Beijing Luxun Museum and the New Culture Movement Memorial of Beijing.
According to officials with the Beijing Information Office and the Beijing Administration of Cultural Heritage, 94 themed events were rolled out on May 18 including 50 online exhibitions and 15 live streaming shows.
They are part of the city government’s plan to build Beijing into a city of museums, according to local officials.
“There are 187 registered museums in Beijing. It is a large number,” said Ling Ming, deputy director of the Beijing Administration of Cultural Heritage. “The plan, on the one hand, can help each of them find out their own characteristics and on the other hand, help build a more diverse museum system.”
Beginning in 2018, the Beijing government created interactive programs and mobile apps and encouraged residents to engage in International Museum Day celebrations online, Ling added.
“This year, cloud computing technology was utilized,” he said.
1. Why has the Memorial Hall of Xu Beihong been closed?| A．Because it has been seriously damaged. |
| B．Because his relatives are strongly against it. |
| C．Because the COVID-19 has broken out. |
| D．Because people don’t like his paintings now. |
| A．Lifting spirit and giving people hope. |
| B．Teaching people more technology. |
| C．Raising more money. |
| D．Connecting the Chinese people with the outside world. |
| A．COVID-19 Broke Out Suddenly |
| B．Internet Technology Offers Closer Look at Fine Art |
| C．A Brief Introduction to Xu Beihong’s Works |
| D．Beijing’s Cultural Plans |
10 . Some people are using old books to create works of art, including sculptures. They can change the shape of a hardcover book so it becomes 3D. The resulting sculpture has not only a length and width, but depth. The process can be very simple, and the result is often beautiful.
There are many kinds of book folding. Artists fold, bend, and sometimes, cut a book’s pages while keeping them together. The art works can be hung on a wall or placed on a table. “They look impressive on the wall,” says writer Candice Caldwell. “A group of six of these on the wall together can look really beautiful, and they’re just really simple folds.”
In 2003, Caldwell started making clocks from old books when she saw plans for a simple book-folding project in a do-it-yourself magazine. She has since taught several friends and her mother how to create wall from books.
Caldwell operates a blog. She writes about reshaping everyday objects like books for uses other than what they were designed for.
Clare Grey has written a book called Folded Book Art. He says book folding is easy. From his home in England, he told the Associated Press by email that “it looks as if it is complex and unachievable, but it is really easy to do. You just don’t tell anyone how easy it is and they will be amazed at your creations.
Grey began making art from book pages several years when he saw pictures of folded books at the website Pinterest. com. He also watched some videos on YouTube that tell how to create art from books.
Grey suggests folding cooking recipe and photography books. He says that “If it’s really visual and really colorful when you start to fold them, you get a whole new look on the wall.”
1. What does Caldwell write about online?| A．Creating everyday objects. |
| B．The works of art on the wall. |
| C．A project in a do-it-yourself magazine. |
| D．Changing the shape of daily items for other purposes. |
| A．It is not complex | B．It is hard. |
| C．It is not attractive. | D．It is boring. |
| A．In the library. | B．From friends. |
| C．On the Internet. | D．From cooking recipes. |
| A．Recycle Old Things | B．The Goal of Book Folding |
| C．Ways to Fold Various Book | D．A New Use for Old Books |
