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Many parents think this can protect students’ eyesight and make sure they focus
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2 . A young Mexican-born girl
One day Erica was invited to attend a meeting as a translator. She
Erica saved her hometown from a bad
| A．put up | B．came up | C．got up | D．stood up |
| A．raised | B．taken | C．buried | D．brought |
| A．reached | B．turned | C．moved | D．staved |
| A．adventures | B．sufferings | C．dreams | D．problems |
| A．came | B．left | C．graduated | D．kept |
| A．Besides | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Moreover |
| A．lead | B．return | C．live | D．want |
| A．widely | B．formally | C．accidentally | D．uniquely |
| A．activity | B．campaign | C．programme | D．statement |
| A．Pollution | B．harm | C．damage | D．hurt |
| A．disease | B．emotion | C．health | D．freedom |
| A．astonished | B．excited | C．depressed | D．satisfied |
| A．taken advantage of | B．taken care of | C．taken charge of | D．taken hold of |
| A．foreign | B．downtown | C．religious | D．local |
| A．protect | B．break | C．fight | D．prevent |
| A．gathered | B．commanded | C．forced | D．collected |
| A．successful | B．worthwhile | C．hopeful | D．true |
| A．came to | B．referred to | C．added to | D．contributed to |
| A．association | B．situation | C．occasion | D．emergency |
| A．importantly | B．curiously | C．fortunately | D．simply |
3 . Life has not been easy for veteran (退伍老兵) John Jolly, who once stayed in Kingwood Park Houston. He has been homeless for decades. Thanks to a group of caring high school seniors, he now has a real home to call his own.
Students at Summer Creek and Kingwood Park High schools worked together on a project called “Students Helping Veterans” over the past school year. The students and teachers partnered together to create muster-planned tiny homes in the Houston area for homeless veterans. Generous local community donations helped fund the project.
In cooperation with local architects, engineers, and other community partners, the schools design and build homes expected to be 200 to 300 square feet in size. In the end, they want to build a community where veterans can be surrounded by other veteran neighbors who understand their difficulties and issues.
Senior student Sarah Dalby said that when she started the project, she hardly knew how to use a saw (锯) but now she is a fast learner loves the work. “We have to appreciate the veterans for protecting us and giving us the freedom and rights that we enjoy,” she added when explaining her own purpose to take part in the project.
“This is unbelievable,” remarked Barbara Lang, a friend of the veteran who was there to provide support. A tiny home is invaluable to those who have nothing. John was clearly excited with his new, clean and fully furnished home.
The students don’t view this as a one-time effort. Their admirable plan in to grow the project, and have it spread to other schools and cities that can repeal this model.
1. Where does the money of building homes for veterans come from?| A．Contributions from rich businessmen. |
| B．Contributions from the local people. |
| C．Donations from the students and teachers of the high schools. |
| D．Donations from people all over the USA. |
| A．To help veterans find new friends. |
| B．To create a home for all the homeless. |
| C．To form a community made up of veterans. |
| D．To build homes for veterans and their families. |
| A．To learn new skills. | B．To learn from the veterans. |
| C．To realize one of her dreams. | D．To show respect to the veterans. |
| A．It didn’t attract the veterans. |
| B．It is likely to benefit more veterans. |
| C．It has inspired other schools and cities. |
| D．It slops when all the houses are finished. |
4 . If you’re looking for a place in the Bay Area to attend an outdoor concert. Shoreline Amphitheater (露天场) in Mountain View may be just the place for you
The Site
With 6,500 fixed scats and grass seating that brings its capacity (容纳能力) to 22,000, this outdoor amphitheater can hold a lot of people. In fact, you’ll be glad they have two large video screens to give you a close-up view of the performers, no matter where you sit. But standing isn’t allowed.
Likes and Dislikes
Shoreline Amphitheater is a cool place to go on a hot summer evening, not only culturally but temperature-wise.
Shoreline is not without its faults, however. Their biggest complaints include the fact that the staff does not police (监督) cigarette smokers. However, if a performer requests it, the staff will force anyone seen calling to leave, which can cause a lot of trouble during the show.
Another biggest complaint is that when the most popular groups perform, all those people have to make their way to the amphitheater on a limited number of city streets and traffic is often at a standstill for miles.
Tips for the audience
You can bring low backed-beach chairs to use on the grass, as long as the seal is no more than inches off the ground. You can also rent them on sue. For most shows, blankets are allowed.
You may not need sunscreen because the sun sets before the show starts, but insect repellent (杀虫剂) is a good idea.
Leave “professional” cameras, video equipment and recording equipment at home.
Only working animals are allowed inside the site.
1. If audiences’ seats are far away from the stage, what can they do?| A．They can watch video screens live. |
| B．They can hardly watch the performance clearly. |
| C．They can stand up to watch the performances. |
| D．They can add money to exchange their seats. |
| A．Temperature. | B．Smoking. |
| C．Seating. | D．Screen. |
| A．High backed-beach chairs and insect repellent. |
| B．Insect repellent and video equipment. |
| C．Blankets and insect repellent. |
| D．Low backed-beach chairs and pets. |
5 . If your pilot calls “Mayday” on the communication system, you’re in big trouble. In May 2020, the pilot of Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK 8303 gave the horrible “Mayday” signal. “We have lost two engines “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday,” were the pilots’ last words, according to “Business Insider” Ninety-seven people died. “Mayday” is an international distress (遇险) signal used by airplane pilots and boat captains.
The signal arose just after World War, as air traffic between Britain and Europe increased greatly. All nearby nations needed an internationally understood signal that would warn authorities of urgent aircraft problems. Ships communicated through telegraph (电报) using Morse code (摩斯密码), and this technology made “SOS” unmistakable. However, aircraft pilots used radio calls, and “SOS” owing to its consonants (辅音) could be misheard as other letters, like “F”.
So Frederick Mock ford, a senior radio officer in London, was put in charge of finding a proper code word. He reasoned that because so much of the air traffic flew between Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris. It might make sense to use a word that has been developed from a French word. He came up with “Mayday”, the French pronunciation of “m’aider” (help me) which itself is a clear version (版本) of “venez m’aider,” (come help me). The U. S. formally adopted “Mayday” as a distress signal in 1927.
Given its importance, most people respect the “Mayday” signal and use it only when completely necessary. Sadly, the Coast Guard occasionally deals with hoax calls. As a result a lot of dollars and countless man-hours may be wasted trying to rescue people who were never in danger. People who misuse this system can be put in prison for up to 10 years.
1. What does the author use the example of the Pakistan pilot to show?| A．“Mayday” is used for distress calls. | B．Flying may become a terrible air crash. |
| C．“Mayday” has to be used sometimes. | D．“Mayday” is mainly used by the pilot. |
| A．It is difficult to understand. |
| B．It is only used among bout captains. |
| C．It may be misunderstood in radio calls. |
| D．It is only understood by certain countries. |
| A．It is a French word. | B．It means a day in May. |
| C．It has different versions. | D．It was created by Frederick. |
| A．To use “Mayday” cautiously. | B．To learn the importance of “Mayday”. |
| C．To understand the origin of “Mayday”. | D．To know how to use “Mayday”. |
1. 最美人物简介。
2. 推荐理由。
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7 . School closures due to the corona-virus mean that children across the United States have to go without formed lessons. But many are missing more than that; they’re lacking meals that were formerly provided for them by schools. Two-thirds of the 31 million American kids who regularly eat school lunches depend heavily on those meals to nourish (滋养) their bodies.
Some programs do exist for feeding children when schools are unable, such as the Summer Food Service Program and the Seamless Summer Option, which can serve as a model for times like these. Such programs use other locations as meal service sites, such as libraries and community corners, but the issue is the closure of many of these public sites which is happening at a rapid rate.
Then there is the additional difficulty of feeding groups of people at a time when groups of people are not supposed to gather, which is not safe during a viral outbreak and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have stated that administrators should ‘‘design new strategies (策略) to avoid providing meals in settings where people might gather in a group or crowd... such as ‘grab-and-go’ bagged lunches or meal delivery”.
These are strange and threatening times, with the corona-virus situation worse by the day. Low-income families suffer the most in times like these. They have less cash on hand to buy supplies; they may not have a vehicle in which to transport large quantities of food; their jobs tend to be more uncertain. It’s important to remember this and to continue donating, supporting, and showing mercy to less fortunate individuals in limes of difficulty. It shouldn’t be left entirely to school administrators to figure out how to feed hungry children, every community has a duty to ensure this happens
1. What issue does the passage chiefly focus on?| A．Making up for missing lessons. | B．Providing meals for needy kids. |
| C．The great needs of poor families. | D．The strict measures for virus prevention. |
| A．What food to supply. | B．When to close the public sites. |
| C．How to get the permit. | D．Where to give out the food. |
| A．To avoid crowd gatherings. | B．To save people’s time. |
| C．To give away more food. | D．To change people’s mind. |
| A．Show the seriousness of the problem. | B．Improve the general situations. |
| C．Call for more help or donations. | D．Advertise their programs. |
8 . Why Don’t We Listen
While being a good listener is certainly important for the quality of our relationships with others and for our own development, it likely doesn’t come naturally for us. A study shows that the average person keeps only about 25% of what he or she hears,
The attitude of knowing it all. Listening is one of the most effective ways to learn and grow. However, sometimes we like to think that we’ve already got it all figured out. So we don’t allow the knowledge, ideas, opinions, etc. of others to enter into our minds and hearts. Sadly, we’re wrong. There are different opinions and experiences.
The concern for yourself. Frankly, it’s easy to get absorbed in our own worlds populated by our own thoughts, values, ideas, opinions, etc.
It can be easy to forget that each individual has his own universe (宇宙), and that one of the ways each universe expands is by allowing another to share part of theirs with you.
Too much confidence in our listening skill. If you think you’re already great at something, why work to improve it? The truth is, no matter how well we may listen now, listening is a skill that can be developed.
| A．Performance increases with practice. |
| B．It proves our attitude towards listening. |
| C．The state of being absent-minded. |
| D．It means we are missing out information. |
| E．The lack of the ability to catch others’ attention. |
| F．In a sense, we’re the center of our own universe. |
| G．So we always have something new to learn from others. |
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George has a clever dog calling Leonard. He often lets it play outside by himself. He never thought something will happen to it because it didn’t hurt anyone.
One day, it went out to play and it didn’t return back home at the usual time. George felt so worriedly that he looked for it everywhere it might go. Ten minute later George found it lay on the ground with an arrow in its stomach. So George rushed it to the hospital. Luckily it survived.
Later George discovered arrow was tied with a note, that said “A disturbing dog is unbearable and its death is not to be regretted”. What a pity to treat our pet friends like that!
