1 . The exhibit, Digital Dunhuang — Tales of Heaven and Earth, which was held at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, brought to Hong Kong more than 100 exhibits including the visual murals and other related programs that could allow visitors to learn about the art and history of the Mogao Caves in a fun way.

“Dunhuang was an international city, a place where East met West, on the old Silk Road. So the Mogao Caves, which were completed in a period of over 1,000 years, record the ways of life and beliefs of the different peoples that crossed paths there,” explained Fion Lin of Hong Kong Heritage Museum.

Visitors can now get up close and personal with these faraway treasures without having to step into the caves, thanks to the digitization project of the Dunhuang Academy, a pioneer that has made great progress in the digitization and 3D scanning of the Dunhuang treasures.

“Studies have shown that in a cave, both temperature and CO₂ concentration level can rise with 15 tourists inside for ten minutes. As a result, the wall paintings are going to eventually fade. Digital technology has helped to strike a balance between sharing the treasures and protecting them,” said Lin.

However, digitization of the caves faces many challenges such as poor lighting and rough wall surfaces. On average, 40,000 pictures have to be taken to cover 300 m². Great amount of efforts have been made to piece the pictures together. What the exhibition presented is the result of years of hard work.

During the exhibition period, a mini display on Dunhuang music culture was also being held at the Museum for public participation.

1. What could visitors see at the Digital Dunhuang exhibit?

A．The Mogao Caves.	B．About 40,000 Dunhuang pictures.
C．Digital Dunhuang wall paintings.	D．Ancient records of Dunhuang.

2. What is the significance of the digitization project of the Dunhuang Academy?

A．It helps Dunhuang become an international city.

B．It lets people better appreciate the Dunhuang art.

C．It is effective in cutting the CO₂ level in the caves.

D．It attracts more tourists from East and West to Hong Kong.

3. What do we know about the Dunhuang wall paintings?

A．They are brightly lit.	B．They are very rough.
C．It is very hard to protect them.	D．It is impossible for the tourists to see them.

4. Where can you find the evidence that supports “digitization of the caves isn’t easy”?

A．In paragraph 2.	B．In paragraph 3.
C．In paragraph 4.	D．In paragraph 5.

2 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧), 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

There are many ways to express love. Saying "I love you" on my father's or mother's birthday is the good way to let them to know how I love them.

If I often help my parents doing some simple housework, especially when they tired after work, my parents must feel my love for them. I also often gave my parents a hug. I know a warm hug will makes us feel connected to each other, which does good to our healthy.

Getting some small but meaningful gift must be an exciting moment for my loved ones. And I think what I will do so on some specially days.

3 . One day in January 2008, I was in my classroom when my teacher, Mrs. Prest, explained that people were sick and some were even ______ because they didn't have clean water. People sometimes ______ for hours in Africa just to get dirty water.

So I went home and ______ my parents to help. They told me I could do ______ housework to earn the $70 that I thought would build a ______. I thought that's all it would ______ to handle the world's water problem. I worked for four months to earn my ______ $70. Then I learned that it was ______ going to cost $2,000 to build a well in a place like Uganda. I also learned that the problem was much bigger than I     ____.

I started speaking to service clubs, schoolmates, to anyone who would listen to my ______ so that I could ______ money for my first well at Angolo Primary School in Uganda. That's how my little Grade One project ______ the Ryan's Well Foundation.

Now I have ______ my studies in international development and political science and I have graduated from the college, but remain involved (参加)with the Foundation as a Project Manager. I speak around the world on ______ issues and on the importance of making a ______ no matter who you are.

My ______ to anyone is that in order to make a ______ change in the world, you need to find something you really love and then you need to take ______. I hope my story is a ______ that we can all make a difference-it ______ each and every one of us.

1.

A．dying

B．crying

C．rushing

D．cheating

2.

A．sang

B．walked

C．danced

D．fought

3.

A．joined

B．sent

C．begged

D．required

4.

A．extra

B．heavy

C．equal

D．total

5.

A．bridge

B．school

C．house

D．well

6.

A．pay

B．take

C．offer

D．reward

7.

A．next

B．only

C．other

D．first

8.

A．merely

B．certainly

C．actually

D．entirely

9.

A．heard

B．desired

C．realized

D．recorded

10.

A．story

B．joke

C．excuse

D．lecture

11.

A．save

B．withdraw

C．borrow

D．raise

12.

A．became

B．found

C．matched

D．exposed

13.

A．improved

B．completed

C．continued

D．strengthened

14.

A．food

B．drug

C．water

D．crime

15.

A．plan

B．list

C．point

D．difference

16.

A．motto

B．advice

C．promise

D．warning

17.

A．rapid

B．legal

C．positive

D．steady

18.

A．steps

B．time

C．breath

D．risks

19.

A．lesson

B．case

C．report

D．reminder

20.

A．appeals to

B．calls for

C．applies to

D．figures out

4 . While you may know how to find the best app for your phone, do you know how to pick a book you'll really like? Here are some tips.

1. Start with your interests.     1     You can pick something that’s all about your interests, whether it’s ancient martial arts, computers, or fashion design. You name it, there are surely to be books about it.

2. What's your "type"? Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction? Fiction books like novels or short-story collections can transport you to another world, or help you imagine something beyond your own experience. Not all fiction is the same-maybe you like the classics, fantasy or mystery (悬疑) novels.     2    . Try a range of types of fiction and see what you prefer. Nonfiction books give you the who, what, when, and why of something.     3    , but that doesn't mean they're dull . Nonfiction books can bring to life the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington or help you see inside a Chinese dynasty. Many of them read like novels from start to finish.

3.     4    . What was your mother's favorite book when she was your age or your dad's? How about a brother's or sister's? Find out and give it a read-then you can share your thoughts about the book. After all, what is a better way to connect with that cousin you only see in the summer than trading reading recommendations and discussing your reactions?

4. Join the club-online or in person. Get your friends together and share information about authors, writing styles, and story types.     5    . Join a group with your friends and people you trust (avoiding sharing personal information with people you don't know, of course).

A．Explain your interests

B．Find a family favorite

C．They tell stories using facts

D．Maybe historical fiction is more your thing

E．A library can attract you with a lot of great books

F．Reading on your own isn't like reading for school

G．Most social networking sites also have book-club sections

5 . Doing away with naps (小睡)disturbs children's ability to process and remember the information they learn at school, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst argued in a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The researchers examed the memory retention (保留)skills of 40 preschool students by playing a memory-like game with them during regular school hours. In one condition, the kids took their regular classroom nap after the memory game, averaging 77 minutes of sleep. In the second condition, children were kept awake for the same amount of time.

Researchers examed the kids' recall (回忆)later that same day and the following day, and found the nappers remembered about 75% of what they had learned in the game-a full 10% better than the kids who went without a nap.

“While the children performed about the same immediately after learning in both the nap and wake conditions, the children performed significantly better when they napped both in the afternoon and the next day,” the study authors wrote. “That means that when they miss a nap, children cannot recover this benefit of sleep with their overnight sleep. It seems that there is an additional benefit of having the sleep occur in close proximity (临近)to the learning.”

As evidence increases to support the positive effects of attending preschool on future school performance, some parents and educators have questioned whether in-school naptime should be replaced with more learning.

These results provide some of the first scientific evidence for the benefits of naps, said study author Rebecca Spencer, professor of psychology at UMass Amherst. “Until now, there was nothing to support teachers who feel that naps can really help young children. There had been no specific science behind that,” Spencer said in a statement. “We hope these results will be used by policy makers to make educated decisions regarding the nap chances in the classrooms. Children should not only be given the chances, they also should be encouraged to sleep by creating an environment which supports sleep.”

1. What's the percentage of the non-nappers' recall in the next day?

A．10%.

B．55%.

C．65%.

D．75%.

2. What can we infer from paragraph 4?

A．Overnight sleep makes up for missing naps.

B．It's better for kids to nap after their learning.

C．Learning happens in both the nap and wake hours.

D．Kids generally have better memories in the morning.

3. What may be Spencer's suggestion for policy makers?

A．Guaranteeing the kids' naptime while at school.

B．Allowing kids to attend preschool at a later age.

C．Replacing in-school naptime with more learning.

D．Creating a lively classroom atmosphere for kids.

4. What's the main idea of the text?

A．The character of childhood memory is different.	B．Children should plan their sleep properly.
C．A game is designed for preschool children.	D．Naps are important for kids' learning.

6 . A sad mother whale continued to carry her dead baby for a fifth day on Saturday, which is a rare occurrence in nature and is believed to be grieving (痛心的).

The whale, known as J35, is a member of the endangered (濒临灭绝的）family of killer whales, gave birth to her baby on Tuesday only to watch that it die within half an hour. "The baby was so newborn that it didn't have blubber(鲸脂）. It kept sinking, and the mother would raise it to the surface," said Ken Balcomb, a scientist with the Center for Whale Research on San Juan Island, Washington State. Since then, she's been carrying the baby's body around on her nose, diving to pick it up again when it falls off. She was last sighted in the early evening on Saturday in Canadian waters.

Scientists have documented grieving behavior in other animals with close social bonds in small groups observed carrying newborns that did not survive. The baby whale was the first baby born in three years to the endangered species (物种), the Center for Whale Research said.

"More than 24 hours of grieving is a rare occurrence," says Ken Balcomb. "It is horrible. This is an animal that is a sentient being. It understands the social bonds that it has with the rest of its family members. She carried the baby in her womb (子宫）from 17 to 18 months, she is bonded to it and she doesn't want to let it go. It is that simple. She is grieving."

Researchers have been growing more concerned about the fortune of killer whales, who face three major challenges to their survival as a species: toxins(毒素）, traffic and lack of adequate food. The most recent survey has found that they number just 75 in the area. For the last three years there have been no new babies born to the killer whales in the Pacific Northwest.

1. Why has the mother whale dived repeatedly in the past five days?

A．To avoid possible danger.

B．To feed her baby underwater.

C．To prevent her dead baby from sinking.

D．To play with her newborn baby sometimes.

2. What has the whale J35 surprised Ken Balcomb most?

A．She swam a long distance to save her baby.

B．She showed unusual grief over her dead baby.

C．She formed social bonds with her baby.

D．She proved herself highly intelligent.

3. Which of the following best explains "sentient" underlined in paragraph 4?

A．Sensitive.

B．Powerful.

C．Dangerous.

D．Stubborn.

4. What's the best title for the text?

A．What Problems Killer Whales Are Facing	B．The Killer Whales Died From Lack of Food
C．Rare Whales Were Found in Canadian Waters	D．Grieving Whale Carried Dead Baby for Days

7 . Today I am here to tell you a story of death, new life and revenge（报复）. Three years ago today, the city council of Redondo Beach California ordered the death of my 30-year-old pepper tree. Its roots had begun to destroy the pavement in front of my house. They even made me pay for the damages to the sidewalk and for the tree removal.

I loved Clyde. I was beginning to get an old man, and planting something that I knew would live well beyond my lifetime was something very special. I took very good care of him. I gave him a stick to rest on when he was a young child, and I watched him grow. Just as Clyde was becoming strong and healthy, expanding his root system, and making his own way in life, the mayor took it upon himself to kill my beautiful children.

Mayor Steve Aspel. You killed my child. For this, you will pay. Two years and seven months ago, I secretly planted 45 California Redwoods and 82 Giant Sequoias in various parks, and yards of state around your city.

Today, each of their root systems will be at least 30 feet in diameter, deep in the soil. You may have noticed the trees growing in front of city council, or that new one in your backyard. That’s a Giant Sequoia, and its growth will begin accelerating rapidly in the coming months.

You killed Clyde, but I have replaced him with over 100 living giants. In a few years, they'll begin breaking heights of 100-300 feet and live well beyond 2,500 years. To remove even one of them at this point will cost well over $ 1,500... And you would pay the bill, just like you did to me 3 years ago today.

Good day to you, sir. May your city be overrun by trees. And may Clyde rest in peace.

1. Why did Steve Aspel order the killing of Clyde?

A．To protect the pavement.

B．To make his backyard prettier.

C．To make room for other trees.

D．To take his revenge on the author.

2. What does the author mainly describe in paragraph 2?

A．The childhood of Clyde.

B．His skills in gardening.

C．The suffering of Clyde.

D．His deep affection for Clyde.

3. How did the author respond to Clyde's death?

A．He asked Steve Aspel for compensation.

B．He planted many more trees secretly.

C．He cut down many trees to take revenge.

D．He stole trees from the mayor's backyard.

4. What's the author's feeling in paragraph 4?

A．Regretful.

B．Curious.

C．Proud.

D．Surprised.

8 . Come on down to the Kingston Symphony Warehouse at 785 Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard, Unit 7A to see what great finds you can get your hands on at this year's Fall Book Fair!

OPENING NIGHT ADMISSION   September 5, 2019

Early Bird Entry 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Tickets are $ 20 each and will be available for purchase beginning on August 14, 2019 at 9: 00 am by calling 613-546-9729 or 1-800-451-2453.

Tickets can also be purchased online beginning on August 14, 2019 at 9: 00 am or online at our website.

•Only 50 tickets will be sold.

•Tickets will be available to pick up at the warehouse starting at 2:00 pm on September 5, 2019.

•Absolutely no refunds(退款）

General Admission 4:30 pm-8:00 pm

Tickets are $ 5 each and will be available for purchase in person only at the door of the warehouse starting on September 5, 2019 at 2:00 pm.

REMAINDER OF SALE     Free Admission

September 6-8, 2019

•Friday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

•Saturday 10:00 am-4:00 pm

•Sunday 10:00 am-3:00 pm

September 15, 2019

•10:00 am-4:00 pm     Everything at half price!

September 16, 2019

•10:00 am-3:00 pm   BLOWOUT PRICES! People can buy many books with a little money.

Location(位置): Kingston, ON-785 Sir John A. MacDonald Boulevard

For more information, please email us at ksabookfair @ gmail. com or call the Kingston Symphony Association office at 613-546-9729.

1. What's the advantage of a $ 20 ticket at the book fair?

A．People can enter there earlier

B．People can buy books at half price.

C．People can get their money back if necessary.

D．People can have the books delivered to their houses.

2. You can get a ticket for general admission by _________.

A．calling 613-546-9729

B．calling1-800-451-2453

C．emailing to ksabook fair@gmail.com

D．going to the warehouse yourself

3. When can people buy books at the lowest price?

A．On August 14.

B．On September 5.

C．On September 16.

D．On September 8.

9 . —Hi, Dr Brown! I'm a little early. Should I wait outside?
—No. ________ .

A．That's right

B．My pleasure

C．Come on in

10 . —I wonder__________ Mary has kept her figure after all these years.
—By working out every day.

A．Where

B．how

C．why