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 . Morgan Anderson, who was terrified of flying, had forgotten entirely that she was on a plane. She and her mother, Rose Anderson, were busy doing something more important— ________ a man.

On December 13, Morgan and her mother were in the air on their way to Salt Lake City when an________ over the plane's public address system said the flight attendant was ________ any medical professionals aboard to help with an emergency. Rose heard the call and woke up Morgan, who had fallen asleep. Both of them were ________, so they had a job to do.

They ________ went to the front of the airplane, where they found a man who appeared to be in his 60s. He was senseless and looked very ________. He was in a worse condition than either Rose or Morgan had ________.

Rose has more than 30 years of ________ in nursing while Morgan just ________ from a medical school, so Rose took the ________. Following her mother's instructions, Morgan began to write down the________ supplies necessary in saving the man's life.

Thanks to Rose and Morgan's efforts, the man________ his senses. He told Rose and Morgan, who continued to look after him________ the plane landed, that he was on his way to visit his mother. The man was in a stable condition when paramedics(护理人员）________ the case after they landed.

The captain of the airplane expressed his ________ to the Andersons and gave them a discount off their next flight. "It's always good to have a happy ending," Rose said.

The emergency also provided Morgan with a chance to ________ what she had learnt in school to practice. Morgan said she appreciated the chance of being ________ to others.

Rose was always ________ and willing to help the other people. Having been greatly influenced by her mother, Morgan, who once dreamed of being an architect, ________ her mind. According to Morgan, it was her mother who ________ Morgan to step into the nursing field.

1.

A．saving

B．educating

C．comforting

D．protecting

2.

A．explanation

B．expression

C．announcement

D．advertisement

3.

A．in need of

B．in memory of

C．in charge of

D．in terms of

4.

A．p assengers

B．pilots

C．patients

D．nurses

5.

A．abruptly

B．immediately

C．eventually

D．easily

6.

A．anxious

B．pale

C．strict

D．worried

7.

A．changed

B．noticed

C．suffered

D．expected

8.

A．experience

B．exploration

C．training

D．research

9.

A．came

B．moved

C．graduated

D．resigned

10.

A．lead

B．risk

C．chance

D．challenge

11.

A．flexible

B．acceptable

C．medical

D．abundant

12.

A．had

B．felt

C．lost

D．regained

13.

A．unless

B．until

C．after

D．once

14.

A．took over

B．took up

C．look in

D．took down

15.

A．greeting

B．appreciation

C．welcome

D．interest

16.

A．compare

B．expose

C．add

D．apply

17.

A．considerate

B．friendly

C．helpful

D．polite

18.

A．warm-hearted

B．easy-going

C．care-free

D．broad-minded

19.

A．calmed

B．opened

C．read

D．changed

20.

A．forced

B．persuaded

C．inspired

D．required

3 . 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。

This summer holiday I went to Gansu with my friends. We were very excited because our one stop was the Mogao Caves. Attracting by the wonderful desert around the Caves, we took a lot of pictures on our arrive. Once in the Caves, the guide introduced the wall paintings to me in vivid details. We listened attentively and asked much questions and took a lot of notes.

Ride camels along the Silk Road was another exciting things during our trip. On the Camel’s back I couldn’t help wondering the ancient businessmen felt lonely along the wild Silk Road. In the end, we took a group photo and to memorize the visit.

The summer holiday is over now, but I still wanted to see more sites along the Silk Road.

4 . 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。
Dear fellow students,

There is     1     serious phenomenon in our school. We find many students will crowd in the school store     2     (buy) snacks (零食) after each class. Some students even eat snacks in class.     3     (eat) snacks is a bad habit and is also a waste of money. In addition, most snacks are     4     (health) food, for they contain too much fat and sugar. Eating snacks improperly may lead     5     fatness and illness. What is     6     (bad), some students throw the wrappers (包装纸) everywhere,     7     pollutes our campus.

Dear fellow students, we shouldn’t act like kids any more. We high school students should     8     (develop) good habits. Remember that three regular    9     (meal) a day as well as a balanced diet are essential for us.

Let’s form good eating habits     10     say no to snacks!

6 . Driving is one of those necessary skills that you should possess if you wish to survive as one of "the fittest" in the modern life. You can start learning to drive when you are eighteen, the legal age. Experience tells that the older you become, the harder it is to learn driving.

However, learning to drive will be the very last thing on your mind when you graduate out of a university, and will be desperate looking for a job and stressing out on how to clear your student debt. So, the best way is to start out early on your path to take driving lessons. Many of the teens in recent times decide not to drive. By this, you are really missing out on a huge part of growing up and losing out on a whole lot of benefits. The top reason for not learning driving is the relatively high costs of driving lessons. But, we are here to tell you why you should overlook the costs and rather concentrate on the advantages.

No need for public transport. Using public transport to get to any destination quickly is anything but convenient. If you know how to drive, you will never have to rely on public modes of transportation ever again. Relying on a bus or train to arrive smoothly on time rarely ever happens.

At times you aren't or can't be relying on public transportation. Those are the times you are probably relying on a friend, or your parents for a ride. Knowing how to drive yourself will make you independent and you wouldn't have to fit your plans according to other peoples’ schedules.

In the recent job world, there may be plenty of jobs out there which won't mark you as a qualified candidate because you don't know how to drive.

These are the main benefits that knowing how to drive could bring into your life. So start going to a driving school as early as possible.

1. When is the best time to learn to drive according to the text?

A．The younger the better.	B．As early as the law permits.
C．After you have found your job.	D．After you have finished university.

2. What is the most important reason why young people don't want to learn to drive nowadays?

A．They are busy looking for jobs.	B．They are pressed to pay for their debts.
C．They are unwilling to pay the high costs.	D．They don't see the advantages of driving.

3. How will you benefit from driving yourself according to paragraph 4?

A．You can get free rides.	B．You have a better chance to get jobs.
C．You will enjoy more independence.	D．You will reduce the daily living costs.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The disadvantages of relying on public transport.	B．The survival difficulties without driving skills.
C．The timing for teens to start driving.	D．The benefits of learning driving.

7 . I got this strange idea in my eight grade: to run for the president of the student Union. It is not a surprising decision for most outgoing, popular people. But I was neither. In fact I tended to daydream, read books that were not on the required list, and sit at the far corner of the cafeteria with the only two friends I had, Denise and Janice.

However, Claire, my enemy, motivated me to sign up to run against her. Denise decided we should form a group of advisors to get me elected. We met every day, right after school,reviewing every student. We tried to figure out why our schoolmates might want to vote, in their own interests for me or(more likely) against Claire.

We created cascades, a term we learned from Denise’s sister. In other words, we looked for students who were most likely to influence a group of other students. Those are the people that one of us approached first. My narrow victory was a surprise to many including, frankly, the three of us.

That’s how I got my first taste of the power of the so-called Collective Intelligence and it turned out to be the best method of succeeding in various work.

When a group commits to supporting each other by meeting regularly and obeying the negotiated rules, remarkable things happen. We tend to bring to bring the the the best out other, as thousands have learned around the world. When individuals become tight-knit teams, we become happier and higher-performing with and for each other. It is never too late for us to start our own advising group of no more than seven members around a strong sweet spot of common interest—which will help us achieve something different and more meaningful over the years.

1. What can we know about the author according to the first paragraph?

A．She has a lot of friends.	B．She loves reading.
C．She enjoys public debating.	D．She is very realistic.

2. Which of the following best explains the underlined word “cascades” in paragraph 3?

A．Boards of advisors	B．Committees of teachers.
C．Teams of important schoolmates.	D．Groups of devoted friends.

3. In the last paragraph, the author intends to encourage readers to_________.

A．commit to supporting others	B．meet friends as regularly as possible
C．do something different and meaningful	D．make best use of collective intelligence

4. What can be a suitable for the text?

A．A Sure Path to Great Success	B．A Secret to Win the Election
C．Clever Ways to Defeat Your Enemies	D．Effective Methods of Making Friends

9 . 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

10 . 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.