4 . For many years, school children in the US have been taken on “field trips” to cultural institutions such as museums of art. Educators arrange them in the belief that schools exist not only to teach economically useful skills, but also to produce civilized young people who appreciate the art and culture. While there are parents who will take their children to cultural places in their free time, there are plenty of other children who will never have this kind of opportunity unless schools offer it. So you could say that taking school students on field trips is a means of giving everyone equal access to their cultural heritage.

However, the attitude towards field trips in recent years is changing, with the number of tours organized for school groups falling significantly in museums all around the country. The most obvious reason is the issue of finance. Because there are increasing demands on their funds, after all, computers and sports facilities aren’t cheap, schools are forced to make a difficult choice about how to spend the limited money they have. Faced with this dilemma, field trips are an obvious thing to cut since they are seen by many as too expensive.

Additionally, the nature of these field days is also changing. Schools increasingly use trips to amusement parks or sporting events as a treat for students rather than an opportunity for cultural learning. This shift could have a basis in generational differences between teachers’ reasons for organizing days out of school. A recent survey conducted among 500 Arkansas teachers showed that older teachers were significantly more likely to take the primary purpose of a field trip as a learning experience than younger teachers, who view it as fun.

Some evidence shows the trend of fewer trips may have a negative effect on children’s development. A research led by Jay Greene at Arkansas University found that students who received a tour of an art museum greatly improved their knowledge of and the ability to think critically about art. They also display stronger historical interest and were more likely to visit cultural places in the future. The researchers warm that if schools cut field trips or switch to less educational destinations, valuable opportunities to broaden and enrich children’s learning experiences are lost.

1. What is the original purpose of field trips to cultural institutions?

A．To teach students useful skills in economics.

B．To encourage parents to take their children there.

C．To educate students to preserve cultural heritage.

D．To make art culture accessible to every student.

2. Which factor most probably leads to the trend of fewer field trips?

A．The decrease in school funds.

B．The lack of school funds.

C．Students’ demand for fun.

D．Teachers’ generational differences.

3. What does the underlined phrase “This shift” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The switch from old generations to young generations.

B．The switch from sporting events to cultural experiences.

C．The change from an opportunity for learning to a treat for entertainment.

D．The change from educational destinations to unique attractions.

4. What can be inferred about field rips from the research by Jay Greene?

A．Students are rewarded with more cultural awareness.

B．Amusement parks enrich children’s learning experiences.

C．Cutting field trips is critical to the future of the museum.

D．Field trips ensure better future academic performance.

5 . COVID-19 Campus Rules Of UBC Okanagan

The rules apply to all students, faculty and staff at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

Travel in BC

A Public Health Order for all health regions in British Columbia calls on all individuals, places of work and businesses in BC to significantly reduce social interactions and travel. The current order is in effect until February 1, 2021.

As many are currently making plans for the upcoming Winter Break, all members of the campus community are reminded all non-essential travel should be avoided. The current orders suspend all events and social gatherings to significantly reduce COVID-19 transmission related to social interactions. The order allows for university students to join family for the holidays as this is not considered a social gathering, but it is important to maintain a narrow household bubble.

International travel

If you plan to travel out of Canada during the Winter Break, make sure you are aware of current travel restrictions and are prepared for your trip. Carefully review the updated Travelling to Canada Guide for important information on who is eligible to travel, documents to prepare, ensuring you have health insurance, making a quarantine (self-isolation) plan, and more.

Measurement of body temperature and daily self-assessment when coining to campus

UBC's COVID-19 Campus Rules require that all students, faculty and staff must have their temperatures taken and assess themselves daily for COVID-19 symptoms prior to attending UBC premises. Please use the BC self-assessment tool at https：//bc. thrive, health/. Anyone experiencing symptoms should follow the guidance provided in the self-assessment tool.

Maintaining physical distancing and wearing non-medical masks

Public Health Orders require all members of our community maintain physical distance and wear non-medical masks. As a reminder, UBC (University of British Columbia) students, faculty, staff and visitors are required to wear non-medical masks, when indoors on our campuses.

Be well, be safe and thank you for following public health and campus rule guidance.

1. According to the current orders, a university student is allowed to________.

A．attend a concert	B．host a party
C．organize a football match	D．get together with his family

2. What are UBC students required to do when entering the campus?

A．To stand in line.	B．To wear medical masks.
C．To have temperatures taken.	D．To show health insurance.

3. COVID-19 Campus Rules Of UBC Okanagan were probably posted online________.

A．in December

B．in February

C．in August

D．in September

6 . School is still out for the summer, but at Eastern Senior High School, students are hard at work. In a garden bursting with vegetables and herbs, nearly a dozen teenagers are harvesting them for the weekend’s farmers market. They work Tuesday through Saturday with City Blossoms, a non-profit that brings community gardens to schools and other places where kids gather in urban(城市的) areas.

Roshawn Little, going into her junior year at Eastern, believes that working in the garden has taught her to try all sorts of new things — like eating different kinds of vegetables more often. And she has taken those healthy behaviors home with her and her family now buy more fruits and vegetables. ^“ We mainly live around liquor （酒）stores and snack stores. There aren’t that many grocery stores. They’re way out, and you have to drive so far ——a common problem in low-income urban areas .”

City Blossoms is one of many groups across the country teaming up with local communities to establish school gardens, like the one at Eastern. These gardens, advocates say, are really outdoor classrooms where kids learn valuable lessons — not just about nutrition, but also about science and math, even business skills. For example, the gardens can be used for math lessons — like calculating the area of a plant bed — or learning the science of how plants grow.

On a recent weekend at the Aya farmers market, the kids work at a table decorated with handmade signs that read “onions” and “garlic”, inviting people to try their herbed salt with bread. Working at the market helps them practice public speaking skills and business skills.

Nadine Joyner of a nutrition education company has a food table next to the kids’ at the market and often buys produce from them. She is constantly impressed by the kids’ knowledge of what they’re selling — they know how to grow it, how to prepare it, and how to cook it.

1. What do students at Eastern do with the harvested vegetables?

A．Sell them on market.	B．Take them to school.
C．Give them to farmers.	D．Share them at home.

2. What can we infer about the area Little lives in?

A．It is inconvenient in traffic.

B．It is crowded with grocery stores.

C．It has poor access to fresh foods.

D．It suffers from income inequality.

3. Why does City Blossoms establish school gardens?

A．To provide nutritious food.

B．To improve classroom conditions

C．To cooperate with local community.

D．To create outdoor learning chances.

7 . Picture a lecture session at a business school and your probably imagine students gazing at screens filled with equations（方程式）.What you might not expect is students attempting to sing “O clap your Hands”. But Bartleby was treated to this delight on a visit to Saïd Business School in Oxford earlier this year.

There was a catch. Some of the students had to try conducting the chorus. The first to take the challenge was a rather self-confident young man. It didn’t take long for him to go wrong. His most obvious mistake was to start conducting without asking the singers how they would like to be directed, though they had the expertise and he was a complete beginner.

The session, organized by Pegram Harrison, a senior fellow in entrepreneurship（企业家精神）, cleverly allowed the students to absorb some important leadership lessons. For example, leaders should listen to their teams, especially when their colleagues have specialist knowledge.

Other business schools have also realized that their students can learn from the arts. At Carnegie Mellon University , Leanne Meyer has introduced a leadership-training programme that includes poetry and a book club. She believed that involvement in such pursuits can help develop empathy（同理心） in future leaders and that the programme benefits students in terms of how they promote themselves to recruiters（招聘人员）.

The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) has trained many great dramatists. It also offers training courses for managers. “Acting about finding the truth in the character and in yourself.” says Walker-Wise, one of RADA'S tutors. Being a manager involves a lot more than just setting targets. It requires empathy and a knowledge of human nature. An education in the arts might help develop those qualities. Above all, the students on Harrison's Course were experiencing something Bartleby never expected to see in those attending an MBA lecture they were having fun.

1. What does “this delight" in paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Singing in a business class.	B．Visiting Said Business School
C．Picturing a lecture session.	D．Gazing a screens full of equations.

2. Which of the fallowing best describes the session by Pegram Harrison?

A．Common and influential.	B．Educational and effortless.
C．Challenging and instructive.	D．Controversial and practical.

3. What should a leader do based on the conducting experience?

A．Offer promotion opportunities.	B．Value team members’ opinion.
C．Set specific targets.	D．Control every step.

4. How does acting contribute to being a manager?

A．It provides entertainment.	B．It develops goal-setting skills.
C．It exposes the truth in business.	D．It helps understand human nature.

8 . Around 2 million schoolchildren in schools right across the country are taking part in one of the most important dates, as Monday 21 May saw the start of Walk to School week.

     The national event was held at a school in Lambeth. Lots of people gathered around a very big globe, the size of which shows the volume（体积）of carbon dioxide produced by a school bus every week. Similar events were held at schools throughout the country, making sure the message gets out all over Britain.
     And it is not just about the climate-change-causing carbon dioxide. As for local air pollution, the school bus is one of the worst offenders. It’s those short, stop-start journeys which are the most polluting — giving out carbon dioxide and other compounds（化合物）that are linked to worsening air quality.
     Contrary to what some might believe, staying in a car offers no protection from local pollution — in fact pollution found inside the car is about three times higher than that experienced by walkers. The organizers ask people to leave those keys by the door and walk to school — and judging by the number of schools involved（参与）this year it’s the schoolchildren that will be leading the way.
       Andrew Fielding, one of Walk to School organizers, said, “We’re encouraging people around the country to use Walk to School week to try out walking with their kids. Walking to school isn’t just great for the environment, it’s great for you too — walking for those 30 minutes a day means real quality time together, and the average walk there and back will burn more calories（卡路里）than those burnt in the school’s PE. Give it a go and see how you find it, and we doubt if you’ll want to go back to the traffic jams afterwards!”
1. The Walk to School week mainly aims to ________.

A．let people take enough exercise to build up their body

B．make people realize walking to school helps cut pollution

C．encourage people around the country to try out walking with their kids

D．make sure that parents have real quality time together with their children

2. People at a school in Lambeth gathered around a very big globe because ________.

A．the globe stood for the earth which had been greatly polluted

B．the globe could send the message about the national event all over Britain

C．they had to get rid of the large amount of carbon dioxide which was kept in the globe

D．the globe made people learn about the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a school bus

3. Who will be the leading part of this year’s Walk to School week event?

A．The organizers.

B．The parents.

C．The schoolchildren．

D．The teachers.

4. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________.

A．people would rather go back to the traffic jams

B．more and more people will enjoy walking to school

C．the school’s PE may be replaced during Walk to School week

D．many parents are using Walk to School week to walk with their kids

9 . In American schools there is something called Homecoming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a homecoming game. This can be the most important event of the year except graduation or commencement (毕业典礼) Day. Students plan Homecoming Day many weeks in advance.

Several days before Homecoming, students start to decorate the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Homecoming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.

The members of school clubs build booths(售货棚) and sell lemonade(柠檬汽水), apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.

During the day alumni and their wives will gather at the school. They like to look for teachers that they remember. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.

Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Homecoming Queen or King appears. All the students vote the most popular student Homecoming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.

Homecoming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the game loses, the students still enjoy Homecoming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.

1. The best title of this passage is         .

A．American School	B．Homecoming Game
C．Homecoming Queen or King	D．Homecoming Day

2. Which of the following is NOT done on Homecoming?

A．To see old friends.	B．To organize clubs.
C．To watch the football game.	D．To call on teachers they remember.

3. The underlined word “alumni” refers to         .

A．female former students of a school or college

B．male former students of a school or college

C．grandfathers of the students in a school or college

D．grandmothers of the students in a school or college