Glenbrook South (GBS) High School is in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is an award-winning school with a highly competent teaching staff. It has over 400 Asian Pacific. American students-over 17 percent of die students in the school. Of these, the majority are Korean American. This is very unusual in a state where Korean Americans are less than 1 percent of the population. The interactions of the Korean American students at GBS were the subject of an article in Asian Week magazine.

Different Korean American students react differently to being in a high school were most students are white. Professor Pyong Gap Min, an expert on Korean life in America, believes that Korean Americans in this situation can sometimes feel inhibited or ashamed of their Korean identity. Asian Week interviewed a number of GBS students, and each had a different attitude.

Alice 18 years old

I used to spend time only with Korean American friends. Although I felt secure with those friends, I found myself motivated to form closer relationship with non-Koreans, too. I felt I was missing out on new experiences and challenges.

Paul 16 years old

I have some Korean American friends, but I spend most of my time with white friends. I’m often the only Asian American in the group, but I don’t mind. What I like about the white culture is that I can be more radical. I can be as loud and funny as I want to be. I don’t see as much of that among the Asian students.

John 17 years old

In junior high school, most of my friends were white. After coming to GBS, my sense of my Korean American identity was restored, and I decided to have mainly Korean American friends. I feel that my Korean American friends and I mainly understand each other better. For example, we understand about severe parental pressures to succeed at school; I felt my white friends couldn’t really understand.

Without belittle(轻视）the importance of what these students had to say, it’s important to remember that their opinions at this phase of their lives ate bound to change as they grow into adulthood. But these honest opinions can help us better understand issues of culture relations, and their honesty might help Americans from different cultural groups to get along better in the future.

【1】The passage mainly discusses .

A.how Korean American students interact among themselves and with others

B.why Illinois is a very special state

C.how an Illinois high school welcomes Korean American students

D.different opinions of the friends of Korean American students

【2】Which statement best summarizes Alice's attitude?

A.She feels that her white friends don’t really understand her

B.She likes her Korean American friends but wants to have non-Korean friends too.

C.She feels she is missing out on experiences with her Korean American fiends.

D.She doesn’t feel secure in her relationships with non-Koreans.

【3】The underlined word “radical” most probably means" "

A.timidB.expressive

C.considerateD.sensitive

【1】A firm employs my retired father as a _____(consult).

【2】So _____(absorb) was he in our talk that he took a wrong turn on the way home.

【3】Our new factory produces large _____(quantity) of goods every year.

【4】The hills _____(range) across the country to the sea are covered with fruit trees.

【5】When _____(concentrate) on/upon the task, you will finish it as quickly as you can.

【6】Our bottles are made with _____(recycle) plastic.

【7】Shanghai Disneyland fantasy fairy-tale castle, _____(测量) about 60 meters high, is the highest of the kind in the world.

【8】Now _____(电的) appliances have entered ordinary families for decades of years.

【9】Under the good _____(管理) of the new CEO, the high-tech company has made a big profit.

【10】In experts’ _____(判断), global warming will continue for a while.

Beijing, the capital of the country for over 850 years, is a perfect combination of classic grace and modernity, which makes it the first 【1】 (choose) of international travelers. Among Chinese people there is an old saying 【2】 one who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a true hero.

Different from the long-lasting tradition that Beijing holds, Shanghai shows visitors an 【3】 (unbelievable) urban atmosphere. It 【4】 (recognize) as the centre of the country’s commerce and fortune and titled “the shoppers’ paradise” (天堂) with a unique scenery 【5】 (leave) by the colonial history. The high-rise Oriental Pearl Tower, World Financial Center, and Jin Mao Tower stretch (伸展) upwards, 【6】 (form) one of the world’s most splendid skylines. This sleepless city will impress you 【7】 flashing neon lights (霓虹灯), elegant streetlights and ever moving headlights.

If you want to research into the 5,000 years’ history of this ancient oriental land, no city is 【8】 (suitable) than Xi’an, one of the four major capitals of ancient civilization. 【9】 famous Silk Road starts from here, stretching through west China to the Mediterranean. Enjoying the scenery of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (大雁塔) together with the splendid music fountains 【10】 (be) an amazing experience.

A. left; lied; disappeared B. leaving; lying; disappeared

C. leaving; laying; disappearing D. left; lying; disappearing

【1】这个专家所推荐的方法被证明是十分有效的。（prove)

【2】对国家来说，保护生态环境和保持经济增长同样重要。（as...as)

【3】如果有朝一日，学生能亲自参与到课程开发中，那该有多棒啊！（involve)

【4】这本新发行的杂志不仅会影响青少年对时尚的看法，还会开启健康饮食的新潮流。(Not only)

The boy, known only as “Blake” in the letter, wrote, “Dear Santa, We had to leave our house. Dad was mad. We had to do all the chores. Dad got everything he wanted. Mom said it was time to leave and she would take us to a safer place where we don’t have to be scared.”

“Blake is a 7-year-old boy in one of our shelters, and his mom found this letter in his backpack...” Posted by SafeHaven of Tarrant County on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.

“I’m still nervous. I don’t want to talk to the other kids,” he continued. “Are you going to come this Christmas? Can you bring a dictionary, and a compass and a watch?”

The most heart-wrenching part of the letter was the last line that read, “I also want a very very very good dad. Can you do that too?”

Officials with SafeHaven of Tarrant County, a group seeking to help end domestic (家庭的) violence, posted Blake’s letter to its Facebook page. Now, some of the child’s wishes have come true. All of the gifts he asked for have been donated by people in the community. Though SafeHaven received more than 10,000 gifts this year, they want to shine a light on the bigger issue of domestic violence.

“To us, it was kind of a story that we’ve heard all the time,” Kathryn Jacob, the organization’s president and CEO, told Today. “Like tonight, we have 73 kids in the shelter. Blake is just one of many.”

【1】The little boy asked Santa for a “very good dad” because ________.

A.his dad was too strict with himB.he was forced to do all the chores

C.he was ill-treated by his dadD.his dad didn’t buy him any gifts

【2】What do we know about SafeHaven?

A.It has received a lot of concern so far.B.It provides services for homeless children.

C.It posted Blake’s letter without permission.D.Part of its goal is to earn money.

【3】What is Kathryn Jacob’s purpose by saying the words in the last paragraph?

A.To advertise their shelter.B.To introduce their shelter.

C.To tell more information about Blake.D.To draw attention to domestic violence.

California condors are North American’s largest birds, will wing-length of up to 3 meters. In the 1980s, electrical lines and lead poisoning nearly drove them to dying out. Now, electric shock training and medical treatment are helping to rescue these big birds.

In the late 1980s, the last few condors were taken from the wild, and there are nowmore than 150 flying overCaliforniaand nearbyArizona,Utahand Baja inMexico. Electrical lines have been killing them off. “As they go in to rest for the night, they just don’t see the power lines,” says Bruce Rideout of San Diego Zoo. Their wings can bridge the gap between lines, resulting in electrocution(电死) if they touch two lines at once. So scientists have come up with a shocking idea. Tall poles, placed in large training areas, teach the birds to stay clear of electrical lines by giving them a painful but undeadly electric shock. Before the training was introduced, 66% of set-freed condors died of electrocution. This has now dropped to 18%.

Lead poisonous has proved more difficult to deal with. When condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead, they absorb large quantities of lead.This affects their nervous systems and ability to produce baby birds, and can lead to kidney failures and death. So condors with high levels of lead are sent to Los Angeles Zoo, where they are treated with calcium EDTA, a chemical that removes lead from the blood over several days. This work is starting to pay off. The annual death rate for adult condors has dropped from 38% in 2000 to 5.4% in 2011.

Rideout’s team thinks that theCaliforniacondors’ average survival time in the wild is nowjust under eight years. “Although these measures are not effective forever, they are vital for now,” he says. “They are truly good birds that are worth every effort we put into recovering them.”

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。

Last weekend I went on an eco-travel with a travel agency. All the way we enjoyed the beautiful sceneries and fresh air. And a few of us picked flowers while go sightseeing. Some even tried to catch the birds they saw. What was worst, many tourists threw rubbish here and there, that may do great harm to wildlife there.

I don’t think this is a true eco-travel. A true eco-travel is a tour that not only allows us to express our love nature, but develop our responsibility as well. As we enjoy the beauty of the nature, we should spare no effort to protect them. And we should also try to protect wildlife. A true eco-travel should be like this: take nothing away but your wonderfully memory; leave nothing behind but all the green trees and the clean water.

Gratitude is good for your health.

Through his research, Emmons found that grateful people reported feeling healthier and happier, both mentally and physically. 【2】 In the workplace, employees who are shown that they are appreciated are healthier and more productive by 50 percent.

【3】

Gratitude is a selfless act. We often take for granted the simple things in life. Those who recognize the goodness in life, no matter how simple, are more likely to be sensitive to the needs of others and to help whenever they can. Being considerate to others’ opinions, experiences and backgrounds will make you a better person.

Gratitude makes us more self-aware.

Working in an ever-developing, fast-paced society, we are surrounded by ambitious people who are always struggling for more and better. 【4】 It starts by paying attention to what’s now going on in your life, and that’s true self-awareness is the key to being successful.

Gratitude helps us build strong relationship.

Gratitude is a powerful tool for strengthening relationship, both at work and in your personal life. People who express their gratitude tend to be more willing to forgive others and therefore able to create long-lasting connections.

【5】 Taking the time to thank people for their work and kindness --- whether it was today, last month or many years ago-makes you happier and more self-aware.

A.Specially, those who were grateful were 25 percent happier than those who weren’t.

B.Gratitude builds understanding.

C.The old saying goes “It’s never too late to say you’re sorry”, but the same is true of gratitude.

D.All in all, we feel and express our gratitude in different ways.

E.Gratitude makes you reflect (反思) in the moment instead of always thinking about the future.

F.Gratitude helps us build up self-confidence.

G.Here are a few benefits of being grateful.

A. transformed B. transferred

C. shifted D. transmitted