About 18,000 refugees (难民) from Burma have co...

About 18,000 refugees (难民) from Burma have come to the United States each year since 2007. Some have settled in Howard County, Maryland between Baltimore and Washington. A local school began teaching English to the children of the refugees. But while the children learned the language, their parents did not. That made communication with teachers arduous.

At present, almost fifty children from Burma attend Bollman Bridge Elementary School. Laurel Conran is a teacher there. She said, “The main idea is the global idea.” She teaches English to speakers of other languages. One of her students is Tha Neih Ciang. Another student is Tha Neih’s mother, Tin Iang. Ms. Conran practices English with Tin Iang at the mother’s workplace. Many refugees from Burma work at Coastal Sunbelt Produce, a supplier of fruits and vegetables to restaurants and other businesses.

Laurel Conran started classes at the company to help refugees from Burma learn English. Laurel Conran said, “The program is a six-week session. It’s once a week, on every Wednesday, from twelve to one o’clock. So every Wednesday I go to Coastal Sunbelt.” As the workers eat lunch, they also practice their new language skills.

Lisa Chertok has a child at Bollman Bridge. She is also a manager at Coastal Sunbelt. She helped Ms. Conran develop the lessons, which she says have really helped. Lisa Chertok said, “Well, when the Burmese employees got here, they were very, very shy. Now I find that they are more outspoken than before. They’re more communicative. As parents, they are also more involved in their children’s school.”

Jonathan Davis is the headmaster of Bollman Bridge Elementary School. Mr. Davis hopes the lessons will help these parents feel better about communicating with the school. He said, “Even as simple as making a phone call to say that their son or daughter is sick, even if that’s the amount of English that they have got from the program, that truly will help us.”

1.What does the underlined word “arduous” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Interesting.　　 B. Necessary.

C. Difficult.　　　　 D. Surprising.

2.When the refugees from Burma first arrived in Howard County, 　　 .

A. neither the children nor the parents could speak English

B. the parents liked communicating with the teachers

C. the parents could help their children speak English

D. the children could speak very good English

3.What can we learn about Laurel Conran from the passage?

A. She mainly teaches English to the local children in a school.

B. She worked at Coastal Sunbelt Produce before being a teacher.

C. She teaches not only English but also other languages.

D. She often goes to the refugees’ company to teach them English.

4.Jonathan Davis hopes that the lessons will 　　 .

A. totally change the difficult life of the refugees

B. help the parents communicate better with the school

C. help the parents get along better with their children

D. encourage more refugees to send their children to the school

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The refugees(难民) ran in all directions to avoid _______.

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The world is witnessing the worst refugee crisis(难民危机) since World War II. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing civil war and unrest(动荡) to find new homes in Europe — sometimes with sad consequences(后果).

On Aug 27, Austrian officials found the dead bodies of 71 Syrian migrants(移民) in a deserted truck near Austrian-Hungarian border, just as European leaders were holding a meeting in Vienna to figure out how to deal with the refugee crisis. On the same day, 200 migrants were found dead and 200 rescued as two boats packed with refugees sank off the coast of Libya, according to media reports.

The terms “migrant” and “refugee” are often used interchangeably. But there’s a big difference between them, says an article in the Atlantic magazine. Here is how the United Nations defines refugees:

“Refugees are persons fleeing armed conflict( 武 装 冲 突 ) or ill-treatment. Their situation is often so dangerous and intolerable that they cross national borders to search for safety in nearby countries. …These are people for whom denial(拒绝) of protection has possibly deadly consequences.”

Migrants, on the other hand, move mainly to improve their lives by finding work, or for education, family reunion or other reasons, said the agency.

Countries should offer refugees certain protections under their international treaty obligations(条约义务).

This is why some states hesitate to admit those people who are fleeing unrest in their home countries.

When talking about refugee and immigration problems, many media outlets use “illegal immigrant”. Critics say that it gives the impression that it’s the person that is illegal rather than their actions. The UN and the EU parliament have called for an end to the phrase, the BBC reported.

1.The differences between “refugee” and “migrant” are written with the purpose of _____.

A.defining the two words clearly

B.indicating why some states are not willing to admit refugees

C.showing that refugees are more than migrants

D.urging European countries to accept more refugees

2.According to the text　　 “refugee” differs from “migrant” because _____.

① they both cross national borders but with different purposes

② refugees are illegal while migrants are legal

③ refugees may face deadly consequences while migrants are relatively safe

④ refugees are treated badly while migrants are highly respected

A.①④ B.①③ C.②③④ D.①③④

3.According to the text, what may be discussed in the next several paragraphs?

A.Explanations for “illegal immigrant”.

B.Examples about the refugee crisis in Europe.

C.Measures to offer refugee protections.

D.Causes of the refugee crisis in Europe.

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Sharing Hope with Refugees(难民)

The night before she had a test at school, eight-year-old Trisha Rao was worried. To give herself ______ , she wrote a poem about believing in herself. Her words gave her courage, and she ______ the test.

One day while listening to the news with her father, Trisha learned about the war in Syria. Conditions in the country were tough, and many people were leaving for safer regions. “I was ______ that they lost their homes and some of them lost their family,” Trisha said. “They didn’t have enough money to buy lunch even.”

It made Trisha think. If the poem she had written the night before her test had given her ______ , maybe it could do the same for the refugee children.

Trisha worked on her poem and turned it into a book called Believe in Yourself. It’s the story of a puppy named sunshine and his father, Papa Dog. The dogs travel around the jungle. From fellow animals, they learn ______ about persistence, teamwork, loyalty, hard work, courage, and kindness.

Trisha illustrated (加插图) the book, too. With the help of her mother and a family friend, she ______ the book in English and Arabic.

For a family vacation, Trisha asked ______ she and her family could go to Turkey. Many Syrian children who lost their homes in the war were living there now, and Trisha wanted to _______ their spirits up.

Her family got in touch with Support to Life, an agency that provides emergency relief after a disaster. ______ the group’s assistance, Trisha was able to meet refugee children and read her book to them.

For every book she sells, Trisha gives away a free copy of Believe in Yourself to children around the world. Her purpose is simple but ______ : “I hope it will give them hope and that they will learn many lessons from the book and believe in themselves.”

1.A. praise　　 B. awards　　 C. cheers　　 D. confidence

2.A. took　　 B. passed　　 C. prepared　　 D. experienced

3.A. sad　　 B. angry　　 C. scared　　 D. disappointed

4.A. joy　　 B. surprise　　 C. hope　　 D. pride

5.A. skills　　 B. lessons　　 C. stories　　 D. tricks

6.A. read　　 B. shared　　 C. reviewed　　 D. published

7.A. how　　 B. when　　 C. why　　 D. whether

8.A. keep　　 B. look　　 C. wake　　 D. call

9.A. By　　 B. For　　 C. With　　 D. Against

10.A. creative　　 B. powerful　　 C. satisfying　　 D. clear

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The island is about 1,000 feet ________ the coast.

A. on               B. to               C. from             D. off

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Come on! The man in charge of the job ___ you have to explain everything is waiting.

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四、语法填空 (20分)

May Day is coming. Our class have had a __1__about what to do during the holiday. Some are in favour of staying at __2__. They think it’s both convenient and   3  . What’ more, they can save___4___for other purposes. But they will lose the chance of getting to know the outside world.

___5___, others prefer to go out for traveling since it can increase their____6___ and broaden their horizons. But they will spend more money and meet some difficulties while 　７　.

In my opinion, it would be much ＿＿８＿＿to stay at home , for I can do＿９＿＿I like, such as reading books, watching TV, and helping my parents ＿10＿＿housework.

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Judging from _________ number of cars outside, only _________ number of people have come to the show.

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Who knows about sleep? Astronauts (宇航员). They have to. Their bodies are cut off from the outside world that reminds (提醒) us what time it is. But actually, it's even worse than that. An astronaut reported in his diary that he was likely to make mistakes on days following an unusually late bedtime.

So NASA started doing some serious research. They quickly realized that we're a slave to the outside world. Without light and darkness, we' re unable to regulate (管理) sleep times.

Because of modern technology, we're all living more like astronauts now. Light is no longer a function (功能) of the sun, but of always-on indoor lights, TV and computer screens. Temperature no longer follows a cycle of cooling at night and warming during the day. Is it any wonder that a third of Americans have sleep problems?

Maybe you think this doesn't affect you — or at least not much. You're wrong. Research done on non-astronauts has shown the same thing. After two weeks of six hours of sleep a night; you're drunk. By the end of two weeks, the six-hour sleepers behaved as badly as those who hadn't slept for 24 hours.

But what did they say when asked how they felt? "It's not affecting me." So if you are performing poorly because of sleep problems, you may have no idea. This is a real problem.

So what answers did NASA come up with?

Take an hour to calm down before bed. Yes, you're busy. But your time is not more valuable than an astronaut's.

Keep your bedroom dark, cool and free from noise. Even if you think "the light doesn't affect you" or "the noise isn't that bad", it can still affect sleep quality.

Another advice: forget the alarm clock (闹钟) in the morning; set an alarm to remind you to go to bed at night. When it goes off, finish up any work on the computer, and turn off any unnecessary lights. This prevents you from cheating yourself on sleep and allows you to wake up naturally.

1. What did NASA find about people’s sleep?

A. It takes a long time to develop regular sleep times.

B. It’s strongly influenced by the outside world.

C. It remains untouched by outside influences.

D. It’s hard to change one’s sleep habits.

2.The biggest problem of those who haven’t enough sleep lies in the fact that 　　　　　 .

A. they can’t fall asleep without the lights on

B. they don’t know whether they sleep well

C. they refuse to regulate their sleep times

D. they get too drunk to sleep well

3. What does the underlined sentence in the text mean?

A. You should make full use of your time.

B. You can find the time to get ready to sleep.

C. You can sleep later to finish your work first.

D. You should learn from astronauts’ way of sleep.

4. What’s the advice on the alarm clock?

A. Use it to remind you to sleep.

B. Put it far away from your bed.

C. Get up immediately when it rings.

D. Pay no attention to it when it rings.

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Every year, ________ 300,000 visitors come to visit Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou from other provinces.

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