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As a group of young African immigrants struggle to adapt to life in the United States, an after-school drama program at White Oak Middle School aims to make their lives easier by first making them a little harder.
Project X is a program that uses drama, dance, poetry and other creative outlets to help students discuss the tough and sometimes painful problems they face as pre-teen immigrants with language barriers. A final unveiling of their creation will be performed for friends and family at the end of the year at Imagination Stage.
Wanjiru Kamau, coordinator of White Oak’s African Club said it’s important to give troubles to group members to help them find their place at the school. “It comforts those who are uncomfortable, and it discomforts those who are comfortable,” Kamau said of Project X.
Kamau teamed up with Imagination Stage after she noticed that many African students seemed uncomfortable talking about problems, such as being laughed at by their fellow students about how they look and talk. When most of the kids join the club, they speak little or no English, Kamau said. Each week, the club typically draws five to ten students who are originally from Africa for discussion sessions and the Project X programme.
“We are going to express ourselves through our words and our actions, and that’s powerful,” said teaching artist Meg Green as she introduced fill-in-the-blank poems the students wrote about their identities.
One student, Frank Ketchouang, 13, wrote, “I am from the world; I am love,” which drew oohs and aahs from the group. Ketchouang has been in the United States for less than a year, said Program Coordinator Chad Dike. When Ketchouang started attending Project X, he had been in the United States for two months and spoke no English. Now he’s one of the group’s most outgoing members and helps translate instructions from English to Creole for the group’s newest member, who is from Haiti.
Many people will give up when there’s a language barrier, “but these students prove them wrong”. Kamau said. “You do have something to give. You are important. When TV, media, etc. are bringing them down, this program is bringing them up.”
1.Project X is intended for helping the young African immigrants to_________.
A. get over language barriers
B. enrich after-school life
C. overcome tough problems
D. become more creative
2.How well the members learn in the Project X program is shown by_________.
A. their annual creative performances
B. their annual scores gained at school
C. the comments of friends and family
D. the comments of the program teachers
3.What do we know about the Imagination Stage?
A. It’s established by Kamau for Project X.
B. It’s a cooperative partner of White Oak’S African Club.
C. It’s a project designed by White Oak Middle School.
D. It’s operated once at the end of each year.
4.According to the author, what Franck Ketchouang wrote was______.
A. silly B. simple C. excellent D. contradictory
5.The passage is written mainly to_______.
A. introduce the Project X program
B. inspire immigrants to never give up
C. advocate White Oak’S African Club
D. call for more attention to immigrants
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MRS Flowers was one of the few gentlewomen I have ever known. One summer afternoon, she stopped at our store to buy food. Mom said: “Sister Flowers, I’ll send Bailey up to your house with these things.”
“Thank you, Mrs Henderson. I’d prefer Marguerite, though.” My name sounded so beautiful when she said it. “I've been meaning to talk to her, anyway.”
There was a path beside the rocky road, and Mrs Flowers walked ahead of me.Without turning her head, she spoke to me: “I hear you’re working very well in school, Marguerite, but only in written assignments. The teachers report that they have trouble getting you to talk in class.” “Language is mankind’s way of communicating with our fellow men, and it is language alone, which separates us from the lower animals.” That was a totally new idea to me, and I would need time to think about it.
“Your grandmother says you read a lot ---every chance you get. That’s good, but not good enough. Words mean more than what is set down on paper...”
She said she was going to give me some books and that I must not only read them, but read them aloud. She suggested that I should make a sentence sound in as many different ways as possible.
She brought a thick, small book from the bookcase. It was A Tale of Two Cities. She opened the book, started reading and I heard poetry for the first time in my life. “It was the best of times and the worst of time...” Her voice curved through and around the words. She was almost singing.
61. Mrs Flowers preferred the author to send what she bought home mainly because __________.
A. she knew the author better than Bailey
B. she wanted to have a chat with the author
C. she wanted to invite the author over for some snacks
D. she wanted to help the author with her written tasks
62. According to the article, the author ______.
A. didn’t work hard in school
B. was not active enough in class
C. liked to talk with her classmates in class
D. got along well with her teachers and classmates
63. On the way back home, Mrs Flowers ______.
A. tried to persuade the author to talk with her
B. recommended some popular books to the author
C. encouraged the author to interact more with others
D. convinced the author of the importance of reading
64. We can infer from the article that Mrs Flowers ______.
A. is a kind-hearted and humorous teacher
B. attaches more importance to written English than oral English
C. believes reading literary works aloud helps people better understand them
D. thinks reading classic literary works helps people communicate better
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听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．How much will the woman pay if she buys two pounds of tomatoes?
A．＄0.80．
B．＄2.20．
C．＄0.30．
2．How long does it take the woman to drive home when it isn’t rush hour?
A．Twenty minutes．
B．Twenty-five minutes．
C．Fifty minutes．
3．What does the man mean about Betty?
A．She doesn’t like going shopping．
B．She went shopping yesterday．
C．She prefers shopping to studying．
4．What do you know from the conversation?
A．The man had to work overtime．
B．Henry failed to meet the man．
C．The man had a traffic accident．
5．What does the woman mean?
A．She doesn’t believe the man．
B．They are not going to land．
C．She isn’t afraid．
听力原文：(Text 1)
W：I thought that your tomatoes are eighty cents a pound．
M：They used to, but the price has gone up thirty cents．
(Text 2)
M：How long does it take you to drive home when there is not much traffic?
W：Only twenty-five minutes．But if I can’t leave my office before 5∶30 p,m．, it sometimes takes me fifty minutes．
(Text 3)
W：Didn’t Betty go shopping with you yesterday?
M：Even if she hadn’t had a lot of studying, she would have preferred staying at home to going shopping．
(Text 4)
W：If the traffic wasn’t so bad, I should have been home at six o’clock．
M：What a pity!Henry was here to see you．
(Text 5)
W：What was that noise?
M：It was the pilot putting the wheels down．We must be coming to land．Are you frightened?
W：You must be joking．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
6．What can the woman be?
A．She is a waitress at a hotel．
B．She is the secretary of Mr Li．
C．She works at the Blackwood Hotel．
7．How could the man get in touch with Mr Green?
A．Dial 411 to find a proper phone number．
B．Dial 707．
C．Find the hotel．
8．Why did the man ask the woman to change the dollar?
A．To pay for the information．
B．To get on the bus．
C．To make the phone call．
听力原文：(Text 6)
W：Oh, excuse me, Mr．Li．I almost forget there is a phone message here for you．A Dr Green called and asked you to call him back．
M：Where is he now, do you know?
W：He’s staying at the Blackwood Hotel, Room 707．
M：Thank you very much．Do you happen to have the number of the Blackwood?
W：I’m sorry, I don’t．But you can get it from information．Just dial 411．
M：Oh, and could I trouble you for changing a dollar?
W：All right．Here is your change．By the way, the public phones are over there on your right．
M：I see．Thank you．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
9．What does the man want to learn?
A．Computer science．
B．Skills, such as driving．
C．language．
10．How long does the course last?
A．About 20 days．
B．About 35 days．
C．About 2 months and 5 days．
11．When can he take the final exams?
A．From September 15 to 17．
B．From August 16 to 18．
C．From July 12 to 16．
听力原文：(Text 7)
M：Excuse me, Miss．
W：Yes, young man．May I help you?
M：Yes, I’d like to get some information about the summer course at the English Training Center．
W：Sure．What can I tell you?
M：Can you tell me the starting and finishing time of course, please?
W：Yes．The course begins on July 15 and runs until August 20．
M：Right, and what course will we learn?
W：Well, you have varieties of courses．You have listening and speaking courses, reading and writing．There are also classes in audio-visual training and chances to use the language laboratory as well．
M：Right, and what time will the classes be held?
W：Well, most of them are in the morning．There are only a few classes in the afternoon．
M：Right．Do you have a timetable?
W：I’m sorry．My workmate isn’t here at the moment, so I can’t get a timetable for you yet．
M：That’s OK．And when will the final exams be held?
W：At the end of the term．They begin on August 16 and run until August 18．
M：OK．Well, thank you, Miss．
听第8段材料, 回答第12～14题。
12．Who answers the telephone?
A．Tom．
B．Susan’s husband．
C．Susan．
13．When are they going to New Zealand?
A．In two weeks．
B．In a couple of months．
C．In half a year．
14．Where are they going to meet?
A．At Susan’s．
B．At Tom’s．
C．In New Zealand．
听力原文：(Text 8)
M：Hello!Can I speak to Susan, please?
W：Speaking．Is that you, Tom?
M：Yes, it is．I am going to New Zealand in two weeks, and my wife is going with me．
W：Oh, how lucky you are!How long are you going for?
M：For a couple of months, maybe half a year．My boss wants me to help set up a branch company there．Well, Susan, you have been to New Zealand several times．Can you give us some suggestions or just tell us about that country?
W：I’d love to．We can have a talk sometime．
M：Why not come over to dinner in my house this weekend．My wife wants to meet you as well．
W：All right．What about Saturday?
M：OK．See you at 6∶00 p．m．, this coming Saturday, Goodbye!
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
15．When does this conversation take place?
A．Just before the term begins．
B．After the first week of classes．
C．In the middle of the term．
16．Why has the woman come to see Dr．Taylor?
A．She had promised that she would．
B．She has been sick．
C．She needs his approval(赞成)for her courses．
17．What does Dr．Taylor seem most worried about?
A．She already knew the material．
B．She entered the hospital．
C．Her course load was too heavy．
听力原文：(Text 9)
W：Excuse me, Dr．Taylor．Your secretary said that I should come right in．
M：Please do, Jennie．How can I help you?
W：Would you please sign your name on my schedule card．Here, on the line above “Adviser’s Agreement．”
M：Sure．But let’s look it over together first．How many courses do you have here?
W：Six．
M：Six? That’s quite a heavy load．Any particular reason?
W：I had to drop my chemistry course last term when I went into the hospital．So, I need to take it again．
M：So, you’ve already learned a lot of the material．
W：Right．And calculus is the part of second-year requirement．
M：Let’s see, chemistry, calculus．Oh, I see, you will be in my seminar on modern American novel．
W：Yes, I’m looking forward to it, and Romantic poetry seminar．too．
M：Two seminars? That’s rather a lot．Can you manage the work?
W：I think so．The introductory economics is fairly easy, and so is the music course．
M：Well, then I’ll be happy to sign the card．However, I insist you come to see me after the first week of classes, so we can make sure this isn’t too much for you．
W：That’s a promise．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
18．What’s the weather like today?
A．Cool．
B．Warm．
C．Hot．
19．What special view will the tourists get in this park?
A．Houses of all shapes and styles．
B．Birds of all colors．
C．School and teachers and the pupils．
20．What do people do here in autumn and winter?
A．Take photos．
B．Watch birds．
C．Enjoy the beauty．
听力原文：(Text 10)?
Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please．Our bus will arrive at Lake Park in a few minutes．You can feel the comfortable cool air coming from the lake．This is the favorite place for tourists in the summer, especially on a hot summer afternoon like today．This lake is one of the great wonders of nature．No one knows when and how it was formed．But people began to build houses around the lake a hundred years ago, so in this park you can have a special view of houses of all shapes and styles and colors．It is like an architecture show．In late autumn and winter, this park is the best place for bird watching．School teachers like to bring children here and they just love it．Now our bus is driving around the lake．You can sit back and enjoy the beauty of everything here．The bus will take us to a good spot, where you can take the most wonderful photos you have ever taken．Here we are．Please get off and watch your step．Return to the bus in twenty minutes．Thank you!
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