The school was founded in 1959 by Sisters of the Roman Union of the Order of Saint Ursula (established in 1535), at the invitation of Archbishop Verineux of Hualien diocese(教区)and the local government. At that time, economic conditions in Taiwan were still undeveloped. Hualien, at the ''back of the mountains" suffered from an inconvenient location and lacked resources to develop its local economy. Thus, the Sisters followed the spirit of the Gospel(信条)to make a "preferential option for the poor" and invited the Ursulines worldwide to cooperate. Many Ursuline school children in Europe saved their pocket money just to help establish an Ursuline school in Taiwan, which was very far away from them.
Women's education is part of the mission of the Roman Union of the Order of Saint Ursula. Through its belief that “Life transmits life; love nourishes(滋养)love", the Institute seeks to fully educate young women fitting in well with the society, capable of taking up the responsibility of becoming a stable force in society and promoting family life as the basic strength of that society. The early establishment of Stella Maris Girl's Junior High School was a response to the inadequacy and inequality of women's education. A High School was added to it three years later, and the school was renamed Stella Maris Girl's High School. In 1970, in correspondence with the social and environmental trends and the request of the Archbishop the school started to recruit (招 收)boys, and changed its name to the current one: Stella Maris High School.
With its focus firmly placed on whole person education concepts, respect for Catholic educational goals, and educational concepts of respect, freedom, and love, the school makes every effort to fulfill students' potential and develop their personality. Gradually, with the development of Taiwan's economy, the school adjusted its structures. It established a Kindergarten Teachers5 Department and Dress and Fashion Department in 1976, Arts and Craft Department in 1987, and the Information Systems and Integrated(集成)High School in 1996. The range of Stella Maris High School has gradually grown to completeness.
1.Why was the school founded?
A.To spread Christianity.
B.To help with local economy.
C.To cooperate with local people.
D.To promote the quality of education.
2.The Roman Union of the Order of Saint Ursula believes young women should do the following EXCEPT .
A.adapting themselves to society
B.placing value on family life
C.acting as a stable force in society
D.supporting their husbands' careers
3.Which of the following is most likely to be the feature of the school today?
A.Being single-sex. B.Being complete.
C.Being traditional. D.Being modern.
4.What is still NOT known after you read the passage?
A.Where the school is.
B.When the school was founded.
C.What are the majors in the school.
D.How much school fees are needed.
In the 1990s Vietnam faced a terrible problem: many children in their country were malnourished(营养不良的).The government approached Jerry Sternin, who was at the time working for Save the Children in the USA, to set up an office in Vietnam. Jerry moved his family to Vietnam but when he arrived he discovered that not everyone in the government saw hope and appreciated his presence. He was told by his sponsor in the Foreign Affairs Department that they had 6 months to make a difference.
Now Jerry had read the research and it was clear that big issues such as poverty and water cleanliness were major factors. Jerry put these findings into a bucket(桶)he called ''true but useless". He wasn't about to change poverty or how clean Vietnam's water was. Instead he set about finding examples where things were working.
Jerry set off to visit villages across the country. He asked people whether they knew of families who had children of a healthy weight even though they had access to the same resources as everyone else. And the answer was always ''yes". They all seemed to know of some families where the kids were doing much better than most. So he visited these families and observed how the mothers fed their children. Over time a pattern came into view. Mothers of children with a healthy weight did four things differently from the rest.
What happens next illustrates Jerry Sternin's talent. Instead of racing down the street screaming about his findings and advocating everyone with malnourished kids adopting these four behaviours, Sternin identified 50 families in 14 villages who could benefit and then took groups of 10 mothers to cook with the mothers with the healthy kids. They practiced together and learned a new way of behaving.
After 6 months 65% of the children were better nourished and stayed that way. Throughout the 90s this approach benefited 2. 2 million children in 265 villages and became the standard approach to fixing child malnutrition in Vietnam.
1.From the passage we can see that when Jerry got to Vietnam .
A.he found the problem was too difficult for him to solve
B.he felt some people in the government doubted his ability
C.he spent 6 months staying with families of the unhealthy children
D.he brought with him the treatment for malnourished children there
2.What did Jerry believe was the key to solving the problem?
A.Changing poverty.
B.Reading about research.
C.Cleaning drinking water.
D.Finding a healthy pattern.
3.In what way were families with healthy children different from others?
A.How they were fed. B.How they were educated.
C.How much they exercised. D.How wealthy they were.
4.What played a key role in solving the problem?
A.Jerry Sternin's devotion to work.
B.Jerry Sternin's team spirit.
C.Jerry Sternin's choice of the right method.
D.Jerry Sternin's wide range of knowledge.
Before the exams began, God told me in my mind several times, ''Don't cheat. '' But I did not listen because I knew it was not easy for me to get good marks in exams. Taking out my notebook, I copied the answers from it and passed the exams with very good marks.
I felt guilty and ashamed and asked God to forgive me, which I thought was all I needed to do to give me peace. Using my good exam results I went on further with my education. Studying in Kwara State College of Education, I could not have peace in my mind, thinking, ''You have done wrong. The result is not yours. ''
At last I went to the leaders of my church to ask for help, who told me that it is not enough to say sorry to God. I must show that I am sorry by putting right what I did wrong. For me, that meant telling the principal(校长)of the college that I cheated in the exams and that I should not have got into the college. I wrote a letter to him, telling him what I had done and took the letter to the principal's office and gave it to his secretary, who read it first. '' If this gets to the principal you will go to prison," she said. ''Go away and think about it. ''
I went back to the church leaders and told them what the secretary said and they said I must still go to the principal. So the next day, I went back to the secretary, who took me to see the principal this time. To my surprise, he told me not to be afraid but to go to the person who was in charge of the exams. I did as required and that person let me take the exams again. I passed! Now I am back at the college, but, more importantly, God has taken away the feelings of guilt and I have peace in my mind.
1.What does the writer tell us?
A.Why he cheated in an exam.
B.Why he wrote to the principal.
C.How he recovered a peaceful mind.
D.How he prepared for the college entrance exam.
2.Which of the following played the most important part in correcting what the writer did wrong?
A.Working hard at his lessons.
B.Doing as the church leaders said.
C.Going to the church to say sorry to god.
D.Communicating with the school leaders.
3.How did the principal react when the writer saw him?
A.He was good to him.
B.He was angry with him.
C.He refused to accept his apology.
D.He thought he had done nothing wrong.
4.What finally helped the writer feel good again?
A.His honesty. B.His tolerance.
C.His hard work. D.His generosity.
The International Summer School of Scotland Welcomes You
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• Session one： July 4th—July 25th (This Session is now full)
• Session two： July 28th-Aug. 18th (LIMITED PLACES STILL AVAILABLE)
If you would like our 2020 brochure please send us your details by going to the enquiries(咨询)page. The summer school program of The International Summer School of Scotland offers high school students from all over the world (aged 13 — 18) the unique opportunity to combine learning, creative enrichment and action-packed adventure in the historic and picturesque seaside town of St Andrews during the summer break. The International Summer School of Scotland is a three-week program and due to such a high demand we are offering two sessions in 2020: Session 1 (4th July — 25th July) and Session 2 (28th July—18th August).
Summer School Programs
The International Summer School of Scotland prides itself on providing high-quality academics and exciting electives. Students of the summer school create a personalized three-week program to suit both their academic needs and extra-curricular tastes. Each summer school student is able to choose one academic program and one elective course. Students at the Summer School will also benefit from a broad-ranging and all-inclusive activities program. Whether it is discovering Scotland's beautiful capital city or learning to kite board on the beach, our summer school activities program is designed to leave no one behind.
1.Whom does the above advertisement target?
A.Worldwide teachers.
B.Teachers in Scotland.
C.Worldwide high school students.
D.High school students from Scotland.
2.If you apply now, you are expected to start the summer school from .
A.July 4th B.July 25th
C.July 28th D.Aug. 18th
3.The summer school provides the following programs EXCEPT .
A.activities program B.academic program
C.selective course D.job training
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not satisfied with life, I was upset. At this time, a young boy approached me. He stood right before me with his head tilting（倾斜）down, saying with great excitement, “Look what I found!”
In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, with its petals（花瓣）all worn. That’s because there was not enough rain or light. Wanting him to take his dead flower away and go off to play, I forced a small smile and then turned away. But instead of leaving, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with certainty. He said, “It surely smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I picked it and it’s for you.”
The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower and replied, “Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he held it midair without reason. It was then that I noticed for the first time the boy was blind.
I heard my voice shake and my eyes were full of tears as I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then walked off to play, unaware of the effect he had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. Meanwhile, I felt confused about the reason why he tried to make me happy by showing the flower? Perhaps from his heart, he enjoyed the world with true sight.注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
Through the kindness of the blind child, I achieved some new awareness.
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Paragraph 2:
Then I stood up and walked to the boy
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假定你是李华，你校新西兰交换生Peter给你发邮件询问即将举行的校运动会的相关信息。请你给他回一封电子邮件，要点如下：
1.时间和地点；
2.竞赛项目；
3.邀请他参加。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
