Every experience that American business woman Leigh-Ann Buchanan remembers has come from travel. Her early trips to the countries in Asia, Africa and the Americas were no small thing — they assisted her to make connections with community organizations abroad, build leadership skills and find a greater purpose in her voluntary work. All of these experiences played an important part in her becoming a mentor (导师) to high school students in Miami, US.
She saw that many of her students from underserved communities had never left the country. This not only shut them out from having life-changing experiences, but they often missed out on college scholarships (奖学金) because their resumes (简历) couldn’t compete with those from higher-income backgrounds.
Then she saw a program founded by her friend in Ghana. It offered US students the opportunity to experience cultural exchanges abroad. Buchanan wondered why the kids she mentors in Miami couldn’t have these life-changing experiences. So, she started the Nyah Project in 2014.
Since then, the project has provided money for 10-day leadership trips to 57 high-performing high school students throughout underserved communities in Miami. All 57 have gotten into colleges around the country, and over 90 percent have received full scholarships to college. Nyah fellows have traveled to countries including Indonesia, Namibia, Costa Rica and South Africa.
The trips bring cultural exchange opportunities, like learning about traditional Balinese dance in Indonesia and teaching younger students in Namibia. Kemoni Alexander, who is studying at Ohio Wesleyan University, was a Nyah fellow in 2017, and traveled to Namibia and South Africa for her first time out of the country.
“The neighborhood that I grew up in wasn’t the most resourceful and my schools were short of money,” Alexander said. “I could hardly believe that I was able to have that opportunity because other people saw that potential (潜力) in me and believed in me.”
1.What does the underlined word “assisted” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.Required. B.Helped.
C.Trained. D.Reminded.
2.Why did Buchanan set up the Nyah Project?
A.To offer students scholarship. B.To share her travel experiences.
C.To support her friend’s program. D.To provide chances for poor children.
3.How do the children benefit from the Nyah Project?
A.They are sure to be mentors in the future.
B.They can enjoy traveling worldwide for free.
C.They can experience cultural exchanges on trips.
D.They can all receive full scholarships to college.
4.What can we infer from Alexander’s words?
A.She was thankful for the opportunity.
B.She was more confident of her ability.
C.She regretted having joined the project.
D.She felt embarrassed about her background.
假设你是李华，最近收到了你朋友Bonny的来信。他在信中说由于自己刚进入高中，不知道如何适应新生活，如何去结交新朋友。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1. 表示问候和慰问；
2. 提出关于学习、生活和交友等方面的建议。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Bonny,
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Yours
Li Hua
翻译句子
1.我积极参加各种各样的课外活动，这让我变得越来越自信。（take part in）
2.我们来国家公园的原因是那里有各种各样的野生动物。（why）
3.如果我当时把弟弟落在后面，我妈妈是不会高兴的。（leave…behind）
4.写信是和朋友保持联系的最佳方式。（stay in touch with）
5.我会永远记住你总是那个在我处于困境中时帮助我的人。（keep in mind）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Everyone knows about straight-A students. They always concentrate and learn effectively in class, turn in perfect homework and score highly in exams. Then how do super-achievers do it? 1. (know) how to make 2. most of your inborn abilities is important for more.” Hand work isn’t the whole story, either. “It’s not how long you sit there with the books open. It’s 3. you do while you’re sitting.” Keep all assignments or papers 4. (complete) and put in separate folders（文件夹）, so they’ll be 5. (ready) available（可使用的）for review at exam time.
Know the due dates of your homework and complete it early, so you have time 6. (polish) and review it. You should be aware that homework 7. (help) to strengthen what you have learned in class and find out some knowledge 8. you don’t understand, so it is worth putting effort 9. it whether your teacher checks it or not.
Discuss homework problems together, try different 10. (approach) and explain them to one another. Thus, you have a chance to see how others approach a problem and learn their methods of doing something.
A mother in east China went to celebrate her son’s birthday at school—but her son’s ______ took her by surprise. The loving mother decided to surprise her son by ______ up in a cartoon bear clothes and bringing him a/an ______ during class.
To her astonishment, the boy immediately ______ her mother by her hands and ran to give her a big ______. The heart-warming video filmed on Monday ______ the mother in a blue bear ______ walking towards her son’s classroom with a birthday cake ______ her hand.
After passing the cake to the ______, she goes into the classroom to celebrate her birthday with the ______ children. “Look who’s here!” the teacher ______ to the boy.
The boy ______ around and said, “Teacher, this is my mum!” The teacher asked, “How do you know?” “Her ______!” the boy replied with great ______.
The ______ mother then showed her ______ by removing the big head of the bear and the happy boy jumped into her arms. “ I didn’t ______ him to spot me at all,” the mother, Liu, told video news site Pear. “I was so ______ that I cried!”
Many net users were moved by the video, which has been ______ more than 4.6 million times on social media. “You wouldn’t be able to spot your mother by her hands if you didn’t truly love her!” one user said, “This is so heart-warming. Your child actually loves you ______ you think!”
1.A.behavior B.idea C.advice D.request
2.A.making B.bringing C.dressing D.standing
3.A.cake B.toy C.book D.bag
4.A.remembered B.encouraged C.recognized D.contacted
5.A.time B.shock C.smile D.hug
6.A.shows B.protects C.sights D.reminds
7.A.hat B.suit C.shoes D.watch
8.A.for B.on C.to D.in
9.A.classmates B.boy C.teacher D.child
10.A.other B.one C.some D.another
11.A.called out B.looked up C.smiled at D.listened to
12.A.hanged B.turned C.pushed D.walked
13.A.voice B.clothes C.hands D.smile
14.A.respect B.thought C.mind D.confidence
15.A.frighted B.disappointed C.forgetful D.surprised
16.A.cheeks B.face C.hair D.arms
17.A.expect B.dream C.make D.care
18.A.shocked B.touched C.amused D.annoyed
19.A.filed B.imagined C.viewed D.gained
20.A.instead of B.more than C.rather than D.such as
When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words. When you read, it gives you a good example for writing.
Read something that you can (more or less) understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting. 1. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. But you don’t have to write them while you read. Instead, try to guess their meanings as you read: mark them with a pen. 2. Later try to remember them.
3. For example, read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. 4. You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime.
There are a variety of books in the bookstore, so what kinds of books should you choose? Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it. So, choose an interesting book. You can also read newspapers. There are many English newspapers in China. For example, 21st Century Teens. 5. There is something interesting in it.
A.Fix a time to read and keep to it.
B.Never read when you are very tired.
C.It is easy enough for you to understand it.
D.You should develop a good habit of reading.
E.Then come back and write them in your notebook.
F.We should make out every word you met in reading.
G.Reading books with proper number of new words is very important.
