Creating art or engaging in artistic efforts has numerous benefits for young people — from fewer disciplinary infractions to better academic performance and increased likelihood of struggling for post-secondary education.
And yet students’ participation in arts classes varies by what school they attend. Higher-poverty schools in King County have lower enrollment in arts classes.
That’s one data point evident in a new dashboard released by the cultural funding agency 4Culture and the state superintendent’s office. It shows the percentage of high school students taking different kinds of arts classes in individual schools within King County’s 19 school districts. It’s intended to let anyone in the public research arts class participation and compare schools. For example, more than two-thirds of students at Bellevue’s International School took a music class compared with just 12 percent at Kent — Meridian High School in the Kent School District in the 2018-19 school year.
“We strongly believe the arts can make for a happier, healthier education in every single way,” said Charlie Rathbun, director of arts programs with 4Culture. “So we will be looking at outcomes around the dropout rate, discipline rate, graduation rate, things like that.”
Overall, the dashboard shows higher participation in visual arts and music classes than in theater or dance. “Dance, for example, being almost non-existent in our schools — we have to ask why and think about those students who might respond quite positively to dance,” Rathbun said.
Alternative schools and dropout re-engagement programs have very low participation in arts classes. Students across the state are required to take two arts courses to graduate.
1.What does the underlined word “infraction” in paragraph 1 most probably mean?
A.Obedience. B.Offence.
C.Sense. D.Authority.
2.Why will Charlie Rathbun be looking at the outcomes?
A.To know about students’ academic performance.
B.To understand the reason for his students’ dropout.
C.To prove the function of arts education at school.
D.To encourage students to take dance, not other arts.
3.Which can best describe the conclusion Charlie Rathbun will make about arts participation?
A.Reliable. B.One-sided.
C.Personal. D.Abstract.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Arts Class Participation At School: Yes Or No
B.New Dashboard: Participation In Arts Classes
C.New Dashboard For King County High Schools
D.Low Participation In Arts Classes At High School
Bats quickly eat the insects that bite us and ruin our crops. They pollinate (授粉) flowers and they replant forests by spreading seeds around. But as agriculture overtakes rain forests and jungles, humans have come into conflict with one bat species: the common vampire bat (吸血蝙蝠).
Well, vampire bats are ugly little animals. They’ve got these wrinkly noses that have infrared (红外线的) heat sensors so they can detect warm blood flowing beneath the skin. They’ve got ears that can pick up the sound of low frequencies. That’s the sound of big animals breathing. And they have super sharp teeth. So when you’re bitten by one of these bats, you don’t even feel it. They also have amazing movement skills. They can fly, but they can also run with their wings,
And vampire bats mainly interact with humans who are raising livestock. They’ll drink the blood of cows and pigs and chickens. You can find newborn cows with bites from vampire bats, chicken coops that are covered in drips of blood. Children will regularly wake up with vampire bat bites on their feet. Actually, the bites aren’t that big of a health problem. The main problem is that very rarely these bats are sick with rabies (狂犬病). And they can spread this fatal disease to cattle and people.
Gerry, a scientist, does experiments where he keeps one of the bats away from food for a night. And that’s something that actually happens in the wild all the time. The bat will go out and it can’t find anything to eat. And if that happens two nights in a row, the bat could actually starve to death. But what happens is that another bat will come in and they’ll rescue that hungry bat. They’ll let out a little blood to feed it. And this behavior is seen between mothers and their children and between siblings. But surprisingly, it’s also seen between bats that aren’t related at all.
1.What does the second paragraph mainly want to tell us about vampire bats?
A.Their physical organs. B.Their super powers.
C.Their living habits. D.Their attacking skills.
2.What is the vampire bat’s biggest threat to human beings?
A.It drinks the blood of livestock. B.It prefers to bite little children.
C.It can spread a fatal disease. D.It is often infected with rabies.
3.What do Geny’s experiments find out?
A.Bats, not related by blood, share blood. B.Bats usually live a hard life in the wild.
C.Different bats live a quite different life. D.Blood is even more important for bats.
4.What can we can infer from the text?
A.Vampire bats are human’s natural enemy.
B.Human should try to get rid of vampire bats.
C.Vampire bats are human’s true friends.
D.Vampire bats should not always be blamed.
Many people heard about the “Little Free Library”, which was a movement that let people swap a book for another or take it and bring it back. Now, people are joining in the “Little Free Pantry” idea, which shares a similar value of spreading kindness with mini pantries.
One family who live in Boise, Idaho, have a three-year-old son who wanted to build something for his third birthday, so they decided that they would build a community pantry box that they would share with their neighbors. They felt that they had everything they wanted, so they wanted to give a little something back to the community and help the people in need.
The idea is that the family fill this box up with non-perishable (不易腐的) items, which include tins, toiletries, and other goods. However, it’s meant to be a community give and take, so other people would also contribute to adding to this mini-pantry.
It seems that the idea has taken off in other communities who also want to give a little something back and help those in need. It’s the kind of movement that helps the struggling members of the community, allowing them to live knowing that they can have a can of soup for dinner if they have nothing else. Or that sanitary products are available.
The Millers keep their little pantry going, realizing that it’s emptiest toward the end of the month, so they know that it’s really helping people. They don’t believe that anyone has taken advantage of it and that it’s only helped people.
Various other communities have taken on the mini pantries project in order to spread a little kindness within their community.
1.Why is “Little Free Library” mentioned in the first paragraph?
A.To show the striking difference between it and “Little Free Pantry”.
B.To help readers have a better understanding of “Little Free Pantry”.
C.To encourage people to take “Little Free Library” as an example.
D.To prove that most people are just so kind as to help those in need.
2.Why did the family build the “Little Free Pantry”?
A.To let others know about their son’s birthday.
B.To show that they lived in great abundance,
C.To egress gratitude and offer help to others.
D.To test if people in the community are honest.
3.Whom is Free Pantry most helpful to?
A.Those who can’t go shopping often. B.Those who want to show kindness.
C.Those who want to celebrate birthdays. D.Those who live in great poverty.
4.How is the “Little Free Library” idea going?
A.The community pantry box is always empty.
B.People take advantage of others’ kindness.
C.More items are badly needed to refill the box.
D.It is gaining more and more popularity.
Stewardship Youth Ranger Program
If you were born in 2003, you could apply to be a Stewardship Youth Ranger (护林人) and work on local natural resource management projects for 8 weeks this summer.
Who is eligible: Students born in 2003 (16 or 17 at time of hire, but not turning 18 before December 31, 2020)
NOTE: Each team also requires a team lead, who may be any age and may or may not be a student.
Summer Employment Opportunities
Through the Summer Employment Opportunities program, students are hired each year in a variety of summer positions across the Ontario Public Service, its related agencies and community groups.
Who is eligible: Students aged 15 or older (Some positions require students to be 15 co 24 or up to 29 for persons with a disability due to program funding.)
Native Youth Work Exchange Program
If you self identify as Native you can apply for an 8-week summer job for up to 3 continuous summers, offered through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in partnership with Native communities and organizations.
Who is eligible: Native students: 15-24 years old, and up to 29 years old if you have a disability.
Articling and Summer Law Student Programs
Law students can apply to work for the Ontario government — as either a summer law student or an articling student — If you are experienced with Aboriginal communities or have an interest in Aboriginal law, you can also apply to work specifically in this field as part of the Aboriginal Summer law program.
Who is eligible: The Summer Law Student Program is open to first and second year students enrolled in a law school. To be eligible for the articling program, candidates must have either completed law school at the start of the articling period or have received a certificate of qualification from the National Committee of Accreditation.
1.Tom is not a student but he is interested in summer programs, he can most probably apply to_____________.
A.Stewardship Youth Ranger Program
B.Summer Employment Opportunities
C.Native Youth Work Exchange Program
D.Articling and Summer Law Student Programs
2.What is special about Summer Employment Opportunities?
A.It has an extremely strict limit of age. B.It provides better summer jobs.
C.It can give jobs to disabled students. D.It can help find different jobs.
3.What should participants of Articling and Summer Law Student Programs be like?
A.More professionals B.Much older.
C.Quite creative. D.Physically strong.
假定你是李华，给你开网店的美国朋友Jack写封信，请他代卖你爷爷制作的工艺品（工艺品自定）。要点如下：
1. 描述工艺品外形、材料等；
2. 介绍工艺品的特点；
3. 告知工艺品的价格。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。
There was a time when I was addicted to online games. Because of that, my study was suffered a lot. Instead for scolding me, Mother gave me a book by Helen Keller and asked me to read it. Hardly have I finished a few pages when I was great attracted by Helen Keller. Despite her disability, she didn’t abandon hope and achieve a lot. This was her determination and courage that made her huge success.
When I finished reading the book, Mother had a talk with me. “You can also accomplish which Helen Keller did.” Mother’s words ring in my ear whenever I see the book, inspired me to face challenges in life.
