The children sit close together with little space between them. They study their notes, books and papers at desks where once there had been passenger seats. A teacher has hung their work from the storage area above their heads: colorful alphabet letters and paintings.The bus is in Tijuana, Mexico, just a few kilometers from the border with the United States. The bus is next to a migrant shelter. It offers a chance for Central American and Mexican children to attend school. Several dozen students have taken part in the program since it began in July. For most of them, education was a distant dream in the weeks or months since their parents decided to leave their homes and travel north to seek refuge or a better life.Estefania Rebellon is director of the program, called Yes We Can. She said it offers special education for children who may have low reading and writing abilities and struggle with social skills. Rebellon, who also works as an actress in Los Angeles, said when she was 10 years old, she moved to Miami, Florida, from Colombia, where her parents had received death threats. School became her refuge, or safe place.Rebellon's bus used to fit 55 people — but with the insides removed, it now seats 80 children. The bus has welcomed 37 students ages five to 12 since the program opened. It will take in another 20 children in the coming weeks.With more money, Rebellon said she would like to expand to other border cities with growing migrant populations. "We can be in a bus, in a house, in a boat," she said. "It's more about what we teach the children."1 . What can we learn about the program Yes We Can from the passage?a.Estefania Rebellon is the director of the program.b.It began in July and several dozen students have taken part in the program.c.Estefania Rebellon built a classroom for the children who take part in the program.d. It offers special education for children who may have low reading and writing abilities.A a, c, dB a, b, dC a, b, cD b, c, d2 . According to Paragraph 4, we can know _________ students have studied in Rebellon's bus.A 37B 80C 553 . What kind of person do you think Estefania Rebellon is?A Active.B Honest.C Warm-hearted.D Knowledgeable.4 . What is the main idea of this passage?A A bus is next to a migrant shelter.B The children sit close together in a bus.C A bus becomes a school for migrant children.D Parents travel north to seek refuge or a better life.Tencent dominates music streaming in China. Now another tech Alibaba (BABA) is beginning an alliance that could help it knock the leader down a peg. Alibaba is picking up a minority stake in NetEase Cloud Music, a freemium streaming service, for $700 million.Alibaba already owns its own music streaming app called Xiami. And thecompany partnered with NetEase in the past to share music libraries. But the latest deal, announced on Thursday, significantly strengthens the relationship between the two — and that could not be good news for Tencent Music.Tencent Music had 652 million monthly active users and 31 million paying subscribers in the three months to June 30. The social networking giant has developed a stronghold in the market through its popular streaming platforms QQ Music, KuGou and Kuwo. NetEase said in its most recent earnings report that its cloud music platform has more than 800 million "users", though its monthly active user count at 139 million as of July. NetEase ranks fourth among active users after Tencent's three services. Recent statistics for Xiami's monthly active userbase weren't available. But at the end of 2017, the service had 18.4 million active users, according to the market research firm QuestMobile.Yu Xue, an Internet research analyst at IDC China, said Alibaba could help its new partner's growth by sharing content and promoting the service through its other apps. "Alibaba needs an alliance to compete with Tencent in the streaming music market," Yu said.The investment was made known alongside another deal between Alibaba and NetEase. Alibaba is buying Kaola, NetEase's e-commerce platform, for $2 billion, to boost its online shopping business.1 . How did Alibaba knock Tencent down?A It invested in NetEase Cloud Music.B It dominated music streaming in China.C It began its freemium streaming service.D It ended music streaming app Xiami.2 . What would Tencent Music think of the deal?A It was great.B It was bad.C It was expensive.D It was strong.3 . What is the main idea of the third paragraph?A NetEase ranks the first among the active users.B Recent statistics for Xiami were not available.C Tencent Music has the largest number of users.D The different situations of those music platforms are analyzed.4 . How can Alibaba help NetEase?A By working with Tencent.B By carrying out Internet research.C By starting another platform.D By sharing music through its other apps.At her job as a banker, 35-year-old Lee Ju-hee treasures her small, fairytale-like desk. It’s covered in pink products including a mini humidifier, a mini fan, a small air purifier and a tumbler steriliser. Pink is her favourite colour; she even has a pink keyboard.Lee’s desk is among a growing number of highly person alised workspaces in professional settings, often called ‘deskterior’, which is a portmanteau of ‘desk’ and ‘interior’. It is a movement to make office spaces feel like home in a country with the longest working hours of any developed nation.Expression of individualityAs interest in deskteriors has grown, a new market for quirky office supplies has appeared: there are wireless keyboards, laptop stands, colourful desk mats, sitting cushions, mood lights, action figures, wrist guards, small plants and air fresheners. You can even find mini water purifiers and small vacuum cleaners for desks. Many of them have cute characters to appeal to young South Koreans.Finding small happinessLee Hyang-eun, a professor of design engineering at Sungshin Women’s Universi ty in Seoul, says that the deskterior phenomenon is more than just a way to reduce stress and make the office more comfortable; rather, it’s a symbol of a shift in how people approach work, especially young people.Still, not every generation quite understands the trend. In Lee Ju-hee’s office, her male bosses in their 50s think her deskterior is “just too much” for a conservative financial field. But the rest of her young colleagues love Lee’s choices—and that’s good, since her pink deskterior isn’t goin g away any time soon.1 . Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A Deskterior is a movement to make office spaces feel like home.B People of all ages like deskteriors because they are cute.C The work hours in South Korea are shorter than those in America.D In Lee Ju-hee’s office, everyone likes her pink deskterior.2 . According to Lee Hyang-eun, the deskterior phenomenon is ________.A just a way to help young people reduce stressB just a way to make the office more comfortableC a symbol of a shift in how young people approach work3 . Which word can’t be used to describe the underlined phrase “quirky office supplies”?A Cute.B Outdated.C Lovely.D New.4 . What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?A To introduce some office supplies with cute characters.B To tell us how many hours young South Koreans work in a year.C To introduce a young banker’s small, fairytale-like desk.D To tell us a new fashion called deskterior among young South Koreans.Our preference for this or that kind of music is obviously a deeply subjective matter. It can also be highly unstable, changing not only during a lifetime, but even on a scale of months, or even days. Yet despite such variety, there are three factors that I think are the main contributors.The first is our upbringing, or the musical background which surrounded us in our formative years. The kinds of music that we were exposed to as infants and toddlers helped to create very specific mental patterns — schemata — of the most typical melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic progressions. These schemata serve to create expectations when we listen to music, and, as it turns out, we tend to experience greatest pleasure when those expectations are met.However, even the most stable musical schemata can be overridden by socio-cultural concerns, and these constitute the second contribution to our musical preferences. Music has served to create a sense of belonging, of group cohesion, of inclusion. The same mechanism applies today, where music brings listeners together in different activities. Whether you're into heavy metal, or hip hop, or jazz, your preferences are guided in part by your desire to be a member of some social circle. These two factors seem to paint a rather mechanical picture of musical preferences, but this is obviously not the case. Nothing is likely to be more important than our own subjective feeling at the time of listening, and this is something that draws on a very complex and irreducible network of biological and cultural influences. Especially today, with nearly unlimited access to all genres and styles of music, we use music as a tool for regulating or maintaining our emotions and our moods. This is why when you want to study, you might reach for something unobtrusive, without words. Or when you're trying to relax before bed, you'll probably listen to something calm.1 . Which of the following is NOT a factor in determining our taste in music?A Our upbringing.B The socio-cultural factor.C Recommendation from others.D The musical background in our formative years.2 . Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A Music environment has an impact on personal music tastes.B Whether music tastes are good or bad shows personal taste and cultural literacy.C Our preference for music is a deeply subjective matter which will change over time.D We use music as a tool for regulating or maintaining our emotions and our moods.3 . What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “unobtrusive” in Paragraph 4?A 特别的.B 安静的.C 放松的.D 不费神的.4 . Which of the following is not a reasonable approach according to the passage?A Before sleeping, it is good to listen to rock music.B When you are going to study, playing on light music.C It is suitable for playing some exciting and brisk music at the ball.D When the supermarket is discounted, playing some fast-paced and fast rhythm music.5 . What’s the best title of this passage?A Music and emotions.B Cultivation of music hobbies.C What are the benefits of music?D What determines people's taste in music?。