AP at a Glance

Get an Overview of the AP Program

The Advanced Placement ® Program (AP) enables willing and academically-prepared students to pursue college-level studies while they are still in high school. The program develops college-level courses that high schools can choose to offer and corresponding AP exams that are administered once a year.

Fast Facts

·AP courses are available in seven subject categories.

·Each AP course is modeled on a comparable introductory college course in the subject.

·Each course comes to an end in a standardized college-level assessment or an AP exam.

·AP exams are given in May each year at testing locations all over the world.

·Schools must be authorized by the AP Course Audit to offer approved AP courses and use the “AP” designation (名称).

Advantages

Taking AP courses and exams can help students:

·Stand out on college applications. AP courses on a student’s transcript (学生成绩报告单) show that they’ve challenged themselves with the strictest courses available to them. And success on an AP exam shows that they’re ready for college-level coursework.

·Earn college credits and skip introductory courses in college. Most four-year colleges and universities in the United States, as well as many institutions in more than 100 other countries, grant students’ credit, placement, or both for qualifying AP exam scores.

1. Who are suitable to apply for the program?

A．Middle school teachers.

B．High school students.

C．Program designers.

D．Company administrators.

2. What should the students do to finish a course?

A．Study seven reports.

B．Earn enough credits.

C．Take a relevant exam.

D．Use the “AP” designation.

3. What benefit can the qualified students get from the program?

A．Getting a high school transcript sooner.

B．More foreign universities to be chosen from.

C．Studying more introductory courses in college.

D．Higher possibility of being admitted to a university.

The saying “You need to walk a mile in their shoes” couldn’t be truer. It goes for a person in a wheelchair to attend an event. You can’t fully grasp what it would be like for your attendees who use a wheelchair to experience your event until you’ve sat in their seat.

With that in mind, Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) offered participants an opportunity to attend the “Event Mobility & Accessible Design — An Immersive Tour” in a wheelchair. The event was led by accessibility advocate Rosemarie Rossetti, who has been in a wheelchair since an accident paralyzed (使瘫痪) her from the waist down 25 years ago. Rossetti took us for a test run of the wheelchair tour, which opened our eyes to the challenges those in a wheelchair face when attending events and gave us a better understanding of how to make those events more welcoming for them.

After we started pushing ourselves around, I was immediately reminded of a recent article on how San Diego Comic-Con attendees were disappointed except for those in a wheelchair. The exhibit hall of the event was not carpeted. The first thing you realize when pushing yourself in a wheelchair is that it’s far less physically taxing on cement (水泥) than on carpeting. You should know the truth that it takes more energy and time to navigate in a wheelchair.

I hope that my temporary experience in a wheelchair won’t fade from memory and that I will look at every event with fresh eyes. In the registration form, it’s not enough to ask whether the attendees need wheelchair access but what convenience they need.

What can be especially helpful to those in wheelchairs, Rossetti shared, was to feature an accessible navigation map in the app to highlight a wheelchair-only access route. Rossetti accompanied planners on their site visits to make sure the attendees would be fully accessible, but she also suggested proactive use of a wheelchair on the next site visit.

4. Why were the wheelchairs offered to the attendees at the event led by Rossetti?

A．To make disabled people know the event’s challenges.

B．To help them get used to disabled persons’ daily life.

C．To make the event understood better by the organizers.

D．To help them experience the event from disabled persons’ view.

5. What does the underlined word “taxing” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Demanding.

B．Attractive.

C．Ignorant.

D．Rewarding.

6. What does the experience inspire the author to do?

A．Organize more events.

B．Care for many attendees.

C．Make events more accessible.

D．Design advanced wheelchairs.

7. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．The achievements Rossetti made in the past.

B．The feelings Rossetti had during the previous events.

C．Rossetti’s suggestions on helping disabled attendees.

D．Rossetti’s opinions on setting up accesses for disabled people.

A blister (水疱) is a small bag of fluid that forms in an area of the body.     16     They may develop after a skin burn,   infection with bacteria, insect bites, bumps or scratches.

Depending on its location, a blister can interfere with our day-to-day tasks. For example, if we have one on our feet, we may have difficulty walking, exercising or standing for a long period of time.     17     Fortunately, there are some home treatments that can reduce our discomfort and decrease the risk of suffering them

    18     In many cases, they are the result of poorly fitted, too tight, or too loose shoes that can cause a graze (擦伤) of the skin. This causes friction and, as a result, fluid collects under the outer layer of the skin.

A blister on feet caused by a graze usually heals in a few days with home treatments.     19     A doctor should be consulted if the blister causes severe pain or prevents us from walking. If we have a fever, nausea or chills, it may be a sign of infection.

Blisters are usually drained with a sterile needle. If there are signs of infection, a sample of fluid may be examined to determine the cause.Moreover,antibiotics (抗生素) will be prescribed to treat the existing infection and prevent an additional infection from occurring.       20    

A．Dampness or too much sweat can cause these blisters.

B．In fact,blisters on feet may be the most common ones.

C．Blisters can vary in size and occur for different reasons.

D．However,not all who walk or stand for long develop blisters.

E．Preventing foot blisters involves addressing the fundamental cause

F．If they turn yellow,they may have been infected and you need medical attention.

G．However, some blisters do not respond to these treatments and get worse over time.

Last Monday, when I walked into a supermarket, my daughter, Charlotte, said she would buy me some flowers. I came home with a beautiful bouquet (花束), a(n)_______gift I enjoyed. That reminded me of the old days.

When my kids were younger, sometimes I noticed them_______something on a shop shelf, and I asked what they wanted to take home. Or I saw something while shopping by myself and thought which child would love that. I’d buy it and gave it to the_______child. We may be apprehensive about buying_______for our children. Should we be careful about what we give them because they might_______something every time we go shopping? What if we have several_______? If we buy something for one of them, will we have to buy something for everyone to be_______?

Despite the_______, I still bought gifts just to spread joy. After careful teaching, nothing terrible happened. My kids didn’t_______more when we went shopping. They always appreciated whatever I gave them. The child__________a gift would smile with delight, and the other children were pleased too. They shared the joy__________.

Now they do the same for me__________. Yesterday, I was too unwell to__________my son, James, to the mall. He said he would bring home something nice to cheer me up. He returned with some beautiful sunflowers. Sometimes, I stop my writing and glance up at my flowers, and__________fills my heart.I truly feel __________.

21.

A．special

B．expensive

C．original

D．formal

22.

A．putting up

B．looking at

C．paying for

D．bringing back

23.

A．noisy

B．lonely

C．right

D．intelligent

24.

A．gifts

B．clothes

C．books

D．flowers

25.

A．reveal

B．check

C．expect

D．learn

26.

A．goods

B．children

C．choices

D．memories

27.

A．common

B．practical

C．fair

D．wise

28.

A．fact

B．risk

C．inspection

D．concern

29.

A．investigate

B．request

C．forecast

D．consult

30.

A．creating

B．ignoring

C．receiving

D．donating

31.

A．unwillingly

B．precisely

C．randomly

D．cheerfully

32.

A．in advance

B．in return

C．in place

D．in time

33.

A．move

B．guide

C．track

D．accompany

34.

A．joy

B．worry

C．change

D．curiosity

35.

A．surprised

B．confused

C．cheated

D．loved

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Wearing traditional Chinese dress,some foreigners in Shanghai    36    (show)up at a Chinese-style market at the River Mall in the Pudong New Area on Thursday,    37    (express)their love for Chinese culture and traditional clothing.

A series of activities including    38    market as well as traditional Chinese culture displays and parades of traditional Chinese fine clothing are rolling out in the city between Thursday and Sunday    39    (promote)traditional Chinese culture among young people.

The market drew some foreign Hanfu    40    (love).Zerin Moirang them,a university student from India,arrived in Shanghai last July.He used to participate in a lot of Hanfu activities during his stay in Kunming,Yunnan Province,and he joined a Hanfu society.“I have around 15 collections of Hanfu,and I took friends to the parks,wearing Hanfu,”hetold Shanghai Daily.“I am crazy    41    Hanfu and I really love it,”he said.“In the future,I want to bring Hanfu culture to my country,showing    42    (it)beauty.”

It was the first time for Katrina Andrushkevich from Belarus to wear Hanfu.“I am     43    (interest)in Chinese culture and history,”she said.“I feel    44     (incredible) special today and cherish this moment a lot.”

There is an interactive experience area    45    visitors can enjoy the fun of chess playing, calligraphy,tea ceremony,and riddle guessing to experience the charm of traditional Chinese culture

47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Last summer, my team and I traveled to a reserve in Indiana for field work. After five hours, we finally arrived. We had been looking forward to this trip for over a year. We decided to stay at a local hotel and walk into the reserve the next day

Upon the information we received at the visitor center the next morning, we ultimately decided to hike on a canyon trail. It was supposed to be a calm day and it was supposed to bean easy job in the reserve. Little did I know that day would become one of the scariest in my life.

To be prepared for our journey, we brought along plenty of water and snacks. We kept moving and were on our way. With the purpose of studying different species, I tried to identify various types of trees and animals. I noticed an unknown creature running away

“Ill catch up with you guys,” I told my teammates. They continued on the path while imindlessly followed the creature. It had a short tail and its coat was a shade of beige (米色) with spots on it, unlike anything I had seen before. After following it fora while, I was able to get a close-up view, and determined it to be a bobcat (短尾猫), which was not friendly to me. When I realized it,it was too late, because I had wandered off the trail.

Never having been in this situation before, I was completely confused. What should I do? Since there was no cell phone reception, I knew calling for help was out of the picture. At this point, I realized I would have to be responsible and get back to the trail. I had to abandon all fears and go in “survival mode” to get to safety. “Help! Help!” I screamed, but the high wind was the only response. Trying to backtrack to my route, I only got deeper into the wilderness

注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly, I heard a sound come from behind me.

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I had to take action to ensure safety.

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