【推荐2】How can you gain knowledge of the world without books or teachers? Visiting various kinds of world-famous museums may be your best choice. If you are interested ，here are 3 famous museums well worth visiting.

National Gallery, London 2017 attendance: 6,263,000

The National Gallery originally opened in 1824 in a Pall Mall townhouse with just 38paintings. Today’s ollction contains over 2, 300 works from the 13th to 19th centuries, which you can appreciate free of charge. The works range in style and time period, but hey, everyone needs to see Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in Room 43 at least once, for which the Museum is famous.

Opening time: daily 10 am—6 pm Friday 10 am—9 pm

Closed time: January and 24—26 December

Admission: Free

National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C

2017 attendance: 7,500,000

The National Air and Space Museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution, hosts the world’s largest collection of aviation and space artifacts. You’ll see crowds flocking toward the 1903Wright Flyer and Apollo 11command module, but don’t forget about NASA’s often—overlooked Stardust probe.

Hours and Admission :Open every day except December 25.

Free admission and tickets (free) are needed.

1. A maximum of 4000 free tickets will be issued each day at the museum.

2. Each visitor can once collect one free ticket of the day with valid ID (Passport ).

Regular Hours :10:00 am to 5:30 pm

Extended Hours :10:00 am to 7:30pm Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

National Museum of China, Beijing

2017 attendance: 7,550,000

Founded in February 2003, this huge, well-curated museum sits on the edge of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and is free to enter. It houses more than 1.3 million exhibition pieces in its 40halls ，focused primarily on China’s achievements in history, culture, and art.

Opening Hours :9 :00—17:00

(No Entry after 16:00) Closed on Mondays

Museum Visiting Tips: Limit the number of bags( only one handbag is allowed ). All visitors are screened through metal detector upon entry. The fewer items you bring inside the Museum. Before you visit, please review the list of prohibited items, Visitors carrying prohibited items will not be allowed inside the Museum, so please leave them at home or in your car.

No Food or Drink: Only bottled water is permitted in the Museum

1. Which of the following museums had the largest number of visitors in 2017?

A．National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C.

B．National Gallery, London.

C．British Museum, London.

D．National Museum of China, Beijing.

2. What is considered the most valuable treasure kept in National Gallery, London?

A．Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

B．The paintings from the 13th to 19th centuries.

C．Van Gogh’s Sunflowers.

D．The 38 original paintings collected in the museum.

3. What can you bring with you while visiting the museums?

A．A bottle of water.

B．A can of beer.

C．Two large bags.

D．Knives.

【推荐3】Literary Festivals across the Wold

London Book Fair Time: held annually in April for three days Place: London, U.K. The London Book Fair is a part of the London Book & Screen Week. Visitors include anyone who is involved with the creation, distribution, sale or treatment of content. Authors, talent scouts （星探）, editors, designers, and digital gurus（领袖人物）all walk the floor-----meeting, talking, observing, discovering. It’s a great opportunity to meet all kinds of people.

BookExpo America Time: held annually on May or June for four days Place: various cities in the U.S. Unlike most book fairs, BookExpo America doesn’t have a base city. It moves to different places every year —— mostly big cities such as New York, Washington, Los Angles and Chicago. It is the largest gathering in the United States of librarians, booksellers and industry professionals, as well as a great place to discover the latest trends in technology while networking with others in the business, Go to book signing sessions （签书会）with your favorite authors, and participate in panel discussions with top writers while you enjoy breakfast. With hundreds of participating authors, there’s lots to do, see and read.

Frankfurt Book Fair Time: held annually in October for a week Place: Frankfurt, Germany The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world’s biggest and oldest book event with more than 500 years of history, yet it never stops developing with time. Thematic tours are provided, during which trade visitors and the general public can learn more about the Frankfurt Book Fair. Led by experts, these topical tours take interested groups to stands and other locations around the fair that are relevant to specific themes, such as educations, science, kids. With our Book Fair app, visitors have the possibility to take a time-independent, thematic tour.

Tokyo international Book Fair Time: held annually in September for three days Place: Tokyo, Japan Being Asia’s leading book fair, the Tokyo International Book Fair has several sub categories, including the Natural Sciences Book Fair, the Humanities & Social Sciences Book Fair, and the Children’s Book’s Fair. One of the highlights of the event is the e-books expo, which shines a spotlight on the fact that people’s reading habits are switching from printed books to digital books. Besides book products, the newest e-learning software and digital technologies are also presented.

1. How is BookExpo America different from the other three book fairs?

A．It is held in different cities every year.

B．It attracts many famous writers.

C．It displays the latest trends in technology.

D．It is the longest annual book fair.

2. Which book fair providers tours of specific themes?

A．The London Book Fair.

B．BookExpo America.

C．The Frankfurt Book Fair.

D．The Tokyo International Book Fair.

3. What do we know about the Tokyo International Book Fair?

A．It is the most popular book fair in Asia.

B．It is a great place for e-book lovers.

C．It mainly focuses on natural science books.

D．It mainly displays printed books for schools.

【推荐1】Beloit Summer Language

If you’re serious about learning a language, come to one of the nation’s finest language summer camp programs, the Center for Language Studies (CLS) at beautiful Beloit College in Wisconsin. CLS is a four-or eight-week language program in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, or Russian that is open to high school students and people who are studying or working at college.

Phone: 608-363-2500

Email: admiss@beloit.edu

Website: https://www.beloit.edu

Georgetown University: Summer Medical Program

If you’re a teen thinking about learning medicine in college, explore the medical summer camp program offered at Georgetown University. In this 20-day course, you will get a brief idea of the first-year medical school curriculum. The course includes lectures, laboratory work and fieldwork.

Phone: 202-687-7087

Email: highschool@georgetown.edu

Website: http://scs.georgetown.edu

Bard College at Simon’s Rock Young Writers Workshop

In the summer of 1983, Bard College at Simon’s Rock began offering a three-week writing workshop for high school students. Each year 84 academically motivated students are chosen to participate in the Simon’s Rock program. Former participants have gone on to such colleges as Bard, Harvard, Princeton, Yale and so on.

Phone: 413-528-7231

Email: jamieh@simons-rock.edu

Website: https://simons-rock.edu

Art: Summer at Penn

Each summer, the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design offers an unparalleled four-week summer art program for artistically gifted high school students. This pre-college art program in Philadelphia prepares you for the college admissions process as you experience university life. Courses are held within the School of Design’s fine art studios and you can develop your technical skills and expand your styles of creative expression.

Phone: 610-265-9401

Email: imagine@jkcp.com

Website: http://www.jkcp.com

1. Which program accepts college students?

A．Bard College at Simon’s Rock Young Writers Workshop

B．Georgetown University: Summer Medical Program

C．Beloit Summer Language

D．Art: Summer at Penn

2. If you want to improve your writing skill, you can send an email to_________.

A．admiss@beloit.edu	B．imagine@jkcp.com
C．jamieh@simons-rock.edu	D．highschool@georgetown.edu

3. How can you learn more information about the art program?

A．By visiting http://scs.georgetown.edu	B．By visiting https://simons-rock.edu
C．By visiting https://www.beloit.edu	D．By visiting http://www.jkcp.com

【推荐2】Like humans, pets need a special diet for them to grow and develop properly. Nothing can replace a fresh, healthy diet when it comes to improving health and guarding your pets away from diseases.

Byproducts (副产品) are widely criticized and often misunderstood in pet food. Organ meats such as liver and kidneys are considered disgusting to eat for humans, but this byproduct doesn’t mean it’s poor quality. It may be unpalatable for you, but they provide proteins, minerals, vitamins, and so on. So don’t avoid and try to incorporate pet food that contains byproducts.

Many brands have been providing quality diets for years that have been scientifically proven. When it comes to pet food, expensive food doesn’t always mean higher quality. You should research what you’re feeding your pet. It will be a lot better to choose a top rated cat food than a new expensive brand. Trusting and reading reviews and ratings of other pet owners may come in handy for you.

Home-cooked meal for your pet is fine, as long as you do it correctly and properly. You can consult with your veterinarian, or nutritionist to make sure that you are preparing a pet appropriate and nutritionally balanced meal. This will also help your pets avoid health problems caused by eating foods that have low amounts of vitamins and minerals. If cooking is not an easy task for you, then you can buy prepared meals from a pet kitchen. These will ensure you are feeding them a balanced meal fit for their specific nutritional needs.

Finding the right nutritional diet for your pet will come down to a balance between your trust in a brand, your beliefs, cost, and most importantly, whether your pet likes it. Speaking to your veterinarian or experts about your pet s dietary needs before selecting a diet will be beneficial.

1. What is the function of the first paragraph?

A．To imply pets are similar to human beings.

B．To stress pets should get more attention.

C．To show healthy pet food is essential.

D．To warn readers to take care of their pets.

2. How can you choose pet food for your pet?

A．You should take the brands seriously.

B．You shouldn’t consider saving money.

C．You should choose food of higher price.

D．You should refer to the good comments.

3. What is regarded as important when it comes to pet food?

A．Nutrition-rich food.	B．Balanced Food.
C．Food low of minerals.	D．Raw diets.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Tips on Keeping Your Pet’s Diet Healthy

B．Ways of Taking Better Care of Your Pet

C．Tips on Ensuring Your Pet to Be Healthy

D．Advice From Veterinarian or Experts

【推荐1】In geometry, architecture and art, a unique number is believed to be the secret to perfection. That is the golden ratio, or 1:1.618, a mathematical proportion.

The first recorded mention of the golden ratio in history dates back to 300 BC. The Greek mathematician Euclid called it the "extreme ratio". Its actual value is 1.6180339887498484820…But it's usually rounded up to 1. 618. At the beginning of the 20th century, the American mathematician Mark Barr gave it the name phi, pronounced fee, after the Greek sculptor Phidias.

The golden ratio exists when a line is divided into two parts and the longer section(a)divided by the smaller section(b)is equal to the entire length of the line(a+b)divided by the longer section(a).

Once you start to notice the golden ratio, you will see it everywhere. Leonardo da Vinci is often associated with the golden ratio. His most famous painting, the Mona Lisa, seems to contain several examples of this geometric proportion.

Stephen Silver, who has worked for big studios such as Disney, Warner Brothers and Sony Pictures Animation, has designed the characters for popular animated television shows such as Kim Possible and Danny Phantom. He shares the secret of how to create perfect designs. "Characters with an even design are likely to lack movement," he says. "They feel ordinary and quickly lose appeal.” Instead, he applies the golden ratio to break up proportions to create "more contrast and variation in shape", which makes his characters come alive. The golden ratio prevents him designing characters that are too evenly spaced.

Silver isn't the only graphic artist who thinks the golden ratio is special. Golden geometry can be found in the Pepsi, Twitter, and Disney logos. Next time you draw a picture or design a logo, you can try it out!

1. Who named the golden ratio phi?

A．Euclid

B．Mark Barr.

C．Phidias.

D．Leonardo da Vinci.

2. Which of the following best describes the golden ratio?

A．a/b=(a+b)/a	B．a/b=a/(a+b)
C．a/b=b/(a+b)	D．a/b= (a+b)/b

3. What's Silver's attitude to the golden ratio?

A．Skeptical.

B．Cautious

C．Positive

D．Negative.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The secret to the perfection	B．The golden ratio in the art.
C．The famous character designer.	D．How to be a famous artist.

【推荐2】
1. This passage is mainly intended to _______.

A．Advertise a university programme	B．promote a newly built school
C．Provide suggestions for summer trips	D．introduce a well-known college

2. All of the following are the features of Imperial Global Summer School EXCEPT that _______.

A．it is ideally situated

B．it offers scholarships

C．it has excellent teachers

D．it enrolls international students

3. Which of the following statements is true of Imperial Global Summer School?

A．It gives just one session every year.

B．Most of its students thought highly of it.

C．It is intended for students interested in city life.

D．Its students need to find accommodation by themselves.

【推荐3】If you live near a park, you’ve probably observed this unique squirrel behavior. As winter approaches, these creatures begin what looks like preparation for a wide scavenger（觅食）hunt. In great numbers, these squirrels begin to bury nuts! This kind of behavior raises a lot of questions for squirrel enthusiasts—the most pressing being how the squirrels find their nuts again. Eastern gray squirrels, in particular, bury their nuts far and wide. Scientists themselves aren’t even quite sure of everything that goes into this hiding behavior, but they have some ideas.

For one, scientists have observed gray squirrels frequently burying and reburying their nuts. The scientists assumed that this behavior was to help always keep a fresh memory of the nuts! locations. However, it’s not only memory that the squirrels need to combat（战斗）in order to find their nuts! The gray squirrel community is rampant(猖獗的)with nut stealing. The squirrels can lose up to 25% of their hidden nuts to such thieves! Luckily, the squirrels have developed some clever methods to protect their nuts. Scientists have observed the squirrels creating false caches（储藏）in order to trick thieves. If the squirrels are worried about thieves, they will also start to hide their nuts in difficult-to-reach places（like under bushes or in muddy areas）.

While it might be frustrating for squirrels to lose their carefully hidden nuts, it can be beneficial for other organisms. In particular, it can help the forest itself! A study done at the University of Richmond reports that squirrels fail to recover up to 74% of the nuts they bury. This misplacing of so many acorns (the seeds of oak trees), the study says, is likely responsible for oak forest regeneration. When squirrels misplace these buried acorns, they allow for these seeds to eventually grow into full oak trees! The squirrels’ habit of widespread caching is also important to the growth of the forest, as it allows the genetic（基因的）information to spread far.

What seemed like a harmless scavenger hunt is actually part of an endless complex ecosystem in our forests!

1. In what aspect do squirrels puzzle people most?

A．The way they search for food.	B．The places they hide in winter.
C．The location of their hidden food.	D．The way they recover hidden nuts

2. What can we learn about the gray squirrels?

A．They often fight with each other for food.

B．They tend to feel more secure in bushy places.

C．They are cautious about storing food for winter.

D．They survive largely thanks to their team spirit.

3. What’s the message conveyed in the third paragraph?

A．Squirrels can starve due to lack of food.

B．It can be beneficial that squirrels lose their nuts.

C．It’s easy to get squirrels’ genetic information.

D．Squirrels always misplace their nuts deliberately.

4. Which can be the best title for the text?

A．Why do squirrels steal nuts?

B．How do squirrels survive the winter?

C．The secrets behind squirrels’ burying nuts.

D．The ecosystem in the forest.

【推荐1】Kieron Graham always knew he had an older brother. His adoption papers, signed and sealed when he was three months old, listed a sibling named Vincent but no last name. Though Kieron spent years thinking about Vincent, he could never track him down.

That changed in December 2017, when Kieron’s adoptive parents gave their four adopted children AncestryDNA tests as Christmas gifts. Kieron, now 21, sent his saliva sample in for analysis. When his results came back, he was stunned to find he had a slew of DNA matches for relatives who had also taken the test. Most were distant connections, but one match was so strong that it was labeled “close family”. His name was Vincent Ghant. Kieron looked for him on Facebook and soon made a possible connection. “This is going to sound so wild … but I think you’re my brother,” Kieron wrote on Facebook’s Messenger app.

“I was given up for adoption in 1997 and it says on my paperwork that my mother has a son with your name and your birth date. Her name is Shawn.”

“OMG do you know your real name?” wrote Vincent, now 30.

“I think it was Tyler.”

“OMG YES!!! You are my brother.”

“Wow,” wrote Kieron.

“This is crazy,” said Vincent.

The craziness was just beginning. As they talked, the brothers realized they lived about 20 minutes from each other, outside of Atlanta. More mind-blowing, they attended the same university and majored and minored in the same subjects: political science and legal studies.

“We were like, what are the odds we’re separated our entire lives and then end up at the same school with the same interests?” says Kieron.

Vincent was nine when Kieron was born and remembers caring for his baby brother. But times were tough, and Shawn, who worked 15-plus hours a day as a nurse, decided that placing Kieron for adoption would give him the best chance to succeed.

Now the brothers had the chance to make up for lost time. They decided to meet at a local tea shop that week. “I was really nervous,” says Kieron. “I was wondering what I should say, what I should do.” As he waited outside the shop, he heard someone call his name, and he suddenly found himself in a hug with the brother he’d thought about his entire life.

The men went inside and talked. “We connected,” says Vincent, “like we already knew each other.”

1. The underlined word “mind-blowing” is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A．desperate

B．grateful

C．ridiculous

D．surprising

2. Which of the following statement is true about the two brothers?

A．Kieron was given up for adoption as soon as he was born.

B．They grew in different environment but had a similar educational background.

C．Kieron had met Vincent before as they lived quite close to each other.

D．It was rather difficult for Kieron to track down his own brother after the AncestryDNA test.

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Adopted children usually show deeper affection for their birth family.

B．Vincent lives with his mother all the time.

C．Kieron’s mother was unwilling to give him up but she had no choice.

D．The four adopted children have found their birth family after the AncestryDNA tests.

【推荐2】Here are the top summer vacation lodges in the nation!

Out of Lake Wobegon; Fair Hills Resort

With sandcastle contests, Swedish buffet night, and family bingo, this classic northern Minnesota lodge is right out of Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon. Families can choose from a collection of activities suitable for both adults and kids—volleyball, tennis, sailing, swimming—laze by the lake, or rehearse for their star turn at the weekly talent show. The family-run resort is proud of its myriad "lifers," guests who've been vacationing here since they were kids. This year, ten of them will celebrate their 50th yearly visit.

Northern California, Unplugged; Gray Eagle Lodge

Once they find Gray Eagle Lodge off a two-lane road, most guests have no use for their cars. Days here are spent on foot, hiking to alpine lakes in the Sierras or going for a dip in the swimming hole fed by a 15-foot waterfall. "There are no officially planned activities," explains Tracy Morris, who has taken her children here for years, "unless you count the get-togethers specifically arranged for kids who have never met before but have become fast friends and enjoy fun together."

Authentic Adirondacks; The Hedges

For recent years improvements have been made—including upgrading the plumbing to accommodate more guests, answering to the main complaints in the past about its poor capacity. The current owners have restored the camp to its original Adirondack-style glory. Though tasteless to the younger age groups, the style earned the lodge a spot on the National Register of Historic Places.

Great Lake Lodge; The Inn at Watervale

Built as a boarding school in 1892, this lodge became a summer retreat in 1917. Today, the owner of the lodge proudly promotes the resort's lack of TV, Wi-Fi ,and decent cell phone coverage, which makes it perfect for recluses(隐士).   Instead of sticking with their smartphones, parents and children both find their relationships greatly improved through hiking the 300-foot-high Old Baldy dune, combing the beach for fossils, and savoring the sunsets over the lake together.

1. Which lodge is not very attractive for kids?

A．Fair Hills Resort

B．Gray Eagle Lodge

C．The Hedges

D．The Inn at Watervale

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Fair Hills Resort specializes in serving young vacationers with varieties of activities.

B．The Hedge used to be criticized for failing to serve large number of customers.

C．Lack of modern communication tools at The Inn at Watervale was due to poor facility conditions.

D．Cars are banned from Gray Eagle Lodge.

3. The passage will most probably appear ______.

A．on a wedding magazine about finding a permanent residence

B．in a UN’s report about family relationships

C．on a financial magazine analyzing the prospects of tourist industry

D．on a website selling package tours

【推荐3】We had just begun breakfast on September 16, 2018, when we received the radio call, saying a flood pulse was coming in 30 minutes.

Photo assistant Jeff and I (a photographer) camped some 6, 890 feet below ground with a Russian caving team. We’d been underground for 11 days in the deepest known cave in the world: the Veryovkina system.

Flood pulses — a sudden accumulation of water bursts through any opening it meets — happen often in caves, so at first we weren’t concerned. We continued with our breakfast.

Suddenly, it sounded as if a train were about to crash through camp. Everyone stood open-mouthed staring upward. An enormous torrent (奔流) rushed past our camp and went deeper into the cave. We waited to see how it would develop, as sometimes flood pulses pass quickly.

Before long, Petr, a Russian caver, noticed gurgling from a deep hole. When he inspected it, his white face said it all: the water was rising. We had to act fast.

We hurriedly put on dry suits and climbing gear over the only base layers we wore. I grabbed the memory cards from the camera, leaving the rest behind.

We climbed ropes hanging through shafts (通风井) that had become raging waterfalls. I was in the lead, followed by Jeff. We reached a temporary camp where we could wait safely. Only one caver appeared, others still missing. Worried, we continued on to the next camp and waited. Luckily everyone appeared, though Petr’s knee was badly injured. We waited 16 hours there because of the harsh conditions. We didn’t take off anything, in case anything happened. Finally, the flood died down.

Jeff and I sent the injured Petr to the next camp, while the others went back down, trying to save what they could from below. It took us four days back. My senses are usually heightened after I am back from a caving trip. But this time, everything seemed strangely dampened. But I had never felt more relieved.

1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Though Petr got injured, every member arrived at the camp.

B．Back on the surface, I felt quite worried and exhausted.

C．With the water rising quickly, I hesitantly climbed up.

D．All members went to search for lost items after the flood.

2. What can we infer from the passage?

A．To relieve his burden, the author threw away all equipment.

B．The team didn’t take the flood pulse warning seriously at first.

C．Knowing they were safe, the team members took off their suits.

D．After the narrow escape, the author felt the same as before.

3. How did the author feel at the end?

A．Scared.

B．Alert.

C．Worried.

D．Relaxed.

4. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．The deepest known cave in the world	B．My experience in climbing caves
C．Cave escape in a flood pulse	D．Never underestimate flood pulses