【推荐2】King’s College Summer School

King’s College Summer School is an annual training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows:

Application date ⚫ Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2023. ⚫ Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2023. ⚫ Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2023.	Courses ⚫ English Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours ⚫ American History: 16 hours ⚫ American Culture: 16 hours
Steps ⚫ A letter of self-introduction ⚫ A letter of recommendation The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information.	Cost ⚫ Daily lessons: $200 ⚫ Sports and activities: $100 ⚫ Travels: $200 ⚫ Hotel service: $400 You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city.
Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King’s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School@yahoo.com

1. Which of the following is true about King’s College Summer School?

A．Only top students can take part in the program.

B．Only the teachers of King’s College give courses.

C．King’s College Summer School is run every other year.

D．Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.

2. If you are to live with your relatives in New York, how much will you have to pay the school?

A．$200

B．$400

C．$500

D．$900

3. What information can you get from the text?

A．The program will last two months.

B．You can write to Thompson only in English.

C．You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.

D．As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2023.

【推荐3】I’m a strong believer that learning different languages makes you look incredibly good when you’re in a foreign country. The list below introduces 4 apps that will help you learn a foreign language! You can download them for free.

Babbel—Learn Languages

Babbel is an excellent language tool to help you progress step by step when learning a new language. It helps you learn grammar along the way as you work your way through the tasks and assignments. The downside is that for full access to everything you need to pay a monthly subscription, but this will still be cheaper than taking physical lessons with a tutor!

Duolingo: Learn Languages Free

The app has many languages to choose from and will work through the basics all the way to advanced words and sentences. It’s all completely free too! It is incredibly well designed, looks great and will help you learn, remember and progress with just a little hit of time every day.

Tandem : Language Exchange

Rather than have you work through tasks and memorize different things, the app lets you match with people who share your interests but speak the language you want to learn. You can then have text, voice and video conversations with people who want to learn your native language, and in return you learn theirs, all by simply communicating with each other. It’s a great way to learn with only $ 1 a day.

busuu—Learn English

This app is perfect if you want to learn English. There are all sorts of audio and visual learning aids. You’ll find yourself working through interactive tests and learning tools for vocabulary and dialogue. You can enjoy advanced functions by subscribing to the service.

1. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To sell apps to language learners.	B．To recommend language learning apps.
C．To teach language learners to use apps.	D．To teach languages through apps.

2. Which app suits you best if you want to learn through communication?

A．Babbel—Learn Languages.	B．Duolingo: Learn Languages Free.
C．Tandem: Language Exchange.	D．Busuu—Learn English.

3. What do the apps have in common?

A．They cover all languages.	B．They focus on grammar.
C．They contain many tests.	D．They are free to download.

【推荐1】I’ve seen a couple of the other Fast Furious films but this one is definitely best. Dominic Toretto (played by Vin Diesel), Brian O’ Conner (Paul Walker) and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) are planning to steal $100 million from businessman Hernan Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida). At the same time, agent (联邦特工) Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) is chasing after them. The story’s pretty fast-moving and the car chase at the end is amazing.

—Derek

Well, if I’d known it was an action film, I wouldn’t have gone to see it. I mean, I can’t stand action films. And I’ll tell you another thing — I can’t stand Vin Diesel. I mean he can’t act to save his life. The film would have been much better with someone like Mau Damon or George Clooney. The only good thing about it was the soundtrack (电影配乐) which was pretty good. And I won’t be going to see any other Fast & Furious movies either!

—Zoe

Well it started off all right, but the romance between Mia and Brian was a bit inadequate (不足的) and the whole thing lost its way. It was as if the director couldn’t decide whether he was making a thriller, an action movie or a romantic comedy (喜剧), so he ended up making none of them.

—Mario

It was amazing! I can’t believe it was really over two hours long. It just flashed by. The direction was superb; Justin did a really good job. And the acting was great. I know Vin Diesel isn’t going to win an Oscar or anything like that but he’s good at what he does. And the plot! I laughed out loud quite a few times. The funny thing is, I would not have bothered seeing it if my friend hadn’t suggested going.

—Megan

1. What does Mario think of the Fast & Furious movie?

A．It is pretty good.	B．It is really thrilling.
C．It is disappointing.	D．It is violent.

2. Megan went to see the Fast & Furious movie because ________.

A．she knew it was an Oscar winner	B．she likes action films very much
C．her friend recommended it to her	D．her favorite director shot it

3. Where does this text probably come from?

A．A film poster.	B．A film review.
C．A newspaper advertisement.	D．A research paper.

【推荐3】The Breakfast Club

Starred by John Hughes, 1985

Five high school students with nothing in common are forced to spend an entire Saturday together in detention (拘留). At seven a.m. they had nothing to say, but by four p.m, they had bared their souls to each other and became good friends — the Jock, the Brain, the Criminal, the Princess, and the Kook.They were finally able to talk about themselves while they were forced to stay together.

Pretty in Pink.

Starred by Howard Deutch, 1986

Pretty in Pink looks at the central dilemma of adolescence where one’s dreams are much larger than one's confidence. Molly Ringwald plays Andie Walsh, a poor girl living with her father and working in a downtown record store. The school she attends is full of wealthy snobs (势利小人) and she likes a rich kid Blane.There is nothing new about the plot-rich boy and poor girl love each other and snobbery nearly destroys the romance.

Clueless

Starred by Amy Heckerling and Alicia Silverstone, 1995

Cher, played by Alicia Silverstone, is one of the most popular girls at Beverly Hills High School where rich kids hang out, talk to each other on cell phones and occasionally attend classes.

At 15 going on 16, Cher has it all — a white Jeep, an extensive wardrobe with a computer to help select the perfect dress, and an unbelievable ability to charm, cajole and whine (哄骗和哭诉) until others obey her requests.The dialogue is wiry and entertaining.

1. The Breakfast Club is about ______ .

A．a prince and a princess

B．several criminals

C．several students

D．some tourists

2. we can conclude from Pretty in Pink that ______ .

A．the love between Molly and Blane aren't going smoothly

B．Molly and Blane eventually get married

C．Molly’s and Blane’a parents quite agree to their love

D．the love between Molly and Blane defeats snobbery

3. Which of the following is starred by Howard Deutch？ ______

A．The Breakfast Club.

B．Pretty in Pink.

C．Clueless.

D．Beverly Hill Schoo1.

4. We can infer that the Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Clueless are three ______ .

A．world-famous paintings about religion

B．Disney’s cartoons about love stories

C．films about teenagers

D．ancient Roman fairy tales

【推荐1】A 3-year-old boy who was lost in the forest for two days is now safe at home with his family. But Casey Hathaway told reporters that he was not alone in the rainy, freezing cold forest. He said he was with a friend — a bear.

The child went missing on January 22, 2019 while playing with friends at his grandmother’s house in the southern state of North Carolina. When the other children returned to the house and Casey did not, the family searched the area for almost an hour before calling the police. The police organized a search team to search the nearby forest for the little boy. But two days went by and Casey was still not found.

Then on January 24, someone called the police saying he heard a child crying in the forest. The police followed up the information and found Casey at about 9:30 that night. They pulled him out of some briar (荆棘). He was in good health.

Casey told the police that he had hung out with a black bear for two days, a bear he called his “friend.” The police told reporters that Casey did not say how he was able to survive (活下来，幸存) in the forest for two days in the cold, rainy weather. However, the police said, “He did say he had a friend in the forest that was a bear that was with him.”

Hundreds of people helped in the search, including some 600 volunteers, policemen and soldiers. An officer told reporters that at no point did he think Casey had been kidnapped (绑架). Casey’s mother Brittany Hathaway told reporters she thanked everyone who joined the search for her son. “We just want to tell everybody that we really thank you for taking the time out to come to search for Casey,” said his mother.

1. Casey said that he ________.

A．was hurt by a bear

B．was caught by the police

C．made friends with a bear

D．got lost with a friend together

2. After knowing Casey was lost, the family ________.

A．organized a search team

B．called the police right away

C．received a call from a stranger

D．spent nearly an hour looking for him by themselves

3. What can we know about Casey according to the police?

A．He is brave enough to fight against a bear.

B．He was freezing in the forest when found.

C．He was protected well from animals by a bear.

D．How he survived in the forest is still unknown.

4. What is Brittany’s attitude towards volunteers, policemen and soldiers?

A．Hopeful.

B．Worried.

C．Thankful.

D．Disappointed.

【推荐2】I left home to support my sister in her efforts to present a music festival. She lives on the other side of the world, and I went to visit her, not wanting to leave and feeling like I was leaving home against my will. However, I wanted to show her my support because she is my only sister.

So I boarded the plane in mid-August, and hated the long flight. I arrived, tired and hungry. I left my husband two years ago, alone, in our old New Orleans house.

I was all set and ready to perform for my sister for the music festival on Sunday morning when I received a call from Chicago. The hurricane was predicted to hit our city, and many people had already evacuated, but my husband chose to stay behind. He could not get a call to me on the other side of the world, but he could call his cousin in Chicago. He gave his cousin a message for me, that he would be just fine, and not to worry.

As the days went on, I finally took the stage in front of hundreds of Europeans, and I realized. thanks to CNN that New Orleans was under water.

I performed, hoping that my husband would survive. And I performed perfectly. The audience stood and applauded. I left the stage and went straight to the TV. I saw the street sign near my home, on Humanity Street, but nothing below it, except water.

In the days that followed, I found out that my house, my car, my clothes, my furniture, everything that I’d left behind was gone. but not my husband. He survived by riding on the rear bumper (后保险杠) of a VW bus,, holding on to the overhead luggage rack, in the pouring rain, down the highway from New Orleans, halfway to Baton Rouge. The rest of the journey was a long walk, but he survived.

By the first week of September, I flew back to the Baton Rouge airport, and hugged my husband. Since then, our relationship has grown deeper; we have completely rebuilt our house, bought a new car, bought new furniture and new clothes and joined an inspirational, spirit-filled community.

1. Why did the author leave home?

A．To look after her sister.	B．To attend a music festival.
C．To watch a performance.	D．To visit her husband’s cousin.

2. How did the author feel when she left home?

A．Tired.

B．Worried.

C．Unwilling.

D．Disappointed.

3. What does the underlined word “evacuated” mean?

A．Hid

B．Struggled

C．Gathered

D．Escaped

4. What might be the title for the passage?

A．Caught in the hurricane	B．Once Gone Never Returned
C．Lost it All. Gained Even More	D．Trapped in a Dilemma

【推荐3】Scientists say they are in a race against time. The endangered Franciscana Dolphin population off the Argentine coast is shrinking. The dolphins are dying in fishing nets and scientists are trying to reverse(扭转)that trend.

Doctor Martin Mandez is one of the team leaders. He and his colleagues are combining three lines of research. They are catching the dolphins and implanting devices for satellite tracking. They are testing environmental conditions such as the food supply and water temperature to better understand why the dolphins choose to live there. And back in New York, Mandez is studying the dolphins on a molecular(分子的)level by sequencing(测定序列)their DNA to better classify family groups.

They think that they basically completed a very important piece of research. They combined each of their new data for addressing population structure.

The team hopes the combined data will paint a very clear picture of the rare dolphin’s habitat, allowing scientists like Pablo Bordino to make informed recommendations for their protection. Bordino says the research is born some surprising discoveries.

They are finding that those animals are special residents. They don’t like to move a lot so that results support the genetic results too.

And that could be important, according to Mandez, gill net fishing in certain areas has the potential to wipe out entire families of Franciscana Dolphins.

Basically the end-goal is to preserve such kind of dolphins, as a viable(可繁衍的)species.This means having viable populations to distribute(分布)in space.So they are basically doing everything they can, combining all the evidence they can, different tools, and different lines of research to provide the best understanding they can to then put together a sense of conservation plan. So they are basically at the point. They trust throwing science at its best to address this issue.

Mandez says in recent years, local fishing and the government in Argentina had been helpful to their mission. Ultimately though, he believes the fate of the Franciscana dolphin may come down to science.

1. Which of the following statements belongs to the three lines of research?

A．Tracking the leader of a dolphin family with satellites.

B．Improving the living conditions of the dolphins.

C．Studying the dolphins’ preference for where to live.

D．Classifying the dolphins into different family groups by their habitats.

2. The Franciscana dolphin’s habit of living in certain areas without moving may have a consequence that

A．they may eat up all the food in certain areas

B．they may have the potential to harm other sea life

C．they are likely to be killed off by gill fishing

D．they will have trouble adapting to the environment in other areas

3. What determines the fate of the Franciscana dolphin according to Mandez?

A．Science.

B．Local fishing.

C．The habitat.

D．The government’s effort.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Fishing nets are putting rare dolphins in great danger.

B．Satellite tracking is widely used in protecting endangered dolphins.

C．Scientist are testing environmental conditions off the Argentine coast.

D．Scientists are trying to stop Franciscana Dolphin population from dying out.