【推荐1】Four One-day Trips in the UK

The Rig Climb Experience, Greenwich

The Cutty Sark, one of just two surviving tea sailing ships in the world, is launching a new experience. For the first time, visitors will be able to step from the main deck and arrive at the top platform. Visitors will hear tales of life at sea in the 19th century and the tough conditions sailors had to work in.

£21 adults / £12 children(includes general entry to the ship), rmg.co,uk/cutty-sark

Clifford’s Tower, York

This 800-year-old tower is all that remains of York Castle. It was a treasury (财宝库) and prison, but its inner space was damaged by fire in 1684. Now, after a £5 million project by English Heritage, the ruin is reopening. Walkways will replace the lost first floor. A new roof floor will provide views of York Minster, the city and the North York Moors beyond.

£8.10 adults / £4.80 children, English-heritage. org.uk

The Intelligence Factory, Buckinghamshire

A newly-restored building at Bletchley Park is opening as the site’s biggest ever exhibition space. The Intelligence Factory in Block A will focus on the years 1942-1945 when 9,000 staff members helped win World War II. The permanent exhibition will include objects, personal stories and interactive elements, showing how operators handled huge amounts of information. There is also a space for temporary exhibitions—the first is on data visualization.

£21 adults / £12.50 children, bletehleypark.org.uk

The First Light Pavilion, Cheshire

It’s a newly-designed visitor centre at the Jodrell Bank Observatory. It is inspired by the Lovell Telescope and is designed to act like a sundial (日晷). Visitors can experience a meteor shower (流星雨), operate a radio telescope and launch a digital satellite there.

£8.50 adults / £6.50 children, jodrellbank.net

1. How much is it for a parent and three children to learn about sailors’ working conditions?

A．£36.

B．£45.

C．£56.

D．£57.

2. What can visitors do at the pavilion in Cheshire?

A．Use a telescope to observe stars.	B．Watch the launch of a satellite.
C．Learn how to make a sundial.	D．Interact with astronomers in the centre.

3. What do Clifford’s Tower and the Intelligence Factory have in common? d

A．The same period of history.	B．Advanced equipment.
C．Recent repair work.	D．Bird’s eye view of the cities.

【推荐2】The International Foundation program provides academic preparation for first year undergraduate (本科) entry and ensure you meet the academic English language requirements for your chosen degree program.

Course features

Develop the knowledge and skills for your chosen degree through a specialist pathway.

Guaranteed university placement for all successful students. Find out more about our money back guarantee.

Adapt to studying in the UK thanks to modules designed to equip you with the skills you need for university.

Guidance with your university applications, so you choose the best degree for you.

Key facts

Course length	3-4 Terms (8-11 months)
Start dates	2021: January, June, September 2022: January, June
Fees	From: £17,495
Academic requirements	Completion of 12 years of schooling with good grades
English language requirements	From: IELTS 5.0 (with a minimum of 4.5 in writing) or above
Award	International Foundation Certificate
Course options	Standard (3 term, 9-month programme)
	Extended (Contains an additional term(s) of English language.)

Dates and prices

Start date	End date	Course length	Fees	Class duration	Class size
11 Jan, 2021	3 Sept, 2021	3 terms	£17,495	Average total per week: 22-25 hours	18 (for English language teaching)
28 Jun, 2021	17 Jun, 2022	4 Terms	*
20 Sept, 2021	17 Jun, 2022	3 Terms	*
10 Jan, 2022	2 Sept, 2022	3 Terms	*

How do I qualify?

English language requirements: IELTS 5. 0 (with a minimum of 4.5 in writing) or above Age requirements: 16 years and above

Academic requirements: Completion of 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades. Students intending to progress to Journalism (新闻) or Law: Some previous familiarity with arts, humanities or social science subjects may be desirable.

How will I be assessed (评价)?

Assessment is both formal and informal. Entry to all honours degrees is highly competitive, so the purpose of the assessment process is to help you improve and build on your success. Marks from the International Foundation programme do not count towards a final degree, but help the University to determine whether you meet key criteria(标准) for progression.

You will receive support from your tutor throughout your course and be assessed by a combination of:

● exams at the end of each term

● coursework which may include: written assignments, reports, practical exercises, group and individual research projects, presentations and problem-solving exercises Please keep checking back — this page is regularly updated with the latest information.

1. What do we know about the International Foundation program?

A．Their lessons are given in small classes of 20 students.

B．They have two types of courses with different start dates.

C．They provide courses for students on various degree programs.

D．They are intended for college students who want to improve their English skills.

2. What is the course characterized by?

A．It provides students with guidance for applying universities.

B．It enables students to pass examinations effectively.

C．It helps students design language studying courses.

D．It prepares students for International Foundation Certificate.

3. Assessment of the program is mainly designed for _________.

A．helping students get their final degree

B．students’ receiving support from their tutors

C．improving students for their academic success

D．students’ participating in more similar courses

4. Where would you most likely find the updates of the program?

A．On a newspaper.	B．In a coursebook.
C．On an official webpage.	D．In an educational magazine.

【推荐3】The Guggenheim Museum attempts to help educators connect students with art. It offers programs for educators, including free arts curricula, professional development courses and workshops, as well as professional meet and greets that pair artists with public school teachers throughout New York City.

● Visiting with your students

The museum offers a variety of ways for educators and their students to visit, from self-guided tours to a guided experience.

Guggenheim Museum Highlights	Perfect for first-time visitors, the Highlights Tour focuses on the museum’s innovative architecture, history, and permanent collection.
Special Exhibition	This tour offers an opportunity to engage in a lively, in-depth exploration of one of our special exhibitions. Learn about the artistic processes and movements behind some of the most revolutionary artists of the modern and contemporary age.
Custom Tour	Tour can be customized to accommodate a variety of interests, learning styles and subject matter. Our gallery educators can create a one-of-a-kind experience tailored to your group’s needs.
Lecturer’s Badge	Conduct a group tour of up to 20 people.

● Arts curriculum online

The Guggenheim produces free curriculum materials on exhibitions for educators to use both during school visits and in the classroom. While the material focuses on recent exhibitions, a comprehensive range of lessons cover many works and artists in the museum’s collection.

● Learning through Art

Learning Through Art sends experienced teaching artists into New York City public schools, where they work with classroom teachers to develop and facilitate art projects into the school curriculum.

● Education facilities

Housed in the Sackler Center for Arts Education, the Guggenheim’s education facilities include studio art and multimedia labs, a theater, an exhibition gallery, and a conference room.

1. Who are the museum’s programs intended for?

A．Students.	B．Parents.
C．Educators.	D．Artists.

2. Which tour can be designed based on your own interest?

A．Custom Tour.

B．Lecturer’s Badge.

C．Special Exhibition.

D．Guggenheim Museum Highlights.

3. How do teaching artists help to make art projects into the school curriculum?

A．By giving lessons online.

B．By working with teachers.

C．By providing free materials.

D．By designing projects alone.

4. What can we do in the Sackler Center?

A．Appreciate art works.

B．Dine with your friends.

C．Perform science experiments.

D．Collect your favorite exhibits.

【推荐2】London is great. It’s great. Rome and Paris are also fine places, but I knew as soon as we landed in London, this was the finest of the three.

There are only two small things that I don’t like about London. First of all, everyone speaks English here. I had so much fun in Rome and Paris. There I could speak in foreign languages. In a word, I made a lot of friends. But here everybody can understand me. I don’t have any reason to start up a conversation with a stranger. And speaking of restaurants---- that is the other problem with London. The food here is not good at all! I haven’t had one good meal in the three days since we were here.

Since you asked me to write to you about everything I learned on this trip, here is what I’ve learned about London.

London’s population of eleven million makes it the second largest city in the world. It is bigger than New York but not as big as Tokyo. London is twice the size of New York. It has an area of 620 square miles!

The Thames River runs right through the center of the city. Someone once called the Thames “liquid history”. It is a very good name. Dozens of armies have crossed it over the past few thousand years. One of the first was the army of Julius Caesar two thousand years ago.

So far I have only had time to visit one neighbor-hood. It is called Bloomsbury. In fact there is a group of writers known as the Bloomsbury Group. It got its name because so many of them lived there. Virginia Woolf was one of them. I know how much you like her novels.

Baker Street is also part of Bloomsbury. Do you remember who once lived on Baker Street?when I asked Bob this question, he answered , “ A man who baked bread, right? Sherlock Holmes, of course, but I won’t have time to find his address. Maybe you will when you come.

1. We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ____________.

A．It is more difficult to begin a conversation in English in London than in any languages

B．The writer had made trips to Italy and France before he came to England

C．Of all the meals the writer has had in London, only one he thinks is good enough

D．The writer hates to talk to strangers who can speak English

2. According to the text, who once lived on Baker Street?

A．A man who baked bread.

B．Sherlock Holmes.

C．A group of writers

D．A friend of the writer’s

3. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A．letter	B．A diary
C．A guidebook	D．A business report

【推荐3】Most people think it important to eat healthy food. But sometimes making good food choices can be difficult. Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their health and their dining-out experience.

HappyCow app

Vegetarians do not eat animal meat. Vegans do not eat any animal products. The HappyCow app is made for both groups. Users can search for vegetarian-vegan restaurants and stores around the world. A version of HappyCow for $ 5 is available for Android that has ads and requires an Internet connection.

OpenTable app

The OpenTable app with a price of $ 10 helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. It is a service that shows users restaurants available based on where and when they want to dine. It gives users points when they make reservations, which can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.

LocalEats app

Restaurant chains, like McDonalds, can be found almost anywhere a person might travel. But sometimes travelers want to eat like locals. The LocalEats app is designed for that. It can help you find local restaurants in major cities in the US and in other countries. It costs about $ 1.

Where Chefs Eat app

Where Chefs Eat” is a 975-page book. Most people would not want to carry that around. But there is a much lighter app version of the same name for just $ 15. Six hundred chefs provide information on 3,000 restaurants around the world on the Where Chefs Eat app.

1. Who is the HappyCow app designed for?

A．Those who prefer local foods.

B．Those who prefer animal products.

C．Those who prefer animal meat.

D．Those who prefer vegetables.

2. Which app will cost you most according to the text?

A．HappyCow.	B．OpenTable.
C．LocalEats.	D．Where Chefs Eat.

3. Where does this passage most probably come from?

A．A science textbook.	B．A tourist map.
C．A health magazine.	D．A museum guide.

【推荐1】Most kids can walk into a library or bookstore and find hundreds of books to read. But it’s not that simple for kids who are blind. They read in a different way. Jenny Lee and other braille (盲文) transcribers take the printed words of a book and change them into a code of raised dots. Blind people can read these dots with their fingers. To know what braille feels like, take a ballpoint pen and press hard onto a piece of paper. Now turn the paper over and touch the raised dot made by the pen point.

When Lee first saw the dots of the braille alphabet, she wondered if she’d ever be able to read and write them easily. She took a class and practised hard for about six months before she passed the final exam: she had to convert 35 pages of a book into braille. Today, Lee works for a publisher. One of her jobs is to change children’s books into braille.

To do this, Lee first types the story into a computer and then uses a computer program to translate it into the braille code. Next, she looks over the translation several times to make sure it’s mistake-free. After that, a copy of the braille story is printed with a special printer. Then Lee and a proofreader work together to find and correct any mistakes. When a book is ready, many copies of it are printed. Afterwards, some are sold through websites and others are sent to libraries.

Sometimes, going over a story again and again gets tiring. That’s when Lee takes a break. Several of Jenny Lee’s co-workers, who are blind, use guide dogs. When the animals aren’t working, Lee likes spending a few minutes with them. To her, playing with dogs “is always a pick-me-up in the middle of the day”.

“I love this mission,” Lee says. “Through my brain power and my fingers, I am putting the dots into some kid’s hands.”

1. How does the writer explain what braille feels like?

A．By explaining what braille words look like.

B．By describing how blind people read books.

C．By asking readers to experience it themselves.

D．By giving examples of different braille words.

2. What was Lee’s first reaction to braille?

A．She was excited to get a new skill.

B．She was amazed at the clever idea.

C．She realized she could teach it herself.

D．She believed it would be difficult to learn.

3. What does the underlined word “pick-me-up” in paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A．A discussion to release work stress.

B．Something to improve one’s appetite.

C．Something to help restore one’s spirit.

D．A free ride accompanied with a guide dog.

4. What does Lee think of her job?

A．Profitable and hopeful.	B．Tiring but meaningful.
C．Relaxing and helpful.	D．Boring but challenging.

【推荐2】Hearing loss is unavoidable,but listening to loud music when you’ re younger can make it worse. To reduce your risk of hearing loss via loud music,learn why and how it can cause hearing loss,and just how loud is too loud.

Hearing loss occurs in four ways:conductive hearing loss,sensorineural hearing loss,mixed hearing loss and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder. Noise-induced(噪音诱发的)hearing loss is a type of sensorineural hearing loss.

Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when your inner ear becomes damaged. In the case of noise induced hearing loss,most of the damage affects the cells of tiny sensory hairs in your inner ear.

When those cells get damaged or die,the electrical signal that your auditory nerve sends to your brain changes.

Noise-induced hearing loss can be acute or severe,and it can be temporary or permanent. You might be familiar with acute temporary noise-induced hearing loss,even if you didn’t realize what was happening at the time.

Acute temporary noise-induced hearing loss can occur from attending a loud concert or sporting event,going to a gun range without earmuffs or being near an explosion. It can make noises sound “stuffy”or far away,especially when talking on the phone or in a crowded room. Repeated exposure to those loud situations can eventually lead to permanent hearing loss.

Noise levels from earbuds and headphones can get as loud as 139 decibels,according to the journal Noise &Health,far greater than the recommended range of everyday sound exposure,which is 60 to 85 decibels. And the average level of noise from headphones,with the volume turned all the way up,is 94 to 110 decibels. For context, 60 decibels is about the volume of an average conversation,and 130 decibels is about the noise level of a rock concert. 85 decibels is considered the maxi- mum volume at which you can listen to sound for eight hours without damaging your hearing. So if you were to listen to music from your headphones for eight hours a day,listening at a volume louder than 85 decibels can cause permanent damage to your ears.

Unfortunately,the relationship between decibels and time isn’t linear. For every three decibels,safe exposure time gets cut in half,according to the CDC. At 88 decibels,you can only safely listen for four hours;at 91 decibels,just two hours.

1. What does the underlined word”it”in Paragraph One refer to?

A．Hearing loss.

B．Listening to loud music.

C．Risk.

D．Loud music.

2. In which of the following situations is acute temporary noise-induced hearing loss more likely to occur?

A．Attending a rock concert.	B．Participating in a heated debate.
C．Going to a gun range with earmuffs.	D．Watching an explosion at a distance.

3. In terms of safe exposure,how long can you listen at 97 decibels?

A．A quarter.

B．Half an hour.

C．One hour.

D．One and a half hours.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．Loud Music Damages Hearing	B．How to Prevent Hearing Loss
C．How Loud Is Too Loud	D．Music and Hearing

【推荐3】Every year from March to October，Christian Moullec, also known as “Birdman”,takes to the skies aboard his adapted light aircraft. However, the 58-year-old Frenchman’s daily 30-minute flight is not just to enjoy the impressive views,but to guide flocks (鸟群) of lesser white-fronted geese (小白额雁) through safe migration paths which the birds can teach future generations.

His deed began in 1995 when he noticed their declining population in the wilds of Lapland, Sweden. To prevent their numbers from dropping further, Moullec tried to get the threatened species to follow him along migration routes that would protect them from bird.

To help raise funds and awareness of his job to protect not just the geese but birds worldwide, Moullec often allows paying tourists to join him on the 30-minute-long flights aboard his aircraft. In addition to the trained birds flying alongside them, visitors, who come from as far as a 15-hour plane flight away, are treated to a variety of crane and geese species as well as breathtaking views of castles and cities.

He often brings his camera along for the flights, capturing photos not just for their beauty, but for what they describe. Moullec believes the use of agricultural chemicals has done harm to wild European birds, with more than a third disappearing in the last 30 years. “It s a disaster,”he said. “My beautiful images with flying birds should be used to tell this story.”

1. What’s the function (功能) of Paragraph 1?

A．It gives a description of a birdman.

B．It tells readers the birdman is very important.

C．It tells readers birds are on the migration paths.

D．It introduces the main idea of the whole passage.

2. Why does Christian Moullec take to skies aboard his light aircraft?

A．He needs to threaten the species.

B．He wants to save the bird population.

C．He needs to stay away from hunters.

D．He wants to enjoy the beautiful views.

3. How does he make it possible to guide the birds to migrate along the right paths?

A．He attracts grown geese to follow his craft.

B．He drives the geese when he is on his light aircraft.

C．He raises young geese to be viewed as their parents.

D．He feeds the geese to put them on the right paths.

4. What else does he do for the birds?

A．Raising funds and awareness of protecting birds.

B．Inviting people to enjoy the beautiful views.

C．Paying tourists to join him on the flight.

D．Taking tourists to his flight.

【推荐1】Dyslexia (失读症) is a reading and writing disability characterized by difficulties in reading and spelling, and for some readers to understand what they have read. Experts say dyslexia affects about five to ten percent of the population of the United States. Researchers have long known that people with dyslexia write or read words and letters backwards in the wrong order.

But a new study shows that people with dyslexia may have trouble redirecting (重新传入) their attention between senses, from seeing something to hearing something. Vanessa Harrar of Britain's University of Oxford led the study. She reported the findings in the journal Current Biology. The study suggests that dyslexic people may have trouble moving quickly from what they read to what they hear. Doctor Harrar calls this a sluggish shifting of attention across the senses.

''So, if you are trying to read something and then trying to listen to somebody who's reading aloud and you're trying to follow along with what they are reading, they have to switch their attention from hearing what they are saying to looking at the piece of paper and back again. '' said Harrar.

She found that people with dyslexia were just as fast as the others when they saw only a picture or heard only a sound. But the dyslexics had a slower reaction time when they heard a sound and saw a picture at the same time.

Doctor Harrar feels like playing action video games could help dyslexic people shift from seeing to hearing more quickly. She adds that images in video games force the eyes to move and focus quickly.

''Video game types of things pop out of here and there, they move your eyes around the screen quickly in response to things quite quickly, and the more you play a video game the faster you get that kind of thing. So the video game is really training the attention system to move quickly, '' said Harrar.

The study also shows that dyslexic people have the most difficulty going between what they saw and what they heard, this may have an effect on how dyslexic children are taught how to read. When children learn the alphabet, they usually see the letter first and then hear the sound, or they see and hear the letter at the same time. The study shows that dyslexics might learn more quickly if they hear the sound of a letter or word first before seeing it.

1. Dyslexic people have the following problems except _________.

A．writing or reading words and letters in the right order

B．redirecting their attention between senses, from seeing something to hearing something

C．moving quickly from what they read to what they hear

D．seeing a picture or hearing a sound

2. What does the underlined word ''sluggish'' in paragraph 2 mean？

A．Slow.	B．Wrong.
C．Specific.	D．Accurate.

3. Why can playing video games help dyslexic people learn more quickly?

A．Because they will train their reading and hearing.

B．Because they will have a good knowledge of the system.

C．Because they can train the attention system to move quickly.

D．Because they can arouse their interest in reading and learning.

4. What is the importance of the finding?

A．People with dyslexia will be cured by playing video games.

B．People with dyslexia will not be made fun of by others.

C．People will play more video games for dyslexic children.

D．People will know how to teach dyslexic children to read.

【推荐2】For the British, the home is a private place in which he or she goes to hide away from the troubles of life. It is very seldom that one would be invited to a British person's home. It is rude to knock on a person's door if you are not invited. If you are invited, don't ask to see more than the downstairs that your British host invites you into. Never ask how much the house or any of the items in it cost.

To the American，most of them want their home to be a place where they can entertain (款待) and share their lives with their friends. They may be delighted to give you a full tour of their houses. They may also be pleased when you show your interest and pleasure in their houses.

Both British and American people will engage in quite a bit of chat and a drink or two before the meal is served. After the first mouthful, you should say how delicious the food is and ask something about it. Remember, never eat with your mouth open and make very little noise while eating. It would be nice of you to help your host in any way. Maybe offer to pour some drinks or clear up after the meal.

1. British people _____ invite friends to their home.

A．often

B．always

C．seldom

D．never

2. If your British friend invites you to his home, you can_____.

A．see anything you like

B．ask how much his house is

C．ask the cost of any of the items in it

D．only see the downstairs that you’re invited into

3. When you show your interest and pleasure in American people's houses, they may be_____.

A．angry

B．happy

C．sad

D．worried

4. What does the underlined phrase “engage in” mean in Chinese?

A．陷入

B．参与

C．回避

D．限制

5. What's the main idea of this passage?

A．Some manners on visiting British and American people's home.

B．Different table manners between British and American people.

C．Different ideas about the home between British and American people.

D．Different ideas about how to get along well with neighbors between British and American people.

【推荐3】The United States has about 475,000 school buses ---all painted yellow. Each day they carry more than 25,000,000 children, half of all schoolchildren in the country. But these buses, on average, use four liters of diesel （柴油） fuel to travel less than sixteen kilometers. When the school year began last fall, diesel averaged 55 cents a liter nationally. The price nearly doubled, to a dollar and 8 cents, by the end of school in June.

Bob Riley speaks for the American School Bus Council. He says fuel prices for schools are not much lower than others have to pay. As a result, schools are looking for ways to reduce transportation costs. Bus routes are being redrawn or, in some cases, canceled. Some areas are buying buses that use natural gas or other alternative fuels. Other steps include fewer field trips and less travel by sports teams. And some school districts may end any bus service not required by law.

Studies show that school buses are the safest form of transportation to and from school. The American School Bus Council says cuts in bus service are bad for children and possibly the environment. It says removing buses from the road will mean an increase in other vehicles transporting students. Spokesman Bob Riley says another concern is that reducing bus services might reduce attendance.

But it could also get more children to walk or bicycle to school. And that would surely make people happy at the National Center for Safe Routes to School. More kids walking or biking safely to school is the aim of a three-year-old federal program, part of an international movement. The goal is to increase physical activity and reduce air pollution. The United States will celebrate Walk to School Day on October eighth this year. But for some students, high fuel prices could make every day a walk-to-school day.

1. What does this passage mainly tell us?

A．High fuel prices’ influences on school buses.

B．New measures to transport school students.

C．The safest form of student transportation.

D．The origin of Walk to School Day.

2. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．Cuts in bus service will have negative results.

B．The US government is encouraging cuts in bus services.

C．The US schools are searching for the safest transportation means.

D．Reducing bus service will do a lot of good to the environment.

3. In order to cut down transportation cost, many schools take the following measures EXCEPT__.

A．changing some bus routes

B．stopping some bus routes

C．asking parents to drive children to and from school

D．using other types of fuels

4. The National Center for Safe Routes to School encourages more children to walk or bike to school in order to ____.

A．save more fuels and diesel for the country

B．keep the children safe on their way to school

C．make the children live a simple life

D．keep the children healthy and the environment clean