【推荐2】Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge

Located in a historic Manhattan Project-era building, this museum is the place for visitors to learn about art, science, history, culture, and healthy living. With over 20 child-friendly exhibits to explore, it provides something of interest for everyone.

Address:461 W. Outer Dr. Oak Ridge, TN 37830

Admission: Adults — $ 8.00; Seniors — $ 7.00; Children 3& Up — $ 6.00; Children under 3 — Free.

Children’s Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST)

Founded in 1954, CMOST is the region’s only science center. CMOST provides an engaging, child-directed learning environment which enables children to learn and grow through play. Designed for children aged 18 months through the tween years, the museum enables children to observe, think, and learn in a pressure-free environment by pairing creative educational tools and techniques with engaging exhibits to support active learning.

Address:250 Jordan Road Troy, NY 12180

Admission:$ 8.00 per person aged 2 and up.

African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI)

The AAMI is a statewide museum aimed at keeping and teaching Iowa’s African American history. As Iowa’s leading educational resource on the topic, it educates more than 30,000 people each year through museum tours, travelling exhibits, research services, youth and adult education programs, and community and fundraising events.

Address:55 12th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

Admission: Adults — $ 6.00; Seniors — $ 5.00; Students/Youth — $ 3.50; Children under 5 — Free.

King man Museum

King man Museum is a hidden treasure in Southwest Michigan housing an extensive (大量的) natural history collection. As a local landmark in Battle Creek for over 80 years, King man Museum works to provide a universal place of hands-on learning for the community.

Address:175 Limit St. Battle Creek, MI 49037

Admission: Free.

1. What can we know about CMOST?

A．It is a statewide museum.	B．It used to be a science lab.
C．It uses creative educational tools.	D．It is designed for children to play.

2. What’s the goal of African American Museum of Iowa?

A．Exhibiting artworks.

B．Raising funds for programs.

C．Protecting the African American history.

D．Providing learning sites for communities.

3. Which museum charges a child aged 5 $ 6.00?

A．King man Museum.

B．Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge.

C．African American Museum of Iowa.

D．Children’s Museum of Science and Technology.

【推荐2】Want to improve your writing skills? New Writing South is directing the way!
Towner Writer Squad (班组) for kids aged 13-17
Led by comedy and TV writer, Marian Kilpatrick, Towner Writer Squad will meet once a month at the contemporary art museum for 11 months, starting 12 October, 2014.
The FREE squad sessions will include introductions to a wide range of writing styles, from poetry to play writing and lyrics (抒情诗）to flash fiction, to support the development of young writers.
Application & Selection
If you would like to apply to be part of the Towner Writer Squad, please send a sample piece of your writing (about 500 words), responding to the title ‘LUNCH,’ with your name, age, address and e-mail address to: debo@newwritingsouth. com.
Once all applications are in, you will be invited to an open selection event on 17 September, 4-5pm, at the gallery of Towner. This will be an informal opportunity to meet the Squad Leader, Squad Associate and other young people.
You will also have a chance to get to know the fantastic gallery space and get a taste of what’s to come.
Deadline for applications: 8 September, 2014
For further information go to: facebook. com/towner or towner. org. uk or newwritingsouth. com
Any questions 一 feel free to send your e-mail to Towner Writer Squad Associate: whame@towner. gov. uk
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Beginner Writing Project for kids aged 10-13
Due to popular demand, a writing project will be started for eager beginners.
Start time: 6 September, 2014
Meet every other Saturday, 2-4pm, at the Towner Study Centre.
Study and write at your own pace 一 you do not have to rush 一 as you have a year to go through the project. Practise under the guidance of some experienced writers and teachers who can help you with basic writing skills. Most importantly, build confidence and have fun while writing!
No previous experience or special background is required. Many others have been successful this way. If they can do it, why can’t you?
Fee: £179
For more information go to: newtowner. org. uk or generate. org. uk
1. Towner Writer Squad will be started _______.

A．to train comedy and TV writers

B．to explore the fantastic gallery space

C．to introduce a contemporary art museum

D．to promote the development of young writers

2. To join the Writer Squad, each applicant should first _______.

A．provide a piece of their writing

B．meet the Writer Squad Leader

C．offer their family information

D．complete an application form

3. Applications for the Writer Squad should be e-mailed no later than _______.

A．6 September, 2014

B．8 September, 2014

C．17 September, 2014

D．12 October, 2014

4. What is most important for the beginners?

A．Practising as much as possible.

B．Gaining confidence and having fun.

C．Studying and writing at their own pace.

D．Learning skills from writers and teachers.

5. More information about Beginner Writing Project can be found at _______.

A．facebook.com/towner

B．newwritingsouth.com

C．newtowner.org.uk

D．towner.org.uk

【推荐3】Sep.30

I moved into the dormitory today－an ugly building and near a busy main road too.My room is small but quite pleasant.I must get some posters for the walls, though.I met a few fellow students at supper(the food was awful!)They all look much younger than me.They are, of course!

Oct.07

Lectures began last Monday.So far they haven't been very interesting(except for the man who lectures on drama.He's first class).Personally, I'd much rather go to the library and read, but I have to attend ten lectures a week.Those are the "rules"!Well, at least you meet people there.

Oct 12

I realiy don't like life in the dormitory at all.The food is bad and the students are

noisy.They stay up half the night and play games just outside my room.When on earth do they sleep?When do they work?Besides, I don't like my room.It's just like living in a box!It looks even smaller now, with the posters on the wall. I am wondering how long it will he before I can feel as comfortable as I did living in my high school dormitory.

Oct.26

I tried to explain some of my problems to my supervisor today.She listened－but that was about all."You have to go to lectures, you know, Ann, "she lold me.''And the dormitory is cheap and convenient.""Cheap and convenient"!Well.il isn't "cheap"if you can't eat the food and it isn't "convenient"if you can't sleep at night!

Oct.30

I can't believe it!Three other students－I met them at a lecture and they' re all about my own age－have invited me to share a flat with them.It's in an old house and it has its own kitchen, so we can cook for ourselves.And my room－righy at the top of the house－is fantastic!

Nov.10

I moved into my new room last Sunday.I feel really happy.Life is going to be so much more fun from now on!

1. Ann’s diary is main about ________.

A．food

B．her dormitory life

C．the lecture

2. Ann complained(抱怨) the students because ________.

A．they disturb her

B．they did not work

C．they did not sleep

3. In her new room, Ann was __________.

A．interested

B．sorry

C．excited

【推荐1】Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.
Larry first began diving when he was his daughter’s age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the             shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small. Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down             without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive.
After the first expedition, Larry’s later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous             areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures.
Larry’s first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands. There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different Spots for free. Larry didn’t even know what the time was, how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken. The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.
Larry looked at his daughter. She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age. He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition. Already, she looked like she was much braver than had been then. This was the key to a successful             underwater expedition.
1. In what way was this expedition different for Larry?

A．His daughter had grown up.

B．He had become a famous diver.

C．His father would dive with him.

D．His daughter would dive with him.

2. What can be inferred from Paragraph2?

A．Larry had some privileges.

B．Larry liked the rented diving suits.

C．Divers had to buy diving equipment.

D．Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive.

3. Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?

A．To protect himself from danger.

B．To dive into the deep water.

C．To admire the underwater view.

D．To take photo more conveniently.

4. What can be learned from the underlined sentence?

A．Larry didn’t wear a watch.

B．Larry was not good at math.

C．Larry had a poor memory.

D．Larry enjoyed the adventure.

5. What did Larry expect his daughter to do?

A．Become a successful diver.

B．Make a good diving guide.

C．Take a lot of photo underwater.

D．Have longer hours of training.

【推荐2】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3】Genghis Khan（成吉思汗）remains to this day one of the most successful men to have walked the Earth. Rising from an outcast to be the ruler of the largest land empire to have ever existed, he introduced an alphabet and an official form of money, united a kingdom of tribes at war with each other, and conquered most of the known world. His empire spread from Poland to Japan. It is estimated that one in every 200 men on the planet today is related to Genghis Khan. But there are no accounts of the events that surrounded his death and burial; only a mystery focused around an area known as the Forbidden Zone.

From the time of the Khan's death in 1227 up until 1991 the Forbidden Zone was as off-limits as any place in the world. Shortly after he died, the surviving Mongol leaders ordered a group of 50 fierce families, known as the Uryangqai of the Woods, to occupy this land and kill anyone who entered without permission.

They made exceptions only for the funeral processions（队伍）of the Khan's direct descendants, who were also allowed to be buried there. This extreme degree of secrecy has led many to the conclusion that the body of Genghis Khan himself lies in a tomb somewhere in this zone, along with some of the treasures of an empire vaster than those of Napoleon and Alexander the Great combined. When the U.S.S. R.（前苏联）took over Mongolia in 1924; they killed all the Uryangqai of the Woods just as they tried to erase the memory of the great Khan. The Forbidden Zone -still remained off-limits, however. It wasn't until the fall of the U.S.S.R. in 1991 that entering the Forbidden Zone became possible for scientists and historians. Even today, eight centuries after it quietly rested, the Forbidden Zone has been visited by very few.

1. Which of the following statements about Genghis Khan is TRUE?

A．He was the ruler of the largest empire in history.

B．He united and occupied many parts of the world.

C．An exact number of 200 people are related to him today.

D．He was buried in what is known as the Forbidden Zone.

2. What can we learn about the Uryangqai of the Woods?

A．They buried Genghis Khan's body in secret.

B．They were ordered to occupy the Forbidden Zone.

C．They were killed because they hated Genghis Khan.

D．They forbade everyone from entering the Forbidden Zone.

3. What would the author probably write about next?

A．Who visited the Forbidden Zone.

B．When the Forbidden Zone was discovered.

C．Why the U.S.S.R. killed all the Uryangqai.

D．How the great Khan conquered the known world.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．Genghis Khan, a Great Emperor

B．The Forbidden Zone, a Remaining Mystery

C．The Discovery of Genghis Khan's Tomb

D．The Bravery of the Uryangqai of the Woods

【推荐1】It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true ? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.

Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day. They never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason ? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94.

1. The main idea of this passage is that _______.

A．large numbers of people do not need sleep

B．a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep

C．everyone needs some sleep to stay alive

D．people can live longer by trying not to sleep

2. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin _______.

A．was too old to need any sleep	B．often slept in a chair
C．needed no sleep at all	D．needed some kind of sleep

3. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was _______.

A．that he hadn’t got a bed

B．that he had gradually got tired of the sleeping habit

C．his mother’s injury before he was born

D．his magnificent physical condition

【推荐2】About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!

There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green—a strange world indeed.

Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell the difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.

Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible(看不见的) colors around us.

1. The passage is mainly about_______.

A．color and its surprising effects

B．color blindness

C．danger caused by color blindness

D．women being luckier than men

2. According to the passage, with the help of the “rods”, we can__________.

A．tell orange from yellow	B．see in a weak light
C．kill mosquitoes	D．recognize different shapes

3. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?

A．There are fewer color-blind women.	B．Women are more careful.
C．Women are fonder of driving than men.	D．Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.

【推荐3】Q: I currently entered college in New York. Since English is not my first language, I sometimes ask a friend to read my essays to help fix the grammar and language. I believe I'm being graded mainly on my ideas, and my friend helps me get my ideas across better in English. Is this OK?
-Mariana
A: It's good that you want to succeed in your written work at college. Making use of available resources to help you succeed is a smart strategy (策略). But while you may believe that your instructors don't care as much about how you write as they do about your ideas, that' s not a fair assumption.（假设）
Certainly, your ideas are important. No matter how polished your writing is, it will not disguise a poorly expressed idea in a paper. But as a college student, being able to organize your thoughts clearly-whether you're speaking in class or writing a paper-is critical to show that you've mastered the material in each course. This does not mean you shouldn't ask others to review your written work before handing it in. That's OK.
You should not, however, allow a friend or anyone else to rewrite parts of your papers for you. Instead, ask them to simply let you know about any parts of the paper that are unclear and need work. Many colleges have writing centers where tutors will work with you on your writing-without doing the work for you.
Regardless of whether you consult（咨询） with a friend or a tutor, the right thing is for you to talk to your instructors to ask their advice and let them know you plan to seek assistance with your writing. If you ask them in advance for guidance on what's appropriate and what's not for the written work they assign, that will allow you to be as transparent as possible about how you completed your______.
-Professor Byron
1. What problem does Mariana meet?

A．She has trouble learning English grammar.

B．She wonders if her method on writing is suitable.

C．She doesn't get on well with her classmates.

D．She isn't able to express herself in English.

2. According to Pro. Byron, what's the most important in writing a paper?

A．Professional advice.

B．Polishing carefully.

C．Organizing thoughts.

D．Familiar materials.

3. When asking someone for help on your paper, you should ask him ______.

A．to hand in the paper after reading it

B．to write the difficult part for you

C．to make a writing. plan for you

D．to tell you the part to be improved

4. What does the underlined word refer to in the text?

A．Essays.	B．Courses
C．Ideas.	D．Resources.