【推荐1】The two-week Harvard Pre-College Program is an intense and exciting experience of the college life. The admission committee is now looking for mature, academically motivated students who will graduate from high school and enter college in 2022.

The Course Experience

With over 30 courses to choose from, you’re sure to find a topic that interests you. Although courses are non-credit and do not have letter grades, you need to attend the class in its entirety. When class is not in session, you can participate in creative and social activities. At the end of the program, you’ll receive a written evaluation from your instructor, as well as a transcript (成绩单).

Time

·July 24 — August 5

How to Apply

Complete an online application and provide supplemental (补充的) materials, including:

·The $75 non-refundable application fee.

·Transcripts from 9th grade to fall 2021 grades: This can include progress reports, report cards, and educational summaries from your high school

·If English is not your native language, submit scores from the TOEFL IBT or IELTS language proficiency exam along with your application.

Cost & Aid

The total fee for a Harvard Pre-College Program 2022 session is $4,950. The program fee includes tuition, room and board, and activity costs for the full two weeks. There is also a non-refundable $75 application fee and $100 health insurance.

A limited number of scholarships are available to assist students who demonstrate financial need. Awards vary based on need, and atypical award covers part of the tuition.

How to contact us

Interested in learning more about the program? Complete our request form, and a member of cur team will contact you.

Phone:(617) 495-4023

Email: precollege@summer.harvard.cn

1. Which is a requirement for students attending the course?

A．Completing 30 courses.	B．Getting required credits.
C．Having a full attendance.	D．Prioritizing social activities.

2. What should be included in supplemental materials?

A．Health certificate.	B．Academic conditions.
C．Financial declaration.	D．Personal integrity.

3. What’s the full payment for an admitted student on the program?

A．$75.

B．$100.

C．$4,950.

D．$5,125.

【推荐2】Do you love outdoor challenges? And there are a bunch of really awesome hiking challenges out there now that will not only inspire you to get outside more and push yourself physically- but also provide you access to an awesome community of hikers and often-times hiking groups focusing on the same challenges.

1. THE 52 HIKE CHALLENGE

The goal of the 52 Hike Challenge is to get you outside moving every week for an entire year. The difficulty and length is entirely up to you. but the point is to get out and to get moving! Register online now and the resources on their website allow you to track your journey as you complete each weekly hike and earn completion badges as you go.

2. WE HIKE TO HEAL

We Hike to Heal is a month-long women's empowerment and wellness campaign that organizes group hikes all over the world on the last Saturday of March. The organization's mission is to encourage women all over the world to tap into the healing and empowering influences within themselves and the Great Outdoors. You can join the movement for free in the link above and find free group hikes that will be happening all over the world.

3. CURE-SEARCH ULTIMATE HIKE

This event is put on by CureSearch on February 4th every year, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure and a way to raise money for children s cancer. To join this event that supports an incredible cause, you attend an informational session, register and get your own online fund-raising page and raise money to support your trek for children's cancer research.

4. THE 365 MILE CHALLENGE

This challenge is great because it is so simple. The goal is to get outside every day and walk a mile. This challenge focuses on small efforts that, over time, have big results and focuses on, creating healthy habits to benefit your mind, body, and soul. To join all you have to do is register , join the Face book group, and start moving.

1. Which of the hiking challenges is specially intended for women?

A．We Hike to Heal	B．The 52 Hike Challenge.
C．Cure-search Ultimate Hike.	D．The 365 Mile Challenge.

2. What do all the challenges have in common?

A．Money-raising.	B．Badge-earning.
C．Internet-related.	D．Gender-based.

3. How many challenges could you attend if you hope to work out regularly?

A．Only one.	B．Four.
C．Three.	D．Two.

【推荐2】For millions of Facebook users, choosing which photo to use for an online profile is an important decision. According to a study by researchers at the UT Dallas Center, the photos we select may reflect individual preferences, but they also appear to reflect more deeply rooted, unconscious cultural differences. Previous research has shown that culture can affect not only language and custom, but also how we experience the world and process information. Western cultures, for example, condition people to think of themselves as highly independent entities(实体), whereas East Asian cultures stress collectivism and interdependence.

Dr. Denise Park, co-director of the Center at UT Dallas, and former graduate student Dr. Chih-Mao Huang of the University of Illinois, were curious about whether these patterns of cultural influence extend to cyberspace. In a paper published in the International Journal of Psychology, they examined the profile photographs of more than 500 active Facebook users from the United States and East Asia. Overall, they found that profile photos of Americans are more likely to focus on the individual’s face, while the profiles of East Asians tend to less emphasize the face and include more background features. Americans also show greater smile intensity compared to East Asian Facebook users.

The findings show marked cultural differences in the focus of attention among East Asian and American Facebook users. Moreover, they echo previous research on cultural influences on visual perception (感知), attention, and reasoning in the offline world.

“We believe these findings relate to a cultural bias to be more individualistic and independent in the US and more communal and interdependent in Asia,” said Park.

The research also found that cultural influences over our self-presentation online can shift over time and from place to place. In one of the study samples, Americans studying in Japan and Japanese studying in the United States both showed a tendency to adjust their profile photos to the general preferences of their host country.

“Facebook constitutes an extended social context in which personal profiles mirror various individual characteristics, private thoughts, and social behaviors,” noted Huang. “As such, the study presents a new approach to investigate cognition and behaviors across cultures by using Facebook as a data collection platform.”

1. The underlined word “condition” in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A．advise

B．instruct

C．shape

D．forbid

2. We can know from the passage that Mongolians probably emphasize ________.

A．cultural influences	B．social behaviors
C．independent existence	D．collective power

3. It can be inferred that a Korean studying in the US is likely to ________.

A．use a picture of his face on Facebook

B．adjust to American preferences quickly

C．change his profile photos from time to time

D．put up a photo of his apartment on Facebook

4. According to Dr. Huang, Facebook can help to ________.

A．make up a more extended social context

B．study the diversity of worldwide cultures

C．promote communication between east and west

D．combine different cultures from different aspects

【推荐3】Search “toxic parents”, and you’ll find more than 38,000 posts, largely urging young adults to cut ties with their families. The idea is to safeguard one’s mental health from abusive parents (虐待型父母). However, as a psychoanalyst (精神分析学家), I’ve seen that trend in recent years become a way to manage conflicts in the family, and the severe impacts estrangement (疏远) has on both sides of the divide. This is a self-help trend that creates much harm.

Today’s social justice values respond to this reality, calling on us to criticize oppressive (高压的) and harmful figures and to gain power for those who have been powerless. But when adult children use the most effective tool they have - themselves - to gain a sense of security and ban their parents from their lives, the roles are simply switched, and the pain only deepens.

Often, what I see in my practice are cases of family conflict mismanaged. I see the terrible effect of that trend: situations with no winners, only isolated (孤立的;孤独的) humans who long to be known and feel safe in the presence of the other.

The catch is that after estrangement, adult children feel abandoned and betrayed. They carry the ghosts of their childhood, tackling the emotional reality that those who raised us can never truly be left behind, no matter how hard we try.

What I have found is that most of these families need repair, not permanent break-up. How can one learn how to negotiate (谈判;协商) needs, to create boundaries and to trust? How can we love others, and ourselves, if not through accepting the limitations that come with being human? Good relationships are the result not of a perfect level of harmony but rather of successful adjustments.

To pursue (追求) dialogue instead of estrangement will be hard and painful work. It can’t be a single project of “self-help”, because at the end of the day, real intimacy (亲密关系) is achieved by working through the injuries of the past together. In most cases of family conflict, repair is possible and preferable to estrangement - and it’s worth the work.

1. Why do young people cut ties with the family?

A．To gain an independent life.	B．To restore harmony in the family.
C．To protect their psychological well-being.	D．To follow a tendency towards social justice.

2. What does the underlined word “catch” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Response.

B．Problem.

C．Operation.

D．Emphasis.

3. To manage family conflict, the author agrees that young adults should ________.

A．break down boundaries	B．gain power within the family
C．live up to their parents’ expectations	D．accept imperfection of family members

4. How is the text mainly developed?

A．By offering causes and effects.	B．By analyzing the problem and solutions.
C．By comparing strengths and weaknesses.	D．By listing relevant examples and data.