Here are a few places to harvest some of the best treats of spring, summer, and fall.
Waters Orchard (果园) |Gaithersburg, MDThis is a great place for apple picking. Just come in late summer and fall. After parking, it’s a 5-10 minutes’ walk to the orchard. Hours are12:00 — 5:00 p.m. on Fridays, and 9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. on weekends. Pick-your-own (PYO) pricing is by the peck (配克) — $15/half peck, $22/peck, and an entry fee for two is included. It’s $5/guest after that.
Homestead Farm | Poolesville, MDHomestead Farm no longer grows strawberries. Its first crop will be tart cherries in June, and other berries will be ripe soon after. Peaches and apples come later. There are also animals to visit (goats, pigs, and chickens), and watching goats climb along the goat walk is always a trip for kids. The farm operates seven days a week, and PYO hours are 9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m..
Hollin Farms | Delaplane, VAHollin Farms’ strawberry picking season will begin in late May and last several weeks. Hours are 9:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. from Wednesday to Sunday. If you come in summer, peaches, blackberries, red raspberries and sour cherries are available. Apples are ready in late summer, and fall brings green vegetables, potatoes, and dig-your-own peanuts. And a special P.S. (备注) to meat lovers: they pride themselves on their grass-fed beef.
Great Country Farms | Bluemont, VAGreat Country Farms is well-known for its seasonal festivals and fun farm-themed attractions. Their U-pick strawberry fields will open in May. The weekends of May 20 — 21 and May 27 — 28 are the annual Strawberry Jubilee with live music, pie-eating contests, tasty food, and more. Admission is $10/child and $12/adult, and it’s open daily during 9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m..
1. How much should a family of four pay if they buy 2-peck apples?| A．$40. | B．$44. | C．$49. | D．$54. |
| A．3:00 p.m. on Monday. | B．11:00 a.m. on Thursday. |
| C．8:30 a.m. on Saturday. | D．5:00 p.m. on Sunday. |
| A．Pick strawberries and peaches. | B．Enjoy grass-fed beef for free. |
| C．Interact with goats and chickens. | D．Take part in a pie-eating contest. |
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【推荐1】No trip to Chicago is complete without a visit to the Art Institute, which is the second largest art museum in the nation.
Opening hours:
Mon - Wed & Fri - Sun, 10:30 am - 5 pm; Thu, 10:30 am- 8 pm; closed on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Highlights:
The Modern Wing contains contemporary masterpieces by Dali, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Pollock, and Warhol.
● View one of the world’s finest Impressionist collections, including masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Renoir, Seurat, Gauguin, and Van Gogh.
● Thorne Miniature Rooms offer a detailed view of European homes from the 16th century through the 1930s and American homes from the 17th century to 1940.
● The past returns as over 550 works from 4,000 years of art come together in Of Gods and Glamour, located in the beautiful new Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art.
Advice for visitors:
● Free guided tours are available daily at noon.
● Free art-making activities are available for children each weekend from 11 am to 2 pm.
● Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, open daily from 10:30 am to 5 pm, and introduce your child to the museum’s collections with a variety of hands-on activities. Assemble (组装) puzzles based on masterpieces you’ll see in the galleries, build architectural wonders with colorful blocks, and learn about art through stories and games at Curious Corner.
● Check out the Lion’s Trial tour for children ages 5-10. This tour is especially designed for the young people in your group! Don’t miss it!
Getting there:
You can take the follow buses: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 14, 26, 28, 126, 143.
1. The Art Institute of Chicago can be visited on ________.| A．Christmas Day | B．New Year’s Day |
| C．Thanksgiving Day | D．Independence Day |
| A．Picasso’s | B．Monet’s |
| C．Pollock’s | D．Warhol’s |
| A．Hold a birthday party. |
| B．Join the Lion's Trail tour. |
| C．Communicate with artists. |
| D．Play with colorful blocks. |
【推荐2】Join the Reverse (反向的) Book Club
This is a book club with a difference — you pay the money and someone else gets the books! You just share your love of reading. When you join the Reverse Book Club by setting up a monthly gift, we’ll send carefully chosen new books to people who need them most every month.
How does the Reverse Book Club work?The Reverse Book Club allows book lovers to support people around the world who cannot get their hands on books. As it costs around £2 to choose pack and ship each book, a monthly donation (捐款) of £6 helps send three books every month. We ship books to over 25 countries. We have strong relationships with the UK publishing (出版) industry, so all of our books are donated free of charge (免费).
What will you receive in return?You won’t receive any books! But if you like, we will send you newsletters with stories of the people who use the books you help to send.
What types of books are sent?We only send new, up-to-date and valuable books. Over half are children’s books to help children discover the pleasure of reading. We also send pleasure-reading books for all ages, higher education books and medicine and healthcare texts.
The difference your support makesA lot of people live in a world without books. We believe that what you do can. help them get books and encourage a lifelong love of reading.
1. What can you do after joining the Reverse Book Club?| A．Learn to write books. | B．Help others get new books. |
| C．Borrow a book every month. | D．Buy used books at a low price. |
| A．£2. | B．£6. | C．£8. | D．£25. |
| A．Children’s books. | B．Pleasure-reading books. |
| C．Higher education books. | D．Medicine and healthcare texts. |
【推荐3】Costa Rica is full of unique animals found nowhere else on Earth. And you could help nurse some of these injured forest animals back to health while you live and volunteer in Costa Rica for up to 10 weeks!
On this all-inclusive volunteer trip, not only do you get to live and volunteer with a trusted wildlife rehabilitation (康复) organisation in CoAsta Rica. When you go with Global, you get:
Pre-Departure Guide — Our in-depth pre-departure guide will have all the information you need about your trip & destination, at your fingertips.
Dedicated Trip Coordinator — Hand-picked from an experienced team who’ve been there, done that and ready to guide you through your entire journey.
Accommodation & Meals — Relax in your shared dorm accommodation on-site, with free Wi-Fi and a community atmosphere, and enjoy nutritious Costa Rican cuisine.
Certificate of Completion — In recognition of your hard work and dedication throughout the experience, and it goes very well with your future résumé.
Can you picture it? You spend your days doing various tasks around the sanctuary (禁猎区). Anything from repairing enclosures, feeding the animals, maintaining gardens, or taking photos of the animals.
For most people, getting to see one of these animals is a bucket-list experience. Especially if they get to interact and help with the rehabilitation of these injured forest animals. Seeing a sloth pick its way through the canopy is one thing. But interacting with a sloth every day, and watching it make progress as it heals from its injuries, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
1. What is a unique experience for volunteers in Costa Rica?| A．Doing wildlife research. | B．Admiring forest scenery. |
| C．Attending to injured animals. | D．Taking photos for social media. |
| A．Training before departure. | B．Certificate of participation. |
| C．Single-room accommodation. | D．Hand-picked travel companions. |
| A．To persuade. | B．To entertain. | C．To analyze. | D．To report. |
【推荐1】How do you spend your spare time? There will be different answers to it. Most people in Poland (波兰) have their own ways of spending free time. Sometimes they just want to have a rest, but they try to do something more pleasant most of the time. They have many different hobbies, which help them to get away from their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.
Many Polish (波兰的) people like travelling. They look for new places that they have never been to and add new and exciting experiences to their journey. Some of them like to climb mountains, others like to go to the sea or a lake to swim, because these can make them get exercise and are good for their health.
Many Polish people also like to watch sports in their free time. They are usually crazy about football, and football is regarded as the Polish national sport. Many football fans may support a certain team, so they go to watch every match of the team they support, and they buy many things that have any relation with the team. Watching a sport and doing it are both good ways to relax.
In addition, doctors say that doing sports is very good for the health. Many people in town, especially young men, often go to the gym to attend the exercise classes to keep fit.
Besides these ways, Polish people have many other ways to spend their free time. And they really enjoy their free time.
1. Polish people have many different hobbies in order to ______.| A．solve their daily problems | B．finish all their work |
| C．make some friends | D．relax themselves in their spare time |
| A．Because they hate travelling. | B．Because they can get exercise from it. |
| C．Because they can find a new place. | D．Because it is comfortable and funny. |
| A．Playing football. | B．Climbing mountains. |
| C．Skating. | D．Swimming. |
| A．Many Polish people like travelling | B．People in Poland like to watch sports |
| C．Different people, different hobbies | D．How people in Poland spend their spare time |
【推荐2】Exciting Sites for Your Children in Orlando
★Universal Orlando ResortLocation: 1000 Universal Studios Plz
Contact: 14073638000
Open Hours: Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 6 PM, Saturday from 9 AM to 7 PM, Sunday from 9 AM to 6 PM
The world’s favorite films and film stars come to life here and 40 amazing and amusing rides, shows and attractions are presented. A virtual 3-D adventure has its own set of thrills, as does an experience of meeting with Jaws, a trip Back to the Future, and a voyage beyond the stars in an E.T Adventure.
★Sea World OrlandoLocation: 7007 Sea World Dr
Contact: 14073513600
Open Hours: Monday to Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM
One of the first theme parks to open in Orlando, Sea World has been operating here for more than 30 years. Many new attractions and rides have been added to the original fun including a laser-fireworks-water show and high-tech thrill rides. The park also hosts a number of family-friendly events. See website for latest information.
★Wet’n wildLocation: 6200 International Dr
Contact: 14073511800
Open Hours: Varies by season
Amusement Business Magazine calls this Wet’n Wild the nation’s best-attended water park. Adults love thrill rides here such as Brain Wash and The Storm which are definitely for the brave. Children enjoy milder thrills at the Kids Park section like ‘Bubble up’. The whole family can kick back on the Take it Easy offerings, including the mile-long Lazy River. Pools are heated in the winter. Open every day 9 AM to 4 PM.
★GatorlandLocation: 14501 S Orange Blossom Trl
Contact: 14058555496
Open Hours: Monday to Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM
Take a trip to this 70-acre park and see thousands of alligators, and crocodiles, up close. Visit feeding pens, nurseries and ponds. Children love the site’s mini water park especially because it offers lovely petting zoo goats, lambs, and other barnyard (牲畜棚) animals.
1. If David prefers to stay longer in the afternoon, ______ is the best choice.| A．Gatorland | B．Universal Orlando Resort |
| C．Sea World Orlando | D．Wet’n Wild |
| A．6200 International Dr | B．14501 S Orange Blossom Trl |
| C．7007 Sea World Dr | D．1000 Universal Studios Plz |
| A．thrill rides | B．a water park |
| C．a long history | D．zoo animals |
| A．14058555496 or 14073513600 | B．14073638000 or 14058555496 |
| C．14073513600 or 14073511800 | D．14073511800 or 14058555496 |
| A．college students | B．small children |
| C．adults | D．parents |
【推荐3】If your family loves to travel but you worry about the environmental, social and economic effect, it’s time to take a more sustainable approach to your trips.
Wales
Wales packs many sustainable activities for kids. Camp in one of many green campsites around Pcmbrokeshire, where children can have fun learning about sustainable living. Or find an environmentally friendly campsite at The Greener Camping Club. Don’t forget to spin on the world’s only people-powered roller coaster in Snowdonia.
Volcán Tenorio Area
When you think about taking your kids to Costa Rica, you normally focus on viewing its incredible wildlife. But what about giving back to the human residents too?
One way to support local communities and understand the Tico culture is by staying on a farm, and there are loads of lovely options around Volcán Tenorio.
Austria
Explore the kid-friendly Austrian capital of Vienna, which offers more organic farmland than any other city and has both “Green Taxis” and plenty of bike-share stations. The city has some fantastic museums for children and the splendid Schloss Schonbrunn where kids can dress up.
San Francisco.
San Francisco is perfect for a break that will both delight the kids and satisfy your sustainability principles. The city has banned plastic bags and bottles for years. Plus, most of the fun things to do with kids can be accessed without using a car and many involve green spaces. Head to the Exploratorium: an incredible hands-on science museum in a solar-powered building.
1. Which place best suits families that enjoy camping?| A．Wales. | B．Volcán Tenorio Area. | C．Austria. | D．San Francisco. |
| A．Farmland. | B．Museums. | C．Animals. | D．Roller coasters. |
| A．Science and Technology. | B．Sports and Health. |
| C．Travel and Culture. | D．Agriculture and Farming. |
【推荐1】Graphic Design for 13 to 16 Year Olds Online Short Course
Course description
Graphic Design for 13 to 16 year olds will explore the world of visual communication as you unravel the possibilities of graphic design.
Through a series of fun and engaging workshops, you will experiment with a range of hands-on materials and processes.
We’ll encourage you to develop your work through brainstorming and visual research, to feed your inspiration.
Course outcomes
You’ll leave with a small body of work and a broader understanding of the possibilities offered by working in the area of graphic design. You will have gained skills that can be used in building a future portfolio(作品集).
All our Online Short Courses include:
*Live online lessons with the same tutors
*Access to VLE with course content
*Forums for support
*Certificate upon completion
How to book:
*Click “add to basket”
*If you are an adult booking a place for a child or teenager, you will need two email addresses, one for your booking confirmation email and one for the student
*Select the option to book for someone else
*Add the bookers’ details under your details
If you need help with booking please use our online chat or call 0207 514 7015. Please note that all courses are taught in UK time. Online courses are closed to all new bookings 48 hours prior to the course starting.
1. How will the students learn through the course?| A．By doing practical exercises. |
| B．By watching preloaded videos. |
| C．By conducting online research. |
| D．By receiving one-to-one instruction. |
| A．A certificate. | B．A portfolio. | C．A job offer. | D．A tutor's signature. |
| A．Booking in UK time. |
| B．Calling to confirm in advance. |
| C．Booking at least two days before it starts. |
| D．Avoiding using more than one email address. |
【推荐2】Railroad trips, which include everything from scenery, transportation, food, to sometimes even accommodations, make the journey as attractive as the destination for families. Here’s a selection of outstanding routes around North America.
Cass Scenic Railroad
This 11-mile rail line that was laid in 1901 connects the former lumber town of Cass with the peak of Bald Knob (4,843 feet). Today guests aboard the Cass Scenic Railroad ride in renewed logging cars that are pushed uphill by turn-of-the-century train heads.
Glacier Discovery Train
This 65-mile train rolls southeast from Anchorage along the shore of the narrow Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet. The scenery alone is worth the trip, starting with the ice-topped Chugach and Kenai Mountains. Everyone from kids in diapers to folks in wheelchairs can get in. The nice conductor will point at the wildlife for kids.
Santa Cruz Beach Train
The train, once used to transport timber to the beach, starts at Roaring Camp in Felton, California and pulls open-air viewing cars through the 40-acre Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. The park’s largest tree, 277 feet tall and 1,500 years old, is enough to excite teens. Then it runs through the 1875 tunnel and finally reaches Santa Cruz Beach.
Rockies to the Red Rocks
Rockies to the Red Rocks, opened in U.S. last August, is owned by Rocky Mountaineer, a company known for overnight rail journeys across the Canadian Rockies. Starting in the mountains, it passes through a wide range of landscapes between Denver, Colorado, and Moab, Utah. Guests can enjoy freshly prepared meals and access to roomy, 3-side glass cars.
1. If you wish to see giant trees, which train is advertised to take?| A．Cass Scenic Railroad. | B．Glacier Discovery Train. |
| C．Santa Cruz Beach Train. | D．Rockies to the Red Rocks. |
| A．Spring. | B．Summer. | C．Autumn. | D．Winter. |
| A．Its full-viewing cars. | B．Its cheap price. |
| C．Its long history. | D．Its free meals. |
【推荐3】Breathtaking cities and towns on the cliffs
Castellfollit De La Roca, Spain
This Spanish town of about l, 000 people is in Catalonia. Castellfollit De La Roca is built on the cliffs. The old town dates back to the Middle Ages and, when you visit, you can wander through its streets and see the restored 11th-century Sant Salvador church. The best views of the town are likely from a hot air balloon where you can admire the whole region's unique volcanic landscape.
Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italy
The Mediterranean Sea has several cliffside towns and the villages of Italy's Cinque Terre are perhaps its most famous. The Cinque Terre comprises five seaside villages linked by cliffside hiking trails and by a train, on Italy's Ligurian coast. The Cinque Terre, its colourful buildings, and grape- and olive-strewn cliffs were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
Santorini, Greece
Santorini is known for its white and blue architecture high above the sea. The island is an active volcano, though its last eruption was 3,600 years ago. Santorini's main town is called Firά and it sits on the edge of the volcano's crater, which is covered by the sea. You can walk from Firά to the next-door towns to admire the island's particularly beautiful sunsets from each of its cliffside towns.
Lima, Peru
The new world has cliffside cities too, including modern ones. Peru's Lima sits on the cliffs above the Pacific Ocean. While most of this city of almost 11 million stretches far from the cliffs, the Miraflores neighbourhood is a prime place for tourists to admire the views from the cliffs. Down below in the Pacific are surfers and soaring above the cliffs are colourful paragliders.
1. What made Cinque Terre a UNESCO World Heritage Site?| A．Its long history. | B．The Sant Salvador church. |
| C．Its buildings and cliffs. | D．The five seaside villages. |
| A．Go hiking on the trails. | B．Overlook the Pacific Ocean. |
| C．Enjoy sunsets on the cliffs. | D．Admire the unique volcanic landscape. |
| A．They are all in Europe. | B．They are all on the cliffs. |
| C．They all have a long history. | D．They are all inland cities or towns. |
