【推荐2】There are all kinds of stranger museums in the world, and the objects in their collections are different. From Leila’s Hair Museum to Washington Banana Museum to Beijing Tap Water Museum, there’s everything. Here are four of them worth visiting.

Leila’s Hair Museum

During the Victorian Era, it was common to create and wear jewelry made form hair—especially the hair of loved ones. Leila’s Hair Museum shows a variety of hair wreaths (花环) and jewelry pieces from the Victorian period and earlier, dating all the way back to 1680.

Giant Shoe Museum

Located in, the famous Pike Place Market of Seattle, the Giant Shoe Museum is a single exhibit wall located on the outside of the Old Seale Paperworks store and brings a lot of business to the shop as a result. To see the museum’s collection, visitors must drop 25 cents into coin boxes and then look at a variety of extremely big shoes through a mirror, including a size 37 shoes worn by the world’s tallest man, a real clown shoe and the world’s largest collection of extremely bug shoes.

Washington Banana Museum

Ann Mitchell Lovell really loves bananas. In fact, she loves them enough to not only run the Washington Banana museum, which shows almost 4,000 things related to the world’s best-selling fruit, but also to upload photos of her favorite things from the museum online so those who can’t make it to the physical location can still enjoy the virtual (虚拟的) Banana Museum.

Beijing Tap Water Museum

Interested in running water (piped water), maybe you should head to China to learn more about tap water, specifically the history of the first water plant in Beijing. Here you can study over 300 things and learn about the 100 year-old history of tap water in China. The best thing about this museum is that any of its drinking fountains can provide you with an unforgettable experience of your trip.

1. Which museum can leave us the best Impression dung the visit?

A．Leila’s Hair Museum.	B．Gant Shoe Museum.
C．Beijing Tap Water Museum.	D．Washington Banana Museum.

2. What do we learn about Leila’s Hair Museum?

A．Is jewelry pieces can date all the way from the 17th century.

B．All the visitors must spend 25 cents visiting it.

C．You can see your favorite things from the museum online.

D．Hair wreaths or jewelry pieces are only from the Victorian period.

3. What can we do in Giant Shoe Museum?

A．Try on a real clown shoe by ourselves.

B．See the largest collection of huge shoes in the world.

C．Learn about the history of the first water plant in the world.

D．See many photos of the favorite things from the museum online.

【推荐3】In California, there are farms that you can visit, tour, and buy locally grown products to sample and enjoy. These are some of the best farms to visit when you’re in California!

China Ranch Date Farm, Tecopa

China Ranch is a small family-owned farm that is truly an oasis in the desert. When you visit, you can try fresh dates and bread, muffins, and cookies made with dates. The shop is open every day except for Christmas and is an easy 85-mile drive from Las Vegas as well. There’s a small museum that’s open to the public，and the China Ranch is available for film and photography shoots.

Tanaka Farms, Irvine

For farm-fresh fruits and vegetables in Southern California, look no further than Tanaka Farms. This Irvine destination allows you to take a guided walking tour around the farm to pick your own produce. Throughout the year, there are watermelon, pumpkin patch, and Christmas tree tours. Make sure to bring your own water, wear comfortable close-toed shoes, and leave your pets at home.

Underwood Family Farms, Somis

This is a family-friendly farm that is open every day throughout the year and has an animal center as well. One of the most fun things to do here is to pick your own strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. For kids, this is a fun place to host a birthday party, take an educational farm tour, or attend farming camp in the summer. McClelland’s Dairy Farm, Petaluma

McClelland’s is a dairy farm, but it is also an organic pumpkin patch and sells free-range eggs and organic artisan butter. This farm offers tours that are designed for both kids and adults with a hands-on approach to learning about farming. The traditional farm tour takes you through the history of the farm and to see baby calves. You’ll watch a cow being milked by hand over the 1. 5-hour tour.

1. Which is not available in China Ranch Date Farm?

A．Tasting fresh dates.	B．Visiting a museum.
C．Shooting a picture.	D．Celebrating Christmas.

2. What is the style of Tanaka Farms?

A．Pet-friendly.	B．Family-owned.
C．Camp-based.	D．Pick-your-own.

3. What do Underwood Family Farms and McClelland’s Dairy Farm have in common?

A．They are open every day throughout the year.

B．They allow visitors to pick up fruits by themselves.

C．They offer chances to kids to experience farming.

D．They have an animal center to sell dairy products.

【推荐1】Four Pre-College Summer Science Programs

Sustainable Animal Husbandry(畜牧业)

This 3-week program is worth attending! In addition to some lectures and class discussions, students will also tour a variety of animal farms, practice animal handling techniques, and learn about the relationships between domestic animals and humans.

Where: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

How Much: $ 6,310 including tuition and room &. board

Biological Research and the Health Professions

You will spend six weeks exploring different aspects of life as a researcher or doctor in this program. Activities include dissecting(解剖)a chicken with a world-famous zoologist, learning about non-traditional medical therapies, measuring electrical communication signals in living fish, talking with a top cancer researcher, and much, much more.

Where: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

How Much: $12,825 including tuition and room & board

Clark Scholars Program

The seven-week summer research program offers students an opportunity for hands-on practical research with leading researchers and members of Texas Tech University. This unique opportunity, which includes weekly discussions and field trips, also pays students a $ 750 tax-free stipend(津贴)and provides room and board．

Where: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

How Much: Students receive a $750 tax-free stipend

Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists

Mathematics is an important part of science, and this 6-week ‘program is the perfect summer program for ambitious and motivated students to improve their math skills. They’ll team up with other students, research mathematicians, and professors, and visit scientists for a typical day of number theory(数论)lectures, seminars, independent and group work and research, hands-on experiments, and plenty of fun activities.

Where: Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

How Much: $ 6,600 including tuition and room &. board

1. What can we learn about the program—Sustainable Animal Husbandry?

A．You can learn about non-traditional medical therapies.

B．You can have a better understanding of domestic animals.

C．It takes place in Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.

D．You can visit scientists for a typical day of number theory lectures.

2. Which program best suits a student who shows interest in medicine?

A．Clark Scholars Program.

B．Sustainable Animal Husbandry.

C．Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists.

D．Biological Research and the Health Professions.

3. How much should you pay if you intend to join in the program in mathematics?

A．$750.

B．$6,310.

C．$6,600.

D．$12,825.

【推荐2】Bank Holidays in the UK

Public holidays in the UK are commonly referred to as bank holidays. As the UK is a country made up of four more or less independent regions, official holidays vary depending on whether you live in England, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland.

There are eight bank holidays in England and Wales.

Holidays	Time of the Year
New Year’s Day (substitute day)	1 January (3 January, 2022)
Good Friday	15 April, 2022
Easter Monday	18 April, 2022
Early May	2 May, 2022
Spring Bank Holiday	2 June, 2022
Summer Bank Holiday	29 August, 2022
Christmas Day (substitute day)	25 December (26 December 2022)
Boxing Day (substitute day)	26 December (27 December 2022)

When bank holidays fall on a weekend, the following Monday is usually a “substitute” holiday. For instance, 25 December 2022 is Sunday, so there will be a national substitute holiday for Christmas Day on Monday, 26 December 2022.

In Scotland, the summer bank holiday is earlier in August. Moreover, Scots celebrate St. Andrew’s Day on 30 November and 2 January is also a bank holiday, but Easter Monday is not. All in all, there are nine bank holidays in Scotland.

In Northern Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day on 17 March is a bank holiday, and so is Orangemen’s Day on 12 July in memory of the Battle of Boyne. There are a total of ten bank holidays in Northern Ireland, making it the region with the most holidays in the UK.

The UK does not have a national day, making it only one of two countries in the world without one (the other is Denmark). There’s an old joke about this, that the United Kingdom, once called “the empire on which the sun never sets”, doesn’t need its own national day because it’s indirectly responsible for so many other countries’ national independence days.

1. Substitute holidays ______.

A．are required to be set around New Year	B．can take up weekdays for more rests
C．are arranged based on cultural differences	D．can bring more chances to work home

2. What bank holidays are unique to Northern Ireland?

A．Good Friday and Easter Monday.	B．Easter Monday and St. Andrew’s Day.
C．St. Andrew’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day.	D．St. Patrick’s Day and Orangemen’s Day.

3. What can you infer from the joke in the last paragraph?

A．Denmark shared its history with the UK.

B．The UK’s culture influenced many countries.

C．Many countries celebrated independence from the UK.

D．The UK helped many countries set their independence days.

【推荐3】Lock and Key: The Gadwall Incident         Author: Ridley Pearson
Narrator: Nicola Barber                                           Length: 1 Hour 54 Minutes

The New York Times bestselling author of the Peter and the Starcatcher and Kingdom keepers series, Pearson, brings us the Lock and Key series. Listeners will come to know the dangers that surround the Moriartys before James and Moria are sent off to Baskerville Academy, where they first meet Sherlock Holmes. It's a tale full of false starts and daring getaways, one that will leave listeners desperate to know what's next in the children’s classic.

Anne of Green Gables                      Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Narrator: Various Readers                         Length: 10 Hours 32 Minutes

The highest standards in editing and production have been applied to the Wordsworth Children's Classics, Anne of Green Gables which tells the story of a redheaded orphan girl. Despite her "tragical" past, Anne is always able to see the best in things. Anne’s life changes considerably when she is accidentally adopted by the Cuthberts. They plan to send Anne back to the orphanage but before they decide, she has begun to work her way into their hearts.

The Jungle Book                                   Author: Rudyard Kipling                       
Narrator: Meredith Hughes                      Length: 5 Hours 2 Minutes

This classic children's book tells the story of Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves: his adventures with his dear friends Bagheera and the bear Baloo; his capture by the Monkey-People; his attempt at rejoining civilization and his ultimate triumph over the lame tiger. Listeners will learn more about the story of how an innocent child wins the heart of some of the jungle s fiercest creatures.

1. What do the three books have in common?

A．Talking children's classics.	B．Best-selling horror stories.
C．Stories of the same topic.	D．Miserable stories of orphans.

2. Which of the following best describes Anne?

A．Tolerant and lonely.	B．Generous and traditional.
C．Optimistic and smart.	D．Humorous and determined.

3. What kind of book is The Jungle Book?

A．A fairy tale.	B．A news report.
C．A biography.	D．An adventure story

【推荐1】Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I’m sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.

Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.

“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US. Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps (带子) to carry them, but many other students choose rolling bags. But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.

But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight.

Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children don’t stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing. “Children are losing their balance and falling down with their school bags,” he said.

Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.

One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!

1. From the passage we can know that______ .

A．only children in China carry too heavy school bags

B．both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags

C．children in other countries don’t carry too heavy bags

D．only children in the US carry too heavy school bags

2. According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over ________.

A．5 kilos	B．3 kilos
C．5.5 kilos	D．4.5 kilos

3. Some students think the best answer to his problems is that______ .

A．they should have a little homework to do after they get home

B．their teachers had better not ask them to do any homework

C．they should only take home library books they will read that night

D．they should use thin workbooks instead of thick ones

【推荐2】Here four books are for sale.

Alice in Wonderland   (Lewis Carroll   Classic/ British English)

One hot summer day, Alice sees a white rabbit and runs after it. She follows it down a rabbit-hole and arrives in ‘Wonderland’. Here, caterpillars can talk and rabbits have watches. And the queen wants to cut off everybody’s head!

Book   60 pages   Price   ¥74.50

Five Famous Fairy Tales   (Hans Christian Andersen Classic/ British English)

When a fisherman opens an old jar, a giant (巨人) comes out. When a donkey opens its mouth, gold falls out. There is magic in these five fairy tales. Good people are often very unhappy-- but in the end they have happy lives.

Book   69 pages   Price   ¥73.00

Gulliver’s Travels

Jonathan Swift   (Classic/ British English)

Gulliver travels across the sea from England and has an accident. He arrives in a country of very, very small people. What will they do with him? How will he talk to them? And why are the Big-enders fighting the Little-enders?

Book   64 pages   Price   ¥106.60

Robinson Crusoe   (Daniel Defoe   Classic/ British English)

Robinson Crusoe is a sea when there is a great storm. His ship goes down, and his friends die. The sea throws Robinson onto a beach. He is on an island. But which island? Are there other people on it? What will Robinson do now?

Book   76 pages   Price   ¥103.50

1. The queen Alice met in Wonderland was ________.

A．kind

B．unfriendly

C．beautiful

D．strange

2. What is Five Famous Fairy Tales mainly about?

A．A fisherman becomes a giant.

B．A fisherman lives a happy life

C．A giant has a powerful donkey.

D．Good people have happy lives in the end.

3. Who wrote a book on a person’s life on an island?

A．Lewis Carroll	B．Daniel Defoe
C．Jonathan Swift	D．Hans Christian Andersen

4. If you buy each of the four books, you will pay ________.

A．¥283.10

B．¥357.60

C．¥210.10

D．¥179.60

【推荐3】French lessons in France
Whatever your level is, choosing to take French lessons in France is the best way to learn French. Place yourself in the local culture and practice your newly found skills in your free time.
You will be taught by native (本地的) French speakers who have a love for teaching and use excellent teaching techniques. Lessons are interesting and you will speak French on the first day both inside and outside the classroom.
Learners
● Suitable for all levels from beginners to advanced (高级的)
● Over 18 years old
Class Schedule (课表)
● Classes start on Mondays and run throughout the summer.
● Please arrive at the school by 815 am on your first day for a short level test. It will help to place you in the right class.
● Classes run from Monday to Friday each week.
● Classes start at 845 am each day depending on your level.
● You will have 3 classes per day lasting 55 minutes each.
● You will have a short break between classes.
Free Time and Tours
● The school offers a lot of cultural activities throughout the week. These activities can include cooking lessons, wine and cheese tasting, visits to Paris, cycling, movies and much more.
● You will have plenty of free time to explore (探索) the local area and practice your newly found language skills or just relax on this learning holiday with a difference.
Other Information
● You should bring a small dictionary, pens and paper with you.
Get more from your holiday, have fun, meet new people and take home a new language skill that will stay with you forever.
1. What is special about the French courses?

A．They are taught in small groups.

B．The teachers are young French speakers.

C．People learn French in and out of class.

D．They will offer a wine tasting license.

2. On the first day, the students should ______.

A．take a language test	B．pay for their study
C．do a survey	D．introduce themselves to the class

3. How many lessons are there in a week?

A．21.

B．30.

C．15.

D．12.