【推荐1】Here are the top summer vacation lodges in the nation!

Out of Lake Wobegon; Fair Hills Resort

With sandcastle contests, Swedish buffet night, and family bingo, this classic northern Minnesota lodge is right out of Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon. Families can choose from a collection of activities suitable for both adults and kids—volleyball, tennis, sailing, swimming—laze by the lake, or rehearse for their star turn at the weekly talent show. The family-run resort is proud of its myriad "lifers," guests who've been vacationing here since they were kids. This year, ten of them will celebrate their 50th yearly visit.

Northern California, Unplugged; Gray Eagle Lodge

Once they find Gray Eagle Lodge off a two-lane road, most guests have no use for their cars. Days here are spent on foot, hiking to alpine lakes in the Sierras or going for a dip in the swimming hole fed by a 15-foot waterfall. "There are no officially planned activities," explains Tracy Morris, who has taken her children here for years, "unless you count the get-togethers specifically arranged for kids who have never met before but have become fast friends and enjoy fun together."

Authentic Adirondacks; The Hedges

For recent years improvements have been made—including upgrading the plumbing to accommodate more guests, answering to the main complaints in the past about its poor capacity. The current owners have restored the camp to its original Adirondack-style glory. Though tasteless to the younger age groups, the style earned the lodge a spot on the National Register of Historic Places.

Great Lake Lodge; The Inn at Watervale

Built as a boarding school in 1892, this lodge became a summer retreat in 1917. Today, the owner of the lodge proudly promotes the resort's lack of TV, Wi-Fi ,and decent cell phone coverage, which makes it perfect for recluses(隐士).   Instead of sticking with their smartphones, parents and children both find their relationships greatly improved through hiking the 300-foot-high Old Baldy dune, combing the beach for fossils, and savoring the sunsets over the lake together.

1. Which lodge is not very attractive for kids?

A．Fair Hills Resort

B．Gray Eagle Lodge

C．The Hedges

D．The Inn at Watervale

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Fair Hills Resort specializes in serving young vacationers with varieties of activities.

B．The Hedge used to be criticized for failing to serve large number of customers.

C．Lack of modern communication tools at The Inn at Watervale was due to poor facility conditions.

D．Cars are banned from Gray Eagle Lodge.

3. The passage will most probably appear ______.

A．on a wedding magazine about finding a permanent residence

B．in a UN’s report about family relationships

C．on a financial magazine analyzing the prospects of tourist industry

D．on a website selling package tours

【推荐2】Ottawa is the capital of Canada. It is the second largest city in Ontario and the fourth largest city in the country.

The Centre Block is the main building on Parliament Hill (国会山). It is also the location of several ceremonial spaces, such as the Hall of Honor and the Memorial Chamber. The present Centre Block is the second iteration of the building，after the first was destroyed by fire in
1916，and it is one of the most recognizable buildings in Canada.

Downtown Ottawa is the commercial and economic centre of the city. Most of the buildings are office towers. While most of Ottawa’s high tech industry is based elsewhere, it has a significant presence in the downtown core. The downtown also contains a number of apartments, hotels, and the older single family homes and townhouses along its edges.

The National Gallery of Canada is one of Canada’s premier art galleries. The Gallery has a large and varied collection of paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs. Although its focus is on Canadian art, it also holds works by some noted American and European artists.

The Rideau Canal is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America. At the very beginning，the purpose of the Rideau Canal was military, as it was intended to provide a secure supply and communication route between Montreal and the British naval base in Kingston. It remains in use today primarily for pleasure boating, with most of its original structures undamaged. The locks on the system open for navigation in mid-May and close in mid-October.
1. What does "iteration" probably mean in the 2nd paragraph? _____.

A．repair

B．copy

C．design

D．landmark

2. In the core of Downtown Ottawa, we could see _____.

A．a large number of tall towers

B．a number of apartments and hotels

C．head offices of Ottawa’s high tech industry

D．the older single family homes and townhouses

3. Collections in the National Gallery of Canada are mainly _____.

A．paintings and drawings

B．sculpture and photographs

C．artwork by Americans and European

D．works by Canadian artists

4. Which of the following is true about the Rideau Canal? _____.

A．It was originally for the military purpose

B．It is the oldest canal system in North America

C．The original structures remain never changed

D．People can only go boating from May to October

【推荐1】If you’ve ever had trouble getting your teen up in the morning or you’ve seen your teen fall asleep during the school day, you’re not alone. Many teens have difficulty in waking up early for school, and that’s because they sleep late at night.

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Adolescent Sleep Working Group reviewed studies about sleep in teens. Researchers studied the harmful effects of not getting enough sleep — anything less than 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep on school nights — could have on young people. They discovered not getting enough sleep may cause poor grades at school. Not getting enough sleep has also been connected to a higher risk of car accidents in teens.

It may seem as though the way to solve the problem would be for teens to just go to sleep earlier. But researchers say that isn’t likely to work. Teens experience physical changes that make falling asleep earlier difficult. Their biological clocks just won’t allow them to fall asleep at 8 p.m., even when they’re tired.

Studies have shown that just delaying (推迟) school by 30 minutes can have a great effect on a teen’s health and performance. So most researchers suggest the school start time be delayed until at least 8:30 a.m. for teenagers.

Some of the benefits could include:

·Teens may be more likely to get the necessary amount of sleep.

·The delayed start time could help teens sleep during their natural sleep.

·Teens may be less likely to depend on coffee to stay awake during the day.

·Enough sleep could help teens study better in class, which could help them do better in exams.

·Sleeping longer could reduce health problems caused by a lack of sleep in the long term.

·Getting home later in the afternoon may reduce the amount of time when some teens are home alone, and could reduce the possibility that teens will take part in unhealthy activities.

But doing that can also cause some problems.

1. What does Paragraph 1 show?

A．Many teens find school too boring.

B．Many teens fail to get enough sleep.

C．Today’s teens have many difficulties.

D．Today’s teens are too lazy to get up early.

2. What do researchers of the Adolescent Sleep Working Group find?

A．All today’s teens have poor grades at school.

B．Teens should get at least 8.5 hours of sleep daily.

C．Today’s teens are in danger because of car accidents.

D．Teens can be negatively influenced by not getting enough sleep.

3. Why can’t teens fall asleep earlier?

A．Because their homework is too much.

B．Because they love staying up late at night.

C．Because their physical changes make it hard.

D．Because they are excited.

4. According to the last paragraph, what would the text most probably talk about next?

A．The disadvantages of starting school later.

B．The benefits of getting enough sleep for students.

C．The methods of helping students get enough sleep.

D．The advantages of putting off the school start time.

【推荐3】Late in 1876, William Orton received advice from Alexander Graham Bell who offered to sell Orton his new invention, the telephone, for $100,000. Orton turned him down. “Why,” he laughed, “would any person want to use this ugly thing when he can have a clear written message sent to any large city in the United States?”

Hmmm. My point is: things that you don’t think will catch on sometimes do. Keep that in mind, for a moment, while I tell you that this season’s most popular party dressing trend is renting your dress, rather than buying it.

The idea for Girl Meets Dress was born when former fashion PR Anna Bance realized that the practice of lending designer dresses to stars to wear once for an event could be applied to ordinary people. Ten years on, Girl Meets Dress has more than 4,000 pieces to hire.“Sometimes you want to take an Uber; sometimes you want to drive your own car,” says Bance. In the same way, she predicts “half of women’s wardrobes are going to move into the cloud”. Girl Meets Dress is simple to use: no need to subscribe, you can try on up to three dresses and only pay for the one you wear, and two-night dress hire costs between £19 and £119 depending on the dress itself.

For her university ball, recent fashion graduate Lotti Martin-Fuller spent £20 on renting a dress worth £100. “I’ve always felt guilty about consuming fast fashion,” she says, “but also wanted to be up-to-date with fashion. As a student, I didn’t have £100 to spend on a dress I might never wear again.” Hirestreet’s founder Isabella West reports that youthful renters are proud to tell people their dress is hired.

Right now, demand is more than supply. Rent your dress. The planet will love you for it.

1. Why is the example of Bell used in the first paragraph?

A．To describe Bell’s invention.

B．To introduce the topic of the text.

C．To stress the importance of the telephone.

D．To compare the telephone with the telegraph.

2. Why did Anna Bance start Girl Meets Dress?

A．To catch up with the fashion.

B．To help women borrow clothes from stars.

C．To collect different types of designer dresses.

D．To enable ordinary women to borrow designer dresses.

3. Which of the following is true about Girl Meets Dress?

A．It is simple to subscribe.

B．It charges between £19 and £119.

C．It offers over 4,000 dresses to choose from.

D．It requires you to pay for the one you try on.

4. What is the author’s attitude to renting dresses?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Indifferent.

D．Neutral.