2 . I decided to ski to the North Pole. It was after I saw a(n) _______ in a newspaper looking for people to join a team that would _______ 350 miles to the magnetic North Pole. Back in 1996, a woman from the UK had never _______ this challenge. I wondered what it would be like to _______ in temperatures that cold, so I sent off for the application form.

When the application form _______, it said “Are You Man Enough for the Ultimate Challenge?” and it was full of pictures of _______ explorers. I was angry and decided that women could do it too, so it made me even more _______ to get on the team.

Over 500 individuals _______ for a place in the team, and the selection process included physical and psychological tests designed to _______ the best group. Our test was to complete the Sandhurst military assault course, where the UK’s best officers are trained, and it’s not   for ________. We had to climb a huge rope ladder, and I stopped at the top because I have a fear of ________. I thought all hope was ________. But two others helped me over, and later I found out that the organizers were not looking for amazing ________, but great team players, and this moment had shown them who would ________ others in the team.

I had also shown my real self, and in a place like the Arctic, you have to be yourself, ________ there is nowhere to hide. These ________ of asking for help and showing your real self are necessary for women to master.       

I realized that by being myself, I could ________. I was chosen for the team, and as a result became the ________ British woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole. I realized that I could achieve more than I ever ________ was possible—but more importantly, by sharing my story with others, I could ________ them to take a step into the unknown.

1.

A．notice

B．report

C．announcement

D．advertisement

2.

A．run

B．ski

C．drive

D．fly

3.

A．enjoyed

B．ignored

C．accomplished

D．received

4.

A．survive

B．suffer

C．exist

D．hide

5.

A．passed

B．appeared

C．arrived

D．returned

6.

A．female

B．male

C．proud

D．brave

7.

A．determined

B．confident

C．excited

D．satisfied

8.

A．waited

B．looked

C．applied

D．cared

9.

A．train

B．pick

C．develop

D．challenge

10.

A．everyone

B．someone

C．anyone

D．no one

11.

A．heights

B．silence

C．loss

D．changes

12.

A．left

B．missed

C．saved

D．lost

13.

A．skiers

B．team

C．men

D．individuals

14.

A．catch up with

B．stay away from

C．look out for

D．get rid of

15.

A．as

B．if

C．unless

D．though

16.

A．talents

B．experiences

C．lessons

D．qualities

17.

A．try

B．fail

C．succeed

D．improve

18.

A．excellent

B．first

C．noble

D．extra

19.

A．admitted

B．predicted

C．remembered

D．imagined

20.

A．allow

B．inspire

C．require

D．promise

3 . I believe in miracles (奇迹) because I’ve seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. “There’s a ___________ in my upper jaw,” she said, “I told my own dentist it’s nothing, but he ___________ I come to see you.”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He would ___________ to add something, but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the ___________ of her mouth. A careful examination later ___________ that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.

During her next appointment, I explained to her the ___________ of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said, “I know you’re worried about me, but I’m just ___________.”

I thought otherwise. After considerable ___________ on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to ___________ me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon. She saw him, but as I expected, ____________ treatment.

About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and ____________.

“How are you?” I asked.

“I’m just fine, honey,” she responded ____________ high spirits. “When can I get started on fixing my dentures (假牙)?”

Surprised to see her at all, I answered ____________ “Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”

I couldn’t believe my eyes. The cancer that had ____________ nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness ____________.

I had read of such things happening, but had ____________ seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle. Since then I’ve seen many others, because they keep getting ____________ to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for me now. And people are in miracle, ____________ through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to ____________ the miracles of one another.

Since my first miracle, I’ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is ____________ we choose to find it.

1.

A．cut

B．pain

C．wound

D．cancer

2.

A．declared

B．suspected

C．promised

D．insisted

3.

A．refuse

B．continue

C．attempt

D．manage

4.

A．roof

B．corner

C．bottom

D．surface

5.

A．confirmed

B．convinced

C．considered

D．concluded

6.

A．possibility

B．importance

C．seriousness

D．resolution

7.

A．old

B．sick

C．fine

D．glad

8.

A．permission

B．support

C．approval

D．effort

9.

A．persuade

B．please

C．encourage

D．astonish

10.

A．declined

B．provided

C．received

D．required

11.

A．healthy

B．elegant

C．optimistic

D．humorous

12.

A．to

B．in

C．with

D．by

13.

A．worriedly

B．confusedly

C．patiently

D．confidently

14.

A．covered

B．reached

C．spread

D．grown

15.

A．cured

B．faded

C．expanded

D．remained

16.

A．ever

B．also

C．never

D．already

17.

A．easier

B．rarer

C．happier

D．closer

18.

A．or

B．so

C．yet

D．for

19.

A．read

B．make

C．keep

D．see

20.

A．whatever

B．wherever

C．whoever

D．whichever

4 . Mr. Brown, the wife of a famous doctor, was good at cooking. Once the Browns invited some of their friends to lunch. Mrs. Brown thought it was a good chance for her to ________ how wonderfully she could cook, so she ________ a new way of cooking a fish dish. She was quite pleased with herself when the dish was ________. “I have never cooked such _______ dish before!” she thought.

As the dish was very ________ she put it near the open window to cool for a few minutes. But, several minutes ________, when she came back ________it, she was shocked(震惊) to find the neighbor’s cat, Chester, at the dish. She was in time to stop the cat ________ it was too late.

When all the guests sat, the dinner began. The fish dish __________ really wonderful and everyone _______ it very much. They talked and laughed _______ four o'clock.

At the end of the afternoon, when she was alone again, Mrs. Brown felt ________but also happy. She sat in a chair near a window to have a _______. She happened to look down ________ the window, and saw something ________ a little animal in the garden.

“Oh, it is Chester. Dear, she is dead! Why? The fish dish must be bad! What will ________ to my friends?” she was frightened.

Immediately she telephoned her husband for ________. The doctor told her to telephone ____ of the guests to meet him at the hospital as soon as they could.

Finally the danger was _______. Once again, Mrs. Brown was alone in her chair in the sitting room, still tired but no longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. It was her _______ who cried, “Oh, Mrs. Brown, Chester is dead. She was killed by a car and someone put it in your garden.”

1.

A．enjoy

B．show

C．make

D．say

2.

A．did

B．made

C．tried

D．found

3.

A．ready

B．gone

C．finishing

D．already

4.

A．an expensive

B．an excellent

C．a terrible

D．a pretty

5.

A．hot

B．cold

C．warm

D．heat

6.

A．early

B．earlier

C．later

D．late

7.

A．with

B．to

C．for

D．after

8.

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．until

9.

A．tasted

B．was eaten

C．felt

D．looked

10.

A．ate

B．enjoyed

C．had

D．ate up

11.

A．at

B．from

C．to

D．till

12.

A．worried

B．sad

C．tired

D．sorry

13.

A．bread

B．break

C．breath

D．stop

14.

A．through

B．throughout

C．past

D．out

15.

A．as

B．seem

C．to seem

D．like

16.

A．change

B．happen

C．become

D．come

17.

A．thought

B．advice

C．ways

D．ideas

18.

A．both

B．any

C．all

D．some

19.

A．end

B．missed

C．over

D．passed

20.

A．husband

B．doctor

C．neighbour

D．guest

5 . It was a beautiful day with the sun shining brightly. _______ to spend some time outdoors, I went up the mountain with Uncle Jimmy. The mountain was not easy to climb and had tough rocks and streams on it. In the end,_______ and hot, I couldn’t go any further._________ , we went back down the mountain in the end. On the way back down, Uncle Jimmy asked me a question, which

_______ me speechless for a second: “What’s your dream, young lady?” I have no idea, I answered after thinking for a while. Then he smiled and told me about his _______. He didn’t _______ well at school when he was a student. Although _______ thought he could succeed, he knew _______ what his dream was to be a _______ “I knew I wasn’t ________ when it came to studying, so I tried to buy snacks from a nearby market and sell them after class,” he told me. After he left school, he started selling different items to ________ which one was most attractive to customers. Of course, he often had no money in his pocket, but however ________ life was, he never gave up.

“There is no doubt that a person who puts in a great deal of ________ to reach his or her goal will have good luck at some point. The meaning of life is to ________ your dream,”   he said in a gentle voice.

That night I could not fall asleep. With my eyes wide open, I lay in bed tossing and turning asking myself, “What’s my motivation?^” I wanted to be a top student, but the hard work________ meant putting everything into following my ________ . If I find myself ________ willpower, what should I do? Leaving home early the next morning, I climbed the mountain again all by myself. It made me think： If we don’t________ the climb, how can we get to enjoy the scenery on the top of the mountain? At last, I reached the top and was________ by the warm breeze and sunshine. Nothing could be more ________ than that.

1.

A．Hesitant

B．Eager

C．Satisfied

D．Unwilling

2.

A．worried

B．anxious

C．scared

D．exhausted

3.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Meanwhile

D．Furthermore

4.

A．left

B．caused

C．pushed

D．brought

5.

A．career

B．story

C．idea

D．confusion

6.

A．behave

B．respond

C．perform

D．impress

7.

A．somebody

B．everybody

C．nobody

D．anybody

8.

A．clearly

B．directly

C．shortly

D．rapidly

9.

A．chef

B．scholar

C．deliveryman

D．businessman

10.

A．skilled

B．gifted

C．diligent

D．knowledgeable

11.

A．make sure

B．check in

C．figure out

D．count on

12.

A．secure

B．tough

C．reliable

D．boring

13.

A．talent

B．potential

C．effort

D．ambition

14.

A．chase

B．create

C．change

D．promote

15.

A．directed

B．connected

C．pulled

D．involved

16.

A．demand

B．ability

C．strength

D．passion

17.

A．desiring

B．sharing

C．lacking

D．possessing

18.

A．experience

B．achieve

C．grasp

D．recognize

19.

A．shocked

B．amused

C．honored

D．greeted

20.

A．unexpected

B．pleasant

C．relaxing

D．challenging

6 . My poor mother would be the first to tell you that having a food scientist for a daughter was not always easy.

One weekend visit home, I stood in her kitchen and surveyed her food preparation techniques.

“You know,” I said, "there's no nutrition left when you overcook the vegetables like that"

She smiled at me patiently and said, “Oh, my! It's a miracle that after all these years, my kids even survived at all!”.

Survived we did. Mom's meals were simple but well-balanced. My sisters and I grew up with a variety of food on our family table. When it came to vegetables, we ate almost everything- from green chilies to turnip greens.

On school mornings, Mom switched on our bedroom light to silently tell us it was time to get up. Then she'd rush to the kitchen to make a nourishing breakfast we'd eat before heading out of the door. I didn't understand why Mom was always so busy until I had a child myself.

Mom went back to work when I was in high school, no longer a housewife, so I was often the first one home. She LOVED it when I took the initiative to prepare a meal. One day, after I'd finished homework and taken care of the dogs and horses, I decided to try a recipe from one of Mom's cookbooks.

It wasn't a perfect meat. But when she got home and saw the table set and dinner ready, she was so happy. That was an enjoyable moment for me.

Now I understand that food is only one way we receive nutrition. We also need soul food, and my mom did a good job with that. She taught me humility, thankfulness and unconditional love.

I hope I could cook a meal for her this year, I'd even try not to overcook the vegetables.

1. What does the underlined word "that" refer to?

A．Seeing her mother was happy.	B．Being able to cook on her own.
C．Finishing her homework early	D．Taking care of the dogs and horses.

2. What does the author say in the second-to-last paragraph?

A．She doesn't care about nutrition any more.

B．She is grateful for her mom's teaching and love.

C．She thinks soul food is more important than real food.

D．She is sorry for criticizing her mom's cooking.

3. What is the main purpose of this article?

A．To encourage readers to cook their families a meal.

B．To teach readers how to cook nutritious food.

C．To stress the importance of having meals with our families.

D．To share the author's thoughts about her mom's cooking.

7 . It was 7 in the morning. I was on a train to another city when I started a（n）_________ with a young man sitting next to me. From what he said, I_________ that he came from a farming family and was now doing very well in the IT industry.

He was_________ enough to give me a window seat, help a co — passenger when he dropped his coffee, etc. These small _________ showed what a good person he was!

I was lost in reading a biography（自传）on Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnold Schwarzenegger has played a huge role in my life _________ I haven't met him. Reading a _________about him is great fun.

Now my co — passenger _________ to see the book, so I handed it to him. Minutes passed into _________ . From the train window, I _________him reading the book carefully. Towards the end of the __________. I even saw him__________ everything about the book including the publishing house and code number. He turned to me and asked where he could buy this book.

"You can ________ it," I said. “This is the second time that I've read it anyway. "

I was __________ ! Actually, it was last weekend that I bought it. I loved it so much and how I __________to hold on to it myself! ____________when I thought of his kindness, I thought I should do something too.

"Wow;" the man said to me. "This is really__________. Thank you so much. "

No __________. Don't worry about it. "

I got off the train and walked into the new city with a sense of __________ I didn't __________ giving the book to him as I believed__________each other is really a good thing.

1.

A．quarrel

B．discussion

C．interview

D．conversation

2.

A．wished

B．knew

C．remembered

D．wondered

3.

A．proud

B．clever

C．kind

D．brave

4.

A．acts

B．words

C．tricks

D．gifts

5.

A．until

B．because

C．though

D．if

6.

A．text

B．book

C．note

D．magazine

7.

A．agreed

B．continued

C．stopped

D．asked

8.

A．months

B．days

C．hours

D．week

9.

A．saw

B．felt

C．guessed

D．imagined

10.

A．flight

B．voyage

C．trip

D．talk

11.

A．looking out

B．picking up

C．thinking about

D．taking down

12.

A．read

B．keep

C．buy

D．return

13.

A．promising

B．dreaming

C．explaining

D．lying

14.

A．hoped

B．decided

C．refused

D．managed

15.

A．Still

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Finally

16.

A．unbelievable

B．funny

C．common

D．possible

17.

A．problem

B．surprise

C．way

D．change

18.

A．humor

B．disappointment

C．joy

D．loss

19.

A．consider

B．forget

C．appreciate

D．regret

20.

A．meeting

B．helping

C．admiring

D．praising

8 . You probably know who Marie Curie is, but you may not hear of Ruzena Bajcsy. Of the brilliant ladies listed below, who is the greatest woman in your mind?

Ruzena Bajcsy

Bajcsy is an American scientist. She received praise from other scientists because of her research on robots with her students who were under the guidance of her teaching. And she received the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science for her creation in robots, especially in the development of improved robotic perception (认知) and in the creation of better methods to analyze medical images.

Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson is an author. At first, she majored in English at the Pennsylvania College for Women, but later she changed her major. Her popular book Silent Spring raised awareness of the danger of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

Oprah Winfrey

Born into poverty in rural Mississippi, Winfrey is a successful talk show hostess and one of the richest African Americans of the 20^th century. She changed the modes of talk show by using a more honest way of media communication and adjusted her talk show with a focus on literature and self-improvement, which made her show become the highest-rated television program of its kind in history.

Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg is a great director of Facebook. In 2012, she was named in the Time 100, a list of the most powerful people in the world. She published her first book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead in 2013. This book talks about business leadership and development, at the same time discusses the lack of women in government and business leadership positions.

1. What is Bajcsy most noted for?

A．Her new book on robots.	B．Her excellent teaching skills.
C．Her contributions to technology.	D．Her academic research on medicine.

2. Why was Oprah’s talk show so popular?

A．Her respect for the poor touched the audience.

B．She presented her show in creative forms and contents.

C．She talked about current events happening around the world.

D．Her personal experiences encouraged people to live positively.

3. Sandberg’s first book is suitable for women who ________.

A．are interested in social media

B．are devoted to community work

C．want to achieve their career values

D．desire to improve their writing skills

9 . Ten years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people are  _______ in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experienced ill fortune. I placed _______ in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky to _______ me.

Hundreds of extraordinary men and women volunteered for my _______. Over the years I interviewed them, watched their lives and had them _______ various experiments.

I carried out a simple _______ to discover whether their differences in  _______ was due to differences in their ability to _______ opportunities. I gave both the lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, and asked them to look _______ it and tell me how many photographs were inside. I had  ________ placed a large message halfway through the newspaper saying … “Tell the experimenter you have seen this and win $50.”

This ________ took up half of the page and was written in type that was more than two inches high. It was staring everyone straight in the face, but the unlucky people tended to ________  it and the lucky people tended to spot it.

Unlucky people are generally more ________ than lucky people, and this anxiety affects their ability to notice the ________. As a result, they miss opportunities because they are too ________ on looking for something else. They go to gatherings focused on finding their perfect partner and miss opportunities to make good friends. They look through newspapers ________ to find certain types of job advertisements and miss other types of  ________.

Lucky people are more ________ and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for. My research eventually showed that lucky people create good fortune via four ________. They are skilled at creating and ________ chance opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition (直觉), create self-fulfilling prophesies (预言) via positive expectations and adopt a “never say die” attitude that transforms bad luck into good.

1.

A．never

B．always

C．sometimes

D．seldom

2.

A．messages

B．activities

C．reports

D．notices

3.

A．contact

B．trust

C．show

D．follow

4.

A．game

B．adventure

C．research

D．contest

5.

A．participate in

B．learn about

C．look into

D．carry out

6.

A．observation

B．experiment

C．competition

D．discussion

7.

A．attitude

B．manner

C．lifestyle

D．luck

8.

A．share

B．spot

C．create

D．predict

9.

A．through

B．over

C．for

D．after

10.

A．hesitantly

B．carelessly

C．secretly

D．excitedly

11.

A．copy

B．message

C．diagram

D．introduction

12.

A．pass

B．miss

C．notice

D．misunderstand

13.

A．nervous

B．frustrated

C．awkward

D．pitiful

14.

A．difficult

B．dangerous

C．important

D．unexpected

15.

A．fixed

B．focused

C．dependent

D．strict

16.

A．confident

B．disappointed

C．determined

D．surprised

17.

A．jobs

B．notes

C．news

D．signs

18.

A．reliable

B．hardworking

C．smart

D．relaxed

19.

A．goals

B．preferences

C．principles

D．steps

20.

A．inventing

B．noticing

C．taking

D．adopting

10 .

Harvard Student Organization Center at Hills (SOCH) Digital Media Academy (DMA) summer camps at Harvard SOCH focus on a great chance for students aged 6 to 17 to spend time at one of the best universities in the country. Kids and teens can learn to build an app, program a robot, or explore the world of music production in beautiful classrooms surrounded by the Harvard University grounds. Especially, we stress our STEM courses that will also help students learn teamwork, create and solve problems. No matter what the program is, students will learn from our highly respected DMA instructors who have been employed for both their teaching experience and rich knowledge in their field. Besides making new friends, they will leave with an amazing final project and lasting memories. Daily Schedule 8:00 a.m. Check-in ※ 12:00 p.m. Lunch Break 9:00 a.m. Hands-on STEM Instruction ※ 1:00 p.m. Back to the Classroom 10:30 a.m. Morning Break ※ 2:30 p.m. Afternoon Break 11:00 a.m. Continued Instruction + Creation   ※ 3:00 p.m. Continued Classroom Time ※ 5:00 p.m. Pick-up

Lunch Plan

Get lunch on campus so you don’t have to pack your own. Lunch Plans start at $85/week.

Friday Open House

Every Friday at 3:00 p.m., parents are invited to our Open House. We open up our classrooms so students can show off the projects they have been working on all week. Parents can meet their children’s instructor and explore more chances for them to continue learning and creating. Open House is typically finished by 4:00 p.m.

1. DMA summer camps focus on students’__________________________.

A．university life experiences	B．physical and mental health
C．STEM knowledge development	D．exploration of Harvard’s history

2. Which word can best describe DMA instructors?

A．Creative.	B．Experienced.
C．Hard-working.	D．Warm-hearted.

3. What do we know about Friday Open House?

A．It is open to students’ parents.	B．It offers students free lunch.
C．It is open for three hours every Friday.	D．It asks parents to pick up students at 5:00 p.m.