1 . Welcome to SummerCamps.com; find and book the very best summer camps. Your children are precious so we offer the highest quality of camps that will meet each child’s needs and interests.

Catalina Sea Camp

Sea Camp offers three one-week sessions to boys and girls aged 8-13 and two three-week sessions to teens aged 12-17. Our hand-picked instructors create an atmosphere of fun and excitement while leading campers to a host of ocean adventures, marine(海洋的) biology, and social summer camp activities.

Address: Toyon Way, San Bruno, California 94066

Phone: 800-645-1423

Camp Cayuga

Camp Cayuga is a private summer camp for children aged 6 to 16. The camp is on a 350-acre land in the Pocono Mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania, just outside the village of Honesdale. It’s a 3-hour drive from New York City to Philadelphia.

Address: 321 Niles Pond Road-Suite ISC, Honesdale, Pennsylvania 18431

Phone: 908-470-1224

Camp Rockmont

Camp Rockmont is a Christian summer camp for boys, aged 6-16, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Rockmont’s duty of developing boys into healthy young men is accomplished through age-appropriate skills, activities, and challenges that help campers to know themselves better.

Address: 375 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711

Phone: 828-686-3885

Primitive Pursuits Overnight Camps

Primitive Pursuits Overnight Camps offer week-long Summer Adventure Overnight Camps in New York’s Finger Lakes to your children aged 11-15. Campers experience a week of nature-based skills training, inspiring challenges, and fun activities under the guidance of skilled instructors.

Address: 611 County Rd 13, Van Etten, New York 14889

Phone: 607-272-2292

1. If a boy is curious about sea creatures, which camp should he go to?

A．Catalina Sea Camp

B．Camp Cayuga

C．Camp Rockmont

D．Primitive Pursuits Overnight Camps

2. Where should a girl of 7 go for camping?

A．Toyon Way, San Bruno.

B．611 County Rd 13, Van Etten.

C．375 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain.

D．321 Niles Pond Road- Suite ISC, Honesdale.

3. You can find this passage from           .

A．a magazine	B．the Internet
C．a textbook	D．a newspaper

2 . Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork—everything from taking tests to researching a paper. But unfortunately, most schools don’t have classes that teach you how to take notes. So here are some tips.

Write down key facts. If you have a teacher who writes notes on the board, that’s good: You can copy them down. If not, write down the most important points from class. Does your history teacher mention the date of a key Civil War battle? Does your English teacher give examples of Shakespeare’s use of irony(讽刺)? Write them down!

Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may mention lots of dates and facts in class but only write the key ones on the board. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may repeat a certain date or a piece of information. After a while, you’ll get to know a teacher’s style.

Don’t overdo it. Don’t go crazy taking notes. You’ll be frantic(慌乱的) if you try to write down every word that’s said in class. And if you focus too much on getting your notes right, you might miss important points. Some people actually learn better by listening, writing down a few key points, and then going over the material after class.

Ask. Don’t be afraid to ask the teacher to repeat something you miss. If the teacher is going too fast, your classmates will also be happy to hear the information again. If you don’t want to ask in class, see your teacher afterwards. It’s much easier than wondering if you got the notes right as you study.

Compare. Keep your notes handy when you’re doing your reading homework. Compare what you wrote with what the reading says—you may even want to add to your notes as you read.

1. What’s an advantage of note-taking according to the writer?

A．It helps you to get good marks in tests.	B．It’s a basic skill in researching a paper.
C．It helps fix your mind on what the teacher says.	D．It gives you a better understanding of key facts.

2. Why is Shakespeare mentioned in the passage?

A．To introduce the topic of note-taking.	B．To compare writing styles in different times.
C．To give an example of forming good habits.	D．To explain what a key fact is in a teacher’s class.

3. What is suggested in the third paragraph?

A．Teachers encourage their students to be active in class.

B．It’s helpful for teachers to learn from each other in styles.

C．It’s not always possible to note down all information in class.

D．A teacher’s style should be taken into consideration when taking notes.

4. What’s the writer’s opinion according to the passage?

A．Students must try to take correct and detailed notes in class.

B．Students should put down only key points while listening carefully.

C．Students must not interrupt the teacher by asking questions in class.

D．Students should put down as much information as possible in class.

3 . Everybody knows Charlie Chaplin, a world-famous funny actor. People _______ have laughed at Charlie Chaplin's films _______ tears run down their faces. From his very first _______ they know what will happen. The little man is always with black moustache, wide-open eyes, round black hat and _______ too large for his feet. He’ll _______ through snow, and fall from windows. He’ll fight men who are twice his _______ or fall in love with women, who _______ notice him and try to hug(拥抱) them.

The poor man that Charlie Chaplin _______ in dozens of films makes all kinds of stupid mistakes. He is always in _______, but he never ________.He dreams of becoming a great man.

Even people who ________ understand English can ________ Chaplin's films, because they are mostly ________.It isn't what he ________ that makes people laugh. His comedy(喜剧) doesn't depend on words. It depends on little ________ which mean the ________ thing to people all over the world.

Chaplin raises his thick eyebrows or rolls his eyes. He hides behind a fat lady or under a table to escape from his ________. He dresses well and pretends to be a ________ and important man. It is all so hopeless and ________ that he makes us laugh. This is the ________ of Chaplin's huge success.

1.

A．here

B．everywhere

C．abroad

D．there

2.

A．if

B．once

C．because

D．until

3.

A．disappearance

B．appearance

C．words

D．emotions

4.

A．trousers

B．stocks

C．shoes

D．hands

5.

A．sleep

B．sit

C．play

D．struggle

6.

A．length

B．size

C．greatness

D．width

7.

A．hardly

B．deeply

C．widely

D．luckily

8.

A．played

B．recognized

C．loved

D．fooled

9.

A．joy

B．excitement

C．sorrow

D．trouble

10.

A．comes down

B．gets away

C．goes back

D．gives up

11.

A．don’t

B．can

C．do

D．may

12.

A．understand

B．watch

C．enjoy

D．see

13.

A．frightening

B．silent

C．pleasant

D．moving

14.

A．plays

B．acts

C．expects

D．says

15.

A．actions

B．expressions

C．stories

D．words

16.

A．some

B．different

C．same

D．bitter

17.

A．enemies

B．own

C．characters

D．films

18.

A．poor

B．sad

C．rich

D．beautiful

19.

A．possible

B．impossible

C．instructive

D．tired

20.

A．way

B．beginning

C．theory

D．secret

4 . As children, we all dream of what we want to be when we grow up. When I was younger, I wanted to be a fashion ______. I worked very hard at school to get good ______. So at first, I ______ to study fashion design at university. When I got there, I hated the course for some reason, which is still unknown to me. I did not want to become part of the fashion industry ____.

I now study French. I’m twenty. I ______ don’t know what I want to do when I finish ______. This year, I have been working as a ______ assistant (助手). Over the past seven months, I’ve taught English to hundreds of students. I’ve ______ my culture with them; it’s been a very rewarding experience. The ______ part has been seeing these students progress. Although this______ has been wonderful, I’m still not sure that I want to go into teaching.

This summer, I have an internship (实习) with a publishing company. I’m ______ looking forward to trying out something new － and hopefully ______ if it’s something I would like to do ______ in the future.

I think that our ______ can be heavily influenced by our ______. Some parents only want their children to ______ subjects such as engineering, math, science or medicine. This can make young people feel ______ into studying certain subjects, which can cause sufferings.

At the end of the day, there’s no rush to decide what you ______ to do with the rest of your life. Many people ______ careers several times during their lifetime, so there’s always time to ______ a different career path!

1.

A．seller

B．designer

C．model

D．boss

2.

A．methods

B．goals

C．grades

D．positions

3.

A．decided

B．continued

C．regretted

D．deserved

4.

A．on earth

B．at least

C．after all

D．any longer

5.

A．only

B．ever

C．instead

D．still

6.

A．bargain

B．agriculture

C．university

D．medicine

7.

A．worker

B．language

C．president

D．safety

8.

A．compared

B．equipped

C．replaced

D．shared

9.

A．worst

B．strangest

C．best

D．least

10.

A．journey

B．experience

C．education

D．relationship

11.

A．rudely

B．nervously

C．truly

D．roughly

12.

A．figuring out

B．putting off

C．dealing with

D．picking up

13.

A．less

B．worse

C．more

D．poorer

14.

A．riches

B．choices

C．incomes

D．memories

15.

A．parents

B．teachers

C．customers

D．students

16.

A．admit

B．hate

C．introduce

D．study

17.

A．encouraged

B．pressured

C．delighted

D．relaxed

18.

A．intend

B．pretend

C．happen

D．remember

19.

A．lose

B．deliver

C．discuss

D．change

20.

A．follow

B．offer

C．cross

D．buy

5 . We don’t know how different our life will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.

At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will make new friends through the Internet—even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today—we will feel a little lonely.

Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050.For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.

Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will use solar-powered cars, which will be much cleaner.

We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in better condition.

Although we can’t predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future；we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather hope about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.

1. Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?

A．Because the number of people will become much smaller.

B．Because there will be less face-to-face communication.

C．Because people won’t like making friends with each other.

D．Because people won’t communicate with each other much often.

2. The third paragraph mainly tells us         .

A．computers will do all the things for human beings

B．how people will use computers to communicate with each other

C．machines like computers and robots will help people a lot

D．how people will use robots to do the housework

3. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．How people will communicate in the year 2050.

B．What our life will be like in the year 2050.

C．How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050.

D．What high technology will appear in the year 2050.

6 . If you’re planning on travelling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.

First of all, always check and double­check departure(出发) time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.

The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. A few years ago I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I flew there from London via Dallas, with very little time to change planes in between. I arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.

“Listen! I only take real money!” the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was very embarrassing.

The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.

1. According to the passage, it’s obvious that ________．

A．the author learns some rules of travelling from his own experience

B．the author doesn’t plan his trips or journeys carefully

C．Englishmen like to wear heavy suits wherever they travel

D．the American taxi driver never travels to England

2. What should you make sure first before setting off?

A．Where you will go.	B．When you will leave.
C．How you will travel.	D．Whom you will go with.

3. What does the underlined word “there” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．London.

B．Manchester.

C．Dallas.

D．Tulsa.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The author tells people to choose warm places as their travel destinations.

B．You should remember to take credit cards when travelling.

C．You should know more about the weather of the place you’ll visit.

D．You should take enough change when you travel to another country.

7 . In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair­weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck，but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character，especially understanding, honesty and reliability(可靠)．

Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.

At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.

Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor，he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.

There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.

When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding，I know I’ve found a friend!

1. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?

A．Understanding.

B．Honesty.

C．Reliability.

D．A sense of humor.

2. If you have fair­weather friends, ________.

A．they will give you all that they have when you need help

B．you will be refused when you get into trouble

C．you can be sure that you get real friends

D．you will become rich

3. This passage mainly discusses ________.

A．the qualities of a friend

B．where to choose friends

C．how to get along with friends

D．the importance of having a friend

4. How many qualities does the writer mention in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

8 . Nola (August 21, 1974—November 22, 2015) was a northern white rhino who lived at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido, California. At her death, she was one of only four remaining northern white rhinos in the world. The other three lived in Kenya. World Rhino Day,   held on September 2,   is to raise awareness(意识) of the less than 30, 000 other rhinos left on Earth.

''Rhinos need our help today, not tomorrow,'' Nola's lead keeper Jane Kennedy said. ''Last year we lost over 1, 200 rhinos just in South Africa. If we continue to lose more than 1, 000 rhinos a year, in 10 to 20 years all the rhinos on the planet will be gone. ''

''Unfortunately, most animals are in danger of dying out because of humans,'' Kennedy says. ''Humans have either poached animals, or because there are over seven billion of us, we've taken up too much of the world's resources''. Poachers illegally hunt rhinos for their horns. They sell the horns for thousands of dollars per pound, to be used for art, jewelry, and decorations. Experts believe that one rhino is poached every eight hours.

In 1975,   the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research started the Frozen Zoo,   a program through which researchers have collected cell (细胞) samples from more than 8, 000 different types of animals,   including the northern white rhino. Scientists hope that by studying the rhino cells, they will get greater understanding of it, and will find ways to increase its numbers.

Jane Kennedy describes World Rhino Day as a celebration of rhinos along with an awareness campaign for everybody across the world to know that rhinos need our help. ''At the San Diego Zoo, children and adults are welcome to visit and speak with zookeepers to learn about rhinos. But you don't have to live in San Diego to celebrate World Rhino Day. It is observed around the world, with zoos and wildlife parks holding special events and programs to teach people about rhinos, and enable them to see the animals up close. For more information, go to www. worldrhinoday. org.

1. What do we know about Nola?

A．It was a baby white rhino.

B．It was one of the last of its kind.

C．It lived with other northern white rhinos in Kenya.

D．It died on September 22 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

2. What troubled Jane Kennedy according to Paragraph 2?

A．The rhinos' uncertain future.

B．The rhinos' strange activities.

C．The limited natural resources.

D．The rare animals in South Africa.

3. What does the Frozen Zoo aim to do?

A．Invent new kinds of animals.

B．Keep animals from dying out.

C．Prevent rhinos from being hunted.

D．Raise public awareness of rhinos.

4. What is the main purpose of the last paragraph?

A．To help people know more about animals.

B．To encourage people to protect rhinos.

C．To report special events in San Diego.

D．To introduce World Rhino Day.

9 . Who needs friends? According to most psychologists (心理学家) we all do, especially nowadays when so many other aspects (方面) of modern life are changing. It seems that having friends keeps us both healthy and happy.

The number of TV series about groups of friends shows just how important friendship is to us. Psychologist Dorothy Rowe says that many of us now turn to our friends, instead of our families, for advice, comfort and security. One woman named Rebecca she interviewed even told her that if she had got to choose between her husband and her friend, she would choose her friend.

Since our friends mean so much to us, it is not surprising that the happiest marriages are also friendships. “Once the romantic stage of a relationship has passed, it is friendship that holds people together,” says Rowe. If the couple do not make some change, they will either get tired of each other and break up or stay together and seek friendship with others.

But is friendship equally important to women and men? According to author Rhonda Pritchard, women are more likely than men to have close friends. “ You tell a friend things that you’d never tell a partner”，says one woman she interviewed. For men, friendship is usually based on doing things together rather than the private conversations that are typical of women friend. Men share time and activities like building a fence or a business, running, riding a bike, fishing or watching football, but they don’t often share their feelings.

Although many women find their relationships with a husband or boyfriend is not enough, many men say that their partner is their best friend. Even women who are very happily married are likely to become very unhappy without a close friend and can even find the breakup of a close friend as painful as the end of a marriage.

Lasting friendships can provide a lot of the same support that families provided in the past, but the perfect situation is to have your family there for as well. Friendships and family relationships can both change, but a friend will not consider you when making really important decisions in the same way that a family member will.

1. What did Rebecca think about friendship?

A．Families are reliable forever.	B．Her friend means more to her than her husband
C．One needn’t have too many friends.	D．Friends are as important as families.

2. Some couples look for friends outside their relationships because         .

A．they are encouraged by their partners.

B．they are not fairly treated by their partners

C．they don’t get what they need from their partners.

D．they think their friends are more romantic.

3. What is the main different between men’s and women’s friendships?

A．Women often do things together.

B．Women often talk about business with friends.

C．Men seldom talk about their feelings.

D．Men often talk to their friends about work and family.

4. When a friendship ends, some women may      .

A．feel as upset as when a marriage ends.	B．share feelings with their partners.
C．treat their partners as friends.	D．turn to their husband for comfort.

10 . Todd wore the same clothes every day for the first three weeks of school. He was laughed at because of this. But there was little Todd could do. His mother simply couldn’t afford to buy him new clothes. Two of the kids laughing at Todd were Garrett and Graham, a pair of football players. But over time, they realized that their disparaging words seemed to be slowly destroying Todd’s spirit.

“I felt like I needed to do something,” Graham told CBS News. So he and Garrett created a plan. They went home and hunted through their own drawers and closets. The next day at school, they met Todd at their third-period class and asked him to come into the hall. Todd was understandably worried about being called out by the larger boys.

“He wasn’t smiling or anything, and I was like, ‘I think this is going to make you smile,’” Graham says. “I told him, ‘We’re in the same third period, and I apologize for laughing at you, and I want to give something to you to make it up’” He then handed Todd a large bag. Inside were clean shirts and shorts, as well as a brand-new pair of sneakers.

Todd was wild with joy. “I was very happy,” he told CBS News. “Shocked, completely.” And Todd got much more than some new clothes. He no longer sits alone at lunch. Now he cats with his new friends, Garrett and Graham.

Garrett and Graham say they just want to inspire others to help those in need.

1. What can we know about Todd?

A．He came from a poor family.	B．He wasn’t used to school life.
C．His taste for clothes was single.	D．His behavior brought others laughter.

2. What does the underlined word “disparaging” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Humorous.

B．Encouraging.

C．Unkind.

D．Selfish.

3. Why did Todd feel entirely shocked?

A．Garrett beat Graham in a competitive game.

B．Garrett and Graham became friendly to him.

C．Garrett and Graham apologized to each other.

D．Garrett and Graham gave away clothes on TV.

4. Which of the following can readers conclude from the text?

A．Many hands make light work.	B．The early bird catches the worm.
C．Where there’s a will, there’s a way.	D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.