1 . Four Family Resorts (度假酒店) in Miami, Florida

Faena Hotel Miami Beach

Located right on the beautiful beaches of Miami, Faena Hotel Miami Beach provides endless entertainment and comfort for those looking to escape and explore the unique culture of South Florida. Its rooms come with breathtaking ocean views, while its impressive facilities include several spacious pools, on-site fine-dining options, and even a private movie theater.

The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami

Check into The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, if you’re looking for a vacation to remember with all of the family in mind. This stunning spot is the perfect Miami resort for family vacationers with facilities designed for parents and children alike. Parents can enjoy a wide variety of leisure activities like fishing and water sports while children can take advantage of the youth inspiration program, which features fun games and cooking classes.

JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa

The first thing you’ll likely want to check out in JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa—regardless of your age—is the expansive pool with a waterslide. Adults will likely also want to spend some time hitting a hole-in-one at the lush (茂盛的) golf courses. And, as an added bonus, the central location of this spot ensures you’ve got easy access to all of Miami’s coolest attractions and destinations.

Mandarin Oriental, Miami

The Mandarin Oriental in Miami is the one that goes all out to impress you and your family. From its scheduled resort activities designed to bring families together to its luxury accommodation options and family-friendly facilities, the Mandarin Oriental is a place you’ll never want to leave. It’s also a top choice for families with fussy (挑剔的) children, thanks to its kid-friendly restaurants that provide made-to-order meals for children.

1. What does Faena Hotel Miami Beach offer its guests?

A．Luxury accommodation options.

B．A private movie theater and fine dining.

C．An inspiration program for young children.

D．Easy access to Miami’s coolest attractions.

2. What is a special feature of JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa?

A．Its cooking classes for kids.

B．Its expansive pool with a waterslide.

C．Its central location near Miami attractions.

D．Its rooms with breathtaking ocean views.

3. Which resort will you choose if you want special diets?

A．Faena Hotel Miami Beach.

B．The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami.

C．JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort Spa.

D．Mandarin Oriental, Miami.

2 . Dining & Housing in New York University

Dining on campus is about choice and flexibility, with six dining halls and meal plans that allow students to enjoy it all. There are some important dates you need to know about dining. Fall meal plans end after dinner on December 15. Cafes are closed from December 15 to next year’s January 1. The spring meal plan revision period is next year’s January 3 through January 19. Spring meal plans begin on February 3 of next year.

More than 70 percent of undergraduates live on campus, including all freshers. Our undergraduate dormitory buildings are part entertainment centers, part support systems, and wholly central to students’ experience. Our graduate dormitory buildings, located within a short walk from the main campus, are likewise shaped to be lively and collaborative (合作的) places that meet the distinct needs of graduate students. We have a variety of options available to both single graduates and those with families.

Benefits of living on campus: The main campus and most labs are a short walk or bike ride away from our graduate dormitory buildings. There are school bus stops nearby to help you go from one end of campus to the other. You’ll have opportunities to get involved in your residential community as well as campus activities. On-campus rent covers the cost of electricity, heat, and hot water. Internet access is also included and all of our dormitory buildings offer wired networking and Wi-Fi. Besides, there are some discounted meal plans for on-campus students.

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1. Which date is suitable for students to adjust their spring meal plans?

A．December 10 this year.	B．January 15 of next year.
C．December 28 this year.	D．February 3 of next year.

2. What distinguishes graduate dormitories from undergraduate ones?

A．They offer recreational activities.	B．They have less options.
C．They are far from the main campus.	D．They are friendly to married students.

3. What service(s) can on-campus students enjoy?

A．Convenient bus transport to and from campus.

B．Discounted meal plans and bike-sharing services.

C．Community activities and Internet connections.

D．Access to unique off-campus events and entertainments.

3 . When we are faced with a crisis, or if we have an important decision to make, many of us fall into the trap of over-thinking. We may keep thinking about something constantly and too long.     1     How can we stop ourselves from over-thinking?

Doing something to distract yourself is a good idea. You can find working with your hands is especially good.     2     Your brain simply doesn’t have the resources to split itself into a third activity, for example over-thinking.

    3     Studies have shown that when someone views something in excitement and anxiety, the brain is forced to become stuck in the present because all of your senses are completely engaged. You do not have time to focus on something different, which can cause over-thinking.

Constant wishing, hoping and praying do not give you any relief. They just keep you stuck in one place. But taking the smallest step off the crisis really matters. It will set things in motion, making you like a snowball.     4    

The traps are things that cause your natural ability to react without you realizing that there is a connection between the two. Thus, avoiding relevant traps is also a good idea.     5     For example, if one of your colleagues is so negative that she always drags you down, stop hanging out with her by having lunch alone at a nearby restaurant.

A．This mindset tends to ruin our day.

B．Put simply, out of sight, out of mind.

C．Just as a saying goes, once bitten, twice shy.

D．You are really getting your brain working for you.

E．Other activities are the ones that arouse your curiosity.

F．It engages your movement skills and thinking process.

G．Thus, you will gradually move yourself out of the feeling.

4 . “White people food” is trending on Chinese social media platforms as large numbers of users are confused by the typical Western packed lunch. The trend started on the social media platforms Weibo and Xiaohongshu with too many users shocked by quick and easy meals such as cold sandwiches and raw vegetables. Many posts are from international students surprised by the simple meals their peers eat. Similarly, overseas workers and expatriates (侨民) have posted their shock at their co-workers’ repetitive lunches.

Photos of the bland (淡而无味的) lunches have quickly spread through global social media platforms including TikTok and Twitter. Many social media users have promoted the health benefits of the simple “white people lunch“. In response to this, a commenter on Xiaohongshu suggested, “If such a meal is to extend life, what is the meaning of life?”

“White people food” made it beyond the Chinese social media platforms and found itself trending on Twitter. Hundreds of users shared their own experiences of low-maintenance lunches in the US, Australia and across Europe. “When I first came to Australia, I saw a woman who bought raw sliced mushrooms in the supermarket and sat down to eat them,” Marcelo Wang explained in a TikTok video. “Fascination with these meals has spread as many Chinese people are used to cooking with lots of different ingredients.”

A Western user said, “As a white person, I didn’t know we were all packing lunches like this. I thought it was just me being lazy.”Another commented, “It’s literally because we don’t get lunch breaks.” Others warned international TikTokers against making“white people lunches”. They said,“Don’t do it to yourself willingly! We do it because we don’t know any better. Don’t do this to yourself.“

1. What surprised overseas workers and expatriates?

A．The simplicity of typical Western packed lunches.

B．The diverse dietary structures of international students.

C．The rapid development of Chinese social media platforms.

D．The influence of Chinese cuisine on Western eating habits.

2. What is the Xiaohongshu commenter’s attitude towards“white people food”?

A．Doubtful.

B．Worried.

C．Dismissive.

D．Negative

3. What can we infer from the words of the Westerners in the last paragraph?

A．They learn how to cook from TikTok videos.

B．They have a tolerant attitude towards diverse diets.

C．They are more than happy to share their packed lunches.

D．They discourage people from adopting their dietary habits.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．A lunchtime surprise encountered by visitors in China

B．Unpacking“white people food”: a wealth of cultural insights

C．Surprising cooking trends on Western social media platforms

D．Improving“white people food”: a growing emphasis on health

5 . Many of us are looking for ways to fall asleep faster at night. While not spending time on our phones right before trying to nod off and focusing on winding down instead is one of the more obvious ways to fall asleep faster, it would seem that one technique is going viral on online platforms.     1     It has 48.3 million views. What is it?

According to fitness expert Justin Agustin, the strategy for shut-eye is commonly used in the military where people need to be able to fall asleep whenever they can no matter where they are. Here’s how to try this yourself.

Start out by taking some deep breaths.     2     According to Agustin, you should start by relaxing your forehead muscles before moving onto your eyes, cheeks, jaw-all while focusing on your breathing.

    3     Imagine a warm sensation going from the top of your head down to your fingertips, before the warmth travelling from your heart to your toes. Take a deep breath and slowly exhale, relaxing your stomach, thighs, knees, legs and feet. Think about one of the following two scenarios.     4     Two — you’re lying in a canoe on a calm lake with nothing but a clear blue sky above you.

Agustin says that 96% of people who can master this technique can drop off to sleep in just two minutes.     5    

A．Then you should take several deep breaths.

B．So we’ll definitely be giving it a go tonight.

C．Continue this relaxation process down your body.

D．Yes, the “Sleep Method” is enjoying great popularity.

E．One — you’re lying in a black velvet bed in a pitch-black room.

F．Next try to consciously relax each part of your body one by one.

G．A health professional shared a video detailing how to try out a method.

6 . Scientists from Tufts University have developed tiny groups of human cells that can move on their own-and in a lab experiment, these so-called “anthrobots” inspired sheets of human neurons to repair themselves when damaged. The researchers hope the collections of cells could one day be used to treat diseases or aid with healing in humans.

The study comes on the heels of earlier work from one of its authors, who produced tiny robots by stitching together frog embryo cells. These robots, known as “xenobots”, could assemble themselves, move across surfaces and travel through liquid.

Since they're not made from human cells, xenobots can't be used to treat humans, writes Matthew Hutson, a freelance science writer. But the anthrobots in the new study could theoretically. Each anthrobot started with a single cell from an adult human lung. It then grew into a multicellular biobot after being cultured (培养) for two weeks.

These lung cells are covered in cilia. But at this point in the research, the cilia were growing inside the clumps of cells. So, for the next week, the researchers grew the cells in a solution (溶液) that caused the cilia to face outward instead, enabling these structures to move the anthrobots, which could move in tight loops, travel in straight lines or wiggle in place. Their speed varied as well.

The researchers also tested how these robots might heal wounds. They mimicked (模拟) a wound by scratching a layer of neurons in a dish. Then, they introduced anthrobots to the site of the scratch, and within days, the neurons regrew, bridging the gap created by the wound. The findings show new structures that might have uses in biomedical settings can be developed without gene editing and without having to design the structures manually, the study authors write.

“Unlike xenobots, anthrobots don't require tools to give them shape, and we can use adult cells-even cells from elderly patients-instead of embryonic cells,” says Gizem Gumuskaya, the paper's lead author. "We can produce these robots in large amounts in parallel, which is a good start for developing a therapeutic tool.”

1. How are the advantages of the anthrobot highlighted in the text?

A．By showing comments from users.	B．By explaining some terms.
C．By making comparisons.	D．By listing the data of questionnaires.

2. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The weaknesses of the anthrobot.	B．The culture of the anthrobot.
C．The structure of the anthrobot.	D．The application of the anthrobot.

3. What is the feature of the anthrobot?

A．It can travel both on land and in water.	B．It requires no genetic modification.
C．It can be applied in a controlled way.	D．It can develop from any cells of humans.

4. What can the study benefit?

A．Regenerative medicine.	B．New materials.
C．Environmental protection.	D．Individualized education.

7 . Phonetic (语音的) information-the smallest sound elements of speech, typically represented by the alphabet-is considered by many linguists (语言学家) to be the foundation of language. Infants are thought to learn these small sound elements and add them together to make words. But a new study suggests that phonetic information is learnt too late and slowly for this to be the case. Instead, rhythmic information helps babies learn language by emphasizing the boundaries of individual words and is effective even in the first few months of life

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Trinity College Dublin investigated babies' ability to process phonetic information during their first year. The study found that phonetic information wasn't successfully encoded until babies were seven months old, and was still rare for babies at 11 months old when they began to say their first words. A sister study has shown that rhythmic information was processed by babies at two months old -and individual differences predicted later language outcomes.

Professor Giovanni Di Liberto said, “This is the first evidence we have of how brain activity relates to phonetic information changes over time in response to continuous speech.” Previously, studies have relied on comparing the responses to nonsense syllables, like "bif" and “bof” instead.

“We believe that rhythmic information is the hidden glue underpinning the development of a well-functioning language system,” said Cambridge “Infants can use rhythmic information like a scaffold or skeleton to add phonetic information on to. For example, they might learn that the rhythm pattern of English words is typically strong-weak, as in 'daddy' or 'mummy', with the stress on the first syllable. They can use this rhythm pattern to guess where one word ends and another begins when listening to natural speech.”

Goswami says that there is a long history in trying to explain dyslexia (阅读理解) and developmental language disorder in terms of phonetic problems, but the evidence doesn't add up. She believes that individual differences in children's language originate with rhythm.

1. What is the key to babies language learning according to the new study?

A．Nonsense syllables.	B．Phonetic information.
C．Rhythmic information.	D．Parent-kid interaction.

2. What does the underlined phrase “add up” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Exist.	B．Expand.
C．Seem reasonable.	D．Seem formal.

3. What does Giovanni Di Liberto think of the new study

A．It is meaningful.

B．It missed adult participants out.

C．It needs further investigation.

D．Its result proved the previous assumption.

4. What can be concluded from the study?

A．It's better for parents to use baby talk.

B．Singing to babies may help them learn a language.

C．It's essential for babies to be exposed to phonetic information.

D．Dyslexia results from poor response to continuous speech.

8 . Any day of the school year is a great day for an event! Here are some.

Opening Weeks

Many schools use the opening weeks of school as the occasion for holding special Pastries for Parents' Day. Since Grandparents' Day is celebrated in, September, this month is also a great time to hold a Goodies for Grandparents event or a Grandparents BBQ. Principal Donnette McNeill-Waters says, “We have also called this event Doughnuts for Dad in a specific attempt to get more fathers involved.”

Native American Museum Night

November is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: With that in mind, wouldn't this month be the perfect time to focus student learning and a special parent night on the heritage of Native Americans? The students prepare projects related to a tribe of their choices. Those projects integrate history with language arts, communication, and presentation skills.

Holiday Spectacular

December is a busy month for everybody. But what would the holidays be without the annual holiday concert? Meanwhile, the local nursing homes or homeless shelters will be considered. Take the show on the road and share the good will. A cash donation that will be turned over to the local organizations is also a good choice.

Reading at Home

The event requires children to log their reading books and hours. It lasts for several months and culminates in the Reading at Home evening at school. It invites guest readers, like local officials, police officers and firemen, retired teachers to read from their favorite books for students. It also creates themed settings for read-aloud guests.

1. Why is Opening Weeks also called Doughnuts for Dad?

A．It is first launched by fathers.

B．It aims to increase fathers’ participation.

C．It tries to remind fathers of their childhood.

D．It attempts to make fathers less worried about their kids.

2. What’s the theme of Native American Museum Night?

A．Nature.	B．Music.
C．Local culture.	D．Acting skills.

3. What can students do during Holiday Spectacular?

A．Learn its history.	B．Do charity work.
C．Exhibit their crafts.	D．Exchange their books.

9 . Many American education experts say tutoring (辅导) is the best way to help students make up for learning loss during the pandemic. Although many schools have received a lot of government aid, only a small number of students have been getting tutored.

Chalkbeat and the Associated Press surveyed 12 of the nation’s school systems. The schools reported that fewer than 10 percent of students received any kind of tutoring in the fall of last year. A new tutoring group in Chicago served about three percent of students. But less than one percent of students in three big school systems received tutoring.

The low tutoring numbers suggest several problems. Some parents said they did not know tutoring was available or did not think their child needed it. Some school systems have struggled to hire tutors. Other school systems said their small tutoring programs were part of their efforts to meet students’ needs.

Whatever the reason, the result is clear: at an important time for students’ recovery, millions of children have not received the extra help.

“It works, it’s effective, it gets students to improve in their learning and catch up,” said Amie Rapaport, a researcher studying why so many students are not getting intensive tutoring.

Schools trying to increase tutoring face problems, including hiring and planning. Experts say tutoring is most effective when provided three times a week for at least 30 minutes during school hours. Offering after-school or weekend tutoring is simpler, but attendance is often low.

Low family interest has been another problem. Although test scores sharply dropped during the pandemic, many parents do not believe their children experienced learning loss.

In Wake County, North Carolina, the school district began planning a reading tutoring program in November. District officials last month said volunteers are tutoring fewer than 140 students. That is far fewer than the 1,000 students the program was designed to help. Many worry that not enough students are getting the help they need even as programs continue to grow.

1. What is known from the first two paragraphs?

A．Fewer students than expected received tutoring.

B．Learning loss is the biggest concern for students.

C．The survey covered 12 school systems all over the world.

D．Big school systems did a better job in tutoring than small ones.

2. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．The ways to increase tutoring.

B．The challenges facing some school systems.

C．The responses to the low tutoring numbers.

D．The causes of the situation of tutoring.

3. What is Amie Rapaport’s attitude to tutoring?

A．Opposed.

B．Supportive.

C．Tolerant.

D．Unclear.

4. What plays a role in low tutoring attendance?

A．After-school tutoring programs are not enough.

B．Students are busy with their schoolwork.

C．Families attach little importance to tutoring.

D．There is a lack of volunteers.

10 . During space missions, astronauts can experience a loss of some of the inner structural support in their bones. For trips in space lasting at least six months, that loss is equal to about 20 years of aging. Luckily, a new study finds a year back on Earth rebuilds half of the strength lost in the affected bone.

Exercise scientist Leigh Gabel was part of a team that tracked 17 astronauts, each of whom had spent four to seven months in space. The team measured the 3-D structure of bone. They focused on the structure of the tibia (胫骨) and the lower-arm bone. The researchers took images of the bones 3 times—before spaceflight and again six months and one year later when the astronaut s returned home from space. From these pictures, Gabel’s team calculated an astronaut’s bone strength and density (密度) at each of those times.

What did they find through comparison of the pictures? Astronauts in space for less than six months regained their preflight bone strength after a year back on Earth. But those who stayed in space longer suffered permanent hone loss in their tibias. That loss was equal to a decade of aging. The lower-arm bones showed almost no loss. That was likely because these aren’t weight-bearing hones on Earth, Gabel explains. In fact, those arms can get a bigger workout in space than on Earth as astronauts use them to move around their craft by pushing off handles and doors.

“Inereasing weight-lifting exercises in space could help alleviate (缓解) bone loss in the legs,” says Steven Boyd, also in exercise scientist.

“With longer spaceflight, we can expect bigger bone loss—and probably a bigger problem with recovery,” says physiologist Laurence Vico. “Space agencies should also consider other bone health measures, such as nutrition, to reduce bone loss and increase bone formation.”

1. Why did Gabel’s team take pictures at different times?

A．To offer evidence for their predictions.

B．To show their respect for the astronauts.

C．To compare the changes in the astronauts’ bones.

D．To find out the proper length of staying in space for astronauts.

2. Which of the following may Gabel agree with?

A．A spaceflight in less than half a year does no harm to astronauts.

B．Astronauts coming back from a spaceflight look much older.

C．Astronauts can avoid bone loss through doing enough exercise.

D．There is almost no difference in the astronauts’ lower-arm bones.

3. What can we conclude from this text?

A．People on Earth never suffer bone loss.

B．The finding of the new study is good news for astronauts.

C．The 17 astronauts knew the bone loss before their spaceflights.

D．Astronauts can regain their bone strength as soon as they return to Earth.

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．How to prevent bone loss in space.

B．Problems faced by astronauts in space.

C．Astronauts’ suffering from bone loss in space.

D．Astronauts’ contributions to the development of science.