1 . Seymour Marine Discovery Center

Science Sunday is for everyone interested in the world around them, whose lectures are designed to make science interesting and “user-friendly” for everyone. Lectures are one hour long. Doors open to the lecture hall at 1:00 pm. Lecture passes are available at the admissions counter at 12:30 pm. Seating is limited and first-come, first-served. No late seating. Lectures include time for a few questions at the end.

Life on the Ranch

Celebrate the warmth of the holiday season with crafts, games, music, and enjoyment from the early 20th century. We’ll busy your hands with holiday wreath-making (花冠), invite you to join in an old-fashioned sing-along around the player piano, and provide you with materials to make Victorian and Mexican holiday crafts. Come play games, take a draft-horse carriage ride, decorate the tree, and create decorations to bring home to your own tree.

Open Studios Tour

Explore the hidden world of art! Visit artists in their studios, learn about their processes, purchase original works of art. Free mobile app and printed guide have artist information and maps. Open Studios is a free self-guided tour, produced by Arts Council Santa Cruz County, which invites the public into more than 300 artist studios across Santa Cruz County.

Roaring Camp

Step into the incredible world of steam power at the Steam & Harvest Festival. Welcome Fall with traditional children’s activities like candle making, and gold panning. See a variety of steam and belt-powered equipment on display. Admission is free for the whole family.

1. What can visitors do if they attend Science Sunday lectures?

A．Show up at 2:30 pm.	B．Explore the hidden world of art.
C．Be able to ask questions.	D．Change attitudes to oceans.

2. What can visitors do at Life on the Ranch?

A．Promote wreath-making.	B．Sing to the piano.
C．Make crafts alone.	D．Get close to Victoria.

3. Which of the following highlights art?

A．Roaring Camp	B．Open Studios Tour
C．Life on the Ranch	D．Seymour Marine Discovery Center

2 . Just like our bodies, our minds also become weak over time.     1     But thanks to the work of researchers, we are learning how exercise can push back against time and keep the brain young.

It improves cognitive (认知的) performance.

A study published in the journal Neurology Clinical Practice examined nearly 100 individual studies on exercise and brain function and discovered that exercising an average of 52 hours over six months is associated with improved cognitive performance in older adults. The type of exercises are beneficial.     2    

It can make you happier.

The human body is meant to move. But listening to that urge to move has many benefits - including making you happier and even keep depression and other mental health issues at bay.     3     It suggested exercise can significantly improve mood over time.

    4    

Researchers from Japan’s University of Tsukuba wanted to explore this idea further by looking at the effect of exercise on the weakening of the brain. They found that the fitter a participant was, the less brain activity he used to complete the tasks when compared with his out-of-shape peers.

It can expand your capacity for joy.

    5     She explains the importance of dopamine (多巴胺) receptors, which we lose as we age. After eight weeks of walking, jogging and strength training, these adults showed an increase of dopamine receptors.

A．It allows you to use less brain power for the same task.

B．It makes you feel the progress of your brain power.

C．But remember not to choose some energetic exercises.

D．And these exercises include strength-training and mind-body exercises.

E．We lose the ability to process new information or to switch quickly between mental tasks.

F．A research has begun to expose long-overlooked links between physical activity and mental health.

G．Kelly McGonigal is a health expert who explains how exercise makes the brain more sensitive to joy.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When did Beckham start his professional career?

A．At age 13.

B．At age 19.

C．At age 17.

2. What happened in the year 1997?

A．Beckham got married.

B．Beckham met Victoria Adams.

C．Beckham was a finalist for Player of the Year.

3. According to the talk, what is Beckham’s wife famous for?

A．Her singing career.

B．Her modeling career.

C．Her fashion designs.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman do for a living?

A．She’s a teacher.

B．She’s a travel writer.

C．She’s still a student.

2. How long is the speakers’ vacation?

A．Three months long.

B．Two months long.

C．One month long.

3. What does the woman like to do with photos?

A．Post them on Facebook.

B．Put them up on her wall.

C．Put them in a box.

4. What is true about the woman’s vacation plan?

A．She is going to Europe.

B．She will go to many places.

C．She will travel by plane.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man doing in the conversation?

A．He is ordering a drink.

B．He is serving customers.

C．He is buying things at a store.

2. What did the man’s mother teach him?

A．One should pay others for the work they do.

B．One should do his job well.

C．Being nice has rewards.

3. What does the man say about the woman?

A．She’s sweet.

B．She’s friendly.

C．She’s not very nice.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When does the man leave his house during the week?

A．At 6:00 a.m.

B．At 6:15 a.m.

C．At 9:00 a.m.

2. Why does the man go to the gym?

A．It makes him energetic.

B．He prefers to shower there.

C．It’s the only time he can exercise.

3. Who might Molly be?

A．The woman.

B．The woman’s daughter.

C．The man’s wife.

7 . It was late September. I was driving through a heavy fog to a store to _______ a few things. When I got there, I _______ in the store looking for what I _______ . I chose a bag of food for my dogs, a pack of _______ for my son to play with his toy car and my favorite chocolate bars for _______ . As I turned the corner to _______ the checkout, though, I saw something that stopped me in my _______. A two-foot-tall skeleton (骨骼模型) _______   a tuxedo (无尾礼服) was staring across the room at a two-foot-tall Santa Claus. I _______ shook my head and walked on.

As I was ________ home, the fog lifted and the Autumn leaves started to ________ in the sunlight. There were reds, yellows, oranges and browns. It was so ________ . As I watched them, I found the   ________ why I had been so bothered by what I had seen in the__________. It wasn’t that Halloween was a month away and Christmas three months away. It wasn’t that the stores were doing all they could to________ money from our pockets and add__________ to our credit cards. It was the ________ fact that we possibly had ________ that every day is nice. Every day is ________, which we should treasure. We have created a world in which we regret the past and live for the ________. We spend all of our wealth trying and failing to buy a few moments of joy.

1.

A．carry out

B．turn down

C．pick up

D．put over

2.

A．stayed

B．camped

C．traveled

D．wandered

3.

A．needed

B．afforded

C．missed

D．appreciated

4.

A．strengths

B．batteries

C．bottles

D．powders

5.

A．it

B．her

C．myself

D．himself

6.

A．march on

B．race in

C．rush into

D．head for

7.

A．track

B．procedure

C．campaign

D．project

8.

A．carrying

B．wearing

C．holding

D．advertising

9.

A．unhappily

B．casually

C．sharply

D．violently

10.

A．walking

B．riding

C．driving

D．moving

11.

A．shake

B．dance

C．scream

D．shine

12.

A．awful

B．beautiful

C．awkward

D．satisfactory

13.

A．reason

B．excuse

C．advice

D．function

14.

A．hotel

B．library

C．hospital

D．store

15.

A．steal

B．take

C．rob

D．throw

16.

A．dreams

B．profits

C．debt

D．interest

17.

A．simple

B．funny

C．normal

D．tough

18.

A．recognized

B．realized

C．forgotten

D．remembered

19.

A．available

B．rich

C．upset

D．precious

20.

A．health

B．future

C．pressure

D．mistake

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where is the speaker from?

A．India.

B．America.

C．Venezuela.

2. How old was the speaker when he moved to South America?

A．19.

B．20.

C．21.

3. What was the speaker’s major in the university?

A．Japanese history.

B．English literature.

C．Spanish education.

4. What does the speaker like doing in his spare time?

A．Cycling.

B．Playing football.

C．Listening to music.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A cashless society is defined as one that doesn’t use cash in monetary transactions (交易). These societies favor alternative means of payment, such     1     credit cards, or contactless payment.

Of all the companies     2     (move) closer to becoming cashless, most people agree that Sweden is the closest. 85% of the country has access to online banking and only 2% of the country’s transactions consist of cash.

There     3     (be) a number of reasons for this cashless trend. Sweden has access to a popular payment app     4     (call) Swish, which more than 50% of the country uses. But the     5     (big ) catalyst (引发变化的因素) so far is that most Swedish merchants don’t access cash payment.

China also has a vast cashless market,    6     is mostly dominated by Tencent’s WeChat Pay or Alipay, which is owned by Alibaba. But unlike many other countries, China hasn’t embraced (欣然接受) credit card payment. Instead, most Chinese consumers make payment by scanning QR codes (二维码) on     7     (they) phones.

Most merchants request payment via QR codes and it’s not uncommon     8     (see) QR codes located all throughout China. And this trend is starting to spread to other countries that have a lot of Chinese     9     (travel).

The growing cashless trend has led many people to wonder     10     the U.S. will eventually go cashless. It is possible since U.S. consumers are increasingly moving away from cash and embracing other forms of payment.

10 . When it comes to protecting your mental health, you can take steps to adjust your daily routine to be a bit kinder to yourself. Here’s some of the advice some experts offered.

    1    

Stephanie Roth-Goldberg, a licensed clinical social worker, says this could mean allowing time to relax with your coffee for a few minutes before leaving the house or getting some physical activity before work. See how long you need to accomplish something good for yourself.    2    !

Take breaks during the workday

    3     — it can do wonders for your concentration and overall mood. If you don’t have a lot of opportunities to take breaks, Goldberg recommends going for a short walk or even visiting a friend at their desk to help break up the day.

Designate a screen-free time during the day

Goldberg explains that designating a time during the day when you completely disconnect from screens is “a great mental health tool that people don’t make use of.”    4    It’s commonly recommended to disconnect before bed, though. “Spending time away from screens allows for creativity, connection and feelings that otherwise would not happen,” she says.

Set up a bedtime routine

Getting enough high-quality sleep is essential to our mental and physical health. Katie Leikam, a licensed clinical social worker, recommends setting up a nighttime routine to ensure you get the shut-eye you need.     5    and turn off your lights at the same time every night. “This will help you obtain better sleep, which is one of the best things you can do for your mental health,” says Leikam.

A．Start the day off on a positive note

B．Keep it cool for a good night’s sleep

C．Wash your face, put down your phone

D．It’s healthy to do this at any time of day

E．Dance around while you do your housework

F．Sometimes it’s just three to five minutes of letting your brain do nothing

G．Get away from your computer screen by stepping outside for some fresh air