1 . Best Summer Camps For Teenagers 2022

Summer camps provide experiences to teenagers, which help them grow as individuals and teach them lessons they remember forever. Here is a list of our best summer camps for teenagers.

Robin Hood Camp

This camp help campers to get a sense of self-confidence to find out their creativity and imagination through the outdoor summer camp experience. Lake activities, outdoor sports and camp games will be provided for teenagers to build unique memories.

Ages: 8 to 16.

ID Tech Camps

ID Tech offers virtual technology camps for teens. At the camps, teens receive a STEM education while making friends with other students who attend. You can sign up for all types of STEM-related camps that involve coding, designing robots and much more. Meanwhile you can sign them up for private online lessons for a more personalized experience. Our expert instructors have years of experience and often come from famous universities like Stanford, California Institute of Technology and New York University.

Ages: 12 to 16.

Catalina Sea Camp

Catalina Sea Camp is an adventure camp in Catalina Island, California. It’s perfect for kids who enjoy being out in the ocean and participating in exciting water sports. It also has free online marine biology courses for our little campers, making it perfect for those interested in a future career in the field.

Ages: 10 to 16.

Green Wood Camp

This summer camp gives campers a chance to enjoy lake activities that include sailing, kayaking, canoeing and other adventures in woods, sports and activities that the camp organizers help to put on. There is a day camp, family camp and overnight camp to choose from.

Ages: 10 to 18.

See more detailed information at https://summercamphub.com.

1. For kids under 10, which of the following camps is available?

A．Robin Hood Camp.	B．ID Tech Camps.
C．Catalina Sea Camp.	D．Green Wood Camp.

2. What do ID Tech Camps and Catalina Sea Camp have in common?

A．They organize outdoor activities.

B．They have instructors from key university.

C．They involve STEM-related activities.

D．They provide online lessons.

3. Where is this text probably taken from?

A．A geography magazine.	B．A travel brochure.
C．A teenager website.	D．A social issue report.

2 . Grace Hopper (December 9, 1906—January 1,1992)

She was a computer scientist from the United States. She developed the first compiler for a computer programming language. She pioneered the idea of writing computer programs in a language close to English. She was instrumental in the establishment of testing standards for computer systems. She made important contributions to computer technology.

Barbara McClintock (June 16, 1902—September 2,1992)

She was an American scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983.She led the development of the maize cytogenetics(细胞遗传学). She discovered the process of transposition and used it to demonstrate how genes are associated with the presence or absence of certain physical characteristics in human beings. She is one of the mat famous cytogeneticists of the world.

Chien-Shiung Wu(May 31,1912—February 16,1997)

She was a Chinese-American scientist known for her work in radioactivity. She was a part of the Manhattan project where she helped develop the process of making uranium-235 and uranium-238. Her experiment established that weak interaction did not follow the law of conservation of parity. She was a winner of the first Wolf Prize in Physics and was often compared with Marie Curie, giving her nicknames like the Chinese Madame Curie.

Anita Roberts(April 3,1942—May 26,2006)

She was a molecular biologist who was instrumental in the discovery of the protein TGF-beta. This protein has the potential of playing a double role of blocking as well as stimulating cancer and it helps in the curing of wounds and fractures. Anita Roberts is one of the most-cited scientists in the world.

1. What do Grace Hopper and Barbara MeClintock have in common?

A．They won Nobel Prize.

B．They were from America.

C．They passed away at age 86.

D．They studied computer technology.

2. What can we learn about Chien-Shiung Wu?

A．She is a great physicist.

B．She was a student of Marie Curie.

C．She was famous for studying genes.

D．She was instrumental in computer technology.

3. Whose contributions are greatly beneficial to patients?

A．Grace Hopper’s.	B．Anita Roberts’.
C．Chien-Shiung Wu’s.	D．Barbara McClintock’s.

3 . Four Seasonal Best-Sellers Online

Are you among the parents who are seeking books for your children during the coming winter vacation? The following seasonal best-sellers may be on your list of choices.

Salt

Salt, in which Helen Frost tells a story about friendship between Anikwa and James, was set in a time of war. Anikwa and James spent their happy days together in the forests of the Indiana Territory until facing the cruel war. As a children’s literature, it was once considered as a Kirkus Reviews Best Book in 2013.

Now

Now was set in the present day. This is the final book in Morris Gleitzman’s series that began with Once, continued with Then and Now. In the novel, Felix, a successful man with painful memories of his childhood recalls his time with his granddaughter Zelda. It has been popular with teenagers since it came out. Now is one of Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books of 2012.

Green

Die-cut (模切的) pages bring surprise after surprise in this magical new book. How many kinds of green are there in the world? Laura Vaccaro Seeger shapes a respect to a single color that will delight and quite possibly shock you. Green was considered as Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book of 2012 and a 2013 Caldecott Honor Book.

Holes

In this wonderfully creative novel, Louis Sachar makes up a puzzle about Stanley Yelnats, a boy who was sent to juvenile detention center (少年管教中心) Camp Green Lake, and forced to dig a hole a day, five feet across in the hard earth of the dried-up lake bed. It is a darkly humorous tale. The book wins the Winner of the National Book Award and was one of the best sellers among children.

1. Who is the author of the book Salt?

A．Helen Frost.	B．Anikwa.
C．Stanley Yelnats.	D．Louis Sachar.

2. What do we know about the book Green?

A．It tells a serious but funny story.

B．It describes different kinds of one color.

C．It talks about friendship in the period of war.

D．It is one of the series by Laura Vaccaro Seeger.

3. What do the four books in the text have in common?

A．They are set in modern times.

B．They share the same honor as each other.

C．They don’t sell as well as first published.

D．Their readers are mostly children.

4 . Shopping in Paris, France

Every visitor to Paris goes shopping. Street markets, elegant passages, beautiful department stores, bookstalls along the Seine, fine museum shops―Paris is the perfect place for shoppers.

Covered Passages

You can combine shopping and sightseeing by visiting some of the beautiful covered passages of Paris. These 19th-century glass-roofed arcades (商场) were wildly popular for a while. Today about 20 remain, offering a variety of shops and restaurants, as well as interesting architecture and design.

Markets

Paris is best known for its wonderful markets. Open air markets, covered markets and market streets all offer fresh delicious food. They’re great fun and worth visiting, even if you’re not planning on cooking.

Flower Market

The Marche aux Fleurs (Flower Market) is just upstairs from the Cite station. Come any day of the week to enjoy the flowers, whether you buy or not. On Sunday, the flower market becomes a pet market.

Designer Shops

All of the great French fashion houses have shops in Paris, of course, and the great department stores sell all sorts of good French stuff. If you want to see a street full of top design, stroll down Avenue Montaigne.

Flea Market

For a real shopping adventure, take the Metro to Porte de Clignancourt station on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm for an adventure in the vast Marche aux Puces de Saint-Ouen, also known as the Clignancourt Flea Market, with several thousand stalls, shops, and vendors selling everything from used blue jeans to paintings and furniture.

Museum Shops

Most of Paris’ great museums have museum shops selling art, books and souvenirs of high quality at very reasonable prices.

1. What can the visitors learn about when visiting covered passages?

A．The history of life.

B．The style of buildings.

C．The benefit of travelling.

D．The development of cities.

2. When should you go to Flower Market to buy a cat?

A．On Monday.

B．On Friday.

C．On Saturday.

D．On Sunday.

3. As a more adventurous visitor, you will go to ________.

A．Designer Shops

B．Flea Market

C．Covered Passages

D．Museum Shops