1 . If you are looking for an adventure for your kids, SummerCamps.com is here for you. We have rounded up some best camps to keep your thrill seekers busy all day.

Catalina Sea Camp

Catalina Sea Camp is an ocean adventure and marine(海洋的)biology summer camp located at Toyon Bay on Catalina Island. Marine science instructors lead explorations, provide help in identification, explain relationships and teach scientific knowledge in marine environments. It offers three one-week sessions for boys and girls aged 8-13.

Address: Toyon Bay, San Bruno, California

Phone: (800) 645-1423

Steve & Kate’s Camp

The summer camp trusts kids to choose their own adventure in film, fashion design, bread making, painting and so much more. Steve & Kate’s Camp offers a safe environment where kids aged 6-12 can be themselves and explore their passions. And because they’re making their own choices, they find a sense of meaning in their activities.

Address: 150 Pacific Ave, San Francisco

Phone: (415) 389-5437

Six Flags Animal Adventure Camps

Kids of all ages can enjoy a week-long journey into the world of animals. They’ll have fun while they learn about animals and the importance of preserving their habitats through hands-on activities and exciting live presentations from animal experts.

Address: Cosby, Tennessee

Phone: (866)876-8952

Lake Greeley Camp

Lake Greeley Camp is a private overnight summer camp located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. The camp is owned and operated by the Buynak Family, who have given children fun-filled, safe summer experiences for over 50 years. It welcomes boys and girls aged 6-15.

Address: 222 Greeley Lake Rd, Greeley, Pennsylvania

Phone: (570) 685-7196

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1. What can kids do at Catalina Sea Camp?

A．Learn real life skills about swimming.

B．Learn some knowledge about marine life.

C．Enjoy summer sunshine on Catalina Island.

D．Meet some famous marine biology scientists.

2. If a 5-year-old boy wants to join a summer camp, he can choose ________.

A．Catalina Sea Camp	B．Lake Greeley Camp
C．Steve & Kate’s Camp	D．Six Flags Animal Adventure Camps

3. What can we know about Lake Greeley Camp?

A．It is run by the government.	B．It is a newly-founded summer camp.
C．It offers accommodation to kids.	D．It is equipped with a fun game room.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When is Sweetest Day?

A．The third Saturday in October.

B．The third Sunday in October.

C．The second Saturday in October.

2. What is the purpose of Sweetest Day?

A．To make friends.

B．To make someone happy.

C．To make cities more beautiful.

3. Who did the Cleveland man help?

A．His friends and relatives.

B．The aged and his neighbors.

C．The city’s orphans and patients.

4. How did the Cleveland man start Sweetest Day?

A．By offering hugs.

B．By giving away small gifts.

C．By distributing some cash.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the man go to the Philippines?

A．For a trip.

B．For further studies.

C．For volunteer work.

2. Who helped the man with the project?

A．The local students.

B．The local government.

C．The local businessmen.

3. What’s the aim of the project?

A．To explore an island.

B．To help the poor students.

C．To protect the environment.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How much time is left for the man to pick Greta up?

A．45 minutes.

B．25 minutes.

C．20 minutes.

2. Why does the woman think the man is crazy?

A．He doesn’t have breakfast.

B．He’ll buy food at the airport.

C．He ate the apple in her bag.

5 . We bought a Shamrock trailer (房车) in the fall of 2019 in anticipation (期待) of our three-month journey to Baja, Mexico. The camper (露营车) would be home base for all the fun and adventure our family, myself, my husband and our three teenagers, would have all the way.

It took three days to drive from Calgary to Las Vegas and the temperature went from negative 30 to 15 °F-a miracle! But by the time we made it to San Diego, California, we had visited two RV mechanics to fix water leaking from the water tank and a bed heater blowing up. Thankfully, while we waited for repairs, we could listen to waves lapping on the shore.

Eventually, we crossed the border into Mexico at Tijuana and pushed our way down the shore coast. While we swam, ate Mexican food and watched sunsets, the Shamrock kept throwing us surprises. We all learned to savor (尽情享受) the good moments while dealing with the bad.

Driving through Utah, our truck began making noises. The truck’s engine had completely broken, and we needed a new one. We holed up (躲) in St. George, Utah, to wait for repairs. One evening, we were heating up dinner when the oven let out a big WHUMP! The whole camper shook.

After a few weeks, we left our truck in Utah—the engine repair wasn’t going too well—and drove home to Calgary. There could not have been five travelers so happy to stay in their house for two weeks.

Eventually, we hired someone to drive our truck and the Shamrock to Calgary, but he arrived with just the truck. The camper was causing problems, and the keys got lost, so it was left in Idaho. It’s still there; we recently marked its one-and-a-half-year anniversary of storage.

This brings me to the point of this essay: For Sale: A lively 30-foot Shamrock camper. Keeps you on your toes! Sleeps five. $9,000. Pick-up is somewhere in Idaho. Bring some tools to break into it.

1. What can we learn about the author’s self-driving tour?

A．The tour lasted for about one month.

B．They drove a Shamrock all the way during the tour.

C．Their truck stopped working when they arrived at San Diego.

D．They enjoyed the tour despite some unexpected problems.

2. What does the underlined word “surprises” mean in paragraph 3?

A．Breakdowns.	B．Beautiful scenery.
C．Amazing functions.	D．Quality after-sales service.

3. What is the tone of the article?

A．Unhappy.

B．Serious.

C．Amusing.

D．Exciting.

4. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?

A．To suggest the places to travel.

B．To advertise her Shamerock camper.

C．To record the happy moments in life.

D．To complain about her campers.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman most probably do?

A．She’s a coach.

B．She’s a reporter.

C．She’s a player.

2. At what age did the man probably start to play basketball?

A．17.

B．10.

C．7.

3. Why did the man start to play basketball?

A．A great basketball game interested him very much.

B．Playing it regularly could help him stay healthy.

C．His parents hoped he could become a basketball player.

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Chloe was 83 years old and lived by the ocean shore in a big beautiful house. She wished her son Steve would visit her, even if for only a day. Of course, the young man had a family of his own now, a darling little daughter Eva, and a business to take care of. Steve got on video calls with Chloe every other day. However, Chloe thought of her son and granddaughter, wishing she was with them. One day, Chloe heard sounds from the neighboring house. Chloe looked through the window and was delighted to see that she had new neighbors.

One morning, when Chloe woke up and walked along the shore, she heard the sounds of water being splashed and the sound of children laughing wildly. She followed the sound and was concerned on finding the twins from the neighboring house standing knee deep in ocean water. Something didn’t feel right. “Why would anyone leave their kids unattended on the shore?” Chloe thought. She grabbed the kids’ hands and walked them to their home. As Chloe opened the door, she found the young mother lying unconscious on the kitchen floor. Chloe didn’t waste a second in calling 911.

The first responders managed to revive (恢复) her consciousness on the spot. “My boys! Ralph! Ray!” the woman cried out to her kids as the ambulance took her away. Chloe said, “Don’t worry. Everything will be alright. I’ll take care of your sweet boys.” She kept her promise and looked after the kids like a grandmother. She took Ralph and Ray in and let them sleep in the bedroom that was specially made for her granddaughter Eva.

It was during these days that she knew that the boys’ father died of illness. Chloe knew that the neighbor, Phoebe, had been trying to make ends meet by selling sweaters and socks that she knit. Looking at Phoebe’s children eat and drink with such joy, she realized how much she longed to see her little Eva. By the time Phoebe came home from the hospital, the kids had already started calling Chloe “Grandma”.

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Phoebe was very moved and struggled to find the words to thank her elderly neighbor.

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One Thanksgiving, when Chloe and the Phoebes were talking, Chloe’s door was knocked.

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8 . “Ice baths” are routinely used by professional athletes after sports events. Dipping into “icy” water, usually around10°c, for 5 to 10 minutes is claimed to improve muscle recovery and enhance future sports performances.     1    

Johana Lanner is an expert in muscle physiology from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.     2     For this reason, ice baths are commonly used for muscle recovery after sports competitions.

What effect do ice baths have on exercise performance? As ice baths help muscles recover, it may follow that they can better sports performance.     3     Hakan Westerblad, an expert in cellular muscle physiology from Sweden, says, “Scientific studies show varying outcomes regarding the effect of post-exercise ice baths on subsequent performance, with results ranging from minor positive effects to negative effects.”

To measure the effect of ice baths on exercise performance, different types of exercise should be taken into account, such as endurance or strength training. Another expert from Australia thinks that after strength exercise, cold water baths may in fact prevent the benefits of exercise.

    4     Christopher, from Mahidol University in Thailand, says, “Interestingly, there is evidence which suggests that cooling the exercise monocle increases the cellular simple, which turns on Mitochondria biogenesis (或粒体生物). “Mio- biogenesis in when cells increase their numbers of Mitochondria, which are structures that release energy. Mito- biogenesis is one of the positive effects that come from endurance training.     5    

A．Unfortunately it is not that simple.

B．But what is the science behind these claims?

C．So ice baths could help to extend this benefit.

D．Effects on endurance training may be quite different.

E．So ice baths are beneficial to all athletes to relax muscles.

F．He says ice baths are effective at relaxing the painful muscles.

G．Professional athletes usually use ice baths to help muscles recover.

9 . When visiting a laboratory or museum and admire an eyeball or a tiny dead creature floating in a glass bottle, you see the preservation power of alcohol. Scientists have been relying on it since the 1600s to preserve their curious specimens (标本). And, if done correctly, it can sustain a sample for hundreds of years. But, how does it work?

“The long and the short of it is that it’s poisonous to certain kinds of microorganisms that would cause decay (腐烂),” said professor Bill Carroll or Indiana University Bloomington. He used wine as an example. It’s made as yeast (酵母) eats sugar from grapes and then releases alcohol. But the yeast releases so much alcohol that the concentration becomes poisonous and kills the yeast. And that alcohol content-around 14%-helps delay the growth of microorganisms for years.

“Preserving other organic materials-Such as DNA, tissues or even entire animals- requires a higher alcohol concentration,” said Katherine Maslenikov, the fish collections manager at the Burke Museum in Seattle. For example, Maslenikov might take a fish specimen. After some initial preparations, she puts the fish specimen in a bottle of 70% alcohol and 30% of water. “For long term storage, 70% alcohol seems to be that magic number,” Maslenikov said. “There’s enough water to help the specimen hold its shape, and enough alcohol to prevent the growth of microorganisms.”

Alcohol at even higher concentrations, for instance 95% ethanol (乙醇), works ns a dehydrant (脱水剂), meaning it removes and replaces the water in the cell, tissue or whole-body specimen with alcohol. This technique is a common way of preserving DNA.

It can be tricky to decide what percentage of alcohol to use. Using too much or too little can affect the sample’s shape and flexibility, or even lower its ability to preserve the sample. High concentrations of alcohol used to dehydrate a specimen will preserve it. But Maslenikov said this process can also cause a specimen to change in size (from the loss of water) and become easily broken (form the hardened proteins). Sometimes that’s OK; it all depends on what you are trying to preserve.

1. Why is alcohol mentioned in the first paragraph?

A．To show the special function of alcohol for storage.

B．To present the achievements that scientists have made.

C．To remind people not to touch the glass bottles in museums.

D．To introduce the exhibits displayed with alcohol in them.

2. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．The common way used to preserve DNA.

B．The process of removing the water in the cell.

C．The role of alcohol with higher concentrations.

D．The aim to develop the technique of preserving DNA.

3. According to the text, to make a fish specimen, what percentage of alcohol and water is needed?

A．95% ethanol and 30 % water	B．70% alcohol and 30% water
C．14% alcohol and 70% water	D．30% alcohol and 70% water

4. What is the attitude of Maslenikov to using alcohol for preservation?

A．Supportive

B．Cautious

C．opposed

D．Enthusiastic

10 . I pulled over and one of the boys standing by the road asked for some water.

My heart____when I heard this. In Wilcannia, where I now worked as a primary school teacher with a six- month contract, there was a drought. Quickly____my car,I gave a bottle to the children before saying goodbye. Moments like this reminded me just how____I’d come from my old life as a teacher hundreds of kilometers away in Sydney.

In my first lesson with Year Six I made a____for our class: Mistakes are expected,respected and corrected. We posted this on the wall in my classroom as a____to students.I hoped it would give students____to keep moving forward. We____so well that by the end of month- one,I____my contract to a full year in the rural or remote place!

A real____was helping with the town’s annual kids’ fashion parade(游行). But COVID pandemic____a move to online learning. So I____students to film videos of themselves singing From Little Things Big Things Grow. The children’s performance won wild applause. And ____I was awarded Music Teacher of the Year. This sort of____was such an honour!

Now, three years later,I’m____in Wilcannia. People always ask me how long I plan to stay here, and then comes my____reply: “Another year.”

1.

A．sank

B．beat

C．melted

D．raced

2.

A．checking

B．searching

C．mending

D．parking

3.

A．fast

B．soon

C．long

D．far

4.

A．decision

B．motto

C．change

D．plan

5.

A．reminder

B．symbol

C．gift

D．picture

6.

A．experience

B．capacity

C．confidence

D．signal

7.

A．bonded

B．behaved

C．reacted

D．operated

8.

A．restricted

B．maintained

C．drafted

D．extended

9.

A．chance

B．highlight

C．love

D．routine

10.

A．added

B．led

C．kept

D．saw

11.

A．expected

B．employed

C．guided

D．troubled

12.

A．gradually

B．subsequently

C．frequently

D．temporarily

13.

A．recognition

B．impression

C．expression

D．appointment

14.

A．already

B．again

C．still

D．also

15.

A．timely

B．typical

C．correct

D．heartfelt