1 . Seaside cities are becoming popular with senior high school graduates(毕业生), with Haikou and Sanya in South China’s Hainan province making a list of top places.
With the 2023 national college entrance examination, also known as the gaokao, coming to an end on June 10, many students chose to say goodbye to their high school years with an unforgettable graduation trip.
Since the exam ended, the search volume (搜索量) of the keywords “graduation trip” and “graduation group tour” has risen quickly. From June 9 to 12, the number of airplane ticket bookings for people aged 17 to 19 rose by three times compared to the previous (先前的) week.
The bookings for Hainan province in June are more than the usual volume for the whole month, thanks to graduation trips, which often take five to seven days.
Jiang Xingyou, a travel planner in Hainan has been busy answering travel route inquiries (路线询问) after the gaokao. “We have come up with many travel products for gaokao finishers, hoping to help them have more unforgettable memories,” he said.
Li Pengfei, 17, who just took the gaokao plans to travel to many places across the country. “Well known for its beautiful beaches, blue sky, clear water and fine white sand, Sanya is a perfect place for this special, long vacation. I will try many water sports like surfing, motor boating and diving there,” he said.
1. Where is Haikou and Sanya?| A．In North China. | B．In Hainan Province. |
| C．In Hunan Province. | D．In Guangdong. |
| A．On June 10. | B．On June 9. | C．On June 7. | D．On June 12. |
| A．Four to five days. | B．Five to six days. | C．Five to seven days. | D．Five to eight days. |
| A．He is a travel planner. | B．He is a bus driver. |
| C．He is a student. | D．He is a doctor. |
| A．Li Pengfei is a 2023 gaokao finisher who is at the age of 18. |
| B．The bookings for Hainan province in June are over the usual volume of a year. |
| C．Haikou and Sanya are the top places for gaokao sitters to travel to. |
| D．Haikou is well known for its beautiful beaches, blue sky, clear water and fine white sand. |
Beijing Travel Company Beijing-Singapore: four days in Singapore Website: www.Beijingtour.com Telephone: 010-62617788 |
Miramber Hotel Restaurant& Cafe, Swimming pool, KTV, Clothing Store, Reading room Travel Plans Day 1 Morning: land at Singapore Changi Airport Afternoon: take a bus tour of the island Evening: have a party in the KTV Day 2 Morning: visit the Handicraft Center and the National Museum Afternoon: take the car to Sentosa Island (圣淘沙岛) |
Day 3 Morning: take a walking tour of old Singapore, including Chinatown Afternoon: take a boat trip around the island Day 4 Morning: free time for shopping Evening: return by air Date of Departure (出发) Price August 16th, 2023 ￥3,220 August 17th, 2023 ￥3,100 August 18th, 2023 ￥2,950 August 19th, 2023 ￥3,150 |
| A．2 days | B．3 days | C．4 days | D．5 days |
| A．010-62618877 | B．010-62617788 |
| C．010-61627788 | D．010-61628877 |
| A．take a walking tour | B．visit Sentosa Island |
| C．have a party in the KTV | D．take a bus tour |
| A．On the first day | B．On the Second day |
| C．On the third day | D．On the last day |
| A．More than ￥3000 | B．Less than ￥3000 |
| C．Less than ￥2000 | D．￥3100 |
International Poetry Competition
World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March. Its purpose is to improve people’s ability to read, write, and teach poems all over the world.
This year, the International Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival! The competition is open to all the poets (诗人) aged 18 and over from all over the world, and they will be divided into two groups:
Open Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over)
ESL Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a Second Language)
The winners of each group will receive £1, 000.
RULES:
◆All the poems must be unpublished (未出版的) works
◆Poems will not be returned, so please keep a copy.
◆The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself/ herself
◆ Poems can be written on any proper subject. No subject on violence (暴力) or drugs. The competition begins on 3 March, 2017 and ends on 28 August, 2017.
To enter the competition, please visit the Centre Shop to pay £5 for each poem. Once the payment is made, please ail the poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk. Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of document (文档) to show which group to enter before emailing your poem(s).
Questions about the competition can be emailed to poetrycomp@center.uk.
1. When is the World Poetry Day?
2. What is the purpose of the World Poetry Day?
3. Who can take part in the poetry competition?
4. How many rules are there in the poetry competition?
5. Why should the poets keep a copy?
4 . People in most countries have stopped wearing masks (口罩). In Japan, many people are still covering up. Some of those who have gone maskless, or who want to, are taking lessons in how to smile. A lot of adults say they have “forgotten” how to smile naturally after three years of wearing a face covering. They are taking lessons from “smile coaches” to relearn how to smile with confidence. One coach, Keiko Kawano from a “smile education” company, spoke to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper about her work. She said: “Mask wearing became normal, so people had fewer opportunities to smile. Many people developed a complex (情结) about smiling. I want people to smile for their physical and mental wellbeing.”
Smile coaches in Japan may be busy for some time to come. A recent survey(调查) by Laibo Research found that 27.8% of company employees in their 20s to 50s would continue to wear masks. Just over two-thirds of people said they would wear a mask depending on the situation. Only 5.5% said they would go mask-free. Ms. Kawano is well known in Japan. She has coached more than 4,000 people in the art of smiling. She has also trained hundreds of “smile specialists”. She said: “Smiling makes a good impression on others and helps communication. It also has the effect of making yourself feel more positive.” She added: “Moving and relaxing the facial muscles is the key to a good smile.”
1. Who needs to take lessons in how to smile in Japan?| A．People who are still covering up | B．People who have gone maskless, or who want to |
| C．People who knows how to smile | D．People in most countries |
| A．A basketball coach | B．A football coach |
| C．A tennis coach | D．A smiling coach |
| A．1/3 | B．2/3 | C．27.8% | D．5.5% |
| A．Learn again | B．no more study | C．teach | D．rewrite |
| A．A good impression on others and helping communication. |
| B．The effect of making yourself feel more positive. |
| C．Moving and relaxing the facial muscles. |
| D．A complex about smiling. |
5 . CROSS COUNTRY
Name: Frederick Created: 04/16/2009
I’m a 33-year-old man riding the TransAmerica Trail west-to-east starting on May 18th of 2009 from Astoria, Oregon. I would like to ride about 90 miles per day and end up in Virginia in about 50 days. I will be riding self-supported and mostly camping and cooking under the stars with a few stays in motels along the way. Anyone is welcome to join me.<email: wilson_film@yahoo.com>
Name: Edmund Created: 03/30/2009
TransAmerica, west to east. My son (21) and I (52) are going to ride cross-country from 06/02/09 to 07/27/09 with a 30-foot recreational vehicle. Until a few days ago, we had a driver who was going to join us the last part of each day. Our plan is to take turns driving, so we’re looking for two more companions(同伴) to join us for all or part of the trip. We’ll spend nights in campgrounds and ride about 70 miles per day.<email: markimgrund@comcast.net>
Name: Willard Created: 03/20/2009
I’m planning on riding the TransAmerica Trail from west to east on or about May 15th 2009 from Astoria, Oregon. I would like to ride 85 to 100 miles per day and end up in Virginia 43 to 50 days later. Rest every 7-8 days. Traveling self-supported. Planning to camp with staying in motels when necessary. I’m an engineer. If interested, email me.<email:bickfordl@clearviewcatv.net>
Name: Caspian Created: 01/02/2009
Let's ride together! 32-year-old, looking forward to three months of trip. Cycling across the country along the TransAmerica Trail from east to west. I'm going to start in Maine and end in San Francisco. Traveling self-supported, depending mostly on camping and cooking. Planning to ride 50-60 miles a day. Looking at May 1 as a start date.<email: macondo176@gmail.com>
1. What is the purpose of the people in the passage?| A．To discuss a sports game. | B．To look for cycling partners |
| C．To develop camping skills. | D．To share traveling experience. |
| A．Frederick and Willard. | B．Caspian and Edmund. |
| C．Edmund and Frederick. | D．Willard and Caspian . |
| A．an American cycling organization | B．a type of touring bicycle |
| C．a bicycle route across America | D．a youth bicycle competition |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．. Six. | D．Five |
| A．July 1 | B．October 1 | C．September 1 | D．August 1 |
The Yosufs' house is unlike any other house. In the sitting room, instead of a television there is a blackboard on the wall. For two hours every day Mr Yosuf writes complex mathematical problems on the board. His daughter, Zuleika, copies them into an exercise book and solves them.
Zuleika is special. She's five years old, but, instead of watching cartoons, or playing computer games, her favorite pastimes(消遣) are solving problems and reading books. She already spends hours every day in a university library. Next year, Zuleika will become Britain's youngest "A" level student.
Not surprisingly, the Yosufs are a very clever family. Zuleika's two sisters and brother, aged 16, 14 and 12 are also good at maths and are already at university. Her father, who specializes in maths research, has taught them all. "Zuleika is very competitive, " says her father, "She sees her brother and sisters working every day and she can't wait to catch up with them. I remember teaching the others maths when they were eight. Zuleika solves the same problems now, although she took up maths much earlier. We could see she was interested in numbers at a much younger age.
So what is the secret of their success? When their first child arrived, Mr Yosuf and his wife made up their minds to teach all of their children at home. They say that home teaching combined with love and understanding has helped their children to succeed. "We'll be patient and supportive, and they take pride in what they do, " says Mr Yosuf. "Maybe Zuleika has a natural talent for maths, but I believe given the right surroundings, any child could do well."
One thing all child prodigies(神童) have in common is a complete love of their subject. They spend many more hours working at it than the average child, and this extra effort is reflected in their achievements. It is not necessary to be extremely talented to be a child prodigy, but you do have to have a lot of motivation.
1. What does Mr. Yosuf use the blackboard for? (No more than 15 words)2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2? (No more than 10 words)
3. What does the underlined word "surroundings" in paragraph 4 probably mean? (1 word)
4. What do all child prodigies have in common according to the text? (No more than 10 words)
5. What do you think of studying at home? Give your reasons. (No more than 20 words)
7 . TRADITIONAL belief has always had it that a not-so-clear-thinking---Vincent Van Gogh cut off his own ear after a fight with the French artist Paul Gauguin in 1888.Van Gogh is said to have handed the ear to a woman named Rachel. Then, doing what any person who had just lost an ear might do, he went home to take a nap.
But a new book titled In Van Gogh’s Ear argues that it was Gauguin who cut off the Dutch painter’s ear. Authors Hans Kaufmann and Rita Wildegans explained inconsistencies(矛盾) in Gauguin’s description of the event and his ability as an expert swordsman(剑客). “Vincent might have attacked him; Gauguin wanted to defend himself and to get rid of this “madman’,……
They believe that Gauguin and Van Gogh agreed to hide the incident. But that doesn’t mean Gogh never dropped a hint about the “real” story. He once told his brother Theo in a letter, “Luckily, Gauguin is not yet armed with machine guns and other dangerous war weapons”.
1. It is widely accepted by people that cut off his ear.| A．Hans Kaufmann | B．Gauguin | C．Rachel | D．Van Gogh himself |
| A．Van Gogh is a Dutch painter |
| B．Gauguin didn’t use a machine gun to cut off Van Gogh’s ear |
| C．Theo is van Gogh’s brother |
| D．Van Gogh had slept for a long time after his ear was cut off |
| A．Van Gogh cut off his own ears. |
| B．It’s not possible Gauguin who cut off Van Gogh’s ear |
| C．Kaufmann and Wildegans wrote the book called In Van Gogh’s Ear |
| D．Van Gogh never dropped a hint about his ear |
| A．Gauguin wanted to kill him |
| B．He was lucky not to be killed by Gauguin |
| C．He hated Gauguin |
| D．He wanted to tell his brother it was who cut off his ear |
| A．Who cut off Van Gogh’s ear? |
| B．The introduction of Van Gogh |
| C．A new book titled In Van Gogh’s Ear |
| D．A Swordsman |
8 . Commencement (毕业典礼)is a time for idealism.
But economic reality is cruel everywhere; especially for new college graduates. They have been told repeatedly that a college degree is an open sesame (芝麻) to the global economy. But that’s not necessarily so, according to new research by two economists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Frank Levy and Peter Temin.
It is true that people with college degrees make more money than people without degrees. The gap has narrowed somewhat in recent years, which is disturbing. But the earning power of college graduates still far outpaces that of less-educated workers.
The bad news, though, is that a college degree does not ensure a bigger share of the economic pie for many graduates. In recent decades Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin show, only college-educated women have seen their income grow in line with economy wide gains in productivity. The earnings of male college graduates have failed to keep pace with productivity gains.
Instead, a huge share of productivity growth, which expands the nation’s total income, is going to Americans on the top of the income scale. In 2005, the latest year with available data, the top 1 percent of Americans--whose average annual income was $1.1 million--took in 21.8 percent of the nation’s income, their largest share since 1929.
Administration officials, and other politicians and economists, often, believe that income inequality reflects an education gap. But Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin show that in the case of men, the average bachelor’s degree is not enough to catch the rising tide of the global economy.
They argue that the real reason that inequality is worsening is the lack of strong policies that broadly distribute economic gains. In the past, for example, a more progressive income tax and unions promote equality. Positive measures have also helped and probably accounts, in part, for the pay growth of college-educated women. But such measures have been eroding and new ones have not yet emerged, making the income gap even greater.
Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin conclude that only a new government policy can restore general prosperity. That’s a challenge to the nation’s leaders and today’s graduates. America needs them to contribute to the development of the nation in a global economy.
1. The passage is mainly about that ________.| A．there is a big income gap between female and male college graduates in America |
| B．college graduates find it hard to find an idea job after graduation in America |
| C．college degrees are losing value in America |
| D．research shows that American government should take measures to ensure income equality for college graduates |
| A．Much of the total income of America has been gained by a few very rich people. |
| B．The whole nation has enjoyed a big income growth with the growth of productivity. |
| C．A small part of people in America can have income increase. |
| D．Upper class Americans contribute most to productivity growth. |
| A．being gradually destroyed by wind or rain | B．gradually not suitable |
| C．gradually disappearing | D．gradually reducing power |
| A．female college graduates have higher income than male ones |
| B．income tax can guarantee income equality |
| C．female college graduates have benefited from some governmental measures to ensure their income growth |
| D．new measures and policies have been taken to promote income equality |
| A．lack of proper governmental policies | B．lower college degree of college graduates |
| C．gender discrimination | D．underdevelopment of economy and productivity |
If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart. When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything.
Communication begins with the concerns of another. It means that you can’t just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. Even if you just say “Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing.
If you looked up the word “communication” in a dictionary, it would say “the exchange of ideas, the conveyance （表达）of information, correspondence （通信）, means of communication: a letter or a message”. To maintain (保持) a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by writing a note.
When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.
This is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, not when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t as mad and let the incident go. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.
Communication isn’t a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie’s, telling the other person how you feel-listening is the key factor to communication.
1. In the writer’s view, dealing with parents is __________ than with children.
| A．more difficult |
| B．easier |
| C．more uninteresting |
| D．more interesting |
| A．the importance of friendship |
| B．to make your feeling known to others |
| C．the importance of communication |
| D．the disagreement between generations |
| A．children should always obey their parents |
| B．they should be equal |
| C．parents play the leading part |
| D．both make the opposite know their feelings |
| A．Sophie’s parents are willing to listen to her |
| B．Sophie is very polite to her parents |
| C．Sophie did well in explaining her being late |
| D．communication is the solution(解决办法) to misunderstanding |
| A．If you don’t agree with others, you’d better let them know |
| B．It is better to say “Hi” to others than say nothing |
| C．If you are not able to communicate, walk away |
| D．Communication is a two-way deal |
