1 . Delhi is one of the main cities of the country India and you can find museums related to many things here. One such museum is related to our Indian railways and trains. In the city of Delhi, Railway has constructed its Rail Museum.
Delhi Rail Museum is well connected with the rest of the city.
| A．It shows how the railway network operates |
| B．Railway has been the lifeline of our country |
| C．The place is ideal for visitors of every age group |
| D．There are around 100 rail engines of real-life size |
| E．These activities will bring a smile to the face of kids |
| F．People can get a closer look at the railway models here |
| G．The rail museum has few railway lines open for visitors |
When the V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green was founded in 1872, it was East London’s first public museum. Today, we are transforming this beloved building into a new national museum of design and creativity dedicated entirely to children.
Relaunching later this year as Young V&A, the museum will be a place to imagine, play, create, debate and design. Young V&A will help children to develop abilities such as creative thinking, problem-solving and collaboration through imaginative, hands-on gallery displays and creative programming for schools, families and community groups.
How you can helpIn a climate of growing inequality and reduced funding for the arts, it is vital that we young people’s creative development. We rely on your generous donations and are thankful for your support. Whether you can give E 25 or f 25,000, all donations will help to complete this project.
25 could buy books for the new Reading Room.
75 could buy sensory materials to help bring the collection to life for young visitors
150 could conserve and display an international object in the permanent galleries
5000 could help furnish the new creative studios in the Learning Centre.
Ways to give*To pay by debit, credit card, use the QR code, visit www.vam.ac.uk appeal or call 020 7942 2905 to speak to a member of the Development team.
*Return a completed donation form or post a cheque directly to the museum or hand it in all the V&A Membership Desk or the Members’ Room.
*To find out about donating by bank transfer, making a regular monthly donation, or to make a larger gift, please email the Development team at appeals@vam.ac.uk.
1. Who are the target visitors of Young V&A?| A．The general public. | B．Seniors. | C．Art lovers. | D．Children. |
| A．Repaint the Reading Room. | B．Help bring the collection to life. |
| C．Conserve an inspirational object. | D．Furnish the new creative studios. |
| A．Scan a QR code. | B．Send a cheque to the museum. |
| C．Call 020 7942 2905. | D．Email the Development team. |
3 . Welcome to SummerCamps.com; find and book the very best summer camps. Your children are precious so we offer the highest quality of camps that will meet each child’s interests in challenging and exciting camp activities. All the camps feature outdoor recreation and adventure, which make sure the activities are fun, engaging and meaningful.
Catalina Sea Camp
Sea Camp offers three one-week sessions to boys and girls aged 8-13 and two three-week sessions to teens aged 12-17. Our hand-picked instructors create an atmosphere of fun and excitement while leading campers to a host of ocean adventures, marine (海洋的) biology, and social summer camp activities.
Address: Toyon Way, San Bruno, California 94066
Phone: 800-645-1423
Camp Rockmont
Camp Rockmont is a Christian summer camp for boys, aged 6-16, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Rockmont’s duty of developing boys into healthy young men is accomplished through age-appropriate skills, activities, and challenges that help campers to know themselves better.
Address: 375 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711
Phone: 828-686-3885
Primitive Pursuits Overnight Camps
Primitive Pursuits Overnight Camps offer week-long Summer Adventure Overnight Camps in New York’s Finger Lakes to your children aged 11-15. Campers experience a week of nature-based skills training, inspiring challenges, and fun activities under the instruction of skilled instructors.
Address: 611 County Rd 13, Van Etten, New York 14889
Phone: 607-272-2292
1. What is special about Camp Rockmont?| A．It’s targeted at older boys. | B．It needs professional skills to accomplish the tasks. |
| C．It is a camp related to religion. | D．It is accomplished outdoors. |
| A．Campers. | B．Educators. | C．Children. | D．Parents. |
| A．Each camp holds adventurous activities for the campers. |
| B．Children can stay in each camp for more than one week. |
| C．Each camp allows boys and girls of more than 6 years old to join in. |
| D．Children need to solve all the problems by themselves in each camp. |
4 . San Francisco Botanical Garden
The San Francisco Botanical Garden is one of the most diverse gardens in the world. The garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 acres of both beautiful gardens and open spaces.
The San Francisco Botanical Garden is open during COVID-19. The garden is free to all San Francisco residents and garden members. We are also continuing to offer free admission every morning to everyone from 7:30 am to 9 am — a fantastic time for bird-watching. The second Tuesday of the month is also free to everyone.
San Francisco Botanical Garden Free Days
Second Tuesday of every month
Free daily from 7:30-9 am
Always free for San Francisco city and county residents
Always free for garden members and school groups
Regular cost: $9 / adults weekdays, $12 / adults weekends; $7 / youth and seniors; $3 / children; children 4 years old and younger free
Hours
Open daily, starting at 7:30 am. The garden closes one hour after last entry. Last entry changes seasonally.
Last entry:
Fall & Winter
October through early November: Last entry at 5 pm
1st Sunday in November through January: Last entry at 4 pm
February through 2nd Saturday in March: Last entry at 5 pm
Spring & Summer
2nd Sunday in March through September: Last entry at 6 pm
1. What do we know about the San Francisco Botanical Garden?| A．It is free for local people. |
| B．It is closed during COVID-19. |
| C．It is free for everyone on Tuesdays. |
| D．It is located near Golden Gate Park. |
| A．$3. | B．$7. | C．$9. | D．$12. |
| A．4 pm in June. | B．5 pm in December. |
| C．7 pm in March. | D．6 pm in February. |
5 . NEW NATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR 2022
Seeking talented new faces in the world of nature writing in 2022, we set you a challenge: to write about a special place where you feel close to nature. Your many entries traveled from urban park to moorland (荒原); mountain to lake; coast to garden. Reading them was a thrilling reminder of the power of nature to comfort and heal, but also to energize and excite. Choosing a winner was difficult. Thank you to our judges for their thoughtful consideration. One entry stood out as the winner. Scarlet Ribbons is published on our web page. We hope you enjoy it.
OUR JUDGING TEAM
Gillian Burke, biologist
“Achingly beautiful. This piece is near-perfect as far as I am concerned. It hit every mark, delivering all the elements set out in the brief and more. I could read it again and again and again…”
Nicola Chester, author
“I loved the ‘Hlansel’s bread crumbs of the Scarlet Pimpernel path’ that led you back to the past, to a Lost Eden. The line ‘the thaw (融雪) never came for our moorland household’ has such dramatic power.”
Cal Flyn, journalist and author
“What a striking piece of writing. This was lyrical, knowledgeable and showed deep connection to a place. It also came with an emotional hit that made me want to lie down.”
Joe Pontin, editor and chair of the judging panel
“Written with elegance and passion, Scarlet Ribbons transports you to the peaceful summer days of a young child exploring the countryside around the family farm in Yorkshire.”
1. What is the theme of the world of nature writing in 2022?| A．Identifying the best nature-lover. |
| B．Healing the world with nature-lovers. |
| C．Exploring more personal natural places. |
| D．Connecting with one’s unique natural place. |
| A．Gillian Burke. |
| B．Nicola Chester. |
| C．Cal Flyn. |
| D．Joe Pontin. |
| A．A website. |
| B．A newspaper. |
| C．A magazine. |
| D．A guidebook. |
6 . The Internet makes your work or study more convenient and efficient, and there are many apps that are beneficial both in your life and study. Below are some examples that you may find easy to download.
◆App Detox(Android)
To prevent you spending too much time on the web, App Detox blocks your access to the Internet or to apps of your choosing for a certain period of time to allow you to get things done without distractions(干扰).
Price: $3 per month
◆Studious(iOS)
Studious is an efficient homework planner that helps you achieve your maximum potential. You can input your class schedules in Studious, and it saves them and organizes them by their due dates in order to help you better be prepared for what’s up next. It can be set to remind you of when homework assignments(作业)are due and when your tests are approaching.
Price: $20 per year
◆Streaks(iOS and Android)
This award-winning app is an addicting goal-tracking app that challenges you to achieve a “victory” by tracking the number of continuous days you’ve stayed focused and completed specific tasks. It works well for goals like turning in homework on time or reading chapters in assigned books.
Price: Yearly Fee: $24
◆Remember the Milk(IOS and Android)
This is a smart to-do list app. You can create lists of things you need to accomplish on a specific day and organize these lists. The app breaks down all your tasks by the day, and organizes them the way you want to with priorities, due dates, repeats, lists and more.
Price: Monthly Fee: $4
1. Which app should you choose to break the Internet connection temporarily(暂时地)?| A．App Detox. | B．Studious. |
| C．Streaks. | D．Remember the Milk. |
| A．$20. | B．$24. |
| C．$36. | D．$48. |
| A．Smart Finance. | B．Developer Tools. |
| C．Time Management. | D．Social Notworking. |
7 . Explorers Camp
•Full day camp for kids aged 5-13.•Monday-Friday, July 8-26, 9am-4pm.
Week 1 | July 8-12
Week 2 | July 15-19
Week 3 | July 22-26
•Register for a single week or multiple weeks.
•Fees: $365 per week.
•The last day to cancel registration and receive a full refund (退款) is June 15.
Camp Structure
The day is divided into two thematic sessions per age group. Campers have a three-hour morning class engaging with a morning theme (9am to 12 noon) and a one-hour lunch break, followed by another three-hour class engaging with an afternoon theme (1pm to 4pm). Snack periods are held throughout the day. All campers should bring their own bagged lunch and snacks.
Camp ContentExplorers Camp organizes engaging arts, history and science-related activities in every class, and focuses on a range of topics that emphasize active learning, exploration and, most of all, fun! All camp sessions are created with age-appropriate activities that are tailored to the multiple ways that kids learn.
Camp StaffCampers enjoy a staff-to-child ratio ranging from 1:4 to 1:7 depending on the age group. Instructors are passionate educators who are experts in their fields and have undergone training and a background check.
1. On which of the following dates can you cancel your registration with a full refund?| A．June 12. | B．June 22. | C．July 19. | D．July 26. |
| A．By gender. | B．By nationality. | C．By interest. | D．By age. |
| A．15. | B．21. | C．30. | D．42. |
8 . It can be tough to pull kids away from their computers and mobile devices these days. While they’re playing games, wouldn’t it be great if they could be learning at the same time? Good educational apps offer fun challenges that teach specific grade-level skills. Here are four that combine fun and learning.
Understanding Math($3.99; iOS)
Understanding Math goes beyond basic comprehension to gain a deeper understanding of the whys and hows of math. The app tracks your child’s progress to determine strengths and weaknesses in different skill areas, and you can customize(订制)your child’s learning experience to suit the needs.
Word Creativity Kit($2.99; iOS)
Word Creativity Kit aims not only to make creative writing fun but also build up grammar rules. The app presents a series of words from seven categories, such as space or fantasy. Kids add their own words to finish the complete thoughts that these words have inspired.
Barefoot World Atlas($4.99; iOS)
Barefoot World Atlas helps kids learn about geography and world cultures with a touch of the screen. Each region features a set of sub-topics, from wildlife and natural features to native people, landmarks, and architecture. These facts and illustrations are delivered in photographs, sounds, and hundreds of mini videos.
My Grades & Homework($0.99; iOS)
A combination of grades and homework tracker, My Grades & Homework can help your child stay organized and on top of the progress in school. A convenient calendar and course list format and offer a glance at your child’s assignment schedule that he or she might not normally get from standard homework planners.
1. Which app is beneficial to children’s writing skills?| A．Understanding Math. | B．Word Creativity Kit. |
| C．Barefoot World Atlas. | D．My Grades & Homework. |
| A．They need purchasing when downloaded. |
| B．They help children improve their grades. |
| C．They make studies fun because of mini videos. |
| D．They inform parents of their children’s progress. |
| A．To wish readers to bring in more similar apps for children. |
| B．To encourage parents to allow their students to play apps. |
| C．To design the educational apps to combine fun and learning. |
| D．To introduce four educational apps for readers to buy and use. |
9 . British Museum
Located in Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, the British Museum houses a vast collection of world art and artifacts and is free to all visitors. The British Museums surprising collection spans over two million years of human history and culture, and it has more than 7 million objects, so it would probably take a week to see everything.
Over 6 million visitors every year experience the collection, including world-famous objects such as the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies.
Admission (入场费) and opening times
Free, open daily from 10:00 to 17:30.
Open until 20:30 on Fridays,except Good Friday.
Closed on 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Large luggage (行李), suitcases and cabin baggage
For everyone’s safety, all bags, packages and personal items may be searched before entry. Wheeled cases and large items of luggage are not allowed on British Museum for safety and security reasons. Storage for luggage is available at major rail stations, including Euston, Kings Cross and Charring Cross.
Membership
Membership allows you to discover two million years of human history with free unlimited entry to special exhibitions.
Individual (个人) membership: $74
Under 26 membership: $54
Young friends (ages 8—15):$25
Shops
The Museum has four shops where you can buy books, souvenirs, and family gifts.
1. When can you visit the British Museum?| A．At 9:00 Friday. | B．On Christmas Day. |
| C．At 12:00 Monday. | D．On Good Friday. |
| A．At some crossings. | B．At major train stations. |
| C．In the hall of the Museum. | D．At the entrance to the Museum. |
| A．79. | B．99. | C．128. | D．148. |
10 . Nowadays social media influencers have powerful influence. The concept of an influencer —a person who inspires or guides the actions of others—has been around for centuries. Before social media, influencers were famous persons or politicians far away from our lives.
In an age when anyone can be an influencer, content creators use their content on social media to influence others around the world.
Because of this, young people can see themselves represented more directly online through influencers. This can be important for the development of an adolescent’s identity.
| A．They can have role models who are like them and reachable. |
| B．It’s possible that young people use their social networking platforms. |
| C．On the contrary, that kind of work and people behind it should be celebrated. |
| D．Some have even become key opinion leaders, holding great cultural influence. |
| E．The rise of influencers comes as young people spend more time online than before. |
| F．However, the influence and power of today’s social media influencers is more noticeable. |
| G．Though some influencers’ actions affect the youth’s attitude to life, many can be positive. |
