1 . Group Visits and Tours
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston(MFAH) welcomes groups to experience the Museum’s collections and exhibitions. Discounts (折扣) for self-guided group visits and expert-guide d group tours are there for those who book 10 or more tickets.
From the great art collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston—with objects crossing the world and human creative history—to the ever-changing schedule of thematic exhibitions, the Museum offers a lot of tour topics to suit your interests. Visit as a self-guided group, and you and your guests can explore at your own pace. For a deeper exploration into the galleries, request (要求) an expert-guided tour.
Policy
The Museum offers tours and packages to groups of 10 or more for the Museum’s collections and selected exhibitions. Membership benefits and free individual admission may not be used at the same time with school or group visits. Tours led by guides who don’t work in the Museum are not allowed; please contact groupsales@mfah.org in advance of your visit for all tour requests.
Reservations
For price information, contact groupsales@mfah.org or 713-639-7878. To make a reservation (预定) request, complete the group visit request form. At least one-week advance notice is needed for self-guided visits and two weeks for expert-guided tours. Reservations are confirmed with an order number and decided by advance payment.
Looking for school tours? Find information here or email schooltours@mfah.org with your questions.
Main address: 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas 77005
MFAH Information Line: 713-639-7300
1. How can you get discounted tickets for the Museum?| A．By visiting it with an expert. | B．By buying at least ten tickets. |
| C．By booking tickets in advance. | D．By paying a visit with your family. |
| A．Groups led by a guide they bring. | B．Children without their parents’ company. |
| C．Those coming with a clear visit plan. | D．Visitors without membership. |
| A．Call 713-639-7878. | B．Buy the ticket two weeks ahead. |
| C．Visit schooltours@mfah.org. | D．Pay for your ticket in advance. |
2 . At Summer at Emerson, we believe each child is unique. Our staff (全体职工) are committed to (致力于) challenging our campers to discover and improve individual talents and creative abilities.
About Summer at Emerson
Summer at Emerson is open to all students, regardless of which school they attend. We offer several individual (独立的) weeks of half-day camps and full-day camps to children who have completed or will end grades K-8 during the 2022-2023 school year. Note: A child who is enrolling (注册) in Kindergarten in the 2023-2024 school year is not yet qualified (能胜任) to attend Summer at Emerson
Facilities & Staff
Emerson School is equipped with (配备有) technology labs, Performing Arts Theater, and gymnasium (体育馆) as well as the outdoor sports fields, and nature areas will be fully used throughout the summer staff of caring and experienced instructors. All camps are designed and run by a professional and counselors (顾问). Summer at Emerson is fully permitted (允许；准许) by the State of Michigan as a child care provider, and the majority of our staff members are CPR and First Aid certified (获得资格的).
Camp Dates
Spring Break Camp: March 27-31 | Week 1: June 19-23 | Week 2: June 26-30 |
Week 3: July 10-14 | Week 4:July 17-21 | Week 5: July 24-28 |
Camp Hours
Morning Camp:9:00a.m.－12:00p.m Afternoon Camp:1:00p.m.－ 4:00p.m.
Camp Fees
Half-Day Camps: $165-$230 Full-Day Camps: $300-$345
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please email, call, or text: summer@ emerson-school. org or 734-660-5108. We look forward to providing a safe and engaging (令人愉快的) summer experience for your child.
1. Who is qualified to attend Summer at Emerson?| A．Children to start grades K-8 in the 2022-2023 school year. |
| B．Children to register for Kindergarten in the 2023-2024 school year. |
| C．Children having completed grades K-7 in the 2023-2024 school year. |
| D．Children having finished grades K-8 during the 2022-2023 school year. |
| A．March 27-31. | B．June 19-23. | C．July 17-21. | D．August 7-11. |
| A．Students. | B．Parents. | C．Teachers. | D．Coaches. |
3 . One-Day Shanghai Mini-Group Tour
A mini group consists of I to 6 persons, with lowest group price and attentive service. Provide free bottled drinking water with unlimited supplies.
Detailed Schedule
| 8:00—9:00 | Hotel Pick-up |
| 9:00—12:00 | Explore Shanghai’s traditional residences and lifestyle in Zhujiajiao Water Town where you can see ancient canals, distinctive bridges and gardens. |
| 12:00—13:00 | Today’s lunch will be at your own expense. |
| 13:00—16:00 | Visit Yu Garden to enjoy the landscape of the classical southern Chinese gardens. Go for a walk in the old street to get in close touch with the local people’s life. |
| 16:00—17:00 | Take in the impressive skylines of Shanghai as you walk along the Bund, the city’s most important modern landmark site. You can see many well-known buildings like the Oriental Pearl Tower and the highest Shanghai Tower. |
| 17:00—18:00 | Hotel Drop-off |
Tour Price(US $ Per Person)
Adult(＞11 years old)$119
Child(3-11 years old)＄109
Price Includes
●Pick-up & drop-off from the hotel.
●Entrance fees
●Professional English-speaking guide
●Experienced driver & air-conditioned vehicle
●Unlimited bottles of drinking water
Price Excludes
●Meals, advice freely available
●Tips for guide and driver
Booking Policy
●Payment：Full payment is required at least two days before the day trip. We accept payment by Credit Card, Alipay, WeChat and Bank Transfer.
●Cancellation：Your payment is fully refundable (可退款的) if you cancel more than 24 hours before the trip. Cancellation within 24 hours or any unused portion after the day trip begins is non-refundable.
●Guests under the age of 80 can participate.
1. What is free in the trip?| A．Lunch | B．Bottled water. |
| C．Accommodations. | D．Downtown parking. |
| A．Visiting a famous garden. | B．Walking along the Bund. |
| C．Wandering on a bridge. | D．Standing on Shanghai Tower. |
| A．It is a guided trip. | B．Anyone can take part. |
| C．It is refund able at any time. | D．It departs every day. |
4 . Four Best Language Exchange Apps
HelloTalk
HelloTalk is a language exchange application that allows you to talk with others from around the world for free. You can write a brief summary about yourself in your profile（简介）, choose your native language and select the language and level that you’re currently learning. Then you’re able to search for native language partners from around the world! What sets HelloTalk apart from similar apps is that native speakers can edit your messages and correct your grammar while you chat together.
Lext Talk
Lext Talk is an application that allows users to connect with people from around the world. Once your profile is complete, you can select which language you speak and which language you’d like to learn. A very convenient feature that Lext Talk offers is its map. Users can use Lext Talk’s map to search for language partners in their areas, or find a partner in a specific region.
Doongle
Like the feature of Lext Talk but you have an Android phone? Don’t worry, there’s a similar app for all Android users too! Doongle allows its users to share voice messages, photos and more. Like Lext Talk, Doongle also has a map feature. Doongle offers a particular group chat feature, where you can talk about English grammar or share tips on how to make a pizza with others.
italki
With italki, you get to choose your teachers based on your interests and goals. You pay per lesson but you get what you pay for. You can choose to take lessons anytime and anywhere to your liking. If you don’t know which teacher to choose, don’t worry. All teachers will have a video introduction of themselves and you could also judge by looking through previous re—views from students.
1. What’s special about HelloTalk?| A．It is the best application to learn grammar. |
| B．Users’ errors can be corrected in the message. |
| C．HelloTalk offers quality lessons at a low price. |
| D．Users can choose language partners by gender. |
| A．HelloTalk. | B．Lext Talk. | C．Doongle. | D．italki. |
| A．Doongle doesn’t have a map feature. |
| B．HelloTalk doesn’t offer a text chat feature. |
| C．Lext Talk is not suitable for Android users. |
| D．italki doesn’t offer much detail of teachers. |
(1)基本信息：位于电影《卧虎藏龙》的拍摄地安吉县, 占地面积80万平方米, 有近 400 种竹子;(2)公园特色：与竹子有关的活动、观赏熊猫吃竹子、特色餐厅等;
(3)邀请游客前来游玩。
注意：
(1)词数100左右;
(2)可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
卧虎藏龙：Crouching Tiger;Hidden Dragon 竹笋：bamboo shoots
Welcome to China Bamboo Expo Park
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6 . Summer camps have their unlimited daily diet of screen-free outdoor fun. Now, for kids hungry for a bit of parent-free adventure and keen to broaden their horizons, an overseas camp is a chance to show real independence, form lifelong cross-cultural friendships and maybe even pick up a new skill.
Village Camps
Salavas, France
+33475881681
Best for: River fun
Suitable for: 11-17 years; £1996 (13 nights), starting 30th June or 14th July
This granddaddy of European camps (now in its 48th year) on the banks of the Ardeche is a well-run operation with rock climbing and canoe training in a two-day 30 km canoe trip with an overnight sleep in a camp. If you’re interested, you can combine the outdoor fun with a French language course.
International Camp Suisse
Route de la Jorette, Switzerland
+41795639872
Best for: Mountain activities
Suitable for: 6-17 years; £2600 (13 nights), starting any Saturday from 30th June to 17th August
Set up 15 years ago by Richard Young and Julie Tyler, it draws campers from all over the world. Here all campers do language tuition in French, Spanish, German or English, combined with cultural trips and a full timetable of outdoor action.
French Woods Sports and Arts
431 Chapel Hill Rd, New York, US
+16076372267
Best for: Teenage daydreaming
Cost from: £2263-£2707 for two weeks from early June to the end of August
This teen-only camp offers watersports, sports and extreme sports, performing and visual arts, circus arts and technology such as computer programming and robotics.
Camp Kandalore
1143 Kandalore Rd, Canada
+17054892419
Best for: Wilderness
Suitable for: 14-16 years; £1972 for two weeks between 28th June and 26th August
This 70-year-old venue offers some incredible water-based adventures, including canoe tripping through the lakes and parks.
1. What is the advantage for kids to attend an overseas camp?| A．Having screen time free of charge. | B．Freeing their parents from adventures. |
| C．Enhancing their independent ability. | D．Tasting their parents’ financial hardship. |
| A．£1996. | B．£1972. | C．£2270. | D．£2600. |
| A．+16076372267. | B．+17054892419. |
| C．+41795639872. | D．+33475881681. |
7 . Are newspapers dying? Many say the disappearance of the daily paper is just a matter of time. Now newspaper circulation is dropping, ad income is drying up, and the industry has experienced a great wave of layoffs (裁员) in recent years. A third of the large newsrooms across the United States had layoffs between 2017 and April 2018 alone. So these people say the Internet is just a better place to get news. “On the web, newspapers are live, and they can enrich their coverage with audio, video, and the invaluable resources of their vast archives (档案),” said Jeffrey I. Cole, director of USC’s Digital Future Center. “For the first time in 60 years, newspapers are back in the breaking news business, except now their delivery method is electronic and not paper.”
Yes, newspapers are facing tough times, and the Internet can offer many things papers can’t. However, newspapers are still here, and many of them remain profitable. Rick Edmonds, a media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, says the widespread newspaper industry layoffs of the last decade should make papers more survivable. “Many newspapers are operating more leanly (精简地) now,” Edmonds said. “The business will be smaller, but there should be enough profit there to make a sustainable business for years to come.”
Those who claim the future of news is online ignore one important point: Online ad income alone just isn’t enough to support most news companies. Thus, online news sites will need a new business model to survive. One possibility may be paywalls, meaning people have to pay for content. The 2013 Pew Research Center media report found that paywalls had been adopted at 450 of the country’s 1,380 dailies.
Until someone figures out how to make online-only news sites profitable, newspapers aren’t going anywhere. Despite the occasional scandal (丑闻) at print institutions, they remain trusted sources of information people turn to.
1. Why are newspapers still there?| A．Many newspapers report more scandals. |
| B．Newspapers have applied new marketing methods. |
| C．Many newspaper companies simplified their operation. |
| D．Newspapers enrich their coverage with audio and video. |
| A．By charging their readers. | B．By featuring the online advertisements. |
| C．By releasing more shocking news. | D．By cooperating with local printed newspapers. |
| A．Newspapers won’t exist. | B．Newspapers won’t be dead. |
| C．Newspapers won’t be trusted. | D．Newspapers won’t be reduced. |
| A．The future of newspapers. |
| B．Advantages and disadvantages of newspapers. |
| C．The meaning of the existence of printed newspapers. |
| D．The comparisons between newspapers and online news. |
8 . Explore the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, which offers a relaxing setting for you to enjoy works of modern sculpture.
Chair Transformation Number 20B, made in 1996-by Lucas Samaras
Here, Samaras explores the double meaning of "flight", referring to both the starlike form created by the stacked chairs, and the movement of a single chair moving through space. From different viewpoints, the sculpture appears to be upright, leaning back, or springing forward. From the side, it even appears like a zigzagging(之字形的)line.
Typewriter Eraser, Scale X, made in 1998-by Coosje van Bruggen
The artist chose the typewriter eraser as his model for this work based upon childhood memories of playing with the object in his father's office. Here the brush arcs(作弧形运动)back, conveying a sense of motion, as if the wheel-like eraser were rolling down the hill and making its way towards the gate of the garden.
Moondog, model 1974, made in 1998-1999-by Tony Smith
The title itself comes from two sources: Moondog was the name of a blind poet and folk musician who lived in New York City, and Smith has also compared this sculpture to Dog Barking at the Moon, a painting by Joan Miro. He first created Moondog in 1974 as a 33-inch cardboard model and cast it in bronze as a garden sculpture in 1980. This version was designed by Smith, but it was not completed until after his death.
Cheval Rouge (Red Horse), made in 1964-by Alexander Calder
During the last two decades of his life, Alexander Calder devoted his greatest efforts to large- scale mobiles and stabiles(立式抽象派雕塑), many of which have become popular public landmarks in cities around the world. Here the silky legs and tensile(张力的)up-thrust "neck" recall the power of a horse. This stabile reflects Calder’s statement: "I want to make things that are fun to look at."
1. What can we learn about the sculpture Moondog?| A．It was originally intended for a garden. | B．It was the only work of its creator. |
| C．It was inspired by a modern painter. | D．It wasn’t completed by its designer. |
| A．Moondog. | B．Cheval Rouge (Red Horse). |
| C．Typewriter Eraser, Scale X. | D．Chair Transformation Number 20B. |
| A．Tony Smith's. | B．Lucas Samaras'. | C．Alexander Calder's. | D．Coosje van Bruggen's. |
9 . Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel (旅社). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 a night, and for that, you’ll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with security and comfort.
Yellow HostelIf I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It’s affordable, and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it’s close to the main train station.
Hostel Alessandro PalaceIf you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.
Youth Station HostelIf you’re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn’t charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.
Hotel and Hostel Des ArtistesHotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it’s close to all of the city’s main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.
1. What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?| A．Comfort. | B．Security. |
| C．Price. | D．Location. |
| A．Yellow Hostel. | B．Hostel Alessandro Palace. |
| C．Youth Station Hostel. | D．Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes. |
| A．It gets noisy at night. | B．Its staff is too talkative. |
| C．It charges for Wi-Fi. | D．It’s inconveniently located. |
10 . Heritage sites are universally considered as the places where you can learn about the history of human development and social evolution. Therefore, if you have a keen interest in meeting your curiosity about it, the following on the UNESCO's World Heritage List will be a must-check list for you.
Dinosaur Provincial Park, Canada
The park is best known for its extensive fossil beds, within which 35 species of dinosaurs from about 100 to 65 million years ago have been identified. There are also fossilized remains of fish, reptiles, and amphibians. The area was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.
Salonga National Park, Congo
This is the largest reserve in Congo, covering more than 14,000 square miles. The park was established in 1970. The thick forest provides habitats for various animals like parrots, elephants and monkeys. Park visitors observe the animals from motorized river boats. The park was entered into the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1984.
Hadrian's Wall, England
This is a Roman barrier that guarded the border of Britain. Hadrian (ruled 117-138 CE) went to Britain in 122 and was the first to build a wall, 80 miles long, to separate the Romans from the barbarians (野蛮人). There was no intention of fighting from the wall top; the soldiers there were trained to encounter the enemy in the open. In 1987, Hadrian's Wall was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.
Easter Island, Chile
This place is famous for its huge stone statues. The first European visitors, the Dutch, named it Easter Island in memory of their day of arrival. The small and hilly island was formed by volcanoes.Easter Island was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1995.
1. If you want to study fossils in college, which site would you like to visit?| A．Easter Island. | B．Dinosaur Provincial Park. |
| C．Hadrian's Wall. | D．Salonga National Park. |
| A．In 1995. | B．In 1979. |
| C．In 1987. | D．In 1984. |
| A．To keep a place for dinosaurs. |
| B．To defend themselves from attack. |
| C．To memorize Roman’s arrival in the place. |
| D．To provide natural habitats for wild animals. |
