1 . We’ve designed perfect camps for your child, complete with all the fun and different activities, and the important safety measures. The one-of-a-kind experiences will make your child shine!
Registration(报名):May 24~June 27
ACADEMIC CAMP
Academic camp is a wonderful way to increase your child’s love for learning while focusing on a specific subject. From math to creative writing, we have something for every student. Campers work in small groups to apply real-life experiences to lessons learned in the classroom.
Tuition(费用):5days $290(July 5~July 9)
SPECIALTY CAMP
Our specialty camp is filled with hands-on activities that offer experiences for campers to discover new skills. Get your child to join the camp! We have fun and unique activities for them to try!
Tuition: 5 days $ 315(July 11~July 15)
SPORTS CAMP
Our sports camp holds new activities to guide campers to build healthy exercise habits. We bring sports coaches to help each camper improve, practice and play each sport.
Tuition: 5 days $ 255(July 18~July 22)
DAY CAMP
In the week, students will explore science and nature, take part in creative arts, and enjoy sports and games. Our camp provides unique indoor and outdoor activities and field trips that take advantage of resources(资源) in the local area.
Tuition: 5 days $ 350(August 1~August 5)
1. When does the camp registration start?A.On May 24. | B.On June 27. |
C.On July 5. | D.On August 1. |
A.Day Camp. | B.Sports Camp. |
C.Specialty Camp. | D.Academic Camp. |
A.It provides math classes. | B.It is free for all students. |
C.It offers local field trips. | D.It lasts the longest time. |
2 . Dive into the classical world via the remains of an ancient merchant ship that dates all the way back to 5 BC as Greece is constructing its first underwater museum.
Some of Greece’s vast heritage of ancient shipwrecks are accessible to the public (divers and non-divers) for the first time ever in a series of underwater museums. The first opened on August 3, allowing visitors to explore the “Peristera shipwreck”, which has been at the bottom of the Aegean Sea for more than two thousand years after it sank in the 5th century BC near the northern Greek island of Alonissos. Since a fisherman discovered the ship in 1985, it has remained off-limits to the public but now visitors can explore it by sea or by virtual reality.
Researchers believe it’s the most important shipwreck from the classical era. It had been believed that a trading ship of that type didn’t exist until the Roman era some 400 years later. So when it was discovered years ago, it completely changed our understanding of shipbuilding in the ancient world.
Experts have yet to determine how or why it sank although there are some indications that a fire may have broken out. It’s believed that it was carrying 4, 000 vases of wine when it sank, most of which are still lying on the seabed, along with fishes and some little creatures who now call it home.
Greece had banned diving until 2004 or so, due to worries that undersea ancient heritage would be taken away but now the country is wholeheartedly hugging its rich underwater heritage. Access to the Peristera shipwreck is available through a new project that will create underwater museums across the Greek islands over the next two years. Divers will be able to tour the shipwreck with licensed guides and non-divers can feel like they’re underwater with virtual reality information centres on land.
1. What is the main idea of the text?A.An underwater museum is under construction. |
B.An ancient merchant ship is discovered. |
C.Greece is trying to protect its heritage. |
D.Divers are interested in Greece. |
A.For about 2,000 years. | B.For about 400 years. |
C.For about 40 years. | D.For about 20 years. |
A.It carried 4,000 vases of valuable wine. |
B.It becomes the first underwater museum. |
C.It corrected some of our misunderstanding. |
D.It is the oldest merchant ship in the world. |
A.Some virtual reality equipment is on the ship. |
B.All the visitors need to stay underwater to visit. |
C.A fire must have broken out on the ancient ship. |
D.There is more than one way to visit the museum. |
3 . Educational App Store
Busuu
Busuu helps you learn English language and the lesson’s quality is guaranteed as it is based on CEFR language framework. Lessons range from beginners to advanced learners. Busuu is actually a great English app if you want to improve your spoken English by talking with native speakers.
Duolingo
Duolingo is one of the best English language apps today and highly recommended for English beginners. The system of the app helps you learn English quickly by spending twenty minutes a day. Duolingo structures your lessons that teach you about seven new words based on a topic and skill points being awarded for completing the lessons.
Memrise
Memrise uses some creative and easy ways to remember English words. The focus of this app is to help the users expand their vocabulary by learning English words in an effective way. Memrise also offers an offline mode to continue learning without Internet connection.
Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone is designed differently from average language apps on the marketplace today. It’s trying to teach us English the way we’d learn it if we were children starting to learn the language. It has exercises designed to help you learn basic words. A variety of lessons are offered that Rosetta Stone has been using for years.
1. Which of the following is the most helpful for speaking?A.Busuu. | B.Duolingo. | C.Memrise. | D.Rosetta Stone. |
A.It serves English beginners. | B.It helps develop vocabulary. |
C.It works online or offline. | D.It promises quick progress. |
A.To promote the new apps. | B.To give ways of learning. |
C.To show the high technology. | D.To inspire language learners. |
4 . Don't know where to go for the weekends? Here are some suggestions for art exhibitions in Beijing.
Wavelength: At the Moment
On March 26, the art exhibition Wavelength: At the Moment was officially opened at the Beijing Times Art Museum. It is divided into four sectors: “Past Future”, “Present Continuous”, “Present Simple” and “Future Continuous”.
This exhibition invited 18 well-known contemporary artists from China and abroad to explore the emotional bond that contemporary art brings to the audience by transforming the exhibition site into a junction point between time, space and reality. Artists use a variety of media as means of artistic expression, focusing on interaction with the audience.
Round and Develop
Supported by the China National Arts Fund, Round and Develop provides a panoramic view of the development in the medium, style and aesthetics of painting.
The exhibition, running at the Art Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts until April 30, shows 100 paintings that reflect the evolution of artists working with mixed media over the past three decades.
Standing out from Three Centuries
Standing out from Three Centuries, running through May 9 at the National Art Museum of China(NAMOC) and Nanjing Museum, shows dozens of Chen Zhifo's paintings from the collections of the two museums. NAMOC has collaborated with Nanjing Museum on this paying tribute to Chen's accomplishments.
The exhibition shows Chen's transition in style, from elegance, tranquility and a scholarly touch to a matured feeling of majesty.
1. What can we learn about Wavelength: At the Moment?A.It will be running on May 9. | B.It is divided into five sectors. |
C.It is on display at NAMOC. | D.It emphasizes interaction with visitors. |
A.Theme. | B.Date. | C.Contents. | D.Location. |
A.Art. | B.Sports. | C.Space. | D.Science. |
5 . Guide to four of the most exciting new adventure trips for 2017:
Sahara
Attractions: International Expeditions Length: 18 days Price: $13,998
Details: Remember the movie Ishtar? Now you, too, can spend days wandering in the desert, just like warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman. Designed for rugged travelers, the camping expedition crosses 1,500 miles of Niger’s Sahara in four—wheel—drive vehicles.
Departure Time: May 12 Information: 800-633-4731; ietravel.com
Across Patagonia: From the Andes to the Ocean
Attractions: Boundless Journeys Length: 10 days Price: $8,995
Details: The newest route across Patagonia starts high in the Argentine Andes and follows the Futaleufu River into Chile all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Travelers start by trekking along the river, changing to rafts before taking up kayaks for the final leg.
Departure Time: March 5 Information: 800-941-8010; boundless, com.
Tribal(部落的)India
Attractions: Myths and Mountains Length: 17 days Price: $17,530
Details: For the travelers who have already visited the best-known India sites, this new trip visits a relatively unexplored state in central India ruled by the Vindhyachal Range and known for its wildlife, waterfalls, ancient sites and tribal culture.
Departure Time(出发时间): Feb 17 Information: 800-670-6984; myths.com
Dalmatian Coast Biking
Attractions: Backroads Length: 7 days Price: $7,298
Details: The company’s first foray into Croatia follow scenic roadways across four islands between Dubrovnik and Spht.
Departure Time: May 7 Information: 800-462-2848; backroads.com
1. What is the passage mainly about?A.Suggestions on the adventure trips in America in 2017. |
B.The guide to several adventure trips around the world. |
C.The attractions in India. |
D.The prices of four adventure trips next year. |
A.On Feb 17. | B.On March 5. |
C.On May 12. | D.In January. |
A.Tribal India | B.Crossing Patagonia |
C.Sahara | D.Dalmation Coast Biking |