1 . Books That Celebrate Diverse Holidays and Traditions

It’s important to remember there are a diverse set of holidays available to explore. Below are a few books that help introduce children to different holiday cultures and traditions.

Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto, illustrated by Ed Martinez

While helping her mother with Christmas celebration, Maria is tempted to try on her mother’s diamond ring. After getting caught up in the joy of the holiday and playing with her cousins, Maria realizes the ring is missing! That’s when she and her cousins come up with a plan to eat all of the tamales, in hopes of finding the ring.

Together for Kwanzaa by Juwanda G. Ford, illustrated by Shelly Hehenberger

This is a story about a little girl named Kayla who wants to see her older brother Khari come home so they can celebrate Kwanzaa together as a family. Khari is stuck at college when a snowstorm hits and his car breaks down. Will he make it home in time for Kwanzaa?

A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman

This book is a funny, nostalgic tale of Christmas Eve afternoon through Christmas night in Wales, and is full of unique imagery and poetic prose. It will arouse a sense of familiarity for some young readers while introducing them to different aspects of Christmas traditions.

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Frane Lessac

The word otsaliheliga is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. This is an amazing story that describes a journey through the seasons with a modern-day Cherokee family. Cherokee history and traditions are also woven into the story in a very kid-friendly way.

1. What makes it difficult for Khari to return home in time for Kwanzaa?

A．A car crash.

B．Delayed flights.

C．Extreme weather.

D．Academic pressure.

2. Who provides pictures for A Child’s Christmas in Wales?

A．Traci Sorell.

B．Ed Martinez.

C．Dylan Thomas.

D．Trina Schart Hyman.

3. The four books all inform readers of ______.

A．how to find hidden treasures at home	B．how to strengthen bonds with friends
C．the lifestyles of different ethnic groups	D．different holiday celebrations and customs

2 . About Byron

Whether you’re in Byron for fun or work, there are plenty of things to do to fill your spare time.

Byron, Georgia makes travel sweeter with its slower pace and breathtaking attractions. It’s full of historic sites, museums, shopping malls, and more. In this city at the center of Georgia’s peach industry, you can take a vacation that leaves you rested, not annoyed.

Events

Georgia Peach Festival-June

Fall Market Days-September

Georgia National Fair-October

Byron Christmas Parade-December

Local attractions

Byron Welcome Center

Located in the Peach Shops, the Byron Welcome Center is your first stop in our area. The Byron Welcome Center is ready to help you make the most of your stay in Byron, Georgia.

North Peach Park

North Peach Park is the place for traditional festivals, movies in the park, and many other events. The park has picnic shelters, playgrounds, football fields and soccer fields all year round. North Peach Park also has an indoor, climate-controlled multi-purpose room.

The Big Peach Shopping Mall

One of Georgia’s major shopping malls, and Central Georgia’s biggest and best variety of goods, the Big Peach has something for everyone! Open seven days a week and located directly off I-75, the Big Peach is Central Georgia’s favorite shopping destination.

Party Playground Indoor Fun Center

Let the kids work out some energy with an hour or two at the Party Playground Indoor Fun Center. This room full of safe and soft play equipment will let your little ones run, jump and play, rain or shine. It’s also a great place to have a birthday party.

Contact us

For more information, contact us at (478) 956-2409

Email: byronwelcomecenter@gmail.com

1. When is the best time to enjoy delicious peach in Byron?

A．June.

B．September.

C．October.

D．December.

2. Which attraction best suits people with children?

A．North Peach Park.

B．Byron Welcome Center.

C．The Big Peach Shopping Mall.

D．Party Playground Indoor Fun Center.

3. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A course plan.

B．A travel brochure.

C．A journal.

D．An encyclopedia.

3 . Thousands of books are published daily, and book advertisements play a crucial role in increasing awareness about those books. But it’s too easy to be tricked into bad “advertising opportunities” and make the wrong decisions. Here are several forms of digital advertising proven to work well.

Facebook advertising: Facebook provides the perfect advertising platform for authors because it allows targeting very specific categories of people. The other advantage is that it’s easy to test. You can start with a budget as low as $5 and gradually increase your monetary (货币的) commitment if your return on investment is positive.

Amazon advertising: Amazon allows you to show ads about your book directly on other book pages and search result pages. Since their main US rollout in 2017, they’ve become the most effective advertising place for authors.

Bookbub advertising: Bookbub rolled out a self-serve ad platform in 2016, which they’ve greatly improved since. It’s a less competitive playing field than Facebook or Amazon, but it does have its features.

Discount/promotion advertising: If you’re running a discount or free promotion on one of your books, you can apply to have it advertised in the newsletters of platforms such as Freebooksy, Bargainbooksy, etc.

Other types of advertising include search advertising, Goodreads advertising, banner ads on websites, etc. These haven’t produced the same effective results for most authors yet, but they could be just as effective (or more) if you write in a certain field.

1. What is special about the Facebook advertising?

A．It is easy for authors to access.

B．It aims at saving money for readers.

C．It allows adjusting investment by profit.

D．It includes different categories of information.

2. Which is suitable to promote your book with a discount?

A．Facebook.

B．Amazon.

C．Bookbub.

D．Freebooksy.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To get readers to buy more books.

B．To raise people’s reading awareness.

C．To offer authors advertising platforms.

D．To help publishers communicate with readers.

4 . UC Berkeley Youth Summer Camps

UC Berkeley Youth Summer Camps will provide a wide variety of one-week outdoor experiences and activities for young people on summer camps 2024. Here are four best summer camps.

Afternoon Adventures Camp

Afternoon Adventures Camp offers many adventurous activities around the Berkeley Marina. Campers must be aged 8-10 to sign up. They will explore the ocean plants and join in other activities such as doing outdoor exploration, playing outdoor group games and going skateboarding. This camp provides an opportunity for younger campers to develop lasting friendship through outdoor games.

Blue Camp

Blue Camp grew from the idea that all children need opportunities to take part in regular physical activities to support their mental health. This camp for children aged 7-12 includes art trainings, swimming lessons, free play and group games to create a fun and well-rounded camp experience. The camp is made up of three age groups to ensure safety.

Eco(生态)Adventures Camp

Eco Adventures Camp allows campers to have the chance to explore various environments around Berkeley. Campers will practice observing through their senses and record their findings while they use scientific methods to explore various creatures of the Bay Area.

Discovery Camp

Discovery Camp is designed specifically with the 10-12 year-old in mind, with challenging new ways to explore the Bay Area. Activities may include hikes(徒步旅行)to regional waterfalls, cycling to a beach picnic lunch and rock climbing. The full day course covers a series of regional adventures, often with several stops in a day. All campers can enjoy the bus service to and from the campsites.

1. What can a camper do in Afternoon Adventures Camp?

A．Play indoor group games.

B．Watch the nearby waterfalls.

C．Keep records of unique animals.

D．Participate in skateboarding activities.

2. Which camp best suits the camp-goers who are interested in swimming?

A．Afternoon Adventures Camp.	B．Blue Camp.
C．Eco Adventures Camp.	D．Discovery Camp.

3. What is special about Discovery Camp?

A．Campers can enjoy free beach lunch.

B．Campers are offered public transportation.

C．Campers can observe various sea creatures.

D．Campers are divided into different age groups.

5 . 语法填空

Do you want to feast your eyes on more than 3,000 years of wonderful art from China? Come to the Richfield Museum of Fine Art,    1     a new exhibition named “From Shang to Qing: Chinese Art Through the Ages” is to be held.

The highlight is the painting Clearing After Snow on a Mountain Pass, one of the great     2     (work) of Tang Yin (1470­1524). This painting, showing high mountains, trees, and houses covered in snow, looks as fresh and full of life as the day it     3     (create). Apart from the     4     (extreme) famous painting, nearly 100 bronze objects from the Shang Dynasty will be exhibited. You will be amazed at the great skill     5     (use) to create these beautiful pieces.

If you are     6     sculpture lover, please seize the chance. A number of fine examples of Tang Dynasty sculptures will be     7    display. From these sculptures, you can see how Buddhist art brought from India and Central Asia influenced China during that period.     8    (look) at the faces of the figures in these sculptures, you seem to see the faces of the past.

This is a    9     (gold) opportunity to know more about ancient Chinese art     10     we guarantee that you will be satisfied with this exhibition.

6 . 从方框中选择适当的选项完成句子，每个选项只能使用一次，方框中有五个多余选项。注意，请将选项前的字母填写至答题卡规定处，填写单词或短语的不得分。

A. around the corner; B. a variety of; C. the other way round; D. remind sb of; E. feed on; F. be up to; G. turn up; H. In view; I. concentrate on; J. in surprise; K. turn to; L. at the sight of; M. come across; N. lead to; O. lose track of;

1. ______ the picture, I thought of my childhood.
2. The final exam is just ______, so I have to study hard.
3. If you ______ a crocodile(鳄鱼) in your backyard, you are likely to run.
4. If you hadn’t ______ this matter, I would certainly have forgotten it.
5. My parents looked at me ______ when I came back safe and sound.
6. In order to avoid ______ your friend, you’d better call your friend now and then.
7. Every single employee ______ at the meeting, even people who usually stayed away.
8. The tough market would ______ 400 jobs being cut in the first half of this year.
9. Weifang is home to kites, where you can buy ______ kites.
10. Pandas are our Chinese treasure. They ______ bamboo.

7 . Yellowstone Poster Exhibition to Be on View at UW’s Coe Library

A first-of-its-kind exhibition that focuses on the history of Yellowstone National Park posters will be on display at the University of Wyoming’s Coe Library beginning Tuesday, February 1.

“Wonderland Illustrated” will present posters and poster-style illustrations of the park spanning from the 1870s through 2022. The exhibition will be located on Level 3 of Coe Library. It will be on view through Tuesday, May 31.

The exhibition takes place at the same time as this year’s 150th anniversary of the creation of Yellowstone National Park. The posters in the exhibition serve the purpose of both advertising and art.

“We’re thrilled to be working with Yellowstone collectors Jack and Susan Davís, and Larry and Thea Lancaster to bring this exhibition to the University of Wyoming as part of year-long celebrations recognizing Yellowstone’s 150th anniversary,” says Tamsen Hert, head of UW Libraries’ Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections. “This exhibition involves the history of printing, art, photography and advertising over 16 decades. The images reproduced are found on travel brochures, postcards and maps—many of which are held in our collections.”

One poster from the exhibition—Henry Wellge’s “Yellowstone National Park” from1904—was recently purchased with donated funds and is now part of UW Libraries’ Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections. Wellge, a productive bird’s-eye-view artist, designed the piece for the Northern Pacific Railroad, which used it to advertise the park. This is a unique piece, as posters such as this one were printed on soft paper and very few have survived.

1. How long will the exhibition “Wonderland Illustrated” last?

A．Two weeks.

B．Three months.

C．Four months.

D．One year.

2. What is a purpose of the exhibition?

A．To remember a famous artist.	B．To raise fund for Coe Library.
C．To mark the anniversary of a national park.	D．To tell the history of the University of Wyoming.

3. What do we know about the 1904 poster Henry Wellge designed?

A．It is rare in the world.	B．It is in black and white.
C．It is printed on cloth.	D．It is owned by a professor.

8 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

China has made great progress in many fields recently. Here are some examples.

5G service is one of the     1     (big) developments. It is 1,000 times as fast     2     4G. People can surf the Internet     3     (easy). Information can be     4     (exchange) quickly.

Mobile payment is playing     5     important part in our lives. Most Chinese people are used to     6     (pay) for almost everything with     7     (they) smart phones.

The Hong Kong -Zhuhai-Macao Bridge     8     (be) the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world. It opened to the traffic     9     October 24, 2018. It can help with the trade and tourism among the three     10     (place).

With all the progress, people’s lives are becoming better and better.

9 . 根据要求，补全信息（对话）
A:     1     do you think of electricity?
B: Electricity is a very clean source of energy. It doesn’t pollute the environment.
A:     2     can I use electricity safely in my daily life?
B: Well, you must be careful with it. When you use electrical appliances, you should follow the instructions.
A: Anything     3    ?
B: Never remove a plug when your hands are wet,     4     you may get an electric shock.
A:     5     a lot!
B: You are welcome!

10 .

The Forest Zoo Here you can see different kinds of wild animals. Come and enjoy yourself. Price: Adults $10             Children $5 Open: 8:00 am—4:30 pm from Tuesday to Sunday

The Underwater World Here you can find different kinds of fishes and even some kinds of sharks. You will feel you are in the sea, but of course this is not true. Price: $15 Open: 9:00 am—5:30 pm every day except Monday

The Amusement Park Do you want to have fun? We have all kinds of fascinating things for you. Price: Adults $10             Children $5 Open: 9:00 am—8:00 pm every day

The Science and Technology Museum Here you can not only have fun, you can also learn about the science and technology. Price: Adults $5             Children $2 Open: 9:00 am—4:30 pm (Closed on Monday)

1. The text above is probably a(n) ________.

A．Thank-you letter	B．science report
C．activity poster	D．tour advertisement

2. What time can you go to see sea animals?

A．7:30 am on Tuesday.	B．5:00 pm on Wednesday.
C．8:30 am on Friday.	D．6:00 pm on Saturday.

3. How much should Mr Green pay if he with his ten-year-old son goes to the Forest Zoo?

A．$5.

B．$10.

C．$15.

D．$20.

4. Where can you pay a visit on Monday according to the text?

A．The Forest Zoo.	B．The Underwater World.
C．The Amusement Park.	D．The Science and Technology Museum.

5. Which statement is TURE according to the text?

A．The Forest Zoo is open to the public for six days every week.

B．You are really in the sea when you visit The Underwater World.

C．These amusement spots are all free for the children.

D．You are not allowed to have fun at the Science and Technology Museum.