1 . More than nine million American children are spending part of their summer at a camp. They are swimming, playing sports, making music or learning to use a computer.

Traditional American summer camps offer children a chance to play many sports outdoors. These camps may be in the mountains, in the woods or in a lake. Other camps teach activities like painting, music or computer programming. Children at all kinds of camps meet new friends, learn new skills and develop independence (自立).

Some children go to camp during the day and return home at night. Others stay at camps all day and all night. Most children who attend camps are between the ages of about six and sixteen.

Some children stay at an overnight camp for one or two weeks. Others stay at day camp for as many as eight weeks. Parents pay from one hundred to more than seven hundred dollars a week for overnight camps. Day camps are much cheaper. The American tradition of sending children to summer camps began more than one hundred years ago.

1. How many American children are involved in summer camps?

A．More than 1,000,000.	B．More than 10,000,000.
C．More than 9,000,000.	D．Over 90,000,000.

2. How long does an overnight camp last?

A．From 6 to 16 weeks.	B．One or two weeks.
C．From 1 to 8 weeks.	D．Eight weeks.

3. What can we learn about the overnight camps?

A．Overnight camps cost more.	B．Overnight campers are older.
C．Overnight camps last longer.	D．Overnight campers can learn more.

4. How much do parents pay for a week overnight camps?

A．From one hundred to more than eight hundred.

B．From one hundred to more than seven hundred.

C．From one hundred to less than eight hundred.

D．From one hundred to less than seven hundred.

5. What is the passage about?

A．The American children’s activities.	B．The American children’s summer courses.
C．The American children’s winter camps.	D．The American children’s summer camps.

2 . Harvard Summer School’s Secondary School Program (SSP) is a 4-week or 7-week program for high school students.

Program Options

●The 7-week program has different formats in which you can attend:

You can live on campus in 7-week Residential;

You can do the 7-week program 100% online through SSP Online;

You can study at Harvard while still living at home and coming to campus for courses in 7-week Commuting.

●The 4-week program is entirely residential and courses are only offered on campus.

Cost

The total cost of the SSP depends on which format you choose. All applicants (申请人) must pay a non-refundable $75 application fee.

●7-week Online or Commuting: $3,900 (4 credits) or $7,600 (8 credits)

●7-week Residential: $14,250 (8 credits)

●4-week Residential: $7,700 (4 credits)

Who Can Participate (参加) in SSP?

To participate in the 2024 SSP, you must meet both of the following standards:

●Will graduate from high school and enter college in 2024, 2025, or 2026.

●Are at least 16 years old by June 22, 2024, and will not turn 19 years old before July 31, 2024.

What Will You Get Out of SSP?

Participation in SSP does not promise acceptance into Harvard College. However, SSP can help make your college application stronger, regardless of where you apply, because completion of the program shows that you can succeed in a challenging college course. You can meet professors from a variety of US colleges at our college fairs and visits. You will expand your academic skills and show your ability to study at an Ivy League level. Upon successful completion of the program, you’ll receive a letter grade and credits accordingly. You’ll also begin to build core life skills — such as time management, career planning, and living on your own-that will prepare you for success in college.

1. What is suitable for applicants wanting to live at home?

A．7-week Online.	B．4-week Residential.
C．7-week Residential.	D．7-week Commuting.

2. How much should an applicant for 7-week Online pay in total?

A．$3,900.

B．$3,975.

C．$7,675.

D．$14,250.

3. What can you get if you complete the program?

A．Certain credits.	B．A chance to talk to professors.
C．A public letter.	D．Acceptance into Harvard College.

3 . 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

leaf   successful   Mary   However   catch   cut   cover   quickly   proud   its

There was a young woman called Mary who took too great     1     in her flower garden. One day, while Mary was looking through a flower list, a picture of a plant     2     her eyes. “I must have it.” So she     3     ordered it.

When it arrived, she planted it at the back of her garden. It grew well with beautiful green     4     all over it, but there were no blooms (花). Day after day, Mary continued to water it, feed it, and even talked to it.     5    , these were useless.

One week later, she felt so sad that she made up her mind to     6     it down and plant something else in     7     place. It was at this moment that her neighbor Tom rang her to see his garden that was next to     8    . The vine (藤) bloomed. “Thank you so much! This is the most beautiful bloom I have seen so far. You can’t imagine how much I enjoyed the flower you planted.” Mary walked through the gate into Tom’s garden, and she saw that on the other side of the wall, the vine was     9     with flowers. It didn’t flower on her side of the wall, but on the other side!

Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort (努力), but that doesn’t mean it isn’t     10    . Maybe you could get a lot of surprise from the other side.

4 . —On April 25, 2024, China’s Shenzhou-18 spacecraft (宇宙飞船) flew to space successfully.
—Wow, China’s space technology has reached a new _________.

A．method

B．energy

C．height

D．industry

5 . Using public transportation is a good way to ________ air pollution.

A．deal with

B．check out

C．care about

D．take down

7 . As a policeman, Tom’s father is too busy to play with him ________ he expects to.

A．even though

B．so that

C．as soon as

D．as long as

9 . — What is the Trip Code (行程码) used for？
— It’s used to show where you ________ in the last 14 days.

A．were

B．will be

C．have been

D．had been

10 . —We are in times of difficulty at present.
—As long as we pull together, success must belong to ______.

A．us

B．we

C．our

D．ours