1 . Dear Colleague,

I am writing with information about BAC University Summer Term’s four exciting programs for high school students. These programs provide the opportunity to study at a world-renowned university, strengthen English-language skills and enjoy summer in Boston. Here is a brief overview of our programs:

High School Honors is a six-week residential or online program in which students take BAC University undergraduate courses and earn up to 8 transferable college credits. Students must be entering Grades 10-12 in fall 2024.

Academic Immersion (AIM) is a three-week non-credit residential program for students to focus intensively on a single academic topic. This summer we are offering three AIM tracks: Introduction to Experimental Psychology, Introduction to Medicine, and Creative Writing. All three tracks combine classroom work with hands-on experiential learning activities. Students must be entering Grade 11 or Grade 12 in fall 2024.

Summer Challenge is a two-week residential or online program in which students take two non-credit seminars of their choice and experience college life. Students must be entering Grade 12 in fall 2024.

Summer Preview is a one-week non-credit residential program in which students explore one subject of interest while previewing the college experience. Students must be entering Grade 9 or Grade10 in fall 2024.

Our Summer Term’s programs provide students with rigorous and collaborative college life experiences that enable them to gain a strong sense of their personal and academic potential. Every year, our students form strong friendships as they undertake challenging coursework and participate in social events.

I have enclosed a poster and a program brochure. I hope you will share this information with your students. Please feel free to contact us via email at summerhs@bac.edu if you have any questions about our programs.

Warmly,

Amanda Nelson

Associate Director

BAC University Summer Term

1. A Grade 11 student in fall 2024 who prefers online programs could choose ________.

A．High School Honors

B．Academic Immersion

C．Summer Challenge

D．Summer Preview

2. According to the passage, students can ________.

A．get at least 8 transferable credits in High School Honors

B．gain both knowledge and practical experience in AIM

C．earn credits from the courses in Summer Challenge

D．engage in in-depth research in Summer Preview

3. What’s Amanda Nelson’s purpose in writing the letter?

A．To evaluate a summer camp.	B．To promote pre-college programs.
C．To recommend university courses.	D．To introduce college learning projects.

2 . The lead role

Travaris always loved singing and he landed the lead role in the school musical. He could barely wait to tell his parents the _______. But when he made his announcement over dinner, they looked at each other and frowned (皱眉头). “You said the performance is in the week of November 13?” his dad asked. Travaris’s heart _______. Of course, his older sister was getting married in Hawaii that week. “I’m sorry, but you’ll just have to tell them that you can’t do it,” his mom said.

The next day at school, Travaris _______ to tell Ms. Phelps, the theater director, that she should give his part to someone else because he wouldn’t be in town during the _______. But all day he was flooded with _______ from his classmates for getting the lead role. He didn’t have the heart to tell them that it was all for _______ in the play.

Travaris was still staying after school to practice his part, reading his lines, singing the songs, and even learning the dance numbers. But as the weeks went by, Travaris started to feel _______. He knew that the longer he _______ dropping out of the play, the more he would hurt the rest of the cast and crew.

Finally, Travaris told Ms. Phelps how he couldn’t be in the musical. Ms. Phelps thanked him for taking the whole _______ into account. “But don’t forget to audition(试镜) again next year, and the chance is bound up with ________. ”she added with a smile.

1.

A．lie

B．story

C．news

D．truth

2.

A．wandered

B．raced

C．failed

D．sank

3.

A．planned

B．pretended

C．managed

D．forgot

4.

A．lesson

B．performance

C．practice

D．holiday

5.

A．complaints

B．concerns

C．contributions

D．congratulations

6.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

7.

A．courageous

B．disappointed

C．guilty

D．curious

8.

A．put off

B．gave up

C．depended on

D．set about

9.

A．experience

B．situation

C．conversation

D．argument

10.

A．belief

B．confidence

C．independence

D．responsibility

3 . How can we use scientific design to change the world and take better care of our environment? In this course, you will learn about our natural resources and explore renewable energy through problem solving in a multi-science class.

________

Solving any problem begins with recognizing it! But where do you begin? In this multi-science class, you will investigate global issues facing the world today and how people make changes in their communities. You will both discuss and put into practice creative and persuasive ways to influence policymakers and community organizations. Furthermore, you will create your own political community at the Harkness table that will inspire you to learn by doing.

Energy and Innovation

In this multi-science class, you will investigate biological, physical, and chemical aspects of Earth’s working systems and how they relate to climate change. Its impacts are far reaching and thus will require forward thinking and planning. Your ideas and creativity will be needed to compare and contrast the benefits and costs of energy alternatives as we discuss and problem solve our planet’s path into the future.

Art: Transform the World

In this studio class we will develop our creative powers. Drawing on natural sciences, we will engage with perspectives of life on Earth. Our materials will be newspapers, recycled cardboard, and other things that are often thrown away. Working with our hands and tools, we will transform wastes into objects useful. In this class you will discover your artistic talent, learn about form, image and technique, and cooperate to create pieces for the final Student Art Exhibit.

1. Which of the following might be the name of the class?

A．Political Science	B．Green Organizations
C．Global Changes	D．Practical Policymaker

2. In Energy and Innovation, students will ____________.

A．solve political problems	B．make a plan for their future
C．change the world through pictures	D．explore the Earth’s working system

3. What do the three classes have in common?

A．They conduct scientific experiments.

B．They develop personal interests.

C．They need creative design.

D．They use renewable energy.

4 . Braving the elements

On Dec.26, Gelinne, 60, was looking out the back windows of his home at the frozen lake. Then an airplane came into his sight. Gelinne looked up just in time to see that small air plane a few hundred yards away, losing control.

As the plane disappeared behind the trees, Gelinne, a former Navy officer, realized it was going to land in the lake. He flashed on a moment from more than 20 years earlier: Gelinne was at work in a bank. When a fire alarm rang, he escaped from the chaos but has always wondered if he could have stayed inside and helped.

On this day, Gelinne didn’t hesitate. He ran down to the waterfront. The plane had skidded (侧滑) to a stop on the broad, frozen lake, far from shore. It was now sinking. The pilot was standing on the wing. Gelinne knew from his Navy training that even a few minutes in the icy water could kill the pilot.

Gelinne tested the ice with his foot and decided not to take any chances walking on it. So he pulled a boat out from under his back deck.

Then he set off, pushing his boat across the ice. It was tough work. When Gelinne reached the plane, it had broken through the ice and sunk; only its tail was visible. The pilot was standing on a tail wing, submerged up to his chest, surrounded by open water. Gelinne pushed his boat off the ice and into the water, paddling (划) toward the pilot.

Gelinne focused on keeping the pilot calm, joking, “Just hang on to the boat as if you were hugging your wife.” The pilot grabbed the boat’s bow, but Gelinne knew he had to get the pilot out of the water and up onto the shelf of unbroken ice behind him before the man lost too much body heat.

By now a police officer had arrived and radioed for help. A lifeboat appeared, breaking through ice as it arrived. It picked up the pilot and rushed him to safety. Later the boat returned to help Gelinne, now extremely tired, to shore.

“I’m 60 years old,” Gelinne says. “There was no way I could get him to shore.” Still, he was satisfied he’d gone the right way that day.

1. Why did Gelinne run outside without hesitation?

A．He had rescucing experience.	B．He wanted to offer help in time.
C．He needed more time to prepare.	D．He was amazed at what had happened.

2. How did Gelinne help the pilot?

A．He made a call to the police.	B．He got the pilot out of the water.
C．He asked the pilot to grasp the bow.	D．He picked up the pilot onto the shore.

3. What Gelinne did in the rescue proved him to be ____________.

A．generous

B．brave

C．curious

D．strict

4. What can Gelinne probably learn from the rescue?

A．Think twice before action.

B．One good turn deserves another.

C．It’s never too late to make things right.

D．One should always be ready to seize chances.

5 . All the feels

You can make your picture book memorable by concentrating on emotional connection. This works across every principle of writing, regardless of age range or genre (文体), because it is universally recognized.     1    

The reason why emotional connection works is that emotion is a fundamental human experience.     2     It also brings us together and reminds us that although we have differences, people are fundamentally the same. By bringing emotion into your story, you tap into that consciousness. The story feels more real to us. It is consistent with us, and as a result, we have a richer reading experience.

    3     This is useful for your picture book writing, such as choosing vocabulary to use or adopting a suitable linguistic style. Once you know the genre of a book, you can think about the kind of emotional storytelling a reader would expect from this genre.

For example, if it’s a funny picture book, your reader is clearly expecting to laugh. Make sure they laugh. If it’s an adventure story, your reader will be expecting to feel excitement, anticipation and probably a little mild fear. If it’s a heartwarming story, your reader expects to feel warm, comforted and overflowing with love.     4    

Another reason for including emotion in your picture book is to really get your reader inside your character’s head. Firstly, it helps build on the young reader’s emotional development and understanding of self and others.     5     As well as caring about character, an emotion-filled picture book therefore keeps us on our toes.

If you want your story to stand out amongst other stories, give your reader something to remember — a strong emotional connection.

A．Secondly, it creates interest in the character.

B．It helps us make sense of the world around us.

C．An emotional ending in a picture book works well.

D．When we feel something, we will have sharp minds.

E．This is obviously not a complete list, but it is a starting point.

F．Here is why it works and how you can use it in your picture book writing.

G．Picture books have many different genres and your job is to know which genre your story sits in.

6 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Male voices are much lower than female voices. This is mainly     1     they have the different size of vocal folds (声带). Males have larger vocal folds that create a lower sound, and females have smaller ones. Apart from the difference     2     size, however, the other major biological difference that effects voices is that males generally have a larger vocal tract,     3     can further lower the tone.

7 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Parrots usually live in large groups and they like to eat fruit. They     1     (find) in countries like Brazil, Australia and India. There are different kinds of parrots, but they all have strong beaks and feet,     2     they use for climbing and holding food. The biggest parrots can live for up to 80 years. They are     3     (noise), but they are clever birds and it is easy to teach them to talk. Some zoos have parrot shows, where you can see birds doing things they have learned.

8 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

    1    (keep) a learning diary is a possible way to learn independently. Your learning diaries could record your progress — your teacher’s marks, the areas you covered, the points you did not understand, the problems you faced, and the means you used     2    (overcome) them. If you keep such a diary, you will undoubtedly become much more aware of your own learning     3    (difficulty), and will be more likely to solve them. Besides, you can benefit by writing about your expectations for a course, and reporting on the outcomes of it.

9 . 阅读句子，根据句意选择方框内合适的词组，用其恰当形式填空。

associate with,     drop out,     a couple of,     be to blame,     be related to

1. Some types of cancer ___________________ traffic pollution.
2. I’ve read ___________________Graham’s books and seen him on TV.
3. I have a never-ending flow of messages and updates from all the people I ___________________ online.
4. Many scientists say we are now entering the Earth’s sixth mass extinction. This time, human activity will ___________________.
5. Jason Harley decided to ___________________ of this kind of lifestyle, and he discovered that having only a little money made him free.

10 . Active learners do not judge people based on first __________ or personal feelings. Instead, they separate the message from the messenger.（根据句意填空）