Between exploring the lake in boats, hiking to the waterfalls, and camping in remote natural environments, you ll have a hard time picking a favorite!
2023 Camp Dates:Term 1: June 11 — 16 Term 2: June 18 — 23
Term 3: June 25 — 30 Term 4: July 9 — 14
Term 5 (L. I. T. Week): July 16—21
2023 Pricing Options:Full Price: $485 / week
Early Bird Discount (Until April 17th): $455 / week
L. I. T. Week: $0
Leaders In Training (L. I. T. Program) (Ages 14—15)Our L. I. T. program is a part of our Teen Adventure Camp program and is a transitional (过渡的) program for campers to become staff members. It is a program that is highly selective and competitive. This program allows campers ages 14 and 15 to see what being a part of the Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp family is like.
How does my camper become involved?★ The camper must attend a previous week of Teen Adventure Camp within the same summer.
★ Have to be 14 or 15 years old during their week of camp to qualify.
★ The camper should express interest in the L. I. T. program during their Teen Adventure Week and receive a recommendation for the program from their counselor (辅导员)!
★ Good performance during Teen Adventure Week.
How to confirm availability (有空) & acceptance?
At the end of the camper’s Teen Adventure Camp session, the campers who are accepted into the program will receive an official invitation based on their counselor’s opinion. From there, the parent of the camper must confirm the camper’s availability as soon as possible. There are limited spots which are on a first-come-first-served basis only. Parents can confirm in person at Check Out, by phone (419-938-3715), or by email (info@phoc.org). We will make sure to add L. I. T. week to the camper’s online registration.
1. When will L. I. T. week take place?| A．During June 11 — 16. | B．During June 25 — 30. |
| C．During July 9 — 14. | D．During July 16 — 21. |
| A．Paying for their camp before April 17th. |
| B．Joining in more than two weeks of camp. |
| C．Being 13 years old during their week of camp. |
| D．Getting a recommendation from their camp counselor. |
| A．Confirming their children’s availability soon. |
| B．Printing official invitations to their children in person. |
| C．Keeping in close touch with their children’s counselors. |
| D．Adding L. I. T. week to their children’s online registration. |
2 . With egg shortages already a familiar sight on supermarket shelves, farmers are warning that vegetables and grains could be next, because environmental plans take out large areas of land that are used for food production.
Stephen Holt, who owns 670 acres in Northamptonshire, said farmers were being incentivized (刺激) by the government subsidy to reduce food production in favour of wildlife. He has signed up to an environmental plan which is being carried out in England under the concept of “public money for public goods”.
“Instead of 1,300 tonnes of product, we will produce 900 tonnes of product from our farm,” Holt said. Under the new plan, his input costs will be reduced and he will be paid a guaranteed (有保证的) sum.
“In my view, the huge danger is that there will be a serious decrease in agricultural output,” he said. “We are not helping but we can't have the whole food system of the UK on our shoulders, because everyone has to act in their individual best interests.”
James Williams, who farms in Oxfordshire, said the environmental plans will reduce the risks in his farm business and that he will not be affected by the weather and international markets. “It does mean that we will be taking perhaps 30 per cent of our wheat land out of production for a season or two, or more,” he said. “What has not been mentioned is that if some disaster fell and our imports were disrupted (扰乱), growing wheat to produce bread could not be turned on like a tap. It will take several years and a significant increase in prices to get production back up to today’s levels.”
The UK produces about 60 per cent of its food consumption, including the majority of grains, meat, dairy and eggs. However, seasonal labour shortages have led many British farm businesses to reduce their production by as much as 20-30 per cent since 2020. Egg production has dropped to its lowest level in nine years.
Liz Webster, a farmer in north Wiltshire, said, “There just doesn't seem to be any thought or concern for food security and food supply. They’ve just left it up to the supermarkets.” The farmers’ concerns include imported food produced in countries with lower welfare (福利) standards, and labelling of food origins. “These imports are packaged here, and if they’re packaged or processed here they can have a British flag, which is absolutely dishonest,” Webster said.
1. The word “subsidy” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.| A．ban | B．warning | C．permission | D．award |
| A．Reducing wheat production may cause negative impacts. |
| B．The environmental plans can improve the farm business. |
| C．The international markets will affect the farmers' interests. |
| D．A recovery in wheat production will come soon after disruption. |
| A．Supermarkets are responsible for food safety. |
| B．The safety of imported food cannot be guaranteed. |
| C．A British flag on food package ensures food safety. |
| D．Food safety and supply issues have been addressed. |
| A．Seasonal labour is in short supply. |
| B．Imported food prices are on the rise. |
| C．Farmers fear food shortage caused by green plans. |
| D．Government worries about the slow agricultural development. |
3 . There isn’t much doubt that one of the most influential people in my life was my grandmother Lizzie Kerns.
My brother Mike started the family custom of moving in with Granny Kerns during our high school years. I lived with her all through my senior year. She lives very close to the school, so I’d come over and eat lunch with her. On game days, I’d come over and take a nap from about four o’clock to seven-thirty, since game time was eight o’clock. I’d just go there, lie on the floor and go to sleep. Granny would come in at seven-thirty and say, “You’d better get up. You'll be playing in half an hour.” We used to shoot free throws every morning at six o'clock. One day I just wanted to sleep in. Granny woke me up and said, “Larry, those other boys are down there. You should be down there with them.” I got up and went to free throw practice.
Mark and I would be at Granny's for supper and later on, just before it was time to go to bed, Mark would say, “Mmm, some popcorn would taste good right now. Larry, what would you think about some popcorn?” Granny wouldn’t say a thing. But the next thing you knew, she’d have that pan out and you’d hear that popping sound in the kitchen.
We started moving in with her because we just didn’t have enough room. It was always a problem. After Mike started it, Mark did it for a while and then me. Later on, Eddie used to eat lunch there every day.
Granny was proud of all her grandkids. Oh, she read everything about me she could get her hands on and she knew I’d signed contracts (合同) for big money, but she never discussed it. None of us got special treatment. Granny loved all of us and that's the way it should be.
I’d have given her anything, but what she really wanted was security. Granny just wanted to know she had enough to get by. She always told me one thing, “I’m not afraid to die. When I get old and can’t do it anymore, I'm not going to be afraid to die.” That showed me a lot. Unfortunately, Granny passed away while I was writing this, so she was never able to see that I dedicated (献给) my book to her.
1. What can be inferred from paragraph 2?| A．Both Mike and the author were lazy and playful. |
| B．Granny always had a nice way of handling things. |
| C．The author preferred sleeping to playing basketball. |
| D．Granny was good at controlling her grandchildren's life. |
| A．Strict and tough. | B．Determined and fair. |
| C．Loving and considerate. | D．Optimistic and tolerant. |
| A．She didn’t take pride in the author's success. |
| B．She was trying to treat all grandchildren equally. |
| C．She didn’t know the author had made a good fortune. |
| D．She was afraid that the author would be too proud of himself. |
| A．Granny didn’t know he wrote a book. |
| B．Granny didn’t know how much she meant to him. |
| C．Granny died and couldn’t take care of him any more. |
| D．Granny couldn’t read the book written in honor of her. |
4 . Dror Angel, an ecologist, had for years heard his archaeologist (考古学家) colleagues talk about ancient shipwrecks on the bottom of the Black Sea that were perfectly preserved by the low-oxygen environment. “You can see ropes,” Angel says. “It’s something which is quite amazing.” Now, Angel wants to fight climate change by purposefully adding to the wreckage (残骸) , sinking waste wood to the sea floor, where carbon that the trees stored up can remain locked away for centuries.
Angel is a scientist for a company that could help limit global warming by drawing carbon out of the atmosphere and locking it up. However, some carbon capture (捕获) strategies require expensive machines and complex chemistry, burying waste wood at sea is extremely simple: All it takes are tugboats and woody waste from forestry and agriculture.
The approach has advantages over another popular ocean-based carbon capture strategy: growing massive amounts of seaweed. Because the plant material is grown on land rather than in the ocean, it is less likely to rob nutrients from the surrounding water and upset the ecology. Industrial agriculture and forestry could grow, process, and transport plants, in contrast to marine farming, which has never been attempted at scale. And because woody plants are tough and unlikely to break down, they are good at hanging on to their carbon.
At the same time, the approach may fall short of what’s needed to fight climate change. To keep global warming below 2°C, the world needs to capture and store about 10 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year by midcentury. But waste wood can be sunk only where supplies of it are located near suitable bodies of water. By one recent study, the approach could lock a few tens of billions of tons of carbon dioxide in total — just a little of the need.
“This approach is not going to solve the full problem,” says ocean engineer Kate Moran. “It’s going to be a small piece of the pie if it is considered to be more beneficial than risky.” But the urgency of carbon removal demands that every possible approach be explored thoroughly, she adds, “Anyway, we need all the tools in the toolbox.”
1. Why did the author cite “You can see ropes” in paragraph 1?| A．Angel dropped the ropes into the deep sea for experiment. |
| B．Things can be well preserved in the low-oxygen environment. |
| C．Carbon that the ropes stored up can be locked away for a long time. |
| D．Angel’s archaeologist colleagues were studying the deep sea environment. |
| A．It is supported by mature techniques. |
| B．It requires cheap machines and simple chemistry. |
| C．Woody plants are more environmentally friendly. |
| D．Waste wood takes in lots of carbon from the surroundings. |
| A．The strategy alone isn’t enough to fight climate change. |
| B．The strategy can capture and lock the carbon dioxide needed. |
| C．The global warming can’t be kept below 2°C with the strategy. |
| D．Supplies of waste wood are available near suitable bodies of water. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Negative. | C．Supportive. | D．Unconcerned. |
5 . One thing you’ll probably notice about being a teenager is that your body isn’t completely used to the changes. In fact, the changes in your brain don't completely settle in most people until their mid-20s. Your body changes in many ways and most of these changes are brought about because of chemicals released in the body.
First, take the moment when no one is talking to you to think about your breathing. By asking that step back from how you’re feeling and examining why you’re feeling it, it is easier to process these emotions. If you’re feeling awkward and embarrassed at school, the easiest thing to do is to ride that emotional wave even if it means a private release of emotions.
Fortunately, this isn’t the only way. A mindful approach can be one of the best tools you have. When your mind feels more settled, allow one of the emotions to approach you .
Now, you’ve let it go! It doesn’t need to be a part of you, or control any part of you right now. This can be a very hard trick to master, because your brain is used to being affected by the emotion, and you’re trying to change course now,
| A．Don’t be depressed if it takes practice. |
| B．Admit what it is, but don’t be controlled by it. |
| C．As you focus on the present, try focusing on your breathing. |
| D．Having a sincere conversation with yourself is also a good idea. |
| E．Letting your tears flow can be a useful and mindful activity. |
| F．If, after all that, you still feel a need to blame yourself, simply let the emotion go. |
| G．This means your emotions can be unstable, making your mood change suddenly. |
6 . Why not take a guided tour of Hong Kong with us? Here are some fantastic events of Hong Kong,
Horizon of KhufuPut on your VR headset and fasten your seat belt! With The Horizon of Khufu, travel back thousands of years to the heart of ancient Egypt: the immersive (沉浸式的) journey. Discover the Great Pyramid of Giza as it was more than 4500 years ago. Walk through its mysterious corridors and try to explore some secrets during a one-of-a-kind experience in Hong Kong.
Dates: select your own datesAccessibility: the venue is wheelchair accessible
Accidentally Wes Anderson
Prepare to be transported into the world of Accidentally Wes Anderson. Discover the stories behind each real-life location. This unique photography exhibition features a worldwide collection of pictures, sharing warm colors and moments of delight. During the exhibition, you can create and enjoy your own Accidentally Wes Anderson moments.
Dates: the exhibition has been extended until Sunday April 14Accessibility: the venue is wheelchair accessible
Avora
The new world of Avora is ready and waiting to be explored! Pop on your jumpsuit and have a taste of three delicious coffees, which help you get used to the new planet's atmosphere. Step through the gateway into the ecosystem of Avora and admire the world of amazing beauty while enjoying two more coffee surprises.
Dates: select your own datesAccessibility: this experience involves multiple steps and is only accessible in parts
Disney100
It all began with a mouse and a dream; a dream that became a story. A story now being told. Dive into the world of The Walt Disney Company and experience 100 years of magic like never before! Wonder at rare, original artefacts and props, see original costumes from your favourite Disney classics, and explore revolutionary exhibits that bring the magic of Disney to life. Click here now 10 get your tickets to Disney100 in Hong Kong!
Dates: select your own datesAccessibility: the venue is wheelchair accessible
1. Which event can you choose to explore the history of ancient times?
| A．Horizon of Khufu. | B．Accidentally Wes Anderson. |
| C．Avora. | D．Disney100. |
| A．If disabled, the visitor can also take part in Avora feely. |
| B．The visitor can enjoy Accidentally Wes Anderson at any time. |
| C．When visiting Disney100, the visitor can learn about its story. |
| D．The visitor can touch the real Great Pyramid in Horizon of Khufu. |
| A．A website. | B．A newspaper. | C．A travel brochure. | D．A magazine. |
7 . When I was a kid, I took traveling with my parents for granted. Sure, they paid for everything. But they were basically no different from teachers taking us to a field trip.
Of course, some 20 years later, I consider traveling with my parents, now both in their 60s, to be the utmost privilege.
Together my dad and I have looked for the Loch Ness monster in Scotland, photographed wildlife in Grand Teton National Park, and most recently, survived the famously dangerous Drake Passage. Meanwhile, my mom and I have stayed at a $9/night treehouse hostel in Mexico, eaten at a Michelin-starred vegetarian restaurant in Vienna, and most recently, road-tripped through three states.
“Our parents are our earliest attachment bonds,” says Katie d’ Autremont, a licensed professional adviser based in Bozeman, Montana. “It can be healing and fun to rekindle that bond in our adult years and as our adult selves.” She sees traveling together as the perfect opportunity for getting to know each other for who we are now, with “now” being the key word.
| A．Those memories are golden |
| B．I know they’re no longer unbeatable |
| C．After all, as humans, we’re always evolving |
| D．That’s not to say that all of our trips have been without flaws |
| E．To my brothers and me, they seemed to be bent on limiting our fun |
| F．Planning a vacation can be considerably tricky when it involves demanding parents |
| G．There are always challenges as we are dealing with different physical abilities and interests |
8 . People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed. It’s not easy to explain why one person is intelligent and another is not, or why one is cooperative and another is competitive.
Social scientists are, of course, extremely interested in these types of questions. They want to explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain behaviors. There are no clear answers yet, but two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed. As one might expect, the two approaches are very different from one another, and there is a great deal of debate between proponents (倡导者) of each theory. The controversy is often conveniently referred to as “nature/nurture”.
Those who support the “nature” side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behavior patterns are largely determined by biological and genetic factors. That our environment has little, if anything to do with our abilities, characteristics, and behavior is central to this theory. Taken to an extreme, this theory maintains that our behavior is predetermined to such a great degree that we are almost completely governed by our instincts.
Proponents of the “nurture” theory, or, as they are often called, behaviorists, claim that our environment is more important than our biologically based instincts in determining how we will act. A behaviorist, B.E. Skinner, sees humans as beings whose behavior is almost completely shaped by their surroundings. The behaviorists’ view of the human being is quite mechanistic; they maintain that, like machines, humans respond to environmental stimuli as the basis of their behavior.
The social and political implications of these two theories are profound. In the United States, for example, blacks often score below whites on standardized intelligence tests. This leads some “nature” proponents to conclude that blacks are genetically inferior to whites. Behaviorists, in contrast, say that the differences in scores are due to the fact that blacks are often deprived of many of the educational and other environmental advantages that whites enjoy, and that, as a result, they do not develop the same responses that whites do.
Neither of these theories can yet fully explain human behavior. In fact, it is quite likely that the key to our behavior lies somewhere between these two extremes. That the controversy will continue for a long time is certain.
1. What will the proponents of the “nurture” theory agree with?| A．Peter loves talking to strangers because he is friendly. |
| B．Peter loves maths because his father is a maths professor. |
| C．Peter loves detective stories because he enjoys suspense and thrill. |
| D．Peter loves tea because his mother gave it to him since childhood. |
| A．flexible | B．rigid | C．common | D．new |
| A．He wanted to show how the theories have deeply affected the society. |
| B．He tried to prove that both theories need further discussion and research. |
| C．He intended to demonstrate why the blacks need more education and support. |
| D．He attempted to introduce the result of intelligence tests from blacks and whites. |
| A．To introduce some theories. | B．To explain a social issue. |
| C．To solve a racial problem. | D．To give further suggestions. |
9 . Jobs for Organic Chemists
Welcome to the Organic Chemistry Portal Job Market! Here you can browse recent job openings worldwide, and find jobs in research and development both in industry and academia. Some tips for your career as an organic chemist and the application process in particular can be found further down on this page.
Educational Requirements
Studying is an essential component of becoming a chemist. To become a chemist, you will need to complete a formal education program that provides you with a strong foundation in chemistry, mathematics, physics, or other related sciences.
Networking Opportunities
To find an interesting job, you should occasionally interact with industrial chemists and make personal contacts. This is best done at scientific conferences or via the social medium Linked In, where the Organic Chemistry Portal is also represented. This gives you interesting insights and allows you to focus your job search on suitable topics and companies. On the other hand, some people already know you and under some circumstances you already have references that could be listed in the application.
Acquire More Knowledge
For special fields, you can deepen your knowledge beforehand in order to show off some details in job interviews. Studying a specific textbook or reading journals in the field is suitable for this purpose. In some companies, you also have to talk to chemists during the application process, who ask for some basic or detailed knowledge. Name reactions in particular can be queried.
The Application Process
The application process for a job vacancy can vary depending on the company and the role you are applying for, but in general, it usually involves some common steps. Click here for more details.
→Application Materials：Cover Letter, Resume
1. What education background is needed for a student to become a chemist?| A．Evening school of Sciences. | B．Self study of chemistry. |
| C．College education of Maths. | D．High school optional course of Physics. |
| A．Attend some job hunting fairs. |
| B．Give detailed personal information. |
| C．Chat with chemists via social media. |
| D．Pursue further education in related sciences. |
| A．A website. | B．A magazine. |
| C．A newspaper. | D．A brochure. |
10 . The lights go down, music plays, and a young woman on a bike at the front of the class encourages students to spin faster and harder. When the lights go back on, the students on the bikes pullout their notebooks, and it’s clear that this is not Soul Cycle. Instead, it’s a first-of-its-kind business school course at Fordham University that is taught on spin bikes in a university.
“It’s the first class that I mention to anybody when anybody asks me what classes I’m taking,” said Amanda Vopat, 22, a business administration major. “I think people are really excited about it.”
The 75-minute, twice-weekly course is the brainchild of Jul it a Haber, a business school professor at Fordham. “I have been introducing movement and fitness in my classes for the past seven years,” she said. “I found the spin class would really allow students to exercise while a professor lectures at the same time.”
The course the students are taking while cycling is no joke. Managing Professional Relationships is an upper-level business school course taken primarily by juniors and seniors. The students are fully instrumental in each class, selecting the music, leading stretches before and after class and leading the intervals during the class.
Haber stops her lecture every 20 minutes throughout the class. While one student turns off the lights, another student turns up the music and a third student goes to a bike in the front of the class to lead their classmates in high-intensity interval that lasts two to three minutes, just enough to re-energize the students.
“It’s a fantastic way of engaging students and as a professor, as a teacher, that’s really gratifying.” she said. “They don’t have their smartphones, and they don’t have laptops so they are physically engaged and also mentally engaged in what is being said.”
The course is the first of its kind at Fordham, and Haber believes it is also a first across the United States. She has authored research on the unique classroom approach, which she calls fitness integrated learning.
Donna Rapaccioli, the head of Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business, described how students were “energized” by the class and said Fordham was open to expanding it to other courses. “Definitely,” Rapaccioli answered when asked if Haber’s course represents the future of learning.
1. Why are the lights adjusted now and then during the session?| A．To create a tense atmosphere. |
| B．To warn the students to work harder. |
| C．To remind the students of their activity. |
| D．To call the students’ attention on notebooks. |
| A．Ambitious and smart. | B．Hardworking and cheerful. |
| C．Creative and open-minded. | D．Confident and humorous. |
| A．Arousing the students’ interest. |
| B．Grabbing the student’s full attention. |
| C．Conducting a national research. |
| D．Creating a new future of learning. |
| A．To tell the future of Haber’s course. |
| B．To show the success of Haber’s course. |
| C．To compare Haber’s course with others’. |
| D．To promote the popularity of Haber’s course. |
