1 . 令我印象最深刻的是这位饱经风霜的生物学家始终直面每一个挑战。(take) (汉译英)

2 . 面对重重挑战，员工们指望经理带领公司朝着正确的方向前进。(look to) （汉译英）

3 . 时近傍晚，强风夹着暴雨，登山更困难了，但面临这样巨大的挑战时登山者们都拿出了勇气继续前进，不管他们的向导怎么说，怎么想。(accompany; regardless) (汉译英)

4 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. challenge     B. custom       C. tasked     D. control                 E. potential       F. tailored G. test             H. engage       I. lead          J. interconnected       K. cycle

Learning Beyond the Classroom

Field trips are a fun and exciting opportunity for students to investigate our outdoor classroom. Catamount Institute offers pre-designed or     1     field trips that encourage and inspire students to explore our region’s local natural areas. Our     2     curriculum supports classroom learning and a memory-filled experience with your class. See below for pre-designed field trip descriptions!

Pricing for field trips begins at $5 an hour / per student (minimum 25 students)

Teen Leadership

The great outdoors is an ideal location to     3     one’s leadership and teamwork abilities. Students will     4     in a series of activities that will improve their leadership, communication and team-building skills. Get out of your comfort zone, meet new people, and have fun with us by signing up for our leadership and team development course!

Season: All seasons
H2 Woah

Explore the water systems of the Pikes Peak Region! Learn about Colorado Springs’ unique water systems and how to     5     water quality, and learn what we can do to protect our water sources. Students will explore how our global water system and the water     6     affects and is affected by the patterns and systems of the world. Students will be     7     with the challenge of trying to find solutions to     8     and current issues, will develop an increased understanding of how humans and nature are connected, and will leave our course with the knowledge they need to help the cities of our world grow sustainably.

Season: Fall, Spring, Summer
Eco Heroes

Tree-filled slopes, high alpine ecosystems and the interface of wildlife and urban areas are just a few of the places and topics you will get to explore over the course of this ecological conservation field trip. Explore Sondermann Park or other local areas to learn about the ways in which humans and nature are     9    . Students will discuss ways to make wildfires less serious, why erosion     10     is important, and the role that is being played by the different types of flora and fauna in our backyards. Students will use hands-on tools such as binoculars to get a closer look at their surroundings.

Season: All seasons

5 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. abandoned B. challenge C. colored D. demonstrate E. ensures F. initiatives G. innovation H. pilot I. purchased J. recycled K. tailors

Lego: One Step Closer to Being Sustainable

The Lego Group is one step closer to reaching its goal of making all its products from sustainable materials by 2030.

The Danish toymaker revealed a prototype (雏形) brick made from     1     plastic. In a news release, Lego said the PET plastic from     2     bottles makes up the first brick to meet the company’s “strict quality and safety requirements.” One way the company     3     safety is by sourcing materials from suppliers that use processes approved by the US Food & Drug Administration and European Food Safety Authority.

“The biggest     4     on our sustainability journey is rethinking and innovating new materials that are as long-lasting, strong and high quality as our existing bricks—and fit with LEGO elements made over the past 60 years,” Lego Group Vice President of Environmental Responsibility Tim Brooks said. “With this prototype we’re able to    5     the progress we’re making to the public.”

It will be “some time” before bricks made from used materials can be     6    , Lego said. The company will continue to test and develop the PET formulation (配方) and decide whether to move to the     7     production phase, which is expected to take at least a year. One factor the company is testing is how the material can be     8    .

“Experimentation and failing is an important part of learning and     9    . Just as kids build, unbuild and rebuild with LEGO bricks at home, we’re doing the same in our lab,” Brooks said.

The move follows last year’s announcement that the company was making a $400 million investment over three years into sustainability     10    . It included phasing out the single-use plastic bags from its boxes and instead using recyclable paper for its packaging.