1 . Four Online Art Classes

International Center of Photography

Cost: $20 per month or $220 per year

Class length (持续时间): 3 to 5 hours

Registration (注册): Open year-round

Standout feature: International Center of Photography is popular for photography classes that are suitable for people at different skill levels at these classes are taught by experienced teachers.

The Ceramic (陶瓷) School

Cost: $30 per month or $300 per year

Class length: 1 to 2 hours

Registration: Open year-round

Standout feature: The Ceramic School offers many classes and live online events at a reasonable price and is only centered on ceramics.

Craftsy

Cost: $10 per month or $90 per year

Class length: 1 to 2 hours

Registration: By semester (学)

Standout feature: Craftsy stands out for offering many courses

sewing, embroidery and knitting (缝纫、刺绣和编织) that are suitable for all levels, from beginners to more experienced learners.

Skillshare

Cost: $15 per month or $150 per year

Class length: 1 to 3 hours

Registration: Open year-round

Standout feature: Providing classes for people at all skill levels at aaffordable price, Skillshare is our top pick for online painting lessons.

1. How much should you pay if you register for a five-month photography course?

A．$50.

B．$75.

C．$100.

D．$150.

2. In what way are the Ceramic School and Craftsy the same?

A．They cost the same.	B．They last for the same time.
C．They are both for beginners.	D．They are both open year-round.

3. Which of the following classes is suitable for painting lovers?

A．International Center of Photography.	B．The Ceramic School.
C．Skillshare.	D．Craftsy.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1. Who is the talk aimed at?

A．Children.

B．Teenagers

C．Adults.

2. What does the speaker say about the programs?

A．They offer courses for beginners only.

B．They provide flexible language lessons.

C．They give online learning materials for free.

3. What kind of teachers are available?

A．Native speakers.

B．Qualified professors.

C．Experienced travelers.

4. What’s the purpose of the talk?

A．To teach communication skills.

B．To promote courses.

C．To discuss a program.

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Social media posts (上传) about a cooking    1     for school kids, as part of a life skill program carried out in 2022, are increased. They become     2     on the Internet and cause a lot of discussion.

According to a(n)     3     document on compulsory education (义务教育), first and second graders should learn     4     to peel fruits and make tea and get basic knowledge of nutrition (营养). Besides, they also need to develop the     5     to take part in basic cooking at home. Students in grades five and six are expected     6     basic cooking skills such as boiling. They are also required to be able to prepare a good meal for     7       own families.

Many people     8     the life skill program. “This should have been done     9    . Children nowadays are short   of physical activities and none of my students     10     the difference between wheat and rice,” said a user on the Internet. “Life is about learning. Children’s wisdom and character are shaped (塑造) as they face       11       again and again,” another user said.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did the speaker know about Brockton High School earlier?

A．The school was large in size.

B．The atmosphere was lively.

C．The staff was friendly.

2. What did the speaker prepare for the new school?

A．A bus pass.

B．A brand-new schoolbag.

C．New clothes.

3. What did the speaker say about his classmates at the new school?

A．They were kind.

B．They were clever.

C．They were hard-working.

4. How did the speaker feel about his new school?

A．It was below expectations.

B．It was quite okay.

C．It was challenging.

5 . 4 Summer Programs in Alaska for High Schoolers

Brown Environmental Leadership Lab

Brown University          Grades: 9th, 10th and 11th   Program Cost: $5810

Application Deadline: March 25th

Eligibility(报名资格): All 9-11th grade students are encouraged to apply.

This two-week program is a great way to learn how you can be socially and environmentally responsible in your own neck of the woods.

ANSEP Acceleration Academy

University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Grades: 9th and 10th     Program Cost: $1508

Application Deadline: March 1st

Eligibility: To apply, the minimum pre-condition is Intermediate Algebra, but the preferred placement is Calculus(微积分)or higher.

Spend five weeks diving into your future STEM degree on UAA’s campus.

Della Keats Health Sciences

University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Grades: 11th             Program Cost: $0

Application Deadline: March 1st

Eligibility: Applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria: Member of an ethnic minority background, non-native English speaker, and member of a low-income household.

In this intensive(强化的)four-week course, you will take a tour of healthcare careers you can pursue at UAA. If making a lasting impact in medicine is your dream, visit the program’s website today to learn more.

Service Adventures

The Wrangell Mountains       Grades: 9th, 10th, and 11th   Program Cost: $5850

Application Deadline: March 31st

Eligibility: All 9-11th grade students are encouraged to apply.

Work and live at the base of the Wrangell Mountains in an Athabascan Native village for three weeks. In this program, students will learn carpentry and power tool skills to participate in construction projects, ranging from home repair to woodshed building. You will live off the land and witness the beauty of the Alaskan wilderness.

1. Which program can students apply to at Brown University?

A．Brown Environmental Leadership Lab.

B．ANSEP Acceleration Academy.

C．Della Keats Health Sciences.

D．Service Adventures.

2. What do ANSEP Acceleration Academy and Della Keats Health Sciences have in common?

A．The program cost.

B．The lasting time.

C．The requirements for applicants.

D．The application deadline.

3. What can students do in Service Adventures?

A．Acquire medical knowledge.

B．Take a STEM course.

C．Visit a healthcare center.

D．Repair some houses.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What course does Professor Brooks teach?

A．Public Speaking.

B．European History.

C．English Literature.

2. Why does Vicky come to talk with Professor Brooks?

A．To sign up for his course.

B．To ask for a make-up test.

C．To discuss her homework.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What do you think Jim is?

A．A journalist.

B．A basketball player.

C．A coach.

2. What do they often do after breakfast?

A．Practise basketball.

B．Have some lessons.

C．Receive interview.

3. What subject does Jim not mention?

A．History.

B．English.

C．Geography.

9 . Carl Wieman, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist at Stanford University, excelled in the lab, where he created the Bose-Einstein condensate (玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚态). However, his mastery in the lab did not extend to the classroom. For years, he wrestled with what seemed to be a straightforward task: making undergraduates comprehend physics as he did. Laying it out for them—explaining, even demonstrating the core concepts of the discipline—was not working. Despite his clear explanations, his students’ capacity to solve the problems he posed to them remained inadequate.

It was in an unexpected place that he found the key to the problem: not in his classrooms but among the graduate students (研究生) who came to work in his lab. When his PH. D. candidates entered the lab, Wieman noticed, their habits of thought were no less narrow and rigid than the undergraduates. Within a year or two, however, these same graduate students transformed into the flexible thinkers he was trying so earnestly, and unsuccessfully, to cultivate. “Some kind of intellectual process must have been missing from the traditional education,” Wieman recounts.

A major factor in the graduate students’ transformation. Wieman concluded, was their experience of intense social engagement around a body of knowledge — the hours they spent advising, debating with, and recounting anecdotes to one another. In 2019, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences backed this idea. Tracking the intellectual advancement of several hundred graduate students in the sciences over the course of four years, its authors found that the development of crucial skills such as generating hypotheses (假设), designing experiments, and analyzing data was closely related to the students’ engagement with their peers in the lab, rather than the guidance they received from their faculty mentors (导师).

Wieman is one of a growing number of Stanford professors who are bringing this “active learning” approach to their courses. His aspiration is to move science education away from the lecture format, toward a model that is more active and more engaged.

1. What problem did Carl Wieman have with his undergraduates?

A．Making them excel in the lab.	B．Demonstrating lab experiments.
C．Facilitating their all-round development.	D．Enhancing their physics problem-solving.

2. Which of the following best describes the graduate students who first joined Wieman’s lab?

A．Limited in thinking.	B．Resistant to new ideas.
C．Flexible and earnest.	D．Experienced and cooperative.

3. What is crucial for developing students’ intelligent thought according to the 2019 study?

A．Intense lab work.	B．Peer pressure and evaluation.
C．Academic interaction with fellows.	D．Engagement with external society.

4. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Transforming Graduates’ Habits	B．Carl Wieman’s Nobel Prize Journey
C．The Nobel-Prize Winner’s Struggles	D．Carl Wieman’s Education Innovation

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who are the audiences probably?

A．College students.

B．News reporters.

C．Movie fans.

2. What is the speaker talking about?

A．Racism.

B．Heightism.

C．Sexism.

3. What is the advantage of the tall?

A．Get more attention.

B．Get more choices.

C．Get more income.

4. How do most people feel about being tall?

A．They can earn high income from it.

B．They can get satisfaction from it.

C．Nobody cares about their height.