Suggestions for Senior Year
Senior year is finally here. We are sure being one of the oldest students in school sounds great. You’ve reached the most important year. 1. Three graduates are here to give you some suggestions.
Zhao Yuebei, 18, Hainan University
Find a suitable study method and create your own system of knowledge. In the review stage, I’ve been studying physics and chemistry with the help of mind maps. 2. I usually wrote down a scientific term in the center of a blank page, and added related points around the term. I enjoyed this process as it forced me to reflect and organize all my knowledge.3.
Zhao Yujie, 18, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang
Don’t bury yourself all day in your studies—it’s tiring and not that useful. Life may be stressful during senior high, but we also need to find ways to refresh ourselves.
When I felt discouraged, I often had a heart-to-heart talk with my mother or my head teacher. 4. Some of my classmates preferred to run around the playground. One of them even made up funny stories and read them out during breaks.
Song Yu, 18, Northwestern University, US
5. Besides the gaokao, some universities hold the independent enrollment (自主招生) exams in the middle of June, which can give you an advantage in the hunt for a top university place, if you do well in the exams. But you don’t need to waste too much time preparing specially for them because both the written test and the interview are based on your everyday performance and intelligence.
A. It was a great relief for me.
B. So how can you make the most of it?
C. Keep your eyes open for other choices.
D. Mind maps can encourage your creativity.
E. But that is when the hard work really begins.
F. It allows me to see the relationship between different concepts.
G. Mind maps are used to visually organize and classify information.
Described as the world’s most environmentally friendly protein（蛋白质）, Solein is made by applying electricity to water to release bubbles of carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Living microbes (微生物) are then added to the liquid to feed on the carbon dioxide and hydrogen bubbles and produce the Solein, which is then dried to make the powder. It’s a chemical change process similar to beer brewing. The dried Solein has a protein content of 50 percent and looks and tastes just like wheat flour.
“It is a completely new kind of food, a new kind of protein, different to all the food on the market today in how it is produced as it does not need agriculture.” Dr Pasi Vainikka, the chief manager of Solar Foods told The Guardian. The process used to produce Solein—changing hydrogen and carbon dioxide is amazing, as the wonder food can be produced anywhere in the world. It’s also 10 time-efficient than photosynthesis (光合作用), and 10 to 100 times more environment and climate-friendly in water use than animal or plant-based food production.
“Solein also contains all the essential amino acid (氨基酸),but because it is produced using carbon and electricity, it does not require large amounts of land to produce, ” the Solar Foods website explains. “Another unique characteristic of Solein is that it is able to take carbon directly from carbon dioxide without needing a source of sugar.”
While Solar Foods does not expect Solein to challenge conventional protein production methods in the next two decades, it does expect it to become a “new harvest” for humanity, which is significant considering so far we have only relied on plants and animals for sustenance. The Helsinki-based company plans to open its first Solein factory at the end of 2021 and increase production to two billion meals per year by 2022.
1.Why is Solein described as environmentally friendly?
A.Because it is man-made by using electricity.
B.Because it contains all the nutrition people need.
C.Because it is made consuming less land and energy.
D.Because it is produced from water and carbon dioxide.
2.What does Solar Foods expect of Solein?
A.It’ll have a rewarding future.
B.It’ll reach consumers in 2020.
C.It’ll challenge traditional protein production.
D.It’ll be a complete replacement for plants and animals.
3.What does the underlined word “sustenance” in last paragraph mean?
A.survival B.food
C.material D.support
4.Where is this text most likely from?
A.A textbook. B.A novel.
C.A magazine. D.A brochure.
Every year, thousands of teenagers participate in programs at their local art museums. But do any of them remember their time at museum events later in life? A new report suggests that the answer is yes – and finds that alumni (毕业生) of arts-based museum programs credit them with changing the course of their lives, even years after the experience.
The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles recently asked researchers to conduct a study to find out how effective their long-standing teen art programs really are. They involved over 300 former participants of four programs for teens that have been in existence since the 1990s. Alumni, whose current ages range from 18 to 36, were invited to find out how they viewed their participation years after the fact.
Among the alumni surveyed, 75 percent of alumni rated the teen program experience as the most favorable influence on their own lives, beating family, school and their neighborhoods. Nearly 55 percent thought that it was one of the most important experiences they’d ever had, regardless of age. And two-thirds said that they were often in situations where their experience in museums affected their actions or thoughts.
It turns out that participating in art programs also helps keep teens enthusiastic about arts even after they reach adulthood: 96 percent of participants had visited an art museum within the last two years, and 68 percent had visited an art museum five or more times within the last two years. Thirty-two percent of program alumni work in the arts as adults.
Though the study is the first of its kind to explore the influence of teen-specific art programs in museums, it reflects other research on the important benefits of engaging with the arts. A decade of surveys by the National Endowment for the Arts found that childhood experience with the arts is significantly associated with their income and educational attainment as adults. Other studies have linked arts education to everything from lower drop-out rates to improvement in critical (批判性的)thinking skills.
1.What does the underlined phrase “the experience” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A.Joining in childhood art programs.
B.Shifting the course of children’s life.
C.Memorizing the time at museum events.
D.Conducting arts-based museum programs.
2.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.The aim of the study.
B.The result of the study.
C.The method of the study.
D.The process of the study.
3.What can be inferred from the study mentioned in the text?
A.No other studies about the benefits of arts exist.
B.Love for arts may keep long in kids’ whole life.
C.Age matters in how people view their art experiences.
D.Most kids participating in art programs will work in arts.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.How can Art be Connected to Our Life?
B.Can Art Education Affect Our Income?
C.Should Kids Walk into Art Museums?
D.What Should Art Museums do for Kids?
How do you kill your time when you go to work? Most of us stare at our cell phones, and refuse to make eye contact with others. We just read, chat with others online or play games online. Or maybe we’re using the time between stops to do our makeup, catch up on emails, or read a few chapters of a book. However, Dina Alfasi takes a very different approach.
Each day she has to travel hours on buses and trains to get to her engineering job at a hospital in Israel. Rather than look at her cell phone in silence, she uses one very special way to have connection with strangers. It is portraits of the people she meets on public transport every day that she is taking. The photographs catch those quiet and personal moments of people readying themselves for the day ahead. Some people lean (倚靠) their head against the window and go to sleep, some stare into space and have a daydream, and others sit quietly to read their documents or books. Each picture catches one tiny moment in people’s lives, ripe with potential for your imagination. It is wonderful for her to look at someone’s commute (上下班) and make up an entire story about the rest of their daily existence, from the father travelling with a baby to the woman welcoming a change.
“What inspires me very much are the little moments that happen every day,” Dina told My Modern Met. “My work is to tell stories through a single portrait, and it proves that all you need is just to look around and find those magic moments.”
1.What will most people do when going to work?
A.Enjoy reading a book loudly.
B.Make eye contact with others.
C.Have face-to-face talks with others.
D.Concentrate on their mobile phones.
2.What makes Dina different from others?
A.Staring into the space and having a daydream.
B.Leaning against the window and relaxing herself.
C.Using her mobile phone to appreciate pictures she draws.
D.Drawing people while travelling on buses and trains to work.
3.Which word can best describe Dina Alfasi?
A.Cool. B.Careful.
C.Generous. D.Considerate.
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A.Little moments make Dina special.
B.Cell phone is used to take special portraits.
C.Dina takes portraits of others when commuting.
D.People go to work with different ways to kill time.
Pre-College Program Admissions
The Pre-College Program is now accepting applications for summer 2020.
QUALIFICATION FOR 2020
The admissions committee is looking for mature, academically motivated students who meet both of the following criteria：
1. Will graduate in 2021 or 2022
2. Are at least 15 years old by Dec. 1，2019，and will not turn 19 years old before Jul. 31，2020
HOW TO APPLY
Complete an online application and provide supplemental materials, including：
1. The $ 75 nonrefundable (不可归还的) application fee.
2. Counselor report：you can request a link be sent to your counselor（辅导员）in the application.
3. Transcripts (成绩单)from 9th grade to fall 2019 grades：this can include progress reports, report cards, and educational summaries from your high school.
4. If English is not your native language，submit scores from the TOEFL iBT or IELTS language proficiency exam along with your application.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Early application deadline Submit your application by this date to receive a decision before course registration begins. | Friday，February l，noon |
Regular application deadline Submit your application by this date to receive a decision before the full-payment deadline. | Friday，March 15，noon |
Late application deadline Full payment is due upon registration for all accepted students. | Wednesday，May 15 at noon，or earlier if all course waitlists are full. |
Financial aid application deadline Submit both your program and financial aid application by this date. | Friday，February l，noon |
1.Who would probably be admitted by the program?
A.Terry, a boy born on October 2, 1999.
B.Steve, a teenager to graduate in 2020.
C.Cathy, a student aged 16 years old now.
D.Lucy, a girl turning 15 on January 3, 2020.
2.What is unnecessary for native English speakers to provide when applying?
A.The $ 75 nonrefundable application fee.
B.Transcripts from 9th grade to fall 2019 grades.
C.Progress reports and educational summaries from high school.
D.Scores from the TOEFL iBT or IELTS language proficiency exam.
3.When should a student submit his regular application?
A.Before Friday, March 15, noon.
B.Before Friday, February 1, noon.
C.Before Wednesday, May 15, noon.
D.Before Friday, January 1, noon.
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
A cactus （仙人掌）stood all alone in the desert, wondering why it was stuck in the middle of the desert. "I do nothing but stand here all day,” it sighed, "What use do I have? I am the ugliest plant in the desert. My spines （刺）are thick, my leaves arc tough, and my skin is uneven . I can't offer shade or juice to the passing travelers. I don't see that I am of any use at all. ” All it did was stand in the sun day after day, growing taller and fatter. Its spines grew longer and its leaves grew tougher. It truly was strange-looking.
“I wish I could do something useful.” it signed. By day, hawks （鹰）circled high over- head, and the cactus called, "What can I do with my life?" Whether they heard or not, the hawks flew away. At night the moon floated into the sky and cast its pale light on the desert floor. "How can I do with my life?” the cactus called. The moon only stared coldly as it continued its course.
A lizard （蜥蜴）passed by, leaving a little trail in the sand with its tail. “What worthy deed can I do?" The cactus called. "You?" the lizard smiled, pausing a moment. "You can do something. Just wait for the right moment. The hawks circle way overhead, making beautiful patterns for us all to admire. The moon hangs high like a lantern at night, so we can see our ways home to our loved ones. Even I, the lowly lizard, have something to do. I decorate the sands with these beautiful trails as I pull my tail along. And you, you will show us your beauty some day.”
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
It went on year after year, and the Cactus grew old.
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Paragraph 2：
The desert hadn’t known such flower of it.
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