TGBWP(the Great Books Winter Program) is an experience like no other in American education. For the past eleven years, TGBWP has gathered outstanding middle and high school students from across the world to read selections from the greatest works of literature, experience college-level lectures, engage in lively discussions and enjoy winter camp fun with other literary-minded students.
Here is a sample of what you will get at Great Books:
Membership in an international community of enthusiastic young learners and distinguished college teachers who read and discuss great books and big ideas. You will discuss the likes of Plato, Mark Twain, Dickens, and Tolstoy with other teens from around the globe who love literature just as much as you do!
Find your voice in the classroom. TGBWP gives students the opportunity to grow academically and socially as they prepare for high school and college. Open discussions encourage students to express themselves and give power to their ideas. Students gain confidence in their ability to read a text closely and express their ideas clearly both orally and in writing.
Experience time away from home and spend it at a top college -- choose from two campus settings: Amherst College in Massachusetts and Stanford University in California. This is the perfect opportunity to preview life on a college campus!
Don’t miss this opportunity to join students from 47 states and 28 countries in this unique learning environment.
Categories | Reading/Writing Arts/Photography/Film Music/Singing/ Dancing Travel/ Touring Academic/Pre-College |
Ages | 11-18 |
Type | Overnight/Residential |
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1.What do we know about TGBWP?
A.A course on literacy skills improvement.
B.An education department of universities.
C.A camp suitable for teen literature lovers.
D.A program of studying American literature.
2.What does TGBWP offer its participants according to the text?
A.College-level evaluation in literature.
B.Admissions to world famous universities.
C.Free literature courses and literature works.
D.Chances to experience college life beforehand.
3.Suppose this text is an Ad, what else must be included in “More information”?
A.Contact information. B.Membership benefits.
C.Registration requirements. D.Activity arrangements.
假定你是李华，你校将邀请对茶文化非常有研究的王教授来你校作报告。请根据以下要点给喜欢饮茶的外教Mr. Smith写一封信，邀请他一起前往。内容包括：
1. 报告的时间和地点；
2. 报告的主要内容（例如：饮茶是中同特有的文化，茶在我们生活中扮演重要角色等）。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧)，并在下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last term an English speech contest is held in our school. Seeing the notice, many students took interests in it. My English teacher Miss Li thought it was a good chance for me to improving my English and encouraged me to take part. So I decided to have a try. During the prepare, my teacher offered me great help. She not only polished with my speech draft and also corrected my pronunciation. As a result, my speech improved great. Then the day for the competition came, and I did good job and got the first prize! I owed it all to my teacher. Without his help, I wouldn't have got so a good result.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Aristotle was a great philosopher, and many of his writings and teachings have formed the way we think about philosophy today.
At eighteen, Aristotle went to Plato’s Academy1.(study) and stayed there for almost twenty2.(year). From there, Aristotle went to the island of Lesbos,3.he researched botany and zoology. After that, he went on to tutor Alexander the Great, as well as Ptolemy and Cassander. Perhaps the fact that he tutored several kings4.(be) the reason why he is still so famous today. However, Alexander the Great began to suspect Aristotle was making threats against his life.5.(eventual), after Alexander’s6.(die)，Aristotle7. (force) to flee and died of natural causes in Euboea.
Aristotle added much to the field of philosophy. He also made8.significant contribution to science while he was alive. Aristotle’s writings and philosophy have influenced such famous Christian thinkers9. Chaucer, Dante, and Thomas Aquinas. Furthermore, Friedrich Nietzsche took much of his political philosophy from Aristotle, and Ayn Rand looked up to him as well. With so many people10.(look) to Aristotle for philosophic cues（提示）,it is no wonder that his works have survived the test of time.
It was two years ago. That was a tough morning and I felt_________I stood by the patient’s doorway. I couldn’t see myself, but I knew my own_________: head down, shoulders slumped(下沉）and a lifeless expression. I knocked on the patient’s door and entered. “Good morning!” I said to the_________I felt my energy used up in the_______to remain cheerful. The tank was close to_________.
“How are you doing today?” The patient looked at me with eyes of_________She patted her_________and let me sit down. “What’s wrong, doctor?” I_________her in silence. She pressed on in a_________but loving way, just like Mom would. “Come on, tell me. How are you doing?”
A million thoughts__________into my mind. I needed to be stoic (坚忍的）and showed no signs of__________
However, I sat down beside her. “I’m really nervous and__________, to be honest.”
“Why’s that?” she asked with sincere concern. “I can__________.”
Think about my workday. There’s the__________of achieving the medical goals: diagnosis（诊断）,treatments and cures. There’s also the stress of my work__________: abundant multi-tasking and__________interruptions.
Now I wanted to open up to her. For a__________moment, I felt the burden being__________off my shoulders. We spoke heart to heart. She asked questions. I answered them. She wanted to__________what my day was like. I told her very honestly. We spoke for a long while. Finally she__________me and I thanked her deeply for showing concern about me.
1.A.annoyed B.excited C.surprised D.defeated
2.A.position B.appearance C.behavior D.picture
3.A.guard B.physician C.patient D.nurse
4.A.effort B.desire C.attempt D.need
5.A.shaking B.leaking C.full D.empty
6.A.envy B.concern C.curiosity D.regret
7.A.clothes B.floor C.bed D.leg
8.A.waited for B.pointed to C.stared at D.looked down upon
9.A.tight B.relaxed C.comfortable D.firm
10.A.crowded B.slipped C.jumped D.squeezed
11.A.anger B.weakness C.Sympathy D.loneliness
12.A.cautious B.determined C.unlucky D.anxious
13.A.succeed B.listen C.conclude D.recover
14.A.pressure B.reward C.request D.schedule
15.A.appointment B.plan C.environment D.equipment
16.A.frequent B.steady C.common D.regular
17.A.meaningful B.brief C.big D.valuable
18.A.thrown B.reduced C.lifted D.know
19.A.predict B.guess C.expect D.know
20.A.hugged B.praised C.saved D.protected
A person that’s enthusiastic, determined and prepared to hug life’s trials is a person we all want to be. If you want to be like that person then your first step is to always stay inspired. Taking the first step towards an inspired life is the most difficult part of the process, but after you take it you will never look back.1.He/She is a person who wakes up every day more inspired than the next. Inspiration will lead you anywhere you want to go. 2.
●Inspiration breeds(培育) more inspiration. After you get a taste of the inspired life you'll never want to turn back. Wake up tomorrow morning inspired and watch your life change.3.I’ll give you some names of people who have changed the path of history and I’ll let you determine if they were inspired. Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs,Mother Theresa.
●Inspiration leads to hard work. Hard work leads to success. Success will be much more difficult to attain if you care little about what you want to be successful in.
●4.Mark Zuckerberg was inspired by the potential of a great social network. Four English musicians were inspired to create great music thereby creating the Beatles. Socrates was inspired by his own curiosity and ended up creating Western Philosophy as we know it today.
●Inspiration and genius(天才)—one and the same.5.In fact, many who we consider geniuses today were nothing more than extremely inspired individuals.
A.The uninspired seldom change the world.
B.A genius is someone who was born intelligent.
C.Fear of failure will stop you from staying inspired.
D.Nothing great was ever created without inspiration.
E.You don't have to have an IQ of 150 to be considered a genius.
F.Here are four additional reasons why you should always stay inspired.
G.An inspired individual is someone who never backs away from a challenge.
