STEM is short for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Strengthening STEM education is vital to preparing kids to compete in the 21st century economy, because kids’ success is driven not only by what they know, but by what they can do with what they know. As a result, it’s more important than ever for youth to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to solve tough problems, gather and evaluate evidence, and make sense of information. The following camps provide the skills needed to succeed in the highly competitive society.
Steve & Kate’ s Camp
December 26th to January 24th
Steve & Kate’s Camp was founded on the belief that when you trust kids, they learn to trust themselves, and develop creative confidence that will help them unleash (突然释放) their true potential. It offers a safe, judgement-free environment where kids can be themselves, explore their passions and make a few mistakes along the way.
Phone:415-389-5437
App Camp
February 16th to March 28th
Asheville School is offering a unique app camp experience for teenagers across the US and abroad who are interested in learning how to make exciting new apps for the iPhone and iPad. Students will learn about Apple’s Swift programming language and learn Apple’s new AR technology.
Phone:828-254-6345
Game Camp Nation
April 17th to June 9th
Use your child’s energy for video games to fuel their future, strengthen self-confidence and make new friends. Creativity, Critical thinking & Communication: We emphasize the 3Cs needed for success in today’s media-driven world. Hands-on projects spark curiosity. Our groups are intentionally kept small, and our staff encourage the kinds of peer interaction that easily make friends.
Phone:619-446-6495
Camp Motor-sport
August 10th to October 7th
For the camper who loves to hear those famous words “Start your engines!” Camp Motor-sport offers exciting motor-sport focusing on summer camp programs for girls and boys aged 9 to 17. In addition to gaining valuable seat time, campers get hands-on experience with the STEM aspects of automotive design. When not driving, Camp Motor-sport still has all the fun campers expect including a private lake with swimming, boats, and gaga ball just to name a few.
Phone:888-836-1212
1.Which camp will you choose if your kid has a long Christmas vacation?
A.Game Camp nation. B.Camp Motor-sport
C.Steve Kate’s Camp. D.APP Camp.
2.If interested in programming, the kids can choose ________.
A.Steve & Kate’s Camp B.APP Camp
C.Game Camp Nation D.Camp Motor-sport
3.What number will you call if your kid wants to have much fun in the camp?
A.415-389-5437. B.828-254-6345.
C.619-446-6495. D.888-836-1212.
4.What do Steve Kate's Camp and Game Camp Nation have in common?
A.They both make learners become confident.
B.They both appeal to learners full of curiosity.
C.They are both popular with programming language learners.
D.They are both free of charge for teenagers all around the US.
5.The passage is written to ________.
A.motivate teenagers to prepare for the competition
B.share information on how to spark kids’ curiosity
C.help teenagers compete successfully in society
D.attract parents to enroll their kids in the camps
假如你是李华，圣诞节前夕因病住院未能如期赴约去你的澳大利亚朋友 Jackson家做客：他将于近期来中国参加“汉语桥”比赛，适逢中国春节期间，你 打算邀请他来你家。请给他写e-mail,要点如下：
1. 对前次爽约致歉；
2. 邀请他来你家做客：
3. 盼回复以便作安排。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jackson,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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 Sunday my class went on a travel to Fule Mountain. Early on the morning, we left for the destination on feet. On the way there, we sing and even danced to the sweet music. Li Hua brought his camera and which he did was to take many beautiful photos of us. On reached the top, we caught the sight of the whole city of Mianyang. We saw a few planes flying highly in the sky. We felt that very meaningful to spend such a happy day though we were tiring. Our headteacher asked us write a diary in memory of the very day.
When I was nine, I used to mow the lawn （修剪草坪）for Mrs. Long. Living on a _______ budget, she paid me very little for the work. But she did _______ me, "When Christmas comes, I shall have a _______ for you.” I spent much time _______ what it would be. My friends had baseball gloves, bicycles and ice skates. I was so _______ to acquire any one of these.
As Christmas approached, it was with _______ that I kept myself from reporting to Mrs. Long and _______ my present. My parents had to remind me that it's too _______On December 22, my patience finally _______ . I marched down the street, presented myself at her house, and said," I've come for my present, Mrs. Long/'
She ________ me into her living room and disappeared into another room. In a moment she returned with a ________ package which under no circumstances could ________baseball gloves, let alone a pair of skates. I was painfully ________ but did not show it, because my parents had warned repeatedly, "Whatever she has for you, take it ________and say 'thank you'."
“What is it?" I asked.
"A kind of ________ and you'll see on Christmas Day."
Her words set my mind ________ with new possibilities. Gradually, curiosity ________my initial disappointment. By the time I reached home, I had ________ myself that she gave me a magician's set. "I'll be able to ________ an umbrella into a bunch of flowers. Cool!”
On Christmas morning, with great excitement, I removed the wrapping paper and opened the flat box, only to find inside ten ________ of black paper, Carbon Paper Regal Premium(复写纸）.
"It is really something magic!"
1.A.tight B.free C.quick D.safe
2.A.admire B.warm C.promise D.trust
3.A.question B.present C.task D.suggestion
4.A.choosing B.accepting C.forgetting D.wondering
5.A.eager B.happy C.grateful D.lucky
6.A.joy B.difficulty C.practice D.wisdom
7.A.sending B.buying C.demanding D.refusing
8.A.early B.heavy C.late D.simple
9.A.came about B.sped up C.paid off D.gave out
10.A.carried B.led C.hid D.forced
11.A.strange B.new C.small D.light
12.A.hold B.show C.afford D.match
13.A.disappointed B.excited C.annoyed D.surprised
14.A.bravely B.slowly C.politely D.casually
15.A.joke B.magic C.love D.paper
16.A.closing B.dancing C.suffering D.failing
17.A.added B.supported C.ruined D.replaced
18.A.taught B.convinced C.enjoyed D.informed
19.A.cut B.put C.turn D.take
20.A.loafs B.bags C.piles D.sheets
With the rise of basic economy and budget airline models that charge extra for seat selection, it's become a lot harder for groups, especially families with kids, to secure seats next to each other.1..
2.. The earlier you book your family's travel, the more likely that you will be able to reserve seats that are next to each other.
Contact your airline and ask it to accommodate your family, if you can't initially be seated together. Discuss with the airline your concerns about a child being seated alone.3., they may be able to assure you that each child is seated next to an adult family member.
Check reservations and seat assignments directly with the airline, if you book through a third party online agency. If you did not book your travel directly with an airline, obtain or confirm your seat assignments directly with the airline as soon as possible before the day of travel.4. .
Confirm reservations and seat assignments again before you leave for the airport. You may wish to confirm your seat assignments before you would normally go to the airport as your seat assignments could have changed after booking due to an aircraft adjustment with a different seating arrangement.5.. They will do what they can to help families who need to sit together.
A.The earlier, the better
B.Book tickets as early as possible
C.Even if the airline is unable to seat the whole family together
D.Here are some tips to help you sit together without paying extra
E.Even though the airline is unwilling to take your concerns into consideration
F.If your seat assignments have changed, you can contact the airline to ask for help
G.This can be done either on the website or over the phone by contacting reservations
Anyone who commutes（通勤）by car knows that traffic jams are an unavoidable part of life. But humans are not alone in facing potential traffic jam. Ants also commute一between their nest and sources of food. The survival of their colonies（群体） depends on doing this efficiently.
"The more they are, the more food they're going to bring back. But at the same time, they might end up with traffic jam because there are too many of them.” Sebastien Motsch, a mathematician in Arizona State University said. When humans commute, there's a point at which cars become dense enough to slow down the flow of traffic, causing congestion. Motsch and his colleagues wanted to know if ants on the move could also get blocked. So they control traffic density by constructing bridges of various widths between a colony of Argentine ants and a source of food. Then they waited and watched.
The flow of ants did increase initially as ants started to fill the bridge and then stabilize at high densities. But it never slowed down, even when the bridge was nearly filled with ants. The researchers then took a closer look at how the behavior of individual ants impacted traffic as a whole. That meant cautiously tracking thousands of separate ants as they made their way across the bridge.
Motsch and his team found that when ants sense overcrowding, they adjust their speeds and avoid entering high-density areas, which prevents congestion. These behaviors may be made by pheromones （外激素），chemicals that tell other ants where a trail is. The ants also manage to avoid colliding with each other at high densities, which could really slow them down.
Can ants help us solve our own traffic problems? Not likely, says Motsch. That's because when it comes to getting from point A to point B as fast as possible, human drivers put their own goals first. Individual ants have to be more cooperative in order to feed the colony. But the research could be useful in bettering traffic flow for self-driving cars, which can be designed to be less like selfish humans一and more like ants.
1.What is the purpose of the research?
A.To compare humans with ants.
B.To see how ants, avoid traffic jam.
C.To solve the problem of traffic jam.
D.To see whether ants will encounter a traffic jam.
2.What did the researchers do before testing the ants?
A.They built bridges of different widths.
B.They made the ants on the move.
C.They watched the ants closely.
D.They got the ants blocked.
3.What is the result of the research?
A.The ants avoid entering high-density areas.
B.The ants never stop and no traffic jam happens.
C.The ants sense overcrowding and adjust their speed.
D.The ants give off chemicals to tell others where they can go.
4.What's the researchers' attitude to solving our own traffic jam?
A.Optimistic. B.Doubtful.
C.Indifferent. D.Supportive.
