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OurKidsActivityCampInCambridge
Summer
Week
Weeklyprice
Dailyprice
24—28Jul2017
£
154
(Saving£
85)
39
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31Jul—4Aug2017
7—11Aug2017
14—18Aug2017
BarracudasKidsCampinCambridgeoffersfunactivitiesduringtheschoolsummerholidays.BasedatSt.FaithsSchoolinCambridge,childrenmakenewfriends,trynewactivitiesbutmostofallhavelotsoffun!
Weofferasafeandwellorganizedprogrammeforlocalchildrentoenjoy.
OuractivityholidaysareOfstedregistered,givingparentspeaceofmind,whileensuringmaximumfunforkids.Thecampisforchildrenaged4.5to14yearsandoffers80+funandexcitingactivitiesincludingsports,fencing,dance,drama,artandmuchmore!
SkillsBuildercoursesarealsoavailableandincludeMotorMania,LabRatsandUpstage!
St.Faith’sSchoolisrightintheheartoftheCityandcomprisesofamodernsportshall,dramastudio,assemblyhall,artroom,tenniscourts,playingfields,motorsportstrackandarcheryrange.Wewillalsohaveoneofourfantasticinflatablewaterparksonsite;
alwaysabighitwithchildrenofallages.
Standardopeninghoursare8.30amto5.30pmbutthesecanbeextendedfrom8amto6amwithourEarlyandLateClubs.Theseflexiblehoursmeanbusyparentscanrelaxknowingtheirchildrenarewellentertainedallday!
AddcovertoyourbookingforunforeseencircumstancesandillnesseswithourCustomerProtectionPlan.FulldetailscanbefoundinourTermsandConditions.
ToseeacopyofthecampslatestOfstedreportpleaseclickhere.
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VisitourFAQssectionorcallourfriendlyteamon08451235299.Don’tforgetyoucanalsovisitourTestimonialssectionforcustomerreviewstoo.
21.AttheactivitycampofSt.Faith’sSchoolinCambridge,childrencan_________.
A.developagoodhabit
B.builduptheirbodies
C.bringartscreatedtolife
D.teamupwithotherclassmates
22.Whydobusyparentsprobablyfeelrelaxediftheirchildrenjointhecamp?
A.Theywillgetrelaxedknowingthekidsareprovidedwithgreatfun.
B.Theycanearnmoreduringthesummerholidays.
C.Theirkidswilllearnhowtoenjoythemselves.
D.Theirkidswillmastermanylifeskills.
23.Howmuchwillyoupayifyouwanttobookthreekidsfortwoweeks?
A.£
881.B.£
924.C.£
1,057.D.£
1,203
B
Fouryearsago,ChrisNageledidwhatmanyothertechnologyexecutiveshavedonebefore—hemovedhisteamintoanopenconceptoffice.
Hisstaffhadbeenexclusivelyworkingfromhome,buthewantedeveryonetobetogether,tobondandcollaboratemoreeasily.Itquicklybecameclear,though,thatNagelehadmadeahugemistake.Everyonewasdistracted,productivitysufferedandthenineemployeeswereunhappy,nottomentionNagelehimself.
InApril2015,aboutthreeyearsaftermovingintotheopenoffice,Nagelemovedthecompanyintoa10,000-squarefootofficewhereeveryonenowhastheirownspace—completewithclosingdoors.
Numerouscompanieshaveembracedtheopenoffice—about70%ofUSofficesareopenconcept—andbymostaccounts,veryfewhavemovedbackintotraditionalspaceswithofficesanddoors.Butresearchthatwe’re15%lessproductive,wehaveimmensetroubleconcentratingandwe’retwiceaslikelytogetsickinopenworkingspaces,hascontributedtoagrowingbacklashagainstopenoffices.
Sincemoving,Nagelehimselfhasheardfromothersintechnologywhosaytheylongfortheclosedofficelifestyle.
It’sunlikelythattheopenofficeconceptwillgoawayanytimesoon,butsomecompaniesarefollowingNagele’sexampleandmakingareturntoprivatespaces.
There’sonebigreasonwe’dallloveaspacewithfourwallsandadoorthatshuts:
focus.Thetruthis,
wecan’tmultitask
andsmalldistractionscancauseustolosefocusforupwardsof20minutes.
What’smore,certainopenspacescannegativelyimpactourmemory.Weretainmoreinformationwhenwesitinonespot,saysSallyAugustin,anenvironmentalanddesignpsychologistinLaGrangePark,Illinois.It’snotsoobvioustouseachday,butweoffloadmemories—oftenlittledetails—intooursurroundings,shesays.
Besidethecheapercost,onemainargumentfortheopenworkspaceisthatitincreasescollaboration.However,it’swelldocumentedthatwerarelybrainstormbrilliantideaswhenwe’rejustshootingthebreezeinacrowd.
24.What
does
thewriter
imply
according
to
Paragraph2:
A.Nagelefeltdelightedwithopenconceptoffice
B.Nagelefeltunsatisfiedwithopenconceptoffice
C.Nagelefeltpuzzledaboutopenconceptoffice
D.Nagelefeltcuriousaboutopenconceptoffice
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“haveembraced”inParagraph4mean?
A.havedisliked
B.haveneeded
C.haveaccepted
D.havemisunderstood
26.Whichoneistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itishardtoconcentrateinopenoffices.
B.TheminorityofUScompanieschooseopenoffices.
C.Openofficesbenefitpeople’smemoryalot.
D.Traditionalofficescanincreaseteamwork.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Theadvantagesoftraditionaloffices
B.Thedisadvantagesoftraditionaloffices
C.Thedrawbacksofopenoffices
D.Thebenefitsofopenoffices
C
Whenitcomestocarbonemissions,certainunhealthysnacksmaycarryanunexpectedblessingcomparedtohealthierchoices.
Ashumankindfacesthethreatofglobalwarming,wearebecomingincreasinglyawarethatoureveryindulgence(享受)willleaveitsmarkontheenvironment.Thisisparticularlytrueofthefoodweputinourmouths.
Farming,productioninfactoriesandtransportofgoodsarealllargelypoweredbytheburningoffossilfuels,generatinggreenhousegases.Scientistsmeasurethisimpactasa“carbonfootprint”,commonlyexpressedasthevolumeofcarbondioxideproducedper100gservingoffood.
Withthis,itispossibletocreateafoodpyramidbasedontheharmeachsnackanddelicacy(美味)doestotheenvironment.Meatanddairyproductslieatthebottom,causingthegreatestdamage,whilefruitandvegetablesarethemostenvironmentallyfriendlyatthetop.Grain-basedfoodslikebreadandnoodles,andcandieslieroughlyinthemiddle.
Thisapproach,however,doesn’tconsiderhowmuchenergyourbodiesgetfromthosefoods.Youneedtoeatafargreaterweightoflettuce(生菜)togetthesamenumberofcaloriesasapieceofbacon,forinstance-withonestudyfindingthatitwouldreleasethreetimesasmanygreenhousestoprovidethesamenutritionalenergy.Processedvegetables,orthoseimportedfromdistantfarms,mayfareevenworse.
InapaperintheAmericanJournalofClinicalNutrition,AdamDrewnowskitriedtotakethisintoaccountbyestimating(估计)thecarbonemissionsforevery100caloriesofdifferentfoods.
Viewedinthisway,thepyramidturnsupsidedown.Now,cakeorchocolatehasacarbonfootprintthatisaboutatenthoftheenvironmentalimpactoftinnedorfrozenvegetables,forinstance.Meattendstoproduceabouthalfthecarbonemissionsofeggs.
Thisshouldn’tbeseenasagreencardtoindulgeyoursweettooth-lotsofevidenceshowstheexcessiveconsumptionofsugarleadstoallkindsofhealthproblems,includingdiabetesandheartdisease.Andlocalfreshvegetableswillstillbethebestoptionfortheenvironmentandyourhealth.
28.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothetheoryof“carbonfootprint”?
A.Meatdoesthegreatestharm
B.Vegetablesdoesnoharmatall
C.Noodlesdomoreharmthanbread
D.Fruitdoemoreharmthandairyproducts
29.Ifyougetthesamenumberofcalories,_____________.
A.vegetableswilldomoreharmtoyourhealththanmeat
B.meatwillproducemoregreenhousegasesthanvegetables
C.vegetableswillproducemoregreenhousegasesthanmeat
D.vegetableswillproduceasmanygreenhousegasesasmeat
30.Thewritergivesusasuggestioninthelastparagraph___________.
A.basedonthenewapproach
B.basedonthepreviousstudy
C.forthebenefitoftheenvironment
D.forthebenefitofourpersonalhealth
31.What’sthewriter’spurposeofthetext?
A.Totellreadersafact
B.Toexplainatheory
C.Toofferasuggestion
D.Toanalyzeaphenomenon
D
Theterm“healthyobesity”hasgainedvalueoverthepast15years,butscientistshaverecentlyquestioneditsveryexistence.“Ournewfindingssuggestthathealthmeasuresmaybenecessaryforallobese(肥胖的)individuals,eventhosepreviouslyconsideredtobemetabolically(代谢的)healthy,"
saysstudyfirstauthorMikael,“Sinceobesityisthemajordriverchanginggeneexpressioninfatcells,weshouldcontinuetofocusonpreventingobesity.”
Obesityhasbeenaglobalproblem,affectingapproximately600millionpeopleworldwideandincreasingtheriskofheartdisease,stroke,cancer,andsoon.Butinthe1970sand80s,expertsbegantoquestiontheextenttowhichobesityincreasestheriskforthesedisorders.Laterstudiesinthelate90sandearly2000sshowedthatsomeobesepeopleshowarelativelyhealthylife.
However,therearenoacceptedmeasuresformeasuringmetabolicallyhealthyobesity,andwhetherornotsuchathingexistsisnowupfordiscussion.“Ourstudysuggeststhattheideaofmetabolicallyhealthyobesitymaybemoredifficultthanthought,”Mikaelsays,“Theredoesn’tappeartobeaclearlinethatseparatesobesesubjectswithhighorlowinsulin(胰岛素)sensitivity,indicatingthatobes