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SALISBURY
SummerSchool
2020TRAVELFORM
Pleasecompleteandreturn
Student’sName:
________Cellnumber:
________
TravelPlans:
Pleasespecifythemeansoftravelingtoandfromtheschool.
StudentstravelingwithparentsbycarshouldplantoarriveonSunday,July1anddepartSalisburySchoolonSaturday,August4,thenextdayafterProgressDay.Pleaseindicate:
Studentswillbearrivinganddepartingwithparents.
Studentswillbetravelingbytrainorbusto/fromtheschool.
NewYorkCity—viaTrain:
(Metro-NorthRailroad—HarlemLine:
WassaicStation&
GrandCentralStation)
TheWassaicStationistheclosesttotheschool—approximately10miles.Contactinformation:
845473-8424orhttp:
//www.mta.info/mnr.
BusLinefromNYC:
TheBonanzabusstopinCanaan,CTisapproximately5milesfromtheschool.Schedulescanbeaccessedathttp:
//www.bonanza-bus.transit-.
LocalTaxiServices:
LakevilleTaxi860-435-8000and800-675-0670
AirportPickup,Saturday,June30
Pleasenote:
MychildwilltraveltoJFKAirport(NewYorkCity)whereaSalisburyrepresentativewillpickstudentsup.
Theshuttle(班车)willleavefromJFKat6o’clockintheafternoonforthereturntoSalisbury.Pleaseprovideallflightinformationinthespacebelowincludingthecellphonecontactnumberforyourchild.Wewillprovidethecellphonenumberoftherepresentativelater.ThisisthepreferredarrivaldateforallstudentsfromhomeandabroadtravelingthroughJFK,whichcanbeguaranteedbytakingtheairplane.
Airline&
Flight#:
_________NYCArrivaltime:
_________
MychildwilldepartonAugust4byshuttlethroughJFK.
Dependingonflighttimes,studentsmayexperiencealongwaitfortheirflightdepartures.Airline&
_________Departuretime:
21.WhatdayisProgressDay?
A.Thursday.B.Friday.
C.Saturday.D.Sunday.
22.WhatshouldstudentskeepinmindtotaketheshuttleonJune30?
A.Bookingabusticketinadvance.B.Arrivingbefore6pm.
C.Waitingforalongtimeintheairport.D.ChoosingaSalisburyrepresentative.
23.Whomisthisformmainlyintendedfor?
A.Thestudents’parents.B.Teachersoftheschool.
C.Thedriveroftheshuttle.D.Homeandforeignstudents.
B
WhenJenHarriswaslaidofffromherjobatMPCComputersinIdaholastOctober,shetweetedthemessage“justbeenlaidofffromMPC”,“BythetimeIlefttheparkinglot,IhadajobofferfromafriendthathadaWebdevelopmentcompanyintown,“shetoldCNNMoney.
It’sdifficulttoknowhowmanypeopleareactuallyfindingworkthisway.Butit’sobviousfrominterviewswithjob-seekers,employers,coachesandmanagersthattheTwitterphenomenonisfundamentallychangingthewaypeoplesearchforjobs.
“Alotofcompaniesaren’tadvertisingjobsintraditionalways,”saysJasonRivera,agraphicartistwhoteamedupwithotherSanFranciscoTwiners“toleadthepink-slipparty(失业聚会)movement”forthenetworkingmesses.RiverasaysTwitterallowscompaniestoeasily“follow”potentialcandidatesonline,whilegivingjobhuntersabackdoorpeekatcompanieswheretheymaybeinterestedinapplyingforajob.
“It’sagreatwaytogetup-to-the-minuteinformationaboutacompanyanditslatestproducts,”Riverasays,“aswellasgiveyouashotatactuallytalkingtoahiringmanageronTwitter,asopposedtohavingyoure-mailedresumeendupasthe500thinhisin-box.Atthesametime,Twittergivesmanagersfaster,moreefficientwaystogetthroughthemess,andthatsavethemmoney.”
PaulMabrayknowsthatfirsthand.AsachiefstrategyofficerforNapabasedVinTank,awineindustrythinktank(智囊团),heusedTwittertospotandthenpractically“follow’’the23-year-oldjobcandidateandgiftedTwitter,AshleyBellview.“Wegottolearnaboutherpersonality,herworkethicandherthoughtprocessbytheinformationshe’dlinkedtoinhertweetsandbyhowshecommunicatedwithotherpeopleonTwitter,”Mabraysays.
24.JenHarrisismentionedinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat________.
A.Twitterisbecominganimportanttoolforjobseekers
B.morepeoplelosetheirjobsrecently
C.it’seasierforITworkerstofindjobs
D.therearelessjobsthanwehaveexpected
25.Twittercangivejobhuntersachanceto________.
A.visitthecompanies
B.learnmoreaboutthecompanies
C.receivetrainingaboutthecomputeroperation
D.haveaface-to-facetalkwiththemanagers
26.WecanknowfromthelastparagraphthatAshleyBellview________.
A.hasalargecircleofonlinefriends
B.provestobeagiftedactress
C.isnotexperiencedinwinemaking
D.isconsideredagiftedcandidate
27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ThePopularityofTwitter
B.TwitterHelpsFindJobs
C.TheWaysPeopleSearchforJobsAreChanging
D.HowtoGetJobsonTwitter
C
Ifyou’relookingforEuropeanculture,therearefewbetterplacestovisitthanSwitzerland.KnownasthemeltingpotofEurope,itcombinestheculturesofEuropewithastonishingbeautyandfantasticfood.
Switzerland’scultureisacombinationofneighboringstates:
France,Germany,andItaly.Theresultisamultilingual(多语言的)country,aseasternSwitzerlandspeaksFrench,thesouthernpartspeaksItalianandtherestspeaksGerman.
Likethelanguage,thecuisineisalsoquitedifferentbyregion.IfyouvisitcitieslikeGeneva,you’llfindtraditionalFrenchdisheslikefondueandraclette,meltedSwisscheeseservedoverbreadorpotatoes.Meanwhile,inGerman-speakingregions,likeZurich,you’llfindRosti,atypicalsidedishmadefromfriedpotatoes.
However,ifthere’sonethingthatunitestheSwissandtherestoftheworld,it’stheirloveofchocolate.Swisschocolatefactoriesare“themostluxuriousintheworld”,UStravelbloggerSarahSchmalbruchwroteonBusinessInsider.Famousbrands,likeLindt,arebasedinthecountry.VisitorstoSwitzerlandcanenjoychocolatetastingsessions,andeventakeclassesfrommasterchocolatemakers.
Asidefromthewidevarietyoffoodonoffer,Switzerlandalsooffersthrills.TheSwissAlpsofferyear-roundskiingandmountainclimbingwithlocalexperts.Besides,youcanvisitthebeautifulMatterhorn,knownforitsdistinctivepyramidshapeandsnow-cappedpeak.Standingataheightofmorethan4,400meters,itisthemostpicturedmountainintheworld,accordingtoSmithsonianmagazine.
Butifcitycultureismoreyourthing,you’llfindawiderangeofmuseumsandartgalleries,nottomentiontheworld’slargestteddybearmuseuminBasel.
EventhelargestSwisscitiestendtobelaidback(悠闲自在的),butwithmanyadrenaline-pumping(肾上腺素激增的)activitiesandculturalsites,Switzerlandisperfectforeverytaste.Afterall,whereelseinEuropeoffersyouthecultureoffourdifferentcountries?
28.TheauthorpresentsSwitzerlandasamulti-culturalcountrybyintroducingits_________.
A.languagesandfoodB.architectureandfood
C.festivalsandarchitectureD.costumesandfestivals
29.WhyareSarahSchmalbruch’swordsquoted?
A.ToshowthehistoryofSwisschocolates.
B.ToproveSwisschocolatesaredifficulttomake.
C.ToshowhowdeliciousSwisschocolatesare.
D.TostressthepopularityofSwisschocolates.
30.WhatcanyoufindinSwitzerland?
A.Thesafestskiinglocation.B.Themostpicturedmountain.
C.Thelargestartgallery.D.Theoldestteddybearmuseum.
31.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?
A.Inageographytextbook.B.Inasciencereport.
C.Inatravelmagazine.D.Inapersonaldiary.
D
Oneofthebiggestideasincomputertechnologyiscloudcomputing.Thesystemischangingthewayinformationiskept.Itusesagroupofcomputersorserverstostoreinformationinsteadofone.Thedatafloatsaroundlikecloudsinsteadofbeingsavedonanycomputer.Itmeanscomputerscanbesmallerthaneverandstorepracticallyunlimitedamountsofinformation.Nolongerarebulkycomputersneededbecausealltheinformationisintheclouds.
Sowhenwillcloudcomputingstartaffectingthewayyouusecomputers?
Youmaynothavenoticed,butitalreadyhas.Facebook,Amazon,Twitterandmanyothersitesallrunoncloudcomputing.Cloudcomputingisreallyuseful.Youcanuseittoaccessthesamefileatworkathomeorinothercountriesondifferentcomputers.Theremayevenbeenvironmentalbenefits,too.Gmail,whichusescloudcomputing,saysthatthesystemsavesalotofenergy.
However,potentialproblemsdoexistsuchaslosinginformationandnotbeingabletoaccesscertainfileswhentheinternetisdown.Also,somecompanieschargefeesfortheircloudcomputingservices.Anothermajorproblemissecurity.IfallyourInformationisoutthereinthecloudandnotsafelystoredonyourowncomputerorlaptop,itmaybepossibleforotherpeopletoaccessit.Moreandmoreofourpersonalinformationisindangerofbeingstolen.Therefore,itisimportanttobecarefulandtofindwaysofmakingtheinformationsecure.
Moreandmorecompaniesarestartingupandofferingcloudcomputing.Willthecompanybereliable?
Whatwillhappentoyourdataifthecompanygoesoutofbusiness?
Therearerealworries.Evenso,forthoseinterestedincomputingtechnology,onethingisforcertain---thefutureinthecloudsisgoingtobeveryexciting.
32.Howdoestheauthordescribethedata?
A.Itneedsonlyasingleserver.
B.Itisacloudfloatingaroundcomputers.
C.Itmakescomputersbecomesmaller.
D.Itimprovesthecomputer’sfunction.
33.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Cloudcomputingwill