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ItwillbeaninterestingdesignexperienceattheRoyalCollegeofArtSchoolofArchitecture.TheArchitectureSummerSchooloffersachallengingandattractiveprogrammerofdesignstudioexperience,visits,lecturesandskilltraining.

Admissioncriteria

Participantsmust:

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haveanundergraduatedegreeindesignoracreativebackground;

haveagoodlevelofEnglishlanguage;

be18yearsorover.

Howtoapply

Wedonotacceptapplicationsatthemoment.Thebelowinformationdoesnotapplyuntilthecourseisliveagain.Toapply,pleasecompleteouronlineapplicationform.Thisonlineformrequiresyouto;

submityourCurriculumVitae（简历）;

submita300-wordstatementofinterestoutliningyourrelevantexperienceorpracticeandwhyyouwouldliketojointheArchitectureSummerSchool.

Ifyourapplicationisaccepted,youwillbeemailedwithabookinglinksothatyoucanmakepaymentofthecoursefee.Theplacewillbehelduntilthepaymentdeadline,andifyoudonotmakepaymentbythisdatethenyourplacewillbeofferedtoanotherparticipant.

Ifyourapplicationisunsuccessful,wewillinformyoubyemail.Unfortunately,wearenotabletoprovidepersonalfeedbackduetothegreatnumberofapplicationsthatwereceive.

Ifthecourseisfullybookedandyourapplicationissuccessful,wewilladdyournametoawaitinglist.

Applicationdeadlines

ApplicationswillbeassessedbytheRCAcourseteameverytwoweeksoruntilthecourseisfullybooked.Wewillinformallapplicantsbyemailwithintwoweeksaftertheysubmitanapplication.Participantsareadvisedtoapplyearlytoavoiddisappointmentasplacesarestrictlylimited.

1．What'

stherequirementifyouwanttoapplyforArchitectureSummerSchool?

A．Applyingonlinenow.

B．Beingatleast18yearsold.

C．Holdingagraduatedegree,indesign.

D．Havingagoodcommandofforeignlanguages.

2．Whatshouldyoudowhenyoucompletetheonlineapplicationform?

A．Submityourdesignwork.

B．Pay300poundsinadvance.

C．Mailtheschoolyourcoursefee

D．Describeyourreasonforjoiningtheschool.

3．Whatifyoudon'

tpaybythepaymentdeadline?

A．Youmaynotgettheplace.

B．Youmaygetapersonalfeedback.

C．Youwillhavetopayadoublefeelater.

D．Youwillfindyournameonthewaitinglist.

Ateleven,Idecidedtolearntoswim.TherewasapoolattheY.M.C．A．offeringexactlytheopportunity.Mymothercontinuallywarnedagainstit,andkeptfreshinmymindthedetailsofeachdrowningintheriver.ButtheY.M.C．A．poolwassafe.

Ihadachildhoodfearofwater.ThisstartedwhenIwasthreeyearsoldandfathertookmetothebeach.Thehugewavesknockedmedownandsweptoverme.

Thepoolwasquiet.Iwasafraidofgoinginallalone,soIsatonthesideofthepooltowaitforothers.Thencameabigboy.Heyelled,“Hi,Skinny!

How'

dyouliketobeducked?

”Withthathepickedmeupandthrewmeintothedeepend.Ilandedinasittingposition,andswallowedwater.ButIwasnotfrightenedoutofmywits—whenmyfeethitthebottom,Iwouldmakeabigjump,comeoutofthesurface.Itseemedalongwaydown.IgatheredallmystrengthwhenIlandedandmadewhatIthoughtwasagreatspringupwards.ThenIopenedmyeyesandsawnothingbutwater.Itriedtoyellbutnosoundcameout.Iwentdown,down,endlessly.

WhenIcametoconsciousness,Ifoundmyselfonbedinhospital.Ineverwentbacktothepool.IavoidedwaterwheneverIcould.Thismisadventurestayedwithmeastheyearsrolledby.Itdeprived（剥夺）meofthejoyofboatingandswimming.Finally,Idecidedtogetaninstructor.Piecebypiece,hebuiltaswimmer.Severalmonthslater,theinstructorwasfinished,butIwasnot.Sometimestheterrorwouldreturn.

ThiswentontillJuly.IswamacrosstheLakeWentworth.Onlyoncedidtheterrorreturn.WhenIwasinthemiddleofthelake,Iputmyfaceunderandsawnothingbutbottomlesswater.

Ilaughedandsaid,“Well,Mr.Terror,whatdoyouthinkyoucandotome?

”

Ihadconqueredmyfearofwater.

4．Whichofthefollowingbroughtabouttheauthor'

sfearofwater?

A．Anunpleasantmemoryofthepool.B．Anoutingtothebeachwithhisfather.

C．Hismother'

swarningofdrowning.D．Hispoorskillinswimming.

5．Whywastheauthornotscaredtodeathwhenhewasthrownintothewater?

A．HefeltthattheY.M.C．A．poolwassafe.

B．Heknewhowtoswiminthepool.

C．Hecameupwithanideatogoupwards.

D．Hewaswaitingforotherstosavehim.

6．Whichwordscanbeusedtodescribetheauthor?

A．Diligentandcautious.B．Determinedandfar-sighted.

C．Dependableandadaptable.D．Demandingandcourageous.

7．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．WhenswimmingacrosstheLakeWentworth,theauthor'

sstillawfullyscared.

B．Recoveringfromhospital,theauthorshowednointerestinwateractivities.

C．Atfirsttheauthordarenotswimonhisownandwantedothers'

company.

D．Undertheguidanceoftheinstructor,theauthorcouldswimfreelyandbravely.

Formuchofhumanhistoryandinmanyplaces,girlswereconsideredproperty,orrequiredtoobeytheirfathersuntilthedaytheyhadtostartobeyingtheirhusbands.Inmostoftheworldthatvisionofgirlhoodnowseemsnotmerelyold-fashionedbutunimaginablyremote.Infieldafterfieldgirlshavecaughtupwithboys.Globally,youngwomennowoutnumber（数量超过）youngmenatuniversity.Girlbabiesaremorewantedthaneverbefore.Eveninplaces,suchasChina,wherethesex-selectiveabortionofgirlshasbeencommon,itisbecominglessso.Girlsarealsolesslikelytobemarriedoffinchildhood.In1995almostsixintengirlsinSouthAsiaweremarriedbeforereaching18;

thathasfallenbyhalf.

Whensocietieshandlegirlhoodwell,theknock-oneffectsareastonishing.Agirlwhofinishessecondaryschoolislesslikelytobecomeachildbrideorateenagemother.Educationboostsearningpowerandwidenschoices,sosheislesslikelytobepoorortosufferdomesticabuse.Shewillhavefewerchildren,andinvestmoreinthem.Theywillbelesslikelytodieinbabyhood,ortogrowupstuntedphysicallyormentally.Shewillreadtothemmoreandhelpthemwiththeirhomework.Allthismeanstheywilllearnmore,andearnmoreasadults.Arecentstudyestimatedthat,if100%oftheirgirlscompletingsecondaryschoolisensured,itcouldleadtoalastingboosttoGDP.

Despitethebenefitsofnurturinggirls,somecountrieshavestillfailedtograspthem.OnlyonegirlinthreesouthoftheSaharafinisheshersecondaryeducation.TheCOVID-19pandemiccoulddisturbprogressforgirlsinpoorcountries,orevenreverseit.WhenEbolaforcedwestAfricanschoolstoclosein2014,manygirlsdroppedout,neverwentbackandendeduppregnantoraschildlaborers.UNICEFwarnsthatsomethingsimilarcouldhappenwithCOVID-19—butonalargerscale.

8．What'

sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A．Girlssufferalotinhumanhistory.

B．Girls'

situationhasimprovedalotglobally.

C．Girlbabiesaremorewelcomedthaneverbefore.

D．Girlsdomuchbetterthanboysinmanyfields.

9．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．TherearemoreyoungwomenthanyoungmenatuniversityinChina.

B．Agirlwhocompletessecondaryschoolwillhavemorechildren.

C．Childrenofthegirlswithschoolingmayendupearningmoreasadults.

D．Economyofcountriesislargelydeterminedbytheeducationlevelofgirls.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunted”inParagraph2probablymean?

A．Healthy.B．Confident.C．Underdeveloped.D．Unstable.

11．WhyisEbolamentionedinthelastparagraph?

A．ToproveCOVID-19ismoreseriousthanEbola.

B．TowarnthatgirlsmaysufferalotinCOVID-19.

C．Toappealtoalltopayattentiontothepoorcountries.

D．Tostresstheimportanceofcontrollingthedisasters.

Wealreadyknowthatsaltcanleadtoheartdisease.Butcoulditalsoaffectourmind?

Scientistsfoundthatahigh-saltdietcausedcognitiveimpairmentsinmice»

anditcouldproducethesameeffectonhumans.

CostantinoIadecola,directoroftheFeilFamilyBrainandMindResearchtheInstitute,saidtheyfedthemiceeighttosixteentimestheirnormalsaltintakeandthentestedthemice.Afteraboutthreemonths,themicehadabigchangeintheirbehavior.Miceareverycurious,andtheyliketolookfornewthings.However,thetestedmicelosttheabilitytoidentifyanormalobject.Whenthemicewereputintheircageandaskedtofindaquietspot,theydidnotrememberwherethequietspotwas.Thenwhenthemicewerebuildinganest,whichissomethingthemicedodaily,they,wereunabletodoso.Theresearchsuggestedhumanswouldexperienceasimilarresponse.

StudieshaveshownAustralianseatarounddoubletherecommendedamountofsalteachday,mostofitcomingfromprocessedfood.Dr.LadecolasaidtheestimatedtwoteaspoonsofsalttheaverageAustralianeatseachdaycouldaffectthebrainfunctioninthelongterm.However,thedeclinemightnotbeasobviousasinthemice,whoweregivenextremelyhighlevelsofsalt."

Butprobablyoveryearsandperhapsdecades—asopposedtoafewmonthsforthemouse—evenlowerlevelsofsaltmayhaveaterribleeffect,"

Drladecolasaid.

“Highlevelsofsaltcauseseriousimmunechangesintheorgansinandaroundthestomach,resultinginanalmostautoimmuneeffectonthebrain.Itispartofagrowingbodyofevidencethatwereallyarewhatweeat,“BryceVissel,directoroftheCentreforNeuroscienceattheUniversityofTechnologySydney,said."

Thosechangesinturncauseallsortsofresponsesinthebody,whichovertimecertainlycontributetocognitiv