1、ATo improve a high schoolers chance of getting into a top university, the summer programs allow young students to explore fields of interest and get a taste of college life.Telluride Association Summer Program (TASP)TASP is a six-week program allowing high school freshman from around the world to gr
2、ow their sense of interpersonal awareness and community responsibility. Its completely free, including the cost of tuition, books and even travel.Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES)This week-long program aimed at all US high school students can help them develop the skills neces
3、sary for future job in engineering while learning about the value and reward of acquiring advanced technical degrees. MITES is freethe only expense is the transportation to and from MIT.Clark Scholar Program (CSP)High school students coming from across the globe are offered the unique opportunity to
4、 gain hands-on research experience in mathematics field while working one on one with teaching staff over four intense weeks. Everything is free for chosen applicants except their meals.JCampThe seven-week one brings high school freshman and sophomores from various backgrounds together for participa
5、ting in sessions and workshops led by notable journalists where students can get hands-on training in journalism. JCamp is free if selected-participants only need to pay for the board.1.What can be expected of MITES?A. It is accessible to worldwide students.B. It lays a foundation for career prospec
6、t.C. It makes no extra charge for transportation.D. It awards students advanced technical degrees-2. Which program is suitable for a UK high schooler with up to 5 spare weeks?A. TASP. B. MITES. C. CSP. D. JCamp.3. What is the shared goal of the programs?A. To seek for one-on-one instruction.B. To de
7、velop a sense of social duty.C. To get participants better prepared for college.D. To advertise some majors of the top universities.BA new study, published this week in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science, reveals that non-human animals tears are not so different from our own. The chemical s
8、imilarities are so great, in fact, that the composition of other species tearsand how theyre adapted to their environments-may provide insights into better treatments for human eye disease.Previously, scientists had studied closely only the tears of a handful of mammals, including humans, dogs, hors
9、es, camels, and monkeys. In the new study, Brazilian veterinarians analyzed the tears of reptiles and birds for the first time , focusing on seven species.Teats, which are released from tear tubes, form a film over the eye thats composed of three ingredients: mucus, waler, and oil. The mucus coats t
10、he eyes surface and helps to attach the film to the eye, the water is a natural salty solution containing crucial proteins and minerals, and the oil prevents the eye from drying out.Humans are the only known species to produce emotional tears ; the expression crocodile tears, which refers to a perso
11、ns phony display of emotion, comes from the mysterious tendency of crocodiles to release tears as they eat.But tears play key roles beyond weeping, notes Lionel Sebbag at Iowa State University, who was not involved in the new research. They help with vision by lubricating(润滑)and clearing the eye. Th
12、ey also protect the eye against infection and provide nutrition to the cornea (角膜), the eyes clear outer layer, which lacks blood tubes, he says.Learning how reptiles and birds use tears may also inspire new medications for conditions such as dry eye, which occurs when tear tubes dont produce enough
13、 oil. The disease, common in cats, dogs, and people, can sometimes lead to blindness.4. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A. The source of tears. B. The composition of tears.C. The classification of tears, D. The definition of tears.5. What does the underlined word phony” in paragraph 4 mean?A. Trick
14、y. B. Regretful. C. Cold. D. False,6. Which statement does Lionel Sebbag agree with?A. Weeping contributes to eye disease. B. The cornea has rich blood tubes.C. Tears oil and clear the eyes, D. More tears mean better vision.7. What might be the best title for the text?A. Tears, a barrier to eyesB. A
15、 better treatment for eye diseaseC. Non-human tears promise new curesD. Other species tears are similar to humansCThe Pomodoro technique is probably one of the most powerful techniques in all of learning. All you have to do is set a timer for 25 minutes, and then just focus as attentively as you can
16、 for those 25 minutes.Now if you start focusing on and youre working on, and then you look up at the timer and two minutes have passed. You may feel like you cant hold on. And just let the thought go by , and return your focus to whatever you are working on. And when that 25 minutes is up you relax
17、a little bit. You might wonder why that 25 minutes is the magic number, and the reality is we dont really know. Theres not a lot of research on the Pomodoro technique, which is surprising because its so incredibly popular and people find it very useful.But theres an interesting tidbit (小趣闻)related t
18、o the Pomodoro technique, and that is that : when you just think about something that you dont like very much, it stimulates a part of the brain that experiences pain. And so the brain naturally enough shifts its attention to something else, like Facebook or Twitter or something like that.And what t
19、he Pomodoro technique does, when you do it youre setting that timer. You dont want to sit there and think , “Im going to work on this problem and get it all finished. You just want to think, Ive got 25 minutes where I just have to work on something. Dont even think about what that something is. What
20、 that does is it slips in under your brains radar (雷达). It doesnt stimulate so much that pain in your brain ; and then that pain in the brain, research has shown , lasts for 20 minutes.So if you work for 25 minutes you will suddenly find yourself getting into the flow because youve gone past that pa
21、inful period. So the Pomodoro technique is effective in many different aspects.8. Which is an example of using the Pomodoro technique?A. Reading a novel for 25 minutes.B. Spending 25 minutes scanning WeChat.C. Setting a timer for 25 minutes to do a tough task.D. Attending a lecture for 25 minutes wi
22、th two minds.9. What can be inferred about the Pomodoro technique from paragraph 2?A. The first two minutes is vital.B. 25 minutes is a magic number.C. More research is around the corner.D. You may get discouraged when using il.10. Why is the tidbit mentioned in paragraph 3?A. To further explain the
23、 Pomodoro technique.B. To arouse interest in the Pomodoro technique.C. To highlight how to use the Pomodoro technique.D. To prove the effectiveness of the Pomodoro technique.11. How does the Pomodoro technique work?A. It boosts your concentration.B. It helps your mind go faster.C. It urges you to fi
24、nish your work.D. It shortens the pain time in your brain.DNothing is “new and improved anymore. Its all about the plus.Something exciting is happening in March , flowed out an email from CBS All Access, alerting subscribers that the streaming service is being renamed Paramount + . The company seeks
25、 to keep pace with Apple TV+, ESPN +, Disney +, BET +, AMC + and others.Video services didnt start this. The Apple II + came out in 1979 and Crest + toothpaste in 2002, But TV streaming companies now apparently must be branded plus, for fear that consumers perceive their offerings as a minus (减). Mu
26、ch of this has to do with justifying a monthly charge for television-which used to be free. A more complete name would be “Paramount + a Bill. ”Hulu used to have a plus service, which was a misnomer (误称)since what customers got with it was the absence of ads. Weve had fun with our old friend Plus, t
27、he company explained in a 2015 email, “but its time to move on. We just wanted to let you know that we are retiring the Hulu Plus name. From now on, we will just be known as Hulu. No Plus.Yet other streaming services have been drawn to the plus, thanks in large part to the success of Disney+, which
28、added 86 million subscribers during its first year. Disney also operates ESPN + and , outside the U. S. ,Star + .A funny thing about marketing : A plus is always a plus but a minus is never a minus- even though more products are notable for what they cut down. Budweiser wouldnt call its lower- calor
29、ie beer Bud- . There are fat-free potato chips and cookies, but Pringles - or Oreos - is abandoned.Americans have a fondness for plus-size portions, plus-size clothing and media that have plus signs in their names. Mercifully, the plus thing hasnt yet reached more important aspects of our lives.12.
30、What does the underlined word this in paragraph 3 refer to?A. Apple service. B. Video service.C. Plus service. D. Streaming service.13. What can we learn about Hulu?A. Hulu has no ads put in.B. Hulu no longer follows suit.C. Hulu suffered a great loss.D. Hulu cheated its subscribers.14. Why wouldnt
31、Budweiser call its lower-calorie beer Bud- ?A. To avoid misunderstandingsB. To improve the beers quality.C. To keep pace with other companies.D. To protect the consumers interests.15 Whats the authors attitude towards the trend?A. Objective. B. Critical. C. Tolerant. D. Skeptical.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项 为多余选项。Reading books can exercise your brain. Kids who started re
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