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Ⅰ.閱讀理解

ScienceandTechnologyCamp

·Full－daycampforstudentsaged12－14

·Four－weekprogramJuly5－30|Monday—Friday,9amto4pm

Week1|July5－9

Week2|July12－16

Week3|July19－23

Week4|July26－30

·RegistrationbeginsJune1，2024—registerforminimumtwoweeks.

·Fees:$75registrationfee.$795perweek.Fullpaymentmustbemadeatthetimeof

registration.

·ThedeadlineforthecancellationtoreceiveafullrefundisJune15,2024.

CampStructure

Campdaysarecomprisedofeightsessionswithtwosessionsperdaywhilethefinal

dayoftheweekisreservedforoverviewsandreflection.Themorningsessionsbeginat

9amandendat12noon,followedbyonehourforlunch.(Campersshouldbringtheir

lunches.)Afternoonsessionsarescheduledfrom1pmto4pmwith15－minutebreaks

midwaythrougheachsession.Snacksareprovidedatbreaktime.(Foodallergiesshould

bereportedatthetimeofregistration.)

CampContent

ScienceandTechnologycampaboveallemphasizesentertainmentwhileteaching

studentsabouthowwebsitesaredesignedusingvariouscodinglanguages,rocket

design,practicalapplicationsofmathandphysics,andhowtobuildyourown

hydraulicsystem.

CampPersonnel

Thecampisheadedbythehusband－and－wifeteamofDoctorsJamesandSophie

Clarkwhoareexpertsinthefieldsofcomputerscienceandmechanical

engineering.Ourmissionistomakesureeveryonefeelsfullysupportedandexcitedto

behere.

1.WhatisthelowestcostofattendingtheScienceandTechnologycamp?

A.$75.B.$795.

C.$1，590.D.$1，665.

2.WhatisthemainemphasisofScienceandTechnologycamp?

A.Rocketscience.

B.Funinlearning.

C.Codinglanguages.

D.Hands－onexperiences.

3.Whoarethecampleaders?

A.Mechanicalengineers.

B.Medicaldoctors.

C.Amarriedcouple.

D.Computertechnicians.

(2024·四川成都七中模擬預(yù)測(cè))

Therearepeopleforwhomthemotivationliesintheirfamilyorcompanions’

duties.Forsomepeople，thepurposeliesinasoul’sspiritualawakening.BrentClayton，

afirefighterbyprofession，isonesuchindividualwhofoundhispurposeearlyinlife

andkeptworkingtofulfillit.

BornonMarch3，1984，Claytonhugelyfelttheneedtoserveothers.Hefollowedhis

missioninlifeandacquiredhisdiplomainPublicSafety.Hegraduallyrealizedthe

importanceofsecuringpeople’slives，whichstrengthenedhisfaithinhis

mission.Claytonfurtherpursuedhisbachelor’sdegreefromTheUniversityof

Melbourneandmaster’sdegreefromFederationUniversity.Then，Claytonworkedin

themilitaryforaperiodbeforemovingintoarolewiththeprisonserviceasaprison

guard，theyoungestpersontoeverbeemployedbytheserviceatthetime.

Afterspendingadecadeinthefireserviceincludingtrainingandrecruitment(招募)，

hegainedenoughexperiencetobecomeAustralia’smostprominentfireservice

recruitmentexpert.Claytondevotedmanyyearsofhislifetothefirefighterrecruitment

processandfireserviceindustry.Hewantedpeopletorealizethetruevalueofthis

professionbyestablishingitssignificance.Tocommunicatehisperspective，Clayton

establishedFireRecruitmentAustraliain2009.Heaimedtotrainthenextgeneration

andpreparethemforthefuture.Claytonusedhisexperienceandyears－longtraining

topreparecandidateswhowereasenthusiasticaboutthewell－beingoftheworldas

him.

Keepingthepointinmind，ClaytonwrotethebookFireServiceRecruitment—the

ProcesstoSuccess.Hisideawastojoinhislearningintoanaccessiblemediumso

othersdidn’thavetowasteyearswonderingwhattodowhenapplyingtobecomea

firefighter.Afterthesuccessofthebook，Claytonintroducedcandidatestoa

comprehensivetestpreparationandlearningsuitetofacilitate(促進(jìn))success

throughouteachstageoftheselectionprocess.Thisplatformhelpedhimaswellashis

candidatestoworktogetherforthebettermentofthemselvesandultimatelysocietyat

large.

4.WhatmadeClayton’sbeliefstronger?

A.Themilitaryexperience.

B.Thesupportofhisfamily.

C.Thesignificanceofpeople’ssafety.

D.Theknowledgehelearnedfromcollege.

5.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“prominent”inparagraph3?

A.Stubborn.B.Fearless.

C.Outstanding.D.Energetic.

6.WhydidClaytonsetupFireRecruitmentAustralia?

A.Becausehecouldearnagoodreputation.

B.Becausehewantedtojoinhislearningintoanaccessiblemedium.

C.Becausehewantedtorealizehisdreamofbeingafirefighterleader.

D.Becausehehopedtogetyoungpeoplereadyfortheirfuturecareer.

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AManwithGreatPurpose

B.ABookforCareerSuccess

C.AnOrganizationforWell－being

D.AStandardforFirefighters

(2024·山東青島統(tǒng)考三模)

By2050，68%oftheglobalpopulationwillliveincities.That’s2.5billionmorepeople

thantoday.InEurope，threeoutoffourofusalreadyliveinurbanareas，andthe

consequencesofthatarebecomingclear.Researchersestimatethatninemillionpeople

dieeveryyearasadirectresultofairpollution.Asourcitiesgrowandmorepeople

moveintoalreadycrowdedspaces，whatdoweneedtodototransformoururbanareas

intohealthyplacestolive?Anincreasingbodyofresearchtellsusthatweshouldbe

lettingnaturebackin.

Greenspacesincitiesmitigatetheeffectsofpollutionandcanreduceaphenomenon

knownastheurbanheatislandeffect，whichreferstoheattrappedinbuilt－up

areas.Theeffectappearsintownsandcitieswheretheheatgeneratedbypeople，

transportandindustryistrappedinthenarrowroadsandconcretestructures，unableto

escapetotheatmosphere.Thiscanbringthetemperatureinurbanareasup3－4℃

higherthanthesurroundingcountryside，andwiththatcomesaseverecycle.Increased

temperaturesinsummerleadtoanincreaseddemandforcooling.Thisexpandsour

energyconsumption，whichinturnbuildupfossilfuelconsumption，increasing

pollutantsintheairandharmfulsmogonourstreets.

Planningcitiestoincludegreenspaceswhereverpossibleisthefirststepinmakingour

urbanareashealthier.Forexample，addingalayerofvegetationtorooftopsandcreating

greenroofshasproventoreducetheurbanheatislandeffect.Treesinourstreetsalso

playtheirpart，andavarietyoftreespeciescanhaveaprofoundeffect.Simplyhaving

accesstogreenspacesincitiescandowondersforourstresslevelsandconcentration

atwork.“Peopleneedtointeractwithnaturewhenevertheopportunity

arises.Somethingassimpleasafive－to－ten－minutebreakduringtheworkdaycan

improvewell－beingandboostproductivity，”Cecil，anexpertstudyingnaturein

citiessays.

8.HowdoestheauthorbringinthetopicinParagraph1?

A.Bypresentingfacts.

B.Bylistingexamples.

C.Bycomparingnumbers.

D.Byquestioninganestimate.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mitigate”meaninParagraph2?

A.Overcome.B.Change.

C.Ease.D.Shift.

10.Whatmightbeaconsequenceoftheurbanheatislandeffect?

A.Lowertemperature.

B.Energyregeneration.

C.Fuelshortage.

D.Airpollution.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowtoLetNatureBackIn

B.WhyWeNeedGreenSpacesinCities

C.HeatEffect：AnUnavoidableUrbanTrouble

D.GreenRoofs：TinyUrbanForests

Ⅱ.七選五

(2024·河北1月質(zhì)檢)

Weusuallydivideayearintofourseasons.However，inTraditionalChineseMedicine

(TCM)theory，therearefiveseasons—spring，summer，latesummer，fall，and

winter.Eachofthefivehasmanyfeatureswhichguideustochangeourhabitstokeep

thebalancebetweenourbodyandtheexternalenvironment.

WinterinTCM

TheancientChinesebelievedthatwinteristheYinseasoninnature.__1__So，winter

isthetimeofyeartoreflectonhealth，savestrengthandregainenergy，preparing

ourselvesforthestartofnewlifeinthespring.

Activitiesinwinter

InTCMtheory，winterisaseasontofeedourselvesbothspirituallyand

physically.__2__Forexample，wecandomorewriting，readingandothersoul－

nourishing(滋養(yǎng)靈魂的)activities.Althoughenergeticexerciseshouldbeavoided，it’s

importanttokeepourbodyhealthywithgentleexercise，especiallyoutdooractivities，

inwhichwecangetfreshairandsunlight.Inaddition，weshouldalsogotobedearlier

tosavemoreenergy.__3__

Foodsforwinter

Theprincipleofharmonybetweenwhatweeatandtheseasonisbasedonhundredsof

yearsofexperienceinTCM.Itsuggeststhatweembracelocally－grownand

seasonablefoods，whichisthewaynatureintendsustoeat.__4__Mos