We work with Cambridge County Council's Participation Team to create opportunities for young people to visit the University and learn more about it． The following events are scheduled for the 2019/2020 academic year．
SuperStar workshops
12 engaging workshops are planned for young people aged 7 to 11． These half﹣day visits will be held throughout the year， at times when young people are not at school． If participants complete 8of the 12workshops， they will be awarded the nationally recognised SuperStar Crest Award．
Please note， workshops will only run if we have a sufficient number of attendees （usually around 3+ participants）．
Explore University Days
Explore University Days are for young people aged 12﹣15． Participants visit the University for two days and engage with a range of university﹣related workshops， and other fun activities．
Previous participants have engaged with the following：
• Visited the Sports Centre
• Took part in a Neuroscience workshop
• Enjoyed a two﹣course meal at a University College
Dates will be confirmed in early December 2019， and a schedule for event will follow in the New Year．
Events for post﹣16 students
If you are studying for your post﹣16 qualifications and are considering applying for Cambridge or would like to find out more about a specific subject， the following events might be for you：
• University and College Open Days
• Subject Masterclasses
• Cambridge Science Festival
1.What can the participants do in SuperStar workshops？
A. To stay only half a day．
B. To get a gift．
C. To enjoy a free meal．
D. To visit all the 12 workshops．
2.Which event is specially for applicants of Cambridge？
A. SuperStar workshops．
B. The Neuroscience workshop．
C. Explore University Days．
D. Events for post﹣16 students．
3.The events in the passage most probably aim to ．
A. introduce some courses
B. advertise Cambridge University
C. enrich students' spare time life
D. promote children's interest in touring
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Recently， a 1935 letter in which Ernest Hemingway detailed his catch of a 500lb blue marlin（青枪鱼）， an adventure that is believed to have partly inspired his novel The Old Man and the Sea， has been sold for﹩28，000 （£22，000）．
The handwritten letter was sent by Hemingway on 8 May to the fishing editor of the Miami Herald， laying out in great detail how the author and his friend Henry Strater battled to keep sharks away from the marlin after catching it off the Bahamian island of Bimini．
Nate D Sanders， the auction（拍卖） company which sold the letter， said it documented for the first time in Hemingway's own words not only the size of the marlin， but also the attack by sharks， reflecting the plot of the novel．
The company added that Hemingway's account of the marlin catch differed from other anecdotes of it， one of which described Hemingway using a machine gun on the sharks， which is said to have attracted more sharks rather than frightened them away．
The Old Man and the Sea was also inspired by an anecdote told by Hemingway's Cuban friend Carlos Gutierrez． In 1936， Hemingway wrote in a magazine that Carlos had told him about an old fisherman who caught a great marlin alone．
Three years later， Hemingway told his editor Max Perkins that he was planning a short story about the old commercial fisherman who fought the swordfish all alone in his sailing boat． Instead， he ended up writing For Whom the Bell Tolls， not returning to the story about the old fisherman until January 1951． It won him the Pulitzer in 1953， and was specifically cited when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1954．
1.What does the underlined phrase "laying out" in the second paragraph mean？
A. Discussing．
B. Wondering．
C. Imagining．
D. Presenting．
2.What did the auction company stress when selling the 1935letter？
A. The style of the writer．
B. The history of the letter．
C. The contents of the letter．
D. The popularity of the writer．
3.What inspired Hemingway to write The Old Man and The Sea besides his own adventure？
A. Henry Strater's account．
B. Carlos Gutierrez's story．
C. Max Perkins' life experience．
D. Nate D Sanders' description．
4.Which is the correct order of time for the following facts in the passage？
1Hemingway wrote a letter to describe his adventure．
2Hemingway caught a big blue marlin．
3The letter was sold at auction．
4The Old Man and The Sea won the Nobel Prize．
A. ①③②④
B. ②①④③
C. ②④①③
D. ②③①④
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University of Pennsylvania researchers say that for the first time they have linked social media use to increases in depression and loneliness． The idea that social media is anything but social when it comes to mental health has been talked about for years， but not many studies have managed to actually link the two． To do that， Penn researchers， led by psychologist Melissa Hunt， designed a study that focused on WeChat， Snapchat and Instagram．
The study was conducted with 143 participants， who before they began， completed a mood survey and sent along photos of their battery screens， showing how often they were using their phones to access social media． "We set out to do a much more complete study which attempts to imitate real life．" Hunt said．
The study divided the participants into two groups： The first group was allowed to maintain their normal social media habits． The other， the control group， was restricted to 10 minutes per day on social media． The restrictions were put in place for three weeks and then the participants returned and were tested for outcomes such as fear of missing out， anxiety， depression and loneliness．
The results showed a very clear link between social media use and increased levels of depression and loneliness． "Using less social media than you normally do would lead to significant decreases in both depression and loneliness，" Hunt said．
Social media invites what Hunt calls "downward social comparison．" "When you're online， it can sometimes seem that everyone else is cooler and having more fun and included in more things and you're left out，" Hunt said． And that's just generally discouraging． "Every minute you spend online is a minute you are not doing your work or not meeting a friend for dinner or having a deep conversation with your roommate．" And these real life activities are the ones that can encourage self﹣esteem and self﹣worth， Hunt added．
"People are on their devices， and that's not going to change，" she said． But as in life， a bit of control goes a long way．
1.Before the study was conducted， the participants completed a survey to ．
A. imitate people's real life
B. link loneliness to depression
C. show their use of social media
D. prove social media is important
2.The results of the study showed using less social media would result in ．
A. people's fear of missing out
B. higher levels of depression
C. obvious relief in loneliness
D. lower levels of happiness
3.In Hunt's opinion， which activity benefits more to mental health？
A. Hiking out with friends．
B. Making comparison with others．
C. Playing computer games in spare time．
D. Logging onto social media and having fun．
4.Which can be the best title of the passage？
A. A Study on Social Media．
B. How to Improve Mental Health．
C. People Addicted to Social Media．
D. Social Media Influences Mental Health．
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"Big tobacco" is what the bosses of several large technology firms have started calling Facebook． Being compared to the tobacco giants is far from praise， but it is not the only wide﹣spread analogy（比拟）． A lower blow is the suggestion that Facebook may become like Yahoo， the once high﹣flying internet firm that fell．
Even a year ago the idea would have been unthinkable． But since January Facebook has become trapped in a series of misjudgments and missteps． It became clear that it had done too little to stop Russian interference（干涉） in America's election in 2016． It had to admit that it had shared the personal data of 90m users with outside firms without permission．
The comparison to Yahoo is imperfect． Even at its peak Yahoo's business was never as large and profitable as Facebook's． One of the main reasons Yahoo declined is because it lost out to a powerful competitor， Google， in online search； Marissa Mayer， its boss from 2012 until its sale to Verizon last year， was unable to restore advertisers' or employees' confidence as users left．
But people who watched Yahoo's falling see similarities． Executive（主管） turnover was a leading indicator of its decline； before Ms． Mayer was hired Yahoo went through four chief executives in three years． Mr． Zuckerberg， who controls the majority of Facebook's voting shares， is not leaving， but many top executives are． This year several have announced their departures， including Facebook's chief security officer．
When advertisers' faith in Facebook has been shaken， politicians in Washington are running out of patience with the company． Lawmakers' inspection of the firm is causing it to be more cautious about how it uses data for targeting advertisements and about what information it makes available to outsiders．
Mr． Zuckerberg and Ms． Sandberg are under pressure to prove to employees and advertisers that Facebook is not only trustworthy but worthy of their time and money． If they cannot do so， and the company's share price continues its slide， it is possible that Ms． Sandberg will be replaced in the next year． Mr． Zuckerberg will doubtless have thoughts about Yahoo's sorry tale．
1.For Facebook， being compared to "big tobacco" is ．
A. positive
B. ambitious
C. creative
D. negative
2.According to the author， what does Facebook currently have in common with the failed Yahoo？
A. Letting out users' data．
B. Being deep in financial crisis．
C. Leaders are leaving the company．
D. Laying off a large number of employees．
3.The author tries to support his judgment about Facebook by ．
A. questioning its management
B. using evidence related to it
C. analyzing its financial data
D. listing its advantages and disadvantages
4.What is the main idea of the passage？
A. Facebook gets trapped in trouble．
B. Two companies are deep in crisis．
C. How to save Facebook．
D. Faith is more valuable than gold．
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There was a survey of the people who were born from 1980 to 2000， asking them what their most important life goals were． Over 80 percent said it was to get rich． 1. We're constantly told to devote more to our work， to push harder and to achieve more． We're given the impression that these are the things that we need to go after to have a good life． But is that the truth？ 2.
But what if we could study people from the time when they were teenagers all the way into old age to see what really keeps people happy and healthy？ The Harvard Study of Adult Development did it． For 75 years， they've tracked the lives of 724 men． Studies like this are extremely rare． Almost all projects of this kind fall apart within a decade because too many people drop out of the study．3. Or the researchers can't get together． But through a combination of luck and the persistence of several generations of researchers， this study has survived．
So what have they learned？ The conclusion is that it's not wealth or fame that counts．
4. They've learned three big lessons about relationships． Firstly， people who are more socially connected to family， to friends and to community are happier and physically healthier． The second is that it's not just the number of friends you have but the quality of your close relationships that matters． And the third is that good relationships don't just protect our bodies．5.
A． They can even protect our brains．
B． To become famous came second．
C． Or funding for the research dries up．
D． The good life is built with relationships．
E． It turns out that being in conflict is bad for our health．
F． It is good relationships that keep us happier and healthier．
G． To be frank， sometimes wealth and fame can make people happy．
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In recent weeks customers have been queuing at Donut City， starting at 4：30 a．m．， to buy dozens of doughnuts（甜甜圈）． Customers say the doughnuts are ______． But the taste is not the reason why they've been waiting in______ to buy them．
It started a few weeks ago， when customers started noticing that something was______． Every day for the past 28 years， the friendly husband﹣and﹣wife ______ of Donut City﹣Stella and John Chhan﹣have stood behind the counter ______ doughnuts． But then one day， Stella Chhan wasn't there．
When customers enquired， John Chhan， 62， told them Stella had fallen ill and was______ in a nursing home． He would visit his wife once all the doughnuts were______．
Dawn Caviola， a ______ of Donut City， thought if enough people would buy a dozen doughnuts every morning， John Chhan could close early and go to ______ his wife．
After Caviola posted the______ on the neighborhood message board， neighbors and fans responded in a positive way． They started ______ in the dark， ordering dozens of doughnuts．
Jenee Rogers has been a ______ Donut City customer for the past 20 years． She saw a local news story about the______ to help the Chhans， which included trying to set up a GoFundMe page to______ money to help the Chhans， but they ______ the offer． Rogers said she and all of her friends started to spread the word to go to the shop ______ and buy doughnuts．
When Stella Chhan ______ fell ill a few weeks ago， John Chhan said， she couldn't speak and had trouble ______． Now she's talking some and can sit down on her own and she is getting better and better．
In a phone interview， John Chhan expressed how thankful he is to his ______ customers．
"I ______ it．" he said． "I just can't say enough thank you and thank you．"
1.A. cheap B. delicious C. smelly D. juicy
2.A. line B. exchange C. panic D. return
3.A. common B. interesting C. awkward D. wrong
4.A. customers B. neighbors C. owners D. waiters
5.A. buying B. selling C. ordering D. sending
6.A. working B. volunteering C. recovering D. visiting
7.A. taken out B. sold out C. called off D. put off
8.A. worker B. citizen C. reporter D. fan
9.A. accompany B. praise C. encourage D. recognize
10.A. choice B. movement C. idea D. advertisement
11.A. turning up B. putting up C. taking up D. making up
12.A. modest B. regular C. responsible D. strict
13.A. command B. courage C. effort D. ability
14.A. raise B. earn C. save D. borrow
15.A. sacrificed B. advocated C. postponed D. declined
16.A. early B. rarely C. mainly D. frequently
17.A. eventually B. initially C. occasionally D. gradually
18.A. listening B. seeing C. tasting D. moving
19.A. honest B. generous C. polite D. considerate
20.A. regret B. consider C. appreciate D. deserve
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式．
On Oct.21， 2018 China's restaurant chain 1. （serve） Shaxian County snacks（小吃） opened its first eatery in the United States， but closed three hours after it was officially opened to the public as all the 2. （dish） on the menu were sold out． In the past month， the newly﹣opened restaurant at 818， 60th St． Brooklyn， 3.（receive） an order every two minutes during busy hours． When the customers can see the cooking process with an open kitchen in the restaurant， it puts 4. （they） at ease over food safety．
Native to Shaxian County， the Shaxian Delicacies restaurant chain has already become5. great success in China． Now， these snacks have hit the streets of New York City and caught local taste buds（味蕾）． "A basket of steamed dumplings for 50 cents， delicious6. not expensive， that's my childhood memories of the Shaxian snacks．" said Lin Liju， investor of the Shaxian Delicacies． 7. （adapt） to the taste of foreigners， the Shaxian Delicacies has not only maintained the 8. （tradition） production skills， but also made many improvements．
With its good quality and competitive price， the Shaxian Delicacies has brought in over 10 billion yuan 9. （annual）． Actually， the Shaxian Delicacies is not the only food 10. is loved by foreigners．
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Nowadays fewer students take exercise due to various reason and some students fall ill every now and then because of they are not healthy or strong enough． However， we should take exercise regularly to improve our health．
First of all， taking PE classes seriously． In PE classes we can build up our bodies with the careful guidance of PE teachers． Secondly， it is of great important to make it a routine to exercise after class or during breaks． In addition， it was also a good idea to join a sports club that you are interested．
As the old saying go， "The first wealth is health．" Let's do more exercise to live a better and healthy life．
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假定你是李华，为了庆祝新年，你所在的社区将举办一次剪纸（paper﹣cutting）展览．你校交换生Mike对这一中国传统民间艺术非常感兴趣，请你用英语写一封邮件邀请他参加．要点如下：
（1）展览时间及地点；
（2）展览内容．
要求：（1）字数：100字左右．（邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．）
（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear Mike，
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua
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