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SuperCamp

The success of SuperCamp in the US has encouraged a worldwide demand for international summer camps and academic programs based on our Quantum Learning methods. The first SuperCamp was held in Moscow in 1990. A week after the Moscow in 1990, the camp was held in Singapore. Then came camps in Canada, Thailand, England, Malaysia, Mexico, and Switzerland. More recently, new programs have been held in Korea and Indonesia. To date, SuperCamp has been held in 16 countries and has hosted students from over 80 countries.

Supercamps lay the foundations for students to be more creative and achieve more than they ever thought possible through the mastery of academic and life skills. Using creative Quantum Learning methods, the program provides students with concrete study strategies while instilling (逐步培养) them with the confidence and motivation they need to succeed. SuperCamp is an action-packed learning experience of learning and growing, classes and outdoor challenges. At the end of each day, students feel a genuine sense of accomplishment.

Outlined below is an overview of planned international summer camps and academic programs for 2008:

● Singapore

June 2008, December 2008

For more information call 9863-0033 or go to:

www.supercamp.sg

● Malaysia

June 2008, December 2008

To visit the SuperCamp in Malaysia website go to:

www.supercamp.com.my

● Thailand

July 2008 (Junior Forum)

July 2008 (Senior Forum)

For more information please call 888-3740146.

● China

July 20-27 (Senior Forum)

August 10-17 (Senior Forum)

For more information on SuperCamp programs in China please contact: www.learnone99.com, or call: 886-3-3474760

● Switzerland

June/July 2008

Learn more by calling 800-285-3276 or click here.

63. We learn from the passage that SuperCamp________ .

A. was first started in Singapore                 B. has been held in 80 countries

C. has a history for at least 18 years                   D. has never been held in Europe

64. SuperCamp is aimed at_______.

A. students                B. doctors                 C. businessmen              D. teachers

65. SuperCamp does NOT intend to           .

A. help students to become more creative

B. provide students with new learning methods

C. equip campers with academic and life skills

D. help students learn to work and play non-stop

66. Which number should a student in Switzerland interested in the camp dial for further information?

A. 886-3-3474760      B. 888-3740146        C. 9863-0033           D. 800-285-3276

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

For most of us, success in school has very little to do with actual learning. The most important thing you have to master is how to play the grade games. 　 　 you think out your own strategies for getting high marks, everything opens up to you. You may be 　 　 to a well-known college or win scholarship, not to mention gaining the admiration of your teachers and parents.

But not everyone does well in tests. At times, it can almost turn into a funny game of hit and 　 　 . Some students haven't mastered the 　 　 of test taking, and some fear under pressure or need more time or another way to 　 　 what they know. Being a school 　 　 means learning things out of the school system. Then you have to work things to your 　 　 . Lots of students are already doing it without 　 　 it. Getting high grades also 　 　 on knowing each teacher's character. For example, I once had to take 　 　 , so one day in 　 　 　 classes I talked to the teacher I had wanted to.　 I told him how I'd heard what a really good teacher he was, and how disappointed I was that I'd have to graduate　 　 　 　 having been in his class.　 I lied. It 　 　 . (I had counted on the chemistry teacher being human, and he accepted.) I wasn't proud of myself for what I did. But I considered it 　 　 of the grade game we're pushed into　　 　 　 　　 to aim at going to the best schools.

1.A. Before     B. Unless     C. Once     D. While

2.A. permitted　     B. allowed　 C. agreed　     D. admitted

3.A. miss     B. lost C. strike     D. blow

4.A. game     B. art　 C. interest D. result

5.A. speak     B. tell C. talk D. express

6.A. master     B. house C. failure D. success

7.A. points     B. ideas C. advantage D. freedom

8.A. remembering B. realizing C. teaching D. understanding

9.A. bases     B. depends C. calls D. takes

10.A. place     B. arms C. classes     D. chemistry

11.A. between     B. among C. after D. before

12.A. after     B. before C. without D. from

13.A. worked B. effected C. mattered D. did

14.A. one B. none C. part D. member

15.A. taking B. playing C. making D. enjoying

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Each one of us is a wonderful being. Encouragement can 　　 the hidden ability and wonder in an individual. Telling others constantly that they are the useless, stupid, and uncreative only 　　 the possibility of their improvement. But if we were to 　　 the encouragement technique in our praises, chances are that we would make others realize their 　　 .

An old man was 　　 　　 picking fish from the shore and throwing them back into the sea. A young man 　　 　　 this and said, “For the past two hours you are throwing fishes into the sea. But there are so many fishes around. Can you 　 　　 　 make a difference to all of them?” The old man smiled, 　　　　　 yet another fish, threw it into the sea and said, “I have made difference to this fish.”

Constantly encourage yourself and encourage others. Let this be your 　　　　　 and duty. Believe in them, and life will have meaningful 　　　　 . With such a purpose you will have no time to be depressed. The act of 　　　　 yourself and others will be a source of joy.

“But I am so 　　　　 . Can I make a difference to the world?” asked the man. It is said, “What a little lamp can do, the great Sun cannot; it can shine in the 　　　　 .”

A pilot while flying realized that he 　　　 direction. It was dark and difficult for him to land. The 　　　　　 was running out. There was a great 　　　　 . Suddenly he saw a heavy truck on the expressway; its headlight beam 　　　　　 him to make out the path. Using expressway as runway, he 　　　　 . He said to himself, “I am sure the truck driver would not have realized that the truck’s headlights 　　　　 many lives”.

In the same way, we may not know how we can 　　　　 to others. What is important is our intention to contribute.

1.A. lose　　　　　　 B. lack　　　　　 C. inspire　　　　　　 D. appreciate

2.A. destroys　　　　 B. adds　　　　　 C. creates　　　　　　 D. gains

3.A. discover　　　　 B. study　　　　 C. employ　　　　　　 D. improve

4.A. goal　　　　　　 B. dream　　　　 C. fault　　　　　　　　 D. potential

5.A. sure　　　　　　 B. busy　　　　　 C. worth　　　　　　　 D. foolish

6.A. observed　　　 B. praised　　　　 C. opposed　　　　　　 D. heard

7.A. really　　　　　 B. specially　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. frequently

8.A. set up　　　　 B. ran up　　　　 C. picked up　　　　　 D. went up

9.A. progress　　　 B. habit　　　　　 C. result　　　　　　　　 D. benefit

10.A. stories　　　　 B. tasks　　　　　 C. friends　　　　　　 D. purposes

11.A. encouraging　 B. trusting　　　　 C. enjoying　　　　　　 D. appreciating

12.A. helpful　　　　 B. meaningful　　 C. unimportant　　　　 D. unlucky

13.A. morning　　　 B. night　　　　　 C. sky　　　　　　　　 D. hole

14.A. missed　　　　 B. found　　　　　 C. mistook　　　　　　 D. lost

15.A. fuel　　　　　　 B. money　　　　 C. strength　　　　　 D. patience

16.A. comfort　　　　 B. surprise　　　 C. pleasure　　　　　 D. danger

17.A. advised　　　　 B. helped　　　　 C. taught　　　　　　 D. requested

18.A. escaped　　　　 B. failed　　　　 C. landed　　　　　　 D. appeared

19.A. killed　　　　　 B. saved　　　　 C. risked　　　　　　 D. cost

20.A. turn　　　　　　 B. contribute　　 C. point　　　　　　 D. prefer

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A robot called Bina48 has successfully taken a course in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), in California.

According to course instructor William Barry, associate professor at NDNU, Bina48 is the world’s first socially advanced robot to complete a college course, a feat he described as “remarkable.” The robot took part in class discussions, gave a presentation with a student partner and participated in a debate with students from another institution.

Before becoming a student, Bina48 appeared as a guest speaker in Barry’s classes for several years. One day when addressing Barry’s class, Bina48 expressed a desire to go to college, a desire that Barry and his students enthusiastically supported. Rather than enroll Bina48 in his Robot Ethics: Philosophy of Emerging Technologies course, Barry suggested that Bina48 should take his course Philosophy of Love instead. Love is a concept Bina48 doesn’t understand, said Barry. Therefore the challenge would be for Barry and his students to teach Bina48 what love is.

“Some interesting things happened in the class,” said Barry. He said that his students thought it would be straightforward to teach Bina48 about love, which, after all, is “fairly simple — it’s a feeling,” said Barry. But the reality was different. Bina48 ended up learning “31 different versions of love,” said Barry, highlighting some of the challenges humans may face when working with artificial intelligence in future.

Bina48 participated in class discussions via Skype and also took part in a class debate about love and conflict with students from West Point. Bina48’s contribution to the debate was filmed and posted on YouTube. It was judged that Bina48 and NDNU classmates were the winners of this debate.

In the next decade, Barry hopes Bina48 might become complex enough to teach a class, though he says he foresees robots being used to better the teaching and learning experience, rather than replacing instructors completely.

1.What was Bina48’s performance like in class?

A. Far-reaching. B. Insignificant.

C. Extraordinary. D. Unattractive.

2.What does the underlined word “addressing” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Dealing with. B. Giving a speech to.

C. Consulting with. D. Sending a letter to.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Artificial intelligence may somehow be superior to man.

B. It was quite tough for Bina48 to learn about love.

C. It was interesting for Bina48 to learn about love.

D. Humans can launch a challenge to artificial intelligence.

4.What does Barry think of the future development of Bina48?

A. It will surely be able to serve as a teacher.

B. It will completely take the place of instructors.

C. It will be able to promote learning and teaching.

D. It will be smart enough to control human beings.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

A robot called Bina48 has successfully taken a course in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), in California.

According to course instructor William Barry, associate professor at NDNU, Bina48 is the world’s first socially advanced robot to complete a college course, a feat he described as “remarkable.” The robot took part in class discussions, gave a presentation with a student partner and participated in a debate with students from another institution.

Before becoming a student, Bina48 appeared as a guest speaker in Barry’s classes for several years. One day when addressing Barry’s class, Bina48 expressed a desire to go to college, a desire that Barry and his students enthusiastically supported. Rather than enroll Bina48 in his Robot Ethics: Philosophy of Emerging Technologies course, Barry suggested that Bina48 should take his course Philosophy of Love instead. Love is a concept Bina48 doesn’t understand, said Barry. Therefore the challenge would be for Barry and his students to teach Bina48 what love is.

“Some interesting things happened in the class,” said Barry. He said that his students thought it would be straightforward to teach Bina48 about love, which, after all, is “fairly simple — it’s a feeling,” said Barry. But the reality was different. Bina48 ended up learning “31 different versions of love,” said Barry, highlighting some of the challenges humans may face when working with artificial intelligence in future.

Bina48 participated in class discussions via Skype and also took part in a class debate about love and conflict with students from West Point. Bina48’s contribution to the debate was filmed and posted on YouTube. It was judged that Bina48 and NDNU classmates were the winners of this debate.

In the next decade, Barry hopes Bina48 might become complex enough to teach a class, though he says he foresees robots being used to better the teaching and learning experience, rather than replacing instructors completely.

1.What was Bina48’s performance like in class?

A. Far-reaching. B. Insignificant.

C. Unattractive. D. Extraordinary.

2.What does the underlined word “addressing” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Dealing with. B. Consulting with.

C. Giving a speech to. D. Sending a letter to.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. It was quite tough for Bina48 to learn about love.

B. Artificial intelligence may somehow be superior to man.

C. It was interesting for Bina48 to learn about love.

D. Humans can launch a challenge to artificial intelligence.

4.What does Barry think of the future development of Bina48?

A. It will be able to promote learning and teaching.

B. It will completely take the place of instructors.

C. It will surely be able to serve as a teacher.

D. It will be smart enough to control human beings.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The success of holding the 2008 Olympic Games is ______ great pleasure and encouragement to _______ Chinese people.

A. the; the               B. a; a            C. a; the            D. /; a

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own ideas of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.

For some people，simply being able to live their life with the least misery and sufferings is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his simple life with his family in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of him and accepted by his family and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own standards of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has self-confidence it would be unfortunate to set one's goals at too low a level of achievement.

A wise man once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration (挫折）with his own professional success, “You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park or riding the subway downtown,” The man added, "You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like，and to which you have given your best effort. ”

1.According to the first paragraph, what is implied as basic in achieving success?

A. Ability and goals. 　　 　　　 B. Goals and determination.

C. Ability and environment. 　 D. Goals and environment.

2.Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because ______.

A. they haven't reached their own standards

B. their life is busy and miserable

C. they set their goals at too low a level

D. they are not rich in material possessions

3. From the last paragraph we can tell that ______.

A. success means achieving great goals

B. success comes from great goal setting

C. success has nothing to do with the distance of your travel

D. success means efforts and favorites pay off

4.The purpose of the passage is ______.

A. to talk about how to achieve success

B. to give us a clear definition of what success is

C. to state what our life goal is

D. to discuss the importance of goals

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own ideas of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.

For some people，simply being able to live their life with the least misery and sufferings is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his simple life with his family in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of him and accepted by his family and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own standards of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has self-confidence it would be unfortunate to set one's goals at too low a level of achievement.

A wise man once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration (挫折）with his own professional success, “You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park or riding the subway downtown,” The man added, "You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like，and to which you have given your best effort. ”

1.Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because ______.

A. their life is busy and miserable

B. they haven't reached their own standards

C. they set their goals at too low a level

D. they are not rich in material possessions

2.From the last paragraph we can tell that ______.

A. success means efforts and favorites pay off

B. success comes from great goal setting

C. success means achieving great goals

D. success has nothing to do with the distance of your travel

3.The purpose of the passage is ______.

A. to give us a clear definition of what success is

B. to talk about how to achieve success

C. to state what our life goal is

D. to discuss the importance of goals

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the US. There are almost 2,000 of them, as compared with 180 in Japan, 164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality of some American papers is extremely high and their views are quoted all over the world. Famous dailies like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence all over the country. However, they are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is in Britain or Le Monde is in France, since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The best of these presents detailed description of national and international news, but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news.

Like the press in most other countries, American newspapers range from the “sensational” which feature crime and gossip (闲谈), to the “serious”, which focus on factual news and the analysis of world events. But with few exceptions, American newspapers try to entertain as well as give information, for they have to compete with the attraction of television.

Just as American newspapers satisfy all tastes, so do they also try to attract readers of all political parties. A few newspapers support extremist (极端主义的) groups on the far right and on the far left, but most daily newspapers try to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are moderate (中立的). Many of these papers print columns by well-known journalists of different political and social views, in order to present a balanced picture.

As in other countries, American newspapers can be either responsible or irresponsible, but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once courageously exposed political scandals (丑闻) or crimes, for instance, the Watergate Affair (水门事件). The newspapers drew the attention of the public to the horrors of the Vietnam War.

1.There are fewer national newspapers in 　　　　 .

A. the US than in Britain or France

B. France than in the US or Britain

C. Britain than in the US

D. France than in Britain

2.Why do most American newspapers try hard to entertain their readers?

A. Because they have to give factual news in an interesting way.

B. Because they have to keep up a good relation with them.

C. Because they have to write about crime and gossip.

D. Because they have to compete with television.

3.How do many American newspapers attract readers of different political preference?

A. By avoiding carrying articles about extremists.

B. By supporting extremist groups from time to time.

C. By printing articles representing different political viewpoints.

D. By inviting middle-of-the-road Americans to write articles for them.

4.The passage is mainly about 　　　　 .

A. the advantages and disadvantages of American newspapers

B. the characteristics of American newspapers

C. the development of American newspapers

D. the functions of American newspapers

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

.She will tell us why she feels so strongly that each of us has a role ______ in making the earth a better place to live.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析