Museums are an important means for cultural e...

Museums are an important means for cultural exchange and enrichment as well as the development of mutual understanding and cooperation among people. Then how many of these places have you visited? It’s time to decide your next travel destination.

The Musée du Louvre, Paris, France.

It is the world’s largest art museum and a historical landmark of Paris. Housed in the Louvre Palace, the museum has been extended many times since its opening in 1793. Its glass pyramid in the main courtyard was designed by Chinese American architect Ieoh Ming Pei, and it later became a signature design of the museum. Visitors to Paris’s paragon(典范), which houses nearly 35, 000 works of art, including Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, can spend hours, days or even weeks exploring the beloved treasure.

National Museum of China, Beijing, China.

Near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, it’s one of the largest museums in the world and the second-most visited art museum in the world, just after the Louvre. Covering a time span from the Yuanmou Man of 1.7 million years ago to the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911), it is devoted to display of treasured collections in the form of various thematic exhibitions, such as the Arts of bronze, porcelain, Chinese calligraphy and paintings, furniture, coins, etc in ancient China.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US.

Commonly known as the Met, the museum is among the must-visit attractions in New York City. It stands on the eastern edge of Central Park at Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The Met maintains extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanian, Byzantine and Islamic art. Every May, the museum holds the luxurious, blockbuster Met Gala, drawing global attention like the Oscars.

British Museum, London, UK.

Established in 1753, the British Museum is largely based on the collections of the Irish physician and scientist. At present, its comprehensive permanent collection has reached 8 million works. It was the first public national museum in the world. If you go, remember to take a picture under the Great Court.

1.What makes the Musée du Louvre different from other museums?

A.It has the longest history of all.

B.It is a public national museum.

C.It owns masterpiece like Mona Lisa.

D.It collects works of music throughout the world.

2.Which museum most probably displays the bed of Ming dynasty?

A.Metropolitan Museum of Art. B.National Museum of China.

C.The Musée du Louvre. D.British Museum.

3.What are visitors suggested doing if they go to British Museum?

A.Taking photos of museum’s exhibits. B.Keeping the voice down.

C.Exploring museum’s history. D.Having themselves photographed.

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假定你是李华，即将去美国参加一个中美文化夏令营活动（an English summer camp for Sino-US cultural exchanges）。请你根据以下内容要点给你的美国朋友Mike写一封信，告知他你的美国之行。

1. 此行的目的；

2. 活动的内容；

3. 你的期望。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Mike，

I'm writing to tell you something about my trip to America.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours，

Li Hua

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Being organized is an important skill for school and life. When you are well organized, you can stay focused, instead of spending time hunting things down. __61 For schoolwork, it means having one notebook or place where you store all your assignments, so you know what you have to do and when. Keeping labeled folders for handouts and keeping all your schoolwork neat and in a specific place –these are the main parts of organization.

For home stuff, being organized means having a place to put your things and putting them back as you go. __62 It means keeping your schoolbag, your shoes, and your clean underwear in the same places so you always know where to find them.

Planning is part of being organized, too. __63 Calendars, lists, and schedules can help you plan. You can buy or draw a calendar and keep it near your workplace. Making a schedule or “to-do” list for yourself is a good idea. Looking at your list helps you keep track of what you need to do. __64Check off things when you have done them. Use your list to help you decide which thing is most important to work on first. __65 .But once you have organized, it feels great. The less time you spend hunting around for things or panicking about homework, the more time you have for better things, like reading a good book or playing.

E. Planning means deciding what you will do and when you will do it.

F. You will benefit a lot form a good habit.

G. What does it mean to be organized?

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Finding time to red is an important part of developing literacy skills for all kids. And there are many easy and convenient ways to make reading a part of each day-even when it’s tough to find time to sit down with a book.

Reading opportunities are everywhere you go. While riding in the car, for example, encourage kids to spot words and letters (on billboards, store signs, etc.), turning it into a game (“Who’ll be the first to find a letter B?”). While shopping, ask your preschooler to “read” pictures on boxes and tell you about them. Point out the difference between the words and the pictures on the boxes. Encourage older kids to tell you what’s on the shopping list.

Even daily tasks like cooking can provide reading moments. You can read recipes aloud to younger kids, and older kids can assist you as your cook by telling you how much flour to measure. Give your child a catalog to read while you sort through the mail. Ask relatives to send your child letters, e-mails, or text messages, and read them together. Help your child create letters or messages to send back to the relatives. These types of activities help kids see the purpose of reading and of print.

Even when you’re trying to get things done, you can encourage reading. While cleaning, for instance, you might ask your child to read a favorite book to you while you work. Younger kids can talk to you about the pictures in the favorite books.

Make sure kids get some time to spend quietly with books, even if it means cutting back on other activities, like watching TV or playing video games.

Most importantly, be a reader yourself. Kids who see their parents reading are likely to resemble them and become readers, too!

1.What is the best title for the text?

A. The Importance of Reading

B. Finding the Reading Moments

C. Improving the Kid’s Reading Skills

D. Sitting down with a Book

2.According to the passage, encouraging the children to write letters is to ______.

A. show the function of reading

B. examine their writing skills

C. improve the kids’ reading ability

D. keep in touch with the relatives

3.To encourage older children to read, you can ask them to______.

A. make the shopping list

B. measure the flour for you

C. describe the pictures on boxes

D. read a favorite book to you

4.What does the underlined word “resemble” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A. Enjoy.　　 B. Read.

C. Imitate.　　 D. Like.

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Chinese handwriting is an important part of our culture, so young people are required to ___

handwriting.

A. take up          B. take in C. take away             D. take out

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Here are some of the best museums in America that parents can choose from for an educational trip.

Boston Children’s Museum

Location: Massachusetts

The exhibits here are of health, art, science, culture and environmental awareness. In this museum, children also learn about Japanese culture and house of silk merchant. Activities like Play Lab, New Balance Climb and The Recycle Shop bring out the creativity in children.

Children’s Museum of Houston

Termed as the best playground for mind, this museum offers scores of activities for kids of every age. It even offers free family adventure events where families with their toddlers or kids are encouraged to work on math activities and games. Children also learn about broadcasting activities and preserving ecosystems.

Minnesota Children’s Museum

Location: Minnesota

This museum is located at St. Paul’s and kids find themselves immersed in a world of smart play. Here activities like exploring natural habitats of animals are undertaken. Kids also paint their faces, play with finger puppets and at the same time, appreciate learning forms.

These museums have surely taken us down to the memory lane where we once went and explored, laughed and enjoyed our trip. These creative institutions are a best way to instill learning ideas, crate experiences and develop little curious minds. Active learning takes place when the minds are engaged. These children centered institutions rightly cater to the needs of the young ones.

1.Where is Boston Children’s Museum located?

A. In Texas　　 B. In Alaska

C. In Massachusetts　　 D. In Minnesota

2.Where should you to go let your kids explore natural habitats of animals?

A. Boston Children’s Museum

B. Minnesota Children’s Museum

C. Museum for American Children

D. Children’s Museum of Houston

3.Who is the text mainly written for?

A. School children

B. Sports lovers

C. School teachers

D. Parents with small kids

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In the countries of South and Southeast Asia, the elephant has been an important part of the culture, economy and religion for centuries．And nowhere more so than in Thailand．Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated（驯化）．The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the power of royalty to its rulers，and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background．To the early Western visitors, the country's romantic name was“ Land of the White Elephant"．

Today, however, the story is very different．Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it．The elephant has found itself more or less deserted by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a society in the western part．And while the elephant's problems began many years ago, now it has a very low national advantage．

How does the national symbol turn into ignored animals? It is a story of worse environment and the changing lives of the Thais themselves．According to Richard Lair, Thailand's expert on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the last century, there may well have been as many as 100,000 national elephants in the country．

In the north of Thailand alone, it was estimated（估计）that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen．

This was at a time when 90 percent of Thailand was still forest---a habitat that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people．Nothing ploughs through thick forest better than lots of sure-footed elephants．

By 1950 the elephant population had dropped, but still to the number of 13, 397．However, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another l,350 wandering free in the national parks．But now, Thailand's forest covers only 20 percent of the land．This deforestation（采伐森林）is the central point of the elephant's difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of work．This century, as the road network grew, the elephant's role as a beast of burden decreased．

1.What can we know about African elephants from the passage?

A. It is of little value to domesticate them．

B. It is hard to domesticate them．

C. They are living a better life than Asian elephants

D. Their fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants．

2.Thailand was once called "Land of the White Elephant" because ________．

A. white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s

B. white elephant is rarely seen and thus very special

C. white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling power

D. this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors

3.Why is the Thai elephant "out of work", according to the author?

A. Because there are too many elephants but too few jobs．

B. Because the elephants can't do labor work any longer．

C. Because the government pays little attention to the problem．

D. Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners．

4.The passage is most probably from ________．

A. a travel guide　　 B. a history book

C. a popular science magazine　　 D. an official announcement

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In our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of "mastery"—feeling important and worthwhile—and the sources of what we call a sense of "pleasure"—finding life enjoyable—are not always the same. Women often are told "You can’t have it all. " Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: "You choose a career, so you can’t expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life. " or "You have a wonderful husband and children—what’s all this about wanting a career?" But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well-being, if they are to feel good about themselves.

Our study shows that, for women, well-being has two aspects. One is mastery, which includes self-respect, a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the "doing" side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is the other aspect, and it is made up of happiness, satisfaction and optimism. It is tied more closely to the "feeling" side of life. The two are independent of each other. A woman could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa （反之亦然） . For example, a woman who has a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time.

The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women, and correct past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well-being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are important. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of employed women are valued significantly higher in mastery than women who are not employed.

A woman’s well-being is developed when she takes on multiple roles. At least by middle adulthood, the women who are involved in a combination of roles —marriages, motherhood, and employment —are the highest in well-being, in spite of warnings about stress and strain.

1..

It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ____________.

A. for women, a sense of "mastery" is more important than a sense of "pleasure"

B. for women, a sense of "pleasure" is more important than a sense of "mastery"

C. women can’t have a sense of "mastery" and a sense of "pleasure" at the same time

D. a sense of "mastery" and a sense of "pleasure" are both necessary to women

2..

The author’s attitude towards women having a career is___________.

A. negative         B. positive        C. neutral （中立）               D. realistic

3..

One can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles, ___________.

A. her life will be richer and more meaningful

B. she will be more successful in her career

C. her chances of getting promoted will be greater

D. it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strain

4..

The most appropriate title for the passage would be ________.

A. The Well-Being of Career Women

B. Sources of Mastery and Pleasure

C. Two Aspects of Women’s Well-Being

D. Multiple Roles of Women in Society

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There are campus museums all over China that offer various collections and make for eye-opening visits.

Beijing Air and Space Museum at Beihang University

Admission: free

Opening hours: Tuesday and Saturday, 9:00 am -12:00 pm

Highlights: Included among the more than 300 historic aircraft and space artifacts are one of the two Northrop P - 61 Black Widows in the world and China’s first light airliner, Beijing 1.

Fudan University Museum

Admission: free

Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, 9:00 am - 11:30 am and 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Highlights: A unique collection of native artifacts from the Gaoshan aborigines in Taiwan. Some of them, such as pearl vests, are rarely seen even in Taiwan.

China Ichthyic Culture Museum at Shanghai Ocean University

Admission: 10 yuan

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am - 11:30 am and 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Highlights: In this collection of more than 40,000 specimens of about 3,000 ocean-dwelling species, the most eye-catching one is an 18. 4-meter-long sperm whale skeleton.

Yifu Museum of China University of Geosciences

Admission: 40 yuan; half price for students

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm and 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm; weekends and holidays, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Highlights: It houses a collection of more than 30,000 mineral and rock specimens, more than 2,000 of which are rare ones like the museum’s well-known dinosaur fossils.

China Academy Museum at Hunan University

Admission: 50 yuan

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 8: 00 am - 6: 30 pm in summer and 8: 30 am - 6:00 pm in winter

Highlights: China’s only museum to feature the history of academies and cultural education in the country.

1.Which museum will you choose if you’re interested in sea species?

A. China Academy Museum at Hunan University.

B. Yifu Museum of China University of Geosciences.

C. Beijing Air and Space Museum at Beihang University.

D. China Ichthyic Culture Museum at Shanghai Ocean University.

2.What can you see in Yifu Museum of China University of Geosciences?

A. Space artifacts. B. Dinosaur fossils.

C. Native artifacts. D. Sperm whale skeletons.

3.When can you go to China Academy Museum at Hunan University?

A. On Tuesday 6:00 pm in winter.

B. On Saturday 8:00 am in winter.

C. On Sunday 6:30 pm in summer.

D. On Wednesday 8:00 am in summer.

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As a leading Chinese language school and a cultural exchange institute in China， Global Exchange Education Center has been providing Mandarin (or Putonghua) language courses and cultural exchange programs for over a decade.

How to apply for our programs

■In order to apply for all of our programs, you must be

at least 18 years old.

in good health,

a senior high school graduate.

■Application Procedure for Chinese Language Programs

Step 1. Send us a completed application form by email or fax.

Step 2. Send us $ 60 application fee after receiving our email confirmation.

Step 3. Arrange the payment transfer.

Step 4. Plan the trip to Beijing.

■Application Procedure for Chinese Business Internship (实习）Program

Step 1. Send us a completed application form with your CV and personal statement for the program by email or fax.

Step 2. Send us $ 310, including $60 application fee and $ 250 internship placement deposit, after receiving our letter of acceptance for the program.

Step 3. Arrange final payment transfer after receiving our second confirmation.

Step 4. Plan the trip to Beijing.

■Personal Statement for applicants for Chinese Business Internship Program

You should state why you want to take this program and what your expectations of the program are. How you will make use of this program in your future career.

■ APPLICATION DEADLINES

The applications for most programs are reviewed on a rolling basis. You are encouraged to submit your application ahead of the application deadlines.

■Confirmation

Having received your application, Global Exchange Education Center usually sends out an email confirmation for the booking within 2-5 working days.

1.The text is probably written for ______.

A. junior high graduates    B. international students　　 C. job seekers    D. language trainers

2.If you apply for both of the programs, the total application fees will be ______.

A. $310.             B. $ 120.             C. $250.                 D. $ 370.

3. If you want to apply for Chinese Business Internship program successfully, you'll ______.

A. send the application form by post            B. send personal statement and CV only

C. have to get confirmed at least twice         D. have to make a travel plan in Beijing

4.Which of the following is not necessarily included in applicants，personal statement?

A. Their purposes of taking the program.         B. Their expectations of the program.

C. Their future practice of the program.         D. Their feedbacks on the program.

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