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Summer Activities
Students should read the list with
their parents/carers, and select two activities
they
would like to do.
Forms will be available in school and online for
them to indicate their choices
and
return to school. Before choices are finalised,
parents/carers will be asked to sign to confirm
their child’s choices.
Activity
Description
Member of staff
Cost
?
140
Outdoor
Adventure
Take yourself out of your comfort zone
for
Mr. Clemens
(OUT)
a
week,
discover
new
personal
qualities,
and
learn
new
skills.
You
will
be
able
to
take
part
in
a
number
of
activities
from
canoeing
to
wild
camping
on
Dartmoor.
Learn
rock
climbing
and
work
as
a
team,
and enjoy the great
outdoor environment.
WWI Battlefields
and Paris
(WBP)
On
Monday
we
travel
to
London.
After
Mrs. Milson
staying
overnight
in
London,
we
travel
on
Day 2
to northern France to visit the World
War I battlefields. On Day 3 we cross
into
Belgium.
Thursday
sees
us
make
the
short
journey
to
Paris
where
we
will
visit
Disneyland Paris park, staying until
late to
see the parade and the
fireworks. Our final
day,
Friday,
sees
us
visit
central
Paris
and
tour
the main sights.
Four days
of product design centred around
Mrs.
Goode
textiles.
Making
lovely
objects
using
recycled
and
made
materials.
Bags,
cushions
and
decorations...Learn
skills
and
leave with modern and
unusual textiles.
Visit Warner Bros
Studio, shop stop to buy
Miss Drake
picnic, stay overnight in an approved
Youth
Hostel in Streatley-on -Thames,
guided tour
of
Oxford
to
see
the
film
locations,
picnic
lunch
outside
Oxford’s
Christchurch,
boating
on
the River
Cherwell
through
the
University
Parks,
before
heading
back
to
Exeter.
?
425
Crafty
Foxes
(CRF)
?
30
Potty about Potter
(POT)
?
150
activity
will you choose if you want to go camping?
A.
OUT.
B.
WBP.
C.
CRF.
D.
POT.
will the
students do on Tuesday with Mrs. Wilson?
A.
Travel to London.
B. See a parade
and fireworks.
C. Tour central Paris.
D. Visit the WWI battlefields.
1
long does Potty about Potter last?
A.
Two days.
B.
Four days.
C.
Five days.
B
D.
One week.
Many
of
us
love
July
because
it’s
the
month
when
nature’s
berries
and
stone
fruits
are
in
abundance.
These
colourful
and
sweet
jewels
fro
m
British
Columbia’s
fields
are
little
powerhouses of nutritional protection.
Of
the
common
berries,
strawberries
are
highest
in
vitamin
C,
although,
because
of
their
seeds,
raspberries contain a little more protein
(
蛋白质
), iron and zinc (not
that fruits have much
protein).
Blueberries are particularly high in antioxidants
(
抗氧化物质
). The
yellow and orange
stone
fruits
such
as
peaches
are
high
in
the
carotenoids
we
turn
into
vitamin
A
and
which
are
antioxidants. As for
cherries (
樱桃
), they are so
delicious who cares? However, they are rich in
vitamin C.
When combined
with berries of slices of other fruits, frozen
bananas make an excellent base
for
thick, cooling fruit shakes and low fat “ice
cream”. For this purpos
e, select ripe
bananas for
freezing as they are much
sweeter. Remove the skin and place them in plastic
bags or containers
and freeze. If you
like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the
bananas will prevent them turning
brown. Frozen bananas will last several
weeks, depending on their ripeness and the
temperature of
the freezer.
If you have a juicer, you can simply
feed in frozen bananas and some berries or sliced
fruit.
Out comes a
“soft
-
serve” creamy dessert,
to be eaten right away. This makes a fun
activ
ity for a
children’s
party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen
bananas into the top of the machine and
watching the ice cream come out below.
24. What does the author seem to like
about cherries?
A.
They contain protein.
B.
They are high in vitamin A.
C.
They have a
pleasant taste.
D.
They are rich in antioxidants.
25. Why is fresh lemon juice used in
freezing bananas?
A.
To make them smell better.
B.
To keep their colour.
C.
To speed up their ripening.
D.
To improve their nutrition.
26. What is “a juicer” in the last
paragraph?
A.
A dessert.
B.
A drink.
C.
A container.
D.
A machine.
27. From which is the text probably
taken?
A.
A
biology textbook.
B.
A health magazine.
C.
A research
paper.
D.
A travel
brochure.
C
Teens
and
younger
children
are
reading
a
lot
less
for
fun,
according
to
a
Common
Sense
Media report published Monday.
While the decline over the past decade
is steep for teen readers, some data in the report
shows
that
reading
remains
a
big
part
of
many
children’s
lives,
and
indicates
how
parents
might
help
encourage more reading.
According
to
the
report’s
key
findings,
“the
proportion
(
比例
)
who
say
they
‘hardly
ever’
read for fun has gone from 8 percent of
13-year-olds and 9 percent of 17-year-olds in 1984
to 22
percent and 27 percent
respectively today.”
2
The report data shows that pleasure
reading levels for younger children, ages
2
—
8, remain
largely the same. But the amount of
time spent in reading each session has declined,
from closer to
an hour or more to
closer to a half hour per session.
When
it
comes
to
technology
and
reading,
the
report
does
little
to
counsel
(
建议
)
parents
looking for data
about the effect of e-readers and tablets on
reading. It does point out that many
parents still limit electronic reading,
mainly due to concerns about increased screen
time.
The
most
hopeful
data
shared
in
the
report
shows
clear
evidence
of
parents
serving
as
examples and important
guides for their kids when it comes to reading.
Data shows that kids and
teens who do
read frequently, compared to infrequent readers,
have more books in the home, more
books
purchased for them, parents who read more often,
and parents who set aside time for them
to read.
As
the
end
of
school
approaches,
and
school
vacation
reading
lists
loom
(
逼近
)
ahead,
parents
might
take
this
chance
to
step
in
and
make
their
own
summer
reading
list
and
plan
a
family
trip to the library or bookstore.
28.
What is the Common Sense Media report probably
about?
A. Children’s reading
habits.
B. Quality of children’s
books.
C. Children’s
after
-class activities.
D. Parent-child
relationships.
29. Where can you find
the data that best supports
A.
In paragraph 2.
B.
In paragraph 3.
C.
In paragraph 4.
D.
In paragraph 5.
30. Why do
many parents limit electronic reading?
A.
E-books are
of poor quality.
B.
It could be a
waste of time.
C.
It may harm children’s
health.
D.
E-readers are expensive.
31.
How should parents encourage their children to
read more?
A.
Act as role models for them.
B.
Ask them to write book reports.
C.
Set up
reading groups for them.
D. Talk with their reading
class teachers.
D
We’ve all
been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on
an airplane, surrounded by people
who
are,
like
us,
deeply
focused
on
their
smartphones
or,
worse,
struggling
with
the
uncomfortable silence.
What’s the problem? It’s
possible that we all have compromised
conversational intelligence.
It’s more
likely that none of us start a conversation
because it’s awkward and challenging, or we
think it’s annoying and
unne
cessary. But the next time you find
yourself among strangers, consider
that
small talk is worth the trouble. Experts say it’s
an invaluable social practice that results in big
benefits.
Dismissing
small
talk
as
unimportant
is
easy,
but
we
can’t
forget
tha
t
deep
relationships
wouldn’t
even
exist
if
it
weren’t
for
casual
conversation.
Small
talk
is
the
grease
(
润滑剂
)
for
social
communication,
says
Bernardo
Carducci,
director
of
the
Shyness
Research
Institute
at
Indiana University Southeast.
“
Almost every great love
story and each big business deal begins
with small talk,
”
he explains.
“
The key to successful small
talk is learning how to connect with
others, not just communicate with
them.
”
In a 2014
study, Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of
psychology at UBC, invited people
on
their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked
to seek out an interaction
(
互动
) with its
waiter; the other, to speak only when
necessary. The results showed that those who
chatted with
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