The UCL Pre-university Summer School for International High School Students is a unique two-week course for students who want to experience life at one of the world's leading universities in the heart of London.
Course dates
27 July- 10 August 2020
Students should arrive in London before 27 July and leave on 11 August.
Entry（入学）requirements
You will have an English language level between IELTS 5.5 and 7.0, but you can still apply with a teacher's reference（推荐信）.And you will be an international high school student about to start your final year of high school, usually aged 16 or 17 years old （but not 18） and a non — native English speaker'
Course structure
You will take morning classes in the school, and attend workshops and take part in cultural and social activities most weekday afternoons out of the school.
Morning classes
The course is unique. Unlike other summer courses, it will show you how UCL achieves its goal of making all its students have global minds, helping you to understand global problems from different points of view.
Social activities
The course will also provide you with the chance to meet with other students who are living and studying in London. You will be supported by UCL teachers and trained with UCL students during social activities.
Fees and expenses
The cost of UCL'S Pre-university Summer School for International High School Students is £ 4.000 for each student; this fee doesn't include: lunch and snacks, insurance, UCL Bloomsbury gym.
1.Who can apply for the course?
A.A Japanese student aged 1 8.
B.A high school graduate from Australia.
C.A Chinese student aged 17 with IELTS 5.5.
D.A student aged 16 from America with a reference.
2.What can students do when studying in the summer school?
A.Live in local families.
B.Develop international views.
C.Take evening classes out of the school.
D.Take part in cultural activities at weekends.
3.What do we know about the fees and expenses?
A.Students need to pay extra money for lunch.
B.Students can choose not to buy insurance.
C.Students can pay the fee after 10 August.
D.Students will spend £ 4,000 on living expenses.
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文，续写的词数应为150左右。
Desiree, a 4-year-old girl, was sobbing quietly over her father, Ken, who had died nine months earlier. She was hugging a photograph of her father with her fingers running around his face. “Daddy”, she said softly, “Why won't you come back?”
Instead of gradually adjusting to her father's death, Desiree refused to accept it “Daddy will be home soon,” she'd tell her mother. “He's at work.” When she played with her toy telephone, she pretended she was chatting with her father “I miss you, Daddy,” she'd say. “When will you come back?” Desiree's situation made her mother worried.
Days later, it was Ken's birthday. “How will I send him a card?” Desiree asked her mother “How about if we tie a litter to a balloon.” her mother said, “and send it up to heaven?” Desiree's eyes immediately lit up.
Her mother took her to a store and Desiree picked out a balloon with HAPPY BIRTHDAY above a drawing of The Little Mermaid (美人鱼). Desire and her father had often watched it.
The child's eyes shone as they were on the way to Ken's grave. Then Desiree dictated (口述) a letter to her Dad. “Daddy, Happy birthday, I love you and miss you,” she rattled off (快速说). “I hope you get this and can write to me on my birthday in January.”
Her mother wrote the message and their address on a small piece of paper, which was then wrapped in plastic and tied to the end of the string on the balloon. Finally, Desiree let fly the balloon. For almost an hour, they watched the shining spot of silver grow smaller and smaller till disappear. “Now Dad's going to write back to me,” Desiree said confidently.
Every day since they'd flew the balloon, Desiree had asked her mother, “Do you think Daddy has my balloon yet?” Several weeks passed, and she stopped asking.
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One day, 3,000 miles away, Wade was on a duck hunt when suddenly something in the bush caught his eyes. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Desire's fifth birthday came and later on the afternoon, a package arrived.
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假定你是李华，由于新冠病毒（COVII-19/nove1 coronavirus）爆发，你校决定推迟开学，请你给回国度假 的留学生Jack写封邮件，告知此事。内容包括：
1.告知推迟开学；
2.介绍疫情；
3.开学日期另行通知。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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There was once a wonderful old man who loved everything animals, spiders, insects and all sorts of living things.
One day while walking through the woods, the old man found a cocoon (面). He decided to take the cocoon home to watch its magic process of _______ from a little cocoon to beautiful _______.
A few days later the cocoon stared to move. It moved frantically (狂乱地). A small _______ appeared. He sat and watched it struggle and struggle for several hours to _______ its body through the little hole. But it seemed not to make any progress. Then the old man felt _______ for the little butterfly inside, and rushed to its aid. With a pair of scissors and _______, he cut the little opening big enough in the cocoon for the butterfly to come out. And then the butterfly came out of its cocoon, but it had a _______ body and small, fragile wings.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, _______ the wings would expand and be able to _______ the body, but nothing happened! It never was able to fly.
What the man, in his ________ and eagerness, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle ________ for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were nature's way of forcing fluid (液体) from the body of the butterfly into its wings ________ it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes ________ are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to ________ our life without any obstacles and difficulties, it would weaken or even damage us over time both physically and mentally. We would not be as ________ as we could have been. In fact, it is necessary to live with some difficulties. And it is these obstacles and difficulties that make us strong and get prepared for the greater challenges in our life.
1.A.advancing B.growing C.transforming D.developing
2.A.dog B.butterfly C.cat D.snake
3.A.spot B.passage C.opening D.butterfly
4.A.expand B.push C.shrink D.force
5.A.sorry B.moved C.excited D.happy
6.A.cheerfully B.gently C.casually D.randomly
7.A.powerful B.awkward C.swollen D.flexible
8.A.in no way B.in no case C.by any chance D.at any moment
9.A.support B.protect C.control D.lift
10.A.carefulness B.willingness C.kindness D.sadness
11.A.arranged B.required C.intended D.prepared
12.A.if only B.as if C.as though D.so that
13.A.struggles B.pains C.failures D.sufferings
14.A.adapt to B.care for C.go through D.reflect on
15.A.potential B.strong C.patient D.energetic
Winter is often bitterly cold, which often makes us stay indoors more instead of heading out to exercise. Worse still, there are many viruses doing their best to make you sick. And sneezing, coughing and nose blowing make the rooms a habitat for viruses. 1.. Touching a doorknob or shaking a hand may make you get sick. Although it may sound terrible, there are still some things you can do to avoid viruses. Here are several simple tips to stay healthy in winters.
Wash your hands
You pick up viruses everywhere and they live on your hands, so wash your hands and do it often. 2. But if that’s not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer (消毒杀菌剂).
3.. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with your hands. That’s one way viruses can get into your body.
Get the flu shot (疫苗)
4., but getting the flu shot lowers your chances of getting the flu. For example, getting the flu shot last year resulted in a 34% lower risk of coming down with the flu.
Avoid sick people
5.. Viruses spread very easily through the air, so keep at least six feet between you and the sneezing, sniffling and coughing person.
A.It’s no guarantee
B.Take care of your face
C.Keep your hands away from your face
D.The best way is to use regular soap and water
E.It is easy for viruses to spread from person to person
F.If someone around you is sick, then keep your distance
G.Because there are always some unexpected things in life
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms More than 2000 years ago, ancient Chinese people created this overall framework to mark the annual passage of time based on observations of the sun's motion. In the international meteorological field (国际气象界) the 24 solar terms are honored as “the fifth great invention of China”.
The 24 solar terms begins with Start of Spring followed by Rain Water, Insects Awaken...and ends up with Minor Cold and Major Cold. Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice are two days of the year with the longest and shortest amount of daylight respectively, while Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox are days with the most balanced amount of daytime and nighttime. Through these four parts, a year is divided into four part: Spring Summer, Autumn and Winter.
In ancient times this system not only guided agricultural production, instructing farmers to expect the changes in temperature, spring planting and autumn harvest but also directed Chinese folk customs. For example, Winter Solstice was the first one set among 24 terms and later developed into a festival to worship Heaven and ancestors. Every year at Winter Solstice, emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties would go to the temple of Heaven to hold a ceremony to worship Heaven, for good weather for their crop, and peace and prosperity for the country.
Nowadays, the 24 solar terms could not only be applied to farming but also guide Chinese everyday life. They remind people to adapt to the changes in the seasons through suitable food and cultural rituals (文化仪式). Seasonal customs are sill the rage such as eating spring pancakes at Start of Spring, sweeping ancestors' tombs at Qing Ming, gaining weight to keep warm at Start of Autumn and eating nutritious food to store energy at Start of Winter. They have actually became important rituals in Chinese life.
The 24 solar terms is a common cognitive system among Chinese. It reflects the emotional bond, the wisdom and creativity of Chinese, who respect and live in harmony with nature.
1.How were the 24 solar terms created in ancient China?
A.They were the results of leaning from each other.
B.They were set based on the movements of the sun.
C.They were created according to the change of the weather.
D.They were gradually developed from the practical experience.
2.What is a common feature of Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox?
A.They both have the same amount of day and night.
B.They were set only for guiding agricultural activities.
C.They both play the role in dividing a day into day and night
D.They are the days on which the length of a day is longer than night.
3.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Cheer B.Honor. C.Appreciation. D.Fashion.
4.What’s the text mainly about?
A.The reasons for the recognition of the 24 solar terms.
B.The invention of the 24 solar terms in ancient China.
C.The origin and influence of the 24 solar terms in China
D.The ways to handle the relationship between human and nature.
