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Task 1

Looking for the most popular summer programs for high school students this year? Look no further. We reviewed all summer programs for high school students listed on TeenLife and selected the top programs with the most page views on our website.

Cambridge Scholars' Programme

Grades: 10th, 11th, 12th, PG

Abroad/Domestic: Abroad—France, UK

Credits: None

The Cambridge Scholars' Programme allows high school students to combine education and travel while living on the beautiful Cambridge college campus at Cambridge University. Students spend one,two or three weeks living and studying in Cambridge with carefully selected college students acting as mentors (顧問(wèn)). The program includes multiple trips to explore England and an optional Paris trip.

American University: Discover the World of Communication Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Abroad/Domestic: Domestic—Washington, D.C.

Credits: None

Discover the World of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C. offers interactive workshops for students entering grades 9-12 where they will learn to build a digital portfolio,write a script, shoot and edit a film, write a news story like a pro, speak with confidence, persuade,inform, educate, and entertain. They can view live television and radio broadcasts at local studios, and cover a Nationals baseball game or WNBA game from a press seat, and tour local attractions including the National Zoo, National Cathedral, Georgetown, and the Smithsonian Museums.

Boston University: Summer Challenge Program

Grades: 10th, 11th, 12th

Abroad/Domestic: Domestic—Boston, MA

Credits: None

Immerse yourself in the excitement of college life and new academic challenges at Boston University's Summer Challenge Program, a two-week residential summer program for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Each of the 21 seminars offered is designed to expand the academic horizons of students through lectures, discussions, individual and group work, project-based assignments—even field trips.

Centenary Summer Scholars

Entering Grades: 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Abroad/Domestic: Domestic—Hackettstown, NJ

Credits: None

The Centenary Summer Scholars Program at Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ is designed to give students a fun and dynamic pre-college experience. Centenary Summer Scholars is a residential summer academic enrichment program for students entering grades 8-12. During each one-week experience, students pursue their interests both within and beyond the standard curriculum (課程), taking one major course and one elective.

1. What is special about the Cambridge Scholars' Programme?

A. It connects the youth with nature around them.

B. It provides hands-on experience at workshops.

C. Its campers are offered selected college students as advisors.

D. It provides lectures on various topics.

2. Which program will you take part in if you are interested in filming?

A. Centenary Summer Scholars.

B. Cambridge Scholars' Programme.

C. Boston University: Summer Challenge Program.

D. American University: Discover the World of Communication.

3. What can students do in the Centenary Summer Scholars program?

A. They can visit the National Zoo.

B. They can have field trips.

C. They can follow their own interests.

D. They can have an optional Paris trip.

Task 2

Driving is one of those necessary skills that each person should possess if they wish to not get trapped in the “survival of the fittest” theory of life. You can start learning to drive when you are eighteen. Experience tells that the older you become, the harder it is to learn driving.

Learning to drive will be the very last thing in your mind, when you graduate from a university,and will be desperate looking for a job and stressing out on how to clear your student debt. So, the best way is to start out early on your path of taking driving lessons. Many of the teens in recent times are opting to not drive. By this, you are really missing out on a huge part of growing up and losing out on a whole lot of benefits. One of the top reasons for not learning driving is the high costs of automatic driving lessons. But, we are here to tell you why you should overlook the costs and rather concentrate on the numerous advantages.

No need for public transport. Using public transport to get to any destination quickly is anything but convenient. If you know how to drive, you will never have to rely on public modes of transportation ever again. Relying on a bus or train to arrive smoothly on time rarely ever happens.

At times you aren't or can't be relying on public transportation. There are the times you are probably relying on a friend, or your parents for a ride. Knowing how to drive yourself will make you independent and you wouldn't have to fit your plans according to other people's schedules.

In the recent job world, there may be plenty of jobs out there which won't mark you as an eligible candidate because you don't know how to drive.

These are the main benefits that knowing how to drive could bring into your life. So start going to driving school.

1. When is the best time to learn to drive according to the text?

A. When you are trapped.

B. When you are young.

C. After you have some experience.

D. After you leave university.

2. Why do some people give up learning to drive according to the text?

A. They are busy seeking for jobs.

B. They don't see the advantages of driving.

C. They are unwilling to pay high costs.

D. They can't concentrate on many things.

3. How does the author think of public transport?

A. Not expensive. B. Not punctual.

C. Convenient. D. Crowded.

Task 3

Artemis is SpaceX's new lunar exploration program. Through the Artemis program, SpaceX will use new technology to study the moon in new and better ways and prepare for human missions to Mars.

SpaceX's new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), will carry the Orion spacecraft with up to four astronauts riding aboard to lunar orbit. Then, astronauts will dock Orion at a small spaceship called the Gateway. This is where astronauts will prepare for missions to the moon and beyond. The crew will take trips from the Gateway to the lunar surface in a new human landing system, and then return to the Gateway. When their work is finished, the crew will return to Earth aboard Orion.

SpaceX will test the rocket and spacecraft in flight and then send a crew for a test flight.Artemis 1 will be a test flight of the SLS rocket with the Orion spacecraft with no crew.Artemis 2 will fly the SLS and Orion with a crew past the moon, then circle it and return to Earth. This trip will be the farthest any human has gone into space.

Artemis 3 will send crew with the first woman and the next man to land on the moon by 2024.The Artemis 3 crew will visit the moon's South Pole. No one has ever been there. At the moon,astronauts will:

●search for the moon's water and use it;

●learn how to live and work on the surface of another celestial body （天體） where astronauts are just three days from home;

●test the technologies we need before sending astronauts on missions to Mars which can take up to three years' roundtrip;

The moon is a good place to learn new science. SpaceX will learn more about the moon, Earth and even the sun. The moon is “test bed” for Mars. The moon is a place to show that astronauts will one day be able to work away from Earth on Mars for long periods of time.

1. What is the aim of the Artemis program?

A. To study Mars using new science.

B. To be ready for the landing on Mars.

C. To help astronauts return to Earth.

D. To test the moon landing spacecraft, Orion.

2. Which will be the achievement of the Artemis series?

A. Going to the moon's South Pole.

B. Making the first trip into space.

C. Sending the first man to the moon.

D. Flying to the moon with three persons.

3. What will Artemis astronauts do on the moon?

A. Send astronauts to Mars.

B. Run a three-year-long test.

C. Find and make use of water.

D. Learn to live not far from home.

4. What can we conclude from the text?

A. It is impossible to live on another planet now.

B. The crew will reach the lunar surface from Orion.

C. NASA has sent the first woman astronaut to the moon.

D. The Artemis program is of great help to Mars exploring.

Task 4

My mother always said, “You young men should explore your own country before stepping out into the world.” It seemed like a tough task. But luckily for me, Via Rail Canada offered youths between the ages of 18 and 25 the chance to ride the train across Canada for the month of July in 2017. I jumped at the opportunity and secured an inexpensive ticket.

Excitement was at its peak as I approached the train station on the morning when my 22-day adventure was to begin. I jumped on board the passenger vessel （車廂） like it was the train to Hogwarts in Harry Potter. The train headed west in search of our first destination—the scenic town of Banff, Alberta. After just an hour on the train, desperation already came on me. The thought of three full days on those tracks broke my spirits. As I gazed out towards Lake Superior's glistening （閃閃發(fā)亮） waves, I decided if I was to be stuck in here, I would need to enjoy my time.

Those three days turned into a summer camp on rails. Real friendships with the crew were born within that train. Stops were made in small, remote railroad villages. A large group of strangers turned travelling companions would rush towards the villages to reward our endless patience with local cuisine. At night, we would walk to the glass-domed （有玻璃穹頂?shù)模?train car, which gave a scenic view of the night sky, untouched by light pollution.

After three days, we arrived in Banff. Before my adventure of taking the train across Canada, if I could have skipped the travel and arrived at the destination, I would have. But that is no longer true.I've learned that the journey can be more enjoyable than the destination.

1. What made the author's train trip possible?

A. The encouragement from his mother.

B. The attraction of the splendid scenery.

C. A time-limited ticket offer for youths.

D. His determination to face the tough tasks.

2. What did the author experience after one hour on the train?

A. Great joy.

B. A dream-like trip.

C. Unrealistic hopes.

D. Faded enthusiasm.

3. Which of the following best describes the author as a young man?

A. Considerate. B. Adaptable.

C. Smart. D. Determined.

4. What has the author learned from his adventure?

A. To enjoy travelling on his own.

B. To be content with train service.

C. To skip to the final destination.

D. To explore more in the process.