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Phone: (843) 746-1300 Pine View School

The curriculum at Pine View School mixes traditional classroom learning with independent study. Pine View School places a strong emphasis (强调) on volunteer work. Students must complete advanced foreign language courses to graduate. After-school activities at Pine View include rowing clubs, Model United Nations and National Honor Society.

Medal Awarded Gold: National Rank # 7 1 Python Path 1 Python Path, Florida. Phone:(941)486-2001 Thomas Jefferson High School

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology uses the unique curriculum that starts with the advanced biology, math and technology programs for seniors. The school has more than 10 specialized research labs. After-school activities at Thomas Jefferson High School for science and technology include cultural groups such as the Persian Club and a variety of athletic teams.

Medal Awarded Gold: National Rank#5 6560 Braddock Rd Phone: (703) 750-8300

24. What are the conditions for a student to graduate from Carnegie? A. Taking six AP courses and finishing 100 hours of community service.

B. Taking at least seven AP courses and finishing 100 hours of community service. C. Taking seven AP courses and finishing 50 hours of community service. D. Taking eight AP courses and finishing 50 hours of community service.

25. Academic Magnet High School places a strong emphasis on . A. physical education B. students’ writing quality

26. Pine View School which has after-school activities . A. lays stress on volunteer work

B. has more than 10 specialized research labs C. provides AP course for talented and gifted students

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C. volunteer work D. academic

D. requires students to finish a year-long independent research project 27. Which high school has a strict request for foreign languages? A. Academic Magnet High School C. Pine View School

B. Thomas Jefferson High School D. Carnegie Vanguard High School

28. If you want to know after-school activities on science and technology you can call . A. (703) 750-8300 B. (941)486-2001 732-3694

C. (843) 746-1300

D.

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C

If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter(中枢神经系统的灰白质). This is the area of the brain which processes (加工,处理)information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.

The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University of London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals (双语者)” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.

Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.

“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language，’’ said the scientists.

It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn. Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. ‘\two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible, he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.

The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a

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second language between the ages of 2 and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. \a language means you get an entrance to another world,** explained the scientists.

29. The main subject talked about in this passage is . A. science on learning a second language

B. language learning and the increase in one s brain pi C. man’s ability of learning a second language D. language learning and the study of maths

30. In the second paragraph, the writer mentions exercise in order to . A. say language is also a kind of physical labour

B. prove that one needs more practice when he or she is leaming a language C. make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well D. to show the importance of using the language when you learn it .

31. What change can we get during the experience of learning a second language? A. The increase of the ability to learn. B. The development of muscles.

C. The improvement of strange pronunciation. D. A worse understanding of different ideas.

32. We may know from the scientific findings that . A. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language

B. the experience of learning a second language has a had effect on people s brain C. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time

D. the earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the grey matter density is

D

Beijing has been suffering this year’s most severe smog (雾霾) since Friday, which has forced schools to close and traffic contusion. Thick, choking smog has enveloped the capital for five days, with the air quality index (指标) in many monitoring stations increasing to 500, the highest possible reading. The city government encourages people to stay indoors when the reading is higher than 300.

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The capital has also seen more road accidents due to (he poor visibility, and traffic jam was around the city through most of Monday. Many expressways linking Beijing and neighboring cities in Hebei province were closed for hours.

The city environmental office sent inspection (监测) teams to supervise measures to limit emissions(排放)on Tuesday. Of 545 companies they inspected, 12 had acted against orange alert restrictions, the capital’s environmental protection bureau said. For example, a construction site at the China University of Political Science and Law left piles of building materials uncovered which could release dust in to the air.

All companies and construction sites against the regulations would be severely punished, the bureau said.

The smog covering a vast area across northern China has been caused by unfavorable weather, with no wind and high humidity, and an increase of coal in the healing season, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said.

33. We can infer from the first paragraph that . A. the smog is the most severe on Friday B. people use envelopes in the capital C. people stay at home doing some reading

D. the smog has taken place several times in Beijing this winter 34. How arc paragraghs 3 and 4 developed? . A. Using examples and data. C. Making comparisons.

35. Where dose this text probably come from? A. A sport magazine C. A book review

B. A newspaper report D. A museum guide B. Describing processes. D. Analyzing causes.

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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Questions You Should Ask Yourself at the End of Each Day

Each day there should be a period of time where you regroup and get in tune with the events of your day and how it affected your mind, body and soul. Reflecting on the happenings from your day will impress, within you, a renewed quality of life and sense of achievement.

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