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Areyouabitboredwithyournine-to-fiveroutine?

Havealookatourexcitingrangeofholidaysanddecidewhattypeofadventureyou'

dlike.

Activityholidays

Ouractivityholidaysareforeveryone,peoplewholovedangerorwhojustlikesports.Wehaveahugevarietyofwater,snowordesertholidays.We'

lltakeyouSCUBAdivingintheRedSeaorkayakingandwhitewaterraftinginCanada.Ifyouprefersnow,youcantryskiingorsnowboardingintheAlps.Forthosewholikewarmerweather,wealsohavesandboarding-hedesertversionofskateboarding.

Polarexpeditions

TakeacruisetotheAntarcticortheArctic;

explorealandofwhitenaturalbeautyandwonderfulwildlife.OurexpertswillexplaineverythingaboutthetwopolesasyouwatchthepenguinsintheAntarcticorwhalesandpolarbearsintheArctic.

Culturaljourneys

Ourculturaljourneyswillhelpyoudiscoverancientcivilizations:

India,Thailand,Egyptandmanymore.Visittemples,palacesandancientruins-justremembertobringyourcamera!

Gettoknowlocalwaysoflifebyexploringmarkets,tryingforeignfoodsandmeetinglocalpeople.

Trekkingtours

WehavetrekkingholidaystofamousplacessuchasMachuPicchuortheEverestBaseCampTrek,aswellassomenearertohomeintheHighlandsofScotland.Youdon'

tneedtobeverysporty,justfairlyfit.You'

llhaveagreattimeenjoyingnaturewithagroupofnewfriends.Someoftheholidaysincludecamping,butwe'

lltransportthetentsforyou!

1．Whichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttowatchanimalsinnature?

A．Activityholidays.B．Polarexpeditions.

C．Culturaljourneys.D．Trekkingtours.

2．Whatcanexplorersprobablydoduringthetrekkingtours?

A．Dosomesports.B．Enjoysandboarding.

C．Camponthemountains.D．TrysnowboardingintheAlps.

3．Whoaretheholidayadventureeventsmainlyaimedat?

A．Seniorretirees.B．Youngteenagers.

C．Regularworkers.D．Successfulbusinessmen.

“Whatisthebiggestchallengeofgraduateschool?

”anundergraduateaskedthegroupofgraduatestudentsataneventIhelpedorganizelastsummer.“Notlettingthesupportfrommycommunityturnintopressure,”onememberresponded.Thatanswermighthavesurprisedsome,whoprobablyexpectedtohearaboutexperimentsthatdidn'

tworkortrudgingthroughacademicmaterials.ButIunderstoodexactlywhatshemeant.

Throughoutmyeducation,friendsandfamilyhaveexpectedmetotakeadvantageofeveryopportunityIcomeacrossbecauseImaynotgetthesamechanceagain.TheyexpectmetogiveoutstandingperformanceseverywhereIgobecauseIrepresentthemandourculture.Mentors（导师）expectthatIwillnevergiveup.Thishasbeenagreatsourceofmotivation,butalsoofpressure.

Irememberedaconversationwithamentor.Attheendofmyfirstyearofgraduateschool,Istruggledwithastrongdesiretoleavetheprogramwithamaster'

sdegree.Iwasaccustomedtohearing“Don'

tgiveup”and“Youhavetofinish”-wordsthatweremeanttobemotivational.Instead,theymademefeelIwouldbeadisappointmentifIleft.AfterIdiscussedtheprosandconsofleavingwithmymentor,sherespondedcompletelydifferentfromwhatIexpected.“Isupportanydecisionyoumake,”shesaid.“Iwillalwaysbeproudofyouandyourachievements.”Hearingthissimple,directstatementofsupport,Ifelteverymuscleofmybodyloosen.

Mymentorknewtherightthingtosay,butwecan'

texpectthesamefromeveryone.Sometimes,friendsandfamilyaskme,“Howlonguntilyougetyourdegree?

”Asmanygraduatestudentswillagree,thisquestionisastressstarter.Now,whenpeopleinmycommunity-alwayswiththebestintentions-saysomethingthatcreatespressureandmakesmefeelbad,Itellthemandwetalkaboutit.ItellthemthatIprefertohear,“Doyouneedsomeonetotalkto?

HowcanIhelpyouthroughthisroughtime?

”Thiswasabitawkwardatfirst.ButI'

vestartedtonoticeachange.Thesedays,Igetfewerstress-inducing（引起压力的）questionsandcomments.

4．Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“trudging”inparagraph1?

A．Struggling.B．Seeing.

C．Breaking.D．Cutting.

5．Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3abouttheauthor?

A．Hewasafraidtoleavehisprogram.

B．Heappreciatedwhathismentorsaid.

C．Hepreferredtodiscussprosandcons.

D．Hehadastrongdesiretogetamaster'

sdegree.

6．Whichdoestheauthorprefertohearwhenheneedssupport?

A．Nevergiveup!

B．Howaboutachat?

C．Haveyoupreparedfortheresult?

D．Goahead!

Iwillbackyouup!

7．What'

sthemainideaofthetext?

A．Valuethesourceofinspirationfromyourcommunity.

B．Communicatewithyourcommunitymoreaboutstudy.

C．Findawaytoblockoutsupportfromyourcommunity.

D．Letsupportfromyourcommunitybecomelessstressful.

AnewstudyfindsthattheaverageperformanceofstudentsfromthelowestincomefamiliesintheUSlags（滞后）aboutthreetofouryearsbehindthatofthehighestincomestudents-anachievementgapthathasremainedconstantfordecades.Ananalysisofstandardizedtestsgiventomorethan2.7millionmiddleandhighschoolstudentsover40yearssuggeststhatfederaleducationprogramsaimedatclosingthegaparefallingshort.

Researcherslookedatresultsfromfourdifferentprogramsconductednationwideatvariousintervalsfrom1971to2015totestteenagersinmath,readingandscience.Atotalof98examswereusedintheprograms,testingstudentsaged13-15aswellas17-year-olds.Testscoresfor17-year-oldstudentsinthebottom10thincomepercentile（百分位）werefarlowerthanthoseinthetop10thpercentile.

Meanwhile,theoveralltestscoresdidn'

tshiftfor17-year-oldsduringthestudyperiod.Theydidimproveslightlyfor13-to15-year-olds,whichsuggeststhatfederalprogramsforyoungerstudentshavebeenhelpful.Butthelowestincomestudentsstillscoremuchlowerthanthehighestincomestudents.“Programsforolderstudentsarebadlyneeded,”saysstudycoauthorEricHanushek,aneducationeconomistatStanfordUniversity.“Lowerachievementinhighschoolleadstolowerearningpotentialthroughoutadulthood.Thenextgenerationisgoingtolookalotlikethisgeneration.Kidsfrompoorfamilieswillbecomepoorthemselves.”

Whethertheproblemisworsening,however,isupfordebate.A2011study,conductedbyStanfordeducationsociologistSeanReardon,lookedat12examsadministeredfrom1960to2007,andfoundthatthegapintestscoresbetweenthepoorestandthewealthieststudentsgrewby40percent.Itshowsthepooreststudentslagaboutthreetosixyearsbehindtheirwealthierpeersinlearning.Reardonsuggestedparentsofmeanswereincreasinglyinvestingintheirchildren'

seducation,sharpeningthedivide.

Thedifferentresultsbetweenthenewstudyandthatconductedin2011comedowntothefactthattheresearchersanalyzedresultsfromdifferenttestsandhowtheycategorized（分类）familyincomelevel,sayseducationsociologistAnnaChmielewski.HanushekandReardonagreethattheincome-relatedachievementgapisalarming.

8．Whatdoestheresultofthenewstudyindicate?

A．Thepooreststudents'

laggingbehindexistsinspecificagegroups.

B．Abetterstandardforcategoryshouldbeadoptedinthestudy.

C．Thefederaleducationprogramsturnedoutunsuccessfulgenerally.

D．Abetterschoolperformancenecessarilyleadstohigherincome.

9．Howdoestheauthorpresenttheseriousissue?

A．Byshowingthediscussionresult.B．Byclarifyingsomepoints.

C．Bydoingaquestionnaire.D．Bymakingacomparison.

10．Whatmaycausethedifferentresultsofthetwostudies?

A．Thedifferentcountries.B．Theanalyticalmethods.

C．Theincomeassessments.D．Thedifferentrangesofage.

11．Whydoestheincome-relatedachievementgapconcernpeople?

A．Itwilldisappeareventually.

B．Itwillfurtherwidenthesocialgap.

C．Itresultsinthestudents'

blindcompetitions.

D．ItmakesAmericanssmarterandricher.

Somepeoplesaythatdogsarehuman’sbestfriend-goodcompanions,loyalandlovable.Ofcourse,theycanbemorethanjustapetassomeareexcellentworkingdogs.Morerecently,anewrolehasbeenfoundfortheanimals-workingastherapydogsinuniversities.

Research,conductedbyWashingtonStateUniversity,hasfoundthatspendingtimewithdogscanhelpstressed-outstudents.PatriciaPendryfromtheuniversitysaidthatastudyof300undergraduateshadfoundweeklyhour-longsessionswithdogsbroughttotheuniversitybyprofessionalhandlers（训狗师）hadmadestressedstudentswhowereat“highriskofacademicfailure”ordroppingout,“feelrelaxedandaccepted”.Thedogshelpedthemtoconcentrate,learnandrememberinformation.

Otherresearchhasshownthatpettinganimalslikedogscanreducestresshormonelevelsandanxiety.Around1,000campusesintheUSalreadyusetherapypetsandit’sbecomingmorecommonintheUK.Forexample,TheUniversityofMiddlesexhasemployedsomedogstohelpstoplonelystudentsdroppingout.FionaSuthers,headofclinicalskillsattheuniversity,saysthatfiveLabradorshada“stringentassessment”toensuretheyhadtherighttemperament（性情）.Butsheadds,“It’shardtodescribetheimpactofjusthavingadoglyingdowninthecornerofaclass.”

Usingdogsfortherapycanalsohelpthedogsthemselves.InWales,SwanseaUniversityStudents’UnionhasusedrescuedGreyhoundstohelpstudentsunwindbetweenexams.Sessionsallowmistreatedandabandoneddogstointeractwithhumansandbegintotrustthemagain.StudentUnioneducationofficerChloeHutchinsonsaid,“Alotofstudentshavedogsathomeandmightbeabithomesick,especiallyaroundexamtimewhenitisstressfulandyoujustwantyou