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NSE Summer School is suitable for those who are at, or are about to start university. It will begin accepting applications in January, 2015.

Courses: Accounting and Finance; Economics; Management; Law; International Relations; Government and Society

Dates:

Session 1: 7 July-25 July

Session 2: 28 July-15 August

Rate:

Standard Rate: One session: $1400; Both sessions: $2400

Reduced Student Rate: One session: $1100; Both sessions: $1875

The reduced student rate applies to full-time students registered at a university or college anywhere in the world. Accommodation is not included, and fees range from $500 to $1000 for 20 nights.

Applicant requirements:

If you have studied in the USA then you do not need any additional English qualifications. Students from other countries will generally not require a visa to study at Summer School. You will enter the USA as a "Student Visitor". You are permitted to change courses before the start of the program and within the first three days of the session.

Contact hours and teaching methods:

Summer School courses are full-time and normally consist of 48 contact hours over the three-week period, taking the form of 36 hours of lectures and 12 hours of classes. Lectures, attended by all students, take place in either the morning or afternoon supplemented by small one-hour classes, of approximately 15 students.

Assessment and examinations:

Assessment for Summer School is based upon the results of either two written examinations, or a final written examination and assessment work. Everyone is required to take the examinations and no exception can be made for any reason.

Summer School lecture series:

Famous economists—Tony Giddens and David Held—have agreed to give lectures to Summer School participants.

If any questions, please click here to see our Frequently Asked Questions/Contact Us Page.

29. During the course,                 .

A. students can learn about everything from culture to science

B. students can choose not to attend the lectures they don't like

C. world-famous economists will give students lessons every day

D. all the students must take part in the exams without any excuse

30. From the text, we can learn that                 .

A. the program is specially designed for foreign students

B. NSE Summer School is a university-level program

C. students can change their courses whenever they want to

D. a visa is required to study at the NSE Summer School

31. The purpose of the text is to                 .

A. attract students to NSE Summer School

B. introduce famous economists to students

C. help students to pass the final exams

D. advertise for new staff for university

D

Can eating a chocolate bar every day really prevent age-related memory loss? No. But a new research shows that large amounts of flavones(黄酮类) substances found in cocoa, tea and some kinds of vegetables, may improve age-related memory failure.

Dr. Scott Small is a professor of neurology at Columbia University in New York City. He is the lead writer of a research paper describing the effects of cocoa flavones on brain activity. His study involved 37 volunteers aged between 50 and 69. Researchers gave them a high-level flavones drink made from cocoa beans or a low-level flavones drink. For a period of three months, some subjects got 900 milligrams of flavones a day. The others got 10 milligrams of flavones each day. Brain imaging and memory tests were given to each study subject before and after the study. Dr. Small says that the subjects who had the high-level flavones drink showed much improvement on memory tests.

The researchers warn that more work is needed to be done because this study was performed only on a small group. Dr. Joann Manson is the lead researcher of a four-year study involving 18,000 adults. This study will use flavones capsules(胶囊). The study subjects will be divided into two groups and will take two pills per day. The capsules used will all look the same. But one group's capsules will contain flavones, while the other group will take capsules made of an inactive substance, or placebo.

Dr. Manson says it's not necessary for people to start eating more chocolate, because a person would have to eat a huge amount of chocolate to get the same level of flavones given to the lest subjects. He adds many manufacturers have planned to remove the flavones from their chocolate products. Similarly, Dr. Manson says a cocoa-based flavones extract (提取) may be developed in the future. But he says that more studies are needed to see how much flavones is good for our health.

32. What was done to the subjects after Dr. Small's study?

A. They were asked to take a  high-level flavones drink.

B. They were given capsules containing flavones.

C. They were given brain imaging and memory tests.

D. They were asked to take two pills of flavones capsules per day.

33. What's the similarity of the 2 experiments?

A. Both use high-level flavones capsules.

B. The number of the subjects is the same.

C. Drinks and placebos are used in both experiments.

D. The subjects are divided into two groups in both experiments.

34. Why will Dr. Manson carry out the four-year study?

A. To prove the first experiment is wrong.

B. To carry out the experiment further.

C. To test how much flavones can improve our memory.

D. To show eating chocolate is better to improve memory.

35. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. It's not necessary for us to eat chocolate.

B. The more we eat flavones, the better our health will be.

C. In the future we can get flavones without eating chocolate.

D. It's easy for people to get the same level of flavones given to the test subjects.

三、短文7选5(5选5等)(共5小题;共10分)

You can take a selfie(自拍) with a hand-held digital camera or mobile phone and later share it on the Internet.   36    According to a recent survey, half of the interviewees admitted to taking a selfie while on holiday. Love them or hate them, selfies show no sign of stopping.

After all, the selfie is the most important way to show off on holiday.   37    How can you take the best holiday selfies? Here are some useful posing tips for you.

◆‘Food chew’style

Want to let everyone know how exciting your holiday food choices are? Hold up some food on your fork or chopsticks.   38    But don’t have food hanging out of your mouth. Remember, food always looks best before being eaten.

◆‘I’m so adventurous’ style

Rock climbing, hiking, surfing, or skiing? These adventurous holiday moments are great for a selfie.    39     One commonly used gesture is spreading out an arm to show how thrilled you are. But remember that no one likes a sweaty selfie.

◆‘I am cultured tourist’ style

40    You can also try an optical illusion(视错觉)by making it look like you’re holding up the leaning tower of Pisa, touching the top of the Eiffel Tower, or picking the Sphinx’s nose.

A. Some people have no idea how to take selfies.

B. Just taking a selfie against a famous cultural site makes you look great.

C. Different cultures have different characteristics of food.

D. Everyone has his own way to take the holiday selfies.

E. You can also cut off a piece to show off what’s inside.

F. So selfies have been especially popular over the years.

G. Just let the natural settings(环境)make people go “wow”.

三、完形填空(共20小题;共30分)

There are many principles and values all people live by. The     41   that I live by is honesty. I have always been taught that lying will just get me into more trouble than I might already be     42  . Being honest is a     43   all people need to have and use to go     44     in life.

Ever since I was a little kid, my parents have     45   me  to be honest     46     it is the right thing to do. As I got     47    , I realized something very important that could     48     the way people take me to be a person. If just once you stop being honest and tell a lie it will     49     change people's opinion of you and their whole way of acting     50     you. When you tell a lie you lose that person's     51     forever or have to work your whole life to get it back.

It is my personal     52     to achieve great things in life and honesty will sure help me get there. For me right now losing somebody's trust would be a truly     53     thing. Whatever you do for a living or     54     you live, honesty is something important for all of us.

Honesty gets you much higher in life than getting into more     55     like lying . Lying can     56     get you into trouble dealing with the government. Honesty is just as important to me as my family. Already, I know it is something that will      57     my future and my relationship with all people. It is something about myself  that I hope to never     58     no matter what happens. Most of all honesty will help me no matter whether I'm at school, home or just     59     with friends. It is something     60     I hope my children will also have and appreciate.

41. A. profession B. law C. career D. contract

42. A. in B. into C. on D. onto

43. A. character B. quality C. personality D. speciality

44. A. slowly B. down C. fast D. far

45. A. advised B. made C. taught D. ordered

46. A. in case B. so that C. although D. because

47. A. older B. elder C. stronger D. taller

48. A. accept B. ensure C. change D. exchange

49. A. possibly B. totally C. hardly D. nearly

50. A. like B. toward C. against D. forward

51. A. confidence B. hope C. interest D. trust

52. A. arrangement B. intention C. goal D. purpose

53. A. horrible B. fascinating C. unacceptable D. surprising

54. A. wherever B. whenever C. whichever D. whomever

55. A. questions B. problems C. accidents D. incidents

56. A. surely B. easily C. even D. still

57. A. break B. improve C. destroy D. strengthen

58. A. lose B. meet C. own D. miss

59. A. hanging over B. hanging on C. hanging up D. hanging out

60. A. who B. what C. which D. that

五、补全短文(共10小题;共10分)

Breakfast has been called the most important meal of the day. While every meal counts, the facts are on the table: Eating in the morning 61.                (have) positive effects on health and on kids' ability 62.                (  learn  ).

What's the nutritious breakfast? A meal consisting of foods from at least two of the five food groups is the 63.                ( healthy ), but the truth is 64.                 a bite of nearly any food in the morning is better than none, especially when it comes to kids.

It's a good idea to get your child 65.                  the  habit of eating breakfast before he begins kindergarten. That's because teenagers 66.                 eat  breakfast tend to behave better in school. Hunger makes it harder to keep your mind 67.                ( focus ) on learning, no matter what your age. In fact, studies show breakfast skippers are often more bad-tempered and have 68.              ( short) attention.[来源:学科网]

When you forget eating in the morning, blood glucose (血糖) drops. Glucose is the fuel your cells need to function, so brain cells become particularly lazy when glucose concentrations(浓度) are insufficient. Without  adequate  69.           ( energetic ), young minds get gray, blocking concentration and memory. Without the morning meal, kids are hard-pressed to meet daily nutrient needs, too.

You are probably pressed for time in the morning, and 70.           are s your children.

六、短文改错(不分行)(共10小题;共10分)

文中共有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起)不计分。

This afternoon, we hold a class meeting to say goodbye to Zhang Qiang, who was going to study in abroad. In the beginning, he made a briefly speech to express his true love for the class and his wish for everlasting friendship with us. We were all moved to tear. Then came the moment to present him with a special gift, a heart-shaped board with some photos recorded the unforgettable days when we had spent together. Afterwards, we signed out names on his T-shirt expressing his best wishes.

At last, we had a photo taking to record this precious moment. True friendship won't be weakening by distance. We'll surely miss him and we all wish good luck in the future.

七、书面表达(共1小题;共25分)

假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Tom来信说，他因父亲工作变动刚转到一个新学校，很难融入新的集体，为此感到很苦恼。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封信。

要点：1.帮他分析原因;

2.给他提出建议。

注意：1.字数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3.开头与结尾已为你写好。

Dear Tom,

I’m writing in response to the trouble you have_____________________

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Best regards!

Yours,

Li Hua