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AWelcome to Summer Fun 4 Kids-the UK directory of Summer Camps and Courses. The long summer holidays are in creas in gly recog ni zed as a great opport unity for young people to take part in organi zed activities, play schemes （儿童游戏活动计戈U ） or day camps either with in their local area on a daily basis or living away from home at an American-style residential Summer Camp. This directory aims to provide a summary of available opportunities throughout the UK as well as backgro und in formati on and useful li nks.Day CampsDay Camps usually run from Mon days to Fridays offer a varied programme of sports, adve nture or creative activities throughout each day. Arrival and departure times vary but usually involve a starting time between 9:00~10:00 a.m. and a collection time between 4:00~5:00 p.m. Day Camps are provided for young people livi ng with in the immediate catchme nt area of the event（会场服务区）,but some offer a supervised transport service from a wider catchment area. Age groups from 3 years and above.Holiday Play Arran geme ntsPlay arrangements are usually run by voluntary organizations or local authorities. Play arran geme nts may be restricted to specific activities （Sports or Arts & Crafts） or in volve a range of different activities. Some playschemes may involve off-site trips. Play arrangements are provided mostly for young people liv ing with in the immediate service area of the event. Age groups from 3 years and above.Sports/Activity CoursesSpecialist courses in sin gle activities or sports. These courses usually take 2 or 3 hours per day, lasting anything from a single day to a progressive course over 4 or 5 continuous（连续的） days. Sports courses are usually led by qualified instructors or coaches and national governing body awards may be achieved, subject to the len gth of course. Sports courses are ofte n orga ni zed by local authority sports cen tres or specialist cen ters（Ridi ng Schools. Watersports Cen ters, etc）. Age groups from 7 years and above.Multi-ActivityProgrammes or courses in volvi ng a comb in ati on of activities rather tha n a specialist course. Typically multi-activity programmes involve between 4~6 activity sessions per day, with each activity session lasting between 1~1.5 hours. This type of course usually focuses on “ taster or” introductory sessions in a range of activities such as sports, adventure, creative and performingarts activities. Age groups from 3 years and above.21. The aim of Summer Fun 4 Kids is _____.A. to orga nize playschemes or camps for kidsB. to gather in formati on and useful li nksC. to provide a list of available opport un itiesD. to make eno ugh money through some activities22. If you choose Day Camps for your kid, ____ .A. he/she will spe nd seve n days a week thereB. he/she may take a risk of losing lifeC. he/she will stay there at least 6 hours a dayD. he/she will have to grow up as a tee nager23. A kid entering for Sports courses ______.A. will have some off-site trips with coachesB. may be admitted to a key uni versity in the futureC. will turn into a qualified in structorD. should be at least 7 or aboveBDads are different in handling emotions from moms. In most cases, moms tend to beemotional and feeling the hurt themselves when a child is hurt . However, dads are more detached from emotions . Thus, kids need to learn them both . This is how dads teach their kids in handling emotions . It tells the kids that emotions are all fight but they do not need to be our masters as we can master our emotions . Challenges are very important for kids ' way as moms usually in spire their to take risks . It ' s truly a differe nt way of lear ning from a mom ' s way as moms usually in spire their kids to protect themselves . If the kids are not willi ng to learn to take risks, they character in them will help their kids to explore their potential as well as well as challengethem to grow . What' s more, a dad also plays a part in teaching their kids to take responsibility . Itinvolves taking on a personal commitment to carry out a task and not blaming circumstances orothers for one' failures . It means being dilige nt, hon est and courageous eno ugh to sta nd byprin ciples . We know moms gen erally teach their kids to stick to a routi ne but dads in spire their kids to be mote flexible . But, dads teach kids to the duty for making sure the house is clean, dinner is serves and the kids are on schedule . But dads teach kids to take life less seriously and have some serious frn .24 . What does the underlined word “ detached ” probably mean?A . separatedB . friendlyC . differentD . protected25 . How many roles of dads are teach their children to be _____ .A . threeB . fourC . fiveD . six26. According to the text, dads teach their children to be ______ .A . emoti on al, brave and dilige nt B. resp on sible, adve nturous and emoti onl essC. fearless, flexible and dutifulD. responsible, brave and changeable27. We can infer from the passage that _____ .A . dads are more important than moms in kids ' livesB . kids should take as many risks as possibleC . it ' s the nature of moms to avoid responsibilitesD . kids n eed the in spirati on from both moms and dadsCSeveral years ago, I had to replace a receptionist for my unit. Before I advertised for the position, I was approached by another manager, and asked if I would consider a transfer from his staff in stead of ope ning a new competiti on. My n atural questi on was to ask who he wan ted me to con sider and why.It appeared from his description of this employee, Maria, that she was having a lot of problems perform ing her duties and had difficulties with her boss and did not appear to resp ond to any attempts he, the manager, had made to settle the issues. Now, after listening to his explanation, I really had severe doubts. What crossed my mind, after this discussi on, was that he wan ted me to take a problem off his han ds.I told him I would think about it and would let him know the n ext day. As promised, after thinking more about this pote ntial performa nee issue, I decided that I would agree to speak with Maria privately before I made any decisi on.And, what I found out duri ng this in terview, left me deep in thought. As it turned out, the performa nee issue appeared to result from work ing for a boss who n ever exte nded a good morning greeti ng, n ever gave a word of en courageme nt, and was con sta ntly cha nging the work load and routi nes. The end result was a totally ruined employee who was uncon fide nt and hated to see a new work day start.I decided to accept her transfer to my unit. What started out as a shy, withdrawn and frighte ned employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loyal employee that I had ever worked with. Maria could n ' t do eno ugh and was con sta ntly ask ing for more resp on sibility. Iwas more than happy to give her what she needed -praise for work well done, respect as a person, and en courageme nt for doing well in anything she dealt with.Sometimes we are guilty of holding others back from accomplishing or doing, or developing as they should or could. It may be a wise idea that we all look in the mirror, from time to time, to see what we are really like.28. What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?A. He is a man ager in the compa ny.B. He does n't like his recepti oni st.C. He likes to compete with others.D. He wants to find ano ther positi on.29. After hearing his colleague's description of Maria, the writer thought that Maria _____ .A. attempted to settle the issuesB. was a problem to her bossC. should n't stay in the companyD. could get on well with others30. The writer accepted Maria's tran sfer to unit probably because he thought that ______ .A. she was a ruined employeeB. she would n eed his protect ionC. she would turn out to be a good employeeD. she was a shy and frightened employee31. The writer probably believes that a good boss should ____ .A. praise and award his employees a lotB. respect, praise and en courage his employeesC. greet his employees and give them much workD. always give his employees guida nee in worki ngDIt ' s about the size of a small slim upside down goat, if you can imagine such a thing . The sloth really is not only one of the laziest, but one of the strangest of the strangest of mammals . It spends most of its life asleep . But even when it ' s awake, it only moves very slowlyThere are two main kinds defined by the number of toes that they have on their font legs . It ' s the three-toed which has really slothful habits, and the one that interests me most. You' renot likely to have see n it in zoos, for un like the two-toed which will rat all kinds of vegetables and fruits,, the three-toed is really picky and will only accept leaves and fruits of a few particular kin ds, which few zoos can supply . And in any case, it doesn ' t make an exactly fascinating exhibit, sinceit spends most of its tile sleeping .When the skins and skeletons of this extraordinary beast reaches Europe, artists given the task of illustrating the species in natural history books, showed it standing upright on its four thin legs, even though thee hooks on its feet and the fur on its body all poin ted very obviously in what you might call the wrong way . After all, the artists must have said to themselves, it would be too ridiculous to show it as ani mal that spe nt all its life upside dow nSloths are only capable of a faint wheeze and occasional whistle . These sounds are probably only made to deter a meat-eater like a lio n, and certa inly not to com muni cate with one ano ther, for sloths are virtually stone deaf . It ' said that an enthusiastic zoologist investigating the hearing ability of sloths fired his gun close to one . It slowly raised its head, blinked at the scientist, and then went back to sleep aga in .32 . Which of the follow ing word best describes a sloth?A . uni magi nableB . un faithfulC . in activeD . endan gered33 . The differe nee of the two main kinds of sloth lies in that _______ .A . their toes are of different shapesB . a two-toed sloth will not eat fruitsC . the three-toed is gen erally lazierD . it ' s harder to capture a th-to e d sloth34 . The underlines word “ one ” refers_to_ .A . one o ' clockB . one gun shotC . A slothD . one scientist35 . The experime nt of an en thusiastic zoologist shows that .A . how slow a sloth can beB . sloths have very poor hearingC . sloths are sleepy all the timeD . sloths are not easily disturbed第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。