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Greenheart Travel Correspondent Scholarship

Greenheart Travel offers the opportunity for high school students to broaden their perspective through studying aboard.

Greenheart Travel Correspondent Scholarship Opportunities:US $3,000 scholarship award for a High School Study Abroad program in ChinaUS $1,000 scholarship award for a Teen Summer Language Camp in FranceUS $1,000 scholarship award for a Teen Summer Language Camp in GermanyUS $1,000 scholarship award for a Teen Summer Language Camp in Italy※Applicants are only able to apply for ONE scholarship opportunityDeadline for Application: April 1, 2015Summary of Submission Requirements of the Scholarship: In addition to completing the teen program online application, applicants must also submit the following:Official High School Transcript : Applicants must have a minimum academic standing of a 3.2 GPA to be eligible.(有资格的)Teacher/Coach Referral(推荐人): Applicants must provide the name and the phone number of an educator or coach that will be able to recommend the student as a good candidate for the scholarship award. Greenheart Travel will contact this referral prior to announcing the scholarship winner.Written essay: In a 500-to 800-word essay, please explain how this cultural exchange experience will benefit both you and your local community.Summary of Participant Requirements:Pre-program Submit one blog or video 2 weeks BEFORE your program Start Date introducing yourself and why you are excited to travel on your program and what you hope to learn while abroad.During Program For study abroad programs: submit a written blog post and 3-5 photos or a video, once every 2 weeks by discussed deadlines.For language camp programs: submit weekly written blog post and 3-5 photos or a video, by discussed deadlines.After Program Submit one blog or video 2 weeks AFTER your program End Date reflecting on what you learned, your favorite part of the program and tips for anyone wanting to travel aboard.

29. Which students have the chance to be offered the Greenheart Travel Scholarship?

A. College students

B. High school students.

C. Junior school students.

D. All of the above.

30. What should you submit when you apply for the scholarship?a. A blogb. Official High School Transcriptc. A videod. An essaye. An applicationf. Teacher/Coach Referral.

A. abcd B. bdef C. acef D. bcde 31. What do participants need to do during the program?A. They need to write an essay about their exchange experience.B. They need to submit a blog about their situation.C. They need to submit 3-5 photos once a week for language camp programs.D. They need to submit 3-5 photos once a week for study abroad programs.

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A team of scientists have recently discovered 30 new spider species in China, with the promise of hundreds more waiting to be found, according to a new study.

The Xishuangbanna tropical rainforest is situated in the southern part of Yunnan with the Lancang (Mekong) River flowing through it. The region is well-known for its rich biodiversity (生物多样化) and is one of the few places in China that still maintain large areas of the tropical rainforest, which won its reputation as the "Kingdom of Tropical Fauna (动物群) and Flora".

However, due to the rich fauna of rainforests and extreme diversity of species — as well as the hardships of the land — researchers have yet to fully comprehend how many animal species are hidden in this biodiversity hotspot. And in what is likely just a small part of the wonderful land, a team of scientists from Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered 30 new spider species.

"The amazing biological diversity we have witnessed during our work on spiders in Huludao is perhaps only a part of what Xishuangbanna tropical rainforests hold," the study’s lead author Professor Shuqiang Li said in a statement.

The new study doesn’t shed light on other animal species in the rainforest, but it does attempt to uncover the mystery of the region’s spiders. Covering only about 200 hectare (about 500 acres) of Xishuangbanna, an area called Huludao has yielded a collection of approximately 700 spider species since Li and his colleagues began collecting samples in 2006.

And apart from the 30 new spider species described in the journal ZooKeys, Li says his team still has found around 100 other spiders that have yet to be officially reported.

Li and his colleagues hope that their findings also show why safeguarding of rainforests from deforestation and other human activities is important.

32. Xishuangbanna is called "Kingdom of Tropical Fauna and Flora" because _________.

A. it has the best tropical rainforest in the world

B. it is home to many kinds of animals and plants

C. it is located in the southern part of China

D. it is filled with strange and special species

33. What can we infer from the third and fourth paragraphs?

A. Researchers have explored most of the tropical rainforest.

B. It is dangerous for the researchers to deal with the spiders.

C. The tropical rainforest will give a big surprise to the world.

D. The tropical rainforest is a suitable place for doing research.

34. What will happen in the future according to the passage?

A. The world will get to know more species of spiders.

B. People will catch spiders from the rainforest.

C. The researchers will settle down in Huludao.

D. Huludao will see tourists from all over the world.

35. Where does this text probably come from?

A. Geographical fiction B. Science Magazine C. An advertisement D. Children’s literature

第二节：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。Punctuality (守时) is a good habit and is of great importance to a person. A punctual person is in the habit of doing everything at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. 36 .

There is a proverb that says “Time flies never to be recalled”. This is very true. 37 Time is more valuable than material things. In fact time is life itself, and the unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his own valuable asset as well as others’. The unpunctual man is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or to return calls, or to keep appointments promptly.  38 He knows that he can get through his huge amount of work only if he faithfully keeps every appointment promptly and deals with every piece of work when it has to be attended to.

39 If a person is invited to a dinner and arrives later than expected, he keeps all the other guests and the host waiting for him alone. This is great disrespect.

Unpunctuality is very harmful when it comes to doing one’s duty. Imagine how it would be if those who are entrusted with important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. 40 .

A. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained.

B. People who are punctual are always welcome.

C. Failure to be punctual is a sign of disrespect towards others. D. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name.

E. They will never be trusted by their friends or fellow men again.

F. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldomcomplains.

G. Broadly speaking, humans can be divided into two classes.