13、vide a fuller understanding of how the human brain works. COURSE: Psychology of CreativityJune 15-June28Marshall DukeWhy are certain people so creative? Is it genetic（遗传的）, or a result of childhood experience? Are they different from everyone else? This popular psychology course highlights the diffe 。

14、rent theories of creativity. COURSE: Creative StorytellingJune21-July3Edith FreniThis college-level course in creative storytelling functions as an introduction to a variety of storytelling techniques that appear in different forms of creative writing, such as short fiction and playwriting. COURSE:。

15、Sports EconomicsJuly 19-August1Christina DePasqualeIn this course we will analyze many interesting aspects of the sports industry: sports leagues, ticket pricing, salary negotiations, discrimination, and NCAA policies to name a few. 21. Who is the text intended for? （ ）A. The general public. B. Coll 。

16、ege freshmen. C. Educational experts. D. High school students. 22. Which course can you take if you are free only in June? （ ）A. Sports Economics. B. Creative Storytelling. C. Psychology of Creativity. D. Case Studies in Neuroscience. 23. Whose course should you choose if you are interested in creat 。

17、ive writing? （ ）A. Leah Roeschs. B. Edith Frenis. C. Marshall Dukes. D. Christina DePasquales. BIn my everyday life, I am on an ongoing journey to figure out different ways to reduce my carbon footprint on the planet. A carbon footprint is the measure of influence our activities have on the environm 。

18、ent, in particular climate change. It is calculated by the amount of greenhouse gas we produce in our daily lives. Fortunately, nowadays it is much easier to make eco-friendly lifestyle choices than, lets say, 20 years ago. But one question has been on my mind a lot lately: is it better to buy new e 。

19、co-friendly products or used traditionally produced goods?After doing some research, I have decided that some things are better new and others are better used. Let me try to explain. A carbon footprint is made up of two parts, the primary footprint and the secondary footprint. The primary footprint。

20、is a measure of our direct emissions（排放）of carbon dioxide（CO2）from the burning of fuels, including household energy consumption and transportation. The secondary footprint is a measure of the indirect CO2 emissions from the whole lifecycle of products we use-those related to their production and bre 。

21、akdown. Based on this understanding, we have a good deal of control and responsibility over our carbon footprint. Things like dishes, clothes and furniture fall into the “secondary footprint” group, so less is more and we can focus on finding used goods to avoid the added production. However, for th 。

22、e car and the other appliances（设备）that we need we can go with new, energy-saving models. I heard somewhere that electronics and appliances give off 90% of their carbon footprint after they leave the factory. So it seems most reasonable to go for the energy-saving models. The main concern here is the 。

23、 amount of energy that goes into the making of new products and whether or not that extra carbon is worth the footprint the product will make once it gets to you. 24. What is the text mainly about? （ ）A. What appliances to buy to save energy. B. What a carbon footprint means in our life. C. How to i 。

24、dentify different carbon footprints. D. How to make eco-friendly lifestyle choices. 25. What do we know about the secondary carbon footprint? （ ）A. It is related to our consumption of fuels. B. It is made when we are buying the products. C. It is less harmful than the primary carbon footprint. D. It 。

25、 is counted as ours though not directly made by us. 26. Which of the following helps reduce our carbon footprint according to the author? （ ）A. Using second-hand textbooks. B. Using old and expensive cars. C. Buying new but cheap clothes. D. Buying new wooden furniture. 27. The footprint underlined。

26、in the last sentence refers to the CO2 produced in _________. （ ）A. using the product B. recycling the productC. making the product D. transporting the productCMagic is a form of entertainment that is based on pretending to do things that are impossible. The magician is a specially trained actor. He 。

27、 tries to make the audience believe that he has the power to do things which are against the laws of nature. Magic shows are entertaining as long as the audience does not discover how the tricks are done. The magician usually depends on his skill with his hands, on his knowledge of psychology, and,。

28、sometimes, on mechanical devices（机械装置）. Since magic performance is meant to trick people, the use of psychology is important. The magician must keep people from noticing all the movements of his hands and from thinking about the secret parts of his equipment. He must also lead the audience to draw f 。

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