Give it a Go! One-Off Volunteering

Our One-Off programme allows you to take part in volunteering activities with no regular commitment such as dog walking, helping your local community and so on.

Transport is provided from campus when activities can’t be reached by public transport or on foot from campus.

Canley Pop Up Cafe: Chinese New Year Special!

Date: Saturday 17 February 2018

Time: 10:30-15:30

Help run fun games and activities for Canley citizens.

Canley Pop Up Cafes aim to initiate community interaction and raise awareness of cultural diversity and difference as being positive by creating spaces that encourage neighbours to meet, talk, share talents, histories and knowledge.

Dogs Trust Volunteer Day

Date: Friday 23 February 20 18

Time: 09:55- 16:00

Join us for a day with the Dogs Trust. Help exercise the dogs, prepare food and clean the dog shelter.

Transport and lunch will be provided by Warwick Volunteers.

Kings Hill Nursery

Date: Wednesday 16 May 2018

Time: 09:05- 13:15

Kings Hill Nurseries provide placements, training, work experience and jobs for people with learning disabilities. Volunteers will help support adults with disabilities with gardening tasks. No previous experience required.

Transport from campus provided.

Friends of Canley Green Spaces—Woodland Path Clearance

Date: Saturday 10 March 20 18

Time: 10:30-13:30

Help clean a woodland pathway by removing a mass of dead wood from low lying tree branches. By cutting away the wood, walking along the path will be much easier. A more attractive pathway will also encourage people to explore Park Wood, one of Canley’s ancient bluebell woodlands.

Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and strong shoes or boots that you don’t mind getting a little muddy.

1. What is the purpose of Canley Pop Up Cafes?

A．To provide jobs for volunteers.

B．To improve the neighbourhood.

C．To ask for help from neighbours.

D．To encourage neighbours to consume.

2. Which activity lasts longest?

A．Kings Hill Nursery.

B．Canley Pop Up Cafe.

C．Dogs Trust Volunteer Day.

D．Friends of Canley Green Spaces.

3. What is the main task in the last activity?

A．Planting trees.

B．Widening the path.

C．Guiding the tourists.

D．Clearing the path.

Recently the sewer line (污水管道) under our house didn’t work. My first response was to call a repairman.

made the call, expecting the man at the other end of the line to complain about such an awful job. Instead, he simply asked, “The address?”

An hour later Steve arrived in his truck. He looked exactly as I had imagined he might: broad and bearlike, in well-worn clothing. “Can you fix it?”I asked with a mixture of doubt and hope. Steve looked at me as if responding to my lack of faith. With a cheerful shrug that suggested my crisis was all in a day’s work for him, he said, “Sure.”

After a short while, Steve told me that he had to get a tool and tear up the street to the main sewer line. He would first have to get permission from the town. I registered appropriate panic. “How long will all this take?”Again, a shrug. “I should have it done by evening.”

I did not want to watch the digging of my property unfold and went into town to visit some fiends. I felt somewhat guilty upon driving off in my clean vehicle, leaving Steve to such a disagreeable task. Finally, when I went home, a sweeter sight I never saw; a period of newly paved street and all was tidy and relatively dry.

I need to say, in my own defense, that I am not a weak father of two children. I’ve traveled all over the world, served in the United States Navy and earned a PhD. But the broken sewer line was my limit. Then I thought about Steve. Big, rough, and how people might judge him, if not for his appearance then for his work. And I was taken by the very idea that, no matter what crisis occurs, there is somebody, somewhere, who has the appropriate tools and settles it.

4. What do we know about Steve?

A．He wears neat and new clothes.

B．He is quite confident of his skills.

C．He always complains about his job.

D．He hesitates to accept the repair work.

5. What did Steve think of the author’s crisis?

A．It’s a great challenge.

B．It’s beyond his ability.

C．It’s a part of his routine.

D．It’s none of his business.

6. Why did the author leave home during the repairs?

A．He liked to take his time riding outside.

B．He drove to turn to his friends for help.

C．He was afraid of being looked down upon.

D．He was unwilling to face the embarrassing situation.

7. What can be inferred from the text?

A．Action speaks louder than words.

B．God helps those who help themselves.

C．Every profession produces its top experts.

D．Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will be performing works by Georges Bizet Friday morning. You might enjoy classical music and like to attend the performance, but live far away from America’s Motor City.

On Saturday. the GoGo group Curtis Johnson is performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington. D. C. If you live overseas. going to that show is probably out of the question.

But there is a solution! These and other concerts are available “live” on the Internet. You can hear them in real time with an electronic device.

Both performances will be available on the World Wide Web. They are part of a growing number of concerts broadcast on computers, tablets and smart phones. These digital concerts are known as live-streaming.

Technology expert Michael Antonoff says better and less costly equipment is making it easier for performers and theaters to offer music “live”online. The quality of the sound and video pictures are improving all the time, he says. Those online concerts now have as many as 40, 000 viewers per show. People in 100 nations are watching. It is a huge part of our increasing global reach.

For international performers, Kennedy Center officials see a jump in online viewership from the home countries of the performer. There is hometown pride when an artist is performing in one of America’s best-known concerts, says the Kennedy Center’s Garth Ross. At a recent Kennedy Center concert, a performer said he was so happy that his disabled mother back in California could watch his performance.

It is not just music being streamed on the web. On December 10, the producer of musical “ Daddy Long legs” put the show on the web free of charge. It was the first live webcast of a New York musical. Over 150, 000 people

from 135 nations watched, producer Ken Davenport said. In other words, it would take his musical 2.7 years of sold-out performances to draw that many people.
8. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “out of the question” in Paragraph 2?

A．Impossible.

B．Easy.

C．Exciting.

D．Concerning.

9. What results from the improvement of equipment?

A．The equipment is becoming more expensive.

B．Few people like watching performances at spot.

C．People can watch digital concerts free of charge.

D．More and more people enjoy the performances online.

10. How do the international artists feel about their performances?

A．Proud.

B．Anxious.

C．Relaxed.

D．Stressed.

11. What is the best title for the text?

A．A Solution to Live Concert Problems

B．Detroit Symphony Orchestra Performance

C．American Concerts Available Worldwide

D．Development of Music Electronic Device

Recycling is essential in today’s world. The most important reason for this is that human progress and industry have made it possible for people to have lots of things, and when people have many material possessions, they are bound to throw some of them away. This creates a lot of garbage which in turn destroys the environment.

Recycling is a way for us to keep the world clean as items are broken down and used again, preventing the littering of the environment. Instead of throwing all your garbage into the trash can, you should separate paper, metal, glass, and plastic into different containers. Compost should also be recycled as this is excellent food for farm animals and also makes for great fertilizer(肥料).

You should try to buy products that have been recycled. You can see if an item has been made from recycled materials by its label; if it’s been recycled, it will say so. Also, instead of always buying new clothes, you can arrange to have a clothing swap with your friends. You bring clothes you don’t want and pick items you want from what other people have brought. Not only does this save the environment, but it also saves your pocketbook. Remember, what is one person’s junk can be someone else’s treasure! The saying can be applied to all sorts of things: books, CDS, furniture, etc. Also, try shopping at second-hand stores, because they often have lots of items still in good shape for you to choose.

Many countries have made it easy for people to recycle, as alongside the normal garbage trucks, special garbage trucks come and pick up recyclables. However, in many countries around the world the responsibility is left up to the individual to recycle. Therefore, it must be made a priority (优先考虑的事) in society so we can continue to make our environment livable.

12. Why is more waste being made in today’s world?

A．People dislike the updated items.

B．People own abundant belongings.

C．People intend to live a simple life.

D．People have made great progress in industry.

13. What does the underlined word“this”in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Exchanging clothes with friends.

B．Shopping at second-hand stores.

C．Throwing away old clothes.

D．Picking up new items.

14. To make the environment enjoyable, we should             .

A．always buy new clothes

B．choose recyclable products

C．go shopping at chain stores

D．arrange more garbage trucks

15. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Governments do nothing in recycling.

B．Normal vehicles can pick up recyclables.

C．The individual seldom cares about recycling.

D．Everyone should feel socially responsible for rcling.