Wait for it...that sigh of relief you are hearing is wives, girlfriends and partners across London celebrating the end of Movember.
This year’s annual moustache-growing campaign in London will surpass (超过) 2014 fundraising numbers.
Last year London men grew enough facial hair to raise $ 200, 000. As of Thursday 2015 fundraising sat at $250,000 with additional money still expected to roll in.
“Well I think London is a pretty charitable community” said Lincoln McCardle president of the London chapter. “Whether it is a food drive or Movember we always step up and either meet or surpass the goal.”
As a result of last year’s success London was awarded a wrap-up gala (演出) which took place Thursday night at Jim Bob Ray’s on Richmond Street.
“Up until now the galas have been happening in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary” said McCandle. “We wanted to have a gala. I told the guys in head office in Toronto to pick a number - not to tell me - but if we hit it I want a gala in London. And we did. It is a chance to thank the people who registered, hand out a few awards and have some fun.”
This year 60 percent of the money collected in Canada will still go to cancer research with the remaining 40 percent being directed towards men’s mental health.
For men looking for a professional to take off their month-long growth there are a number of “shave-off” events around the city Friday. One will be at David E. White at the corner of Richmond Street and Queens Avenue. For a $20 donation your prized moustache will be professionally removed. Organizers are hoping to set a Guinness World Record for the most number of shaves given in a day.
Started in Australia in 2003 the craze (热潮) found its way to Canadian men by 2007 and in the last couple of years Canada has collected more setting the pace in terms of fundraising. Money raised has traditionally gone toward prostate-cancer research which is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men according to Health Canada.
1. What can we learn about the people in London?A.They are wealthy. | B.They are creative. |
C.They are indifferent. | D.They are warm-hearted. |
A.To have a wrap-up gala. | B.To raise money for men’s health. |
C.To set a Guinness World Record. | D.To remove the moustache professionally. |
A.The length of a moustache a man grows. | B.The amount of money collected in a day. |
C.The number of moustaches removed in a day. | D.The number of people participating in the campaign. |
A.Taking the lead. | B.Achieving the goal. |
C.Falling behind. | D.Reaching the speed. |
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【推荐1】Volunteer Teachers in Malawi
Who
●Qualified teachers or trainee teachers of any subject at any level, although we will also consider applications who have been educated to degree level.
●From 23 years old with a minimum of one year’s voluntary work experience.
Placement Length
Any length of stay is possible,although we encourage at least four weeks.
Projects
Kapanda Community Day Secondary School
●A 30⁃minute bicycle ride from Mwaya Beach;
●Four school years,referred to as Forms 1 to 4;
●Typical ages are 14 to 19 years;
●Each class has about 50 students with its own classroom;
●All subjects are taught in English.
Mwaya Primary School
Primary schools in Malawi are free and open to all.As secondary education is highly competitive and relatively expensive, this is often the only education rural Malawians receive.
●A 10⁃minute walk from Mwaya Beach;
●About 1,200 pupils;
●Eight school years, referred to as Standards 1 to 8;
●Typical ages are 5 to 15 years;
●Class sizes vary from 100 to 150;
●Lessons are taught in English from Standard 5 upwards, which can be difficult for volunteers with students who are just learning to speak,write and understand English.
※Please note that volunteers are not there to replace or take the jobs of Malawian teachers and give lessons, but they are there to assist the current teachers and students.
How to Apply
Please go to the Application Process page, and then complete the online Enquiry Form if you are interested in becoming a volunteer teacher.
1. Which of the following is required of a volunteer teacher?A.Staying over four weeks. |
B.Being under 23 years old. |
C.An English Education degree. |
D.One year’s volunteer experience. |
A.They are open to all students. |
B.They offer free school tuition. |
C.Their lessons are taught in English. |
D.Their classrooms are the same size. |
A.A textbook. | B.An advertisement. |
C.A course plan. | D.An academic article. |
【推荐2】Most Popular Projects
1. Where will a volunteer teach English?
A.In Costa Rica. | B.In Ghana. | C.In Nigeria. |
A.Dig water wells. | B.Help build houses. | C.Talk with people. |
A.2 weeks. | B.3 weeks. | C.5 weeks. |
【推荐3】Volunteers are the backbone of the NHS (National Health Service). Time and time again I have seen the extraordinary impact they have on patient care. Without them, I do not think the NHS would survive. Yet they are often the unsung heroes of the health service. They go about their work quietly and with devotion, but often we overlook quite how important they are. Volunteers do the kind of work that doctors and nurses are unable to do, but is so important for the patients. Sometimes medicine can be too focused on the biological side of things — the diagnosis (诊断), the treatment, the pills and operations — and forgets that there is a social aspect that is just as important This is where volunteers can step in.
They have plenty of time to spend with patients, ensuring that they are comfortable, talking to them and listening to them in a way that many staff would love to do, but sadly just never have enough time. I remember an elderly woman who had come into hospital after she broke her leg, She was in pain, unable to walk and scared. Yet the thing that was causing her the most worry was the thought of her Yorkshire terrier at home, alone, without any food. From a medical perspective, this wasn’t a concern — it’s not something that the surgeons are going to prioritise (优先处理) worrying about when faced with someone so seriously unwell. The nurses on the ward have more than enough to do without thinking about a dog. Yet for the patient, this was the most important thing and there is no way she would have been able to focus on getting better until she knew her dog was looked after. In stepped Andy, a volunteer.
“Don’t worry. ” he reassured her, “I’ll sort everything out. ” He went round, checked on the dog and fed him and then sat and arranged for a charity which provides temporary homes to pets while their owners are in hospital. He even got regular photograph updates from the temporary parents that he showed the patient while she recovered to reassure her that her beloved dog was fine. It allowed the patient peace of mind to focus on getting better.
1. Why are volunteers in NHS important?A.Because NHS survives because of them. |
B.Because they work quietly and devotedly. |
C.Because they contribute to patients’ well-being. |
D.Because they help doctors diagnose and treat patients. |
A.show NHS volunteers’ role |
B.show patients’ worries and pain |
C.show NHS volunteers are ignored |
D.show doctors are powerless sometimes |
A.To help her deal with boredom. |
B.To prove the importance of his work. |
C.To relieve her stress from her disease. |
D.To drive away her worries about her dog. |
A.Caring and devoted. | B.Brave and warm-hearted. |
C.Ambitious and confident. | D.Determined and humorous. |
【推荐1】With their silly smiles and big brown eyes, Australian sea lions are adorable. Photographer Louise Cooper should know: in late 2019 she visited Kangaroo Island with a team of scientists from University of Sydney to photograph the sea lion colony at the beautiful Seal Bay. Cooper spent hours sitting with her camera amid sand dunes watching sea lions go about their day-mothers taking care of their young, huge males lazily sunning themselves on the sand, others playing bitey-face in the surf. “These playful creatures are just like puppy dogs,” she says.
Sadly, hunted almost to dying out in the 1800s, these creatures’ slow recovery has been influenced by their very long breeding(繁殖) period-Australian sea lions breed every 18 months, compared to 12 months for fur seals. Over the last 40 years, sea lion numbers have fallen by more than half. Cooper was on the South Australian island to record the important work being done by scientist Dr Rachael Gray and her team, who are trying to find out why.
“Hookworm(钩虫) disease is quite common in Australian sea lions,” Cooper explains.“So scientists like Dr Gray are treating them with an antibiotic(抗生素) to see if they can stamp it out(消灭,根除).”High levels of mercury and E coli have also been discovered in their system. Together, these human pollutants weaken the sea lions’ immune(免疫的) systems. There are hopes that stamping out hookworm in Australian sea lions will give them a better chance of survival.
The team’s visit to Kangaroo Island was on the eve of the deadly bushfires that swept through much of the island, destroying wildlife and animal habitats. Dr Gray raced from Sydney to check on the seals and, the sea lions mostly paid no attention to what had happened. Thankfully, the sea lion colony at Seal Bay survived unharmed.
“The fires were heartbreaking,” says Cooper, who hopes to return to the colony with Dr Gray and her team, who for now are keeping an eye on this at-risk group of sea animals.
1. What does the underlined word “adorable” in paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Careful. | B.Lovable. |
C.Dangerous. | D.Independent |
A.They are attacked by fur seals. |
B.They have to leave their home. |
C.They are endangered by hunters. |
D.They have a very small population. |
A.They have little chance of survival. |
B.They have a strong immune system. |
C.They are doing poorly after treatment. |
D.They are at risk from hookworm disease. |
A.They were uninjured. | B.They got burnt badly. |
C.They failed to survive. | D.They were frightened away. |
【推荐2】Many animals depend upon sound to find food, detect predators and communicate with one another. These species understandably suffer when loud motorways cut through their habitats. Some deal with this problem by singing more loudly, some change the timing of their calls to occur when fewer people are driving, others just move to quieter places.
It has always been assumed that noise is a problem unique to animals. But a new study by Ali Akbar Ghotbi-Ravandi, a botanist at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, has revealed that plants suffer too.
That plants can be affected indirectly by noise pollution has never been in doubt. Since most flowering species depend upon pollinators and most fruit-bearing species need animals to disperse their seeds, it is obvious that if these animal partners are harmed by noise then their botanical plants will do badly, too. What has remained unknown is whether or not plants themselves suffer directly from noise pollution.
Sounds are pressure waves transmitted through gases, liquids and solids. Scientists have previously predicted that plants may be able to sense these waves as they are struck by them. A number of experiments have confirmed this in recent years — plants attacked with ultrasound in the lab have shown a range of hurtful responses, including the expression of stress-related genes, underdeveloped growth and reduced germination (发芽) of seeds.
Working with a team of colleagues, Dr. Ghotbi-Ravandi grew two species in his lab that are commonly found in urban environments. The plants were grown from seeds and allowed to mature for two months in the same space before they were divided into two groups. One group was exposed to 73 decibels (分贝) of traffic noise recorded from a busy motorway in Tehran for 16 hours a day. The other group was left to grow in silence. After 15 days, samples were taken from the youngest fully expanded leaves on every plant in the experiment and studied.
None of the plants exposed to the traffic noise did well. Analysis of their leaves revealed that all of them were suffering. Harmful chemicals in them are indicators of stress in plants and both were found at much higher levels in the plants exposed to the traffic noise. Most notably, levels of the harmful chemicals in the plants exposed to noise were two to three times what they were in those grown in silence. The findings make it clear that the noise of traffic bothers the plants.
1. What’s the function of the first two paragraphs?A.To lead in the topic of the passage. |
B.To prove that only animals suffer from noise. |
C.To introduce how animals avoid the urban traffic noise. |
D.To compare the different effects of noise on animals and plants. |
A.Classify. | B.Spread. | C.Damage. | D.Collect |
A.Urban traffic noise mainly poses a threat to animals. |
B.Plants themselves suffer indirectly from noise pollution. |
C.Plants exposed to the traffic noise bear higher levels of stress. |
D.Plants that don't need animals for growth will not be influenced by noise. |
【推荐3】Most of us don’t reach for that gnarled (多节的) carrots when selecting our produce at the local supermarket. That’s exactly why Americans waste up to 40% of eatable food every year. This unbelievable number has caused the “ugly food” movement, and inspired many companies to sell misshapen fruit and vegetables to consumers, rather than throw them in the trash.
One San Francisco organization is taking a unique approach to this idea. The Salvage Supperclub hosts fancy dinners inside dumper truck (自卸车) where they serve dishes entirely prepared with food that would have otherwise gone to waste.
Josh Treuhaft, founder of these ugly food dinners, originally came up with the idea to make people realize America’s food waste problem. “There is undeveloped possibility that their food is going to waste for some reason, not to their own fault,” he told Seeker’s Laura Ling.
Treuhaft isn’t alone in his effort to reduce America’s food waste. A Change.org last year called for Whole Foods to become part of the ugly food movement. They sold misshapen fruit and vegetables in Northern California stores.
Selling imperfect produce is still relatively rare right now, which can be partially due to a supply issue rather than a lack of willing participants. Raley’s, a Sacramento-based grocery chain, started an ugly food pilot program called “Real Good”, but discontinued it after 90 days saying they had “some challenges getting the product”. A grower might have large amounts of ugly produce one year due to terrible weather, but much less the next year if the weather has been more ideal. Harvests constantly vary and retailers are more likely to buy ugly produce in large number rather than just a few pounds at a time.
This is why organizations like Imperfect Produce and Salvage Supperclub are playing an important role in the prevention of food waste. Salvage Supperclub takes it a step further by not only buying the ugly produce, but turning it into a good dining experience as well.
1. What can we infer from Paragraph 1?A.People usually prefer good-looking produce. |
B.Gnarled carrots mostly appear in the supermarket. |
C.Many companies find new business opportunities. |
D.Americans eat less fruit and vegetables than expected. |
A.To prove his fancy idea. | B.To advise people to dine in dumper truck. |
C.To show waste can be eaten. | D.To remind people not to waste. |
A.People should reduce the ugly food. |
B.People should make full use of ugly food. |
C.People should be more aware of food shortage. |
D.People should develop their potential in producing food. |
A.Retailers’ pursuing larger profit. | B.Lack of enough steady amounts of produce. |
C.Bad harvests due to bad weather. | D.People’s unwillingness to buy imperfect produce. |
【推荐1】When I was 11, my grandmother visited from England, bringing me a bicycle. As the owner of the first English bicycle my peers(同龄人) had ever seen, I was almost a famous person.
It was light and responsive (反应灵敏的) — riding it felt like flying. I rode it everywhere all over the hilly suburb where we lived. I rode past the big stone houses with their huge yards and trees. I rode alone and with gangs of friends through the seasons—spicy autumn dusks, lingering(徘徊的) spring afternoons, hot summer mornings, even deep into the chill of winter before snow and ice stopped me.
That beloved bike went with me to college, carrying me to the library and to classes. Beyond transport, it was often a support. Pushing it along as I walked the college paths made me feel less conspicuous, less self-conscious. Somehow, conversation flowed more easily on either side of a bike.
For years after college, I didn't have a bicycle that was specifically mine. Teaching in a New England prep school, I simply rode whatever bikes its graduates had left behind. I rode around the little town on bikes that slipped in and out of gear, which brakes that grabbed or simply failed.
But finally, I bought a bicycle called a comfort bike. Still, I was bit fearful. I was out of the habit and a lot older. I put on my helmet—I'd never worn a helmet before. Then I got on the bike to ride down to the boardwalk.
After a cautious, slightly shaky start, I felt exactly as I had that long-ago day: free. Soon I was riding along, watching the waves break, hearing the gulls cry. It seemed that everyone I passed smiled and waved or called out, "Great day for a bike ride". And I knew they all remembered their first bike and how it had set them free. I wanted to call back to them,"it still can."
1. What is the main idea of the second paragraph ?A.What pleasure the writer got from riding. |
B.How addicted the writer was to riding a bike. |
C.Where the writer rode his bike to visit |
D.How long the writer covered a year by bike. |
A.Careful. | B.Nervous. |
C.Obvious. | D.Popular. |
A.felt a little clumsy | B.worried about falling down |
C.experienced the pleasure at once | D.was too fearful to ride on |
A.Help people recall their good days. | B.Bring people a sense of freedom. |
C.Encourage people to travel by bike. | D.Make people have a great day. |
【推荐2】Every year from March to October,Christian Moullec, also known as “Birdman”,takes to the skies aboard his adapted light aircraft. However, the 58-year-old Frenchman’s daily 30-minute flight is not just to enjoy the impressive views,but to guide flocks (鸟群) of lesser white-fronted geese (小白额雁) through safe migration paths which the birds can teach future generations.
His deed began in 1995 when he noticed their declining population in the wilds of Lapland, Sweden. To prevent their numbers from dropping further, Moullec tried to get the threatened species to follow him along migration routes that would protect them from bird.
To help raise funds and awareness of his job to protect not just the geese but birds worldwide, Moullec often allows paying tourists to join him on the 30-minute-long flights aboard his aircraft. In addition to the trained birds flying alongside them, visitors, who come from as far as a 15-hour plane flight away, are treated to a variety of crane and geese species as well as breathtaking views of castles and cities.
He often brings his camera along for the flights, capturing photos not just for their beauty, but for what they describe. Moullec believes the use of agricultural chemicals has done harm to wild European birds, with more than a third disappearing in the last 30 years. “It s a disaster,”he said. “My beautiful images with flying birds should be used to tell this story.”
1. What’s the function (功能) of Paragraph 1?A.It gives a description of a birdman. |
B.It tells readers the birdman is very important. |
C.It tells readers birds are on the migration paths. |
D.It introduces the main idea of the whole passage. |
A.He needs to threaten the species. |
B.He wants to save the bird population. |
C.He needs to stay away from hunters. |
D.He wants to enjoy the beautiful views. |
A.He attracts grown geese to follow his craft. |
B.He drives the geese when he is on his light aircraft. |
C.He raises young geese to be viewed as their parents. |
D.He feeds the geese to put them on the right paths. |
A.Raising funds and awareness of protecting birds. |
B.Inviting people to enjoy the beautiful views. |
C.Paying tourists to join him on the flight. |
D.Taking tourists to his flight. |
【推荐3】As every mobile-phone owner knows, after a year or so the battery starts to fade and the beast needs recharging more frequently. That is troublesome, but a phone’s batteries can be replaced fairly cheaply — or the whole device traded in for the latest model. An electric car, though, is a much bigger investment. And batteries are its priciest component, representing around 30% of an average mid-size vehicle.
To provide buyers with some peace of mind, carmakers guarantee their batteries, typically for eight years or around 200,000km. Producers, planning to go much further than that, though, are racing to launch “million mile” (1.6m kilometers) batteries. Contemporary Amperex Technology, a giant Chinese firm which produces batteries for a number of carmakers, was said to be ready to start producing batteries which would last for 16 years or 2m kilometres. Elon Musk has suggested that Tesla,a Californian maker of electric vehicles, has a million-mile battery in the works. And over in Detroit,General Motors is in the final stages of developing an advanced battery which it says has similar longevity (寿命)。
Regular fast-charging reduces battery life, as do overcharging and deep discharging. Driving in extremely hot or cold weather does not help either. And battery life will diminish even if you just leave the car in the garage. The real point of a million-mile battery is that the technological advances required to make it possible will deal with these things as well.
Battery technology is improving all the time, and by no means are million-mile batteries the limit of engineers’ ambition. The next objective is to replace Li-ions’ liquid electrolytes (电解质) with solid ones. That would allow even longer driving ranges, which could make a two-million-mile battery an achievable objective. If that day comes,the tables would have been turned. From being the first part of a car to fail, its battery will have become the last.
1. The battery problem of mobile phones is mentioned to_____.A.show electrical devices may have drawbacks |
B.stress the disturbing battery problem of cars |
C.call for investment in battery development |
D.compare the function of battery in devices |
A.It is eagerly anticipated by car consumers. |
B.It is aimed to save repair cost for customers. |
C.It targets the longevity of 8 years and above. |
D.It has drawn the interest of many enterprises. |
A.Exploring new materials to construct batteries. |
B.Guiding users on how to maintain the battery. |
C.Addressing factors that decrease battery life. |
D.Researching the principle of battering aging. |
A.Promising. |
B.Unpredictable. |
C.Concerning. |
D.Unlimited. |
【推荐1】While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I had one of those life-changing experiences. One man stopped right next to me to greet his family.
First the man walked up to his oldest son. He cupped his face in his hands and said, “You’re already quite a young man. I love you very much, Zach!”
Then he went to his youngest son. They gave each other a long, loving hug. Then I heard the father say, “It’s so good to see you, son. I missed you so much!” With his eyes turning away and his face becoming redder, his son replied softly, “Me, too, Dad!”
While this was happening, a baby girl was moving excitedly in her mother’s arms. The man said, “Hi, baby girl!” And then he gently took the child from her mother. He quickly kissed her face all over.
After several moments, he handed his daughter to his oldest son and said, “I’ve saved the best for the last!” He walked forward to give his wife the longest, most passionate kiss I ever remember seeing.
It seemed that they just got married, but I knew by the age of their kids that they had been married for long. I pondered it for a moment and couldn’t help asking. “Wow! How long have you two been married?”
“Been together fourteen years in total, and been married twelve of those.” he replied. “Well then, how long have you been separated?” I asked. The man smiled, “Two whole days!”
Two days? I was shocked. Judging from the greeting. I had thought they’d been separated for at least several months. I said almost immediately, “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after twelve years!”
The man suddenly stopped smiling. He said something that left me a different person. He told me, “Don’t hope, friend…decide!” Then he gave me his wonderful smile again. They left together happily.
1. How did the youngest son respond when his father said he missed him so much?A.He seemed deeply touched. | B.He looked extremely proud. |
C.He was very excited. | D.He got slightly shy. |
A.Considered | B.Recorded | C.Praised | D.Admired |
A.That the father greeted each family member differently. |
B.That the wife hadn’t seen her husband for just two days. |
C.That the couple had been together for long. |
D.That the father answered his question. |
A.A Father’s Deep Love for His Children | B.My First Impression of an Old Couple |
C.A Life-changing Experience at the Airport | D.My Experience of Picking up a Friend |
Norm was obviously very stricken by his wife’s passing but he was also very angry because he realized that other people were facing the same sorts of hardships.He wanted to do something but he didn’t want to give money to the charities(慈善机构)that support cancer research because he didn’t know how much of it would actually get to the researchers.What he did was start to hold parties.
About every three weeks on Saturday evenings there is a party in Norm’s garden.Neighbours,friends and relatives come and bring snacks and drinks;many bring instruments,there is music and lancing and at some point during the evening Norm tells about a family he has found who are having difficulties meeting the cost of supporting a cancer patient undergoing treatment far from home.Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money collected,every cent of it,goes directly to that family.
Norm’s passion to help the families of other cancer patients was born out of his grief but Norm’s personal loss has resulted in an act of kindness that honours the memory of the wife he has lost.He makes the world a better place.
1. What do we know about Norm’s wife?
A.She died for lack of money. |
B.She worked in a distant hospital. |
C.She lost the battle against cancer. |
D.She took good care of her family. |
A.By giving money to charities. |
B.By supporting cancer researchers. |
C.By telling stories to his friends. |
D.By raising money through parties. |
A.snacks | B.drinks | C.honey | D.money |
A.remember his wife | B.hide his anger |
C.regain his personal loss | D.change the world |
I began to learn English in earnest when I went to high school. I was in the same class with Michael, but in different groups. I was in a group for students who were to learn English from scratch, and he was in a group for those who had already known some English. Very soon, my teacher noticed that my English was improving rapidly and he told me to join the group for the advanced learners. This was the worst thing that could have happened to me. My new teacher, who was Irish, didn’t speak Polish so I couldn’t understand her and I never knew what I was supposed to do. I was completely at a loss. My English didn’t improve at all. As a result, at the end of that year I was sent back to the group for beginners.
My stay with the advanced group made me realize what kind of learning strategies I should use in the future. I discovered that I cannot pick up a new language directly from foreigners. I started to learn hard again.
I translated into Polish all new words that appeared in my course-book. Before a test I would memorize dozens of words with their Polish equivalents (对等物). However, later I would never revise those words so I would soon forget most of them.
I knew that I should improve my learning techniques and I decided to ask for help those who had the best results in our class, that is Michael. That wasn’t easy because in the second grade, they seemed to look down on girls. So after a few attempts to approach them I decided to give up. For two years I learned English using the method described above. My English was improving but I was still forgetting new words. Finally, in the fourth grade I got closer to Michael, who started to show me how to learn English more efficiently, which was a breakthrough in the whole process of my learning English.
Michael encouraged me to read books in English with monolingual dictionaries. Several months later, I began to write e-mail messages in English.
I have been using these techniques for four years, and in my opinion, I have achieved pretty good results.
1. Which of the author’s English learning experiences was not worthy of notice?
A.In elementary school. |
B.The first year in high school. |
C.The second and third years in high school. |
D.The fourth year in high school. |
A.She shared a private English teacher with his two friends. |
B.She was moved to the advanced group in the first high school year. |
C.She was sent back to the group for beginners. |
D.She got Michael to help her in English. |
A.She could not learn a new language quite well. |
B.Learning strategies are not important. |
C.The Irish teacher is not suitable for her. |
D.She had to ask for help those who had the best results in her class. |
A.Michael began to teach her an efficient way of learning English. |
B.She tried to read books in English. |
C.She tried to use monolingual dictionaries. |
D.She tried to write e-mail messages in English. |