The Energy Charter Secretarial, located in Brussels, is the administrative body responsible for facilitating the implementation (实施）of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and further developing the Energy Charter Process under the governance of the Energy Charter Conference. Now, it is looking for an assistant secretary general to help with its daily work.
Responsibilities
Generally, the successful candidate will be responsible for:
※Direction and coordination (协调) of the work of the experts and administrative assistants of the Secretariat
※Daily office administration and carrying out other related tasks of the internal management of the office as assigned by the Secretary General
※Monitoring and assisting the implementation of the ECT
※Preparation of the budget, various financial documents and reports, coordination of relations with external auditors (审计员）
Requirements
※At least five years of professional experience in a senior capacity within a national government, an intergovernmental organization, academia, non-government organizations or industries with direct experience in senior or project management and financial administration
※Excellent oral and written communication skills
※The ability to successfully lead a multi-cultural team and complete fluency in English
How to apply
Applications should be addressed to the Secretary General, at secgen@encharter.org to arrive no later than February 20, 2020.
1. Which is looking for an assistant secretary general?| A．The Energy Charter Process. |
| B．The Energy Charter Treaty. |
| C．The Energy Charter Conference. |
| D．The Energy Charter Secretarial. |
| A．Ensure the good process of the ECT. |
| B．Monitor the Secretary General's work. |
| C．Hand in financial papers to the auditors. |
| D．Take charge of the experts’ daily routine. |
| A．Being skilled in cross-cultural communication. |
| B．Speaking English as his or her native language. |
| C．Having managed major projects alone for three years. |
| D．Being able to build a strong administrative department. |
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【推荐1】Indoor Rock Climbing at the Rock Face
Gold Coast Recreation Centre
Visitors will find the Gold Coast Recreation (娱乐) Centre right on the doorstep of the Tallebudgera Beach, surrounded by the undamaged Tallebudgera Creek and Burleigh Head National Park. The Gold Coast Recreation Centre offers top recreational facilities for groups and families to get active together.
Have you mastered the art of climbing?
Whether you are a beginner or an old hand at climbing, the Rock Face at the centre is sure to attract those looking for challenges. There are ten different climbing paths, offering different degrees of difficulty. So why not put yourself to the test and take on the Rock Face at the Gold Coast Recreation Centre?
The Rock Face is open every Saturday to everyone over the age of five. Children five to twelve years of age will require an adult to come with them.
Rock Climbing Information
• Great for beginners and amateur (业余的) climbers
• Ten different climbing paths
• Automatic belay systems (自动保护系统)
• Friendly staff on hand, always eager to help
• Please ensure climbers wear strong shoes at all times
• Saturdays 8:30 am to 4:30 pm plus during school holidays
• Entry is at Tallebudgera Leisure Centre reception (接待处)
• No bookings are required — you just show up!
Fees
• $12.35 per climber — entry price includes all equipment.
Indoor Rock Climbing is an exciting and fun team building activity, perfect for the whole family. For more information, please contact Queensland Recreation Centres here.
1. What does the Rock Face offer the climbers?| A．Free light lunches. | B．Five types of climbs. |
| C．One-on-one instruction from staff. | D．Climbing paths of different levels. |
| A．It can be done at weekends. | B．It is just for complete beginners. |
| C．It aims at climbers over five. | D．It charges a low price at night. |
| A．Book in advance. | B．Wear strong shoes. |
| C．Pay for some equipment. | D．Do climbing in groups of five. |
【推荐2】Free Learning Tools for Self-learners
CCtalk
CCtalk is one of the most popular learning tools on your journey of self-growth and discovery. It offers over 4,000 free courses from various disciplines. One of the best things about the platform is that it is available in many other languages other than English. It also has a mobile app to keep your learning on the go.
Gaotu
Talking about learning on-the-go, Gaotu is also one of the most popular mobile learning apps. The app offers you the opportunity to learn a language in bite-sized units. Flashcards, multiple-choice questions and translation exercises help you pick up vocabulary and grammar.
Learning Communication
If you are the learner who likes text only, Learning Communication is a great resource. This site offers over 50 million e-books and textbooks on just about any subject you can think of. From an introduction to essay writing to the philosophy of artificial intelligence, Learning Communication offers you the full range of reading.
MOOC
MOOC offers self-learners more than 600 online courses, sets of teaching materials, and lecture series on its open education platform. This makes it one of the most valuable learning tools on the Internet. Unlike courses on other platforms, MOOC’s courses and lectures are not intended to introduce broad topics. Instead, learners can explore specific subjects in depth.
1. What do CCtalk and Gaotu have in common?| A．They both offer free courses. |
| B．They provide mobile learning. |
| C．They can provide various exercises. |
| D．They are only available in one language. |
| A．CCtalk. | B．Gaotu. |
| C．Learning Communication. | D．MOOC. |
| A．Choosing online courses. | B．Processing teaching materials |
| C．Organizing broad-topic lectures. | D．Further studying concrete subjects. |
【推荐3】A city can become famous and experience a significant increase in visitors due to the influence of a well-liked film or a TV drama. For audiences, stepping into the scenes and experiencing the daily lives of the characters has become a new travel trend. Over the past year, several films and TV dramas have put their shooting locations into the public spotlight.
Qingdao in Shandong province
The Wandering Earth 2, a sci-fi that explores digital life and space journey, showcases impressive sci-fi scenes.90 percent of the film was shot in different places of Qingdao city, including the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge-the world’s longest cross-sea bridge, and the TAG Art Museum. For sci-fi fans, visiting Qingdao to explore the movie’s filming locations has become a popular trend.
Jiangmen in Guangdong province
The hit show The Knockout made Jiangmen an important tourism destination. As the hometown for many overseas Chinese, the city features historical cultural street scenes and South Asian-style architecture. The city has recorded more than 3.34 million trips in the past two months, which has generated over 3.4 billion yuan of tourism income, reflecting a notable rise of 124.3 percent compared to the same period the previous year.
Ningbo Museum in Zhejiang province
The primary setting for the sci-fi TV drama Three-Body Problem, Ningbo Museum, has caught significant attention. The museum integrates regional cultural features, traditional architectural elements, and modern techniques. Following the TV show’s release, daily visitor numbers rocketed to 5,000, marking a remarkable 220 percent year-on-year increase.
Taiyuan Ancient County in Shanxi province
Full River Red, directed by Zhang Yimou, set the Taiyuan Ancient County on fire with excitement. The movie highlights the county’s complex and narrow streets. The county now draws over 40,000 tourists every day, a significant rise compared to the daily 20,000 previously. Notably, one-third of these tourists were from outside Shanxi province, according to local statistics.
1. Which place best suits visitors who appreciate buildings of foreign style?| A．Qingdao city. | B．Jiangmen city. |
| C．Ningbo Museum. | D．Taiyuan Ancient County. |
| A．Its characteristic streets. | B．Its disastrous fire. |
| C．Its increasing population. | D．Its economic growth. |
| A．Their income depends heavily on tourism. | B．Their architecture integrates different cultures. |
| C．They are famous for their historical landmarks. | D．They become a hit through films or TV dramas. |
【推荐1】There are several changes in the procedure for employees who wish to apply for vacant positions within the company. These changes make it much easier for in-house employees to fill vacancies that occur.
First, the most important difference is that employees will now be notified of all available positions before the positions are advertised for the general public. Accordingly, all in-house candidates will be interviewed before we see any outside candidates, and we will offer the job to outside candidates only if no current employees are able to fill the position.
Second, under the new procedure, in-house employees can be hired even if they don’t meet all job requirements. Under our old policy, in-house employees had to meet all job qualifications in order to obtain the vacant position. Now, however, employees who have proven themselves dedicated to the company will be hired for a vacant position even if they are lacking in some minor qualifications; training will be provided.
A third change involves recommendations. From now on, employees do not need to be recommended for an in-house position before they apply. Instead, employees may apply as soon as they are aware of the vacancy. The remaining procedures and policies (those regarding increase in pay, interview procedure, and hiring approval) remain the same.
1. What can we infer from the second change?| A．It becomes difficult for the company to find qualified employees. |
| B．The employees’ loyalty is highly valued by the company. |
| C．The company has lowered the requirements for some positions. |
| D．More and more training will be offered by the company. |
| A．A job application. | B．An interview. |
| C．A recommendation letter. | D．A hiring approval. |
| A．More outside applicants will be attracted. |
| B．Higher salaries will be offered to the employees. |
| C．The procedures of vacancy application will be simplified. |
| D．In-house employees will have a better chance to fill the vacancy. |
| A．On a poster about the company. |
| B．In a hiring advertisement. |
| C．In an inter-department email. |
| D．In a personal notebook. |
【推荐2】In the summer of 2010, Deborah Barrett and her son, Anthony, walked out of a restaurant near the
Edmonton high school from which he’d graduated two years earlier. They had volunteered to wash dishes there to give Anthony something to do, but when they went out, the sun sliced through the clouds and Deborah had a realization: my kid is not spending his life in a dish pit.
Cleaning plates isn’t the only option for high-school graduates. But Anthony has autism（自闭症）and is mostly non-verbal, aside from short words in answer to yes-or-no questions and the Eeeee sounds he makes when he’s excited, happy or frustrated. Once a person with intellectual disabilities ages out of school, “There’s no life for them,” Deborah says. Programs end, and jobs are usually humble.
As her son entered his 20s, Deborah thought about what he could do and what he enjoyed. Among his likes: being driven around and carrying things, as well as seeing new places but not staying long. Maybe he could be a courier? The catch: Anthony doesn’t move fast, and courier jobs would require his support staff to be his driver and co-worker.
That wasn’t an issue for Mike Hamm. In 2012, he became Anthony’s new assistant and embraced the plan of spending part of their days delivering packages as a team. The pair called their venture Anthony at Your Service, signed a few customers and set out in Hamm’s lorry.
Seven years later, boxes awaiting distribution are piled on the porch of the home. Anthony, 30, shares with Deborah and her husband, David, a lawyer. The company now has two-dozen delivery teams — each comprising a contractor with an intellectual disability and their support-worker contractor — in Edmonton and Calgary.
Launching a company that employs 24 contractors with intellectual disabilities, and all the logistics that come along with that, wasn’t the original plan, Deborah says. But the realities of delivery work — the peaks and valleys in demand, the long hours — meant that Anthony and Hamm couldn’t shoulder the load alone.And the feedback she received from Alberta’s autistic and intellectually disabled communities suggested they wanted to work for a company that understood them.
Running Anthony at Your Service has become Deborah’s full-time, and she gave up her psychotherapy practice and the presidency of Autism Society Alberta a couple years ago. “What I’m doing for Anthony now has made more difference in his life than any of that other work,” she says. “We want to create jobs for people with all kinds of abilities and disabilities.”
1. What’s the future of the persons with intellectual disabilities according to Deborah?| A．They will lose their lives. |
| B．They will get well-paid jobs. |
| C．They will clean plates in restaurants. |
| D．They will find it hard to find a decent job. |
| A．Accountant. | B．Barber. |
| C．Deliveryman. | D．Engineer. |
| A．David launched the company for his son. |
| B．Anthony’s contractors are mainly disabled. |
| C．Deborah gave up her original job unwillingly. |
| D．Mike Hamm is an intellectually disabled person. |
| A．Accessible. | B．Caring. |
| C．Humorous. | D．Modest. |
| Posting 1. I haven’t got any formal qualifications - Will this stop me getting a good job? I’ve been doing the same job for ten years, but it’s going nowhere. I’m bored and poorly paid, and the managers who are assigning jobs to me to do are much younger than me. I want to get a better job, but I won’t be able to, because I haven’t got a degree. It seems really unfair. Annie | Replay A Not yet ________, no. Ask if they can give you some management training all firms should provide this if possible. Perhaps you’re not ready for your new responsibilities yet. But give your new job a chance first. And don’t worry about what your colleagues think! Good luck! Keith |
| Posting 2 My boss is always making me work over time. My job involves controlling budgets and making decisions, and the work is challenging and enjoyable. We get on very well in the office and outside. The problem is that I’m in the office almost every day, because my manager is always asking us to come in at weekends. I don’t want to say no, but the problem is that I hardly have any free time. Any advice? Hassan | Reply B Hello ________ I think you need to be more positive. If you don’t Pt apply, how will you know if they want you or not? If you don’t have lots of exams you’ve done on your resume, write about all the skills you have instead. Noreen |
| Posting 3 ________________ I was promoted and became a manager last year. To be honest, it’s not really ‘me’ to be assigning jobs to other people or interviewing job candidates. I’m not very good at making decisions or solving problems. I got on really well with my workmates before, but they’re not so friendly towards me now. What should I do just resign? Javier | Reply C Hi ________. Have you looked at your contract to see how many hours you should actually work? There must be something about your hours there. Also, if you say yes all the time, people probably think you’re happy to do all the work. Wildboy99 |
| A．I don’t think I’ve got the right management skills. |
| B．I don’t see any chance of further promotion. |
| C．I can’t get along well with my colleagues. |
| D．I can’t resign at the very moment. |
| A．Annie, Hassan, Javier | B．Hassan, Javier, Annie |
| C．Hassan, Annie, Javier | D．Javier, Annie, Hassan |
| A．Jobinterviewadvice. com | B．jobproblems.com |
| C．Jobvacanciesonline.com | D．Joboutlook.com |
【推荐1】We’ve explored London many times and come away with quite a few lessons. Here are our tips.
Visiting Buckingham Palace
Being London’s most famous landmark, this 775-room building is where Queen Elizabeth hosted feasts (盛宴) and met heads of state. But if you’re dreaming of taking a visit to it, you’ll need to plan your trip carefully. The palace is typically only open during the summer months from July 23rd to October 3rd. Visiting hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. If you’re visiting when the palace isn’t available to tour, you can still see the Changing of the Guard.
Hitting the London Eye
The London Eye is a playful addition (添加) to the city skyline. Standing near centuries-old buildings, this huge Ferris wheel spins (旋转) slowly over the left bank of the Thames, serving up views over the London Bridge and the Shard to the west, plus a wide perspective (视野) of the Palace of Westminster. Buy your tickets beforehand online, choose a clear day and go in the morning to avoid the crowds peak.
Drinking afternoon tea
Afternoon tea is reason enough to come to London. The British have taken a simple tea break and turned it into a luxurious (奢侈的) ceremony, complete with patterned china, fine plates of finger sandwiches, cakes and scones in cream and jam. When making a booking, remember that afternoon tea isn’t a snack but a full meal with sweet and salty elements (元素), and you’ll be full. The smart move is to leave out lunch and maybe even dinner.
1. Which is a suitable time to visit Buckingham Palace?| A．July 18, 10:00 a.m. | B．Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. | C．Sep. 27, 3:00 p.m. | D．Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m. |
| A．Being a necessary part of London’s skyline. |
| B．Going round quickly by the Thames. |
| C．Being more convenient than the nearby buildings. |
| D．Offering chance to view places of interest. |
| A．Take it as a simple tea break. | B．Bring along a complete set of china. |
| C．Don’t eat too many sweet snacks. | D．Don’t have lunch before going to it. |
【推荐2】There are some typical types of trains you’ll find yourself traveling on in France. SNCF (法国国家铁路公司) operates a mix of high-speed services on major routes and slower regional services between smaller stations around France. Find out more about each train type below.
TGV
High-speed: up to 320 km/h
Connects Paris with major cities in France
Double-decker trains
One of the most popular modes of transport for long distance travel in France. These modern trains run on around 50 high-speed routes and always require a reservation in advance.
Intercites
Stops at cities not part of the TGV network
Day and night services
Night trains between Paris and Toulouse, Rodez, Briancon and Latour de-Carol
Intercites trains are mainly used for medium distance journeys across France. Although not as fast as TGV trains, they service a lot of stations across the country that aren’t on TGV routes. Reservations are usually required on most Intercites services.
TER
Regional trains (one for each region in France)
Low-cost
Stops at smaller stations around France
TER stands for Transport Express Regional and there are 20 different regional
TER services operating across France. Popular with commuters, you’ll likely board one of these trains for shorter distance travel to smaller cities and towns throughout France. You won’t need a reservation to board a TER train.
Sleeper trains
Overnight travel to several destinations in France
Comfortable and secure cabins
Opportunity to save on accommodation
Operated by Thello, the popular night train route in France starts in Paris and works its way down into Italy. If you want to save money on accommodation during your trip, taking a sleeper train lets you wake up feeling refreshed at your next destination.
1. What do TGV trains and Intercites trains have in common?| A．Both can travel at 320 km/h. | B．Both are double-decker trains. |
| C．Both usually require a reservation. | D．Both connect big cities in Europe. |
| A．It features night services. |
| B．It travels as fast as TGV trains. |
| C．It is suitable for long distance travel in France. |
| D．It offers regional services at relatively low costs. |
| A．In a story book. | B．In a guidebook. |
| C．In a biography. | D．In a fashion magazine. |
【推荐3】Tours Around Berlin
Day 1 Berlin-Potsdam-Berlin
Located 27 kilometers southwest of Berlin, Potsdam is an old city and famous for its wonderful palaces and gardens. You will see the classic sights of Potsdam, such as Hollandisches Viertel and the Russian Colony Alexandrovka. The next spot is the grand Sanssouci Palace. You will tour it under the guidance of the guide.When today’s plan of our Berlin trip is over, we will return to the hotel in Berlin.
Meals: Milk and bread in the morning
Accommodation: Hotel in Berlin
Day 2 Dresden-Meissen-Dresden
Today, you will visit Meissen, a medieval(中世纪)town located in the charming Elbe Valley. During the 1.5-hour tour, you will learn about Meissen’s long history and appreciate its beautiful scenery. Then tour the oldest Porcelain Manufactory in Europe, as well as the museum and manufacturing room inside. Meals: Milk and bread in the morning
Accommodation: Hotel in Dresden
Day 3 Dresden-Weimar
The next destination of our trips around Berlin is Weimar,We’ll see the city landmark - the commemorative(纪念的)images of Goethe and Schiller who are the most famous poets in Germany. Many ancient buildings in this city are listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.We will need 2 hours to visit this town.
Meals: Milk and bread in the morning
Accommodation: Hotel in Weimar
Day 4 Leipzig-Berlin
After breakfast, drive back to Berlin.You will be free to arrange the rest of the time.If you are interested, you can visit the most classic East Side Gallery area of the Berlin Wall, or pay a visit to the Holocaust Memorial- Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe to learn more about history.
Meals: Milk and bread in the morning
Accommodation: Hotel in Berlin
1. What service do all the tours provide for visitors?| A．Excellent guide. | B．Simple breakfast. |
| C．High-grade drinks. | D．Local products. |
| A．Potsdam. | B．Meissen. | C．Weimar. | D．Leipzig |
| A．The Sanssouci Palace. | B．The Elbe Valley. |
| C．The Hollandisches Viertel. | D．The Holocaust Memorial. |
Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar with winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation．Some schools follow a year-round calendar. They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time，with a few weeks off in between．The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than 3,000 such schools at last count．They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states．
But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school．Brenda McLaughlin is research director at the National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University．She says studies of year-round schooling have not found strong learning gains．Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said，“Year-round schools don’t really solve the problem of the summer learning setback．They simply spread it out across the year．”
Across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students．Experts say this can be prevented．They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help．
But calling them “summer school” could be a problem．The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins, Ron Fairchild, said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”．In American culture，the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood．The parents welcomed other terms like “summer camp” “extra time” and “hands-on learning．”
1. According to the first paragraph，the summer learning gap ________.
| A．helps children to gain weight |
| B．leads children to work harder |
| C．improves children’s memories |
| D．affects children’s regular studies |
| A．perform better and have more learning gains |
| B．have much less time for relaxation every year |
| C．have generally the same number of class days |
| D．hold more classes with more free weeks off |
| A．Students from poor families often fall behind after the vacation． |
| B．Year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap |
| C．There are schools in each state following a year-round calendar |
| D．Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vacation． |
| A．They are worried about the quailty of the“summer school” |
| B．They cherish the children’s rights of freedom very much． |
| C．They want their children to be forced to make up the gap． |
| D．They can’t afford to the further study during the vacation． |
| A．Opening Summer Camps |
| B．Forbidding Summer Schools |
| C．Minding the Summer Learning Gap |
| D．Reforming Year-Round Education |
However, research has proved this method inefficient and ineffective. The truth is, the human brain simply cannot consciously remember process and use hundreds of or thousands of grammar rules. Real speech is too fast.
Native speakers do not learn grammar in this way, but rather intuitively (凭直觉地) and unconsciously. They learn in a complete way, not by attempting to memorize individual grammar rules. As a result, native speakers use correct grammar fluently and easily.
Fortunately, it is possible for English learners to learn grammar this way. Language teacher Blaine Ray has developed a unique "intuitive" approach to teach English grammar. Her system uses "point of view" stories to teach the patterns of English grammar, allowing students unconsciously to acquire correct grammar without ever studying grammar rules.
In this system, the teacher first tells a simple story from one point of view. It may be told about the past, then repeated, but beginning with "since he was a child"; then repeated again, but this time about the future.
Listening to these stories allows students intuitively and effortlessly to learn English grammar and makes them be able to use it correctly when they speak.
Point of View Stories is a creative new way to study English grammar, and offers hope to millions of frustrated English learners.
1. Which of the following ways is approved by the author?
| A．Remembering grammar rules. |
| B．Taking grammar tests. |
| C．Analyzing grammatical structure. |
| D．Applying language to situations. |
| A．Talking to native speakers when learning. |
| B．Learning English grammar in a complete way. |
| C．Using correct English grammar. |
| D．Learning English grammar from a teacher. |
| A．native speakers learn English grammar by listening to stories |
| B．Blaine Ray’s method gets students to grasp correct grammar unconsciously |
| C．Blaine Ray teaches grammar rules by asking students to tell stories |
| D．it’s hard for students to speak correct English in the new system |
| A．criticize the traditional way of learning grammar |
| B．introduce a new way to study English grammar |
| C．ask students to learn English grammar by listening to stories |
| D．tell us how the native speakers learn English grammar |
| A．because the analytical approach can let them learn English grammar effortlessly |
| B．because the analytical approach makes them be able to use English correctly when they speak. |
| C．because the analytical approach can’t let them memorize and then apply a great number of rules. |
| D．because Real speech is too fast. |
【推荐3】Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult(成年的)drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmers are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or a tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national(国家的) star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民间)music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is western or country music. This was started by cowboys(牛仔)who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the 1ove between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
1. What kind of music are mentioned in this passage?| A．Pop, folk, country and western music. | B．Pop, folk and classical music. |
| C．Pop, folk and country music. | D．Pop, country and western music. |
| A．when they drive the car. | B．when they drive to work. |
| C．any time they want. | D．when they want to sing along with. |
| A．music is very important to Americans’ life | B．cowboys only like country music |
| C．different people like different kinds of music | D．both A and C |
| A．Few students in America like popular music. |
| B．Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving. |
| C．Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving. |
| D．Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go. |
| A．American Music. | B．Fold Music. |
| C．Pop Music. | D．Cowboys and their Country Music. |
