Do you love animals? Are you interested in spreading awareness about animal suffering around the world? Then A Voice for Animals is perfect for you! Check out what past winners are doing to make a difference for animals.
Sneha Ayagari
Junior high student Sneha and her sister Raga founded the Louie Foundation, which works on issues related to the welfare of animals, wildlife and children. The organization's current project Kitabu for Kids has raised enough money to provide hundreds of textbooks for children in need in Tanzania.
Winner: 2011, First Prize
Sofia Prado
In high school, Sofia Prado founded Huaperros, a shelter and clinic in Monterrey, Mexico, for stray and companion animals. Sofia has been involved in numerous campaigns to address animal overpopulation and neglect. She ran a free campaign with Foundation Luca where 55 dogs and 11l cats were sterilized (绝育). Sofia was chosen to participate in "Pedigree Adoptame" as one of 32 shelter owners from around Mexico.
Winner: 2009, Best Personal Activist
Alexander "Zander" Srodes
Alexander "Zander" Srodes has been teaching students about sea turtle conservation since he was 11 and has developed a turtle activity book Turtle Talks read by more than 200, 00 children in 10 countries. Winner: 2008, Best Personal & Active Involvement. Jenifer Yost
Jennifer was 14 when she started her own bird rescue. She did a lot of research on the needs of birds and then got her certification as a Veterinary Assistant.
Winner:2010, Best Personal & Active Involvement.
1. Which of the following donated some textbooks to school Kids?A.Huaperrros. | B.Fundacion Luca. |
C.The Louie Foundation. | D.Pedigree Adoptame. |
A.Sneha Ayyagari. | B.Sofia Prado. |
C.Jennifer Yost. | D.Alexander “Zander" Srodes. |
A.In 2008. | B.In 2009. |
C.In 2010. | D.In 2011. |
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Clean-Up Day |
March 22, 2020, on the fourth Sunday of March |
9:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m. |
Meet in Sunshine Park |
Come with your family and neighbors. First let’s pick up the rubbish in Sunshine Park next to our neighborhood. Remember to wear comfortable clothes and take your gloves. We will give you rubbish bags. Free lunch for volunteers is in the restaurant near the park. At 1:30 p.m., come back to our neighborhood to continue. |
2:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m. |
Meet in our neighborhood |
We will prepare cleaning tools for you. After that, we’ll have afternoon tea from 3:30 to 4:30. Cheese cakes and hot coffee are waiting for you. Let’s enjoy our Clean-Up Day! |
A.take rubbish bags | B.take their gloves |
C.invite their friends | D.wear school uniforms |
A.Volunteers should be teenagers. |
B.The clean-up day is on March 23, 2020. |
C.The activity starts in a neighborhood. |
D.Volunteers have to work for five hours. |
A.diary | B.letter | C.notice | D.magazine |
【推荐2】A little kindness goes a long way. Here are four ways to include acts of kindness into your next family vacation.
※ Pack an attitude of thankfulness.
Leave impatience behind and offer thanks to those you meet along the way.From bus drivers to tour guides, encourage kids to say "thank you".
※ Notice everything around you
Encourage kids to take note of the elderly or the disabled who might be standing in a crowded bus or hall while the young sit in chairs. Discuss how offering a seat or opening a door can be helpful.
※ Pack with a purpose
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Research your destination (目的地) to determine if there is a chance to combine healthy exercise with the chance to give back in your destination. Ask you hotel about chances or connect with the local tourism organization for ideas.
A.Do regular exercise every day. |
B.Walk, run or bike for charity |
C.Consider leaving a handwritten note along with your tip |
D.Encourage the parents managing a noisy child to go ahead in line. |
E.Teaching kids to be grateful has a positive influence on their health. |
F.Search for a local animal protection organization to help homeless animals. |
G.Bring necessary things that will make a difference in the lives of others on your trip. |
Katie always felt there had to be something more to life than just partying, buying clothes and driving a cool car. She finally discovered what she was missing out on when she traveled halfway around the world to help poor kids.
When she was 14, she discovered a club at school called Operation Smile, an organization that supports free operation for facially deformed (面部畸形的) kids in developing countries. At that time, she joined Operation Smile just to satisfy her school’s community service requirement.
After working with Operation Smile for a while, she learned different countries have different deformities. The more she learned about what affects kids around the world, the more she wanted to go abroad with Operation Smile.
At 15, she was chosen to go abroad. Before her trip, she attended a weekend “mission (使命) training”. That’s when she was told she’d be going to the Philippines. Although she was excited, one night during training, she broke down in tears. She felt pity for all those unfortunate kids. After her arrival in the Philippines, she met the kids waiting for operation, and they were running around and happy. It seemed normal. Her job was to play with the kids before their operation to help them feel more relaxed. She also went to nearby schools to hand out toothbrushes and teach students how to brush their teeth.
When their operation was over, the kids were always overjoyed, but their parents were blown away. Sometimes they couldn’t even recognize their kids because their appearances had improved so much. They would cry and hug the doctors and nurses and give them presents — they were so grateful.
1. According to the text, what is “Operation Smile”? (no more than 15 words)2. What was Katie’s original purpose in joining Operation Smile? (no more than 10 words)
3. Why did Katie break down in tears one night during training? (no more than 10 words)
4. What did Katie do to help relax those kids? (no more than 8 words)
5. Would you like to join the club? why? (no more than 20 words)
【推荐1】Moringa Farm Internship Program
DATE: 5 May〜30 November 2019
LOCATION: Jaipur India
EVENT TYPE: Twining
EVENT INDUSTRY/TOPIC: Clean Energy, Climate & Environment, Food & Agriculture and Quality/Process Managem
Moringa (辣木), a kind of miracle tree, has come a long way today to become a symbol of the fight against growing nutrition deficiency (营养不足) across the globe. It is also a crop suited to the climatic conditions of the region, which is unusually rich in its nutrition content literally from top to bottom.
Supporting learning:
The Moringa Farm Internship Program is sort of like a live, interactive slideshow of agriculture making of Moringa from “Soil to Super food” that touches all the participant’s senses.
The Program’s Objectives:
The Moringa Farm Internship Program is devoted to enriching the knowledge and lives of young people by providing them with a unique educational experience on an organic Moringa Farm in rural Jaipur, India. Program participants can learn about conservation, maintenance (维护), care, and management of Moringa Farming by means of hands-on work experience with local Moringa Farm staff.
Participants will be able to interact with Moringa specialists and educators, on all issues that may affect their operations. Experts will let you know management strategies and equipment operation up close on hand to answer your specific questions.
The Moringa Farm Internship will provide an excellent opportunity to learn about sustainable tools, techniques, and approaches that can be used in Moringa Production and value-added production systems, righting (突出) pest and disease management, leaf/seed production, and tools and equipment for commercial production.
If you’re trying to learn about Moringa, there’s nothing like going to a farm and getting your hands dirty. So click here to register now!
1. Why is Moringa specifically described in the text?A.To stress the importance of the crop. |
B.To encourage people to plant Moringa. |
C.To show the significance of the program. |
D.To draw attention to nutrition deficiency. |
A.It is intended for farmers. | B.It lasts more than half a year. |
C.It provides vocational training. | D.It is available on the Internet. |
A.By attending various courses about it. |
B.By involving themselves in farming it. |
C.By observing specialists and educators. |
D.By watching slideshows about the crop. |
【推荐2】What Is Your Pet Trying to Tell You
Animals want our attention, and sometimes they’re quite obviously about asking for it. Unusual behaviors are often our pets’ way of telling us to stop what we’re doing and play with them. It’s why Fido constantly chases his tail and why Kitty keeps rolling around. A desperately bored pet may have “bad” behaviors to get a reaction-even a negative one!
Feed me.
Sure, your dog loves you, but that’s not why he’s licking(舔)your face. A puppy learns to lick his mother’s mouth to get a little leftover food, so Spot isn’t kissing you in our sense of the word; he just wants a snack.
I’m stressed.
Cat owners also misinterpret their furry friends’ kisses. While a cat might lick you to show love, sometimes she’ll do it to ease herself. One way to tell if her licking is stress-related is to see if it goes on for an extended period of time. Birds also overclean when they feel anxious. Some will even drag out their own feathers.
My tail tells all.
Dogs wag(摇)their tails to the right when they see something or someone they want to approach, and to the left when they see something they want to avoid. When frightened, dogs curl their tails in, while cats wrap theirs around themselves. And if a cat’s tail looks like a question mark, she’s eager to play.
1. What does a dog show if it kisses its owner?A.Hunger. | B.Love. | C.Fear. | D.Sadness. |
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. | D.Five. |
A.They will drag others’ feathers. |
B.They will approach someone they like. |
C.They will clean their feathers more than necessary. |
D.They will stare at their owners for a longer time. |
【推荐3】Many of the Earth's creatures die because of humans' choices. These choices have nothing to do with food or shelter or anything else that helps humans survive. What kills millions of animals all over the world is that humans want to make money by doing so.
People use parts of animals for everything from hats to handbags, from jewelry to ashtrays and to make powders that supposedly improve a person's life. Deciding that a species is endangered and protecting it by law are not always enough. People who kill wildlife illegally rarely get caught.
During the late 1980s, saving elephants became a popular cause. Wildlife protection groups made sure everyone saw pictures or films of elephants with their faces cut off for their ivory. These groups also proved that certain populations of elephants were decreasing. As a result, most people stopped buying objects made of ivory. Laws against poaching (偷猎) were made stronger. Many countries made importing ivory illegal. Killing elephants for their Ivory became more risky and less profitable (有利可图的).
However, concern for certain species will become weak after a while. In the late 1970s, people protested (抗议) against the killing of seal babies. Everyone was shocked to see young seals being killed in their icy habitat. The cruel activity stopped. But ten years later, the number of seal babies killed was higher than ever.
Other animal protection movements have come and gone, such as saving the whales and protecting dolphins. The whale population appears to have increased for now. And the laws are finally changed in America to protect the dolphins that swim with tuna fish in parts of the Pacific Ocean.
In the years to come, people's attention will probably turn to some other endangered species. Plenty of them urgently need attention. During this time, will the elephants be forgotten?
1. What leads to the disappearance of millions of wild animals?A.The growing human population. |
B.Humans’ hope for making a fortune. |
C.Humans’ too much need for wild food. |
D.Not having enough laws on wildlife protection.. |
A.Wildlife protection groups did make great efforts. |
B.Importing ivory in all countries is illegal. |
C.Those who killed elephants all got caught. |
D.Hunting was completely not allowed. |
A.To show the effort to protect seal babies. |
B.To show an increasing number of seal babies. |
C.To show the decrease of worry about certain species. |
D.To show people’s protest against the killing of seal babies. |
A.Humans should choose some rare animals to protect. |
B.Attention must be paid to saving some endangered wildlife. |
C.Success has been achieved in quite a few cases of wildlife protection. |
D.Concern and movements for animal protection should be always kept. |
【推荐1】New Zealand’s government recently announced it will help pay for poorer families to replace their old cars with cleaner hybrid(混合动力的)or electric vehicles. The government said it plans to spend $357 million on the test program.
The move is part of a wider plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gases are believed to cause warming temperatures in the Earth’s atmosphere. New Zealand plans to provide aid for businesses to reduce emissions and have buses that run on environmentally safe fuel by 2035. The government also plans to provide food-waste collection for most homes by 2030.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardem said in a statement, “We’ve all seen the recent reports on sea level rise and its influence right here in New Zealand. We cannot leave the issue of climate change until it’s too late to fix.” The plan is a step toward New Zealand’s stated goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Reaching net-zero emissions means not creating more carbon in the atmosphere than oceans and forests can remove. Ardern said that reducing dependence on traditional fuels would help protect families from extreme price increases. The plan also sets a goal of reducing total car travel by 20 percent over the next 13 years. The programs will be paid for from a $2.8 billion climate emergency response fund.
Officials said that over time, money collected from polluters would pay for the programs rather than taxes from families. Some critics of the plan say it continued to be less restrictive on New Zealand’s huge agriculture industry. Agriculture creates more than half of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions. But the industry is also important to the economy as the nation’s biggest export earner.
David Seymour is the leader of New Zealand’s ACT political party. He said that some of the announced programs are proven to be ineffective and have been tried and failed overseas. Seymour added that people should be able to choose how they reduce emissions through the market-basedd emissions trading plan.
1. Which of the following is NOT New Zealand planning to do?A.Buy cars for poor families. | B.Offer assistance to business. |
C.Use environmentally safe fuels. | D.Spend money on the test program. |
A.Setting aside the problem. | B.Realizing the stated goal. |
C.Addressing the issue early. | D.Decreasing dependence on traditional fuels. |
A.New Zealand aims to control carbon emissions. |
B.The move has a goal of reducing the use of buses. |
C.Achieving net-zero emissions means creating no carbon. |
D.Agriculture makes less importance in the nation’s economy. |
A.Negative. | B.Objective. | C.Favorable | D.Unconcerned. |
【推荐2】Men’s consumption habits are worse for the planet than women’s, according to a new study. For the study, consumption-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were measured for the average individual, the average single male, and the average single woman. These were 6, 9, 10, and 8.5 tonnes per capita per year respectively, and more than half of those amounts were due to food, holidays, and furnishings.
What’s interesting is that single men and women spend similar amounts of money on consumer goods, but men’s choices lead to 16% more GHG emissions than women’s. That is because they choose to spend money on things like cars and driving, rather than taking public transportation or trains, as women are more willing to do. More of men’s money goes toward alcohol, tobacco, and eating out, while women often spend money on clothes, home furnishings, and health-based purchases.
Curiously, there were no differences in the carbon footprints of men’s and women’s diets. While men tend to eat more meat, women make up for that in dairy products, which are also carbon-intensive foods.
Lead study author Mannikin Okayama says she wasn’t surprised by the findings because previous research had showed similar differences between single men and women regarding energy use. Instead, she expressed surprise at the fact that more studies haven’t been done on gender differences in environmental impact. “There are quite clear differences and they are not likely to go away in the near future.”
The purpose of the study was to examine where individuals could make changes to their consumption habits in order to shrink their carbon footprints. The researchers looked for ways that would require minimal additional spending, so as to be more accessible to a greater number of people. They found that only switching to plant-based diets and train-based holidays can reduce emissions by 40%.
Policy-makers would do well to pay attention to this if they want to get serious in the fight against global warming.
1. What do single men and single women have in common?A.They take public transportation. | B.They choose carbon-intensive foods. |
C.They spend money on the same things. | D.They are concerned about climate change. |
A.Men seldom show interest in dairy products. |
B.Single men and women are different in energy use. |
C.The gender differences had existed for such a long time. |
D.Lack of findings in gender differences in climate change. |
A.Gender differences have long existed. | B.Global warming is getting much worse. |
C.Reducing carbon emission is not so difficult. | D.Consumption habits vary from person to person. |
A.The measures to reduce carbon emissions. |
B.The new data about greenhouse gas emissions. |
C.The consuming differences between single men and women. |
D.The link between consumption habits and carbon footprints. |
【推荐3】The sales pitches tempt: Blue-light-blocking glasses are supposed to protect eyes from the effects of short-wavelength light emitting from our smartphones, computer screens and LED lights. Given how much time we spend on our devices, this sounds like a smart investment, right? After all, eye strain is a real issue and can lead to poor sleep and even eye diseases. The glasses can cost $15 all the way up to several hundred dollars. But do they work?
Elizabeth Esparaz, an ophthalmologist (眼科专家) based in Cleveland, Ohio, says the science that manufacturers share as they promote these glasses can be confusing. For starters, blue light is not just about tech devices, and it’s not always bad. “The sun emits a much higher intensity of blue light than human-made devices, of course, and it’s actually beneficial,” says Dr. Esparaz. It helps our mood, alertness and sleep-wake cycle.
The problem is blue light at night: It contains the release of melatonin. “Melatonin helps regulate our circadian rhythms (生理节奏) and makes us sleepy,” says Dr. Esparaz.
So, in theory, wearing blue-light-blocking glasses should help people who watch movies in bed or read from a tablet at night avoid sleeplessness. A 2021 review study from the University of Oklahoma that looked at 24 previous studies found that people affected by sleep disorders, jet lag and shift work fell asleep faster after using these glasses.
As for eye strain, a 2021 Australian study showed that those wearing the glasses did not experience less eye strain than those using clear glasses. And a 2018 review study, also by Australian researchers, found insufficient evidence that they prevent certain eye diseases.
“These glasses aren’t going to be harmful,” says Dr. Esparaz, But, she adds, a lack of standardization in the industry means there’s no way to know if one pair is better than another. A more reliable solution: Turn on the blue-light-filtering function on your devices and limit screen time before bed. To help with eye strain, Dr. Esparaz suggests taking breaks and using lubricating eye drops.
1. What is Dr. Esparaz’s attitude toward business publicity?A.Unclear. | B.indifferent. | C.Approving. | D.Doubtful. |
A.It can be beneficial. | B.It may facilitate sleep. |
C.It actually causes health issues. | D.It merely comes from digital devices. |
A.helps prevent eye disease | B.are not harmful to eyesight |
C.contributes to no less eye strain | D.benefits those with sleep disorders |
A.Blue-light-blocking Glasses: Your Best Choice |
B.Blue-light-blocking Glasses: Good or Bad |
C.Blue-light-blocking Glasses: A Good Business |
D.Blue-light-blocking Glasses: Smart and Cool |