【推荐2】Get involved with our research

Some of our research projects rely on the generosity of people like you. Whether it’s using your home PC, taking part in a clinical trial, or simply volunteering your time for a study, you may be able to contribute to some of the ground-breaking projects which make the University of Oxford a world leader in research. Watch this space for ways in which you could get involved.

Seeking poor sleepers for insomnia(失眠)research

Trouble sleeping? We are looking for poor sleepers between the ages of 18 and 65. Participation will involve spending overnights in the sleep laboratory at Oxford, monitoring your sleep/wake cycle, and completing computerized tasks. If you are interested, please contact the research team at insomnia@ndcn.ox.ac.uk

Volunteers with lazy eve wanted

We are looking for volunteers aged 18-45 with a history of lazy eye to take part in our brain scanning study. You will also be asked questions about your medical history to check your suitability for an MRI scan. Call 01865 223622 for more information.

Oxford Vaccine Group

The Oxford Vaccine Group is an independent multi-disciplinary(多学科的) clinical trials group. OVG works towards the goal of developing new and improved vaccines for the prevention of infection in adults and children. To get more information, please see the OVG website.

Oxford Experimental lab for the Social Sciences

The Oxford Internet Institute, together with the Business School, is recruiting individuals to participate in computer-based experiments involving online surfing behavior as well as economic and political decision-making. We pay our subjects well, there are no special skills required and you don’t have to come to the lab in person. Contact us at socialscience.study@ox.ac.uk for more information.

1. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To offer medical help to patients.

B．To look for experienced researchers

C．To introduce new research programs.

D．To recruit volunteers for research projects.

2. The goal of OVG is to ____________.

A．carry out clinical trials	B．produce better vaccines
C．learn more about infection	D．study the causes of diseases

3. You can finish the experiment on your home PC if you join ____________.

A．Oxford Vaccine Group	B．Insomnia research group
C．Oxford Experimental lab	D．Brain Scanning study group

【推荐3】Directions:Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.

Talk to any parent of a student who took an adventurous gap year and a misty(有雾的)look will come into their eyes. There are some, disasters and even the most motivated, organized gap student does require family support, financial, emotional and physical The parental mistiness is not just about the brilliant experience that has matured their kids. It is vicarious(感同身受)living.    1    Now we can see how much tougher our kids become; how much more prepared they are to benefit from university or to decide positively that they are going to do something other than a degree.

    2    Pictures of Prince William toiling in Chile have helped, and the trend has been developing for a decade. The range of gap packages starts with backpacking, includes working with charities and, very commonly, working as a language assistant. With this trend, however, comes a danger. Once parents feel that a well-structured year is essential to their would-be undergraduate’s progress to a better university and well-paid employment, as the gap companies suggest it might be, then parents will start organizing and paying for the gaps.

Where there are disasters, according to Richard Oliver, director of the Year Out Group, it is usually because of poor planning.    3    “When people get it wrong, it is usually medical, or especially among girls, it is that they have not been away from home before or because expectation does not match reality.”

The point of a gap year is that it should be the time when the school leaver gets to do the thing that he or she fancies.    4    

The 18-year-old who was sent by his parents at two weeks’ notice to Canada to learn to be a snowboarding instructor at a cost of ￡5,800, probably came back with little gain. The 18-year-old on the same package who worked for his fare and spent the rest of his year instructing in resorts from New Zealand to Switzerland, and came back to apply for university, is the positive counterbalance.

A．We all wish pre-university gap years had been the fashion in our day.

B．Kids don’t mature if mum and dad decide how they are going to mature.

C．Gap years are fashionable, as is reflected in the huge growth in the number of charities and private companies offering them.

D．That can be the fault of the company or of the student, but, the best insurance is thoughtful preparation.

E．UK has sought to limit the number of students who take a year out, punishing students who delay their education to travel abroad or work full-time.

F．Plan My Gap-Year is an award-winning international organization, specializing in volunteer abroad programmes

【推荐1】Editor: Today our topic is part-time job. Are they good for school children or not?
Headmaster: Certainly not. Children have got two full-time jobs already: growing up and going to school. Part-time jobs make them so tired that they fall asleep in class.
Mrs. White: I agree. I know school hours are short, but there’s homework as well, and children need a lot of sleep.
Mr. White: Young children, perhaps some boys, stay at school until they’re eighteen or nineteen. A part-time job can’t harm them. In fact, it’s good for them. They earn their pocket money instead of asking their parents for it. And they see something of the world outside school.
Businessman: You’re quite right. Boys learn a lot from a part-time job. And we mustn’t forget that some families need the extra money. If the pupils didn’t take part-time jobs, they couldn’t stay at school.
Editor: Well, we have got two for, and two against. What do our readers think?
1. Who have the same opinion?

A．Headmaster and Mrs. White.

B．Editor and Mr. White .

C．Mr. and Mrs. White.

D．Businessman and Headmaster.

2. Mrs. White thinks the young children maybe ________.

A．need to stay at school until they are eighteen or nineteen

B．need to have some pocket money

C．should see something of the world outside school

D．need to have a lot of sleep

3. What does the editor think of part-time jobs?

A．They can help students from poor families.

B．They are good for school children.

C．They cannot harm school children.

D．We are not told.

【推荐3】If you're a design enthusiast, you're sure to feel dizzy over these jaw-dropping pools.

Sky Park Infinity Pool, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

Located on the Sky Park above Singapore's most famous hotel, Marina Bay Sands this is the world's largest rooftop pool. Offering amazing views of the city's skyline, the pool is at least three times the length of an Olympic swimming pool. As visitors swim toward the edge, they face an illusion that they’ll float into the sky-line. It's quite a heart-beaten rush!

The Red Pool, The Library Koh Samui. Thailand

This blood-red pool is perhaps one of the most special hotel pools on the list. Set against the backdrop of Koh Samui's Chaweng Beach, the fascinating colour isn’t the result of using artificial dye. Rather, the mosaic tiles(马赛克瓷砖) of orange， yellow and red make the brilliant sight that is set among trees and an open-air library.

San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool. Region de valparaiso, Chile

The world's largest outdoor swimming pool gets its water directly from the sea. The pool uses a computer-controlled pump and filtration system. Located at Chile's San Alfonso del Mar Resort, this huge man-made pool is larger than 20 Olympic-size pools and holds approximately 250 million litres of water. It also holds the Guinness World Record for being the world's deepest (115 feet)pool.

Y-40 Deep Joy, Hotel Millepini Terme in Montegrotto Terme, Italy

The deepest hotel swimming pool in the world will make you feel like you're jumping into the sea! The Y-40 Deep Joy is a round-shaped pool that reaches a depth of an impressive 130 feet. The pool, which has special caves， ledges(壁架) and underwater viewing glass， was designed by well-known- architect Emanuele Boaretto. It's meant for leisure dives, dive training and photo shoots.

1. What is special about the Red Pool in Thailand?

A．The water is artificially dyed red.	B．The swimming pool is specially dyed.
C．The swimming pool is painted red.	D．The mosaic tiles make its brilliant color.

2. If you want to experience a swimming of real sea water, which one can you visit?

A．Sky Park Infinity Pool	B．The Red Pool
C．San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool	D．Y-40 Deep Joy

3. What do San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool and Y-40 Deep Joy have in common?

A．They both use sea water.	B．They are both very huge.
C．They are both round-shaped.	D．They are both very deep.