Of Special Interest to Freshman
Freshman Seminars
Freshman Seminars are small classes just for freshmen, with some of York’s most distinguished teachers. Some seminars provide an introduction to a particular field of study; others take an interdisciplinary (跨学科的) approach to a variety of topics. All seminars provide a friendly environment for developing relationships with teachers and other students.
STARS
STARS (Science, Technology, and Research Scholars) provides undergraduates of every year with an opportunity to combine research and course-based study. The program offers research opportunities and support to students historically disadvantaged in the fields of natural science and quantitative reasoning, such as racial and ethnic minorities, women, and the physically challenged. More than 100 students each year participate in STARS, during the academic year or over the summer months.
Academic Advising
Academic Advising is a collective effort by the residential colleges, academic departments and various offices connected to York University Dean’s (院长的) office. Students’ primary academic advisors are their residential college deans, to whom they may always turn for academic and personal advice. The deans live in residential colleges and supervise the advising networks in the college. Each academic department has a director of undergraduate studies (DUS) who can discuss with students the department’s course offerings and requirements for majors.
Perspectives on Science and Engineering
Perspectives on Science and Engineering is a lecture and discussion course for about 75 selected freshmen who have exceptionally strong backgrounds in science or mathematics. The yearlong course explores a broad range of topics, exposes students to questions at the frontiers of science, and connects the first-year students to York’s Scientific Community.
1. An African female freshman seeking opportunities of research is most likely to choose __________.| A．Academic Advising | B．Freshman Seminars |
| C．Perspectives on Science and Engineering | D．STARS |
| A．Directors of academic departments live with students there. |
| B．The college deans serve as the central figures in an advising network. |
| C．Directors of undergraduate studies of most majors work together there. |
| D．The college deans engage in scientific research with selected freshmen. |
| A．A medalist of the International Mathematical Olympiad. |
| B．The one who has already got a novel published. |
| C．The one who has designed an original engineering project. |
| D．An applicant for York’s Scientific Community. |
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【推荐1】Teenagers love to socialize, and these websites give them a chance to do that while playing games, exploring virtual worlds and taking quizzes. Of course, they also need to be safe online and report any cyber bullies (网络欺凌).
Instagram allows teens to upload photos of their daily life and share them with friends. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and that must be true because Instagram has around 300 million users who are active each month. The platform is all about photos with short captions (说明文字). When it comes to Instagram’s users, 53 percent of them are aged 18-29, but a big percentage of those may be even younger and simply list their age as 18 in order to log onto the platform.
Habbo Hotel
Habbo Hotel is a place for teens to chat. Each teen receives a personal room to decorate with virtual objects. They can also dress their avatar (网络头像) in virtual clothes or create games to play with friends. The room might have music, be set up like a classroom, or have other features so different avatars can visit one another. Each room teens can interact in has an adult moderator to make sure it stays safe.
Fanlala
Fanlala is a social network that gives teens who love celebrities, music and TV shows a place to interact. Through it, a user can get the latest news and gossip on their favorite shows, as well as take quizzes and polls to test their knowledge. Teens can set up their own profile on Fanlala and interact with other users.
Teen Chat
Teen Chat is a place for millions of teens to interact with one another through forums according to their interests. For example, there are chat rooms for those who love anime (动漫) and for those who’ve just started college. There are also chat rooms for things like music, games, and sports. The platform offers a “Friend Finder” tool that will help teens search for people who live locally to them.
1. What makes Instagram different from other sites listed in the text?| A．It has a large number of users. |
| B．Only those above 18 normally use it. |
| C．It’s a great place for people to share photos. |
| D．It allows users to create games to play with friends. |
| A．Instagram. | B．Habbo Hotel. | C．Fanlala. | D．Teen Chat. |
| A．To give some tips on online chatting. |
| B．To explain how to fight cyber bullying. |
| C．To show the advantages of socializing online. |
| D．To inform readers of websites for socializing. |
【推荐2】Send us your joke, anecdote or story, and if we publish it in the magazine, we'll pay as follows:
My Story $ 500
Personal stories beyond the call of daily life. They must be unpublished, original and less than 1,000 words. Click here to read more stories.
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True accounts of good karma, inspiring acts for unexpected kindness and generosity, or just something someone did that made your day different or changed your life. 100—500 words. Click here to read more stories.
Anecdotes and Jokes $ 50—$ 250
Funny things can happen at work and at home, especially when kids are around to pass comment. We may run your writing in Life's Like That, All in a Day's Work or As Kids See It, or as a short filler. Got a new joke? Send it in for Laughter, the Best Medicine. Click here to read more jokes.
Send Us Your Punchline
So you think of yourself as a bit of a jokester? See if you can come up with punchline to this month's joke...
You Said It
If you'd like to comment on something you saw in Reader's Digest magazine or on this website, this is the place to do it!
Is It Just Me
Can you be humorous about the trials and mysteries of modern life? Get it off your chest in 500 words. Click here to read more stories.
1. This passage is written to ________.| A．offer some wonderful stories to readers | B．encourage people to write something |
| C．show that making money is not difficult | D．remind people that life is full of joy |
| A．wish | B．explanation | C．luck | D．imagination |
| A．The magazine is mainly intended for entertainment. |
| B．The more words you write, the more money you get. |
| C．Anecdotes and Jokes isn't paid much attention to. |
| D．New jokes can be sent in for Life's Like That. |
| A．In a library. | B．In a magazine. | C．In a story book. | D．On a website. |
【推荐3】Does your kid want to take a music class in the city? Here are some good ones for you to choose from.
Sing And Dance With Me
Time: Monday, 4:00 PM—4:45 PM from 09/17/19 to 11/26/19
Teacher: Alex “Tiappa” Klimovitsky
Birth to 5 years: Take a journey into Spanish language and its cultures through the magical world of music. With this class, you can sing, dance and play along to the amazing sounds and rhythms (韵律) with your child. It’s designed for Spanish beginners and native speakers alike.
Music In English
Time: Monday, 9:30 AM—10:15 AM from 09/17/19 to 11/26/19
Teacher: Jacques Stewart
Birth to 5 years: Music is taught only in English. Children at different levels take part in their own classes by singing, moving, changing, listening, and exploring musical instruments. Some games related to music are played at times. Children in one class are of the same age.
Music Class For Mixed Ages
Time: Saturday, 10:30 AM—11:15 AM from 09/22/19 to 12/08/19
Teacher: Liz Richter
Birth to 5 years: Children of different ages enjoy class together. Many childhood educators con-sider mixed-age groupings good and the processes of music development throughout different ages are similar.
Music Together ® With Some Mandarin (普通话)
Time: Tuesday, 4:30 PM—5:15 PM from 09/18/19 to 11/27/19
Teacher: Qing Yanyu
Birth to 5 years: This class is just like our basic mixed-age music class in English with some Mandarin mixed in. Some of the songs will have poems in Mandarin. It is an opportunity for families who would like to take their children to another language in a fun and relaxing environment!
1. The class Sing And Dance With Me is intended for________.| A．Adults wanting to learn Spanish songs |
| B．Children interested in difficult dancing |
| C．Natives beginners loving Spanish cultures |
| D．Teenagers wanting to improve their Spanish |
| A．Liz Richter’s. | B．Qing Yanyu’s. |
| C．Jacques Stewart’s. | D．Alex “Tiappa” Klimovitsky’s. |
| A．To give lips on music learning. |
| B．To advertise some music classes. |
| C．To encourage learning foreign languages. |
| D．To show lie importance of music learning. |
【推荐1】The Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) is a financial aid program that can help you pay for college or university. When you apply for OSAP, we automatically consider you for both grants (money you don’t have to pay back) and a loan.
What OSAP can help with
OSAP can help you pay for:
tuition
books and equipment
fees charged by your school
living expenses (full-time students only)
child care (for full-time and part-time students with children)
Who can get OSAP
OSAP is open to Ontario residents of any age who are:
Canadian citizens
permanent residents, or protected persons
Who is not eligible（有资格的）
You may not be eligible for OSAP if you:
don’t meet the academic progress requirements
have enough financial resources, including other forms of government aid, to cover your expenses allowed by OSAP
report income on your OSAP application that’s significantly different from what you reported to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) failed a credit check are an international student are not a resident of Ontario
How much you can get
The amount of money you can get depends on your:
education expenses-the amount of money you need for tuition, books, child care (for full-time and part-time students), personal living expenses (full-time students), supplies and equipment
course load-whether you’re a full-time or part-time student
program hours- for students in micro-credential programs only
personal financial situation-based on you and your family’s income, family size and other factors
1. What can a part-time student expect OSAP to do?| A．To cover the tuition needed. | B．To tend his/her children. |
| C．To provide living expenses. | D．To afford a scholarship. |
| A．A resident of New York. |
| B．A Chinese exchange student. |
| C．A citizen with income report on OSAP application. |
| D．A poor student who has not any government aid. |
| A．It mainly varies with your program hours. |
| B．It is fixed regardless of education expenses. |
| C．It changes with the course load of applicants. |
| D．It has nothing to do with financial situation. |
【推荐2】As a term comes to an end, it’s important to show thanks to the hard work the teachers have done to prepare their pupils for life ahead, away from the school books. An online post from a few years ago about a teacher in South Carolina who started “a Gentlemen’s Club” for boys with no father at home has once more caught a lot of attention.
Raymond Nelson, a student support expert at Memminger Elementaryin Downtown Charleston,South Carolina,along with his fellow teacher Kenneth Joyner, came up with the idea of helping kids who are at risk. He gets nearly 60 students together every Wednesday to join his club , where boys are expected to dress for the occasion (场合). As the group’s motto (格言) is “Look good, feel good, do good,” the youngsters will turn up in their Sunday best.
The kind-hearted teacher has a lot of donated clothes to lend to the kids so they don’t feel left out if they don’t have their own smart clothes. “I know a lot of them have a hard time because they don’t have men at home, so I just want them to grow up and think of the things that I teach them. They like the reaction (反应) of walking up to classrooms and someone saying, ‘Oh, you look so nice and handsome’; they just love it.”
The children come from first to fifth grade, and when they join the other gentlemen in the club they discuss many topics, from hand-shaking to respecting their elders. While the club started out as “Gentlemen’s Club”, Nelson renamed it “Boys with a Purpose”, which will surely give these young men a sense of direction in life.
1. Who can join the Gentlemen’s Club?| A．Boys who don’t have a father. |
| B．Students who want to help others. |
| C．Girls who want to catch others’ attention, |
| D．Anyone who wants to learn how to dress themselves. |
| A．Once a week. | B．Twice a week. | C．Three times a week. | D．Once a month. |
| A．To help the students with their study. |
| B．To build the children’s confidence, |
| C．To enrich the students’ after-school life. |
| D．To improve the life of some poor families. |
| A．It will change the members’ family life. |
| B．It will have a great influence on the members’ life. |
| C．It will cause some money problems to Raymond Nelson. |
| D．It will be supported by more famous people. |
【推荐3】Hello, children and parents.
Thank you all for coming to the meeting. I’d like to start by confirming (保证) that we will receive some money from the government for our school trip to Indonesia. We will receive about $1,300 per child, which will reduce the whole cost to you.
Now that we are sure to get the money, it is time to do some serious planning. We are sure that the trip will be very exciting for the children, especially if they have not traveled abroad before. There are many advantages(优点) of having some experiences to different places and cultures. Your children will be able to learn a lot about other people and cultures on this trip.
Leanne is with us tonight. Leanne, where are you? Put up your hand so that the people can see who you are. Thank you. Leanne went on a trip there with some other students last year and will be happy to tell you of her experiences and answer any questions you might have. We will hear from her a bit later in the meeting.
We only have five months to organize the trip. From past experience I can tell you that this time will go very quickly. So we need to start organizing the trip.
This is the agenda (议程) for this evening’s meeting:
Passports: when and how to apply for one.
Health matters: what precautions (预防措施) you need to take, plus any special needs that your child may have.
Studying: what kind of the school and type of lessons your child will attend.
Money: paying for the trip, plus how much money your child should take.
Hotel: where we will be staying clothing and personal items that your children should take with them.
1. The main idea of this speech is about _______.| A．a school trip to anther country | B．getting a job to another country |
| C．people studying in another country | D．schools in another country |
| A．spending money | B．hotels |
| C．group leaders | D．lessons |
| A．The students themselves | B．The students’ parents |
| C．The organizer of the trip | D．The government |
| A．Leanne is from Indonesia and knows very well about the coming trip |
| B．the students are able to attend some lessons during their trip |
| C．the students going on the trip will cost nothing |
| D．the speaker is likely to come from the government |
【推荐1】SPORTS EVENTS
BASKETBALL
Central Sports Centre, City Road.
All Stars vs Rockets, Saturday 8:30 p.m. $12
Northerners vs Tigers, Sunday noon $14
BUSH WALKING
Meet at Wanda Station, Saturday 9:00 a.m. sharp for 3-hour walk to Canary Mountains. $7, call 341-5432.
Meet at Westley Station, Sunday 9:00 a.m. sharp for a full day walk to Wombak Valley. $5, call 341-8643: Bring your own lunch.
SOCCER
St Martins Sports Centre
St Martins vs Doonsberg, Saturday 2:00 p.m. $8
Eastside Central vs Light Hill, Sunday 2:00 p.m. $8
Neill Park Recreation Centre
Neill Park vs Robinson, Saturday 2:00 p.m. $11
Essen vs Springwood, Sunday 2:00 p.m. $11
LAWN BOWLS
Tans Town B.C
Tans Town vs White Vale, Saturday 9:00 p.m. $10
Wake Hill B.C.
Wake Hill vs Coils, Saturday 2:00 p.m. $9
1. _______ sports events are to be held at Saturday 2:00 p.m. according to the passage.| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
| A．handbook about tour | B．notice about sports |
| C．magazine about ball matches | D．blog about match reviews |
| A．All Stars vs Rockets and the bushwalking at Westley Station |
| B．Wake Hill vs Colls and Essen vs Springwood |
| C．Neill Park vs Robinson and Eastside Central vs Light Hill |
| D．St Matins vs Doonsberg and Northerners vs Tigers |
【推荐2】Land of fire and ice: Iceland
Join an unforgettable tour of Iceland’s splendid landscapes, timed to arrange four days filled with volcanic and geological adventure, and evening opportunities to see the Aurora Borealis.
Day 1: Vatnajokull Glacier (冰川)
Today you’ll take a walk on Europe’s biggest ice cap-Vatnajokull-which has around 30 glaciers flowing out from it. No experience is necessary to take part in the hike. It’s discouraging to think that the glacier is retreating due to rising world temperatures, and in future years the glacier may be gone. If you prefer a relaxing morning you can explore the surroundings of the farm stay and head to the Thorbergur Centre.
Day 2: Secret lagoon (泻湖) and Reykjavik
This morning we make our way to the Lava Centre which is an interactive, high-tech educational exhibition describing volcanic activity, earthquakes and the creation of Iceland over millions of years. After our visit, we will continue to the Secret Lagoon natural hot springs, located in the small village called Fludir, giving you the opportunity to relax in the warm waters before travelling to Reykjavik.
Day 3: Reykjanes peninsula (半岛)
Head out to the Reykjanes Peninsula. It is a land-born, highly volcanic counterpart of the Mid-Atlantic Spreading Ridge where two tectonic plates part at an average rate of 2.0-2.5 cm/yr. Four volcanic systems and fissure (裂缝) groups line the peninsula from SW to NE. They contain open fissures, normal faults, high-temperature fields and volcanic fissures.
Day 4: Depart Reykjavik
Today is departure day and time to say “sjaumst”. Your group departure transfer will take you to the airport for your flight home.
1. Which of the following may make you feel worried?| A．Taking part in the hike. |
| B．The future of the glacier. |
| C．Walking on Europe’s biggest ice cap. |
| D．Exploring the surroundings of the farm stay. |
| A．Go to the Lava Centre. | B．Visit natural hot springs. |
| C．Take a bath in hot springs. | D．Stay the night in the small village. |
| A．Day 1. | B．Day 2. |
| C．Day 3. | D．Day 4. |
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| Fun Day To celebrate the Year of the snake Organised by Lam Tin Youth Centre and Kwun Tong High School Date: 2 February 2013 Time: 10 am—5 pm Place: Kwun Tong Playground Fee: $20 (buy three get one free) Programmes: drama, lion dance, magic show and ballet performance Highlights: 1) enter the lucky draw to win a digital camera 2) learn to make festival food Join us on the Fun Day! All are welcome! Free Soft Drinks Note: ● Tickets are available at the General Office of Lam Tin Youth Center ● For those who would like to be a volunteer, please contact Miss Olivia Wong one week before the activity. |
1. What you have just read is a ________.
| A．note | B．report | C．schedule | D．poster |
| A．A big event to welcome a Chinese new year. |
| B．A social gathering to raise money for wildlife. |
| C．A party for close friends to meet and have fun. |
| D．A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students. |
| A．$20. | B．$40. | C．$60. | D．$80. |
