Gregory Talley used to sleep in a park or under a bridge. The 50-year-old has been homeless for more than 10 years.
“It is hard. It’s hard to live homeless. You filled every day trying to find cut where you are going to get something to eat. If I hadn’t found wonderful Fairfax County Kennedy Shelter, I wouldn’t know where I would be by now. I might be dead,” Talley said.
The Kennedy Shelter is one of the facilities New Hope Housing provides for homeless people.
Pam Micheli has devoted her life to making the lives of this vulnerable（易受伤的）population better as executive director of the non-profit organization.
“I went to Africa in 1985. And I saw a huge amount of poverty, but I saw so much hope. And I decided that I should try to do something that would bring hope to people,” Michell said.
When Michell began working with New Hope Housing 25 years ago, its three shelters had about 80 beds. Now, it has 350 beds and serves about 1,500 homeless people every year. She has expanded the program beyond just providing beds for the night.
“We do outreach（拓展）, we do prevention, we do permanent housing. We do transitional housing. We have an education program with all sorts of different things to move people to end their homelessness,” she said, “Our Out of Poverty program is not just about money. It’s about you could be spiritually poor, you could be relationship poor ... you could be educationally poor. So it is focusing on how you get out of this poverty that has brought you to being homeless. The program tries to teach the shelter residents self-reliance（自立）and work values, and includes courses on planning and personal responsibility.
“I learned I still have opportunities to change it and I can change it,” said shelter resident Lewis Webster. “It is just about going forth in doing necessary work to do it. I mean if you really want better, you would do better and that’s the frame of mind of me now.”
1. Gregory Talley’s story is told at the beginning of the text to .| A．tell readers the situation for the poor in the US is getting worse |
| B．introduce a non-profit organization that is trying to help the poor in the US |
| C．disclose the truth that more and more homeless people are dying from hunger |
| D．remind readers that the homeless people in the US have no trouble getting food |
| A．providing dothes for them |
| B．offering food for them |
| C．building new houses for them |
| D．offering them shelters for the night |
| A．To tell the homeless people the ways to make money. |
| B．To help the homeless people find the causes of their poverty. |
| C．To encourage the homeless to work and rely on themselves. |
| D．To teach the poor how to live a better life in the shelters. |
| A．Comfort in the Kennedy Shelter |
| B．Ways to Achieve Success |
| C．An Opportunity to Fight Homelessness |
| D．An Organization to End Homelessness |
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【推荐1】William Dunn is the founder of Take a Kid Fishing, a nonprofit organization in Lakeland, Florida, which teaches poor and fatherless kids through the sport of fishing.
A dozen years ago, inspired by his six-year-old fatherless neighbor, Camran, who got angry and shouted at his mom, William asked Camran’s mom for permission to take Camran fishing. Camran was “hooked” from that first trip. The two fished together several times a week, and William saw positive changes in Camran’s behavior. “That’s when I realized that I had the duty to help fatherless kids,” he says.
On weekends, William and a few other volunteers take 20 to 25 kids out fishing on a rental boat, which was supported by the captain of the Double Eagle. Many have never been fishing or even on a boat, so William—or Big Will, as the kids call him—starts by teaching the basics. Then come the life lessons that fishing offers: patience, teamwork and the simple joy of relaxing in the outdoors. Take a Kid Fishing has taken more than 600 fishing trips with almost 2,000 kids who don’t have a father in their lives.
He wants to share his love of fishing with kids who don’t have a father to take them. “I just want to show them that I care about them, that I’m there for them,” he says. Because many kids go on multiple trips, William is able to build relationships with them. He and Camran, now 20, still regularly fish together, and Camran sees Big Will as a father figure.
Take a Kid Fishing has a huge impact, but it started because William wanted to help one kid. Do you know a child who might benefit from your friendship? Introduce them to fishing or another hobby you enjoy. You can make a great difference to their life.
1. What contributed to the founding of Take a Kid Fishing?| A．Kids’ passion for fishing. | B．Teaching poor kids. |
| C．Fatherless kids’ misfortune. | D．Camran’s positive change. |
| A．Many kids expected fishing experiences. |
| B．Few kids participated in the fishing trips. |
| C．The organization taught more than basic skills. |
| D．The fishing boat was offered by other volunteers. |
| A．An unhappy child needs a friend. |
| B．Company matters a lot in kids’ lives. |
| C．Fatherless kids enjoy outdoor activities. |
| D．An experienced captain should care for kids. |
| A．Fishing Changes Fatherless Kids’ Life |
| B．Friendship Has a Great Impact on Kids |
| C．Fishing Offers Kids the Joy of Relaxing |
| D．The Love of Fishing Bonds Family Together |
【推荐2】VOLUNTEERING FOR HOMELESSNESS
Homelessness is a complicated issue. It has many causes such as poverty and lack of healthcare, support services, affordable housing, etc. We will throw light on those volunteers who see the world differently and face the problem head-on to encourage others to do the same. Hence our program is called, See it. Face it. End it.
We would like to know if there is anyone who might be interested in volunteering in the downtown Toronto area between October to November.
Please fill out an application on our platform: https://app.kambeo.io/group/tiptapfoundation yangfeng@tiptappay.com
647-286-8968
1550 Yorkton Court, Burlington, ON L7PSB7
TEACHING VOLUNTEERING
Tasks will involve:
·Attending 10 or 12 sessions of the program (2 hours per week) online.
·Providing one-on-one help to students with their projects (e. g. computer coding errors, 3D modeling errors, errors, technical issues, etc.) by creating breakout rooms.
·Answering questions posed by students via a live online chat.
·Attending required training to become familiar with program content.
To register, complete our Volunteer Registration Form: https://forms.gle/n3SR2QNmHSyuuo contact@mathstronauts.ca
289-887-2157
105-175 Longwood Rd S, Hamilton, ON L8POA1
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERING
Thank everyone who continues to support Mackenzie Health with their volunteer applications. We are now accepting applications from adult and post-secondary students (University/College) for both Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital or Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital. At this time we are not accepting applications from high school students. Please check back for more updates at a later date. volunteers@mackenziehealth.ca
905-883-2057
10 Trench Street, Richmond Hill, ON LAC4Z3
1. Which is NOT the purpose of the VOLUNTEERING FOR HOMELESSNESS?| A．To help the homeless people with their basic problems. |
| B．To recruit volunteers who want to work in the countryside. |
| C．To gather people who want to contribute to helping others. |
| D．To encourage more people to get involved in the volunteering. |
| A．289-887-2157. | B．647-286-8968. | C．905-883-2057. | D．480-488-2014. |
| A．Teaching program is the only one that provides job training. |
| B．Volunteers are going to help the students solve their problems face to face. |
| C．High school students can apply to be the volunteers in the hospital program. |
| D．If you have free time in December, you can apply for the homelessness program. |
Every year around the world, humans waste an estimated 1.3 billion tons of food. This happens even though many people go hungry. So some people have made it their life’s work claiming food before it goes to waste and then giving it to people who are hungry.
One of those people is Brett Myers. In 2011, Myers started Nourish Now, a food recovery and food bank in the US state of Maryland. This nonprofit organization collects food and then gives it to the poor and organizations that support them.
“Nourish Now is a food recoverybased food bank that recovers food from restaurants, catering companies, grocery stores, hotels, farms and more. And then donates that food directly to families in need, kids in need at local schools.”
Each month, it recovers more than 20000 kilograms of food and serves 700 needy families, schools and social organizations. Every day, staff and volunteers repackage the donations and distribute them to recipients (接受者).
A woman named Rhoda is one of the recipients. She describes the quality of the food delivered to her family by Nourish Now. “It consists of fresh food, fruits and vegetables. You will get bread. Sometimes you get dairy products such as yogurt or milk. And you will get some meat items also. And if you get lucky you might get cooked food, or prepared salads, and stuff like that.”
The supplies can feed a family for five days. Each recipient is able to receive food every 30 days. And the packages are made to fit the dietary needs of each family.
Besides families, the organization also donates small meals called snacks to several nearby schools and social organizations.
Nourish Now has grown considerably since it opened. Brenda is one of them. Part of her job as a volunteer is to make sure that none of the food goes to waste.
“In the morning, I make sure that all the things that came late yesterday get put away so that we use them last, and we used the things that came the day before first, so that we’re always giving fresh food and we’re not throwing out anything.”
1. What does Nourish Now do as a non-profit organization? (No more than 15 words)2. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to? (No more than 3 words)
3. Where does Nourish Now get food? (No more than 15 words)
4. Why do the volunteers put away the things that came late yesterday and use them last?(No more than 15 words)
5. Do you support the organizations like Nourish Now? And why? (No more than 20 words)
【推荐1】Wilson Middle School
To: All students
From: Agnes Smith, Secretary of the Computer Club
Date: 8th September
Subject: A New Year for the Computer Club
Welcome back to school. It is a new year for the Computer Club, and there are lots of things to tell you about, so here goes.
First of all, we have redesigned the school website home page. It is now more interesting, and contains information about updates to the school website. You can now click on the right places to see our new school motto, the information about our 25th School Anniversary and a Chinese version. Why not have a look at it, and tell your friends about it, as well? The school website address is http://school.web/wms/index.html.
Secondly, the 15th Joints Schools Computer Exhibition will be held from the 3rd to the 10th of July next year. The theme of the exhibition is ‘Computer Technology 20 Years from Now’. All participating schools must submit a project proposal (方案) by the 28th of April next year. We want our school to participate in the exhibition, and we will prepare a project proposal for the school to submit before the deadline. If you have an idea for a proposal, please e-mail Kevin Shum or Amy Yale.
Finally, the Computer Club will hold a Get-Acquainted lunch on Saturday, the 20th of September, at 12:30 pm in Room 12. We invite you all to the lunch, and we welcome you to come whether you are interested in joining the Computer Club, or you just want to learn something about computers.
We look forward to seeing you there!
1. You can go and enjoy the 15th Joints Schools Computer Exhibition on ________ next year.| A．April 28th | B．July 3rd |
| C．September 8th | D．September 12th |
| A．Redesign a home page. | B．Hold a computer exhibition. |
| C．Offer a special lunch. | D．Submit a project proposal. |
| A．To report what the Computer Club did last year. |
| B．To tell about the activities of the Computer Club. |
| C．To teach the students how to learn computer well. |
| D．To persuade the students to join the Computer Club. |
【推荐2】For 60 years, WWF has worked to help people and nature develop. As the world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in nearly 100 countries. At every level, we cooperate with people around the world to develop and deliver innovative solutions that protect communities, wildlife, and the places in which they live.
HOW WE WORK
WWF works to help local communities conserve the natural resources they depend upon, transform markets and policies toward sustainability, and protect and restore species and their habitats. Our efforts ensure that the value of nature is reflected in decision-making from a local to a global range. WWF works on advanced conservation science with governments. WWF connects the power of our partners — more than 1.3 million supporters in the United States and 5 million globally
Today, human activities put more pressure on nature than ever before, but it’s also humans who have the power to change this situation. Together, we can handle the greatest threats to life on this planet and protect the natural resources that support and inspire us.
DONATE TO WWF
You can protect threatened species and their habitats today with a donation to World Wildlife Fund. Your support of WWF’s global conservation work will make a world of difference. Your donation makes you a member of WWF. A gift of $1,000+ makes you a Partner in Conservation. For a limited time, all new gifts of 51,000 will be matched $1 for $1, doubling your impact for nature, until we reach $155,000.
Click and make a memorial or honor gift. Together we can challenge the threats to nature, and help ensure its ability to provide — for the sake of every living thing, including ourselves.
1. What does WWF do along with governments?| A．It conserves natural resources. | B．It restores species and habitats. |
| C．It makes sustainable policies. | D．It explores conservation science. |
| A．$1,000. | B．$1,002. | C．$2,000. | D．$155,000. |
| A．A news report. | B．A book review. | C．An official website. | D．A journal entry. |
【推荐3】Those accustomed to browsing (浏览) through thousands of books in large bookstores may find Japan's Morioka Shoten a little strange. That's because this tiny bookstore that is located in Ginza, Tokyo sells only a single book at a time.
Opened in May 2015, Morioka Shoten is the brainchild (脑力劳动成果；发明；主意) of Yoshiyuki Morioka. He began his career as a bookstore clerk in Tokyo's Kanda district before branching out into opening his own store. It was here while organizing book reading and signing that he realized that customers usually came into the store with one title in mind. Morioka began to wonder if a store could exist by selling multiple copies of just one single book. In November 2014, he partnered Masamichi Toyama to establish a unique bookstore with the philosophy of "a single room with a single book".
The selections that are picked by Morioka change weekly and vary widely to attract customers with different interests. Recent choices include The True Deceiver, an award-winning Swedish novel by Tove Jansson, Hans Andersen's fairy tales, and a collection of Karl Blossfeldt's photography of plants. Morioka has also selected books written by a famous Japanese author Mimei Ogawa.
To highlight his only offering, Morioka often uses clever tricks. For example, when selling a book about flowers, the storekeeper decorates his shop with the ones that have been mentioned in the book. He also encourages authors to hold talks and discussions so they can connect with customers. Morioka says his goal is to let customers experience being inside a book, not just a bookstore.
Risky as the idea might seem, things appear to be going well. The storekeeper says he has sold over 2,100 books. Things can get better given that his bookstore is becoming increasingly popular not just among the locals but also visitors from other countries.
1. What inspired Morioka to open such a bookstore?| A．A Swedish novel | B．His present partner |
| C．A bookstore clerk | D．His working experience |
| A．It is popular with foreigners | B．It sells books of different topics |
| C．It is decorated with colorful flowers | D．It sells various copies of a book in a week |
| A．To introduce his bookstore | B．To advocate his philosophy |
| C．To make books better understood | D．To help readers connect with each other |
| A．Risky | B．Promising |
| C．Unpredictable | D．Hopeless. |
【推荐1】The cause of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines aircraft on March 21 has yet to be determined, and rumors (谣传) saying that the analysis of the data of the black boxes has been completed and that the co-pilot is responsible are untrue, an official with the China Aviation Administration of China said, CAAC has noticed that rumors about the tragedy (惨剧) being spread in the name of government bodies and public security departments have been recently circulating online.
Besides blaming the co-pilot for the crash and announcing that the analysis of the black boxes has been completed, some rumors have also stated that the administration has issued an urgent directive requiring pilots to take psychological health assessments. These are all untrue, Wu Shijie, deputy director of the administration’s safety office, told a monthly routine news conference on Monday.
“Those rumors have severely misguided the public and interrupted the investigation. Together with the public security departments, we are trying to find out those who are responsible for spreading these rumors, and they will be handled according to the law,” Wu said. “Authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash, so it’s still too early to draw conclusions.”
The Boeing 737 aircraft, which departed from Kunming, Yunnan province, for Guangzhou, Guangdong province, crashed in Tengxian county of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on March 21. All 132 people on board died.
It’s undeniable (不可否认的) that the crash has caused pilots and airline staff certain degrees of psychological and emotional impact, Wu said. Some of them, especially young employees, have become stressed and depressed. The administration has attached great importance to their mental health conditions, he said. “We asked the airlines to offer psychological support to airline pilots and staff to ensure they are emotionally stable,” he added.
1. Which can replace the underlined word “directive” in paragraph 2?| A．Appointment. | B．Position. | C．Instruction. | D．Agreement. |
| A．The accident was caused by the engines. |
| B．The crash was due to the co-pilot’s action. |
| C．The data of the black boxes has been missing. |
| D．The analysis of the black boxes is so challenging. |
| A．Some pilots feel stressed and depressed. |
| B．Some pilots are not so skilled to fly a plane. |
| C．Some pilots don’t get along well with their colleagues. |
| D．Some pilots are not satisfied with their working conditions. |
| A．Cause of airline crash still unknown, authorities say |
| B．Those responsible for spreading rumors will be handled |
| C．Boeing 737 aircraft crashes in Tengxian county, authorities say |
| D．Administration attaches importance to pilots’ mental health conditions |
【推荐2】New York City public schools will ban students and teachers from using ChatGPT, a powerful new AI chatbot (聊天机器人) tool, on the district’s networks and devices, an official confirmed to CNN on Thursday.
The move comes amid educators’ growing concerns that the tool, which generates frighteningly convincing responses and even essays in response to user prompts (提示), could make it easier for students to cheat on assignments. Some also worry that ChatGPT could be used to spread incorrect information.
“Due to concerns about negative impacts on student learning, and concerns regarding the safety and accuracy of content, access to ChatGPT is restricted on New York City Public Schools’ networks and devices,” Jenna Lyle, the deputy press secretary for the New York public schools, said in a statement.
“While the tool may be able to provide quick and easy answers to questions, it does not build critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, which are essential for academic and lifelong success.”
OpenAI opened up access to ChatGPT in late November. It is able to provide lengthy, thoughtful and thorough responses to questions and prompts, ranging from factual questions like “Who was the president of the United States in 1955” to more open-ended questions such as “What’s the meaning of life?”
ChatGPT went viral just days after its launch. But many educators fear students will use the tool to cheat on assignments. One user, for example, fed ChatGPT an AP English exam question; it responded with a 5-paragraph essay about Wuthering Heights. Another user asked the chatbot to write an essay about the life of William Shakespeare four times; he received a unique version with the same prompt each time.
Darren Hicks, assistant professor of philosophy at Furman University, told CNN it will be harder to prove when a student misuses ChatGPT than with other forms of cheating.
1. What did Jenna Lyle think of ChatGPT?| A．It provides incorrect answers. | B．It serves no practical purpose. |
| C．It offers inaccurate information. | D．It fails to improve students’ skills. |
| A．It will affect students’ studies. | B．It will lead to students cheating. |
| C．It will result in students’ long screen time. | D．It will offer unhealthy contents to students. |
| A．It can’t write Chinese essays. | B．It can’t answer open-ended questions. |
| C．It makes no mistakes when answering questions. | D．It can offer different essays for the same prompt. |
| A．ChatGPT Makes Cheating More Difficult to Find |
| B．ChatGPT Surprises the Public with Its Intelligence |
| C．ChatGPT Has Negative Effects on Students' Learning |
| D．ChatGPT will be banned in New York City Public Schools |
【推荐3】Traci Ruble, a psychotherapist (心理治疗师), felt worried that people today were experiencing loneliness and a shortage of personal connections. She understood that with busy lives and challenging jobs, people were unable to make these connections.
So on a spring day in 2015, Ruble and a small number of volunteers set up chairs on sidewalks in 12 locations around San Francisco, California and invited people passing by to sit for a few minutes and chat. This was the beginning of Sidewalk Talk, an organization whose mission is to create public spaces of connections where the people are.
Today, the organization has more than 4,000 volunteers in 40 cities. Around 25 percent of the volunteers are licensed therapists (持证治疗师). They come from different backgrounds and are a mixed group. Volunteers receive training from the organization.
Listening activities are held several times a month along with other organizations. In San Francisco, Sidewalk Talk partners with Lava Mae, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that brings mobile showers to homeless people.
Sidewalk Talk gives people a chance to speak and be listened to but it is not therapy, according to Ruble. “I’m not interacting as a therapist out there. I’m not there to solve someone’s problems,” she said. “I’m there to practice being human.”
Ruble stressed that therapy is one-sided and that therapists are taught to avoid self-disclosure(自我表露) but by “being human” she could carry out interactions by sharing her own life and showing empathy (同感) with the people she talks with.
According to a report, 31 percent of all Americans experience serious loneliness including 61 percent of young adults. To fix that, rebuilding community relationships is very important. While listening activities will not solve the loneliness problem, these chats could help someone have a brighter day. Knowing that there are empathetic people who are willing to fully listen and share your feelings could make all the difference to a lonely person.
1. What can we learn about Sidewalk Talk?| A．It is largely made up of licensed therapists. |
| B．It encourages people to share and reconnect. |
| C．It was set up with the help of other organizations. |
| D．It aims to improve people’s language expression ability. |
| A．It leads to a healthier life. |
| B．It helps people solve problems. |
| C．It makes chats go more smoothly. |
| D．It allows people to receive support. |
| A．The power of good community relationships. |
| B．The seriousness of the loneliness problem. |
| C．The results of being an empathetic person. |
| D．The need for Sidewalk Talk’s activities. |
| A．Taking listening to the streets |
| B．Dealing with loneliness by volunteering |
| C．Building powerful connections between people |
| D．Enjoying having deep conversations with strangers |
【推荐1】Vice-director in Europe/Director UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security
Duty Station: Bonn, Germany
The United Nations University (UNU) has been a think tank for fair research on the pressing global problems of human survival, conflict prevention, development and welfare, for the past four decades. UNU is re-cruiting a Director for the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) who will meanwhile serve as UNU’s Vice-director in Europe, dividing his/her time equally between both positions.
The Institution: UNU-EHS aims to carry out research on risks and adaptation related to global change. The Institute’s research promotes policies and programmes to reduce these risks, while taking into account the con-nection between environmental and societal factors.
Qualifications: The Director should have academic qualifications that lend to UNU-EHS fame in the inter-national scholarly community; guarantee scientific excellence; and provide leadership and guidance for activities at UNU-EHS and UNU-ViE.
Experience: Strong research background and publications in areas related to addressing risks and societal change. Demonstrated administration experience. Successful influencing of policymakers. Strong contributions to knowledge sharing communities. Strong international fundraising skills and past success in securing support from multiple funders.
Fluency in English is required. Fluency in German and official languages of the United Nations is desira-ble.
Application deadline: 12 January 2020
Full details of the position and how to apply: https :// unu. edu/ about/hr
1. What’s the aim of the UNU?| A．Provide qualified graduates for UN organizations. |
| B．Research fair ways to deal with global problems. |
| C．Work out policies for governments and countries. |
| D．Look into positive effect of environmental changes. |
| A．Scientific excellence and leadership abilities. | B．Good command of all UN official languages. |
| C．Abilities to prevent social regional conflicts. | D．Adequate knowledge of UNU structures. |
| A．Having taken leadership at UNU-EHS before. |
| B．Having organized research on a large public scale. |
| C．Having contributed to sponsoring government events. |
| D．Having succeeded raising money from different people. |
【推荐2】When it comes to losing weight, many individuals know that the correct amount of exercise paired with healthy eating is the way to go. However, this doesn’t stop individuals from employing other small strategies into their routines to help the weight come off faster. The cold water technique uses the understanding that our metabolic (新陈代谢) rate will need to be increased in order to warm up the water we have consumed.
In 2003, a German research team chose to study fourteen participants and found that when they consumed ice water, they were able to increase their caloric consumption. According to the study, this consumption was increased by about 30% for over an hour, resulting in a 100 calorie burn per day with two liters of cold water. Now two liters of cold water a day is quite a lot to consume but for 100 calories burned a day, that’s a pretty major benefit considering how much exercise it takes just to burn 100-200 calories off. Unfortunately, later on, it was found that the way the study measured caloric consumption was flawed(有缺陷的) and that there wasn’t actually a 30% rise in metabolic rate but rather a very small statistical rise in calories spent.
Your body will work to bring any cold water that you consume up to the internal temperature through your metabolic system. It’s like when you place an ice cube into a warm drink, the drink will use up the energy to melt down the ice cube. Your body will use up the energy to heat that water up to match the environment within your body.
Drinking ice cold water should not replace healthy eating or exercise, but it can be used to help you burn away some extra calories.
1. When it comes to losing weight, some individuals will .| A．think exercise is the best way to lose weight |
| B．think we should only have healthy eating |
| C．use some small strategies to help them |
| D．first think of drinking cold water |
| A．The cold water can sharply increase the caloric consumption. |
| B．It turned out that the former study was not entirely correct. |
| C．Two liters of ice water can burn 30% calories. |
| D．The cold water can replace exercise. |
| A．drinking cold water can help people lose weight in a way |
| B．healthy eating needn’t be combined with exercise |
| C．people should drink more cold water to keep healthy |
| D．the study is unbelievable |
| A．Sports news | B．A fashion magazine |
| C．A chemistry textbook | D．A science magazine |
【推荐3】There are probably no people on Earth who like to gossip as much as the British. If prying into (打探) other’s lives were an Olympic sport, then Team GB would surely take the gold medal.
And when the British can’t watch the lives of real people, they have another source of entertainment to fall back on — the soap opera. British soap operas are very different to US TV dramas. For one, they are normally longer running. The two most popular, Coronation Street and East-enders, have been running for 48 and 24 years respectively. Both are broadcast several times a week, so remarkably there have been more than 7,000 episodes of Coronation Street.
The most obvious difference is that, unlike US dramas, the British soap operas focus on the real world. There is little glamour (魅力), the stars are rarely rich, and they normally have boring jobs. Perhaps the appeal is that the lives of the characters often mirror the lives of the audience — but with some drama added. This means the viewer can relate to the characters and feel the pain and happiness they go through on the show.
Because these soap operas last for decades, the cast is ever changing. The shows rarely focus on one or two main characters. Like the real world, people come and go all the time. However, there are exceptions. Coronation Street’s William Roach, 76, has played the role of Ken Barlow since the very first episode of the show in 1960, and he is still a regular.
The choice of which soap opera you follow is often cultural: People from the north of British tend to watch Coronation Street as it is set in Manchester. People from the south generally prefer East-enders, which is set in the east of London. The show is generally considered grittier and is aimed at a younger audience.
1. What is the main difference between American dramas and British soap operas?| A．American dramas are longer. |
| B．British soap operas are longer. |
| C．American dramas deal with dangerous things. |
| D．British soap operas deal with real people. |
| A．They can find their own life from the operas. |
| B．They can enjoy the operas in their free time. |
| C．They can watch the operas for many years. |
| D．They care about the fate of the characters in the operas. |
| A．plays |
| B．pages |
| C．issues |
| D．parts |
| A．the characters play the same role for a long time. |
| B．the characters in the play often change |
| C．people don’t know what will happen next |
| D．there is only one or two characters in them |
