【推荐1】Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone's life?

If yes, don't care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you'll make it!

Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant

(No Pay with Free Meals)

Place: Manchester

Hours: Part Time

We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!

Role:

You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives.   You will help them to develop new skills.   You will help them to protect their rights and their safety.   But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.

Skills and Experience Required:

You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient.   You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you'll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care­related experience will be the biggest advantage for you.

1. The volunteers' primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ________.

A．to get some financial support

B．to properly protect themselves

C．to learn some new living skills

D．to realize their own importance

2. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?

A．The one who can drive a car.

B．The one who has done similar work before.

C．The one who has patience to listen to others.

D．The one who can use English to communicate.

3. The text is meant to ________.

A．leave a note	B．send an invitation
C．present a document	D．carry an advertisement

【推荐2】Coach your favourite sports to poor children in schools. Help these children to get a structured sporting education and see their joy as they pick up new skills. If that’s not enough sport for you, you can even get involved in playing with local teams in your evenings and at weekends.

Description

As a volunteer sports coach, you and your group will head to 3 schools each day to coach your chosen sport or a variety of them. Sports coaching volunteering involves not just teaching the kids, but also acting as a good role model. Children are aged about 10–13 and are often new to playing sport in a structured environment. You don’t need to be a top player to take part (though any champions are welcome!) — it’s your patience and drive that will make the biggest effects.

Which sports to coach?

Sports coaching volunteers can choose to specialize in coaching just one sport, but often we find that it is best to combine several sports for more variety. The freedom to choose between different sports makes the weeks even more diverse. Follow the links to find out more about each sport.

Accommodation

·The accommodation is located in a leafy suburb 10 minutes’ drive from the city centre and the seafront.

·Sports volunteers share accommodation with childcare and teaching volunteers.

Food

All dietary requirements can be catered for, as long as we know about them in advance. Coaching children in sport will make you hungry — many volunteers choose to supplement (补充) their meals with snacks bought in the local shops, just 10 minutes’ walk away. There is a volunteer kitchen where participants can do any cooking they wish outside of mealtimes.

Want to go travelling afterwards?

We can arrange a week-long Garden Route tour after your time on the project. Follow the link to find out more about the Garden Route Tour.

1. What can a volunteer do in the evenings if he wants to do more sports?

A．Drive to the supermarket.	B．Pay a visit to 3 schools.
C．Match with local teams.	D．Have a Garden Route tour.

2. Which is the most important as sports coaching volunteers?

A．Being a top player.	B．Being skilled in various sports.
C．Being able to cook well.	D．Being motivated and patient.

3. Where is the text probably from?

A．A web page.	B．A news magazine.
C．A travel guide.	D．An education paper.

【推荐3】Four Pre-College Summer Science Programs

Sustainable Animal Husbandry(畜牧业)

This 3-week program is worth attending! In addition to some lectures and class discussions, students will also tour a variety of animal farms, practice animal handling techniques, and learn about the relationships between domestic animals and humans.

Where: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

How Much: $ 6,310 including tuition and room &. board

Biological Research and the Health Professions

You will spend six weeks exploring different aspects of life as a researcher or doctor in this program. Activities include dissecting(解剖)a chicken with a world-famous zoologist, learning about non-traditional medical therapies, measuring electrical communication signals in living fish, talking with a top cancer researcher, and much, much more.

Where: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

How Much: $12,825 including tuition and room & board

Clark Scholars Program

The seven-week summer research program offers students an opportunity for hands-on practical research with leading researchers and members of Texas Tech University. This unique opportunity, which includes weekly discussions and field trips, also pays students a $ 750 tax-free stipend(津贴)and provides room and board．

Where: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

How Much: Students receive a $750 tax-free stipend

Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists

Mathematics is an important part of science, and this 6-week ‘program is the perfect summer program for ambitious and motivated students to improve their math skills. They’ll team up with other students, research mathematicians, and professors, and visit scientists for a typical day of number theory(数论)lectures, seminars, independent and group work and research, hands-on experiments, and plenty of fun activities.

Where: Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

How Much: $ 6,600 including tuition and room &. board

1. What can we learn about the program—Sustainable Animal Husbandry?

A．You can learn about non-traditional medical therapies.

B．You can have a better understanding of domestic animals.

C．It takes place in Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.

D．You can visit scientists for a typical day of number theory lectures.

2. Which program best suits a student who shows interest in medicine?

A．Clark Scholars Program.

B．Sustainable Animal Husbandry.

C．Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists.

D．Biological Research and the Health Professions.

3. How much should you pay if you intend to join in the program in mathematics?

A．$750.

B．$6,310.

C．$6,600.

D．$12,825.

【推荐3】If you’d like to go sightseeing, the following World Heritage Sites may be your best choices.

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area

Jiuzhaigou Valley, which lies in the northern part of Sichuan Province, China, reaches a height of more than 4,800 m, with a series of different forest ecosystems (生态系统). It’s particularly famous for its excellent waterfalls. About 140 kinds of birds live in the valley, as well as a number of endangered plants and animals, including the giant panda. Jiuzhaigou Valley was recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1992.

Khami Ruins National Monument

The city of Khami, which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been given up in the mid-16th century, is of great archaeological (考古的) interest. The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Khami was a major centre for trade over a long period of time. It joined the World Heritage List in 1986.

Henderson Island

Henderson Island, which lies in the eastern South Pacific, is one of the few atolls (环礁) in the world whose ecology has been untouched by humans. It’s particularly famous for the 10 plants and 4 birds that can only be seen on the island. It was recorded in the World Heritage List in 1988.

The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian architecture. It was built by the emperor Shah Jehan, who ruled India in the 17th century. It was in memory of his favourite wife who died in 1631. The architecture was given a World Heritage Status in 1983.

1. Which of the following can be found in Jiuzhaigou Valley?

A．Wonderful waterfalls.	B．Ancient objects.
C．Beautiful buildings.	D．Untouched ecology.

2. What can we learn about the Taj Mahal?

A．It doesn’t exist now.

B．It was built by an emperor’s wife.

C．It has become a place of interest.

D．It looks more beautiful than other buildings.

3. In which part of a newspaper can we read the text?

A．Industry.	B．Travel.
C．Science.	D．Business.

【推荐1】Are you interested in country music? I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired. The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields. Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and simple. Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops or death.

The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records. When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America. John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song “ Take Me home, Country Roads ” is well-known and people still play it today.

1. Country music is usually about _______.

A．people’s everyday life and feelings	B．farmer’s feelings
C．the lives of workers	D．workers’ feelings

2. Country music developed ________.

A．in John Denver’s city	B．in the Southern United States
C．in the Northern United States	D．in the Western United States

3. People began to make country song records _______.

A．in the 1920s	B．in 1920
C．in the 1970s	D．in 1970

4. Who is famous for the song “ Take Me Home, Country Roads ” ?

A．A farmer in the countryside.	B．A person who moved to towns
C．John Denver.	D．Denver John

【推荐2】Americans are more stressed than ever, according to an American Psychological Association survey, and nearly one-third of the people say stress impacts their physical or mental health. If you have any of these symptoms, your stress might be making you sick. Here’s how to battle against them.

If you’ve never suffered from headaches but suddenly your head is constantly striking, you might be too stressed. Stress releases chemicals that can cause changes to nerves and blood vessels（血管）in the brain, which brings on a headache. Stress can cause them or make them worse. It’s also common for your muscles to tense up when you’re stressed, which can also cause a headache. WHAT TO DO: If you don’t want to take medicine, try spreading lavender（薰衣草）oil on your temples（太阳穴）when a headache starts.

Stress can make you mentally sick, too. Too much of the stress hormone cortisol（皮质醇）can make it harder to concentrate, causing memory problems as well as anxiety or depression says Dr. Levine. WHAT TO DO: Relax until you regain your concentration. Practice closing your eyes and breathing in and out slowly, concentrating only on your breath.

Losing a few strands of hair is normal—old hair follicles（囊）are replaced by new ones over time—but stress can disturb that cycle. Significant stress pushes a large number of hair follicles into what’s called a resting stage and then a few months later those hairs fall out, according to MayoClinic. org. Stress can also cause the body’s resistant system to attack your hair follicles, resulting in hair loss. WHAT TO DO: Be patient. Once your stress level returns to normal, your hair should start growing back.

1. If you’re stressed, you might have one of the following symptoms EXCEPT that        .

A．you keep getting headaches	B．you always have a cold
C．your hair is falling out	D．your brain feels confused

2. Which of the following is suggested if your brain goes out of focus?

A．Breathing slowly with your eyes closed.

B．Waiting until your brain returns to normal.

C．Spreading lavender oil on your temples.

D．Relaxing and attacking your brain softly.

3. What will happen once we get over our stress according to the passage?

A．Our hair starts falling out and then grows back.

B．Our body’s resistant system attacks your hair follicles.

C．Our hair starts growing again.

D．A serious headache starts.

【推荐1】The Palace Museum, known as the Forbidden City, was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the early 15^th century, large－size construction caused 100, 000 common people to lead a hard life. The construction took 14 years and was finished in 1420. In the following year, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was moved from Nanjing to Beijing. Twenty－four emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties ruled from the Forbidden City. The Last dynasty fell in 1911, but Emperor Puyi still lived in the inner court. It was not until 1925 that the complex buildings were changed into a museum. Since then, the Palace has been opened to the public.

The Palace Museum is rectangular in shape, about 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meters wide from west to east. There is a 10－meter－high wall, encircled by a 52－meter－wide moat. In the Ming Dynasty, the wood needed for the building was brought mostly from Sichuan and Hunan Provinces, while in the Qing Dynasty, it was cut from the northeast of China. Most of the stones were mined from the suburban district of Fangshan and other districts. Construction of the Forbidden City brought huge hardship to the laboring people.

The palace is the largest piece of ancient Chinese architecture still standing. Some of the buildings were damaged by lightning and rebuilt in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The palace has been expanded several times, but the original design was preserved. After liberation, some costly renovations were done and the Palace Museum is listed as one of the most important historical sites under special preservation by the Chinese government.

1. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A．The origin of the name “the Forbidden City”.

B．The Forbidden City and emperors.

C．The open to the public of the Forbidden City.

D．The period of the construction of the Forbidden City.

2. The Forbidden City began to be constructed in       .

A．1911

B．1421

C．1406

D．1420

3. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A．The emperors’ cruelty brought the Forbidden City into the world.

B．The processing of constructing the Forbidden City needed wood and stones from all over the country.

C．The Forbidden City is the largest piece of ancient Chinese architecture still standing.

D．The Forbidden City is about 720, 000 square meters.

4. This passage most probably comes from a book on .

A．customs and habits

B．dynasties and emperors

C．history and emperors

D．architecture and history

【推荐2】Arriving at London Gatwick

Distance(距离) from central London: 28 miles/45 km
For travel information call: +44 (0)870 000 24 68.

How to get to the city centre

By train

The Gatwick Express goes from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria train and underground station in central London.

Trains go every 15 minutes and the journey to central London takes half an hour.

First Class tickets cost £ 25 (single), £ 48 (return).

Express Class costs £ 17 (single), £ 29 (return).

Southern Trains services run four times an hour to Victoria with a journey time of around 35 minutes.

By taxi

There are taxis outside the airport day and night. The journey to central London takes 55-70 minutes. A London taxi takes up to 5 people.

The average(平均的)cost from the airport to central London is £ 75- £ 100.

By car

Gatwick Airport is 28 miles (45 km) south of London. There are 4 car parks next to the airport and there are car rental (租赁) offices open from 8:00 to 18:00. The journey to London takes 60-75 minutes.

All cars pay a special £ 8 charge(收费) to go into central London.

By bus

National Express and EasyBus have services to central London. EasyBus services go every 20 minutes. The journey takes one hour and costs £ 2.

There is one National Express bus an hour. The journey takes 90 minutes and costs £ 7.60.

1. Someone in a hurry to Victoria station had better travel _____.

A．by train	B．by car
C．by taxi	D．by bus

2. What does traveling by taxi and car have in common?

A．They cost the same.	B．They're available at any time.
C．They require a special E 8 charge.	D．They take a similar period of time.

3. Which of the following goes three times an hour?

A．Gatwick Express.	B．National Express.
C．Easy Bus.	D．Southern Trains.

4. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A short notice.	B．A travel guide.
C．A city introduction.	D．A TV advertisement.

【推荐3】This is the classic Red Centre tour. Take your time to spend three days exploring the highlights of the area - Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon.

Day 1: Alice Springs to Uluru (Ayers Rock)

Starting in Alice Springs, set off to experience a working camel farm, perhaps even enjoying a ride. In the afternoon we set out for Kata Tjuta and take a guided walk through the impressive Domes of Kata Tjuta. We then head to Australia’s most iconic landmark-uluru (Ayres Rock).

Accommodation

Permanent tented camp (with shared facilities ) (1 night)

Fees Included

Uluru-kata Tjuta National Park admission

Uluru sunset drinks

Meals Included

Lunch   ・ Dinner

Day 2: Uluru Sunrise

An early start this morning is rewarded with the Uluru sunrise. While the morning is fresh, enjoy a walk around the base of the rock, gaining insights into the land and the local Mala Aboriginal people. After lunch, perhaps we will purchase some local arts and crafts at the Uluru Cultural Centre. We will eat and spend the night at Watarrka National Park (Kings Canyon).

Accommodation

Permanent tented camp(with shared facilities)(1 night)

Activities Included

Mala cultural interpretative walk

Uluru Cultural Centre

Watarrka National Park (Fees not included)

Meals Included

Breakfast ・ Lunch・ Dinner

Day3: Kings Canyon Rim(边缘)Walk

After breakfast, get your hiking shoes on and head out to explore the Kings Canyon. You'll be left breathless by the great beauty of the canyon as you walk through the Lost City and the North and South Walls. After lunch, we will go back to Alice Springs.

Activities Included

Kings Canyon Rim Walk

Meals Included

Breakfast ・   Lunch

Special Information

$600 per person, 10% discount for two people together.

Flights must be booked to depart from Alice Springs the day after the trip finishes.

1. What do Day 1 and Day 2 have in common?

A．The starting time.	B．The guided activities.
C．The living conditions.	D．The meal arrangements.

2. If a couple with his parents go on the tour they will pay________.

A．$600

B．$2,160

C．$1,080

D．$1,140

3. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To introduce a tourist route.	B．To stress the benefits of travelling.
C．To tell people how to organize a three-day tour.	D．To show visitors how to enjoy themselves to the full.