1 . The Natick Community Organic Farm (NCOF) offers a unique work experience for teens. Through farm work, they learn new skills, solve problems, and become good citizens and leaders.
Leader in Training (LIT)Ages 14 – 16
8:30 am – 4:30 pm, minimum one week commitment
The LIT position is an unpaid volunteer opportunity for motivated teens to assist in one or more weeks of our ten-week summer program with children ages 3 – 11. LITs learn from and work alongside our summer staff as we educate kids about farming, food, the environment, and sustainability. If you would like to explore the field of farm work, outdoor education, or teaching, you might be a great fit as an LIT!
Teen Work Crew (TWC)Ages 15 – 18
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Our TWC program offers paid, mentored (指导) work experience for teens. Teens work 24 hours per week and are scheduled for 2 – 4 weeks in a ten-week summer. TWC tackles the “big jobs” around the farm, such as fencing, mowing, splitting wood, rebuilding animal enclosures, and more.
Mentoring Teens through the Agriculture Apprentice (学徒) ProgramAges 14 – 17
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
This program provides year-round job training and paid work experience to teens who wish to master the wide range of skills it takes to run a diversified (多样化的) farm. Candidates are selected by farm staff based on participation in other farm programs for their skills and “can do” attitudes. By working closely with farm staff, apprentices tackle independent projects, building confidence and leadership abilities while forming life-long friendships.
1. Who is the text intended for?A.College graduates. | B.Agricultural experts. |
C.Experienced farmers. | D.Middle school students. |
A.It doesn’t pay its participants. |
B.It offers the longest work hours. |
C.It focuses on sustainable agriculture. |
D.It provides a visit to diversified farms. |
A.Their management capability. |
B.Their farm skills and attitudes. |
C.Their previous work experience. |
D.Their character and quality. |
A.At 7:30 a.m. | B.At 8:00 a.m. | C.At 8:30 a.m. |
A.Order an extra meal. | B.Go somewhere else. | C.Ask for some bread. |
4 . Three paralysed (瘫痪的) men, who were told they would spend the rest of their lives in a wheelchair, are able to walk again, thanks to an electrical device, which was placed around the men’s spines (脊柱) and boosted signals from their brains to their legs.
The first patient to be treated was 30-year-old Swiss man David M’zee, who suffered a severe spinal injury several years ago in a sporting accident. David’s doctor said he would never walk again. However, thanks to the electrical device developed by a team at a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland, he agreed to take part in a trial led by Dr. Courtine at the university.
“I came with my daughter, Charlotte, who was one month old at the time. As we approached David, he looked her in the eye and said, ‘I will walk before you,’” Dr Courtine recalls. “When Charlotte took her first step she was 14 months old, by which time David was walking by Lake Geneva. He said to her, ‘I have beaten you.’”
David can now walk up to eight paces when the device is switched off and this is the first time that this has been recorded in a chronic (慢性的) spinal injury. However, out of the lab, in the real world, it is hard for David to walk more than a few paces. The signals from the device soon become uncomfortable and so can’t be used all the time. The system is also expensive and not reliable enough to be used out of the laboratory for day-to-day use, so it’s far from a cure.
David is the first of three patients who have benefited from the first wave of the treatment. Two other men have also managed to walk again, to various degrees.
The researchers plan to begin larger trials in Europe and the US in the next few years. If these go well, the researchers are confident the system could become more widely available.
1. How does the electrical device help the paralysed walk again?A.By straightening the spines. | B.By making the brains recover. |
C.By signaling the legs to move. | D.By making use of a wheelchair. |
A.To point out David’s weakness. | B.To explain David’s failure to walk. |
C.To show the speed of David’s recovery. | D.To prove his daughter’s athletic ability. |
A.It is hard for typical patients to operate. | B.It is unreliable when used out of the lab. |
C.It always makes patients uncomfortable. | D.It sometimes sends wrong signals to legs. |
A.The device can cure paralysis. | B.The device has been widely used. |
C.The device will be tested globally. | D.The device has a potential market. |
1. What happened to Stevie Wonder shortly after his birth?
A.He was unable to see. |
B.He couldn’t hear anything. |
C.He broke his arm. |
A.As a child. | B.As an adult. | C.As a teenager. |
A.In the 1960s. | B.In the 1970s. | C.In the 1980s. |
A.£ 550.00. | B.£ 580.00. | C.£ 680.00. |
1. When can the storeroom be used?
A.Today. | B.Tomorrow. | C.Next Thursday. |
A.The office is full of boxes. |
B.The work plan was changed. |
C.Some supplies have not arrived. |
1. 参加人员;
2. 活动过程;
3. 活动感想。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A Community Service Activity
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1. What does the woman want to do?
A.Carry out an operation. | B.Get a second opinion. | C.Do more tests. |
A.Teacher and student. | B.Doctor and patient. | C.Employer and employee. |
A.Excited. | B.Worried. | C.Relaxed. |
1. Where is the conversation probably taking place?
A.In a shop. | B.At an office. | C.At a bus stop. |
A.Go to the park. | B.Visit the fish market. | C.Catch the bus home. |
A.The parking fee is high. |
B.There is on-street parking. |
C.Parking is free at the weekend. |