Volunteer travel, also known as voluntourism, refers to taking a trip
Volunteer travel can help address social and environmental issues, contribute to local development projects
Volunteer travel in rural areas is now attracting more urban visitors as a break from the fast and stressful pace of urban living. It has indeed been a growing trend for urban residents
2 . As today’s high schoolers are facing too much homework, sports teams and clubs and high-rising college costs, many people are rethinking the idea of high schoolers working. Are there still benefits of having a job in high school? The answer is yes.
When I was 14 years old, my mother suggested that I get a job in order to pay for college. Happy with my sporadic (零星的) babysitting work, I told my mother that, no matter what job I got, I’d never be able to cover college costs on a high school worker’s pay.
My mother smiled and told me that there were plenty of other reasons why I should get a job beyond just the paycheck (工资支票). So I found myself applying for and finally accepting a job as a swim instructor and lifeguard at my town’s public pool. I ended up working part-time at the pool through all four years of high school.
Not everything about the job was marvelous, and there were times I hated jumping in the pool on cold mornings and trying to talk kids into following my instructions, but overall, as my mother said, I got many benefits from the job beyond just the paycheck.
At my job, I made lots of new friends, more than I had made in high school. I also learnt lots of skills including CPR (心肺复苏法) training and office experience. I was also able to use my work experience to stand out from other job applicants in college and get a paid research job as a freshman in college.
For many high school students, there are many benefits of having a job. Not only will high school jobs give you a way to make some money, meet new people, and develop some skills, you can also use your teenage jobs to get yourself a better job in college.
1. What was the author’s attitude when his mother asked him to get a job?| A．He was surprised at it. | B．He was unwilling to do it. |
| C．He was excited about it. | D．He felt doubtful about it. |
| A．Terrible. | B．Moving. | C．Expected. | D．Enjoyable. |
| A．It developed his team spirit. | B．It helped him land a good job in college. |
| C．It led him to meet the best friend of his life. | D．It provided him with enough money to pay for college. |
| A．More Than Just a Paycheck | B．My First Job in High School |
| C．My Mother’s Expectation of Me | D．High Schoolers’ Hard Times |
3 . We outline how you can realize your teaching dream in California.
Have a Bachelor’s degree from a qualified institution.
This is the minimum academic requirements before landing a teaching job in California.
Complete a teacher certification program in California.
The Commission for Teacher Credentialing (CTC) sets the main teaching conditions that you must complete before landing a teaching job in California. This is normally a preparation program on your preferred subject as well as general qualification tests for educators. Your math, reading, and writing skills will be assessed via the California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST). For multi-course teachers, you’ll need to pass the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) Multiple Subjects Exam. Moreover, all candidates should go through the U. S. constitution and pass an accompanying test.
Fulfill the student teaching requirements and necessary teaching hours.
A regular teaching program is approved by the CTC, and candidates must complete at least 600 hours’ worth of field experience. You will be guided by a licensed practitioner (专业人员) when taking part in co-teaching or teaching residency (实习). Normally, there are different requirements depending on your program.
The background check.
This is mostly an administrative matter. Requirements must go through a Live Scan. The aim of this check is to figure out whether applicants have prior run-ins with the law.
Send in your application.
After going through the procedure, you can then apply to be a certified teacher in California. Normally, you’ll need to provide relevant performance reports of teacher certification programs and prove that you have the required skills to handle students. The application process is through the CTC online entrance.
Pay the fees.
Potential teachers should expect a $100 fee when applying and a further $2.50 to facilitate the online process. Candidates from a different state submitting fingerprint cards normally part with $49.
1. Who are required to pass the CSET Multiple Subjects Exam?| A．All candidates. |
| B．Multi-course teachers. |
| C．Teachers of a specific subject. |
| D．Candidates without a Bachelor’s degree. |
| A．By making a call. |
| B．By sending an envelope. |
| C．By entering the website. |
| D．By visiting the office in person. |
| A．$49. | B．$53.5. | C．$102.5. | D．$151.5. |
4 . University of Wisconsin — River Falls
Student Custodian (保管人) Position Description
Title: Student Custodian
Department: Facilities Management
Reports to: Custodial Services Chief
Appointment: Academic Year 2022-2023
Payment: $7. 50 per hour
Position Summary:
The Facilities Management Student Custodian position is an undergraduate student employee working in the academic buildings of campus to assist permanent staff in providing basic custodial duties. This position requires early morning and midmorning hours starting as early as 6:00 a.m.
Responsibilities:
*Maintain classrooms and labs through cleaning floors, blackboards, erasers; replacing chalks; straightening furniture; removing garbage; cleaning wastebaskets, furniture, glass, doors, walls, and other surfaces.* Perform minor building and furniture repair.
* Maintain outside entry areas through the removal of snow, litter, leaves, etc.
* Attend meetings, safety training, etc.
Qualifications and Conditions of Employment:
* Must be enrolled (注册) as a full-time student during the period of employment.
*A grade point average (GPA) of 2.25 or higher before and during employment.
* Must possess the physical and mental strength to perform required work including moving furniture, and work on one’s feet for long periods of time including frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds or more.
*Must attend custodial staff meetings every two weeks.
1. Which of the following describes the position rightly?| A．It is a voluntary job. | B．It is an assistance job. |
| C．It is an afternoon job. | D．It is provided for a graduate student. |
| A．Purchase new furniture. | B．Keep classrooms clean. |
| C．Assist students to do their studies. | D．Provide safety training for students. |
| A．The grade point average should be 2.5 at least. |
| B．Attending staff meetings weekly. |
| C．Having enough strength to move furniture. |
| D．Being enrolled as a full-time teacher. |
1. 写信目的；
2. 个人优势(英语好，善于交际，乐于助人，熟悉本地情况和中国历史文化)；
3. 期待回复。
注意：1. 词数80左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
词汇：文化遗产cultural relics 导游志愿者volunteer tour guide
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6 . I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water(停滞不前), just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.
I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.
It takes confidence to make a new start—there’s a dark period in-between where you’re neither one thing nor the other. You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you’re too ashamed to say, “Well, I’m writing a novel, but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.
Then I met an agent(代理商) who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.
The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal—that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.
It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck—of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there’s no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract(合同) of the publisher—to be a published writer—is unbelievably rewarding.
1. Why did the author decide to write a novel?| A．Because she hated her previous jobs. |
| B．Because her parents and friends had encouraged her to do so. |
| C．Because she wanted to pursue her own dream of writing a novel. |
| D．Because she graduated from university with a good degree in English Literature. |
| A．She became less stubborn. |
| B．She became more stubborn. |
| C．She suddenly lost confidence. |
| D．She gradually gained confidence. |
| A．An agent who she signed with. |
| B．A rights assistant she once worked with. |
| C．An agent who advised her to send her novel out to agents. |
| D．A publisher who she once worked for as a rights assistant. |
| A．Tough but rewarding. | B．Interesting and smooth. |
| C．Difficult but thrilling. | D．Complicated and fruitless. |
1. What did the man study at university?
| A．Geography. | B．Economics. | C．Business management. |
| A．Their original shapes. | B．Their fair prices. | C．Their natural ingredients. |
| A．Get into dessert making. | B．Replace the plastic wrappers. | C．Offer more varieties of bars. |
1. Which of the following does the woman want to know?
| A．The man’s hobbies. |
| B．The man’s travel experiences. |
| C．The man’s marriage. |
| A．Challenging. | B．Boring. | C．Interesting. |
| A．He will travel abroad. |
| B．He will go to work with the woman. |
| C．He will wait for the result of the job interview. |
| A．3 years. | B．12 years. | C．15 years. |
| A．At 6:45. | B．At 7:45. | C．At 8:30. |
