1 . Being a leader in any environment earns you trust among peers and helps you get things done, whatever the task is. Let us show you how to develop leadership skills.
Assess yourself.
Address areas of improvement. Be open to testing new ideas and trying new ways of doing things, especially if it seems your old ways of doing things don’t work.
Be a good problem-solver.
Encourage others. Building leadership skills requires knowing how to work well with people. Staying in the know about what goes on in your community is important, but responding to that information with enthusiasm is equally critical.
A.Accept responsibility. |
B.Be open to the opinions of others. |
C.Building leadership skills requires plenty of self-awareness. |
D.Unexpected challenges will arise often and at lightning speed. |
E.Let go of the need to stick to your plan and be flexible instead. |
F.Recognizing the past can't be changed helps you make wiser choices in the future. |
G.So be a source of positivity and support others in working toward their own goals. |
2 . Claire Wyatt, a 24-year-old British volunteer, led eight Cambodians living with disabilities on a 155-mile bike ride from Phnom Penh, the nation’s capital, to Siem Reap to raise money and deliver supplies to those in need in the coronavirus pandemic(新冠病毒大流行).
“Leading this trip was an incredibly special experience for me,” said Claire. “Not only was I encouraged by the determination of each and every rider, but also the team taught me every day not to focus on their disability.”
When she was first asked to lead the trip, Claire admitted, she was feeling nervous about her team traveling such a distance in just a few days because cycling with a disability can come with added physical and emotional challenges.
One team member named Dy, who lost an arm in an accident, biked using just one arm to balance. Another named Vulta could only pedal on one side due to polio(小儿麻痹). Despite all the difficulties, Claire realized quickly that she didn’t have to worry about her team. She saw them deal with rough area that she had seen abled cyclists give up on before.
The volunteers covered the distance in just four days, not only helping so many people across the country, but also overcoming huge difficulties to get there.
“The best thing about this ride is that the riders have all volunteered their time to do this. They are so enthusiastic about Cambodia and raising money for others in need,” said Claire. “The money raised will feed 99 families in Siem Reap.”
Claire recalled her favorite moment of the experience, when one of the cyclists pushed an exhausted teammate up a hill for 2 miles. “One moment that stood out for me was when Naret, our only female rider, was feeling tired,” she said. “Her fellow rider gently put his hand on her back and pushed her for 2 miles! They were encouraging each other to push through the tiredness.”
1. Why did Claire and eight Cambodians cycle 155 miles?A.To challenge themselves. | B.To help out needy people. |
C.To take part in a competition. | D.To raise money for the disabled. |
A.She might be injured on the road. | B.She would be unable to lead the team. |
C.Her team might be looked down on. | D.Her team couldn’t finish the route. |
A.Confident, calm and friendly. | B.Honest, patient and open-minded. |
C.Strong-minded, brave and caring. | D.Curious, creative and experienced. |
A.It could have taken less time. |
B.It was amazing and inspiring. |
C.It changed her idea about human nature. |
D.It was more difficult than she had expected. |
3 . The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we’ve never been before.
But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line.
For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” if the answer is no, rewrite and reread.
If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so.
It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don’t ask such questions.
A.It’s natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online. |
B.Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face. |
C.Everyone was new to the network once. |
D.The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated. |
E.When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear. |
F.You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages. |
G.If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely. |
4 . An interview is a discussion with someone in which you try to get information from them.
A great deal is provided by this personal contact: you are another human being, and interviewees will respond to you, in bodily presence, in an entirely different way from the way that they would have reacted to questionnaires that came through their letterboxes or to emails.
If you take the trouble to schedule a visit, you can be more or less guaranteed of a response. Most importantly, though, you will be able to relate to interviewees while you are talking to them.
A.This is a ready-made support for you. |
B.Its nature varies with the nature of the interviews. |
C.You will be able to hear and understand what they are saying. |
D.Your decision should influence the way that you look, sound and behave. |
E.The information may be facts or opinions or attitudes or any combination of these. |
F.Each involves the interviewer in fact-to-face contact or telephone contact with another person. |
G.You will be using these clues to make informed guesses about what the interviewees might really mean. |
5 . How to Help Others in Your Community (社区)
Helping others in your community is a great way to spread joy to others and get the most out of life.
You can choose to become a volunteer. Volunteering is great way to help others out in your community. Look around for a homeless shelter or soup kitchen and spend some time there doing whatever needs to be done.
You can choose to redirect gifts.
You can stop to help. There are many cases where you can stop to give a helping hand. If you see people on the street struggling to carry all their groceries, stop to help
A.Usually they are grateful to accept your help. |
B.You can choose to donate to important causes. |
C.There are a number of chances you can take advantage of. |
D.You can help your neighbors without spending much money. |
E.Donate the gifts you receive to poor children in your community. |
F.Not only will this help others, but also you will gain certain benefit. |
G.Instead of getting new gifts every birthday, have your friends and family help others. |
6 . A 74-year-old man is pounding(沉重地走)the pavement in the hope of finding a kidney for his sick wife. Wayne Winters began walking along the streets near his home in Farr West, Utah early this month with a sandwich board containing an unusual request. “Need Kidney for Wife, "the sign reads. Winters' phone number and his wife Deanne's blood type are also included.
Deanne has severe kidney failure and is in need of a transplant. Desperate to do something to help his sick wife, Winters walks along the streets armed with a new suitnew shoes, and his sign with a piea(恳请)for a kidney. Though he doesn' t walk fast. Winters' unusual method of tracking down a kidney for Deanne has attracted plenty of attention. In addition to the motorists and passers-by who have seen Winters out walking miles a day, his request for a kidney has now hit the In ternet and attracted the attention of millions more people.
Winters said he was inspired to pound the pavement on behalf of his wife after seeing a story online about another man who did the same thing and got national attention. Rush hour is his favorite time to walk up and down the streets because drivers are slowed down.
Though he hasn't had any success yet, Winters remains confident he will find a kidney for
Deanne, and says he won’t rest until he makes it. Winters has stated even after a match for Deanne is found, he will continue to raise awareness about kidney donation because it is now his Mlife mission". In fact, the back of his current sign includes a message aimed at helping others in need. It read," 1,000 kidneys are needed in Utah and Idaho. "
The National Kidney Foundation reports the average wait for an individual s first kidney transplant is over three and a half years, and can vary depending on health, compatibility(兼 容性)and availability of organs. The organization also notes over 3,000 new patients are added to the kidney waiting list each month, and 13 people die each day while waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant.
1. Why is the old man walking along the streets?A.To help his sick wife. | B.To do some exercise. |
C.To look for something he has lost. | D.To appreciate the sights of the city. |
A.Others' advice. | B.A moving movie. |
C.A story online. | D.His devotion to his wife. |
A.Optimistic and kind. | B.Patient and generous. |
C.Passive and stubborn. | D.Positive and successful. |
A.A kidney transplant is a life-saving operation. |
B.Getting a suitable kidney for a patient is not easy. |
C.New patients that are added to the kidney waiting list. |
D.The success of a kidney transplant depends on several factors. |
7 . One day, a man saw an old lady sitting inside her car at the side of the road. Though it was dark, he could see she needed help. So he stopped his car and walked towards her. The old lady was worried, even though she noticed the smile on his face. Was he going to hurt her?“I’11 help you start your car, madam. By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson,”he said.
While Anderson was fitting a spare tire(备胎)to her car, the lady began to talk to him. She thanked him much for coming to help.
Anderson just smiled as he put his tools away. The lady asked how much she should pay him. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give them the help they needed. He waited until she started her car and drove off.
A few miles down the road, the lady saw a small restaurant. She went in and a waitress came over with a sweet smile. The old lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕的), but she never let the pains and aches change her smile when she served her
The lady finished her meal and paid with a hundred-dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change, but the old lady was gone when the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she found there was a note on the napkin(餐巾), “You don’t need to give me anything back. Somebody once helped me out the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do—do not let this chain(链子)of love end with you.”
Under the napkin were four more$ 100 bills.
1. Why did Anderson tell his name to the old lady?A.Because he wanted to check if the lady knew him. |
B.Because he hoped that may help relax the lady. |
C.Because he thought he could be paid back one day. |
D.Because he wanted to leave his name for doing good things. |
A.The old lady and Anderson. | B.The people who need help. |
C.The old lady and the waitress. | D.The people who help others. |
①Thankful②Happy③Worried④Helpless⑤Willing and ready to help
A.④③①⑤② | B.④①③②⑤ |
C.③②①⑤④ | D.③①④⑤② |
A.The meal cost the old lady 400 dollars. |
B.Anderson must be helped by someone before. |
C.The old lady was able to fit a spare tire herself. |
D.The waitress will probably help someone later. |
A.The Help of Strangers | B.The Power of Smile |
C.The Chain of Love | D.The Bill of Kindness |