【题目】Sixteen-year-old Karlos Dearman’s future is looking much brighter than he might previously have imagined. “I love bikes, but I’ve never thought I’d end up with working with them,” he says. “This program has changed my life.”
Karlos is learning to refurbish (翻新) old bicycles in the workshop (车间) of ReCycle Bikes, an independent non-profit bike project in Sheffield. It provides training chances for young people aged 14 to 16 with the help of the local government, particularly those struggling in mainstream education or rejected from school.
“It’s about engaging young people with education and youth training by teaching them work and life skills,” explains Des Pearce, workshop training manager. “These young people have so much potential, but often don’t realize it.”
Founded in 2001, ReCycle Bikes repairs bicycles donated by the public, which are sold for £20 after refurbished. Abandoned bikes supplied by the government make sure a steady flow of bikes, but a recently formed partnership with Sheffield University should improve the further development.
“The student population presents a large and ready market,” says Pearce. “So we approached the university last year and offered to host bike sales on the campus (校园) . They thought it was a great idea, and agreed to provide us with more support. This means we can train young people to repair extra 500 bikes over three years.”
Having set up ReCycle Bikes on his own, Pearce now has the staff and resources to track the profession development of those who have passed through his workshop. “But we are planning exit interviews with the young people to make sure what they plan to do, and these will allow us to check on their progress,” says Pearce.
That most of the teenagers enjoy the work is, according to Pearce, easily explained. “Most kids have ridden a bike and know how to oil a chain or mend a flat tyre. As low-cost transport, cycling gives the young and old a sense of freedom and independence, and the effect on their well-being is big. Add to that a growing concern for the environment, and it’s no surprise that bike sales are on the increase.”
【1】From the passage, we know ReCycle Bikes ______.
A. is a popular brand of bikes |
B. provides training chances for young people |
C. is a training project offered by the government |
D. aims at making money by selling refurbished bicycles |
【2】 How did ReCycle Bikes run at the beginning?
A. By working together with Sheffield University. |
B. By selling bicycles supplied by the government. |
C. By getting money from teenagers aged between 14 and 16. |
D. By repairing bicycles donated by the public and selling them. |
【3】 ReCycle Bikes has formed a partnership with Sheffield University because _____.
A. students at Sheffield University can be their potential customers |
B. Sheffield University donates a lot of money to ReCycle Bikes |
C. teenagers at ReCycle Bikes can study at Sheffield University |
D. Sheffield University offers to host bike sales on the campus |
【4】 According to Pearce, why do most of the teenagers enjoy the work?
A. They’d like to change their lives. |
B. They want to learn how to repair bikes. |
C. They don’t have enough money to buy cars. |
D. They are familiar with bikes and interested in them. |
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【题目】同义句转换
【1】People make fun of her because she wears such a strange hat.
People ________ ________ ________ her because she wears ________ ________ a hat.
【2】There are about twenty people in the classroom.
There are twenty people ________ ________ in the classroom.
【3】You can’t depend on others to help you.
You can’t ________ ________ others to help you.
【4】 I’m not familiar with this type of computer.
This type of computer ________ ________ ________ ________ me.
【5】She has two daughters. One of them is a doctor.
She has two daughters,________ ________ ________ is a doctor.
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I’d rather read than watch TV. The programs seem all the time.(2012.安徽合肥二次质检)
A. to get worse
B. to be getting worse
C. getting worse
D. to have got worse
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【题目】阅读下列短文,根据短文填空,注意:每个空不超过3个词。
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
An apprenticeship is a form of on-the-job training that combines workplace experience and classroom learning. It can last anywhere from one to six years, but four years is typical for most. An apprentice spends the majority of the time in a workplace environment learning the practical skills of a career from a journeyman-- someone who has done the job for many years. The rest of the apprentice's time is spent in a classroom environment learning the theoretical skills the career requires. Being an apprentice is a full-time undertaking.
One of the advantages of apprenticeship is that it does not cost apprentices anything. The companies that hire them pay for school. What's more, it offers apprentices an "earn while you learn" opportunity. They usually start out at half the pay of a journeyman, and the pay increases gradually as they move further along in the job and studies. Near the end of the apprenticeship, their wages are usually 90 percent of what a journeyman would receive. Apprenticeship also pays off for employers. It can offer employers a pool of well-trained workers to draw from.
Despite the advantages, apprentices are usually required to work during the day and attend classes at night, which leaves little time for anything else. Sometimes, they might be laid off(下岗) if business for the employers is slow.
Once they have completed the apprenticeship and become journeymen, they receive a nationally recognized and portable certification and their pay also increases again. Some journeymen continue employment with the companies they apprenticed with; others go onto different companies or become self-employed contractors.
Title: 【1】 | Definition | on-the-job training that combining workplace experience and 【2】 · 【3】 of the time in a workplace:learning the practical skills ·the rest of the time in a classroom:learning the 【4】 skills |
Advantage | costing apprentices nothing offering apprentices money-making opportunities ·half the way of a journeyman 【5】 ·gradually increasing pay in the process ·90% of 【6】 near the end offering employers 【7】 | |
Disadvantage | little time for anything else the possibility of 【8】 | |
【9】 | a formal certification 【10】 free choices of jobs |
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【题目】完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The first week is always a bit hard in my writing classes. I’m unfamiliar the students, most of them trying to themselves to their new environment. When Jennifer me with a question on the second day, I was for the chance to connect at least one name with a face.
Her writing wasn’t perfect, her effort was. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to , which made me enjoy teaching her. I didn’t then how much she would also teach me. One Friday afternoon, Jennifer stopped by after class. She wasn’t asking a question a paper I’d returned. , she said quietly: “I didn’t attend classes yesterday. I was at the health center the whole day.” I gave her a sideways look, . “It was just a virus (病毒). I’m fine now,” she me. Then she was gone.
Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be a few classes. She had been in hospital with meningitis (脑膜炎). I heard from him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew . We made trips to the hospital room. I was frightened when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and warmth in my classroom.
A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to . “I’ll be back to school one day,” she said. “I have no that you’ll be with us.” I told her, tears. I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: “school everything to Jenny.”
Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, . She all of her missed homework, completed with thought and excellence. The strength of her will to overcome shone out of her pale, weak, eighteen-year-old face.
【1】A. for B. with C. to D. among
【2】A. concentrate B. adopt C. devote D. adapt
【3】A. offered B. bothered C. challenged D. approached
【4】A. thankful B. prepared C. disappointed D. embarrassed
【5】A. so B. or C. and D. but
【6】A. receive B. learn C. contact D. give
【7】A. realize B. argue C. care D. admit
【8】A. beyond B. about C. to D. with
【9】A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Besides
【10】A. shy B. excited C. delighted D. astonished
【11】A. impressed B. supported C. attracted D. comforted
【12】A. expecting B. producing C. missing D. taking
【13】A. better B. sicker C. worse D. heavier
【14】A. hardly B. mainly C. frequently D. truly
【15】A. recovery B. success C. school D. attitude
【16】A. idea B. influence C. opinion D. doubt
【17】A. going back B. fighting back C. leaving back D. running back
【18】A. shares B. creates C. means D. exchanges
【19】A. smiling B. crying C. sobbing D. shaking
【20】A. gave up B. handed in C. left out D. put up
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You know what it’s like.You've just arrived in Toronto after a long flight, and all you really want to do is to lie down and relax in your hotel room.But first you have to make a few quick notes for tomorrow's meeting, then check your e-mails, and perhaps print out a few things.And you need to make a few local telephone calls, and one call home to your family.
And what do you usually get? Your desk is just about big enough for a cup of coffee; there's no desk lamp; the stationery (办公用品) is a couple of sheets of headed notepaper; and a pen doesn't work.Printing has to be arranged with the Reception, and when you try to use your cell phone you find that it won't work in Canada.
Well, Harmony is different.Just tell us in advance what you're going to need, and we'll see that it's waiting for you when you arrive.There will be a printer in your room if you want one, and a cell phone that really works.All you have to pay for is the calls you make.
We can also arrange a room for business meetings, and, using the very best employment agency, even supply a secretary to take minutes.All we ask is a few days' notice.
All our-rooms are of the same high standard, and we guarantee not to increase prices in the next twelve months.But book now, because we're already filling up fast, and we'd hate 1:0 disappoint you.
Harmony-the hotel you ye always wanted; but never been able to find-until now.
【1】The advertisement is intended for
A.airline staff
B.business people
C.secretaries
D.tourists
【2】What must the guest do if he wants a secretary?
A.Inform the hotel in advance.
B.Tell the Reception on arrival.
C.Call an employment agency.
D.Put up a notice in the hotel.
【3】 Why is it best to book now?
A.The best rooms go first.
B.Prices might increase soon.
C.It ensures high standard rooms.
D.Rooms may become unavailable.
【4】What is special about Harmony^
A.It offers telephone calls for free.
B.It provides printing at the Reception.
C.It gives high standard information services.
D.It makes arrangements to meet guests' needs.
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【题目】Only by increasing the number of doctors by 50 percent properly in this hospital. (2013 .全国 )
A. can be the patients treated
B. can the patients be treated
C. the patients can be treated
D. treated can be the patients
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【题目】The deserted island is only _ by boat.
A. suitable
B. practical
C. available
D. accessible
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你的同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加,删除或修改。
增加:在缺漏词的地方加一个漏字符号,并在其下写出该词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不记分。
Dear Mandy,
I’m not doing well in my lessons at school, especial in maths. My dad says I must try hard because he wants me go to university. He thinks I’m lazy, but it’s not true. I work really hard, often study late into the night! I’ve tried to talk to my mother, but she always said I have to work as hard like my brother does. My brother doesn’t study very hard, and he always gets excellent grades. It’s not fair! The only thing I like it is art. My teacher says I’m the best student she’s had for year. When I told my dad,all he said was, “You mustn’t waste your time in art. You must focus your mind on your lessons!” I’m feeling quite puzzling as to what to do now. Would you please help me out?
Thanks a lot!
Yours,
Lisa
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