Take Action for a Better World: Volunteers Needed
Six months’ preparation in Denmark: Africa studies, team work combined with social work risk group teenagers.
Six months’ community work in Malawi in people to people projects: Child Aid, HIV/AIDS Fights and Teacher Training.
Qualifications:18 years, hard-working and social engagement.
Please contact us by email:takeaction@betterworld.com
Part-time Work with Exchange Students
YOUTH International is a non-profit high school foreign exchange student organization. We welcome teenagers from over 80 countries worldwide and provide host families. The Community Representative (代表)is a part-time position designed for people with a strong desire to do something rewarding in the community and earn some extra money.
Applicants(申请人) best suited for this work should enjoy teenagers, have a strong interest in cross-cultural communication, and feel comfortable networking. Full training and support will be provided through branch offices throughout the U.S Positions available in most states.
If interested, please email staff@youth.org or call 888-123-9872.
International Summer Job
Hi, I’m an ESL student in China. I’m 20, quiet and polite, and I speak reasonable English. I am looking for a summer job in an English-speaking country. I can teach Chinese or do house and garden work, and cook Chinese dishes. Can anybody offer me a job? I don’t need to earn much, just enough in 2 months (July-August) to pay for my return ticket to China. My goal is to improve my English and see a bit more of the world.
My email is : ram3462@hotmail.com
Call for Native Speakers of English
I am looking for native speakers of English to join in an experiment. This experiment is carried out over the Internet. You don’t need any specific knowledge other than understanding and speaking English at a native level. The first task will take you around 15 minutes. After this task, you can decide whether you want to continue the experiment. The tasks involve reading texts and designing questions and answers.
If you are willing to help me , then please email me : club3864@hotmail.com
64. Where will Jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi?
A. In some local offices in the U.S B. In an ESL organization in China
C. In a preparation program in Denmark D. In an exchange student center in Africa
65. If Mrs. Black in the U.S hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact__________.
A. ram3462@hotmail.com B. takeaction@betterworld.com
C. club3864@hotmail.com D. staff@youth.org
66. What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do?
A. To interview people online. B. To do some housework
C. To offer advice on child Aid D. To provide language exercises
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:053
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Allan goes everywhere with Birgitta Anderson, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. 'Most people don't seem to mind Allan, ' says Birgit-ta ,who thinks he is wonderful. 'he's my fourth child,' she says, She may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Allan is a dog.
Birgitta and Allan live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides(提供)a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money.
People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance(保险)for their dog.
In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage(损坏)their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car you, as the owner ,have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.
1.Birgitta pays taxes for Allan because ______.
[ ]
A.he is her dog B.he is her child
C.he follows her everywhere D.he often falls ill
2.The money paid as dog taxes is used to ______.
[ ]
A.keep a high level of care for the people
B.pay for damage done by dogs
C.provide medical care for dogs
D.buy insurance for dog owners
3.If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?
[ ]
A.The owner of the car.
B.The owner of the dog.
C.The insurance company(公司).
D.The government.
4.From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden ______.
[ ]
A.dogs are welcome in public places
B.keeping dogs means asking for trouble
C.many car accidents are caused by dogs
D.people care much about dogs
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科目:高中英语 来源:单元双测同步达标活页试卷 高二英语下 题型:050
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In Glacier National Park, which is in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, there once roamed a little deaf Indian boy. He loved to wander in the forest, and made friends with the animals who lived there. Since he loved animals, he would observe them intently and learn their habits. This little Indian boy's name was John Lewis Clarke.
John Lewis Clarke's grandfather was a graduate from West Point and a captain in the U. S. Army. He was married to the daughter of a Blackfoot Indian Chief and adopted by the tribe. His son, John Lewis Clarke's father, also married an Indian princess, the daughter of Chief Stands Alone. Sadly, John's grandfather was later killed by Indians of another tribe near Helena, Montana.
John Lewis Clarke was not born deaf. He became ill at a young age with scarlet fever. Though he survived, he could no longer hear the sounds that the forest animals made. He could not hear his Indian friends when they called to him. Scarlet fever had caused him to lose his hearing. His Indian friends gave him the name Cutapuis (Cu-ta-pu-ee) which means, “man who talks not.”
Because John could not talk, he could not tell his parents about his many animal friends in the forest and the exciting things that he saw, but he found another way to express himself. He made figures of them out of clay(粘土) from the river banks. Later, when he was older, he learned to carve things out of wood. He loved to carve animals. With an axe and a pocket knife, he carved a life-sized image of a bear from a cedar trunk. The bear looked so real, the only thing missing was its growl.
When John was old enough to go to school, his parents sent him to the Fort Shaw Indian School. However, since he needed special education, he was transferred to a school for the deaf at Boulder, Montana. He also attended the School for the Deaf at Devil's Lake, North Dakota. When he was older, he enrolled at St. Francis Academy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he studied wood carving. While he was still in his teens, John returned to Montana and opened a studio. He began to carve all the animals he had known very well in his childhood, and offer them for sale. He made models of animals out of wood, clay, and stone. He painted pictures using water colors and oils, and did excellent pen and ink drawings. He began to make a name for himself as an artist.
John spent most of his 89 years at his home studio in Glacier Park. Every year when the park season was over, he continued his work in Great Falls, Montana, his second home. Many important people bought John's work. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the famous multimillionaire, was one of them. John's work was on exhibit in many places in this country. John died on November 20,1970. In his life-time, he literally carved his way to fame.
1.John probably started to use American Sign Language as soon as ________.
[ ]
A.he became deaf
B.he entered a school for the deaf
C.he could make figures out of clay
D.his Indian friends taught him
2.The subject of his artwork was mostly animals. This is most likely because ________.
[ ]
A.the environment he grew up has influenced him
B.he was an Indian
C.it was his way of expressing ideas
D.he did not like people
3.“The bear looked so real. The only thing missing was its growl.” This phrase means ________.
[ ]
A.John forgot to add one more thing
B.the bear was missing
C.the bear missed growling
D.the bear looked perfect except that it could not make any sound
4.During the course of his education, John attended ________.
[ ]
A.two schools
B.only a residential school for the deaf
C.four different schools
D.a school in Maine
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013-2014学年福建省高三上学期11月学段考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
A tall figure appeared from the dark door of the tent. It was a smoking young man about twenty three or four. He had an almost black face, though smooth. His moustache was black with curled points. There was an unusual force in his face, and in his daring rolling eyes. cef
Rebecca still stood hesitating like a swimmer about to make his dive, hardly knowing whether to return or move forward.
"Hi, my beauty, what can I do for you?" said he, approaching. Realizing that she was quite at a loss, the man spoke in a gentle voice, "Never mind. I am Mr. Thackeray. Have you come to see me or my mother?"
This scene differed greatly from what Rebecca had expected. She had dreamed of an aged and dignified(威严的) face. She told herself to be calm and answered "I came to see your mother, sir."
"I am afraid you cannot see her-she is ill in bed," replied the representative of the house; for this was Mr. Alee Thackeray, the only son of the noble family. "What is the business you wish to see her about?"
"It isn't business-it is-I can hardly say what!"
"Pleasure?"
"Oh no. Why, sir, if I tell you, it will seem..."
Rebecca's sense of a certain ridicule(奚落,讥笑) was now so obvious and strong that, despite her general discomfort at being here, her rosy lips curved(弯曲) towards a smile, much to the attraction of the young man.
"It is so foolish", she murmured. "I fear I can't tell you!"
"Never mind; I like foolish things. Try again, my dear," said he kindly.
"Mother told me to come," Rebecca continued; "and, indeed, I was in the mind to do so myself. But I did not expect it would turn out like this. I came…sir, I came to tell you that we are of the same family as you."
"Ho Ho! Poor relations?"
"Yes."
"Rossetti?"
"No. Thackeray."
"Ay, ay; I mean Thackeray."
"Our names are worn away to Durbeyfield; but we have several proofs that we are Thackeray. The local scholars hold the view that we are, and...and we have an old seal and a silver spoon marked with the same castle as yours. So mother said we ought to make ourselves known to you, as we've lost our horse by a bad accident. We can hardly make a living."
"It’s very kind of your mother, I'm sure." Alec looked at Rebecca as he spoke, in a way that made her uneasy. "And so, my pretty girl, you've come on a friendly visit to us, as relations?"
"I suppose I have," looking less confident and uncomfortable again.
"Well, there's no harm in it. I mean it doesn’t hurt to come and make yourself known to me. Where do you live? What are you?" …
1.While meeting with Alec, Rebecca feels _______during the whole course.
A. nervous and uneasy
B. excited and hopeful
C. amazed and comfortable
D. pleased but embarrassed.
2.Which of the following is suitable to describe Rebecca’s impression of Alec?
A. unfriendly and ta lkative
B. forceful and daring
C. gentle and reliable
D. older than expected
3.What is Rebecca’s real purpose of making this visit?
A. To see Alec himself.
B. To see Alec's mother.
C. To confirm that they are of the same family.
D. To make known their relationship and seek help.
4.From the passage, we can conclude that Alec appears quite friendly to Rebecca largely because __________.
A. Rebecca is his distant relation
B. Rebecca looks polite to him
C. Rebecca is a pretty girl
D. Rebecca looks ridiculous
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Jackie Chan is satisfied with his limited edition car
China news, May 18 - According to the Hong Kong- [1] (base) newspaper Ta Kung Pao, Jackie Chan [2] (助动词)participated in the promotion of many famous brands of clothing, shoes, stationery and food [3] (介词)recent years. Several days ago, he unveiled(使公诸于众)a limited edition four-wheel drive car, [4] (从属连词)is especially customized(定做, 定制) to his personal taste.
At the press conference in Singapore a few days ago, Jackie said that he [5] (情态动词)have cooperated with Parjero, but the plan was suspended because of the sudden pass-away of the car designer. Later he decided [6] (work)with his old partner Ralliart, [7] (代词)of the brands of Mitsubishi, and finally rolled out(大量生产) this limited edition car with a storage capacity of 3,500 cubic centimeters of oil. Only 50 such cars will be available [8] (介词)the world.
As a car fan, Jackie has participated in the car design himself. The car, [9] (decorate)with the symbols of "dragon", is said to "be comfortable as a sedan(轿子) and powerful as a roadster(跑车)." He added that making this car is to fulfill his dream, not to make money. The car price has not been announced yet due to [10] (物主代词)status of limited edition and different taxations all over the world.
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