题目内容
Weekend Miracles
Weekend Miracles give children aged 9 and older in the Children’s Center the opportunity to visit a host family who partners the child to find the child a permanent family. The host family arranges activities that the child will enjoy and introduces the child to their circle of friends—in order to develop a lasting connection with someone.
Organization: Kidsave International
Location: the United States
Duration: 2 days to 6 weeks
Web Designer Needed
We need the skills of a Web designer to help us redesign our website. The project will be fun and fulfilling, and give much needed visibility (能见性) to our grass-roots projects that are serving children and mothers in every corner of the world.
Organization: Children’s Fund
Location: the United States
Duration: 3 weeks to 2 months
Living Miracles
Doctors and dentists are needed as volunteers at Shechen Medical Clinic in Nepal for two months or longer. In Tibet, we need doctors for only 1-2 months. Dentists can come for one month or longer. Please understand that modern conveniences are not available here.
Organization: Dilgo Khyentse Fellowship
Location: Nepal
Duration: 21 days to 6 years
Teaching English to Children in India
The Salus Foundation, Inc. needs help from volunteers, teachers, college students or recent college graduates trained in ESL, or who are willing to be trained in ESL to teach English to the students at the Sulaxim School.
Organization: The Salus Foundation, Inc.
Location: India
Duration: 6 weeks to 9 months
Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Cameroon
In Defense of Animals in Africa needs help from highly motivated, mature volunteers who care about the conservation of great apes and are willing to live in an isolated, challenging, French-speaking environment for six months to benefit our future generation.
Organization: In Defense of Animals in Africa
Location: Cameroon
Duration: 6 months
1.We can infer from the passage that .
A. serving children in every corner of the world is the Web designer’s duty
B. volunteers going to Cameroon should be able to speak French
C. more dentists are needed than doctors in Nepal
D. the time you work in one of these places can be changed
2.Which of the following fields is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Health B. Education C. Politics D. Wildlife conservation
3.Which of the following is suitable for John, an American college student, who wants to learn about the lives of children in other countries?
A. Weekend Miracles
B. Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Cameroon
C. Web Designer Needed
D. Teaching English to Children in India
4.The purpose of Weekend Miracles is mainly to help children .
A. enlarge their circle of friends
B. learn more about the outside world
C. find a family who is willing to raise them
D. get chances to communicate with other children
1.B
2.C
3.D
4.C
【解析】文章介绍了几种活动。
1.推理题。根据Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Cameroon部分的mature volunteers who care about the conservation of great apes and are willing to live in an isolated, challenging, French-speaking environment可知这些志愿者应该能将法语。
2.细节题。根据Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Cameroon部分可知是关于Wildlife conservation;Teaching English to Children in India部分可知是关于教育的问题。Living Miracles部分是关于健康的问题。ABD都提到了,C符合要求。
3.推理题。根据Teaching English to Children in India部分的The Salus Foundation, Inc. needs help from volunteers, teachers, college students or recent college graduates trained in ESL,可知D正确。
4.细节题。根据第一段Weekend Miracles give children aged 9 and older in the Children’s Center the opportunity to visit a host family who partners the child to find the child a permanent family.可知C正确。
Introductory Chemistry was taught at Duke University for many years by professor Bonk. One year, two guys took the class and did pretty well on all the quizzes and mid-terms. They each had a solid A. These two friends were so confident in going into the final that the weekend before finals week, despite the Chemistry final being on Monday, they decided to go to the University of Virginia to party with some friends.
They had a great time there. However, with their hangovers(宿醉)and tiredness, they overslept all day Sunday and didn’t make it back to Duke until early Monday morning. Rather than taking the final then, they found professor Bonk after the final and explained to him how they missed the final. They told him they went up to the University of Virginia for the weekend and had planned to come back in time to study, but they had a flat tire on the way back and didn’t have a spare. So they were late getting back to campus.
Bonk thought this over and agreed that they could take the final the following day. The two guys, happy and relieved, studied that night and went in the next day at the time that Bonk had told them. He placed them in separate rooms and handed each of them a test booklet. He told them to begin.
They looked at the first problem which was something simple about solution(溶解). It was worth 5 points. “Cool,” they thought, “this is going to be an easy final”. They then turned the page. They were unprepared, however, for what they saw on it. The question contained only two words: (95 points) Which tire?
【小题1】 The two guys decided to go to the University of Virginia because ________.
A.they were afraid of the final | B.there was a party there |
C.the final would be held there | D.they thought they can pass the final easily |
A.the two guys came back to campus late on purpose |
B.Bonk wasn’t strict with the two guys |
C.repairing the flat tire took the two guys a lot of time |
D.Bonk didn’t believe the two guys’ explanation |
A.may apology to professor Bonk | B.must have the same scores |
C.wouldn’t be confident in their Chemistry | D.would feel happy and relieved |
A.he who makes no mistakes makes nothing | B.he is wise that is honest |
C.one never loses anything by politeness | D.think twice before you do |
During the week days, they are luckily busy office people; but on weekends, they are just a brood of(一窝)stay-home animals. A recent survey shows that office workers in China prefer quiet and easy ways to spend their weekends.
In the survey, conducted by job seeking and offering website Zhaopin.com, 32.8 percent of the 6,000 respondents choose to stay home at weekends and have a good rest, the Beijing Morning Post reported.
Twenty percent use their days-off to do housework. And only 19.3 percent are willing to have fun during the break time from work. Their first choice of fun is shopping.
Other choices, though practiced by few, include meeting friends, accompanying the children, trips to the suburbs, and lessons for more skills.
When they. go shopping, 54.5 percent of the white-collars actually shop in supermarkets, while 27.9. percent attend other stores, especially when discounts are offered.
These activities don't seem to cost much, as 60 percent spend average less than 200 yuan (US$26) during weekends, and 30 percent no more than 500 yuan.
When asked whom they would spend the weekends with, about 40 percent mention their partners, and 30 percent prefer a weekend all by themselves. Less than 20 percent hang out with friends.
Only 5.8 percent would kill the time with their colleagues. This is because we tend to avoid too many personal contacts with our co-workers when we don't have to work with them, according to some experts.
【小题1】 How many of the office workers who are the respondents do the housework at weekends?
A.1,968. | B.1,158. | C.1,200. | D.1,674. |
A.Because they can't spare time to play with them. |
B.Because they tend to avoid too many personal contacts with hem when they don't have to. |
C.Because. they have many things to deal with at weekends. |
D.Because some experts suggest they should not keep in touch with their colleagues. |
A.There is the same percentage about people preferring a weekend all by themselves and people spending no more than 500 yuan during weekends. |
B.Most office workers can’t afford things in supermarkets, so they prefer to attend other stores, especially when discounts are offered. |
C.More than one fifth of office workers like to hang out with friends. |
D.All the office workers prefer to relax themselves and no one is willing to learn more skills. |
A.How to spend the weekends |
B.Several ways of spending their weekends for office people |
C.How to go shopping on the weekends for office people |
D.Office people prefer easy weekends |
Choosing a nice mountain bike for you is easier than learning how to ride it. Keep these tips in mind:
Decide how you are going to use your new mountain bike.
Are you a new rider who simply wants to travel outdoors on the weekend,weather permitting?Do you intend to test yourself on the rough roads,every day,rain or shine?Or are you going to use your new mountain bike to ride to and from school or work?Be honest about your intentions,and you’re more than half way toward choosing the right mountain bike for you.
Visit your local bike shops.
Any good bike shop will stock a wide range of quality mountain bikes in all price points and sizes. Your local bike shops will carry more than one brand of bicycle. Not only will they sell you a mountain bike that suits your needs,but they will service what they sell. Visit at least a few shops. You’ll get one that satisfies you right away.
Don’t be bashful.
Tell your salesperson how you intend to use your new mountain bike,and how much you are willing to spend. Your salesperson will show you a selection of models and brands accordingly. He or she will also help you determine the right size for you. You may ask more without any sense of shyness.
Take a test ride.
All good bike shops let customers take test rides. There’s a good reason for this beyond “trybeforeyoubuy” salesmanship. Since you already know your price range and find the right size,you now have to find out which brand you ride best. They want you to be happy with your purchase. After only a few test rides from more than one bike shop,the right mountain bike will choose you.
【小题1】
What would be the best title for the text?
A.How to Choose a Mountain Bike |
B.How to Ride a Mountain Bike |
C.Where to Ride Your Local Bike |
D.Why to Take a Test Ride |
The main purpose of visiting bike shops is________.
A.to share happiness with the salesperson |
B.to seek a wide range of quality |
C.to get a mountain bike that satisfies you |
D.to service your new mountain bike |
The underlined word “bashful” means________.
A.cold | B.pitiful | C.shy | D.helpful |
Which of the following is probably the author’s attitude towards “trybeforeyoubuy” salesmanship?
A.Honorable. | B.Favorable. | C.Negative. | D.Suspicious(怀疑的). |