题目内容
It is good to get in touch with your inner child from time to time,and obviously some people are willing to pay big money for the chance to do so in a proper environment.A Brooklyn-based adult preschool is charging customers between $333 and $999 for the chance to act like a kid again.
At Preschool Mastermind in New York adults get to participate in show—and—tell,arts—and—crafts such as finger paint,games like musical chairs and even take naps.The month-long course also has class picture day where the adults are expected to have a field trip and a parent day.
30-year-old Michelle Joni Lapidos,the brain behind the adult preschool,studied childhood education and has always wanted to be a preschool teacher.She’s always on the lookout for new ways to get people in touch with the freedom of childhood.A friend encouraged her to start the mastermind course instead.
According to Candice,her blogger friend,Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children.“I realized all the significances of what we learn in preschool,”said founder Michelle Joni,“People come here and get in touch with their inner child.It’s magical.We are bringing ourselves back to another place,another time with ourselves when we are more believing in ourselves,more confident and ready to take on the world.”
“One person’s here because they want to learn not to be so serious.”Michelle said.“Another's here to learn to be more confident.”She explained that most of the classes were planned.However,Joni added that while the planned activities were fun,it was often the spontaneous(自发的)moments that attracted students.“It’s the things you don’t plan for,the sharing between friends and learning from each other.’’
1.What is the purpose of Preschool Mastermind?
A.To give adults a chance to return to childhood.
B.To help parents understand their children better.
C.To provide practical training courses for teachers.
D.To introduce some ways of playing with children.
2.What is mainly discussed about Preschool Mastermind in Paragraph 2 ?
A.Its customers. B.Its activities.
C.Its environment. D.Its schedule·
3.According to Candice,people come to this program to________·
A.enjoy freedom of thinking
B.realize their childhood dreams
C.discover their inner abilities
D.figure out childhood puzzles
4.What do we know about Michelle Joni?
A.She used to be a preschool teacher.
B.She likes to make plans in advance.
C.She founded Preschool Mastermind.
D.She gained confidence by sharing.
Volunteer(志愿者) Projects Abroad
Working place: Brasov, Romania Living place: Host families Age requirements: 16~19 years old Local official languages: Romanian For those looking to break into the competitive world of journalism, this is for you! You will be working at “The Village”, an English and Romanian language magazine. As a writer you will work on special tasks, reporting local events with guidance from the editor. You will be interviewing local people, reviewing events, writing reports, and taking photographs. You will be working alongside the local experts. Before leaving Romania you should have several articles ready to be published in the next edition. You will also have the chance to live with a local host family. This will give you a full understanding of Romanian and Eastern European culture and society. |
Working place: Koh Sdach, Cambodia Living place: Host families Age requirements: 15~19 years old Local official languages: English & Khmer Volunteers joining our project in Cambodia will travel to the island of Koh Sdach. The facilities there are basic, but you will become part of this tiny island community(社区), learn to dive, and take part in valuable community projects. During your stay you will complete a course to qualify you to dive. After that you will take part in dives to clean up the seabed and collect data on rare fish. When not in the ocean, you will take part in land-based activities, including a woods survey and helping with a beach clean-up. During the two weeks you may also have the chance to join in a village fun day where volunteers play games and run fun water-based activities with the village children. |
Working place: Accra, Ghana Living place: Host families Age requirements: 16~19 years old Local official languages: English & Twi On this project you will spend two weeks living with a host family and coaching soccer in friendly West Africa! Working alongside a local coach, you will spend your two weeks based at our sports placement in Accra learning soccer coaching and developing your skills alongside the locals. You can work on your coaching ability by preparing children for games, which you can help referee(裁判). You will develop their skills and confidence while having fun playing soccer at the same time. |
1.“The Village” is the name for _________.
A. a local magazine
B. a volunteer project
C. the task given by the editor
D. the place where volunteers live
2.What will the volunteers in Cambodia do?
A. Help with fishing.
B. Clean up the seabed.
C. Give a diving course.
D. Teach the village children.
3.The underlined word “coaching” probably means ________.
A. nursing B. watching
C. playing D. teaching
4.All the volunteers of the three projects will ________.
A. work for two weeks
B. be at least 16 years old
C. stay with local families
D. learn the local language