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For many people,volunteering is a way of life.Holidays are the time of the year that more people are in a giving mood.Homeless shelters,children’s hospitals,and nursing homes are excellent places to give of one’s time.

Volunteering in Homeless Shelters

There is a homeless directory online that anyone can easily access to find the closest homeless shelter to their home.According to the homeless shelter directory,currently there are 3,233 shelters in the US,so it is not difficult to find a shelter.Helping to serve food,picking up donations of food,preparing meals,and cleaning up are things that one can do to help at a homeless shelter.

Volunteering in Children’s Hospitals

Every child needs comfort and joy,especially during the holiday seasons.By visiting sick children in hospitals,an individual provides helping hands by supplementing the services usually done by the hospital staff.Personalizing the hospital experience adds to the comfort and happiness of the children and their families.Volunteers provide help,and positive interactions (相互交流) which enhance the patient’s quality of care.Help is needed almost everywhere in a hospital;from the lobby,parking lot,cafeteria,to admitting,helping with the gift cart,and even reading to children in the waiting rooms or their hospital rooms.

Volunteering in Nursing Homes

According to the National Center for Health Statistics,“Over 50% of those living in nursing homes do not have close relatives and 46% have no living children.” Life in a nursing home is lonely,confusing,and frightening for many residents. Volunteering at a nursing home is a great opportunity to make a difference in someone else’s life.Playing cards,sitting with and talking to a resident,taking a walk,or sharing a meal makes a huge difference,especially when they have no other sole on earth to visit them.

The three examples above are only a small fraction of institutions in which volunteers are needed.Giving of oneself,especially during the holidays blesses and cheers others.

【1】According to the passage,what can a volunteer do in nursing homes?

A.Visiting the sick children.

B.Picking up the donated food.

C.Helping with the gift cart.

D.Playing cards with a lonely old man.

【2】What can we learn about the volunteering?

A.You can only volunteer during the holidays.

B.You can help prepare meals in a nursing home.

C.It is easy to find a homeless shelter to volunteer.

D.Help is needed everywhere in a homeless shelter.

【3】In a children’s hospital,which of the following is true?

A.Over 50% of those living there do not have relatives.

B.A personal visit brings happiness to a sick boy.

C.Children live a lonely and frightening life.

D.Children love listening to volunteers’ reading.

【4】The best title for the passage would be ________.

A.Giving of oneself cheers others

B.Volunteering is a way of life

C.Volunteering during the holidays

D.Giving is better than taking

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Deputy (副职) Head Teacher Wanted

Position:Deputy head teacher

Employer:Bracknell Forest Council

Published:10∶00 A.M.Mon.Dec.12,2011

Closing date:10∶00 A.M.Mon.Jan.16,2012

Working pattern:Fulltime

Salary:£20,000-£34,999 per year

Location:Jennett’s Park Primary School,Bracknell,Berkshire

The governors are seeking to employ an enthusiastic deputy head teacher to be a key partner in founding and leading our brandnew primary school in Bracknell.

We offer:

a brand-new school building

● the opportunity to work in close partnership with the head teacher and governors to create and develop a new staff team

a growing community looking forward to their new school opening

the opportunity for further professional development which will support you through the next stage of your career

the opportunity to lead key projects across the school

You will be:

an excellent classroom practitioner (从业人员),who will enjoy shaping and delivering a broad,balanced and creative curriculum in class

able to lead the staff by focusing on teamwork

committed to working in partnership with parents and the nearby community

For further information,you can contact the head teacher,Ms Maria Soulsby,by dialing 32899918 or you can send an email to Maria,soulsby@bracknellforest.gov.uk. You can also come to visit our school in person.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date,that means your application has not been accepted.Apply using Bracknell Forest Council application forms only;CVs (简历) will not be accepted.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

All staff employed in the school must be aware that a check on the criminal record will be done.

【1】According to the passage,the deputy head teacher ________.

A.will work for the school as a parttime teacher

B.will have the opportunity to work with governors

C.doesn’t have to work with parents

D.must be aware of his criminal record

【2】From the passage we can know that Jennett’s Park Primary School________.

A.has a long and old history

B.uses an old building

C.has a woman head teacher

D.wants to have a male deputy head teacher

【3】Whose application is likely to be accepted?

A.A person who sends the required application form on January 13,2012.

B.A person who sends a specially designed CV on January 15,2012.

C.A person who used to be a professional head teacher.

D.A person who is able to create a curriculum with his team members.

【题目】One day while walking along the bank of a river, a rabbit couple saw a wounded(受伤的) ant lying unconsciously(没有直觉地) on the grass. The rabbit couple gently put the ant on the leaf of a nearby plant. She soon recovered(恢复) and saw the rabbit couple sitting beside her.

The ant remembered that she had found herself under the foot of a cat by chance and fainted(晕倒). She asked how she reached the leaf top. The rabbit couple told her what had happened. The ant thanked them and said she would help them when they needed help.

The rabbit couple went further up the river to enjoy the bright sun. They had been there many times and would spend many hours playing and relaxing in the sun.

One fine day, the couple were again on their way to the river while the ant was playing on the leaf of a tree. She saw the rabbit couple walking towards the river. A few hours later she saw them sleeping peacefully on the soft grass by the river. Suddenly she saw a lion moving towards the grass where the rabbit couple were sleeping. The lion saw the rabbits sleeping, and started walking quietly to attack them.

Realizing the hazard getting close to the rabbits, the ant jumped from the leaf to the lion’s shoulder and bit() the lion’s back. The lion cried out in pain, waking the rabbit couple. The rabbits ran away quickly and the ant jumped off the lion’s back into the grass.

A white pigeon(鸽子) who watched this event cheered at the courage(勇气) of the ant and told the whole story to the rabbits. The rabbit couple were moved and thanked the ant. They became best friends.

1According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The ant was small but clever.

B. The ant was hurt by the lion.

C. The white pigeon was as brave as the ant.

D. The lion wanted to play a joke on the rabbit couple.

2The underlined word “hazard” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_____”.

A. reality B. danger

C. experience D. warning

3According to the passage, which is the correct order of the following events?

a. The ant jumped into the grass to hide.

b. The ant bit the lion’s back.

c. The lion moved towards the rabbit couple.

d. The rabbit couple saved the ant.

e. The ant saw the rabbit couple sleeping on the grass.

A. d, c, e, a, b B. e, c, b, a, d

C. d, e, c, b, a D. c, d, e, b, a

4From the first three paragraphs, we can learn that _____.

A. the rabbit couple put the ant on the leaf of a plant to hide her

B. the rabbit couple often went to the river

C. the rabbit couple and the ant knew each other very well before

D. the ant was wounded after fighting with a cat

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There are probably no people on Earth who like to gossip (说闲话) as much as the British.If prying into other’s lives were an Olympic sport,then Team GB would surely take the gold medal.

And when the British can’t watch the lives of real people with glee,they have another source of entertainment to fall back on—the soap opera.British soap operas are very different to US TV dramas.For one,they are normally longer running.The two most popular,Coronation Street and Eastenders,have been running for 48 and 24 years respectively.Both are broadcast several times a week,so remarkably there have been more than 7,000 episodes of Coronation Street.

The most obvious difference is that,unlike US dramas,the British soap operas focus on the real world.There is little glamour,the stars are rarely rich,and they normally have boring jobs.Perhaps the appeal is that the lives of the characters often mirror the lives of the audience—but with some drama added.This means the viewer can relate to the characters and feel the pain and happiness they go through on the show.

Because these soap operas last for decades,the cast is ever changing.The shows rarely focus on one or two main characters.Like the real world,people come and go all the time.However,there are exceptions.Coronation Street’s William Roach,76,has played the role of Ken Barlow since the very first episode of the show in 1960,and he is still a regular.

The choice of which soap opera you follow is often cultural:People from the north of British tend to watch Coronation Street as it is set in Manchester.People from the south generally prefer Eastenders,which is set in the east of London.The show is generally considered grittier and is aimed at a younger audience.

【1】What does this passage mainly talk about?

A.British people like to know things about other people.

B.British team can get Olympic gold medals.

C.What is British soap opera.

D.People in the north like different things from the people in the south.

【2】What is the main difference between American dramas and British soap operas?

A.American dramas are longer.

B.British soap operas are longer.

C.American dramas deal with dangerous things.

D.British soap operas deal with real people.

【3】Why do British people like to watch such operas?

A.They can find their own life from the operas.

B.They can enjoy the operas in their free time.

C.They can watch the operas for many years.

D.They care about the fate of the characters in the operas.

【4】The underlined word “episodes” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ________.

A.plays B.pages

C.issues D.parts

【5】One characteristic of British operas is that ________.

A.the characters play the same role for a long time

B.the characters in the play often change

C.people don’t know what will happen next

D.there is only one or two characters in them

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