Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life?
If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, and then you’ll make it.
Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant
(No Pay with Free Meals)
Place: Manchester
Hours: Part Time
We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!
Role:
You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary(首要的;主要的) concern is to let them know they are valued.
Skills and Experience Required:
You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you’ll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.
1.The text is meant to ________.
A. leave a note
B. send an invitation
C. carry an advertisement
D. present a document
2.The volunteers’ primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ________.
A. to get some financial support
B. to realize their own importance
C. to properly protect themselves
D. to learn some new living skills
3.Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?
A. The one who has done similar work before.
B. The one who can drive a car.
C. The one who has patience to listen to others.
D. The one who can use English to communicate.
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Having experienced a shocking electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, James Franco’s world became completely dark and quiet for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.
One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by lightning. Witnesses (目击者) thought he was dead but he woke up 20 minutes later, lying face down in muddy water. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a tree and a muddy road. When Mrs. Franco came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.
The news of James regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from lightning. However, none of them could give a compelling answer as to why this should happen. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since James lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.
1.The reason why James attempted to kill himself was that ________.
A. a terrible electrical accident happened to him
B. he had to live in a dark and silent world
C. he was struck by lightning once more
D. nobody in the world cared about him
2.What was James doing when he was struck by lightning?
A. Sheltering from the rain under a tree.
B. Putting an end to his life.
C. Taking a walk with a stick.
D. Lying on the ground.
3.What does the underlined word “compelling” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. wrong B. convincing C. unexplained D. true
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. A Terrible Electrical Accident
B. James Franco and His Wife
C. An Unforgettable Experience
D. What a Sudden Shock!
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It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter.
Road politeness is not only good manners, but a good sense. It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarreling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behavior of politeness is by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.
However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. A typical example is the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may not be able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to.
An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in a traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive, let alone master the roadmanship (公路驾车技能). Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take (互谅互让) from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.
1.The passage mainly talks about ________.
A. traffic jams B. good manners
C. road politeness D. modern drivers
2.Troubles on the road are often caused by ________.
A. traffic jams
B. the behavior of the drivers
C. the great speed of modern life
D. terrible road conditions
3.According to the writer, a good driver should ________.
A. encourage children to cross the road whenever they want to
B. beat back when forced to face rude driving
C. be able to recognize politeness when he sees it
D. join in a traffic stream quickly however other people feel
4.It is not always right for drivers to ________.
A. master the roadmanship
B. neglect politeness when they see it
C. give a friendly nod in answer to an act of politeness
D. encourage old ladies to cross the road whenever and wherever they want to
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Dolphins (海豚) live in a dark underwater world. It’s often impossible to see each other or anything else around them, so sound plays an important role in their survival. To communicate with each other, dolphins produce all kinds of sounds.
Only other dolphins understand what the sounds mean. Scientists haven’t uncovered their secret communication, except for one kind of whistle. It might last less than a second, but this whistle is a big deal. Why? Because these whistles are actually names of dolphins — and every dolphin has one. Scientists call these sounds a “signature whistle.” When other dolphins hear the whistle, they know which dolphin is calling.
Dolphins often hunt by themselves but still need to stay connected to the group. Since they can’t always see each other, dolphins use their signature whistles to check in with other dolphins hundreds of yards away. “In coastal areas, dolphins exchange whistles even when they’re a third of a mile apart,” says Greg Campbell, who studies animals. That means dolphins shout out to group members that might be nearly five football fields away.
What’s amazing is who names the baby dolphin. Not the mother. Not an auntie dolphin or another group member. Scientists believe the baby dolphin itself comes up with the signature whistle. Like human babies, a baby dolphin plays with sounds throughout its first year. While testing its sound skills, a baby dolphin is doing something amazing. It’s creating or figuring out its signature whistle. How or why it chooses its signature whistle is not clear. Studies show that most of the time the signature whistle is nothing like its mother’s or group members’ whistles.
When the baby dolphin is about a year old, its signature whistle is set. It repeats it often so the other dolphins learn to recognize it.
Deciphering(破译) dolphin names is just the beginning of figuring out what dolphins communicate about. Do they chat about sharks? Discuss the tides? Maybe they even have a name for people. Someday scientists are to decipher the rest of dolphins’ communication.
1.Sound is important for dolphins because of ________.
A．their poor sense of direction
B．their living environment
C．their strong enemies
D．their big groups
2.The dolphin’s signature whistle ________.
A．lasts a long time
B．can travel long distances
C．is especially helpful in hunting
D．can be recognized by other animals
3.The author writes the text mainly to ________.
A．encourage readers to study dolphins
B．tell readers how dolphins communicate
C．show how lovely and clever dolphins are
D．introduce a special sound made by dolphins
4.A baby dolphin gets its name ________.
A．soon after it was born
B．according to its size
C．all by itself
D．with the help of its group
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Question: I have recently got a senior position within my company．One of my new tasks is to make monthly progress reports on my department in front of other senior officials. During my first meeting, I presented and then opened the floor to questions． 1. _ My first reaction was to answer defensively(防卫地;戒备地)．Later, I realized that I shouldn’t have felt that way．But how can I keep cool and effectively answer questions in this type of settings?
Answer: Congratulations on your new position! Presenting in front of your peers (同事) is a hard task in itself and it becomes much more difficult when a question-and-answer period is required! Question-and-answer periods are a great way to clarify (使……清楚) the message and strengthen key points． 2. __
● 3.
When a person is asking a question, show interest and a desire to understand the question by listening and asking for clarification.
● Buy time
When facing a hard question, most people can’t give an answer immediately．Buy time by repeating the question in your own words． 4. These techniques allow you to quickly organize your thoughts as well as to make sure you will be correctly answering the question.
● Suggest a private meeting.
A one-to-one meeting is a calmer setting than speaking in front of your peers. 5.
A．Show your true interest.
B．Restate the question with respect.
C．Some ideas can be quite concrete.
D．There were many difficult questions.
E．It can also be more effective in exchanging ideas.
F．You may also ask for clarification on the question.
G．Here are some ideas that can help prepare for your next meeting.
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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。
Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes (欠债) me $12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the ________. “You sold me a ticket ________ May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It ________ me $12.”
Harry was ________. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just ________ the Jersey timetable for May 22nd. The woman and her little girl followed him ________. She was ________ right, as Harry soon discovered, there was no ________ on May 22nd. How could he have ________ such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering ________ to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburned,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”
“Yes,” she answered, shyly. “The beach was ________. And I can swim too!” “That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t ________ a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…”
“I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.”
Harry ________ the mother. “I remember your ________, Madam.” he said. “But you didn’t get ________ for your daughter, did you?” “Er, well,” the woman looked at the child. “I mean, she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”
“A four-year-old child ________ have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…, let me see… $13. So ________ the railway pays your hotel, you will ________ $1. The law is the law, but since the ________ was mine…”
The woman stood up, ________ the child’s hand and left the office.
1.A. train B. ship C. office D. hotel
2.A. in B. for C. at D. before
3.A. paid B. spent C. cost D. saved
4.A. worried B. pleased C. disappointed D. interested
5.A. look B. watch C. test D. check
6.A. into B. out C. outside D. inside
7.A. quite B. all C. not D. never
8.A. plane B. sailing C. train D. bus
9.A. broken B. made C. given D. thought
10.A. how B. why C. what D. which
11.A. lovely B. beautifully C. wonderfully D. terrible
12.A. walk B. ride C. swim D. run
13.A. listened to B. asked for C. got to D. turned to
14.A. money B. ticket C. ship D. daughter
15.A. one B. it C. them D. ones
16.A. can B. may C. need D. must
17.A. since B. if C. unless D. until
18.A. owe B. have C. get D. spend
19.A. money B. debt(债务) C. fault D. ticket
20.A. raised B. picked C. took D. brought
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Founded in Yan’an in 1941, Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) is now a famous university located in the Haidian District of Beijing, a place in 1. the key institutions of higher 2. (educate) are concentrated. Excellence in foreign language teaching has allowed BFSU 3. (enjoy) a good fame for quality in teaching and research activities.
The university campus occupies 4. area of 304,553 square meters, with a student dormitory area of 40,000 square meters and a library of 9,997 square meters. The Third Ring Road runs through the center of the university campus, 5. （make） transportation very convenient. The university is 6. (wide) known as Beiwai in Mandarin and BFSU in English.
BFSU has over 600 highly-qualified and 7. (experience) staff members. Each year approximately 120 teachers and experts 8. (employ) from more than 20 9. (country) to teach at BFSU. BFSU is a member of Project 211, a university development program supported 10. the Ministry of Education.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(^)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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）不计分。
Last Thursday, I was standing near a subway exit, try to call a taxi. But no luck. Then I thought of the taxi-booking app my friend has recommended and I booked a taxi through my cell phone. Soon it came and I got into the taxi, feeling pretty proudly of my high-tech way and satisfied with the convenience brought by the app. So later, I found that the driver was busy looking his cell phone to get the next order. It was just then when I began to worry about my safety. What’s bad, the driver’s informations might be false. How can we passengers’ legal rights be protecting if something bad happens? Therefore, be careful when you use the taxi-booking app the next time.
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假如你是李华，你班的美国交换生Tom结束了在你校一年的学习，即将回国。你和同学打算于12月30日下午在班上为他开一个欢送会（farewell party），特写信邀请他参加。要点包括：
1．感谢Tom的帮助；
2．欢送会的时间和地点；
3．对Tom的美好祝愿。
注意：1.词数100左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
How time flies! It’s one year since you came to study Chinese in our school. _______________________________________________________________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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