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Miya volunteered abroad in Costa Rica with World Endeavors assisting at an orphanage(孤儿院)and teaching English at a school．
As a freshman at Yale University, Miya had plans to go to medical school．Knowing that her next two summers would be occupied doing research, Miya decided to go abroad the summer after her freshman year．“I wanted to improve my command of the Spanish language and learn about the culture and history of another country,” she explained．In the summer of 2014, Miya volunteered for six weeks in the World Endeavors program in Atenas, Costa Rica, working in an orphanage and teaching English to children in grades one through six．
“A long time before I left, I had positive expectations for the trip,” said Miya．But as the date grew closer she found herself getting more and more nervous．“I thought, what if my host family doesn’t like me? What if I get sick?”
Her fears, as fears often are, turned out to be unfounded．“The people were so supportive and loving,” said Miya．“I felt like I was part of the family．”
Miya’s host family had a large network of cousins who all lived within shouting distance． The family would cook together, and at night would go dancing, talk or eat ice cream．She noted that the World Endeavors staff on location—Diego and Mercedes, and Mercedes’ husband and daughter –were particularly helpful, taking her right to her neighborhood from the airport, and checking up periodically to make sure everything was going well．
While her nights were spent dancing, cooking, and talking with her host family, Miya’s days were occupied with the children of her host city．“I would teach in the morning, and work in the orphanage in the afternoon,” said Miya, whose placements were within walking distance from her host family．While the children were a lot of work, Miya felt a strong connection to the kids in the orphanage．
Miya noted that Costa Rica is one of the more developed countries in Central America． A nearby Internet café, for example, helped her to stay in touch with her family while she was away．And now, back in the United States, the Internet helps her keep in touch with her host family．Their correspondence continues in Spanish．And her host parents, Rosario and Jorge, recently sent Miya a Christmas card through the mail．
Back at school, Miya continues to pursue her instinct to improve education through volunteering． She participates in a mentoring group and works on a community health education program for high school students．Her time in Costa Rica, she says, “fits right into my interests in global health．”
1.What is World Endeavors?
A．It is a program to help people do voluntary job．
B．It is an orphanage in Costa Rica．
C．It is a school that needs English teachers．
D．It is a community that has health education program．
2.What can you know about Miya’s host family from the passage?
A．They took her to her neighborhood from the airport．
B．They checked up periodically to make sure everything was going well．
C．They had a large network of cousins who all lived far away from each other．
D．They treated her as a family member．
3.Which of the following is correct about Miya?
A．She taught English in a middle school in Costa Rica．
B．The orphanage she worked in is very close to her host family．
C．Her days were occupied with the children of her host family
D．She did not have much work when she worked in the orphanage．
4.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?
A．Miya is not doing some voluntary jobs back at school
B．She lost touch with her faimly while she was in Costa Rica．
C．She still corresponds with her host family on the internet in English．
D．The experience abroad fits into her interests in global health
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A．Miya, Volunteer in Costa Rica
B．Miya, Teach English in Costa Rica
C．Miya, Work in an Orphanage in Costa Rica
D．Miya, Study at Yale University
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SELF-REFLECTION OF TEACHING PRACTICES READING, WRITING,TALKING
Please do not sign your name．Mark the responses that most nearly reflect your teaching practices．This is one way to reflect your practices and how much you got out of it．
Keep one copy and give one to your tutor(s0．
HOW OFTEN:
0=never 1=rarely 2=sometimes (1-2x/ week)
3=moderately(3x/week) 4=often(4x/week) 5=daily
1.According to the passage, who most probably mark the responses in the form?
A．Professional tutors．
B．Language teachers．
C．Personal physician．
D．Psychological therapist．
2.According to the passage, which frequency degree would you choose if you carry out the practice in the form not at all often?
A．0
B．1
C．2
D．3
3.Mr．Kent bears EXTENTION OF LEARNING idea in mind, he quite often tends to ______．
A．always set groups to encourage students to work out something by putting heads together
B．prepare grade-level materials for teaching
C．develop students reading skills during pre- while-and- post-reading stage
D．provide students with extra learning materials to further their study
4.Mrs．Grace likes to share her version of tasks outcome in class, which could be labeled ____．
A．ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING
B．KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION
C．DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES
D．SELF-SELECTION
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Here’s something that might make you feel a little better the next time you have a serious case of hanger - you’re not being irrational or unreasonable, it’s just science．
The concept of being ‘hangry’ - angry because you’re hungry - comes up among ScienceAlert staff．But there’s nothing wrong with being hangry - there’s a scientific reason why having low blood sugar can make some people aggressive．
According to a study published earlier this year, blood sugar levels directly related to how married couples were likely to treat each other．Working with 107 couples over three weeks, the researchers, led by psychologist Brad Bushman from the Ohio State University in the US, found that when individuals experienced lower than usual blood sugar levels, they became increasingly aggressive and mean towards their significant others．
This was measured through the use of a good old-fashioned voodoo doll — the volunteers were each given one, along with 51 pins, to represent their spouse-a partner in marriage．Each person’s aggressive impulses（冲动）were then measured based on how many pins they stuck into their spouse-dolls every night throughout the experiment．
Aggression, on the other hand, was measured by volunteers blasting（炮轰）their spouse with a loud and unpleasant noise in the headphones they had to wear．
Turns out that the volunteers who experienced the lowest blood sugar levels stuck more pins into their voodoo dolls, and forced louder and longer blasts of noise on their spouses than those who had plenty of glucose(葡萄糖) in their system．
"People are often the most aggressive against the people to whom they are closest — intimate partners,” the researchers concluded．"Intimate partner violence might be partly a result of poor self-control．Self-control of aggressive impulses requires energy, and much of this energy is provided by glucose from the food we eat．"
As Susannah Locke explains at Vox, glucose is the only molecule（分子） that our brains will accept as fuel．This means, quite simply, that when we’re not producing enough glucose, our brains won’t function properly．It also means that we lack the energy we need to maintain self-control, which is why we’re more likely to hit or criticize others suddenly in an uncharacteristic manner when we haven’t eaten in a while．
1.According the passage, what can make you feel better?
A．Knowing that your are being irrational．
B．Knowing that your are being angry
C．Knowing that you are being hungry
D．Knowing that you are angry for a reason．
2.How did the researchers get the final result of the experiments in various ways?
A．By making good use of a doll to represent their spouse．
B．By using voodoo dolls , pins and headphones to measure their aggression．
C．By measuring aggression based on how many pins they stuck into their dolls
D．By measuring aggressive impulses in terms of their blasting their spouse with a noise．
3.Which of the following is right according to Susannah Locke?
A．Glucose is our brain's fuel．
B．We lack energy to control ourselves．
C． Without glucose, our brain will function properly．
D．We are more likely to lose control if we produce enough glucose．
4.From the passage, in which condition will you be more likely to feel angry?
A．At 8:00 a．m, you are driving a car alone after having breakfast．
B．At 11．00 a．m, you are in your office with colleagues waiting for the lunch．
C．At 5:00 p．m, you are cleaning the house at home while your wife is cooking．
D．At 6:00 p．m, you are taking a walk with your family after having dinner．
5.What did researchers conclude from the research?
A．Lower blood sugar level had less pins stuck than higher blood sugar．
B．Poor self-control could cause aggression between intimate partners．
C．People are often the most aggressive against the strangers．
D．People with more glucose force louder blasts of noise
6.What does the underlined word “aggressive” in the second paragraph mean?
A．有进取心的
B．好争斗的
C．积极的
D．乐观的
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