New York City. FreelanceThe KidPass blog is c...

New York City. Freelance

The KidPass blog is created by contributions from awesome freelance writers who work from home, and are excited to share their experiences and recommendations for kids’ activities around New York City! KidPass is flexible, so it allows parents like us to spend more time with their kids and work from home or anywhere they like, while building a great resource of recommendations for other parents.

We are hiring freelance writers who can contribute articles to our blog. We pay you for each article that　 we accept or approve starting at $20 for short articles and $100+ for longer articles with original research, photos, and videos.

If you enjoy being a parent “in the know”, researching new kids’ activities online, or going around your neighborhood to visit new kids’ centres, indoor play spaces, events, or classes, then KidPass could be great for you!

About you:

*Possess a friendly, confident writing style.

*Work from wherever you want.

*Able to explore kid classes and activities in your neighborhood.

*Take photos and videos if you are interested in writing longer research pieces for us.

*Prompt in communication, responsible and able to meet deadlines.

To apply, submit the following:

*Two writing samples that have not been published elsewhere and not been copied.

*For one sample, please include a list/ round-up of five local kids’ classes for a certain age group in your neighborhood.

*For the second sample, please include a single review of one of the kids’ classes/activities and include pictures.

*Submit these by email and include a brief introduction to yourself.

1.What do we know about the KidPass blog?

A. It has a lot to do with children’s activities.

B. It offers much advice on how to raise kids.

C. It teaches parents to design kids’ games online.

D. It encourages parents to accompany their kids more.

2.The passage mainly informs us of 　　 .

A. the history of the KidPass blog

B. the tips on writing good articles online

C. the importance of communicating with kids

D. the requirements of working as a freelance writer

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New York City. Freelance

The KidPass blog is created by contributions from awesome freelance writers who work from home, and are excited to share their experiences and recommendations for kids’ activities around New York City! KidPass is flexible, so it allows parents like us to spend more time with their kids and work from home or anywhere they like, while building a great resource of recommendations for other parents.

We are hiring freelance writers who can contribute articles to our blog. We pay you for each article that　 we accept or approve starting at $20 for short articles and $100+ for longer articles with original research, photos, and videos.

If you enjoy being a parent “in the know”, researching new kids’ activities online, or going around your neighborhood to visit new kids’ centres, indoor play spaces, events, or classes, then KidPass could be great for you!

About you:

*Possess a friendly, confident writing style.

*Work from wherever you want.

*Able to explore kid classes and activities in your neighborhood.

*Take photos and videos if you are interested in writing longer research pieces for us.

*Prompt in communication, responsible and able to meet deadlines.

To apply, submit the following:

*Two writing samples that have not been published elsewhere and not been copied.

*For one sample, please include a list/ round-up of five local kids’ classes for a certain age group in your neighborhood.

*For the second sample, please include a single review of one of the kids’ classes/activities and include pictures.

*Submit these by email and include a brief introduction to yourself.

1.What do we know about the KidPass blog?

A. It has a lot to do with children’s activities.

B. It offers much advice on how to raise kids.

C. It teaches parents to design kids’ games online.

D. It encourages parents to accompany their kids more.

2.The passage mainly informs us of 　　 .

A. the history of the KidPass blog

B. the tips on writing good articles online

C. the importance of communicating with kids

D. the requirements of working as a freelance writer

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

TIME is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It was created in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, making it the first weekly news magazine in the US. Hadden was considered carefree, liked to tease Luce and saw TIME as important but also fun. That accounted for its heavy coverage of celebrities(including politicians), the entertainment industry, and pop culture—criticized as too light for serious news.

It tells the news through people, and for many decades, the magazine’s cover depicted a single person. On Hadden’s death in 1929, Luce became the most important man at TIME and a major figure in the history of 20th-century media.

TIME is also known for its signature red border, first introduced in 1927. It has only changed four times since then. The issue released shortly after the September 11 attacks on the United States featured a black border to symbolize mourning. However, this edition was a special “extra” edition published quickly for the breaking news of the event; the next regularly scheduled issue contained the red border. Additionally, the April 28, 2008 Earth Day issue, dedicated to environmental issues, contained a green border. The next change in border was in the September 19, 2011 issue, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a metallic silver border. The most recent change(again with a silver border) was in the December 31, 2012 issue, noting Barack Obama’s selection as Man of the Year.

TIME has a division magazine, TIME FOR KIDS(TFK), which is especially published for children and is mainly distributed in classrooms. TFK contains some national news, a “Cartoon of the Week”, and a variety of articles concerning popular culture that the younger U.S. citizens are interested in. All the stories in TFK are written by young reporters.

In some advertising campaigns, the magazine has suggested that the letters TIME stand for “The International Magazine of Events”.

1.TIME has a history of _______.

A. about 50 years B. about 70 years

C. about 90 years D. about 150 years

2.Why did some people dislike TIME in the beginning?

A. It had kept its cover the same since the 1920s.

B. It didn’t have a serious tone for important events.

C. It didn’t report important events quickly enough.

D. Henry Luce was in charge of the magazine for too long.

3.Why did TIME change its red border for the first time?

A. To remember the 10th anniversary of an attack.

B. To remind readers to protect the environment.

C. To show great sadness about the deaths.

D. To call on readers to vote for Obama.

4.What do we know about TFK?

A. It has young reporters writing articles.

B. It has a division magazine called TIME.

C. It is designed for kids and teachers.

D. It mainly contains popular culture.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

TIME is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It was created in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, making it the first weekly news magazine in the US. Hadden was considered carefree, liked to tease Luce and saw TIME as important but also fun. That accounted for its heavy coverage of celebrities(including politicians), the entertainment industry, and pop culture—criticized as too light for serious news.

It tells the news through people, and for many decades, the magazine’s cover depicted a single person. On Hadden’s death in 1929, Luce became the most important man at TIME and a major figure in the history of 20th-century media.

TIME is also known for its signature red border, first introduced in 1927. It has only changed four times since then. The issue released shortly after the September 11 attacks on the United States featured a black border to symbolize mourning. However, this edition was a special “extra” edition published quickly for the breaking news of the event; the next regularly scheduled issue contained the red border. Additionally, the April 28, 2008 Earth Day issue, dedicated to environmental issues, contained a green border. The next change in border was in the September 19, 2011 issue, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a metallic silver border. The most recent change(again with a silver border) was in the December 31, 2012 issue, noting Barack Obama’s selection as Man of the Year.

TIME has a division magazine, TIME FOR KIDS(TFK), which is especially published for children and is mainly distributed in classrooms. TFK contains some national news, a “Cartoon of the Week”, and a variety of articles concerning popular culture that the younger U.S. citizens are interested in. All the stories in TFK are written by young reporters.

In some advertising campaigns, the magazine has suggested that the letters TIME stand for “The International Magazine of Events”.

1.TIME has a history of _______.

A. about 90 years　 B. about 70 years

C. about 50 years　 D. about 150 years

2.Why did some people dislike TIME in the beginning?

A. It had kept its cover the same since the 1920s.

B. It didn’t report important events quickly enough.

C. It didn’t have a serious tone for important events.

D. Henry Luce was in charge of the magazine for too long.

3.Why did TIME change its red border for the first time?

A. To remember the 10th anniversary of an attack.

B. To show great sadness about the deaths.

C. To remind readers to protect the environment.

D. To call on readers to vote for Obama.

4.What do we know about TFK?

A. It mainly contains popular culture.

B. It has a division magazine called TIME.

C. It is designed for kids and teachers.

D. It has young reporters writing articles.

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1.If you want to stay in a hotel in New York City for a week and enjoy designer details, memorable allowances, you need to get prepared for at least____________.

A. $ 1550             B. $ 1650              C. $ 1750           D. $ 1850

2.___________ is a good destination for New York rock climbers of all levels.

A. the Parks & Recreation Department           B. Brooklyn Boulders

C. Lower Manhattan                     D. Tent City

3. Suppose you are interested in Shakespeare’s plays, you may pay attention to more details written by _________.

A. ERIC KONIGSBERG                    B. LOUISE STORY

C. FRED A. BERNSTEIN                  D. FELICIA R. LEE

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A designer is recently creating floral installations (花篮) on the streets of Manhattan, New York, that are meant to brighten the days of healthcare and other important workers.

Lewis Miller’s most recent creation is an arrangement popping out of a rubbish can at the corner of West 58th Street and 10th Avenue. “They were very simple. It was just cherry branches. ” Miller said. “ We didn’t disclose the location(位置) so nobody could necessarily go and find them. But plenty of people did find them and then they found his Inslagram information. A post with pictures of the “flower flash” as Miller calls them has gotten more than 16,000 likes in less than a day. “Listen, I’m kind of bored. I’m a creative person. I did something new and it took off,’’ Miller said. It still surprises me reading the comments from yesterday like really how much it feeds peopled souls.

Miller has been dotting Manhattan with floral sunrises for a few years with his arrangements popping out of those New York City hot dog carts (推车) and even construction equipment.

“ And the combination of which is so hard aggressive, compared with flowers which are the exact opposite of that,” Miller said.

Vogue magazine once wrote about him but it’s the reaction from the public many of whom have been restricted inside for weeks that he values most.

“If you can just stop, pause and just have one second of joy - that’s amazing because that’s one of the things that’s so lacking and it’s hard,” Miller said.

As one person on Instagram put it, New York City rubbish has never looked so pretty.

1.Who are the floral installations mainly intended for?

A.Medical workers. B.Busy pedestrians.

C.Cleaning staff. D.Very important persons.

2.What do the citizens think of Miller’s idea of the floral installations?

A.Boring. B.Hopeful.

C.Valuable. D.Admirable.

3.The design is creative because　　　　　 .

A.it is simple B.it is made of rubbish

C.it pops out of a rubbish can D.it is the symbol of New York City

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.Street Art B.A Big Surprise

C.Lewis Miller’s Creation Is Amazing D.Flower Flash Brightens Streets

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On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets 21 and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were22 to go home. Some battled to23 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 24 bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I 25 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most26 had stopped. After making my way27 crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was 28 . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 29 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 30 . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train31 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was 32 through, exhausted and33 .

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer34 I received an email from Garth, my Director.

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 35 reported to work. It is always reassuring（令人欣慰）, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their36 to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that37 message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of 38 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic39 had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately 40 me and put a smile back on my face.

1.A．break          B．flood          C．sink            D．crash

2.A．forced         B．refused          C．adjusted        D．gathered

3.A．order           B．pay             C．take           D．search

4.A．climate       B．scenery          C．storm                 D．burden

5.A．used            B．promised       C．deserved       D．happened

6.A．practice      B．routine           C．process          D．service

7.A．to            B．through          C．over           D．for

8.A．operating   B．cycling             C．turning           D．rushing

9.A．check          B．carry          C．find            D．board

10.A．street       B．ground           C．floor           D．platform

11.A．paused     B．crossed          C．reached         D．parked

12.A．wet           B．weak         C．sick            D．hurt

13.A．ashamed   B．discouraged       C．surprised       D．puzzled

14.A．while         B．when         C．where             D．after

15.A．hardly       B．casually          C．absolutely        D．eventually

16.A．devotion   B．donation         C．connection         D．reaction

17.A．accurate       B．urgent            C．brief           D．humorous

18.A．promise         B．appreciate              C．advice             D．guidance

19.A．troubles        B．signals            C．rules          D．sings

20.A．corrected      B．supported     C．amazed          D．refreshed

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On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets __36___ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were __37__ to go home. Some battled to __38__a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ___39___ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I ___40__ to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _41__ had stopped. After making my way __42__ crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was __43___. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __44__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the ___45__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train __46__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was _47___ through, exhausted and __48__.

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49__I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __50__ reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their _51__ _to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that ___52__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __53__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54___ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately __55____ me and put a smile back on my face.

36. A. break        B. flood        C. sink          D, crash

37. A. forced       B. refused      C. adjusted      D. gathered

38. A. order        B. pay         C. call          D. search

39. A. climate      B. scenery     C. storm         D. burden

40. A. used        B. promised    C. deserved      D. happened

41. practice        B. routine      C. process       D. service

42. A. to          B. through      C. over          D. for

43. A. operating    B. cycling      C. turning        D. rushing

44. A. check       B. carry       C. find           D. board

45. A. street       B. ground       C. floor          D. platform

46. A. paused      B. crossed      C. reached        D. parked

47. A. wet        B. weak         C. sick            D. hurt

48. A. ashamed    B. discouraged    C. surprised       D. puzzled

49. A, while       B. when         C. where          D. after

50. A. hardly      B. casually       C. absolutely      D. eventually

51. A. devotion    B. donation       C. connection      D. reaction

52. A, accurate    B. urgent        C. brief          D. humorous

53. A. promise     B. appreciate      C. advice        D. guidance

54. A. troubles     B. signals        C. rules          D. signs

55. A. corrected     B. supported      C. amazed        D. refreshed

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A blog posted Dec 7, 2018 at 12:17 PM by Alanna Mallon

Alanna Mallon is a Cambridge City Councilor.

Each year in November, I receive a flurry of emails and texts from friends who want to volunteer with their families on Thanksgiving as a way to give back. I also field phone calls from organizations who want to donate to local programs that provide Thanksgiving meals.

However, as an official who still works in the nonprofit sector, I also feel deeply anxious because I know the other 51 weeks of the year, these critical programs that provide food access to residents in need are starving for both volunteers and donations. Hunger is a year round problem, and each week volunteers are the necessary part to ensure that programs are able to serve the community.

At Food For Free, we rely on about 100 volunteers per week, and each of those volunteers is extremely important to providing fresh, healthy food to people in the Greater Boston area who need it. School children who take backpacks of food home on Fridays, community college students who rely on our Family Meals program to thrive in class, elderly and disabled residents who receive twice monthly deliveries of food to their doors through our Home Delivery program, — they all rely on us ensuring enough volunteers show up to do the work.

These volunteers don’t show up in your social media feeds, they don’t win awards and no one writes about them in the local newspapers. But they are heroes. And you can be too.

If everyone made a promise to volunteer once a month, or even once a quarter, I know that we could reduce some of the anxiety these organizations feel, as a more reliable volunteer network allows them to focus on helping people, not filling volunteer slots.

Here is a list of a few organizations who are doing critical work in Cambridge to address food insecurity. Offer your time to an organization, they will be deeply grateful—and I am going to bet that you will feel pretty good about yourself too.

Food For Free: http://foodforfree.org/volunteer.

CEOC: http://ceoccambridge.org/food-pantry.

Harvard Square Homeless Shelter: https://hshshelter.org/volunteer.

Community Cooks: https://communitycooks.org/join-us.

Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House: http://margaretfullerhouse.org

1.What can be learnt from the first two paragraphs？

A. The food safety worries the author.

B. Volunteers are needed all year round.

C. Donations can be made through the Internet.

D. People like getting together on Thanksgiving.

2.Paragraph 3 is mainly about ________.

A. the need for fresh food B. the duty of Food For Free

C. the value of voluntary work D. the difficult life of local people

3.The passage is to ________.

A. call for action B. express thanks

C. advertise programs D. introduce websites

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One cold evening, I was waiting outside for a taxi in New York City. Later, I was _______by a man in his thirties. Obviously, he was angry, complaining how _______New Yorkers were. I knew my _______would only be about 10 minutes and a part of me wanted to keep _______and just move on, but I also wanted to try and connect.

I asked him why. He told me he had just come from JFK airport _______a customer, which means $70 in lost fare (车费), a fairly big deal. I tried to share his _______. Gradually, he calmed down. He mentioned he had read an article _______that the happiest people are those who give. _______, he hoped to have more chance to _______in his life, I was starting to ________being with him!

Arriving at my destination, I paid him, giving a generous tip. I also pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Sir, I share the same ________of giving with you. Here’s the extra money for you. ________it, since you’ve already ________$70 from JFK. But, if you want to experience the ________of giving, give it to the next ________.”

For a moment I thought I was so ________! But the driver ________me by saying, “Sir, I have a ________idea. You give that $20 to a homeless person and I will serve the next rider for free.”

It was an honor meeting the driver and learning the lesson of ________everyone is able to give and surprise ________with their generosity.

1.A.taken up B.picked up C.sent up D.put up

2.A.serious B.cruel C.horrible D.strict

3.A.ride B.flight C.way D.distance

4.A.free B.calm C.busy D.silent

5.A.with B.without C.for D.to

6.A.delight B.worry C.unhappiness D.surprise

7.A.saying B.writing C.telling D.speaking

8.A.Otherwise B.However C.Besides D.Therefore

9.A.give B.share C.take D.forgive

10.A.mind B.regret C.enjoy D.hate

11.A.idea B.action C.practice D.story

12.A.Forget B.Keep C.Put D.Pay

13.A.given B.got C.lost D.gained

14.A.force B.energy C.strength D.power

15.A.passenger B.conductor C.stranger D.tourist

16.A.bad B.cool C.silly D.simple

17.A.disappointed B.satisfied C.surprised D.encouraged

18.A.better B.further C.worse D.newer

19.A.what B.when C.which D.how

20.A.one B.another C.other D.some

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