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Why TFT is the best

Local Experiences

Our mission is authentic travel. We partner with local experts to create enriching experiences that teach teens to be savvy (有见识的) travelers. Every program is designed to be hands-on — emphasizing doing and feeling, in addition to just seeing, so teens discover what it means to live like a local in every country we visit.

Small and Diverse

Group sizes of 14-21 students allow us to travel comfortably and to make real connections to each other and the host community. Participants come from a mix of different states, regions, and countries. We also welcome solo travelers — 75% of our teens join us without a friend!

The Most Variety

We offer cultural exploration, community service, language, and photography programs to Europe, Africa, Latin America, Oceania, Asia, and North America. We have more programs in more destinations than any other teen travel company. With over 100 programs and 40+ countries to choose from, you’re sure to find a program that’s the perfect fit.

Check out what past travelers have to say about TFT and discover why we are the best.

“This is simply one of the best things we ever did for Ethan. That first trip opened him to a new world. Different cultures, food, diversity, sights, relationships, team building, confidence, independence … only a few of the positive gains for Ethan. Now, he is off to George Washington University with confidence, excitement, and an awareness for others for which we are so grateful. We are pleased and appreciative beyond words to be a member of the TFT family for a lifetime!”

1.What is TFT most probably be?

A.A youth travel organization. B.An advertising company.

C.A cross-culture program. D.A learning center for students.

2.Who’s Ethan in the text?

A.A tour guide. B.An employee of TFT.

C.A university teacher. D.A former customer.

3.Where is this text most likely from?

A.A website advertisement. B.A newspaper report.

C.A textbook on tourism. D.A geographical book.

高二英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day the employees of a large company in St Louis，Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said：“Yesterday the person who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral(葬礼) in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”

At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died，but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be.

The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered：“Who is this person that was hindering my progress? Well，at least he’s no longer here.”

One by one the employees got closer to the coffin(棺材) and when they looked inside it they became speechless. They stood over the coffin，shocked and in silence，as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.

There was a mirror inside the coffin：Everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said. “There is only one person who can set limits to your growth：it is YOU.”

You are the only person who can revolutionize(彻底改变) your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness，your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.

Your life does not change when your family changes，when your friends change，when your boss changes，and when your company changes.

Your life changes when YOU change，when you go beyond your limiting beliefs，when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.

1.The writer’s purpose in writing the article is to tell us that __________.

A．the harder we work，the more successful we will become

B．our work and life are closely connected with others

C．changing our lives is down to us

D．we will have a better future if people do not hinder our development

2.People were speechless when they looked inside the coffin because __________.

A．there was nothing but a mirror inside

B．they could see their own souls inside

C．their closest colleague lay inside

D．what was inside told a great truth

3.Who probably wrote the sign on the front door?

A．The company boss.

B．A worker who liked to make fun of others.

C．The director in charge of production.

D．A worker who wanted to teach others a lesson.

4.What can we conclude from the article?

A．The employees went to the gym to join the funeral.

B．The lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly.

C．The employees’ lives depended on the attitude of their boss.

D．The employees got angry after the funeral..

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Baseball developed gradually from a number of different ball-and-stick games originating in England. As early as the American Revolution, it was noted that troops played “base ball” in their free time. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright formalized the New York Knickerbocker’ version of the game.

The “New York Game” spread rapidly, replacing earlier localized forms. From its beginnings, baseball was seen as a way of satisfying the recreational needs of an increasingly urban-industrial society. At its beginning it was played by and for wealthy gentlemen. A club might consist of 40 members. The president would appoint two captains who would choose teams from among the members. Games were played on Monday and Thursday afternoons, with the losers often providing an expensive evening’s entertainment for the winners.

During the 1850-1870 period the game was changing, however, with increasing commercialism, under-the-table payments to outstanding players, and gambling(赌博) on the outcome of games. Beginning with the first openly all-salaried team (Cincinnati’s Red Stocking Club) in 1869, the 1870-1890 period saw the complete professionalization of baseball, including formation of the National Association of Professional Baseball Players in 1871. The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs was formed in 1876, run by business-minded investors in joint-stock company(股份公司) clubs. The 1880s has been called Major League Baseball’s “Golden Age”. Profits rocketed, players’ salaries rose somewhat, a season of 84 games became one of 132, a weekly periodical “The sporting News” came into being, wooden stadiums replaced open fields, and the standard refreshment became hot dogs, soda pop and peanuts. In 1900 the Western League based in the growing cities of the Midwest declared itself the American League.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A.The original rules of baseball.

B.The commercialization of baseball.

C.The influence of the “New York Game” on baseball.

D.The development of baseball in the nineteenth century.

2.What can we learn about the “New York Game” at its beginning?

A.The game was played twice a week.

B.A baseball team might consist of 40 members.

C.The winners would get rewarded by the president.

D.The president would choose teams from among the member.

3.What do we know about the baseball game during the 1850-1870 period?

A.The game became completely professional.

B.People bet on the result of games.

C.The game came into a “Golden Age”.

D.Most baseball players got extra incomes.

4.During the 1880s, the baseball games _____.

A.were played in wooden stadiums

B.were reported by a daily sporting newspaper

C.were played less in a league season

D.were controlled by famous investors

高二英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once in a company, a team of 40 employees from different departments were working together on a project. The team consisted of bright and _______ young members but the problems was that they wouldn't _______ information.

So one day the leader of the project _______ them to take part in an event. In this event there were several fun _______. First the leader showed them into a room full of fun decorations and hundreds of colorful _______ on the floor. In the center of the room was a box full of balloons that had not been _______ yet. Seeing this, everyone was _______ and was guessing wildly what kind of activity it could be. The leader said, “Each of you pick up a balloon and blow it up. Then write your _______ on it.”

After everyone did as told, they were asked to _______ their balloons inside the room and ________ quickly. Minutes later, the team were asked to come back into the room and were ________ that they had to find the balloon they ________ with their own name on it among hundreds of balloons scattered there. The leader told them the first three to ________ the balloon with their own name will be the ________. And they were not allowed to pop (弄破) any balloon.

________ everyone tried their best to find their balloon, but ________ after twenty minutes, not a single person ________ to find their balloon. The leader came and told them that this round was ________ and everyone should go for the next round.

For the next round, the leader told them that, if any team member found any balloon with names on it, then ________it to the person whose name was on it. Everyone did so and within a couple of minutes, ________ member of the team had their own balloon with their own name on it.

1.A.pessimistic B.passive C.selfless D.enthusiastic

2.A.analyze B.share C.collect D.seek

3.A.invited B.allowed C.forced D.expected

4.A.courses B.parties C.activities D.requirements

5.A.boxes B.balloons C.pens D.toys

6.A.picked up B.hung up C.hold up D.blown up

7.A.satisfied B.shocked C.excited D.embarrassed

8.A.answer B.wish C.prediction D.name

9.A.leave B.fly C.exchange D.burst

10.A.enter B.hide C.exit D.escape

11.A.warned B.told C.convinced D.reminded

12.A.left behind B.taken away C.picked out D.put away

13.A.follow B.decorate C.color D.find

14.A.candidates B.leaders C.winners D.survivors

15.A.Carefully B.Happily C.Curiously D.Nervously

16.A.still B.just C.only D.even

17.A.tried B.managed C.offered D.failed

18.A.replaced B.held C.finished D.changed

19.A.sold B.gave C.threw D.lent

20.A.every B.one C.another D.no

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The company wouldn’t decide to_________ dozens of its employees in spite of the sharp drop in sales.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Those who work on the “996” model (where employees work from 9am to 9pm, 6 days a week) must envy their counterparts (对应的人)in an American company, because they have a shorter work week. Basecamp, a Chicago-based web application company gives all his employees a short work week: just four days—a total of 32 hours, between May and September every year. Also, they usually work five days a week for the rest of the year.

“That’s plenty of time to get great work done. This is all we expect and all we want from people,” says Jason Fried, a co-founder. “Working 60-plus, or 70-plus hours is unnecessary. In fact, if you have to work 60-plus or 70-plus hours a week, there’s a management problem.”

The company’s summer workload must fit reduced hours, Mr. Fried insists, otherwise the benefits of a shorter week - to recover from work, enjoy time with family and develop outside interests - would be undone.

His new research finds that it is not just long hours that are harmful to employees’ physical and mental health. It is also the intensity (强度)of work. Moreover, it suggests that intensity work harms career prospects (前景).That is because unbearable hours and intensity are in the opposite direction, reducing the quality of the work.

The research concludes that the level of intensity we apply to the work we do is generally “a stronger predictor of unfavorable outcomes than overtime work”. The research compared people of similar jobs and education levels, and found they were more likely to suffer poorer happiness and worse career prospects, including satisfaction, security and promotion, when they worked at an intense level for long periods.

1.What do we know about Basecamp’s four — day work week?

A.It lasts nearly half a year. B.The work pressure is too high.

C.There are some management problems. D.Employees work more than 8 hours a day.

2.What does Mr. Fried intend to say in paragraph 2?

A.Given plenty of time, people can do more.

B.To get work done well needs plenty of time.

C.People can do a job very well in a short work week.

D.A long work week is appropriate for reduced workload.

3.What does the research mentioned in the text want to tell us?

A.Getting much more rest. B.Improving work quality.

C.Refusing a five-day work week. D.Avoiding working too intensely.

4.What can be the best title for this passage?

A.More Work, More Profits B.Shorter Week, Better Reward

C.Less Work, Less Benefits D.Longer Hours, Higher Intensity

高二英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

All of the employees in my company helped raise money for a girl who worked in a company 1. (compete) with us. A few weeks ago she was diagnosed with cancer. She lost her father while she was studying in Grade 6; she is 2. mother of a 3-year-old daughter Lily. With no one 3. (look) after her kid, she lives on a small income and 4. is difficult for her family to handle the expenses of her treatment.

When we came to know of her diagnosis, we wrote a report to the top management and to our HR Department, in 5. we expressed our hope to help. We decided to contribute from all the employee’s 6. (salary). The employees from her company had each paid 2 days’ salary for her 7. (medicine) expenses, and many charity members had 8. (generous) donated for her treatment. From our hotel, we raised about $1333 for her post-operative care expenses.

Now she is back from the hospital and her health is getting better day by day. Today we 9. (go) to meet her at home and to hand over the fund that 10. (raise) for her treatment. She was very thankful to all the people who helped in her treatment.

高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The goal of your resume（简历） is to make hiring managers pray that you walk through their door. Different jobs will have different requirements, but the 5 must-have words shouldn’t be missing. 1.

Leadership: This shows you have leadership skills, whether you led a team, a process—or all of the above! 2.

Quantity: I don’t mean the word ‘quantity’. I mean the narrative (讲述) you’re telling about your career development should always include numbers. Did you manage a team? Excellent! 3. How often did you meet?

Achievement: Show your success! If you’ve earned a respected praise within your company, emphasize this on your resume. 4.

Solution: 5. If you solved ongoing conflicts with an internal department, mention it on your resume briefly.

Partnership: Who have you worked with—or thought outside-the-box with—to work well together? Highlight this.

Finally, make sure not to send too quickly. No matter how shining your resume appears, if there are grammatical errors, it’s game over.

A.Where did you manage the team?

B.How many people did you manage?

C.You should be polite to the manager.

D.It’s important to show this skill on your resume.

E.This will help you stand out from peers in the candidate pool.

F.Here are some tips for writing a resume that will get you hired.

G.This shows you know how to independently and actively work through a problem.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

From bankers to factory staff, employees in the west face the bleak prospect (暗淡的前景) of losing their jobs as a global recession (衰退) starts to bite. For colleagues in the East the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.

Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian firms try harder to keep jobs in difficult times, which will stop unemployment and may help keep Asian economies afloat at a time of slowing exports.

The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for firms to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, leaving some experts predicting Western shift to Eastern flexibility.

“In the Confucian (儒家的) attitude, the right thing to do is to share the burden. There is the sense of collective responsibility whereas (然而) in the West, it’s more about the individual survival,” said Michael Benotlel, associated professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University.

Steven Pang, Asian Regional Director for Aquent, a headhunting firm, said in many East Asian companies there was a responsibility “ to take care of the members of the family and go through the pain together” even if that meant causing losses.

US firms from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousand. But at the Asian units of Western multinationals, job cuts will probably be less severe.

Japan’s jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kong’s was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in January.

Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals (对手) from abroad.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)

1.What caused the different practices of Asian and Western firms facing the global recession?

2.Why is it easier for the East Asian firms to recover quickly from the economic downturn?

3.Firms in the west would lay off workers when facing a bleak prospect because of ______.

4.______ will make the differences in East and West less noticeable.

高二英语填空题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Why do you need British Accent Training? With the growth in the number of employees from Egypt, Spain and China, organizations need to ensure that their workers are able to communicate effectively with customers and colleagues alike.

First Language Influence (FLI) can have a great effect on an employee’s accent.　 British Accent Training from Communicaid will help your overseas workers decrease the influence of their first language.

Whether through online training courses or face- to- face classes, Communicaid offers suitable training solutions for your organisation’s international business.

A Communicaid’s British Accent Training course will provide your workers with the ability to :

---increase their customer experience and satisfaction,

---communicate more effectively with customers and colleagues by decreasing first language influenced accent,

---strengthen relationships with customers and colleagues through more successful communication.

Course content

All Communicaid’s British Accent Training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their specific situations.

Generally, a British Accent Training course includes:

---rhythm and stress patterns,

---pausing and breathing,

---relationship between spelling and pronunciation,

---accent familiarisation and listening practice.

Ways to learn

Training can be received worldwide through either face-to-face classes or one of our many online learning methods. Using a combination of published materials and those offered only by Communicaid, we design and offer programmes that will meet the need of our clients.

Our trainers

All Communicaid’s British Accent course trainers are native speakers with at least 3 years’ professional training experience in the field. A client’s British Accent trainer will be decided according to his goals and areas of focus.

1.We can learn from the article that Communicaid is a company that 　　　　 .

A .sells books

B .designs ads

C .offers communication skill training

D .offers language training

2.Who are the target readers of the article?

A .Overseas students.

B. Overseas workers.

C. Bosses employing workers whose first language is not English.

D. People whose partners come from a non- English-speaking country.

3.The article was written mainly to 　　　　　 .

A .attract people to attend Communicaid’s courses

B .introduce the history of the company Commuicaid

C .give instructions on English pronunciation

D .tell the readers the importance of the British accent

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析