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Become a Volunteer and Make a Difference

The First Tee, as an outstanding youth development organization, is always searching for good people that want to volunteer at one of our many Pittsburgh area locations.

We’re Looking for You!

Nationwide, we currently have more than 3,700 coaches signed up with The First Tee as well as volunteers. But you don’t have to be a golf professional or even a good golfer. With The First Tee Coach Program, we provide the training you need.

Developed with input from leading experts in the field of positive youth development, our program focuses on making participants stronger and more confident through decision-making and exploring options, inspiring the golfers of tomorrow to look to the future, set goals, and unlock their potential.

We also need more volunteers to make The First Tee possible. Opportunities include:

Assistant Coach: assist in our weekly golf clinics. All that we request is that you make a 7-week commitment (one day per week), for 2 hours each week. Each clinic is led by one of our trained staff members who creates a written lesson plan for our volunteers to follow.

Database Manager: input data entry of participants, volunteers, and community relation records and update chapter information for Home Office and community relations. The database manager is expected to update the data a minimum of every other week.

Equipment Manager: organize and sort donated equipment, get rid of unfit equipment, and arrange equipment for distribution to participants at least once a week.

Greeter: register participants, hand information to parents, greet visitors, answer phone and provide general program information.

Process of Becoming a Volunteer

Begin by filling out the Google Forms application below. Once Alison Boyle (our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services) receives your completed application, she will contact you for an in-person interview.

CLICK HERE to fill out a Volunteer Application via Google Forms

For more information, please contact our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services, Alison Boyle, at aboyle@thefirstteepittsburgh.org.

1.The First Tee Coach Program centers on ________.

A. empowering participants　　 B. training professional coaches

C. attracting more visitors　　 D. looking for golf stars

2.If you are good at using computers, you may choose to be a (an) ________.

A. greeter　　 B. assistant coach

C. database manager　　 D. equipment manager

3.To become a volunteer at The First Tee, one must ________.

A. be a good golfer　　 B. have an interview

C. consult Alison Boyle　　 D. promise to work 7 weeks

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Although heat wasn't an issue at first,as it would become later,coming from New York to India would shock any foreign tourists.Quickly,however,I noticed how nice and helpful everyone was to us.The guest house we stayed in was full of people willing to help.The other two volunteers also helped to calm my nerves about being in India so far away from my home.After the first few days I was eager to get to Bal Ashram.

Upon getting to Bal Ashram,I was able to meet the boys,who called Bal Ashram their home.The center itself helps to rescue boys from child labor in various areas of India and give them a jump－start into education for free where they will then return to their families and continue their education.They are taught that without education there can be no future.Through education,Bal Ashram also builds a sense of community which can be seen with everyone who works and is taught here.Teaching English here to the children gave me great pride in knowing that these children would be helped within their own experiences here at Bal Ashram and their future lives.Each child was always willing to learn more.

Boys there were always seen laughing.Afternoon sports and nightly social events,including dancing,were just one of the many highlights with me and the children.Even my inner life was enriched,let alone theirs.Living in Bal Ashram also gave us a first hand view of village life in India as well as the culture and religion that surrounds this country.

My time spent at Bal Ashram was one I will never forget.Through the simplicity and life of the people and the children who are full of innocence and joy,I have taken with me so much more than when I arrived.

1.Why did the author come to India?

A. To learn about Indian culture and religion.

B. To learn about the life in Indian villages.

C. To work as a volunteer English teacher.

D. To rescue Indian boys from hard labor.

2.What did the author suffer from most while staying in India?

A. The unfair treatment by other volunteers.

B. The hot weather.

C. The communication barriers.

D. The culture and religion differences.

3.According to the text,what is Bal Ashram?

A. small town where the author stayed.

B. A host family that offered the author food and shelter.

C. A nonprofit educational and service organization.

D. An educational program offered to poor children in Indian.

4.The boys the author communicated with were ______.

A. uninterested in education

B. optimistic and in high spirits

C. unable to forget their pain and sufferings

D. out of touch with their parents forever

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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。

As an adult, she tried hard to become American’s first woman architect (建筑师).

Young architects at that time 1. (usual) learned their skills by working in the drafting rooms of professional architects. Most architects didn’t want women working for them. But Louise 2. (manage) to make a well-known architect give her a chance.

She worked 3. six in the morning to six in the evening. She wasn’t paid much. 4. she learned a lot as she worked, and her employer allowed her to use 5. (he) large library. In 1881, after five years of work and study, Louise set up her own office. She advertised, “The first 6. (profession) woman architect in the country 7. (be) ready for business.”

Louise believed that she should not be limited to designing private 8. (home) just because she was a woman. She looked for a variety of jobs and designed storage buildings, factories and schools. She did very well, inspiring other women 9. (become) architects. She often spoke out for 10. fair treatment of women and equal pay for equal work.

高三英语语法填空简单题查看答案及解析

Do you want to make a forceful and impressive public speech and become an eloquent （有口才的） speaker? The newly-published books in our bookstore help you realize your dream．Time waits for nobody．Take action! 20% discount on all the orders above $ 100．Here are introductions of these books．

1.Suppose you want to buy each of the four books in the bookstore, you will at least have to pay________.

A．$115      P．$23                 C．$92            D．$85

2.Which of the four books mainly deals with the use of the language in a speech?

A．Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speech in History．

B．The Lost Art of the Great Speech; How to Write One and How to Deliver it．

C．In the Spotnight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing．

D．10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking.

3.Which of the authors of the books used to write speeches for presidents?

A．Richard Dowis                    B．Janet, E．Esposito

C．Lenny Laskowski                                    D．William Safire

4.The common purpose of the above books is to____．

A．give encouragement in making a speech

B．tell readers how to make a forcefuLand impresive speech

C．show readers the skills of writing a good speech

D．tell readers how to get over stage fright and to speak easily and confidently

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

You should first explore your talents and get to know yourself so as to make a list of _________ you think your real interests lie.

A.that B.what

C.where D.how

高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

________ as a volunteer teacher in Tibet for a year, Linda has become more experienced.

A. To work            B. Working            C. Having worked            D. Worked

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

C

Suppose you become a leader in an organization. It’s very likely that you’ll want to have volunteers to help with the organization’s activities. To do so, it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.

Let’s begin with the question of why people volunteer. Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved. For example, people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthen social relationships. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate. To select volunteers, you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract.

People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs. Unfortunately, these programs can shift people’s wish of participation from an internal factor (e.g., “I volunteer because it’s important to me”) to an external factor (e.g., “I volunteer because I’m required to do so”). When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future. People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.

Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their positions over time? To answer this question, researchers have conducted follow-up studies in which they track volunteers over time. For instance, one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year. One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount of suffering they experienced in their volunteer positions. Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice. The researchers note that attention should be given to “training methods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them with strategies for coping with the problem they do experience”.

Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree to which people view “volunteer” as an important social role. It was assumed that those people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteer work. Participants indicated the degree to which the social role mattered by responding to statements such as “Volunteering in Hospital is an important part of who I am.” Consistent with the researchers’ expectations, they found a positive correlation (正相关) between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer. These results, once again, lead to concrete advice: “Once an individual begins volunteering, continued efforts might focus on developing a volunteer role identity.... Items like T-shirts that allow volunteers to be recognized publicly for their contributions can help strengthen role identity”.

1.People volunteer mainly out of ______ .

A. academic requirements　　　　　　　 B. social expectations

C. financial rewards　　　　　　　　　　 D. internal needs

2.What can we learn from the Florida study?

A. Follow-up studies should last for one year.

B. Volunteers should get mentally prepared.

C. Strategy training is a must in research.

D. Volunteers are provided with concrete advice.

3.What is most likely to motivate volunteers to continue their work?

A. Individual differences in role identity.

B. Publicly identifiable volunteer T-shirts.

C. Role identity as a volunteer.

D. Practical advice from researchers.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. How to Get People to Volunteer

B. How to Study Volunteer Behaviors

C. How to Keep Volunteers’ Interest

D. How to Organize Volunteer Activities

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

“Mum, why do you always make me eat an egg every day?” “_____enough protein and nutrition as you are growing up.”

A．Get              B．Getting           C．To get            D．To be getting

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

As less people choose to make sugar paintings, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a 1. (distance) memory in some ways. However, a 38-year-old craftsman, Li Jiangzhong, is committed to 2. (keep) the art of sugar painting alive.

Li worked as a miner for more than ten years. After 3. mine closed down, Li turned 4. housing decoration, until he 5.(force) to give that up due to a finger injury. Earlier this year, he discovered sugar painting, something he really had an interest in.

Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by 6. (he) through large quantities of videos and information on the Internet. Li loved painting when he was young, and he found it easy to learn the skill in sugar painting. He soon mastered the skill and could make a 7.(vary) of sugar paintings. A sugar painting is made with 8.(melt) brown or white sugar. Craftsman 9.(normal) paint animals and flowers on a stone board with the syrup(糖浆). When the sugar cools down, 10. appears is a piece of sugar art.

高三英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

As a volunteer teacher, I moved into an apartment with eagerness. Sorting all the necessary paperwork out, I got ready to start my work. Great, or so I thought. At 4 a.m. and at several intervals after that, I was rudely awaken by the cock that lives opposite me. Fantastic! I now have 5 extra alarms every morning.

In the following weeks, I also started to notice a trend. Things in my flat started to break at the rate of one object per day, like the hot water line, bowls, cups, shower, doors or glass shelves. Yes, I am clumsy but things just fell apart. If it wasn’t broken, it would either be dirty or missing. Using my washing basket for the first time was pretty disgusting. When I took out my clothes, they were swiftly followed by a hundred or so bugs that were living in the bottom.

As for the general Lack of equipment in the hose, there was no oven. tin opener, or sharp knives. It turns out making a vegetarian burger from scratch wasn’t the best idea. I had a small microwave and a grill. I thought the general understanding was never to put metal in a microwave but I went on. Smoke soon started to appear. I'm not quite sure if it was the burger or the grill but as soon as I opened the door, the electricity cut out, I spent the fallowing 10 minutes in a dark, smoky room hunting for the power switch using the light from my mobile phone, which broke the week after and left me without a connection to the outer world.

Luckily, I’m now borrowing a phone and my luck has returned. No more things have broken (probably because there is nothing left to break). I am learning how to adapt to life with limited, broken utensils (用具).

1.How did the author feel about her new life upon her arrival?

A.She was nervous to kick off the new job.

B.She was annoyed with the rude students.

C.She was full of enthusiasm about her new life.

D.She was satisfied with five alarm clocks in her room.

2.What was the trend in the following weeks?

A.Her flat became dirtier. B.she developed disability.

C.Things began to go wrong. D.More clothes needed mending.

3.What happened when the author was making a burger?

A.She suffered a big fire. B.She made a terrible mistake.

C.She was seriously injured. D.She broke her phone accidentally.

4.What can be inferred about the author from the end of the passage?

A.She will go on living here. B.She will resign from her job.

C.she will more into a new flat. D.She will buy new daily necessities.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析