Many seniors feel pressured to go straight from high school to college, but Camden Olson, who graduated from the Latin School of Chicago in the US last year, didn’t give in. She decided to spend a gap year-taking a year off before college-raising a guide dog for Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Maine. The non - profit provides trained guide dogs to blind and visually - impaired (视力障碍的) people. “This is something I’ve always wanted to do.” Olson said.
It is becoming more and more popular among American teenagers to have a gap year. Some students use the year off to figure out what they want to do: travel the world or save money for college.
Olson is using her time to follow a passion she’s had since 7th grade. For years, she kept an eye on guide dog services until she came across the opportunity at Guiding Eyes. With support from her friends, family and teachers, Olson went for it. Olson’s volunteer work centers around Derby, a one-year-old black dog.
“My job is to raise him to be well-mannered and socialized,” she said. “Guide dogs can’t be distracted. They go everywhere with their visually-impaired owner. They give a blind person a lot of support, too.”
Of course, there’s an end in sight for Derby and Olson’s close bond. When Derby celebrates his own graduation, Olson will have to say goodbye to him.
“No doubt there will be tears, but, if he passes, I will be so happy for him to become a working dog,” she said.
While some do not agree that gap years are a good choice, Olson said she’s seen major success. In fact, she’ll be attending Princeton University soon and is thinking about majoring in biology.
“I think I’m already so much more mature than I was,” she said. “So many kids come back from gap years a lot more focused and prepared.”
1.Why did Camden Olson decide to spend her gap year working for Guiding Eyes?
A.Because her parents talked her into doing it.
B.Because many of her peers had already chosen to do so.
C.Because it had been her dream for a long time.
D.Because it would help her to make her experienced in work.
2.According to Olson, guide dogs should ________.
a. not be easily distracted
b. be well-mannered and easy-going
c. know how to play some tricks for their owners
d. give their visually impaired people support
e. protect their blind people from all possible dangers
A.a, b, c B.a, b, d
C.b, c, e D.b, d, e
3.How did Olson feel when she said goodbye to Derby?
A.Quite happy. B.Sad but glad.
C.Regretful and sad. D.Nervous and disappointed.
4.What does Olson think about the idea of a gap year?
A.It makes people better prepared for the future.
B.Whether it’s good or not depends on the person.
C.Its negative side outweighs its positive side.
D.It makes sure of a student’s success at college.
In our annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey, we asked our readers to rate their favorite cities in the world for arts and culture. These cities are centers of music and dance, museums,and theaters. Here are four of them where you can find inspiration in the arts,starting with the top spot.
Rome, Italy
At its peak, the Roman Empire extended over nearly two million square miles of land across Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa. Today, that history is on display everywhere. The city’s main attractions are famous not because of tourist advertisements,but because they are really so impressive. No wonder it’s known as the Eternal City:You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.
Paris, France
Hemingway famously called Paris “a moveable feast”, but wherever you go while in the city, there is always something to see, hear, taste or feel. With some 150 museums, Paris doubles as an art history class, offering the very best of the discipline across centuries and styles.
London, United Kingdom
London is inspiration and setting for the rise of Shakespeare, Dickens, Orwell and Eliot and the breeding ground for all those iconic (标志性的) bands: The Kinks, The Clash and The Stones. London is also Banksy’s favorite canvas, home to more than 1,000 galleries, and the kind of place where you can spend a whole day in a single museum and still be ready for more when it opens the next morning.
Vienna, Austria
As we all know, Western music would be unrecognizable without Austria’s capital, which nurtured many famous musicians. It’s also the site of the Vienna Secession, a revolutionary art movement founded in 1897 by Gustav Klimt. Visitors today can see the fruits of all that creativity in the city’s 100 – odd museums.
1.Why is Rome regarded as the Eternal City?
A.It had an important role in history.
B.Its history can be seen everywhere.
C.People can easily find new art and culture.
D.People can spend money well there.
2.What does the underlined word “nurtured” in the last paragraph mean?
A.Produced. B.Affected.
C.Attracted. D.Changed.
3.Which column can we probably find the text?
A.History. B.Art.
C.Education. D.Life.
最近，你看到某英文报社正在征集主题为“如何才能受人欢迎”的短文，对此你很感兴趣。请你根据以下提示谈谈自己的想法，给该报社投稿。
要点提示：
1、衣着干净、整齐，保持微笑
2、诚实，乐于助人
3、懂得与人合作
4、其他
注意：
①词数100左右；②文章的标题和开头已为你写好，可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
How to be popular
Most people would like to be popular with others, but what is the secret to achieve popularity? In fact, it is very simple.
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处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。
When I was in high school, most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could also have it. One day I saw a bicycle，that was only one hundred yuan. I asked my father the money. But he said he could only give me half of the money. He should find the other half myself. So I went to sell newspapers afterschool. My father was pleased if I showed him the money a month after. He gives me the other fifty. You can imagine how much happy I was when I rode to school by my own bicycle.
单词拼写：请根据句意及首字母或括号内的汉语提示用单词的正确形式填空，一空一词。
1.I studied some Japanese at college, but I’m afraid that I’ve e_________ forgotten it now.
2.I s_________ from a bad cold the other day. It took me days to get rid of it.
3.Mary got very unhappy, for other friends i_________ her at the party.
4.He got a job in a foreign company after g____________ from university.
5.I am d____________ to finish the work ahead of time.
6.The role of the railways declined in the ___________(运输) system.
7._________(事实上), English is not so hard to learn if you put your heart into it.
8.Can you think of ways to _________(说服) him to give up the plan？
9.Every year natural’s _________(灾难)can cause heavy loss to the world.
10.Without__________(电), modern life would be very different.
Every one of us，rich or poor，should at least have one or two good friends. I learned that a true friend is the most important in my life after I had gone_______ so many terrible things. I felt upset when I was told that I would have to _______ the company. As I had a very big family to _______ and was in great need of money，what I was _______ about was how to find another new job. In order to _______ this problem，I rushed from place to place like crazy. I read almost all the newspapers and _______ almost all the telephone numbers in the newspaper _______ in my notebook and tried to call almost all the companies that needed new _______.Not until I found a job in a small town near Townsville had I _______ down. My new boss, Mr. Johnson, was one of my good friends since primary school.“Why didn't you ________ me until now? Was it ________ to do that? Explain to me the reason,”he said, ________ me a cup of hot coffee. Both of us were overjoyed to see each other and we ________ the whole afternoon talking about things and persons that we ________ at school. John asked me to give him some advice about ________ to enlarge his present business and he was entirely happy about my ________.To my great surprise,he offered me a ________ which didn't need much experience because I was not ________ with this field but the pay I got was much more than ________.The moment I saw my ________, the sum of money given by the company, I cried for the first time—that was the first time for me to do so since I grew up.
1.A.over B.through C.around D.for
2.A.leave B.desert C.choose D.operate
3.A.care B.protect C.love D.support
4.A.moved B.curious C.concerned D.excited
5.A.analyze B.raise C.explain D.solve
6.A.set down B.turned down C.cut down D.shut down
7.A.researches B.surveys C.reports D.advertisements
8.A.assistants B.bosses C.clerks D.advisers
9.A.broken B.slowed C.sunk D.calmed
10.A.contact B.trust C.recognize D.find
11.A.helpful B.harmful C.useful D.meaningful
12.A.awarding B.sharing C.handing D.showing
13.A.spent B.wasted C.spared D.saved
14.A.discussed B.debated C.remembered D.imagined
15.A.what B.how C.which D.when
16.A.ability B.courage C.interests D.suggestions
17.A.position B.chance C.fortune D.service
18.A.popular B.familiar C.patient D.content
19.A.offered B.required C.expected D.needed
20.A.tip B.share C.fund D.salary
