Youth volunteers from Beijing University visited Songtang Hospital, a care clinic for the aged and dying patients, during the second Global Youth Service Day on April 21.
Thirty student volunteers from the university’s School of International Studies sat at the beds of the patients in their specially-decorated "care huts". They talked with them and gave massages(按摩)to patients kept in their beds.
"I felt sorry that I could not offer more to these people than talking with them and trying to cheer them up." said Deng Yetao, 20, a third-year student. "But it occurred to me that they need more care and love than babies. They are afraid of the coming death. Their loneliness is worse than physical pains."
"Even though they are suffering a lot, the majority of the elderly people want to talk to us. Each of them has a lot of life experiences and philosophies(哲学) to share. Instead of doing them a favor, I felt I was benefited a lot,” said Mao Xiaohua,another third-year student.
Mao talked with two elderly patients for a whole afternoon. The fact that most of the patients in the 80-room clinic are aged people with diseases that will lead to death soon made the volunteers hearts heavy.
Ninety-one percent of the patients will spend the last days of their lives in the clinic, according to a survey by the hospital. "For people at this stage of their lives, loneliness is even more dreadful(可怕的) than death itself," said Li Wei, president of the hospital.
Daily visits and services by social workers and youth volunteers are a very important part of their program. A total of 330,000 Beijing students from 119 universities and colleges have visited the hospital. Many continue to offer services in their spare time. They showered them with kindnesses. Some of them even volunteer to hold the hands of dying patients during the last minutes of their lives.
Yin Hang, a student from Beijing Medical College, said he felt "the glory(光荣) of life" as he saw the fading smile on the face of the old man who passed into a deep unconsciousness while he was holding his hands.
1.What does the underlined sentence "They showered them with kindnesses" mean?
A.They talked to them with patience. B.They gave them massages with care.
C.They helped them with showers. D.They offered them whatever help with love.
2.What did the volunteers gain from this activity?
A.A great encouragement. B.A welcome favor.
C.A valuable lesson. D.A good reward.
3.We can learn from the report that .
A.young people are fond of popular social activities
B.the first Global Youth Service Day was started in
C.ninety-one percent of the aged in China are living in clinics
D.the volunteers show a willing heart to this kind of activity
You may need to give first aid. First aid is defined (定义) as the emergency care given to a sick or injured person. The goals of first aid are to prevent death and to prevent injuries from becoming worse.
Each emergency condition is different. However, the following rules apply to any kind of emergency.
☆ Be aware of your limitations. Do not try to do more than you are able to. Nor should you do things if you are unfamiliar with them. Do what you can under the conditions at the time.
☆ Stay calm. Acting calmly will help the victim feel safe.
☆ Take a quick look to see if the victim is bleeding, and if there is a pulse.
☆ Keep the victim lying down and do not move him or her. You could make an injury worse if you move the victim.
☆ Take necessary emergency steps.
☆ Call for help or ask someone to make the EMS system (急救系统)start.
☆ Do not remove clothing unless you have to. If clothing must be removed, tear the clothes along the seams(线缝).
☆ Keep the victim warm. Cover the victim with a blanket. Coats and sweaters can be used if a blanket cannot be found.
☆ Reassure the victim. Explain what is happening and that help has been called.
☆ Do not give the victim any food or fruits.
☆ Keep the bystanders away from the victim. Bystanders(旁观者) want to have a look, offer advice, and say something about the victim’s condition. The victim may believe that the condition is worse than it really is.
1.When a person is badly injured on the road, you should .
A.act worriedly and hurriedly B.do whatever you want to freely
C.not move him or her D.make the injured person stand up
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.You should help an injured person in any condition.
B.Don't remove the clothing of the injured person whatever happens.
C.It is necessary to cover the victim with a blanket.
D.If the injured person feels hungry, you should give him or her some food.
3.Why should bystanders be kept away from the victim?
A.Because bystanders can prevent the victim from receiving first aid
B.Because what they say can make the victim think the condition is very bad.
C.Because the victim doesn't want to accept the advice of bystanders.
D.Because the victim hates being surrounded by bystanders.
4.The main purpose of the passage is to tell .
A.how to save a person B.what to do when an accident happens
C.how to call for help D.how to give first aid
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New research says nuts could be a valuable, 1.(taste) and nutritious slimming help. Researchers from Harvard University suggested that people replace a daily unhealthy snack with a small handful of nuts 2. (slow) down weight gain. This is 3. (especial) helpful for people as they get older. The researchers found that people who ate just 14g of nuts every day gained less weight 4. those who ate another snack. The people who ate the nuts were less likely to become obese (肥胖的).
The researchers conducted a long-term study in which they looked at 5. lifestyle of nearly 190,000 people for over twenty 6.(year). The people in the research were divided into three groups. They included more than 51,000 male health professionals aged 40 to 75, and 121,700 nurses aged 35 to 55. They 7.(ask) questions every four years about 8. (they) weight, how often they ate nuts, and how often they exercised. A researcher said replacing less healthy foods with nuts might help reduce the weight gain 9. is common as we age, and might lower the chances of 10.(become) obese.
Confidence has nothing to do with your figure. I learned this recently.
Every day I’d look in the mirror, hate what I see, and repeat the words _____, “I am beautiful.” Sometimes I’d even grit my teeth (咬紧牙关) to _____the words out. But I _____saying it, no matter what.
It was at the _____of my friend that I began this _____. He said he wanted to be friends with me because of my _____and gentle character. Besides, he also saw me as beautiful and it _____him that I couldn’t see it in myself.
For a long time, I had _____that my weight made me a second-rate person. Years of being fat and years of being _____had caused me to build a cocoon (茧) around myself. I _____thought that if I stayed quiet, maybe I would be safe. I put myself in layers(层) of _____, and my heart breaking a little more with each wedding invitation. I _____hoping for my true love, believing I wasn’t good enough.
It wasn’t until I met him that I was determined to be happy on my own and things began to _____. He pointed out my_____ personalities and excellent qualities and made me repeat them out loud. I laughed at first because it felt_____, but I kept at it every day.
Then, one day, a(n) _____thing happened. Staring into the mirror, I realized with a(n) _____that I believed it! He wasn’t _____and it was true － I’m beautiful! The layers of my cocoon suddenly disappeared. And nowadays, I learn to love myself and keep _____no matter what my dress size is. Indeed, confidence comes from _____.
1.A.hopefully B.unwillingly C.excitedly D.unusually
2.A.sleep B.find C.tell D.cry
3.A.continued B.regretted C.stopped D.considered
4.A.cost B.thought C.request D.invitation
5.A.hobby B.habit C.idea D.plan
6.A.wealth B.coldness C.success D.kindness
7.A.worried B.touched C.delighted D.frightened
8.A.forgot B.doubted C.believed D.forgave
9.A.looked up B.laughed at C.shouted at D.stared at
10.A.similarly B.intelligently C.suddenly D.mistakenly
11.A.fear B.loss C.fat D.joy
12.A.risked B.enjoyed C.stopped D.preferred
13.A.change B.increase C.worsen D.disappear
14.A.funny B.negative C.strange D.good
15.A.helpless B.silly C.dangerous D.meaningless
16.A.interesting B.frustrating C.amazing D.challenging
17.A.question B.excuse C.pity D.shock
18.A.lying B.listening C.dreaming D.waiting
19.A.curious B.confident C.quiet D.healthy
20.A.society B.family C.inside D.experience
What do babies, puppies and cartoon characters have in common? 1.
Cute animals and babies attract our attention and make us want to take care of them, which gives them an evolutionary advantage, according to Austrian zoologist Konrad Lorenz.
2.When we look at babies, we are attracted to certain facial features. These features make us want to take care of them so they can grow up healthily and pass their genes on to the next generation.
Looking at baby animals and cartoon characters also causes these feelings.
Childlike characteristics make babies sweet and lead us to build close ties with them. 3.
There are several features that can cause this feeling. 4.If a baby animal or human wobbles (摇摇摆摆) a bit when walking, that can make them seem even cuter.
Of course, we don’t raise baby animals the same way we raise human babies, and we don’t raise cartoon characters at all. 5.Cute cartoon characters become popular this way, and baby animals are more likely to be cared for properly.
Think about some of the things that you find cute, and you’re likely to see that they have some of the same characteristics as a human baby.
A. The science behind cuteness is still unclear.
B. The answer is that they all look cute.
C. This even works when we see things that remind us of a baby.
D. A large round head, large eyes, and soft skin are just some of these features.
E. However, babies get less cute as they get older.
F. Human babies are a good example.
G. But their cuteness does make us like them and want to take care of them.
