The Education Outreach Section of the United Nations Department of Public Information invites young people from around the world between the ages of 15 and 24 to submit 10- to 15-second videos in English on how the Sustainable Development Goals can build peace. When making your videos, think about why ending poverty, addressing climate change, forging equality and ensuring access to education are important to creating a more peaceful world.
The most engaging videos will be featured on the United Nations International Day of Peace YouTube channel. Some will even be shown at an official event at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 16 September.
We will be posting selected clips at www.youtube.com/channel from 13 June (the start of the 100-day countdown) through 21 September, the International Day of Peace.
When you make your video, please state your name and country at the beginning. And remember that all videos should be appropriate for younger audiences.
We’ll be accepting your submissions from now until 1 September. So start sending your videos to unitednationspeaceday@gmail.com today!
Background: The International Day of Peace falls on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. Every year on this day, the United Nations calls on the people of the world to remember their common humanity and join together to build a future free of conflicts. The theme for this year, “The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace”, highlights how ending poverty, protecting the planet and ensuring prosperity for everyone all contribute to global harmony. The Sustainable Goals cover a broad range of issues, including poverty, hunger, health, education, climate change, gender equality, water, sanitation, energy, environment and social justice.
More information on the International Day of Peace and the Sustainable Development Goals: http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday.
1.The participants should ______.
A.be at least twenty-four years old
B.upload clips onto the appointed website
C.come up with solutions to global problems
D.submit the videos no later than 1 September
2.What might be the proper words to start the video?
A.My name is Jimena, and I’m from Peru.
B.Hello, I’d like to introduce the event first.
C.Today I want to say something to young audiences.
D.What is the key to creating a more peaceful world?
3.Once chosen, the video will be ____.
A.put on a YouTube channel
B.posted on the web for one year
C.shown at the theater in New York
D.filmed on the International Day of Peace
4.What is the main purpose of the activity?
A.To collect video materials for the websites.
B.To raise young people’s concern about world peace.
C.To draw attention to the education of the next generation.
D.To popularize the International Day of Peace among the youth.
Saving a Tiger Named Cinderella
On an icy day in February 2012, two hunters in eastern Russia discovered a limp bundle of fur lying in the snow. It was an orphaned cub(幼虎)！The cub hadn’t eaten in days, and was _______ enough for the hunters just to pick her up. Dr. Dale Miquelle, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Russia Program, said, “A healthy tiger cub, even a three-month-old one, would give you reason to _______ before you stuck your hand too close to its teeth and claws. But this cub had no _______ left in her.”
The hunters wrapped the cub in a coat and _______ her to a local wildlife inspector, Andrey Oryol. Over the following weeks, Oryol _______ the orphaned cub back to health. But now he had a new problem: What could he do with an _______ three-month-old tiger?
The cub was an Amur tiger. _______ a small number of Amur tigers remained in the wild, so scientists wanted to return _______ cubs to their natural habitat. The orphaned cub was taken to a new wildlife center. The center was designed for raising wild animals without _______ them to people. It uses hidden cameras and covered fences to keep workers out of ________. That way, the animals don’t become ________ on humans.
The cub, now named Cinderella, became the center’s first tiger. Over the next year, she grew into a big, healthy tigress. In the center, she learned to hunt. By the spring of 2013, experts agreed she was ________ to return to the wild.
They chose the perfect new ________ for their tiger princess: the Bastak Nature Reserve. During the next two years, researchers watched Cinderella’s ________. They set up cameras to snap photos. When Cinderella passed in front of one of these camera ________, it took her picture. Cinderella not only ________, but grew healthy and strong.
Then, in December 2015, the cameras ________ exciting news: Cinderella had become a mother! For the first time ever, a tiger that humans had ________ and returned to the wild had given birth to two cubs of her own.
Tigers are some of the most admired animals on our planet, but they are also ________. Thanks to the work of conservationists like Dr. Miquelle, there is new ________ for these magnificent cats.
1.A.weak B.pale C.sleepy D.lazy
2.A.hide B.hurt C.wonder D.pause
3.A.mercy B.effort C.will D.fight
4.A.delivered B.returned C.guided D.reported
5.A.taught B.pulled C.nursed D.trained
6.A.intelligent B.energetic C.excited D.amazing
7.A.Almost B.Still C.Even D.Only
8.A.newly-born B.rescued C.wounded D.hunted
9.A.exposing B.sending C.offering D.selling
10.A.place B.sight C.order D.mind
11.A.concentrated B.defensive C.dependent D.keen
12.A.welcome B.interested C.ready D.eager
13.A.continent B.neighborhood C.border D.kingdom
14.A.progress B.reaction C.appearance D.habitat
15.A.types B.traps C.shots D.scenes
16.A.succeeded B.recovered C.survived D.explored
17.A.edited B.expected C.prepared D.revealed
18.A.witnessed B.traded C.raised D.examined
19.A.endangered B.dominated C.preserved D.stressed
20.A.love B.hope C.home D.help
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Poetry is a beautiful art form. Its power lies in the ability to transform ordinary experiences by capturing a moment or emotion. 1.(write) poetry is a privilege and struggle, in part because we need to create in 2.(we) a new way of observing the world, capturing microscopic moments as materials for our work. Most of our time at the desk 3.(spend) wrestling with our imagination, and we know that a successful poem arrives on the back of failure. There are moments when an idea will not translate onto paper. Yet, failure is good, because every 4.(abandon) line we painstakingly remove prepares us for the ripe poem around the corner.
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Amateur explorers have found what may have been the last undiscovered island on Earth. The island is round and about three quarters of a mile wide. It sits in the northern Pacific and is a place 1. it’s neither too hot nor too cold. It’s almost completely flat and rocky. The island’s only distinguishing feature is a slight hill on the eastern side. After spotting the hidden piece of land in 2.first looked like an e-map fault, the group of friends 3.(set) out in a boat to confirm what they’d found. They’re now running an online contest to name the island.
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
As a child growing up 1. England, James Reynolds was always excited by thunderstorms. Now, he runs straight towards them as a “storm chaser”. Specialising in hurricanes and volcanoes, Reynolds travels the world to shoot pictures of Earth’s most extreme weather events. The pictures are used by TV news channels around the world. It’s a 2.(danger) job though. He has almost been hit by flying window frames twice in the past 18 3.(month). However, he says the chase is always worth it for the places he has been to and the brilliant people he has met along the way.
假定你是学校花卉社团的社长李华。社团将于下周日在操场上举行花卉展览活动，请给交换生Bill写一封信，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1.时间和地点；
2.活动的主要内容；
3.期待他参加。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Bill,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
