Summer Term in the School of Life will start on Friday 25 January 2015, in Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia and will become the first international school to open its doors.
To make everyday life rich, the writer Alain de Botton has worked hard at getting the best ideas and the School of Life is his brainchild（构想). Since it began in London in 2009, more than 50,000 people have taken part in its programs and its new way of life-long learning is now well-known all over the world.
Summer Term in the School of Life is a 10-week project offering a selection of the UK’s most popular programs, led by Australia’s thinkers. “We are very excited to start the School of Life in Australia. We can’t wait to start receiving our first guests（客人）,” says Alain de Botton.
Summer Term will include different classes, workshops and other special events held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 25January and 31 March. The conversation Café onsite will serve up a daily conversation menu, light food and of course, delicious coffee.
“There has been a growing need among Australians to deal with the problems in life like love, creativity, work, money, nature and death. The School of Life Australia will provide a space for us to explore (探测) these subjects,” says Sara Tiefebtun, Project Director of the School of Life Australia.
Program details for the School of Life Australia’s Summer Term will be announced in December 2013. For more information sign up to our mailing list at: www. theschoollife.com/
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1.The School of Life will start to _______.
A. make more friends in Australia.
B. serve up a daily conversation menu.
C. improve the quality of everyday life.
D. offer the UK’s most popular programs
2.At the School of Life Australia, the following will be explored EXCEPT_________.
A. work, nature and death
B. love, work and creativity
C. creativity, money and nature
D. money, nature and fashion
3.People can get more details for Summer Term by _________.
A. letters B. the Internet C. telephone D. newspaper
4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A. The School of Life in London.
B. The School of Life in Australia.
C. Summer Term in the School of Life.
D. Some National School to be started.
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”
1.What did the man do for the test?
A. He sent e-mails. B. He did the cleaning
C. He sold computers. D. He filled in forms.
2.The man didn’t get the job because he_____________.
A. disliked such a job
B. didn’t pass the test
C. didn’t have an e-mail
D. knew nothing about computers
3.The man ______after he left Microsoft.
A. went to look for another job
B. asked for food from door to door
C. thought of an idea to make money
D. bought a computer and got an e-mail
4.Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?
A. Because he had many friends to help him.
B. Because he was smart and worked very hard.
C. Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
D. Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.
Sports, school are tiring. But there is a great way to unwind after all of those activities. Go to north London, to the coolest part of the city---Camden. There you can find fashion trends (流行，趋向) and famous people.
Sam and I walked down Camden High Street and made our way to a bridge over Regent’s Canal. It is a 9-mile man-made river that goes through London.
We went into a big market and saw crazy signs, fun T-shirts, and things like hand-made earrings for sale. We bought Chinese fried noodles. It tasted very different from the noodles we make at home, and we ate it with a fork instead of chopsticks!
Camden is famous for the punk（朋克）style that started in the 1970s. Punks walked around with bright pink and green hair, broken clothes with safety pins, metal buttons（纽扣）and pierced ears and lips. Punk music shops played loud, heavy rock music.
But there were also groups of hippies（嬉皮士）with big sweaters. They sat in cafes drinking soymilk, with black clothes, black lipstick and painted white faces.
Besides all these “normal” people, a lot of famous people come to Camden. Actor Orlando Bloom from Pirates of the Caribbean lives there.
Camden is especially known as a home to famous musicians. Lots of top bands played here, including Coldplay, Oasis---and Sam’s favourite band, The Vaccines. I had never heard of them before---But luckily they were playing that night in Camden.
1.The passage is mainly about ________ in Camden.
A. the punks B. the fashion trends
C. the hippies D. the famous musicians
2.The underlined word “ unwind” in the first paragraph means _________.
A. stay at home B. go out for a walk
C. study hard D. have a good time
3.What did Sam and the writer do at the big market?
A. They bought some hand-made earrings .
B. They ate some Chinese fried noodles.
C. They used chopsticks instead of a fork.
D. They found some crazy signs about T-shirts
4.Which of the following is the punk style?
A. Tom wears broken clothes with metal buttons.
B. Jim has short black hair and wears a blue suit.
C. Light music is played loudly in punk music shop
D. Mary has a big sweater and paints her face white.
BBC News on TV, radio and online often brings you stories from across the world. Today we can hear “Life in China”. Have you got a story about life in China today? If you do, please put your stories here.
Wu Peng, Anhui
| I am a 14-year-old boy from a poor village in Anhui Province. Like many other left-behind children in China, I live with my grandparents now. My parents went to work in Shanghai several years ago. They call me twice a month to ask about my study. I really miss my parents and I hope I can go to school in Shanghai. I think every child needs parents’ love and care. |
Cindy, Shenzhen
| I like traveling and I have traveled a lot around China. During the trip, I often find that a number of Chinese often break the rules in public. For example, when I traveled in Hong Kong this year, I saw a kid eating noodles on the underground, which was against the rules. However, the kid’s mother didn’t think she did wrong. Can you believe it? Let’s improve our public manners. |
Mike, Shanghai
| These days, we’re asked to “clear our plates” when having our meals and say no to wasting. Some of us used to order more than what we could eat. That was a big waste of food. Now we need to finish the food we order. We should also stop wasting in some other ways. For example, we should turn off the lights when we leave the classroom. |
1.How does Wu Peng contact his parents according to the passage?
A. By writing letters.B. On the telephone.
C. On the Internet. D. By sending text messages.
2.Who thought it was not right to eat on the underground?
A. Cindy.B. Mike. C. Wu Peng. D. The kid’s mother
3.What does Mike want people to do?
A. Care about left-behind children B. Obey the rules in public.
C. Improve their public manners D. Stop wasting
On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many things. We were dressed warmly, and I was feeling a little as I was carrying our shopping bag, I decided to something away. I was walking towards a dustbin I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
I suddenly felt very because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the and some bread over to him, which surprised him .The man looked at me and took what I gave him. A huge smile on his face. I felt I couldn’t be happier with . But then he said, “Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!”
With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm inside. I now understand what it by the saying “Giving is getting”.
it was only a little action, I got and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month. Everyone in the world help. Everyone can give help and everyone can be helped.
The look of that man’s happiness appears in my mind I have the chance to do something nice. This is the power of .
1.A. worriedB. interestedC. surprisedD. tired
2.A .throw B. put C. give D. keep
3.A. andB. butC. soD. when
4.A. nervousB. happyC. sorryD. proud
5.A. moneyB. toysC. drinkD. clothes
6.A. in silenceB. in surpriseC. in angerD. in excitement
7.A. turnedB. appearedC. wentD. ran
8.A. myselfB. ourselvesC. yourselfD. himself
9.A. stillB. onceC. evenD. ever
10.A. ideaB. welcomeC. wordD. feeling
11.A. aimsB. meansC. looksD. offers
12.A. IfB. ThoughC. BecauseD. While
13.A. needsB. givesC. takesD. brings
14.A. whicheverB. howeverC. whateverD. whenever
15.A. kindnessB. friendshipC. knowledgeD. feeling
---We’d better check the conditions of the car before starting our journey.
---OK, ______.
A. Better to be safe than sorry
B. Many hands make light work
C. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
D. Too many cooks spoil the broth
