阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词。
During the long summer holidays, many children go to holiday camps. Emily Harris wrote about 1. experience looking after children at Kingfishers Holiday Camp, in Salisbury.
This summer will be my third time to be at the camp here, but I’ve been to 2. Kingfisher camps all over Britain. I’ve made a lot of friends through this summer job. It’s perfect for teenagers 3. me. After all, summer holidays are great, 4. they are long and they can get boring! We are busy doing this job all the time and we get paid!
I help the sports and activity teachers, so I 5. time with different groups of children, and by the end of the week, I usually know most of them well.
The best part is when the children try 6. new, like boating or climbing. I love seeing their excitement. It’s really enjoyable and it makes you feel you are 7. a good job. Also when they play a team game, and the other team wins, instead of feeling unhappy, we teach them to 8. hands and say ＂Congratulations!＂ to the winners. This gives me a real feeling of success.
As I said before, it isn’t just the 9. who make great new friends! Working together so closely, even for just a few weeks, the helpers at our camp become really good 10..
配对阅读 左栏是对五个人对笔友需求的描述， 右栏是七个人的情况，请为每个人选择一个合适的笔友，有两项是多余的。并将答题卡上对应的选项涂黑。
41.1.Peter Vladovic, 18, comes from Serbia and would like a pen pal who is interested in discussing the political (政治的) situation in the world. He likes jazz (爵士乐) and playing tennis. He also enjoys going to islands in his free time. 42.2.Tom Synder, 36, is a businessman from Toronto, Canada. He would like to find a pen pal from a different continent (大洲) to discuss business and differences between his country and others. 43.3. Olga, 32 years old, comes from Moscow, Russia. She is a historian and would like to find a pen pal who is interested in discussing the history of Russia. She is not interested in comparing different political systems. 44.4. Stuart, 22, is from Dublin. He loves traveling and wants to visit Asia in the future and would like a pen pal who likes playing football and who can tell him about the differences between life in Asia and Europe. 45.5.Elisabeth, 35 years old, comes from Sydney, Australia. She likes learning languages, but does not like using modern technology. She is interested in finding a pen pal who also enjoys learning languages in a traditional manner. | A. Mary, 24, comes from Scotland. She likes playing the piano and listening to jazz music. She is interested in history but does not like discussing politics. B. Kim Lee, 19, comes from Seoul, South Korea. Kim loves traveling. He would like a pen pal who is interested in discussing the differences between life in Europe and in Asia. He loves listening to pop music and playing football in his free time. C. Pietro, 42, comes from Argentina in South America. He is a businessman and would like to find a pen pal who is also a businessperson and lives in North America. He likes using the Internet in his free time. D. Helga, 31, comes from Germany and speaks French, English and German. She would like a pen pal who is interested in sharing ideas about language learning. She does not like using computers for learning and believes that language learning can only happen in a classroom. E. Alessandro, 25, comes from Rome. He is interested in finding a pen pal who speaks different languages and can exchange ideas on using the computer for learning purposes. He likes playing football in his free time. F. Jennifer, 18, comes from the United States. She is interested in discussing the political differences between East Europe and North America. She loves riding her horse, Jackie, and listening to jazz music. G. Sandy, comes from New York. She prefers going to one of the islands at weekends. She likes going swimming and meeting some friends in the TV games center in Star Club. She also likes go to the Internet Bar to talk with some net friends on Sundays. |
In the eyes of many Westerners, Chinese are the best hosts (主人) but the worst guests in the world. This is probably because the guest-host relationship in China is much different from that in some Western countries.
In China, guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese person’s home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the West, things are different. Acting according to the host’s way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest.
And there are lots of things Westerners find difficult to adapt to. For example, my mother-in-law doesn’t smoke. So when I see some of her guests smoking in her house. As a non-smoker, I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly. But I must realize that, to be a good host in China, she mustn’t do that. However, in most North American homes, you should not smoke in the same case. You could ask, “Is it OK if I smoke?” But don’t be surprised if you get a “no”. In our culture, it’s not considered rude at all.
In China, you probably won’t need to change the guest-host relationship very much because you will probably only be the host, and Chinese are naturally very good hosts. But if western hosts invite you to their house, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected.
1.Many Westerners think Chinese are the worst guests because ________.
A. Chinese act like gods in their home B. they don’t expect gifts from Chinese
C. there are cultural differences D. Chinese are heavy smokers
2.When a Western guest visits a Chinese family, he often ________ .
A. buys some fruit B. feels like a god
C. wants some gifts D. takes a cup of tea
3.If the writer’s guests want to smoke in his house, he will probably say “________”
A. It’s OK. Go ahead. B. Would you like a cigarette (香烟)?
C. Smoking is a bad habit. D. Sorry, please don’t smoke here.
4.In the passage, the underlined phrase “adapt to” probably means “________”.
A. think back to B. get used to
C. look forward to D. keep close to
5.When it comes to the guest-host relationship, the writer thinks ________.
A. foreigners should learn from Chinese
B. hosts must do things in the guests’ way
C. Western hosts are always nice to guests
D. people should understand cultural differences
Become a volunteer and help those who need your help in your community (社区)! Volunteer work includes helping the poor, helping the families whose houses were destroyed by natural disasters (自然灾难) or creating green areas for neighborhood families. Whichever service activity you choose, you have the right to make a difference and create a real change in the community! Join the Volunteer Service Center today! Volunteers are the greatest people in the world. Let’s work together to make the world a better place. |
Our summer holiday volunteer jobs are open to all Americans. You don’t need any special skills to join and there are no age limits (限制). With Biosphere Expedition (生物圈探险), you can be a wildlife and environmental volunteer for anywhere from two weeks to two months. You’ll work with local scientists, and the leaders from Biosphere Expedition will be by your side. |
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1.The volunteers can ________ in the community.
A. clean up the houses B. build a house for the homeless
C. build a house for the homeless D. help the people who are poor
2.Biosphere Expedition may be held ________.
A. for three months B. in the summer holiday
C. only by local scientists D. between America and China
3.If Wu Dong is ________ years old, he can be a volunteer to help the little kids.
A. 11 B. 13 C. 15 D. 17
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The volunteer should create green areas for all the families.
B. To join the holiday volunteer work, special skills are required.
C. The volunteer can choose any service activity in the community.
D. Everyone can be a volunteer to help the little kids.
5.What is the best title for this passage?
A. A Job Interview B. Volunteers Wanted C. Education Service D. An Expedition Club
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
When people talk about the Chinese women’s volleyball team, they don’t just talk about a sporting group. The term has come to mean an amazing team spirit (精神).
The team won its fourth World Cup victory by ___________ team Japan 3-1 on September 6, 2015. This has been its first world title in 11 years since it won at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. __________, in the 1980s, the team was almost unbeatable and won two championships (锦标赛), two World Cups, and one Olympics.
After the team finished fifth at the 2012 London Games, Lang Ping took over as head __________ the following years. She had led the Chinese team to the 1981 and 1985 World Cup titles as a player. As head coach, she “ __________ in fresh air, using more young players.”
But things never go exactly as __________. Before going to Japan, some key __________ were injured (受伤的). She had to calm down (使冷静下来) her girls. Assistant coach Lai Yawen knew all about the __________ made by 54-year-old Lang, who slept less than four __________ every day during the World Cup. Her girls fought just as __________ as she did. Zhu Ting, 20, was asked to return to a game after South Korea took the lead. She had left because of an injury.
The title didn’t come easy but the team made it. “I believe chance only helps the __________ people,” Lang said.
1.A. beating B. hurting C. hitting D. giving
2.A. Besides B. Though C. Unless D. However
3.A. teacher B. coach C. master D. player
4.A. brought B. arrived C. took D. came
5.A. designed B. discovered C. planned D. encouraged
6.A. workers B. learners C. managers D. players
7.A. difference B. money C. effort D. food
8.A. minutes B. hours C. months D. weeks
9.A. hard B. well C. probably D. proudly
10.A. clever B. poor C. difficult D. prepared
— Do you know ________?
— Of course. It will be hosted in Tokyo, Japan.
A. when will the 2020 Olympics be held
B. when the 2020 Olympics will be hosted
C. how the 2020 Olympics will be hosted
D. which city will host the 2020 Olympics
