Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began. What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, the disputants sit down with peer mediators(同龄调解者). Peer mediators are students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help the disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use:
1) Put what you think clearly but don’t say anything to hurt the other. Begin with “I feel…” instead of “You always…”
2) Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don’t stop the other person’s words.
3) Keep looking at the other person’s eyes when he or she talks.
4) Try to see the other person’s side of the problem.
5) Never put anyone down. Saying things like “You are foolish” makes the talk difficult.
6) Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide the result or the winner. They don’t decide who is right and who is wrong. Instead, they help the two students to find their own “win-win” result.
1.The underlined word “disputants” refers to the students ________.
A. who make peace B. who give in C. who are lazy D. who quarrel
2.When there is a fight at school ________.
A. the peer mediators decide who the winner is
B. the peer mediators and the disputants talk together
C. the students who quarrel decide who the winner is
D. the two students sit down and listen to the peer mediators
3.Peer mediators’ work is ________.
A. to give lessons to disputants
B. to find out who starts a quarrel
C. to give students some special training
D. to help find a way to make both sides happy
4.Which of the following ways is not used by Peer mediators in finding a “win-win” result?
A. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying.
B. Try to see the other person’s side of the problem.
C. Never say things like “You are foolish”
D. Never keep looking at the other person’s eyes when he or she talks.
In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes(性别) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.
Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally(通常) see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.
What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神经) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation(创造) and the expression for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.
1.Which of the following is best to outline(概括) the article?
A. Research on the brain. B. Differences between men and women
C. People’s different brains. D. Who Are Better, Boys or Girls
2.________men and women think differently.
A. Sex makes. B. The different brains make
C. The different experiences make. D. The influences of society make.
3.According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at __ in your school.
A. mathematics B. physics C. English D. Chemistry
4.Which of the following is true?
A. The right side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.
B. The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.
C. Men are better than women in all things.
D. The area in girls’ brain used for language skills develops better.
假设你是李明，想申请到一家外资企业工作，你需要用英文给人事部经理写一封信，介绍自己的基本情况，简介信包括写信目的及下表所列内容：
姓 名 | 李 明 | 出生年月 | 1985年8月 |
出 生 地 | 广东省增城市 | ||
学 历 | 1998—2004 增城中学 2004—2008 中山大学计算机系 2008—现在 在一家计算机公司工作 | ||
所学主要课程 | 计算机科学，中文，数学，英语，体育 | ||
爱好、特长及获奖情况 | （内容由考生自由发挥） | ||
要求：要符合书信格式。
参加词汇：系 department 中山大学Sun Yat-sen University 申请apply for
1.她问我前一天晚上是否看到了他。
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2.他迟到的原因是因为没有赶上火车。
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3.工人们为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所。
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4.现在我来到你们这个时代，想了解有关当代奥运会的情况，因为我知道2004年奥运会是在我的祖国举行的。
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5.通过研究琥珀屋原来的照片，他们建造的新琥珀屋的样子和旧的看起来非常像。
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1.The publishing house is planning a new ________(系列) of school textbooks.
2.He ________ (弄开) the mud from his shoes before coming into the room.
3.In the past 20 years, my hometown has ________(完全地) changed.
4.She d________ all her life to looking after the homeless children.
5.He is a r_______ man. We can trust him.
6.After being looked after carefully, he has r________ from illness soon.
7.The experts are ________ / / every part of the island.
8.He was ________ / / to learn his wife was killed in a traffic accident.
9.He was / / educated at that university.
10.The excited audience / / calmed down as soon as the concert began.
Do you want to work with people or animals or machines or tools? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes? These are the typical questions that a volunteer service agency would ask.
Every year, thousands and thousands of people in the west offer volunteer services. Volunteering greatly strengthens the community partly because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, the disabled and the injured to overcome difficulties.
Volunteers usually help in many different ways. They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church, counsel kids against drugs. Work as an assistant in a school or nursing home, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things.
Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month, time during the day, evenings or weekends, either part time or full time. Anybody who likes to serve people in need can become a volunteer.
The art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving. Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people and make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life. Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment, practice and try out new techniques and skills. It is much more effective to practice a skill than to read about it or study it in a classroom. Volunteering is a great way to develop good teamwork skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choices. Being a volunteer takes individuals on a wonderful journey and helps them learn many important things beyond their school.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage? （2分）
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2.What kind of volunteer jobs would you like to take? Why? (3分)
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