If you want to be a volunteer, you have to answer the following typical questions. Do you want to work with people, animals or machines? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes? Every year, thousands of people in the west offer volunteer service. Volunteering greatly strengthens the community because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, and the disabled and the injured to solve problems.
Volunteers usually help in many different ways. They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church (if up to the driving age), advise kids against drugs, work as assistants in schools or nursing homes, 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. Anybody who wants to serve people in need can become a volunteer.
In fact, the art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving. Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people, make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life. Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment and try out new techniques and skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choice. Being a volunteer will take you on a wonderful journey and help you learn more than what you can get from books.
1.As a volunteer, only when you grow old enough can you _______.
A. plant trees on hills
B. drive the elderly to church
C. give advice to others
D. help out in local libraries
2.How is the second paragraph mainly developed?
A. By listing examples. B. By comparing.
C. By giving explanations. D. By discussing.
3.It can be inferred from the passage that to be a volunteer, _______.
A. you can do experiments
B. you must be very strong
C. you need to work very long
D. you can get something valuable
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. How to hunt for jobs
B. Volunteer service in the west
C. How to make friends
D. How to work with animals
Culture in general is concerned with beliefs and values on the basis of which people explain experiences and behaviors, individually or in groups. Generally speaking, culture refers to a group or community with which you share common experiences that shape the way you understand the world.
The same person, thus, can belong to several different cultures depending on his or her birthplace, nationality, ethnicity, family status, gender, age, language, education, physical condition, religion, profession, place of work and so on.
Culture is often at the root of communication challenges. Exploring historical experiences and the ways in which various cultural groups have related to each other is important in opening channels for cross-cultural communication. Becoming more aware of cultural differences, as well as exploring cultural similarities, can help you communicate with others more effectively. Next time you find yourself in a confusing situation, ask yourself how culture may be shaping your own reactions, and try to see the world from the others’ point of view.
写作内容:
1. 用约30个单词写出上文概要;
2. 用约120个单词发表你的观点,内容包括:
1) 你如何看待文化多样性(cultural diversity) ?
2) 我们应该如何解决文化差异方面的问题 ?
写作要求：
1.在作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参阅材料的内容，但不能直接引用文中原句。
2.不必写标题。
3.不能出现真实姓名和班级。
Traveling to a new country isn’t as simple as just buying a ticket and boarding a plane. In fact, it can be easy for an awkward situation to occur. Different customs can often cause misunderstandings and even trouble. To help prevent a serious culture pas, an article in the Daily Mail highlighted taboos in certain countries. Let’s take a look.
France
When visiting France, you’d better not be caught cutting your lettuce with a knife and fork. It’s an insult to the chef and suggests that the salad hasn’t been prepared correctly. The correct way to eat lettuce in France is to fold it with your fork to make it fit in your mouth.
Italy
It’s actually best to be a little less friendly than usual when you visit Italy. It’s considered strange to make small talk with strangers, as the locals are reserved. Too much familiarity from a stranger can be seen as threatening, so keep greetings short.
Mexico
In Mexico, bringing an expensive gift to someone’s home is a no-no, as it could be seen as a tribe. Something simple like flowers and chocolates would be accepted. But you should avoid taking along marigolds (金盏花) or red flowers, because in Mexican culture, they symbolize death and can be associated with witchcraft(巫术).
Germany
You have to be careful with gifts of flowers in Germany too. Steer clear of carnations(康乃馨)，as they are used for funerals. And an even number is considered unlucky. So if you want to give your host flowers, ask them what their favorite flowers are before your visit. And be sure to bring an odd number.
How to avoid 1.________ taboos in a new country
France | Taboo: Cutting your lettuce with a knife and fork. Reason: It’s an 2._______ to the chef, suggesting the salad has not been prepared correctly. Solution: 3.______ your lettuce with your fork to make it fit in your mouth. |
Italy | Taboo: Acting too 4._______ to strangers. Reason: Too much familiarity from a stranger can be seen as 5._______. Solution: Don’t make small talk with strangers, and keep greetings short. |
Mexico | Taboo: Bringing an6.______ gift to someone’s home. Sending people marigolds or red flowers. Reasons: An expensive gift could be considered a bribe. Marigolds and red flowers are associated with7._______ and witchcraft. Solution: Just send something 8.______ like flowers or chocolates, but avoid Marigolds or red flowers. |
Germany | Taboo: Sending people carnations or an even number of flowers. Reasons: Carnations are used for funerals. And an even number is considered 9._________. Solution: Ask your hosts what their favorite flowers are before your visit. And be sure to bring an 10._ number. |
Write the words according to the Chinese meaning or initial letter: (1× 10)
1._________ (陪伴) by an experienced instructor, twenty-year-old Betty learned skiing very quickly.
2.In fact, after an earthquake, shelter and a______ to food and clean water are big problems.
3.P_______ conditions and unexpected poverty in the promote mountainous area didn’t stop Peter staying behind, helping the children .
4.Culture difference reminds us to know about what is _______ (合适的，恰当的) behavior when in an foreign country.
5.Though Betty showed no sign of injury, the coach still followed strict p________ and sent her to the doctor.
6.One of the UN’s eight development goals by 2015 is to make sure of clean water a_______ to everyone.
7.A_______，my visits will inspire more people to participate in the work against poverty.
8.Discoveries by Philp Farnsworth in the late 1920s and early 1930s made important ________ (突破) in the development of TV.
9.The e_________ of video and sound devices allows people all over the globe to communicate more
easily and conveniently.
10.A high _______ (比例) of the female staff in the company are part-time workers.
1.In many places of the world, water is not safe _______(drink )even though boiled.
2.What a good speech he has delivered! It’s hard to imagine myself _______ (make) to make one in public.
3.Limited to _______ (purchase) ten lyres of oil a person, the locals ran to wait in lines all night.
4.----- Is your father an English teacher in our school ?
----- No. But he _______(teach) English for 8 years here.
5.----- What should I do with the passage ?
------ _______ (find out ) the main idea of each paragraph.
6.If you ________ (surrounded) with people without strong desire to study, chances are that you will end up _______ (abandon) your previous goal.
7.It’s required that everyone present ________ (not discuss) with each other about the matter.
1.After the flood, what’s of prime importance is to stop diseases spreading.
After the flood, what’s of prime importance is to stop ______ ______ of diseases.
2.The situation is very different here, and so are the problems.
The situation is very different here, _______ ________ the problems.
3.He got very hot under the collar when others asked about the accusation of lying.
He got very ______ when asked about the accusation of lying.
4.He couldn’t help smiling when he looked back on the cheerful gathering with his friends.
He couldn’t help smiling when he ______ ______ ______ the cheerful gathering with
his friends.
