The Campus Bookstore Bookie’s , the campus bookstore is located at the Campus Activity Centre , main floor . Bookie’s is the only place in Kamloops to buy your course textbooks . There is a booklist in the bookstore listing the books required for each course . If you need help in finding your course textbooks , ask any of the staff in the bookstore . There are more than just textbooks at bookie’s . They carry a wide variety of stationary , art supplies and gift items . You can also buy telephone cards , postage stamps and bus passes . You must show your student card to get a discount for the bus passes . | |
TEXTBOOK RETURNS 1) Do I need my receipt to return books ? Yes . 2) How long do I have to return books ? Books purchased must be returned within ten working days of the date of the purchase . 3) What if I wrote my name in the book ? Unfortunately , we cannot give you a full refund for books not in mint condition as publishers will not accept this for credit . 4) What happens if I miss the last day for return ? We may purchase the text book as “ used ” in accordance with our Buyback program . 5) What if I discover that my book has missing Pages half way through the semester ? We will replace the defective books , new or used , for a like copy of that title . Cash refunds are not given for defective books returned outside the normal return dates . | BUYBACKS 1) What books do you buy back ? We buy back all current edition textbooks . If we do not use them at UCC , we buy them 2) How much do I get for my books ? If bookie’s is buying the book for use at UCC , you will receive 50% of the current new retail price . In order to receive optimum buyback price , discs and supplements must accompany the book . 3) What happens to the books that I sell ? Books for bookie’s are processed by our staff and sold to students at 75% of the new retail price . 4) What condition do my books need to be in ? Books should be in good condition , meaning that the cover is still attached and all pages intact . Highlighting , notes and markings on the pages are perfectly fine . Workbooks and study guides are generally not purchased back unless they are free of all markings . No sales receipt is required for these books .
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Bookstore Hours Monday—Thursday 9:00am—6:00pm Friday 9:00am—5:00pm Saturday and Sunday Closed | |
1.The intended readers of this passage are __________ .
A. Book dealers B. University students
C. Publishers D. Campus staff
2.The underlined word “ defective ” can best be replaced by __________ .
A. faulty B. adapted C. new D. latest
3. Bookie’s will not buy back your used textbook if __________ .
A. you have lost the sales receipt
B. there are markings and notes on the pages
C. the cover of the book is missing
D. you miss the last day for return
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?
A. Bookie’s is a place for students to buy their course textbooks .
B. Student cards are needed to get a discount for the textbooks .
C. Books bought in bookie’s can be returned within ten working days .
D. Books bought back are processed by the staff and sold to students .
Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you had a hundred dollars less . Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with your eyes closed . Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your finger-tips .
With existing medical knowledge and skills, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind should not have to suffer. Unfortunately, rich countries posses most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not .
ORBIS is an international non-profit organization which operates the world’s only flying teaching eye hospital. ORBIS intends to help fight blindness worldwide. Inside a DC-8 aircraft, there is a fully-equipped teaching hospital with television studio and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest techniques of bringing sight back to people there. Project ORBIS also aims at promoting peaceful cooperation(合作) among countries.
ORBIS tries to help developing countries by providing training during three-week medical programs. ORBIS has taught sight-saving techniques to over 35,000 doctors and nurses, who continue to cure tens of thousands of blind people every year. ORBIS has conducted 17 plane programs is China so far. For the seven to ten million blind in China ORBIS is planning to do more for them. At the moment an ORBIS is working on a long-term plan to develop a training center and to provide eye care service to Shanxi Province. ORBIS needs your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.
For just US$38, you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps teach a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your money can open their eyes to the world. Please help ORBIS improve the quality of life for so many people less fortunate than ourselves.
1.The first paragraph is intended to __________ .
A. direct the public’s attention to the blind
B. advise the public to lead a simple life
C. introduce a new way of reading
D. encourage the public to use imagination
2.ORBIS aims to help the blind by __________ .
A. teaching medical students
B. setting up non-profit organizations
C. running flying hospitals globally
D. training doctors and nurses
3.What can be the best title for the passage ?
A. ORBIS in China
B. ORBIS Flying Hospital
C. Sight-saving Techniques
D. Fighting Blindness
The teacher who did the most to encourage me was , as it happened , my aunt . She was Myrtle C . Manigault , the wife of my mother’s brother Bill . She taught in second grade at all-black Summer School in Camden , New Jersey . During my childhood and youth , Aunt Myrtle encouraged me to develop every aspect of my potential , without regard for what was considered practical or possible for black females . I liked to sing ; she listened to my voice and pronounced it good . I couldn’t dance ; she taught me the basic dancing steps . She took me to the theatre—not just children’s theatre but adult comedies and dramas—and her faith that I could appreciate adult plays was not disappointed .
My aunt also took down books from her extensive library and shared them with me . I had books at home , but they were all serious classics . Even as a child I had a strong liking for humor , and I’ll never forget the joy of discovering Don Marquis’s Archy & Mehitabel through her .
Most important , perhaps , Aunt Myrtle provided my first opportunity to write for publication . A writer herself for one of the black newspapers , she suggested my name to the editor as a “ youth columnist ” . My column , begun when I was fourteen , was supposed to cover teenage social activities—and it did—but it also gave me the freedom to write on many other subjects as well as the habit of gathering material , the discipline of meeting deadlines , and , after graduation from college six years later , a solid collection of published material that carried my name and was my passport to a series of writing jobs .
Today Aunt Myrtle it still an enthusiastic supporter of her “ favorite niece ” . Like a diamond , she has reflected a bright , multifaceted（多面的）image of possibilities to every pupil who has crossed her path .
1.Which of the following did Aunt Myrtle do to the author during her childhood and youth ?
A. She lent her some serious classics .
B. She introduced her to adult plays .
C. She discovered her talent for dancing .
D. She cultivated her taste for music .
2.What does Archy and Mehitabel in Paragraph 3 probably refer to ?
A. A serious masterpiece .
B. A writer of high fame .
C. A book of great fun .
D. A heartbreaking play .
3. Aunt Myrtle recommended the author to a newspaper editor mainly to __________ .
A. develop her capabilities for writing
B. give her a chance to collect material
C. involve her in teenage social activities
D. offer her a series of writing jobs
4.We can conclude from the passage that Aunt Myrtle was a teacher who __________ .
A. trained pupils to be diligent and well-disciplined
B. helped pupils overcome difficulties in learning
C. emphasized what was practical or possible for pupils
D. gave pupils confidence in exploiting their potential
书面表达
某中学生英文论坛上，对残疾人乘坐公共交通工具的问题进行了讨论。有位网名叫Life-lover的网友的帖子引起了大家的关注。请你根据帖子的内容和写作要点写一封回帖。
Hi, everyone. When I take a bus, I often notice that it is very difficult for the disabled to get on or get off when they want to travel around by themselves. What should we do to help them?
要点：
1. 自己应主动帮助残疾人上下车；2. 呼吁大家共同帮助残疾人乘车；3. 建议改进公共交通设施以方便残疾人出行。注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：设施 facility
短文改错
请修改下面的短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Miss Evans taught physics in school in London. Last month she was explaining to one of her class about sound, and she decide to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, “Now I has a sister in Washington. If I was calling her by the phone, and you were on the other side of the street. Who would hear me first, my sister and you？And why?” A clever boy at once answered, “You sister, Miss Evans, so electricity travels more faster than sound waves.” “Very well,” Miss Evans praised.
语法填空
Once there lived a rich man 1. wanted to do something for the people of his town. 2. he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 3. very large stone. Then he 4. (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 5. man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 6. . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone7. (say) to himself: “The night 8. (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 9. (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 10. the stone, he found a bag of money.
