Throughout the year, a number of Youth Exchanges activities are held by an organization— The International Voluntary Service. These activities give small groups of 45 young people the opportunity to take part in volunteering trips abroad for an average of two weeks. These young people are joined by 45 young people from 34 other nationalities and will be a wonderful intercultural experience in a safe environment.
Example Youth Exchanges:
Youth Exchange 1
Location:Ireland
Other nationalities: Spain,Italy,Hungary
Theme: Focuses on the topic of community reconstruction and community activities—exploring how local issues facing our communities are connected to global issues. The group will also learn about the ecovillage as an example of a community and take part in teambuilding activities.
Youth Exchange 2
Location:France
Other nationalities: Bulgaria,Italy
Theme:Organic gardening & continual living. This project will take place in a natural park,where the group will take part in gardening activities and games about continuous development.
Youth Exchange 3
Location:Macedonia
Other nationalities: Serbia,Turkey,Ireland
Theme:Foster(培养) social inclusion(融入)and motivate personal development of young people through sports and outdoor activities. Promote outdoor activities as a tool to help inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.
Youth Exchange 4
Location:Italy
Other nationalities:Bulgaria,Greece
Theme:A social-environmental project that intends to promote social inclusion and continuous development,regarded as a process of civil rights and active citizenship. Over 10 days,the group will take part in activities to raise awareness(意识) about the effect of our behavior on the environment.
1.What do you focus on when travelling in France?
A. Rebuilding communities. B. Gardening work.
C. Civil rights. D. Developing social inclusion.
2.If you are interested in protecting the environment,you can take part in________.
A. Youth Exchange 1 B. Youth Exchange 2
C. Youth Exchange 3 D. Youth Exchange 4
3.Which nationality are Youth Exchanges most popular with?
A. France. B. Spain.
C. Italy. D. Ireland.
假设你是光明中学学生会主席李华,你校拟向美国友好交流学校的中文班捐赠一批图书,你将于今年七月赴对方学校参加夏令营时带去赠书,写一封邮件与其班长Chris联系,介绍图书相关信息,并询问对方其他需求。
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:学生会the Student Union; 友好交流学校the friendly exchange school
Dear Chris,
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。
Many people used to gather to dance in our community square, where was designed to improve living quality. Although dancing could do good to their health, but the long-time dancing and loud noise causing by the loudspeaker really brought the neighbors inconvenience. I couldn’t rest or sleep well, which made me terrible upset. I felt such sleepy in class that I performed badly in study. To solve a problem, I communicated with the organizers and suggested that they should shorten the dance time and reduced the music noise. Only doing so could they have fun and let others enjoy life. To their delight, they adopted my advices.
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It's common to see food delivery workers riding electric bikes in a hurry through big cities in China. Some of them even risk 1. (run) red lights to deliver their meals in time. However, such careless behavior often causes serious problems.
The reason for the rise of such a careless behavior is that there is 2. large demand for food delivery workers, and many companies offer high salaries 3.(attract) new workers.
In fact, food delivery workers are often under high 4.(press) from their employers. They face company fines for delivering food late. Moreover, the more orders they take, the more money they can earn, 5. leads to some workers checking 6.(they) mobile phones for new orders while they are riding their bikes
While most companies require delivery workers to follow traffic rules, it remains a problem whether these requirements and rules are 7.(strict) obeyed
To solve the problem, some cities 8.(take) action since last year. Shanghai required the delivery workers should9.(train) on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a delivery worker gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twice, he or she will be banned 10. driving food delivery vehicles for a whole year.
Jake was born healthy, but his parents noticed there was something wrong when he was 5. Jake ____ about 20 pounds in just six months. He kept putting on weight ____ eating only salad. In 2015, Jake was diagnosed with ROHHAD, a ____ condition that affects the brain and causes rapid weight gain. Only 75 cases have ever been reported, and ____ of the sufferers is known to have survived twenty years.
But Jake wants to fight for his ____. Although there is no way to fully ____ the weight gain, he does everything he can to slow it down, including ____ competing in triathlons (铁人三项). Triathlons help him keep fit and active. It’s good for his ____ and also gives him a chance to socialize with other kids. He ____ with the Malta Youth Triathlon Association three times a week.
“He is extremely ____. He never misses a training session without valid ____ and is constantly eager to train,” Jake’s trainer said. “Jake is very lovable and steals the heart of all who know him. It’s heartbreaking to see what he has to ____. I look at his family with a mixture of ____ — despite the hardship they try their best to ensure that Jake gets as ____ a life as possible.”
Everybody is more than happy to help Jake, and they ____ change event dates and training schedules just to make it easier for him to ____. He is always very determined, but due to his condition, he can’t ____ himself to push his heart rate too high.
Jake’s ____ is to meet two famous British Triathlon players, ____ due to his disease, he cannot travel. After Jake’s story was made public, someone ____ that he would do everything he could to make the boy’s dream a reality.
1.A. collected B. gained C. reduced D. recovered
2.A. for B. beyond C. without D. despite
3.A. rare B. poor C. difficult D. deadly
4.A. each B. one C. none D. neither
5.A. goal B. life C. career D. future
6.A. influence B. reduce C. affect D. stop
7.A. strongly B. faithfully C. regularly D. truly
8.A. mind B. health C. heart D. growth
9.A. trains B. plays C. works D. competes
10.A. proud B. smart C. positive D. caring
11.A. reason B. evidence C. result D. date
12.A. see through B. get across C. go through D. put down
13.A. expressions B. feelings C. tastes D. ideas
14.A. impressive B. regretful C. crazy D. normal
15.A. luckily B. gladly C. impatiently D. unwillingly
16.A. join B. believe C. attend D. organize
17.A. stop B. allow C. pretend D. protect
18.A. dream B. task C. intention D. story
19.A. but B. or C. and D. so
20.A. warned B. explained C. predicted D. announced
There is no best way to learn a language, because everyone learns slightly differently. 1.. And placing a heavier weight on them in an educational program may help a student to succeed. Here are some popular ones that have proven to be beneficial.
Many language teachers agree that Immersion(沉浸)is an excellent way to learn a language. 2.. Students must use the language outside of class as well as in it and will learn more about the culture in which the language is spoken. Moreover, students benefit from taking brief intensive learning in their native country before traveling to an immersion program or language school in a foreign country.
3.. Books, tapes, and guidance materials are readily available. These materials can be limiting, however, because they lack a classroom environment, which offers practice and well-structured criticism to help students improve. However, a self-teaching program can prepare a student for a trip overseas by polishing his or her language skills needed.
4.. By being forced to use the language to communicate needs, people can pick up the basics surprisingly quickly. If a student wants to use this technique to learn a language, he or she should plan on staying in the nation where the language is spoken for several months. 5.. Students may want to think about seeking employment while they are learning to earn some fees.
A. However, some methods appear to be more effective than others.
B. This type of language learning can get expensive.
C. Students can also learn a language through conventional classes.
D. Some students are able to learn a language through self-teaching.
E. The intensive learning establishes a foundation for the student to build upon as he or she learns.
F. Immersion programs in the country where the language is spoken are especially valuable.
G. It is also possible to acquire a new language by being exposed to an environment in which it is spoken.