Want to explore new cultures, meet new people and do something worthwhile at the same time? You can do all the three with Global Development Association(GDA). Whatever stage of life you’re at, wherever you go and whatever project you do in GDA, you’ll create positive changes in a poor and remote community(社区).
We work with volunteers of all ages and backgrounds. Most of our volunteers are aged 17-24. Now we need volunteer managers aged 25-75. They are extremely important in the safe and effective running of our programmes. We have such roles as project managers, mountain leaders, and communication officers.
Depending on which role you choose, you could help to increase a community’s access to safe drinking water, or help to protect valuable local cultures. You might also design an adventure challenge to train young volunteers.
Not only will you help our young volunteers to develop personally, you’ll also learn new skills and increase your cultural awareness. You may have chances to meet new people who’ll become your lifelong friends.
This summer we have both 4-week and 7-week programmes:
Country | Schedule | |
4-week programmes | 7-week programmes | |
Algeria | 5 Jul. — 1 Aug. | 20 Jun. — 7 Aug. |
Egypt | 24 Jul. — 20 Aug. | 19 Jun. — 6 Aug. |
Kenya | 20 Jul. — 16 Aug. | 18 Jun. — 5 Aug. |
South Africa | 2 Aug. — 29 Aug. | 15 Jun. — 2 Aug. |
GDA ensures that volunteers work with community members and local project partners where our help is needed. All our projects aim to promote the development of poor and remote communities.
There is no other chance like a GDA programme. Join us as a volunteer manager to develop your own skills while bringing benefits to the communities.
Find out more about joining a GDA programme:
Website:www.glodeve.org
Email:humanresources@glodeve.org
1.What is the main responsibility of volunteer managers?
A.To seek local partners. B.To take in young volunteers.
C.To carry out programmes. D.To foster cultural awareness.
2.The programme beginning in August will operate in ________.
A.Egypt B.Algeria C.Kenya D.South Africa
3.The shared goal of GDA’s projects to ________.
A.explore new cultures B.protect the environment
C.gain corporate benefit D.help communities in need
单词拼写
1.These hotels don’t have all the necessary__________(设施)，but each of them offers something different.
2.It is such a _______(challenge) job as no one would like to apply for.
3.I don’t know why the young couple are getting into an_________(argue).
4.I advises the thief________(refer) to be put into prison.
5.He spent much of his life________(探索) the wildness.
6.The animal was still________(breath),so we knew it was still alive.
7.He stood there, ______(集中注意) his eyes on his mother.
8._______(assume) that his story is true, what should we do?
9.China suggests________(解决) the conflict through peaceful means.
10.________(judge) by his actions, he is rather selfish.
11.The government has taken a _______(系列) of measures to improve the air quality.
12.There had been much _____(辩论) on the issue of childcare.
13.He was _______（frighten）to death by the strange snake。
14.Nervously_______(走近) the table, Son said,”Erm…Dad, can we talk?”
15.As we all know, WTO is short for World Trade __________(组织)
16.The mountains are _____(visible) because of the clouds.
17.“Smart” can mean “intelligent” or “sarcastic” depending on the _______(上下文)
18.He_______(respect) by all who knew him for his kindness.
19._______(尽管，虽然) some mistakes, few people think badly of him
20.All of the children behaved themselves and left a good_______(impress) on us.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A reporter from Jiangsu Province went to Australia and some other countries with his father for a 3-month trip. His father spent most of his life 1.（work）in the field. The son started the 2.（amaze）trips with his father around the world because the farmer father got cancer—a serious 3. (ill).
The reporter wanted to take his father to travel，4.（hope）that his father can find his younger self in his last days. They 5. (travel)more than 13,000 kilometers and took over 110, 000 pictures on their trips to different countries. Well，a miracle(奇迹) happened during the “rebirth” trips. 6. their surprise，his father got 7.(good)and became more openhearted.
He even taught himself to play 8.violin，and then gradually he played it very well，9.encouraged him a lot. Now he is expecting another trip to Africa. He is the most stylish dad ever.
Time carves (雕刻) his face 10.youth flows in his blood. This is the real style.
Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand （农场工人）. At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he________to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social________ with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was ________ because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his________. In his words, he________ thought of changing his job.
At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came________ into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt________. She told Dad that they must make a ________.
My mother had ________of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and ________. And she ________ that I would some day become a great leader ________ men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she ________Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and ________a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for ________ education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother's hope, Dad and I________what we have today. Dad runs a big international ________and I am a successful lawyer ________great fame in my country, ________not a leader as my mother expected.
Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn't be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. ________ he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.
1.A.rode B.walked C.ran D.drove
2.A.conversations B.games C.relationships D.activities
3.A.cold B.crowded C.quiet D.dirty
4.A.horse B.entertainment C.life D.beer
5.A.often B.ever C.never D.sometimes
6.A.laughing B.singing C.sleeping D.crying
7.A.unimportant B.busy C.unsatisfied D.tired
8.A.living B.change C.decision D.house
9.A.dreamed B.heard C.thought D.spoken
10.A.honesty B.money C.fame D.energy
11.A.cared B.knew C.forgot D.hoped
12.A.training B.ruling C.helping D.protecting
13.A.warned B.wanted C.allowed D.persuaded
14.A.start B.find C.design D.sell
15.A.farther B.higher C.easier D.closer
16.A.showed B.kept C.lost D.achieved
17.A.company B.school C.farm D.café
18.A.suffering B.sharing C.enjoying D.following
19.A.though B.if C.and D.since
20.A.So B.However C.Or D.Because
What color is a tennis ball? Ask your classmates, and they might give you some surprising answers.
US magazine The Atlantic recently asked 30,000 people this question. Among them, 52 percent said tennis balls are green, 42 percent said they are yellow, and 6 percent went with other colors. According to the International Tennis Federation, tennis balls are yellow. 1.
Scientists call this color constancy (色彩恒常性). For example, we know that China's flag is red. When we see it during sunset or under purple light, we still know that it is red, even if it looks like a different color. 2. Even if the object is seen in different kinds of light later, our brain can still tell its true color.
3. It appears to be a combination of yellow, a ''warm'' color and green, a ''cool'' color.
According to The Atlantic, when our brains try to figure out what color the ball is, some people ignore ''cool'' colors, such as green, blue and purple. So they see the ball as being yellow.4. They see the ball as being green.
5. In 2015, a girl posted a picture of a dress online. Some people believed the dress was black and blue—but others thought it was gold and white. They had different opinions based on whether they ignored ''cold'' or ''warm'' colors.
A.It is not just tennis balls that have such a confusing color.
B.But others ignore ''warm'' colors, such as red, yellow and orange.
C.However, the color of a tennis ball is not as pure as the flag.
D.It is difficult for some people to distinguish yellow from green.
E.So why did so many people say that they're green?
F.Certain parts of our brain are in charge of recognizing colors.
G.When we first see an object in natural light, our brains recognize its true color.
Fireworks have been enjoyed by countless people ever since they were invented in China during the Tang Dynasty hundreds of years ago. From small family gatherings (团聚) to huge global celebrations, there isn’t a party that couldn’t be made more fun with a few fireworks. But it seems that there’s a big price to pay for some brief beauty and fun.
It’s been discovered that fireworks contain metals such as copper (铜) and lead, in addition to other pollutants like perchlorates (高氯酸盐). According to the Environmental Protection Agency, perchlorates can form naturally or be made. They are an industrial chemical used in rocket fuel and explosives (炸药), and are soluble (可溶解的) in water.
This is a reason for concern because perchlorates negatively affect the thyroid gland (甲状腺), which influences important bodily functions like blood pressure and heart rate.
Furthermore, a study conducted by Terry Gordon, a professor at New York University, examined the emissions(排放物) whose sizes were big enough to enter the lungs. They concluded that these emissions may lead to various dangerous conditions like cancer, heart attacks, and strokes (中风).
It is worth noticing, however, that no studies have proven the connctions between these conditions and the dangerous chemicals in fireworks.
However, the negative effects of firework emissions can be observed in birds. Britain’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds warns against setting off fireworks close to wildlife areas as they may cause confusion among birds.
In 2010, an incident involving 5,000 red-winged blackbirds falling out of the sky on New Year’s Eve in Arkansas, US supported this idea. A fireworks display held at a nesting ground for blackbirds led to the birds’ night sight being affected, causing them to fall to their deaths.
Arguably (可以说), the use of fireworks during celebrations may be because people don’t realize how they pollute our environment. Companies and researchers could take this cue (线索) and find other new, eco-friendly ways.
After all, for all the beauty fireworks bring, there’s no better beauty than that of our planet’s.
1.According to the article, perchlorates contained in fireworks ______.
A.do harm to the thyroid gland
B.raise the risk of cancer
C.are dangerous when put in water
D.are made from copper and lead
2.Terry Gordon concluded from his research that ______.
A.fireworks are directly connected with lung cancer
B.the waste from fireworks could threaten our body
C.chemicals in fireworks could increase our blood pressure
D.our body is strong enough to fight against the pollutants in fireworks
3.What is the author’s attitude toward the use of fireworks?
A.Positive. B.Negative.
C.Indifferent. D.Neutral.
