I had been playing professional rugby since I graduated in 2011. But then I hurt my shoulder and couldn’t continue to play. It was a big shock and I was _______ what to do with myself when l heard about the Lessons for Life, a _________working with children left as orphans through AIDS in the local community and schools in Uganda.
I decided to offer a hand to those poor children. It sounded _______ and I spoke to lots of people who _______me to do it. We organized charity bike rides and sponsored rugby matches to _______ the money needed. Then we came to Kampala, where we stayed in very _______ accommodation. We had no bathroom and sometimes we had to wash ourselves under a tap, which was _______ at first but we got used to it.
There was about 27 of us _________ different tasks. Some could be building or helping with library outreach projects — reading to children and interacting with them, to make _________ from their usual teaching __________, which was very “chalk and talk (填鸭式教学)”.
We would also play____________with them. They love football but I took a rugby ball over which they had never seen before, so we played lots of kick and catch. Others __________ in the project included teachers and __________nurses, who helped in AIDS clinics.
What__________me most was the party we held. Those children loved four things: music, dancing, blowing bubbles, and balloons. And it was great to see the children so happy. It was also nice that they were so __________to learn.
The experience has made me enthusiastic to do more __________ work. As for job, I’ve been going to____________for management consulting roles. I talk about the video I____________there on my resume and think it may be well __________by the interviewers. As you can see, volunteering is a good way to give something back and you__________ lots of skills.
1.A.wandering B.wondering C.suspecting D.requiring
2.A.survey B.university C.program D.society
3.A.exciting B.puzzling C.ridiculous D.disturbing
4.A.commanded B.preferred C.supported D.directed
5.A.earn B.make C.attain D.raise
6.A.advanced B.basic C.comfortable D.pleasant
7.A.strange B.amazing C.interesting D.mean
8.A.performing B.achieving C.planning D.obtaining
9.A.difference B.progress C.conclusion D.change
10.A.ski B.style C.technique D.content
11.A.kicks B.tricks C.games D.jokes
12.A.devoted B.focused C.interested D.involved
13.A.professional B.famous C.respectful D.intelligent
14.A.bothered B.scared C.satisfied D.impressed
15.A.lively B.talented C.eager D.creative
16.A.education B.charity C.research D.investigation
17.A.competitions B.interviews C.comments D.reviews
18.A.made B.bought C.lost D.picked
19.A.brought up B.put forward C.thought of D.turned down
20.A.receive B.discover C.teach D.develop
A recent survey shows that roughly 85 percent of people feel physical symptoms of stress. 1. , and they will help you feel more energetic tomorrow:
• Double your chews
Chewing is a super-important part of the digestion process. Chewing makes it easier for your body to break down food and turn it into energy. The most proper number of chews per bite is unclear. 2.. It will be easy for your body to break down the food and store energy.
• Drink one less cup of coffee
Although caffeine in coffee blocks your brain from receiving adenosine, which causes tiredness, it doesn’t stop your body from producing it. So once the caffeine disappears, it’s the buildup of adenosine that causes you to crash and reach for more caffeine, creating a bad circle. 3., but drinking less coffee can help you feel more energetic over the long term.
• Take a few deep breaths
By not breathing deeply enough, you end up sending a signal to your nervous system that increases your anxiety even further. Changing your breathing habits by taking a few long, slow breaths throughout the day reduces the stress response while energizing your cells. 4.: Simply breathe in through your nose for a count of three and out through your mouth for a count of three. Repeat as necessary.
• 5.
Take some time to reflect on the positive by writing down three things that went smoothly during your day or just items you feel grateful for. This exercise can prepare your mind for what’s going right in your life, hitting the brakes on stress increases while helping to protect your energy reserves.
A.Set down what went well today
B.Try an exercise to achieve this
C.Reflect on your day sometimes
D.Reducing your reliance on it sounds scary
E.Take a look at the small changes you can make today
F.Shallow breathing is one of the annoying side effects of stress
G.However, it’s been suggested that 25 to 40 times will be beneficial
China’s war on garbage is as digital as the country itself. Think QR codes attached to trash bags that allow the government to trace exactly where its trash comes from.
On July 1, Shanghai began a compulsory garbage sorting program. Households and companies must classify their wastes into four categories and dump them in appointed places at certain times. The strict program became a headache for some residents. Not even the most environmentally conscious person can get all the answers right. Like, which bin does the newspaper you just used to pick up dog poop (粪便)belong to?
Gratefully, China’s tech startups are here to help. For instance, China’s biggest internet companies responded with new search features that help people identify what wastes are “wet”, “dry”, “toxic”, or “recyclable”. Simply pull up a mini app on WeChat, Baidu or Alipay and enter the keyword. The tech firms will give you the answer and why.
Alipay, Alibaba’s electronics payment company, claims its garbage sorting mini app added one million users under just three days. The mini app has so far indexed (编索引) more than 4,000 types of rubbish. Its database is still growing, and soon it will save people from typing by using image recognition to classify trash when they snap a photo of it. If people are too busy or lazy to hit the collection schedule, well, startups are offering trash service at the doorstep. A third-party developer helped Alipay build a recycling mini app and is now collecting garbage from 8,000 apartment complexes across 11 cities. To date, two million people have sold recyclable materials through its platform.
Besides helping households out, companies are also building software to make property managers, life easier. Some residential complexes in Shanghai began using QR codes to trace the origin of garbage. This way, regulators in the region know exactly which family has produced the trash and fine violators.
1.What are some residents confused about?
A.Environmental knowledge. B.Bin for dog poop.
C.Some waste classification. D.Time for dumping.
2.What is the advantage of trash service at the doorstep?
A.It provides time flexibility. B.It reduces household waste.
C.It saves people from typing. D.It classifies rubbish properly.
3.Who will probably most welcome the use of QR codes?
A.Third-party developers. B.Company managers.
C.Community administrators. D.Rubbish collectors.
4.What is the main idea of this article?
A.People need recycling apps badly.
B.People should classify their rubbish.
C.How regulators benefit from the tech.
D.How China uses tech to sort waste.
Getting stuck with gifts we do not want is no small problem. In a survey across 14 countries in Europe，meanwhile，one in seven said they were unhappy with what they received for Christmas, yet more than half simply kept the gifts.
Why can't more gifts be passed along to people who appreciate them？People in a study published in the Journal of Consumer Behaviour，for instance，used such words as guilty，lazy，thoughtless and disrespectful in describing their feelings about regifting. Popular culture casts it as taboo(禁忌)，as well.
However，our research with Francis J. Flynn，a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business，suggests the shame associated with regifting is largely unwarranted. Indeed, our research consistently tells us that people overestimate the negative consequences.
We asked people to imagine themselves as a "giver," who gives someone a gift card and later learned it had been regifted. The general attitude of the original givers was: "It's your gift, do what you want with it." Next, we asked givers to compare regifting a supposed wristwatch with throwing it in the trash. For the original givers, regifting the watch was a much less offensive act than trashing it.
Finally, we invited to our lab at Stanford people who had recently received presents, and divided the people into two groups. When we gave the first group an opportunity to regift that present, 9% did so. When we gave the second group the same opportunity, we added that it was ""National Regifting Day". It wasn't really National Regifting Day, but the group didn't know that: 30% of them agreed to regift.
Everyone has received unwanted gifts in their lives, and generally we will receive more in the future. Our research offers a simple solution to that problem. This holiday season, consider regifting, and encourage receivers of your gifts to do the same if what you gave them isn’t quite what they hoped for.
1.Why does the author mention the study in Journal of Consumer Behaviour?
A.To highlight the importance of regifting.
B.To show people's attitudes to regifting.
C.To challenge the rightness of regifting
D.To express his concern for regifting
2.What is the meaning of the underlined word unwarranted?
A.Unnecessary. B.Uncertain.
C.Unimportant. D.Unconscious.
3.What do we know about the research?
A.9% simply kept unwanted gifts.
B.30% didn’t know National Regifting Day.
C.Givers generally didn't mind regifting.
D.Receivers tended to trash unwanted gifts.
4.What's the author's attitude towards regifting?
A.Negative B.Neutral
C.Critical D.Approving
I went to a New York Mets fantasy camp in 1995, an incredible experience. I was fortunate to be on a team whose pitching coach was Mel Stottlemyre, the former Yankees star pitcher(投手) and Mets and Yankees coach. I was upset when Mel died of cancer on Jan. 13, 2018, at the age of 77.
He was warm, friendly and treated us as if we were major leagues. He asked me whether I would like to pitch and showed me how to throw a “two-seamer”, a fastball that tends to sink, as well as a straight four-seam fastball. I knew that pitching was not for me. At age 45, my experience in organizing baseball was limited to a couple of years in Little League in the Bronx, and softball games as an adult. Mel eventually left the Mets and became the pitching coach for the Yankees. I followed his career and knew about his diagnosis of multiple myeloma(骨髓瘤), a blood cancer, in April 2000, and a stem cell transplant.
In the summer of 2002, I was diagnosed as multiple myeloma and was told that I needed a stem-cell transplant by the same group of doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center that had treated Mel.
This shocked me, and frankly, I became quite depressed. I vowed that somehow I would try to speak to Mel. One day, my phone rang. Mel was calling from the Yankee' locker room. I asked him to tell me everything about his treatment. He spent 30 minutes generously explaining all the details. I hung on every word. He told me how well he was feeling and ended the conversation by giving me his home phone number! "I feel great, and I'm not retiring," he told me.
This incredible experience lifted my spirits. Every time I saw Mel during games on TV as I awaited my transplant, I repeated to myself, "Look at Mel. If he can do it, so can I."
1.Why did the author say he was lucky in Paragraph 1?
A.He joined a famous team.
B.He met an unusual coach.
C.He was successfully cured.
D.He was chosen as a pitcher.
2.What do we know about the author?
A.He was not skilled in pitching.
B.He was a good baseball player.
C.He called Mel for his treatment.
D.He forgot what Mel had told him.
3.How old was Mel when he was diagnosed as multiple myeloma?
A.23. B.45.
C.59. D.6l.
4.What would be a suitable title for the text?
A.The Skills Taught by My Former Coach
B.The Transplant Given by the Same Doctors
C.My Baseball Team Helping Me Out
D.My Coach's Spirits Shining on Me
Study with Oxford Royale Academy during your Gap Year and prepare for success at university and beyond.
Key Features:
Live and study in Oxford, UK for 10 weeks
Start in September, January or April
Choose your course from a broad range of options
Enjoy academic tutorials (指导课) and independent research
Take part in debating sessions and academic tips
Attend public events at nearby universities
Make new international friends
Course Summary
Students leaving school increasingly welcome some time to decide on their next steps before starting university or entering the workplace. They may choose to take up to a year off to travel, volunteer and explore new horizons. This is also known as a gap year. Those experiences undoubtedly provide valuable opportunities to acquire life skis. However, universes and employers also appreciate evidence of constructive academic development during a gap year. Our 10-wek Gap Year Programmed enables students to achieve both. Our academic focus strengthens their profile (简历) for future university applications or career.
Additional Arrangements
Volunteering
Community Service
Supplementary Study
Expert advice on applying to universities, including support with entrance exams.
Support with the ELTS test-an exam which many international students take ahead of further education.
Careers Guidance
Advice on which career to choose based on your skill set and personality.
Dates
Academic Year 2018-2019
9th September —16th November 2018 (Winter Term)
6th January—15th March 2019 (Spring Term) 24th March-3lst May 2019 (Summer Term)
Fees
Programme | Fees per Term |
Gap Year Programme | £13,995 (includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner, welcome pack, textbooks and resources, excursions, graduation certificate and bound copy of extended project)
|
Equipment Supplement
| £1,000 (only applicable to the Future Filmmakers courses to cover costs for the necessary equipment) |
Supplementary Study (Optional) | £l,500 per option |
1.What’s the goal of the Gap Year Programme?
A.To assist students to study for IELTS.
B.To let students experience a different culture.
C.To provide students with professional training.
D.To get students better prepared for future study or career.
2.What can you do if you attend the Gap Year Programme?
A.Receive career guidance.
B.Get psychological support.
C.Attend lectures at nearby universities.
D.Study in Oxford from September to April.
3.How much do you have to pay at least if you want to study the Future Filmmakers Course?
A.£13,995. B.£14,995.
C.£16,495. D.£11,495
