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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:
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Chinese Culture Shown to the World with Love Li Ziqi, a short video blogger specializing in traditional Chinese cooking and handicrafts has gained worldwide popularity. Li has about 20 million followers on Sina Weibo, China's equivalent to Twitter，plus 7 million followers on overseas social media networks. Many foreigners say they have got to know traditional Chinese food culture via her channel. It is the spirit of craftsmanship（技艺） behind her works that makes Li's video clips attractive. She strictly follows the authentic traditional steps and procedures in making traditional Chinese food and handicrafts, such as peach flower wine and silk, and goes to great lengths to ensure her videos are accurate. Sometimes she spends several months producing one of her videos. Li has been inheriting（继承） traditional Chinese culture in a rather creative way. A closer look at her videos will show that they are never with any "analysis" that makes people feel bored. They just show the audience each and every detail of traditional Chinese culture so that the latter knows how Chinese live their beautiful and elegant lives. It is that universal appeal that makes her works so attractive. Thanks to Li's efforts, many intangible cultural heritages that only existed in memories and written records now appear before our eyes. Via her short videos, Li presents the image of a beautiful and friendly China. With the growth of the Chinese economy, people overseas are showing more interest in traditional Chinese culture. Li has shown how to satisfy that interest in a good way, namely showing the best parts of traditional Chinese culture with her heart. To effectively present the beauty of Chinese culture to the world, we need more Li Zigi. 【1】What can we learn about Li Zigi's video clips？ A.They promote the sales of Chinese food and handicrafts. B.They attract a large number of foreigners to visit her online shop. C.They aim to introduce traditional Chinese food culture and handicrafts worldwide. D.They are based on her family's recipes of making traditional Chinese food. 【2】What could be inferred from Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4？ A.Analysis of Chinese culture in Li's videos makes people bored. B.Details and accuracy play significant roles in the success of Li's videos. C.Li makes sure all of her video clips are short enough to be downloaded. D.Cultural heritages usually exist in memories and written records. 【3】What does the underlined word "intangible in Paragraph 4 mean？ A.nonphysical B.inaccessible C.invaluable D.unnoticeable 【4】What is the author's purpose in writing the passage？ A.To provide guidance on cooking and making handicrafts. B.To suggest a way of attracting more followers on Sina Weibo. C.To give an example of how to gain worldwide popularity as a short video blogger. D.To encourage more people to make efforts to bring Chinese culture to the world. |
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When I was 17, I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay, once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay. She had requested the community to tum it into a museum upon her death. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum. She asked, "Do you have the address? ""No, but I'll recognize it, there was a picture in the magazine. " "Oh, stop. There it is!" The museum was free. We entered, excited. A group of people sitting in the hall stopped talking and stared at us. "May I help you?" a man asked. "No," I said. "We're fine." Tour guides got on my nerves. What if they talked a long time about a painting you weren't that interested in? Sally had gone upstairs. The people in the hall seemed very nosy(爱窥探的), keeping their eyes on me with curiosity. What was their problem? I saw some nice sculptures in one room. Suddenly I sensed a man standing behind me. "Where do you think you are?" he asked. I turned sharply. "The McNay Art Museum!" He smiled, shaking his head. "Sorry, the McNay is on New Braunfels Street." "What's this place?" I asked, still confused. "Well, it's our home." My heart jolted(震颤). I raced to the staircase and called out, "Sally! Come down immediately! " "There's some really good stuff( 艺术作品）up there." She stepped down, looking confused. I pushed her toward the front door, waving at the family, saying, "Sorry, please forgive us, you have a really nice place." Outside, when I told Sally what happened, she covered her mouth, laughing. She couldn't believe how long they let us look around without saying anything. The real McNay was splendid, but we felt nervous the whole time we were there. Van Gogh, Picasso. This time, we stayed together, in case anything else unusual happened. Thirty years later, a woman approached me in a public place. "Excuse me, did you ever enter a residence, long ago, thinking it was the McNay Museum?" "Yes. But how do you know? We never told anyone. " "That was my home. I was a teenager sitting in the hall. Before you came over, I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in. I never felt lucky before. You thought it was a museum. My feelings about my home changed after that. I've always wanted to thank you." 【1】What do we know about Marian McNay? A.She was a journalist. B.She was a painter. C.She was a museum director. D.She was a community leader. 【2】Why did the author refuse the help from the man in the house? A.She disliked people who were nosy. B.She felt nervous when talking to strangers. C.She mistook him for a tour guide. D.She knew more about art than the man. 【3】How did the author feel about being stared at by the people in the hall? A.Puzzled. B.Concerned. C.Frightened. D.Delighted. 【4】What could we learn from the last paragraph? A.People should have good taste to enjoy life. B.People should spend more time with their family. C.People tend to be blind to the beauty around them. D.People tend to educate teenagers at a museum. |
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Growing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee (难民) family,” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box.” After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor. Born and raised in San Diego's City Heights neighbourhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. While some might say Deka's success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently, that her experiences shaped her and inspired her to be the driven, young scientist that she is today. When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one's life. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didn't do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships. “I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl for my family,” Deka said. “You have to not even do your best but two times better than everyone else. I felt like the whole world was waiting for me to mess up.” Deka's efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to tackle new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.” When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don't tell yourself that scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or I'll never get into this school, ” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.” 【1】From the passage, we can learn that__ . A.Deka was adopted by a refugee family B.Deka spent a lot of time going to parties C.Deka's experiences drove her to work hard D.Deka became a professor after graduation 【2】Deka realized the importance of education ______. A.after her chemistry class B.from her mother's experience C.by reading books in the library D.through working at the institute 【3】According to the last paragraph, Deka advised that students be ______. A.patient B.generous C.adaptable D.confident 【4】What does the story intend to tell us? A.Hard work leads to success. B.Practice makes perfect. C.Well begun is half done. D.Life is not all roses. |
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Attending classes is only part of your English education. To become proficient(精通的) in English you have to take responsibility and be active in acquiring it. You have to live and breathe English. 【1】 Here are some suggestions for making English your own. 【2】 Many people study English as if it were math or science. They often feel they are trying to solve problem. Yes, you can study rules, but there are often more exceptions to the rules than there are rules. This doesn't mean you shouldn't study them, but language is living. It breathes, it moves, it grows, and it changes. You have to learn to live it, to feel it in your soul. You have to make it your own. It has to become a part of you. 【3】. Don't hold on to your dictionary so tightly. 【4】 . Our brains slow down when we are constantly translating English to and from our language. The first thing you should do is to stop translating new words you hear directly into your native language. Most people immediately go to their electronic dictionaries when they come across something new. Don't do it！ Try this instead. Try to understand the new word or phrase from context. 【5】 If you still don't understand, ask someone to explain what it means in English. If you still don't understand, consult an English-English dictionary or a dictionary in your own language. A.It has to feel natural. B.Surround yourself in English. C.How well you succeed is really up to you. D.Think of English as more like an art than a science. E.The more you use the words, the more they become your own. F.Your top priority in learning English should be to think in English. G.The words and ideas around it can help you make good guess. |
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Afel was only very small boy when he first saw snow in a picture book. It had lots of pictures of children ______ in big white fields. He asked，"Mum, what are those white fields？" His mother laughed， "That's snow, and they are making a snowman！ She tried to explain what was snow. Afel didn't really ______ because there was no real snow where he lived. But he showed great ______. One day when he was 12， Afel was watching a programme on TV at his uncle's house. The programme was full of snow. And not only snow-there were people ______ across the snow. They looked like fantastic birds. They had hats covering all their heads and big goggles over their eyes. And on their feet, they had ______ shoes. “What are those？ he asked his uncle ______ .“Skis, replied his uncle. "And those people are called skiers. At that moment, he ______ to be a skier. He asked his uncle what the programme was. "The Winter Olympics, "said his uncle. "It's like the normal Olympics, but for ______ where you need snow-ski— jumping, bobsleigh（长橇）， those sorts of things. They have it every four years. Afel found out that the next Winter Olympics would be in Beijing, in 2022. "Perfect, "he thought. "Enough _____for me to become a brilliant skier. "But there's no snow here！ people told him. "Where are you going to ski？"Afel ______ them. He made himself a pair of skis from two pieces of wood. He tied them to his feet and practised skiing holding two sticks in his hands. He practised again and again until he could move quite quickly across the sand. He ______ to fly down the hills like the people on TV, but he couldn't. "Never mind, "he thought. “It's a ______ ...” "How will you go to the Olympics？" people asked him. "Our country doesn't ______ have a team that goes to the Winter Olympics. We have good runners and win lots of medals at the Olympics. But no skiing, no."Afel didn't ______ . So every night, out in the middle of the desert. Afel now practises skiing down sand hills. He ______ that the yellow sand and brown earth are as gold as the medal he will bring home with him, when he is the champion. 【1】A.drawing B.playing C.dancing D.hiking 【2】A.mind B.respond C.understand D.regret 【3】A.interest B.concern C.patience D.confidence 【4】A.walking B.riding C.running D.flying 【5】A.strong B.strange C.fashionable D.comfortable 【6】A.politely B.hopefully C.excitedly D.nervously 【7】A.promised B.claimed C.agreed D.decided 【8】A.projects B.fields C.sports D.courses 【9】A.time B.energy C.experience D.determination 【10】A.avoided B.ignored C.corrected D.criticized 【11】A.needed B.prepared C.pretended D.attempted 【12】A.start B.chance C.solution D.strategy 【13】A.even B.often C.shortly D.finally 【14】A.refuse B.inquire C.care D.complain 【15】A.dreams B.predicts C.assumes D.realizes |
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 There is new destination on the world tourism map-Saudi Arabia. The desert kingdom has decided to open its door to tourists, 【1】 come from around the world. It has decided to issue tourist visas to people from 49 different countries. The visas can be applied 【2】 online and will take just seven minutes to issue. Saudi Arabia's government believes its country has huge potential 【3】（develop） into major tourism destination. It has 【4】 wealth of natural attractions, deserts, World Heritage sites, beautiful beaches and unique cultures. The government also wants to make sure it can earn money from other industries in addition to oil and gas. It hopes tourism will contribute 10% of the country's GDP by 2030. Tourists 【5】（allow） to stay in Saudi Arabia for a maximum of 90 days in one year. They can enter the Kingdom multiple times in that year. Ahmad Al-Khateeb， chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, explained the 【6】（important）of tourism to Saudi. He said：“【7】（open） Saudi Arabia to international tourists is a 【8】（history） moment for our country." He added that Saudi has a lot to offer："Businesses from around the world will establish operations within the Kingdom 【9】 its unique attractions, culture and natural beauty become more 【10】（wide）appreciated." |
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假定你是李明，你的好友李华前不久随父母去了美国，她写信告诉你她很不适应美国的校园生活，感到很孤独。请你根据以下要点用英语给她写一封建议信。 1.学好英语，从而增加和别人交流的机会； 2.多交一些朋友，友情会使她忘记孤独； 3.积极参加各种活动，使自己的生活更加有趣。 注意：1. 词数：80左右； 2. 可适当增加细节。 3.文章的开头语结尾已给出。 Dear Li Hua， I'm sorry to hear ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I’m looking forward to your good news . Yours, Li Ming |
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阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 For many high school students, giving an in-class presentation is an approach to their growth. Teachers will call up students, one by one, to present their work in front of the class, and, though it is often tense, many people say it has helped turn them into more confident public speakers. Some educators also credit it with building leadership skills and increasing students’ confidence and understanding of materials. But in the past few years, students have started calling for an end to in-class presentations as they show discrimination against those with anxiety. This week, a tweet posted by a 15-year-old high school student declaring “Stop forcing students to present in front of the class and give them a choice not to” received more than 130,000 retweets and nearly half a million likes. In fact, being a high schooler nowadays is more stressful than ever. Students are burdened with extra hours of homework. They stay up every night till 1:00 a.m. finishing homework on their third Red Bull. Anxiety is increasing at a faster rate than depression (抑郁) as the leading mental-health issue affecting teenagers, a recent study in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics found. These students want more options. They say that every student has unique strengths and that they should be allowed to present their work in ways that speak to those strengths. This might mean presenting alone in front of the teacher, or choosing between several alternatives like producing a piece of art or an essay for private judgment instead of presenting their work orally. Educators have begun to take it seriously. They agree teachers should listen to students and hear their voices and respond to that. If students’ feelings are ignored, they might just walk away. However, not everyone is convinced. Some hold the view that pushing students out of comfort zones is a big part of what they should do as some students are deathly afraid to do it. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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