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The Summer VolunTeen Program This program at Brevard Zoo is a 10-week seasonal position that runs from May 31 through early August. Once selected into the program, VolunTeens receive 2 days of training on the first weekend of May, 2021. Upon the completion of training, VolunTeens will be given their official assignment (10 days minimum, either 2 weeks of full-day camp or a single day from Monday to Friday each week, Saturday/Sunday available upon request). Schedules vary, but most assignments run from 9:00 am to 3:00pm. VolunTeens may sign up for additional days as they choose. Important requirements The program is for teens between the ages of 13 to 17 who are interested in working with the public. Applicants must be 13 years old by April 1, 2021. And they are supposed to know well about various animals and their living habits. Once accepted, VolunTeens must pay membership fee of $25.00. This covers the costs of a teen manual(手册), a T-shirt and various supplies. VolunTeens are also required to participate in a conservation event. VolunTeen positions are temporary; however, interested teens are encouraged to apply for the full Zoo Teen Program in the fall. VolunTeen participants are allowed to miss two of their assigned volunteer days on account of summer vacations. On the third miss, VolunTeens may be dismissed from the program. Besides, the program does not provide make-up days and it does not allow switching volunteer days with another VolunTeen. Benefits Many students are able to use their volunteer experience to meet the community service requirement for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Depending on their school, students may receive credits for their volunteer hours. Volunteers also have the opportunity to work with Education Department staff members and the public, gaining valuable skills for a variety of careers. Making new friends, earning potential employment references, gaining lots of experience and a sense of accomplishment are just a few more reasons to apply! 【1】On which of the following days will VolunTeens be trained? A.May 1&2. B.May 15 & 16. C.August 7 &8. D.August 14&15. 【2】What is required of applicants for the program? A.They need to pay an annual membership fee of $25.00. B.They have to work at the zoo for at least ten weeks. C.They should have a good knowledge of animals. D.They must reach the age of 13 by May31, 2021. 【3】What is the purpose of the last paragraph? A.To encourage teenagers to be a volunteer. B.To explain how to apply for a scholarship. C.To stress the benefits of visiting a local zoo. D.To offer some useful advice to communities. |
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In the 1880s, long before she became her era's greatest female explorer, eight-year-old Harriet Chalmers traveled through the Sierra Nevada on horseback with her father. When she was 24, Chalmers married Franklin Pierce Adams, and they set off for Latin America, where they covered 40,000 miles on a horse, by boat and on foot. When they returned nearly three years later, she gave a lecture at National Geographic and started a 30-year career as a contributor. Adams made it her mission to visit every country that was or had been a Spanish colony, and revisited the places where Christopher Columbus had stayed from Europe to the Americans. She traveled around Asia and attended Haile Selassie’s Coronation(加冕礼) as the emperor of Ethiopia. During World War I, she was the first female journalist allowed to photograph the French trenches(战壕), where she stayed for months. She wrote 21 articles detailing her experiences for National Geographic, more than any other woman published in the magazine's first half century. In those pieces, she criticized the injustices that she had observed. “Where were the blessings the Europeans claimed they brought to millions of Latin Americans? I could hardly find them,” she wrote after a visit to Peru. “What have they not suffered under the control of the Europeans?” Adams had no professional training as a geographer and had never been to college, but her color photo slides and adventurous travel style won her invitations to speak around the world, often from the organizations that had never invited a woman in before. She was the third American woman asked to join the Royal Geographical Society in England. However, the New York-based Explorers Club gave her and other outstanding female adventurers the cold shoulder. “Men have always been so afraid that some mere woman might get into their discussion that they don't even permit women in their clubhouses,” Adams once said, “let alone allow them to attend any meetings for discussions that might be significantly helpful.” Several female explorers decided to form their own club. In 1925, the Society of Woman Geographers started with Adams as president, she served until moving to France in 1933, where she died four years later at 61. 【1】What did Adams do during the first three years of her marriage? A.She traveled through the Sierra Nevada. B.She explored Latin America with her husband. C.She contributed regularly to National Geographic. D.She learned horse riding under her husband's guidance. 【2】What was Adams involved in during world war I? A.Taking photographs on the front line. B.Traveling around European countries. C.Fighting together with French soldiers. D.Doing research on Christopher Columbus. 【3】What was expressed in Adams’ words in Para3？ A.Relief. B.Curiosity. C.Tolerance. D.Disapproval. 【4】How did Explorers Club treat Adams? A.It paid no attention to her. B.It rejected her help coldly. C.It invited her to join in their discussion. D.It asked her to join the Royal Geographical Society. |
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Back in Brisbane, Australia, for the Christmas break, I found myself in a public transport dead zone. Bikeless, 7 kilometers from where I was meeting friends and unwilling to get a taxi, I decided to borrow an electric scooter. The trip took far longer than it would have by bike, mainly because of a major spill halfway there. A rock, hit at speed, is a terrible thing: weeks later, I still had the red knees of a primary schooler. E-scooters have appeared in Brisbane like a rash. In the UK, they are legal only on private land, but the Department for Transport is discussing how to regulate them on public roads and pathways, with the potential for legalisation later this year. Other cities that have e-scooter rental programs have had teething problems. In Paris, mayor Anne Hidalgo described the situation last year as messy. She has announced that the city is reducing its number of e-scooters to 15,000 and plans to create laws banning them from pavements (人行道). France has put into force laws limiting e-scooter speeds to 25 kilometres per hour. Similar to dockless (无桩的) hire bicycles, e-scooters are parked on pavements and people leave them up trees or throw them into rivers. Rough handling shortens their lifetime, which is bad for both profitability and the environment. Analysis suggests that the average e-scooter’s lifetime is just three months. I think e-scooters are an essential part of the effort to make city transport greener. They are seen as a solution to the “last mile” problem — a potential way to reduce transport jam by rapidly getting someone to their final destination. Cars can take up 28 times the space of a person riding a bicycle. As far as the environmental effect goes, recent research suggests that e-scooters are not as green as walking or cycling, but they are still better than cars. And despite numerous reports of serious accidents, scooting is about as safe as cycling. Stephen Gossling at Lund University in Sweden has suggested we build car-free “micromobility” streets, where cyclists, pedestrians (行人) and e-scooters could share the road. He thinks this will reduce accident risks and invite more vulnerable (易受伤害的) traffic participants, such as children, to become active transport users. If more e-scooters mean fewer cars on roads, an improvement in local air quality is also a likely outcome. When 20 kilometers of roads in central London closed for World Car-Free Day last September, a temporary air quality monitor in Regent Street reportedly registered a 60% drop in nitrogen dioxide. 【1】What does the underlined part “a major spill” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A.A serious fall. B.A sudden illness. C.A legal defense. D.A terrible breakdown. 【2】What do we know about e-scooters in Paris? A.They are illegal on pavements. B.They are already out of fashion. C.They are facing more restrictions. D.They are more common on private land. 【3】What is the author’s opinion of e-scooters? A.They are not as safe as cycling. B.They stand up to rough handling. C.They are as green as cycling or walking. D.They play a big role in the “last mile” problem. 【4】What is Stephen Gossling’s suggestion? A.To set up more care-free days. B.To invite more cyclists to use e-scooters. C.To get vulnerable pedestrians off the road. D.To separate cars from e-scooters on the road. |
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As educators across the globe look to improve students outcomes, a new trend is beginning to take root. Equipped with the knowledge that indoor plants improve general health and well-being, living green walls, like those created by GSky Plant Systems,Inc., are bringing life to educational spaces. This fall, to help enrich student learning, GSky completed the installation(安装) of a Versa Wall for the new Biomedical Sciences and Engineering(BSE) facility at Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland. “The living wall is meant to almost appear as an extension of the east courtyard exterior(外面的) environment flowing into the building,”said Christopher Case, Project Engineer for Gilbane Building Company. As the educational model continues its shift toward a science, technology, engineering, art and math(STEAM) curriculum, Educators are looking for more hands-on learning opportunities. Green walls provide teachers with a new way to put STEAM principles into the curriculum. Known as project-based learning, this method allows instructors to develop educational opportunities for students to interact with a green wall. Michael McCullough, Michael Martin and Mollika Sajady, in their article, “Implementing(实施) Green Walls in school，”explain the benefits of project-based learning：“The project-based learning allows students to construct meaning and knowledge based on direct experience，interacting with their environment.” In turn, students are encouraged to use critical thinking to develop ways to maintain a green wall, once again, bring them back to the natural world, in spite of being indoors. The benefits of green walls don't end at better test scores and increased learning opportunities. Because stress levels often run high in schools, green walls naturally help reduce that stress and anxiety. Plus, the addition of greenery in schools decreases carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, leading to a reduction in headaches, dizziness, and tiredness,---all of which contribute to students’ ability to focus. To increase productivity while beautifying a space, Georgetown University also chose a GSky Versa Wall for a student center in one of their residence halls, New South. The 828- square- foot vertical garden is filled with 5000 plants, allowing students to breathe easy. So, no matter the location or learning style, GSky’s green walls are proving to be a critical element in creating a positive educational experience for students, big and small. 【1】What did Christopher say about the living wall? A.It extends as far as the east countryyard. B.It appears as if it's constantly moving. C.It beautifies the country yard exterior environment. D.It brings the outdoor environment into the building. 【2】What does “Implementing Green Walls in School” show about green walls? A.They are beneficial to the students’ studies. B.They still need further improving. C.They might replace some STEAM courses. D.They work well in improving general health. 【3】Why is Georgetown University mentioned in Paragraph 6? A.To complain about the wrong location of GSky's green walls. B.To display possible learning opportunities at universities. C.To show GSky's green walls’ functions. D.To explain a new trend among universities. 【4】What is the test mainly about? A.New environmentally friendly measures. B.The unexpected fast development of GSky. C.Living green walls in educational institutions. D.The connection between knowledge and plants. |
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Remote computer-aided design (CAD) working involves designers using cloud-based CAD software to perform the same work they would do at your company's office. 【1】. And there are plenty of benefits to this approach. Greater productivity Multiple studies have shown that remote workers are in fact more productive than office staff. There are fewer distractions(分心) at home, no aimless gossip, lengthy meetings or annoying background noise. 【2】. Sense of responsibility One 2018 study found that an incredible 97 % of employees would like a flexible job. 【3】 No one likes commuting(往返上班), and remote work allows people to improve their work-life balance. It lets them spend time with family, perhaps fit in a visit to the gym when it's less busy during the day, and it gives them a greater sense of responsibility. All means that staff who can work remotely are happier and more likely to stay at your business. Money saving From your company's financial perspective(视角), a benefit of remote CAD working is money saving. 【4】. What's more, if your employees provide their own computers and you use an affordable-cost cloud-based CAD platform, your expenses are even lower. 【5】 Imagine your company found an ideal designer for your next project, but he / she lives on the other side of the country--- in most cases you would not be able to hire him/her. But with remote CAD working, that person could become a permanent(永久性的) member of your team without having to relocate. A.Talent pool expanding B.It's fairly obvious why C.Improvements on remote CAD working D.The job is not different from what they will do at the office E.Most managers may fear that remote CAD working is an excuse for staff F.Instead, the individual employee can focus all their energy on work, and work alone G.If you need less office space, you can save hundreds of thousands of dollars each year |
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Katie Whetsell was interested in musicals and Disney movies from an early age. However, her happy ____ took a turn when her mother, Karen was diagnosed with cancer. When the family was ____ that Karen's disease was incurable, they made a ____. Disney World had been a longtime dream vacation for Karen. So in November 1997, they ____ and headed to Disney World for a trip none of them would ever ____---especially as it was the only family ___ they went on in Katie's childhood. Katie says she will never forget the moment that ____ her life on that trip: After a long day at the parks, the Whetsells decided to ____ one of Disney World's many nightly light shows. While watching, a performer ____ Karen and rested her hand on Karen's shoulder. They exchanged smiles and, to this day, Katie ____ how peaceful her mom looked. The whole family was ____ and moved to tears. This was the day Katie decided she wanted to ____ Disney as a performer. “Who wouldn't want to work with a company that makes people feel ____?” Katie says enthusiastically. Katie began to pursue her ____ after she received her degree in musical theater from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. Her hard work and passion eventually ____ when she was employed to work on Disney Cruise line in 2009, and later as a(an) ____ in “Disney on Classic” in Tokyo. With her working at the park, Katie has a strong message for everyone, _____children, who may be experiencing a hard time. “Every moment is meant for you, even the ____ ones,” she says. “It's just like in your favorite Disney movie: There is always some kind of ____ or hardship or pressure. Remember to ____ those moments, too, because they are taking you to whatever your version(版本) of a happy ending is.” 【1】A.career B.memory C.adventure D.childhood 【2】A.educated B.informed C.expected D.recommended 【3】A.comment B.presentation C.purchase D.decision 【4】A.woke up B.looked up C.packed up D.cleaned up 【5】A.benefit B.forget C.finish D.applaud 【6】A.stage B.business C.trip D.hunt 【7】A.shortened B.damaged C.protected D.changed 【8】A.sponsor B.appreciate C.introduce D.organize 【9】A.approached B.mentioned C.frightened D.exhausted 【10】A.ignores B.previews C.remembers D.doubts 【11】A.touched B.embarrassed C.confused D.amused 【12】A.care for B.search for C.work for D.stand for 【13】A.hope B.freedom C.pressure D.fear 【14】A.artwork B.research C.diploma D.dream 【15】A.mixed up B.paid off C.showed up D.put forward 【16】A.journalist B.instructor C.interviewer D.performer 【17】A.originally B.deliberately C.especially D.efficiently 【18】A.painful B.powerful C.faithful D.regretful 【19】A.creativity B.conflict C.adjustment D.interest 【20】A.celebrate B.interrupt C.announce D.investigate |
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词适当的形式。 This billboard is designed by Daan Roosegaarde and his studio 【1】(be) just one of the billboards currently set up in Monterrey, Mexico. Each ad space has been coated with a specialized resin(树脂) that attracts nearby air pollutants and transforms them into oxygen when 【2】(expose) to direct sunlight. Since the heavily-polluted Mexican city is located in a valley where 【3】 is very little space for trees or greenery, the billboards are considered a 【4】(complete) new tool for urban health. This is not the first project that Daan Roosegaarde 【5】(start) over the last few years. He is also responsible 【6】 the Smog Free Tower: the world’s largest air cleaner 【7】 has been fixed at various international 【8】(location) so it can turn urban smog into diamonds. The 23-foot tall Metal structure is capable of 【9】(produce) 30,000 cubic meters of clean air per hour by filtering(过滤) 75% of harmful PM 2.5 and PM 10 particles (粒子) from the surrounding air. Plus, the tower uses very little electricity ---about as much as 【10】 electric kettle. The electricity that it does use, however, comes from wind power. |
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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（Λ），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限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。 Learning that you want to know how we spent the holiday in this special period, so I am writing to share the experience with you. It is a coincidence that our National Day and the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival fell in the same day this year. Thanks to the unselfish devotion of all the medical staff which managed to bring the virus under control in our country, we could enjoy a long holiday than ever. Some people visited places of interests by means of private cars or public transportation, with masks on in crowded places, while some choose to stay at home, watching films or reading books. As for myself, I had a reunion with my family and enjoyed delicious mooncakes. Beside, we also watched some wonderful TV programs to celebrate the birthday of our motherland, all amazing at the great changes in our country. Faced with the epidemic, we still had such good time. Best wishes! |
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假如你是李华，河南省博物院将举办“明清主题书画展”。请你给你的英国交换生朋友Alice写一封邮件，邀请她参加，内容包括： 1. 展览的时间和地点 2. 展览主题和目的 3. 期待回复 参考词汇：书画展：painting and calligraphy exhibition 注意：1.词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头和结尾已经给出，但是不计入总词数； Dear Alice, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua |
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