Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life?

If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you’ll make it!

Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant

(No Pay with Free Meals)

Place: Manchester

Hours: Part Time

We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!

Role:

You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.

Skills and Experience Required:

You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you’ll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.

1. The text is meant to ________

A. leave a note B. send an invitation

C. present a document D. carry an advertisement

2.What does the underlined part mean?

A. You’ll make others’ lives more meaningful with this job.

B. You’ll arrive home just in time from this job.

C. You’ll earn a good salary from this job.

D. You’ll succeed in getting this job.

3. The volunteers’ primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ________.

A. to get some financial support

B. to properly protect themselves

C. to learn some new living skills

D. to realize their own importance

4. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?

A. The one who can drive a car.

B. The one who has done similar work before.

C. The one who has patience to listen to others.

D. The one who can use English to communicate.

Most young architects—particularly those in big cities—can only dream about working in a building of their own. And making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want, which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner, Brain Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical—parts firm in Atlanta. From the outside, it looks too old, even something horrible, but open the door and you are in a wide, open courtyard, lined on three sides with rusting (生銹的) walls.

In 2000, Yocum and Bell found this building in the city’s West End. Built in 1947, the structure had been abandoned (放棄) years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right, so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition (拆除), pulling rubbish out through the roof, because it was too dangerous to go inside the building, The demolition was hard work, but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do, and “to treasure what was there—the walls, the rust, the light,” Yocum said. “Every season, more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It’s like an art installation (裝置) in there—a slow-motion show.”

Since the back building had been constructed without windows, an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard, and skylights were installed in the roof. The back of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer (緩沖) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical (機(jī)械的) room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond.

Yocum and Bell, who have just completed an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience from the decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less.

1.According to the passage, it is for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own.

A. easy B. unnecessary

C. unrealistic D. common

2.Working on the old building, Yocum and Bell .

A. pulled rubbish out through the roof

B. removed the skylights from the bathroom

C. presented a slow–motion show in an art gallery

D. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building

3.It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell .

A. benefited a lot from pulling down the roof

B. turned more old buildings into art galleries

C. got inspiration from decorating their old building

D. paid more attention to the outside of the gallery

4.The main idea of the passage is that .

A. people can learn a lot from their failures

B. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building

C. people should not judge things by their appearance

D. creative people can make the best of what they have

Even when you’re extremely busy, you aren’t using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyone’s schedule where they aren’t doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you aren’t working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.

Why aren’t you completely efficient? It’s because time isn’t the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions (消遣). Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate (拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.

The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when you’re tired, you can have enough time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.

You might not be able to add another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling (取消) anything. The reason why it’s hard to “find time” isn’t a lack of time. It’s because you don’t have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.

I first suspected time wasn’t the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was extremely busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this strange experience? I believe you have known it.

1.If someone can’t work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is ________.

A. a schedule without gaps B. breaks and distractions

C. the limited time D. the limited energy

2. The writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to ________.

A. prove what the real limiting factor is

B. show us how busily he needs to work

C. explain how important a healthy body is

D. tell us what an strange experience he has

3.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Do You Really Lack Time?

B. How Can You Work Efficiently?

C. What Makes Your Energy Limited?

D. When Should You Do Exercise?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

A major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon. When you recognize your teen is under stress, how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?

Be involved. Parents need to be involved in their teen’s work. 1. What they look for is your presence — to talk, to cry, or simply to sit with them quietly. Communicate openly with your teen. Encourage your teen to express his worries and fears, but don’t let them focus on those fears.

Help them get organized. 2. Together, you and your teen can work out a time-table in which he can study for what he knows will be on the test.

Provide a calm setting. Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy. Give them a nutritious diet. It is important for your teen to eat a healthy, balanced diet during exam times to focus and do his best. 3. If this happens, encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. A healthy diet, rather than junk food, is best for reducing stress.

4. Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and /or do something active when he needs a real break from studying. Making time for relaxation, fun, and exercise are all important in reducing stress. Help your teen balance his time so that he will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.

Show a positive attitude. 5. Your panic, anxiety and blame contribute to your teen’s pressure. Make your teen feel accepted and valued for his efforts. Most importantly, reassure your teen that things will be all right, no matter what the results are.

A. A parent’s attitude will dictate their teen’s emotions.

B. Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite.

C. They will only make the situation worse.

D. Encourage your teen to relax.

E. The best thing is simply to listen.

F. Help your teen think about what he has to study and plan accordingly.

G. Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves.

Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children．Eighteen! In order to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith(金匠) by , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade．Despite their seemingly condition, two of the eldest children had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, they knew well that their father would never be able to either of them to study at the Academy．

After many long discussions at night in their bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact(協(xié)議)．They would toss（擲）a coin．The would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the other one．Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation．By the time he graduated, he was beginning to considerable fees for himself．

When the young artist home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will you．"

Albert rose and wiped the from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It is too for me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas a pen or a brush．"

More than 450 years have ．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one creation that can catch the world's hearts．

1.A．merely B．fully C．completely D．entirely

2.A．heart B．method C．profession D．words

3.A．demanding B．promising C．hopeless D．careless

4.A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．however D．but

5.A．study B．send C．give D．offer

6.A．separated B．crowded C．new D．unusual

7.A．winner B．loser C．old D．younger

8.A．support B．a(chǎn)dvertise C．expect D．require

9.A．flew away B．went off C．set aside D．left behind

10.A．deserved B．desired C．financed D．envied

11.A．spend B．save C．draw D．earn

12.A．a(chǎn)rrived B．regained C．returned D．got

13.A．turn B．time C．top D．fate

14.A．take charge of B．make up forC．make use of D．take care of

15.A．smiles B．sweats C．tears D．hints

16.A．late B．nervous C．tiring D．tense

17.A．eyes B．hands C．pictures D．mines

18.A．in B．of C．upon D．with

19.A．passed B．kept C．remembered D．changed

20.A．strange B．touching C．wonderful D．mysterious

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于3個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

First aid is of ____1.____ (important) in our life. There is no doubt ____2.___ it is necessary to know some knowledge of first aid as dangers lie everywhere and accidents happen from time to time. If a person has an accident, he needs medical care before a doctor can___3.__(find) . But in the process of first aid, 4. the injured will be properly treated __5._____(depend) on your knowledge of first aid . As ______6.__ famous journalist, Yansong leads a very simple life. But he not only has a good nose ___7.____ news, but also has __8.___(admire) professional first aid skills, because he thinks if we know _____9.__about first aid, perhaps a life can be saved.

Everybody should know some first aid in order to save other people's lives. Let’s take delight in _____10.__(acquire) skills of first aid.

短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Dear Tracy,

I want to make friends with those who have same interests, but I am continually disappointing. No one I know have the same interests as I. Mine include read books and newspapers, watching news programmes, listening music and so on. But my friends were only interested in talking about the best way to make lots of money and what they will buy with them. That you know, friends are very important, so I don’t know where and how to find the friends I want. Can you offer me some suggestion?

Li Mei

一家英語報社向中學(xué)生征文，主題是“十年后的我”、請根據(jù)下列要求和你的想象完成短文、家庭、工作、業(yè)余生活.

注意：1、次數(shù)100左右；2、可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3. 開頭語已為你寫好

I often imagine what my life will be like in the future.

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Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language.

Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and math and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

1.People learn English _______.

A. at school B. over the radio

C. on TV D. not all in the same way

2.Different kinds of people want to learn English _______.

A. together with other subjects

B. for different reasons

C. for their work

D. for higher studies at colleges

3.From this passage we know that _______.

A. we can learn English easily

B. English is very difficult to learn

C. English is learned by most people in the world

D. English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn

4.Which of the following is right?

A. We don’t need to learn any foreign languages.

B. We can do well in all our work without English.

C. English is the most important subject in schools.

D. We should learn English because we need to face the world.

A famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.

The child’s mother was very much obliged to the doctor, and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is?”

“Fifty pounds”, he answered.

The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to the doctor, went out of the room.

1.The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought ______.

A. the purse should be given between friends

B. the purse was too small

C. the lady was not kind to him

D. the lady just gave him that purse and wouldn’t give him the medical fee

2.What the doctor said ______ the lady.

A. worried B. interested C. hurt D. frightened

3.The money in the purse _______.

A. was only 150 pounds

B. was less than 200 pounds

C. was much more than the medical fee

D. was not enough for the medical fee

4.How do you think the doctor would feel in the end?

A. Sorry and worried B. Regret and proud

C. Excited and proud D. Sorry and regret