Weekend MiraclesWeekend Miracles give children aged 9 and older in the Children’

题型：不详难度：来源：

Weekend Miracles
Weekend Miracles give children aged 9 and older in the Children’s Center the opportunity to visit a host family who partners the child to find the child a permanent family. The host family arranges activities that the child will enjoy and introduces the child to their circle of friends—in order to develop a lasting connection with someone.
Organization: Kidsave International
Location: the United States
Duration: 2 days to 6 weeks
Web Designer Needed
We need the skills of a Web designer to help us redesign our website. The project will be fun and fulfilling, and give much needed visibility (能见性) to our grass-roots projects that are serving children and mothers in every corner of the world.
Organization: Children’s Fund
Location: the United States
Duration: 3 weeks to 2 months
Living Miracles
Doctors and dentists are needed as volunteers at Shechen Medical Clinic in Nepal for two months or longer. In Tibet, we need doctors for only 1-2 months. Dentists can come for one month or longer. Please understand that modern conveniences are not available here.
Organization: Dilgo Khyentse Fellowship
Location: Nepal
Duration: 21 days to 6 years
Teaching English to Children in India
The Salus Foundation, Inc. needs help from volunteers, teachers, college students or recent college graduates trained in ESL, or who are willing to be trained in ESL to teach English to the students at the Sulaxim School.
Organization: The Salus Foundation, Inc.
Location: India
Duration: 6 weeks to 9 months
Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Cameroon
In Defense of Animals in Africa needs help from highly motivated, mature volunteers who care about the conservation of great apes and are willing to live in an isolated, challenging, French-speaking environment for six months to benefit our future generation.
Organization: In Defense of Animals in Africa
Location: Cameroon
Duration: 6 months
小题1:We can infer from the passage that .

A．serving children in every corner of the world is the Web designer’s duty

B．volunteers going to Cameroon should be able to speak French

C．more dentists are needed than doctors in Nepal

D．the time you work in one of these places can be changed

小题2:Which of the following fields is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Health

B．Education

C．Politics

D．Wildlife conservation

小题3:Which of the following is suitable for John, an American college student, who wants to learn about the lives of children in other countries?

A．Weekend Miracles

B．Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Cameroon

C．Web Designer Needed

D．Teaching English to Children in India

小题4:The purpose of Weekend Miracles is mainly to help children .

A．enlarge their circle of friends

B．learn more about the outside world

C．find a family who is willing to raise them

D．get chances to communicate with other children

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C

解析

文章介绍了几种活动。
小题1:推理题。根据Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Cameroon部分的mature volunteers who care about the conservation of great apes and are willing to live in an isolated, challenging, French-speaking environment可知这些志愿者应该能将法语。
小题2:细节题。根据Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Cameroon部分可知是关于Wildlife conservation；Teaching English to Children in India部分可知是关于教育的问题。Living Miracles部分是关于健康的问题。ABD都提到了，C符合要求。
小题3:推理题。根据Teaching English to Children in India部分的The Salus Foundation, Inc. needs help from volunteers, teachers, college students or recent college graduates trained in ESL,可知D正确。
小题4:细节题。根据第一段Weekend Miracles give children aged 9 and older in the Children’s Center the opportunity to visit a host family who partners the child to find the child a permanent family.可知C正确。

举一反三

A. An Acrobatic (杂技) Soul
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe will present "The Soul of China", where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills will run down your spine as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.
Time: 7:30pm, September 13-19
Place: the Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujingdajie Street, Dongcheng District
B. Exhibitions Joint Show
A group ink painting exhibition is running at the ltuangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.
Time: 9am-5pm until September 10
Place: Huangshicheng Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Road, Dongcheng District
C. Oil Paintings
The Wanfang Art Galley will host a joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wonderful variety of life in unique styles.
Time: 9am-4pm until September 15
Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District
D. Literature Museum
The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers a study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.
Time: 9am-4pm, daily
Place: 45 Anyuandonglu Road, Chaoyang District (Shaoyaoju area)
E. Concerts
Beijing rocks: "The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock" is set to bring rock fans out next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. Audiences will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a crowd.
Time: September 16
Place: The Olympic Center
F. Belgium Orchestra
La Petite Band, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world to commemorate(纪念) the 250th anniversary of Bach"s death.
Time: 7:30pm, September 11-14
Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
阅读下面待选人的信息，然后匹配他／她所选的活动：
小题1:Wang Lin: Wang Lin is a university student who studies music. He hopes to hear some live examples of foreign music from a western band.
小题2:Simon: Simon is interested in Chinese literature, so he came to China with his parents. During his stay in Beijing, he wants to learn more about Chinese contemporary Literature.
小题3:Li Hua: Li Hua is an eighteen-year-old boy. He is studying in a high school. After many months of hard studying, he is tired of his lessons. He would like to experience something adventurous.
小题4:Alice: Alice is an American girl who studies art at Beijing University. She has no classes on September 14. She hopes to enjoy some wonderful oil paintings.
小题5:Victoria: Victoria is fond of Chinese music. She hopes to listen to various songs performed by different bands. She doesn"t care what kinds of songs they are.

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

小题1:Probably most injuries happen to skaters’ wrists because ________.

A．few skaters wear wrist guards

B．The wrist is the most fragile body part

C．skaters often push out their hands when falling

D．skaters don’t know how to protect their wrists

小题2:________ are the majority in the study.

A．Those who wore helmets

B．Those who wore wrist guards

C．Those who wore knee pads

D．Those who wore no protective gear

小题3:To reduce injuries greatly, a skater should at least wear __________.

A．a helmet and elbow pads

B．wrist guards and knee pads

C．elbow pads and wrist guards

D．the whole set of protective gear

小题4:This passage is most probably be found in __________.

A．a poster	B．science fiction
C．collection of choice stories	D．newspaper

小题5:What was the main point of the study?

A．To encourage people to learn skating.

B．To advise skaters to wear safety pads.

C．To advertise for skating protective gear.

D．To introduce ways of protecting skaters.

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

Here are some advertisements taken from a newspaper.
(1) Dear Drew Carter,
Your first year on this earth has been a pleasure ride for all of us. We love you!
Love,
Dad and Mom and many friends.
(2)Lawlis-Clarke
The Doctors Virgil and Marjorie Lawlis are pleased to announce the engagement(订婚) of their daughter Diane Susan to Mr.Robert Brent Clarke,son of Mr.and Mrs.James Clarke of Herford,Texas.
A spring wedding is planned in Houston.
(3) Isbell-Foss
Mr.and Mrs.Davis K.Isbell announce the marriage of their daughter Dang to Mr.Stanley Foss,son of Mrs.John Sipe of Ada,Minnesota.
The wedding will be early April at Abiding Love Lutheran Church.
(4) Story-Kurio
Miss Stephanie Story and Mr.Warren Kurio were married February 5,at half past seven o’clock in the evening at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas,Texas.The bride(新娘) is the daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Herbert Brule Story Jr.of Dallas.The groom(新郎)is the son of Mr.and Mrs.Gerald Stanley Kurio of Austin.
小题1:What would be the best title for the first advertisement?

A．We Love You

B．Happy 1st Birthday

C．One Year Old

D．Our One-Year-Old Son

小题2:Lawlis and Clarke are going to get married_________.

A．in a church

B．where Clarke’s parents live

C．against their parents’ will

D．to Lawlis’s parents’ joy

小题3:Who got or will get married in spring?

A．Not only Lawlis and Clarke but also Isbell and Foss.

B．Neither Lawlis and Clarke nor Isbell and Foss.

C．Either Isbell and Foss or Story and Kurio.

D．Neither Lawlis and Clarke nor Story and Kurio.

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

The following are introductions to some programs that BBC I London will show on TV.

12:25am Tuesday	The Real Swiss Robinson Family Laura worried that her children have had their life too easy due to her husband’s career in big business, so she decides to take her teenagers to the Cook Islands to experience the simple life. They face storms and a lack of food, but Laura is happy as their local guide shows them the island’s wealth of rare fruits and foods.
11:00a.m Wednesday	A team have come across an armed man who is holding two baby apes who were captures .One of them, David, is sent to a medical emergency in the forest. Later a center director, Nielsen, finds a suitable place to set free more rescued animals.
7:50p.m Thursday	Lost Building of Britain Simon Thurley visits the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey(修道院), which ,before its destruction by Henry VIII, was famous for some of the most amazing stained glasses of its age. It also had a great deal of financial power, acting as the center of an influential business empire. Eventually, it was the king’s envy of the abbey’s wealth that changed the abbey’s fate.
10:35 p.m. Thursday	Nigella Express Nigella presents ideas for impromtu（即兴的） cooking, from new recipes and suggestions for taking advantage of the food you have to make quick , simple and impressive meals.

小题1:Why is Laura worried?_______

A．Life on the Cook Islands is too simple.

B．Her husband faces difficulties in his business

C．Storms are approaching her hometown

D．Her children may not know how to cherish life

小题2:Jim enjoys TV programmes of people or organizations that take care of animals. He should probably watch TV at_______.

A．10:35 p.m on Thursday.

B．7:50 p.m on Thursday

C．11:00 a.m on Wednesday

D．12:25 a.m on Tuesday

小题3:We can learn from the text that_____

A．David is a farmer

B．Henry VIII set up a business empire in the Abbey

C．Nielsen is an animal-lover

D．Glastonbury Abbey is famous today for its stained-glass

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

Sports Tickets

Mon., Nov. 1^st, 2011 1:00 P.M.	New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles	$20~$850
Mon., Nov. 1^st, 2011 1:00 P.M.	Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets	$35~$1000
Mon., Nov. 8^th, 2011 4:15 P.M.	Sam Diego Chargers vs. New York Giants	$40~$1500
Mon., Nov. 15^th, 2011 1:00 P.M.	Jacksonville Kaguars vs. New York Jets	$21~$6100
Mon., Nov. 22nd, 2011 1:00 P.M.	Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Giants	$40~$19500
Mon., Nov. 29th, 2011 1:00 P.M.	Carolina Panthers vs. New York Jets	$10~$12000
Mon., Dec. 3rd, 2011 8:20 P.M.	New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills	$97~$800

Volunteers Wanted!
We conduct studies to evaluate new medications for sleep disorder．Both healthy adults and patients suffering from insomnia are sought to participate in these studies．
You may be qualified to take part as a healthy adult volunteer if you are aged 18 or over and are willing to have your sleep patterns recorded．Further, if you meet these standards and also suffer from a little sleep disorder you may be able to sign our register of patients．
Warnings:
☆ Always control your child when he is first learning to skateboard．To best assist a beginner, hold one of the child’s hands and guide him along a smooth and level surface．
☆ A safety helmet and elbow, wrist and knee pads must always be worn while your child is skateboarding．
☆ Sneakers must always be worn while your child is skateboarding．Don’t let your child skate in bare feet, sandals or any other open-toed shoes．
☆ Never let your child skateboard in the street．
☆ Never tow skateboarders with a bicycle or a car．
☆ Skateboard only in daylight．
Parents, there is a Tropical Paradise for kids too!
The Pacific Islands Club knows something others don’t．Kids are on holiday and they want to be pampered （纵容）, too．Our kids’ Club of PIC Guam is free of charge and has both indoor and outdoor activities ensuring a really great time to children aged 4 to 12．Open daily from 09: 00 a．m．．Clubmates will accompany children to all of the exciting play areas．They will also love to join the other children for the special meals we have prepared just for them．
小题1:If you want to watch a play by New York Jets but pay the least money, you should go _____．

A．Mon., Nov.15^th, 2011 1:00 P.M.

B．Mon., Nov.1^st, 2011 1:00 P.M.

C．Mon., Nov.29^th, 2011 1:00 P.M.

D．Fri., Dec.3^rd, 2011 8:20 P.M.

小题2:While your child is skateboarding, you should_____．

A．lead him by the hand all the time．

B．let him put on open-toed shoes

C．require him to skateboard at night

D．forbid him to skateboard at night．

小题3:We know from the text that PIC Guam______．

A．charges children the least money．

B．offers meals especially to children．

C．only has indoor activities．

D．gets children alone to go to all the play areas．

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．New York Giants participates in four matches in November, 2011．

B．You can be a volunteer if you suffer diet disorder．

C．Skateboarding without helmet and knee pads is unwise．

D．There are no meals provided in Pacific Islands Club．

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案