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Young Inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.
Alex Goldberg, the program"s founder, said; "We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.
"We try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth. For example, we"ve secured internships (实习) with world-famous firms such as Honda.
"At a time of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring, it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures. " Kieran Hepburn, 14, is one of a group of Banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far. In October the Banbury School pupil was accompanied by Young Inspirations staff to Paris where he was an observer at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization"s (UNESCO) International Youth Forum (论坛).
The event was held for young people from around the world, to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look. Kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their 20s and was the only UK school pupil to attend the event. Kieran thinks the trip was a life changing experience. " Before we left I didn"t quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didn"t stop, it was amazing," he said, " We went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon. "
The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life. It dealt with issues (问题) such as drug abuse, violence and unemployment.
Kieran said: " It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August. "
The Young Inspirations mentoring sessions take place each Friday in Banbury. For details visit www.younginspirations.com.
小题1:The Young Inspirations mentoring program aims to _____.
A.train staff for world-famous firms | B.offer job opportunities to young adults |
C.provide youth with unique experiences | D.equip the unemployed with different skills |
A.the lack of support from firms | B.the cultural differences |
C.the effect of unemployment | D.the shortage of money |
A.build up their confidence at school | B.find work experience opportunities |
C.improve their social skills for the future | D.play an active role in the change of society |
A. the visit to the United Kingdom was amazing |
B. Kieran has made great progress in many aspects |
C. the youth have found a way to solve their problems |
D. the mentoring sessions are held every day except Friday |
A. Alex Goldberg, Founder of Young Inspirations |
B. Young People Find a World of Opportunity |
C. Kieran, Banbury School Pupil to Paris |
D. Debates Help Youth with Their Grades |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:B
解析
【主旨大意】介绍了一个青年激励计划,主要的目的是指导学生适应社会的变化,其中的论坛可以让年轻人在日益变化适应的社会起着积极的作用,很多学生在活动中取得了很大进步。
小题1:细节题。从文章第三段的句子:We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.可知这个青年激励计划是为了给年轻人一些独特经验。选C。
小题2:细节理解题。从第五段的第一句话:"At a time of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring,可知学校不能给学生这方面的指导,主要是因为缺钱。特别是句中的funding cutbacks(资金短缺)的理解很关键。选D。
小题3:细节题。从倒数第三段的句子The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life.:可知这个论坛的主要的目的是为了让年轻人在日益变化适应的社会起着积极的作用。特别是句中的drive(驾驭)的理解很关键,选D。
小题4:细节题。从文章倒数第二段的句子:Kieran said: " It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August. "可知Kieran在自信,社交能力和学习方面都取得很大的进步,是进步最大的学生。选B
小题5:主旨题。从第一段的主题句:A MENTORING (导师制) program is giving life changing opportunities to Banbury youth.可知这个导师制的计划是为了让年轻人发现充满机遇的世界。选B项最合适。
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试题【A MENTORING (导师制) program is giving life changing opportunities to Banbury youth】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on pavement is an attention-getter.It Can be nothing more than a penny.Whatever the coin is,no one ignores the sound of it.It got me thinking about sounds again.We are surrounded by so many sounds that attract the most attention.
People in New York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine,a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street.When I’m in New York,I’m a New Yorker.I don’t turn either.Like the natives,I hardly hear a siren(警报)there.
However,at home in my little town in Connecticut,it’s different.The distant sound of a police car, all emergency vehicle or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m seated and brings me to the window if I’m in bed.It’s the quietest sounds that have most effect on us.not the loudest.In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away thigh three closed doors.I’ve been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imaginnation turns into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house.How come I never hear those sounds in the daytime?
I’m quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are,I’ve turned against whistling,for instance:I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I’ve been associating the whistler with a nervous person making unconscious noises.The tapping,tapping,tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me.I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it.
小题1:The sound of a coin dropping makes people________
A.think of money | B.look at each other |
C.pay attention to it | D.stop crossing the street |
A.he has got tired of it | B.it reminds him of tense people |
C.he used to be happier | D.he doesn’t like workers |
A.Tapping sound of his typewriter. | B.Clinking sound of keys |
C.Tinkling sound of a coin dropping. | D.Creaking sound of footsteps |
A.They make him feel al home. | B.He thinks they should be ignored |
C.He prefers silence to loud noises. | D.He believes they are part of our life |
There are many arguments for and against the interview as a way of selection. The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision. As often as not, employers do not choose the best candidate. They choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them. Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a good assessment of each candidate’s likely performance. The main argument in favor of the interview is that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate’s ability, but with his or her suitable personality for the particular work situation. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional mistakes from their secretary if she has a pleasant personality.
It is perhaps true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the things that are hard to measure, such as personality, character and social ability. Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well. There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well, but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees. Candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful(自夸的), direct and straightforward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly, but never over-familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be either very shy or over-confident. They either talk too little or never stop talking. They are either over polite or a bit rude.
小题1:People argue over the interview mainly because they have .
A.different purposes in the interview |
B.different experiences in interviews |
C.different standards of selection |
D.different ways of selection |
A.personality | B.character | C.opinion | D.ability |
A.a link between success in interview and personality |
B.connections between work abilities and personality |
C.differences in interview experience |
D.differences in personal behavior |
A.He thinks it is a good way of selection |
B.He doesn’t quite agree with it |
C.He is neither for nor against it |
D.It is not clear |
Why 2012 was the best year everIt may not feel like it, but 2012 has been the greatest year in the history of the world. Never has there been less hunger, less disease or more prosperity (繁荣). The West remains in the economic depression, but most developing countries are charging ahead, and people are being lifted out of poverty at the fastest rate ever recorded. The number of deaths caused by war and natural disasters is also mercifully low. We are living in a golden age.
Take global poverty as an example. In 1990, the UN announced Millennium Development Goals, the first of which was to halve the number of people in extreme poverty by 2015. It turned out this year that the target was met in 2008.
The doom-mongers (末世论者) will tell you that we cannot maintain worldwide economic growth without ruining our environment. But while the rich world’s economies grew by 6 per cent over the last seven years, fossil fuel (矿物燃料) consumption in those countries fell by 4 per cent. This remarkable achievement has nothing to do with green taxes or wind-farms. It is down to consumer demand for more efficient cars.
Advances in medicine and technology mean that people across the world are living longer. The average life span in Africa reached 55 this year. Ten years ago, it was 50. The number of people dying from Aids has been in decline for the last eight years. Deaths from malaria have fallen by a fifth in half a decade.
War has historically been human’s biggest killer. But in most of the world today, a generation is growing up that knows little of it. The Peace Research Institute in Oslo says there have been fewer war deaths in the last decade than any time in the last century.
Fifty years ago, the world was breathing a sigh of relief after the Cuban missile crisis. Young couples would discuss whether it was responsible to have children when the future seemed so dark. But now, it’s worth remembering that, in spite of all our problems, the forces of peace, progress and prosperity are prevailing (占优势).
小题1:What has caused the decrease in the fossil fuel consumption?
A.People have to pay heavier taxes on fossil fuel. |
B.There are more and more renewable resources now. |
C.There is a sharp decline in the number of cars. |
D.People are purchasing more energy-saving cars. |
A.People don’t suffer from malaria any more. |
B.There were many more war deaths in the last century. |
C.The young generation shows little interest in war. |
D.The number of Aids-affected people is declining. |
A.Fewer natural disasters occurred. | B.Global poverty relieved. |
C.Cuban missile crisis ended. | D.Technology and medicine advanced. |
A.2012 witnessed more advances in developed countries |
B.2012 brought us less starvation and more prosperity |
C.2012 saw economic growth as well as environmental destruction |
D.2012 provided us with a peaceful world free from conflicts |
First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees.To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may softer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual.This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement.This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years.This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly.This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions.Furthermore, some institution should be created for senior daises, which can help provide a comfortable life for them.Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer.The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.
To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages.Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?
A.The problems faced by the old in society. |
B.Why we should take responsibility for the old. |
C.How we can improve the lives of the old. |
D.Where the old can go to get their pensions. |
A.Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire. |
B.Increase savings levels of people during their working years. |
C.Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old. |
D.Make available pensions for those who have retired. |
A.impossible | B.practical | C.useful | D.successful |
A.Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money. |
B.Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age. |
C.Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people. |
D.There is no single solution to the problems of the old. |
A.To point out the need for government support for old people. |
B.To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people. |
C.To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem. |
D.To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life. |
I remember being a little annoyed when the gunman pulled me from the car by the hair. I remember the walk to the house --- Jeremy, me, the two men with two guns. I remember the fear and anger in the gunmen’s voices because Jeremy was being slow, and I remember wondering why he was being slow. I did not realize that Jeremy had thrown the keys into the bush. But I remember that sound of the gun hitting Jeremy’s head and the feeling as the man who had hold of my hair released me. And I remember the split second when I realized he was looking at Jeremy, and I remember wondering how far I could run before he pulled the trigger. But I was already running, and upon reaching the car across the street, I didn’t crouch(蹲伏) behind it but screamed instead.
I remember thinking there was something ridiculous and illogical about screaming “Help, help!” at eight o’clock on a Tuesday evening in December and changing my plea(恳求) to the more specific “Help, let me in, please let me in!” But the houses were cold, closed, unfriendly, and I ran on until I heard Jeremy’s screams behind me announcing that our attackers had fled.
The neighbors who had not opened their doors to us came out with baseball bats and helped Jeremy find his glasses and keys. In a group they were very brave. We waited for the police to come until someone said to someone else that the noodles were getting cold, and I said politely, “Please go and eat. We’re O.K.”
I was happy to see them go. They had been talking of stricter sentences for criminals, of bringing back the death penalty(处罚) and how the President is going to clean up the country. I was thinking, they could be saying all of this over my dead body, and I still feel that stiffer sentences wouldn’t change a thing. In a rush all the anger I should have felt for my attackers was directed against these contented people standing in front of their warm, comfortable homes talking about all the guns they were going to buy. What good would guns have been to Jeremy and me?
People all over the neighborhood had called to report our screams, and the police turned out in force twenty minutes later. They were ill-tempered about what was, to them, much trouble about nothing. After all, Jeremy was hardly hurt, and we were hopeless when it came to describing the gunmen. “Typical,” said one policeman when we couldn’t even agree on how tall the men were. Both of us were able to describe the guns in horrifying detail, but the two policemen who stayed to make the report didn’t think that would be much help.
The policemen were matter-of-fact about the whole thing. The thin one said, “That was a stupid thing to do, throwing away the keys. When a man has a gun against your head you do what you’re told.” Jeremy looked properly embarrassed.
Then the fat policeman came up and the thin one went to look around the outside of the house. “That was the best thing you could have done, throwing away the keys,” he said. “If you had gone into the house with them…” His voice became weaker. “They would have hurt her” --- he twisted his head toward me – “and killed you both.” Jeremy looked happier. “Look,” said the fat policeman kindly, “there’s no right or wrong in the situation. There’s just luck.”
All that sleepless night I replayed the moment those black gloves came up to the car window. How long did the whole thing last? Three minutes, five, eight? No matter how many hours of my life I may spend reliving it, I know there is no way to prepare for the next time --- no intelligent response to a gun. The fat cop was right. There’s only luck. The next time I might end up dead.
And I’m sure there will be a next time. It can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. Security is an illusion(幻觉); there is no safety in locks or in guns. Guns make some people feel safe and some people feel strong, but they’re fooling themselves.
小题1:When the writer saw the gun pointing against the car window, ______.
A.she felt very annoyed | B.she lost consciousness |
C.she felt very much nervous | D.she lost the power of thinking |
A.Jeremy’s fighting | B.The author’s screaming |
C.Their neighbour’s brave action | D.The police’s arrival |
A.they were much too frightened |
B.they were busy preparing dinners |
C.they needed time to find baseball bats |
D.they thought someone was playing a trick |
A.she hated to listen to their empty talk |
B.she did not want to become an object of pity |
C.she was angered by their being late to come to her help |
D.she wanted to be left alone with Jeremy to get over the shock |
A.the author was not hurt and gave a false alarm |
B.they thought it was a case of little importance |
C.the author and Jeremy could not tell the police anything |
D.the gunmen had already fled when they arrived on the scene |
A.neighbors are not helpful in moments of difficulty |
B.the police are not reliable when one is in trouble |
C.security is impossible as long as people can have guns |
D.preventing robbers entering your house is the best choice |
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