Volunteers, as an essential part of a successful world exposition, are a major channel for the public to participate in, serve and share the world exposition and a means to showcase the image of the host country and city.The following information is about the volunteer for the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China.
I.Basic Requirements for Volunteers
l Be willing to participate in voluntary services of Expo 2010;
l Age limit: Expo Site volunteers must be born before April 30, 1992 and Expo City Voluntary Service Station volunteers before April 30, 1994;
l Obey the laws and regulations of the PRC;
l Be able to participate in training and relevant activities before the opening of Expo 2010;
l Possess necessary knowledge and skills needed by the position;
l Be in good health to meet the requirements of corresponding voluntary positions.
II.Further Information for Volunteers
l Source
Residents of Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, as well as overseas Chinese, and foreigners can all apply to be the volunteers.
l Signup methods
Applicants may log in onto the official websites for online signup.They may also consult or connect with the Expo Volunteer Stations.
l Time
May 1 – December 31, 2009
III.Volunteer Training
Volunteer training includes general training, special training and position training.General training is carried out through internet, while special training and position training are provided through classroom lectures and field practice.
IV.Volunteer Types
l Expo Site volunteers refer to those offering voluntary services to visitors and the Organizer in the Expo Site, mainly including information, visitor flow management, reception, translation and interpretation, assistance for the disabled, and assistance in media service, event and conference organization and volunteer management.
l Information booth volunteers are stationed in the Expo’s information booths at key transportation centers, commercial outlets, tourist attractions, restaurants, hotels and cultural event places outside the Expo Site.They offer services including information, translation, interpretation and even first aid.
1.According to the passage, which one is NOT true?
A.If you were born in April 1993, you can be a volunteer in Expo City
B.If you were born in April 1991, you can be a volunteer in Expo Site.
C.Volunteers of the World Exposition should obey the laws and regulations of the PRC.
D.Applicants may log in onto the official websites for online signup.
2.Volunteers of the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China have been trained well.Which of the following doesn’t belong to the Volunteer training ?
A.Position training. B.General training.
C.Internet training. D.Special training.
3.Which of the following services is offered by information booth volunteers?
A.Visitor flow management. B.Helping the disabled.
C.Assistance in media service. D.Emergency First aid.
Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a
teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast.
Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with
insulin(胰島素) three times a day for the rest of his
life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad
enough, he had no health insurance.
After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd
better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a
job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created
diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved
ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and
resources.
Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was
diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's
forums(論壇) together most evenings. "Kody gets
so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the
site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel
alone." Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading
cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more
people are being diagnosed at younger ages.
These days, Thomas's main focus is
his charity(慈善機(jī)構(gòu)), Fight It, which provides medicines and
supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses.
Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas
will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.
Even with a staff of 22 volunteers,
Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his
full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most
are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of
Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know
saying people need help now."
1.Which of the following is true of Christopher
Thomas?
A. He needs to go to the doctor every day.
B. He studies the leading cause of diabetes
C. He has a positive attitude to this disease.
D. He encourages diabetics by writing articles.
2.Diabeitcrockstar.com was created for _________.
A. diabetics to
communicate B. volunteers
to find jobs
C. children to amuse
themselves D. rock stars to share
resources.
3.According to the text, Kody ______.
A. feel lonely because of his illness
B. benefits from diabeticrockstar.com
C. helps create the online kid’s forums
D. writes children’s stories online
4.What can we learn about Fight It?
A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties.
B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.
C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the
questions according to the information given in the passage.
“Let’s Talk”:The Free
Advice Project
A few weeks ago, I took a walk around Washington
Square Park. I met all the usual people:street
performers, the Pigeon Guy, a group of guitarists singing in harmony. But off
to the side, sitting on a bench was a woman doing something vastly
different—giving free advice.
A week or two later, I set up an interview with her
and we discussed her project at length.
Lisa Podell, 32, started the Free Advice Project this
past May. It began as an experiment;she sat in
Washington Square Park for a day with a sign that read “Free Advice” as a
simple way to reach out to people. Podell was astonished at the strong
response.
Podell admits that she was doubtful at first, but now
she describes the project as mutually (相互地)
beneficial. People learn from her—but she also learns from them. She says
that the majority of those who come to her are dealing with some pretty heavy
issues, and they expect her not only to listen, but also provide real answers.
Having worked as a full time teacher and now as an
adolescent advisor, Podell believes that talking things out is an important in
the decision-making process.
Sometimes, people walk around all day, keeping their
problems in their own head and thinking about them in the same way. Podell
simply strives to provide people with perspective.
I asked if there is a future plan for the Free Advice
Project. Podell said she would like to promote it to each public space in
New York, which would be carried out by various volunteers across the
city.
It was truly inspiring to meet someone with such a big
heart, especially in New York—where it is sometimes very hard to find anybody
to listen. (303 words)
1.In what way was Podell different from other people
in the park? (No more than 6 words) (2 marks)
The common cold is the world's most widespread
illness, which is a serious infection that man receives.
The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are
caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person
to person. You catch a cold by touching directly or indirectly, with someone
who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the
Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in separate Arctic (北極的)areas, explorers have reported being free from colds
until touching again with infected people from the outside world by way of
packages and mail dropped from airplanes.
During the First World War, soldiers who spent long
periods in the trenches, cold and wet, seldom caught colds.
In the Second World War, prisoners at Auschwitz
concentration camp, bare and starved, were astonished to find that they seldom
had colds.
At the Common Cold Research Unit in England,
volunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the
discomforts of being cold and wet for a long time. After taking hot baths, they
put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood
about dripping wet in a room. Some wore wet socks all day while others
exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came
down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.
If then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching
colds, why are they more frequent in winter? Despite the most hard research, no
one has yet found out the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that
people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times,
and that makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.
No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are
drugs and pain-killers such as aspirin, but all that they do is to reduce the
symptoms.
1.The writer thinks the cause of catching cold is due
to_______.
A.touching
anyone directly
B.touching
anyone indirectly
C.cold weather
D.getting
viruses from person to person
2.Arctic explorers may catch colds when___.
A.they are
working in the separate Arctic areas
B.they are
writing reports in terribly cold weather
C.they are free
from work in the isolated Arctic regions
D.they are
coming into touch again with the outside world
3.Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the
Common Cold Research Unit___.
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 (縱容), 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.
1.If you want to watch a play by New York Jets but pay
the least money, you should go _____.
A.Mon.,
Nov.15th, 2011 1:00 P.M.
B.Mon.,
Nov.1st, 2011 1:00 P.M.
C.Mon.,
Nov.29th, 2011 1:00 P.M.
D.Fri.,
Dec.3rd, 2011 8:20 P.M.
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.
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.
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.