周末加油站（Ⅲ）

Task 1

Volunteering has many benefits. Through volunteering， you ll get to explore a passion you have （such as literature or medicine）. Also， by volunteering， you can support a cause you love such as helping the homeless. You can also meet like minded students， who share their passion or want to support that cause.

Volunteering is a great opportunity to test out whether you d like to pursue a specific career （such as medicine， education， etc.）. It s great to try and find your passion in high school， so you don t waste time and money during college trying to figure out what you want to major in. If you don t enjoy volunteering at a hospital， maybe pre med isn t for you. If you love volunteering at an animal shelter， maybe you should pursue a career as a veterinarian （獸医）.

Volunteering is also a great extracurricular for your college application. It shows you selflessly dedicated your time and effort to helping others！Additionally， volunteering is a free experience that won t cost you anything other than time.

However， there are a few negative aspects of volunteer work. Volunteering can be extremely time consuming. If you re passionate about your volunteer work， hopefully， you ll be willing to dedicate 4 or more hours per week （or every other week） to volunteering. If you don t like your volunteer work， you may find the time commit ment to be a burden.

If you don t have the time to commit to regular volunteer work， consider trying one of the volunteer opportunities with no lengthy time commitment （such as being a soup kitchen volunteer or beach cleanup volunteer）.

Some students may find their volunteer work boring. As I said above， at a lot of these jobs， you ll be doing menial work （cleaning up， answering phones）. I still think it s valuable to try volunteering. If you don t enjoy your initial volunteer work， consider looking into a different volunteer opportunity or looking into an entirely different extracurricular activity.

1. Why had you better find your passion in high school？

A. It is easy to do so. B. It can be achieved easily.

C. It helps save time and money. D. It can be shared with others quickly.

2. What s the benefit of volunteering when you apply for college？

A. It shows you are a warm hearted person.

B. It enables you to have more experiences.

C. It brings an entirely different extracurricular activity.

D. It gives advice on how to choose a specific career.

3. Which of the following volunteer work suits you most if you are too busy？

A. Working at an animal shelter. B. Being a veterinarian.

C. Answering phones. D. Cleaning beach.

4. What does the text mainly talk about？

A. Why we share our passion. B. Why we should volunteer.

C. How we find volunteer work. D. How we get benefit from volunteering.

Task 2

Who can forget their first day of school？ Students come into the classroom wondering who  will be their teacher for the year. Introducing yourself to those students is a big part of that first day.

Pay attention to your appearance.

Dress professionally and make sure you follow any published dress codes applying to students and staff. While you want the students to enjoy their time in your class， you want them to respect you.  On the first day， putting your best appearance forward can set the tone for the year.

Tell personal interests and hobbies.

It helps them identify with you as more than just a teacher. Students may be surprised you have interests after school. Explaining some of your hobbies and interests can give students the chance to interact with you on the first day. Offering these small personal details can make you seem more approachable and will open up to a connection with your students.

Explain classroom rules.

Getting started on the first day by also explaining your class rules and what your class can expect of you is a good way to set guidelines. For example， you could say “I m easy going， but I do have some rules that everyone must obey.”

If you have time after your basic introduction， ask your new students if they d like to know anything more about you. After you have answered their questions， ask the class what they have learned about you. For example， ask “What do I like to do in my free time？”. By doing that， you re reiterating your introduction， which makes it easier for the students to remember you.

A. Give name details.

B. Invite questions and responses.

C. Tell your class a little more about yourself.

D. Teachers are faced with new students sitting in desks.

E. Continue to remain polite and positive when speaking to students.

F. Dressing in inappropriate clothing can be destructive in the classroom.

G. Keep those rules easy to remember if you introduce yourself and the rules together.

Task 3

Nobody can inspire us like great teachers can. They give us the courage to find our own way with just enough .

When Bill Gates attended Seattle s View Ridge Elementary， he was a  foolish fourth grade introvert who always did his best to   himself. Thanks to a kindly librarian named Blanche Caffiere， he was able to come into his own in a way that would one day  the world forever. Gates set the  for this tale on his blog：

“When I first met Mrs Caffiere， she was the elegant and engaging school  at Seattle s View Ridge Elementary， and I was a timid fourth grader. I was  trying to go unnoticed， because I had some big ， like bad handwriting ... and I was trying to  the fact that I liked to read—something that was    for girls but not for boys... Mrs Caffiere took me under her  and helped make it okay for me to be a messy， foolish boy who was reading lots of books.”

He  Mrs Caffiere for helping him escape his  in the true spirit of exceptional teaching. First， she  Gates  passion for reading by helping him explore it through the use of introspective（好反省的） ， such as what he liked to read and why. Next， she d go out of her way to  books that were progressively more interesting and  for him. Finally， once he d read them， she would sit down with him and ask him if he liked what he had read. “She genuinely listened to what I had to say，” Gates .

In 2006， shortly after  her 100th birthday， Blanche Caffiere sadly passed away—but not before Gates was able to thank her personally for the  impact her love and curiosity had on his life.

1. A. guidance B. grades C. decisions D. relief

2. A. strange B. local     C. active     D. typical

3. A. show around B. bring up C. keep to     D. set up

4. A. order     B. change     C. force     D. allow

5. A. stage         B. goal     C. regret     D. interest

6. A. teacher   B. librarian C. friend     D. classmate

7. A. slowly     B. quietly     C. regularly D. desperately

8. A. activities     B. qualities     C. shortcomings D. designs

9. A. pick     B. hide     C. produce D. gather

10. A. cool     B. awful     C. calm     D. curious

11. A. reaction     B. wing C. situation D. world

12. A. revises B. exhausts C. credits     D. astonishes

13. A. shelter         B. defense C. surrounding D. shell

14. A. encouraged     B. treated     C. mentioned D. recognized

15. A. stories         B. questions C. secrets         D. researches

16. A. source     B. distribute C. gather     D. apply

17. A. delightful     B. thrilling C. challenging D. satisfying

18. A. murmured     B. improved C. imagined     D. recalled

19. A. watching B. remembering C. blocking D. reaching

20. A. natural     B. clear C. lasting D. wide

Task 4

一、语法填空

With tens of thousands of people singing， dancing and cheering， 1. _______heart of the  national capital Beijing was turned into a sea of festivity as a grand evening gala（庆典） 2._______（hold） on Tuesday to mark New China s 70th birthday.

The 90 minute gala 3. _______（start） at around 8 pm when fireworks rocketed into the sky， displaying the number 70 over the square. A central performance area spanned the square and the 4._______（south） point of Golden Water Bridge at the foot of Tian anmen Rostrum was set aside for large scale performances. In addition， part of Chang an Avenue was divided into 10 sections 5._______tens of thousands of people sang and danced in groups.

The event aims 6._______（highlight） the new look of a new era through a free， lively and joyful atmosphere. The performances began with Ode to the Red Flag， with more than 3，000 performers 7._______（carry） light panels portraying a huge national flag， and scenes of soldiers guarding the flag and children saluting the flag.

Performers danced 8._______songs that won the hearts of generations of Chinese over the past 9._______（decade） during the gala. With the last round of fireworks flowering in the night sky， the gala concluded at around 9：30 pm amid the classic song Ode to the Motherland sung 10._______（perfect） by all the partici pants including Chinese leaders.

二、書面表达

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1. 短片内容;

2. 放映时间、地点;

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注意：

1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。