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Hours:
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Youwillhavetherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.YouwillhavetheabilitytodriveacarandtocommunicateinfluentwrittenandspokenEnglishsinceyou’llhavetohelpthosepeoplewithdifferentlearningdisabilities.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.
21.Thetextismeantto________.
A.leaveanoteB.sendaninvitation
C.carryanadvertisementD.presentadocument
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?
A.You’llarrivehomejustintimefromthisjob.
B.You’llmakeothers’livesmoremeaningfulwiththisjob.
C.You’llearnagoodsalaryfromthisjob.
D.You’llsucceedingettingthisjob.
23.Thevolunteers’primaryresponsibilityistohelppeoplewithlearningdisabilities________.
A.togetsomefinancialsupportB.toproperlyprotectthemselves
C.torealizetheirownimportanceD.tolearnsomenewlivingskills
24.Whichofthefollowingcanfirstbechosenasavolunteer?
A.Theonewhohasdonesimilarworkbefore.B.Theonewhocandriveacar.
C.Theonewhohaspatiencetolistentoothers.D.TheonewhocanuseEnglishtocommunicate.
B
Wealthstartswithagoalsavingadollaratatime.Callitthepiggybankstrategy(策略).Therearelessonsinthattime-honoredcoin-savingcontainer.
Anyhugetaskseemseasierwhenreducedtobabysteps.Ifyouwishedtoclimba12,000-footmountain,andcoulddoitadayatatime,youwouldonlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopinayear.Ifyouwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecialoccasion,tocollectthe$15,000cost,youhavetosave$3.93aday.Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput$1,434inasavingsaccountat1%interestrateafter-tax,youwillhaveyourtripmoney.
WhenIwasachild,myparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethat,ifIwantedsomething,Ishouldsavemoneytobuyit.Weassociatepiggybankswithchildren,butinmanycountries,thelittlecontainersarealsopopularwithadults.Europeansseeapiggybankasasignofgoodfortuneandwealth.Aroundtheworld,manybelieveagiftofapiggybankonNewYear’sDaybringsgoodluckandfinancialsuccess.Ah,butyouhavetoputsomethinginit.
Whyisapigusedasasymbolofsaving?
Whynotanelephantbank,whichisbiggerandholdsmorecoins?
IntheMiddleAges,beforemodernbankingandcreditinstruments,peoplesavedmoneyathome,afewcoinsatatimedroppedintoajarordish.Potters(制陶工)madetheseinexpensivecontainersfromanorange-coloredclay(黏土)called“pygg,”andfolkssavedcoinsinpyggjars.TheMiddleEnglishwordforpigwas“pigge”.WhiletheSaxonspronouncedpygg,referringtotheclay,as“pug”,eventuallythetwowordschangedintothesamepronunciation,soundingthe“i”asinpigorpiggy.Asthewordbecamelessassociatedwiththeorangeclayandmorewiththeanimal,acleverpotterfashionedapyggjarintheshapeofapig,delightingchildrenandadults.Thepiggybankwasborn.
Originallyyouhadtobreakthebanktogettothemoney,bringinginasenseofseriousnessintosavings.Whilepiggybanksteachchildrenthewisdomofsaving,adultsoftenneedtorelearnchildhoodlessons.Thinkaboutthethingsinlifethatrequirelargeamountsofmoney---collegeeducation,weddings,cars,medicalcare,startingabusiness,buyingahome,andfunstufflikegreattrips.Sowhenyouhavemoney,takeoffthetop10%,putitaside,saveandinvestwisely.
25.Whatisthepiggybankstrategy?
A.Paying1%incometaxatatime.
B.Settingagoalbeforemakingatravelplan.
C.Puttingasidealittlemoneyregularlyforfutureuse.
D.Aiminghighevenwhendoingsmallthings.
26.Whydidthewriter’sparentsgivehimapiggybankasagift?
A.Todelighthimwiththelatestfashion.B.Toencouragehimtoclimbmountains.
C.ToteachhimEnglishpronunciation.D.Tohelphimformthehabitofsaving.
27.Thepiggybankoriginallywas________.
A.acheapclaycontainerB.apotter’sinstrument
C.ananimal-shapeddishD.apig-liketoyforchildren
28.Thelastparagraphtalksabout________.
A.theseriousnessofeducatingchildrenB.theenjoymentoftakingagreattrip
C.thedifficultyofstartingabusinessD.theimportanceofmanagingmoney
C
Thebehaviourofabuilding’susersmaybeatleastasimportantasitsdesignwhenitcomestoenergyuse,accordingtonewresearchfromtheUKEnergyResearchCentre(UKERC).TheUKpromisestoreduceitscarbonemissions(排放)by80percentby2050,partofwhichwillbeachievedbyallnewhomesbeingzero-carbonby2016.Butthisreportshowsthatsustainablebuildingdesignonitsown—thoughextremelyimportant-isnotenoughtoachievesuchreductions:
thebehaviourofthepeopleusingthebuildinghastochangetoo.
Thestudysuggeststhatthewaysthatpeopleuseandliveintheirhomeshavebeenlargelyignoredbyexistingeffortstoimproveenergyefficiency(效率),whichinsteadfocusonarchitecturalandtechnologicaldevelopments.
‘Technologyisgoingtoassistbutitisnotgoingtodoeverything,’explainsKatyJanda,aUKERCseniorresearcher,‘consumptionpatternsofbuildinguserscandefeatthemostcarefuldesign.’Inotherwords,oldhabitsdiehard,eveninthebest-designedeco-home.
Anotherpartoftheproblemisinformation.Householdsandbill-payersdon’thavetheknowledgetheyneedtochangetheirenergy-usehabits.Withoutspecificinformation,it’shardtoestimatethecostsandbenefitsofmakingdifferentchoices.Feedback(反馈)facilities,likesmartmetersandenergymonitors,couldhelpbridgethisinformationgapbyhelpingpeopleseehowchangingtheirbehaviourdirectlyaffectstheirenergyuse;
somestudieshaveshownthathouseholdscanachieveupto15percentenergysavingsusingsmartmeters.
Socialscienceresearchhasaddedafurtherdimension(方面),suggestingthatindividuals’behaviourinthehomecanbepersonalandcannotbepredicted—whetherpeoplethrowopentheirwindowsratherthanturndownthethermostat(恒温器),forexample.
Jandaarguesthateducationisthekey.Shecallsforafocusedprogrammetoteachpeopleaboutbuildingsandtheirownbehaviourinthem.
29.Astoenergyuse,thenewresearchfromUKERCstressestheimportanceof________.
A.thebehaviourofbuildingusersB.zero-carbonhomes
C.sustainablebuildingdesignD.thereductionofcarbonemissions
30.WhatareKatyJanda’swordsmainlyabout?
A.Thenecessityofmakingacarefulbuildingdesign.
B.Theimportanceofchangingbuildingusers’habits.
C.Thevarietyofconsumptionpatternsofbuildingusers.
D.Theroleoftechnologyinimprovingenergyefficiency.
31.Theinformationgapinenergyuse_______.
A.affectsthestudyonenergymonitors
B.canbebridgedbyfeedbackfacilities
C.bringsaboutproblemsforsmartmeters
D.willbecausedbybuildingusers’oldhabits
32.Whatdoesthedimensionaddedbysocialscienceresearchsuggest?
A.Thesocialscienceresearchistobefurthered.
B.Theeducationprogrammeisunderdiscussion.
C.Thebehaviourpreferenceofbuildingusersissimilar.
D.Thebehaviourofbuildingusersisunpredictable.
D
Thekidsinthisvillageweardirty,raggedclothes.Theysleepbesidecowsandsheepinhutsmadeofsticksandmud.Theyhavenoschool.YettheyallcanchanttheEnglishalphabet,andsomecanmakewords.
Thekeytotheirsuccess:
20tabletcomputers(平板电脑)droppedoffintheirEthiopianvillageinFebruarybyaU.S.groupcalledOneLaptopPerChild.
Thegoalistofindoutwhetherkidsusingtoday’snewtechnologycanteachthemselvestoreadinplaceswherenoschoolsorteachersexist.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyresearchersanalyzingtheprojectdatasaythey’realreadyamazed.“WhatIthinkhasalreadyhappenedisthatthekidshavealreadylearnedmorethantheywouldhaveinoneyearofkindergarten,”saidMattKeller,whorunstheEthiopiaprogram.
Thefastestlearner—andthefirsttoturnononeofthetablets—is8-year-oldKelbesaNegusse.Thedevice’scamerawasdisabledtosavememory,yetwithinweeksKelbesahadfiguredoutitsworkingsandmadethecamerawork.Hecalledhimselfalion,amarkerofaccomplishmentinEthiopia.
Withhistablet,KelbasarearrangedthelettersHSROEintooneofthemanyEnglishanimalnamesheknows.Thenhespelledwordsonhisown.“Sevenmonthsagohedidn’tknowanyEnglish.That’sunbelievable,”saidKeller.
Theprojectaimstogetkidstoastagecalled“deepreading,”wheretheycanreadtolearn.Itwon’tbeinAmharic,Ethiopia’sfirstlanguage,butinEnglish,whichiswidelyseenasthetickettohigherpayingjobs.
33.HowdoestheEthiopiaprogrambenefitthekidsinthevillage?
A.Itcontributestotheirself-study.B.Ittrainsteachersforthem.
C.Ithelpsraisetheirlivingstandards.D.Itprovidesfundsforbuildingschools.
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