We can get lots of () experience in social services.A.hand-onB.hands-onC.hand off
We can get lots of () experience in social services.
A.hand-on
B.hands-on
C.hand off
We can get lots of () experience in social services.
A.hand-on
B.hands-on
C.hand off
第1题
A.We can see lots of interesting things in the zoo
B.We can see many nice things in the zoo
第2题
Last year, I went WWOOFing (Willing Workers on Organic Farms) at a beautiful organic farm in La Réunion. With WWOOFing, volunteers exchange their time and work for food and accommodation. I slept in a cabin in the woods with hedgehogs(刺猬) digging about in the bushes, all different coloured birds singing in the morning and endless rows of palm trees offering shade from the sun.
For me, one of the best ways to get to know a new place is to work with the land, live with the locals and share meals together. This is why I absolutely love WWOOFing. It has got to be one of the best ways to travel. It is a mutually beneficial exchange where everyone involved prioritises people and environment above profit. You get the time and space to deepen a connection with local communities and nature.
There is a lot to learn and each farm has its own unique way of doing things, depending on the environment, climate and soil. At the farm in La Réunion we planted palm trees to harvest the core of the trunk which can be eaten in salads. Before staying with the farm I had only eaten heart of palm from cans which were nothing in comparison to the real thing, fresh from the ground. When potting up the very beginnings of the palm trees, I felt grateful to be a part of the start of the trees&39; cycle. I was filled with awe that something so small could grow into something so big and strong.
We also did lots of weeding, which helped me to get to know all kinds of different plants, to be able to identify which ones we could use as herbs/medicine/in salads and which were seen as uneatable. I also got to harvest pineapples and guava fruit(番石榴) to make jams which will be sold at the local market.
Of course, not everyone is able to travel far away into the field. The great thing about the skill-share philosophy behind WWOOFing is that it’s something we can all do from our own backyard. The focus shifts from money to how we can best support each other in our communities.
A fair exchange can make a big difference in the world.
WWOOFing enables volunteers to ________.
A.get food and shelter for their work
B.travel around La Réunion for free
C.tell the differences between various birds
D.have close contact with wild animals
The author found his farm life in La Réunion quite ______A.awful
B.rewarding
C.comfortable
D.difficult
The philosophy of WWOOFing is to _______A.improve local environment
B.make locals live better
C.unite different communities
D.advocate a fair exchange
The author did all of the following on the organic farm EXCEPT _______.A.removing weeds
B.planting palm trees
C.harvesting fruits
D.collecting vegetables
This passage is mainly about _____A.the development of WWOOFing
B.a local WWOOFing community
C.a charming WWOOFing experience
D.the system of WWOOFing
第3题
听力原文:AGENT: Good morning. Ace Accommodation; how can I help you?
SYLVIA: Good morning. I'd like to organize some short stay accommodation on the Gold Coast, please.
AGENT: Certainly. Who am I speaking to?
SYLVIA: Miss Mackinlay. Sylvia Mackinlay.
AGENT: Could you spell your family name for me please?
SYLVIA: It's M-A-C-K-I-N-L-A-Y.
Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 5.
AGENT: Good morning. Ace Accommodation; how can I help you?
SYLVIA: Good morning. I'd like to organize some short stay accommodation on the Gold Coast, please.
AGENT: Certainly. Who am I speaking to?
SYLVIA: Miss Mackinlay. Sylvia Mackinlay.
AGENT: Could you spell your family name for me please?
SYLVIA: It's M-A-C-K-I-N-L-A-Y.
AGENT: Thank you. And your first name is Sylvia?
SYLVIA: Yes.
AGENT: Is that with an ' i' or a ' y' ?
SYLVIA: A 'y'—the old fashioned way. That's S-Y-L-V-I-A.
AGENT: Thank you, Miss Mackinlay. Now, just for our records, can you tell me what country you live in?
SYLVIA: Of course—it's England actually.
AGENF: I thought so. Now, when are you coming?
SYLVIA: Well, at the moment we're planning on arriving on July 26th.
AGENT: Ooh, the 25th, that's the last day of the public holiday and it might be difficult to find something available on that date.
SYLVIA: No, we're coming on the 26th of July.
AGENT: Oh, well that's fine then. We'll have lots of good places vacant by then although you wouldn't be able to move in until late afternoon because our cleaning crew will need time to get everything ready for you.
SYLVIA: That suits us—our flight won't get in until early evening anyway.
AGENT: How many of you will there be?
SYLVIA: Just my sister and myself.
AGENT: And how long do you intend to stay for?
SYLVIA: Oh, only a couple of weeks, we'd like to stay longer but we'll have to get back to work.
AGENT: So, you're not coming on business then?
SYLVIA: No, it's just a holiday. Why? What difference does that make?
AGENT: Oh, you'd be surprised. Business people have different needs you know, wireless internet, even fax machines and photocopiers.
SYLVIA: No, we won't need any of that stuff—we'll be coming to relax, and get away from all that kind of thing.
Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.
AGENT: Good. Now, what exactly are you looking for? A house, a duplex or an apartment?
SYLVIA: What's a duplex?
AGENT: Oh, that's what you might call a townhouse or a unit--you know, two houses semi-detached on the same property.
SYLVIA: Oh, I see. I think an apartment will suit us just fine.
AGENT: And how many bedrooms? Two?
SYLVIA: One or two—it depends on the size. My sister and I don't mind sharing if it's a decent size bedroom with two beds.
AGENT: Well, that makes it easier.
AGENT: And car parking? Will you require a lock-up garage? They're a little harder to find with an apartment.
SYLVIA: We'll have a hire car and as far as I know there are no regulations concerning car parking. I think as long as it's not parked on the street and it's secure there shouldn't be any problems.
AGENT: Okay. Now, I'm assuming you want something by the beach?
SYLVIA: Yes, that's the idea. We want to enjoy the surf, sand and sunshine.
AGENT: Okay, but before we settle on an area and discuss your price range, I'll need to know about other necessities.
SYLVIA: What do you mean?
AGENT: Well, for example, do you want to be close to a shopping mall or the casino or the fun parks? Or do you want to be in a complex with or near a swimming pool?
SYLVIA: No, none of that really matters to us but we'd like to have reasonable access to the motorway so that we can drive up to Brisbane to visit friends there.
AGENT: Well, there are quite a few lovely small towns to choose from. There's Main Beach which is north of Surfers' Paradise or Mermaid Waters which is a bit further south or Palm Beach which is quite a bit further south?
SYLVIA: Mermaid Waters sounds delightful. Is it close to the motorway?
AGENT: Well, not really, the M 1 is actually closest to Palm Beach and prices are likely to be more reasonable there too.
SYLVIA: That's settled then, Palm Beach it is.
AGENT: Now, if you'll just give me your email address, I can send you information about the town and lots of photos.
SYLVIA: Well, my email is S-M-A-C 13 at hotmail dot com.
AGENT: And, one final thing, how much are you looking to spend per week on accommodation? Do you want something at the luxury end of the market—you know, newly redecorated, great views, all the mod cons ...
SYLVIA: Not necessarily. Could we get something clean, comfortable and reasonable for $1200 a week?
AGENT: Could you stretch that to 1500 a week? I've got a property in mind that you'll absolutely love but you'd have to go to 1500—1200 wouldn't cover it.
SYLVIA: Alright, then. But that's our top limit.
AGENT: Good. I'll get on to this straight away and there should be something in your inbox shortly.
SHORTSTAYACCOMMODATION
First Name: (1)
Country of Origin: (2)
Date of Arrival: (3)
Number of Tenants: (4)
Length of Stay: 2 week
Purpose of Visit: (5)
Type of Accommodation: (6)
Number of Bedrooms: one or two
Car Parking: off-street and (7)
General Area: near the beach
Other Requirements: near (8)
Name of Town: (9)
Client's Email smac13@hotmail.com
Price Range: up to $. (10) a week
(1)
第4题
Even in traditional offices, “the lingua franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,” said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn. She started spinning off examples. “If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990, we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey, mission, passion. There were goals, there were strategies, there were objectives, but we didn’t talk about energy; we didn’t talk about passion.”
Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very “team”-oriented—and not by coincidence. “Let’s not forget sports—in male-dominated corporate America, it’s still a big deal. It’s not explicitly conscious; it’s the idea that I’m a coach, and you’re my team, and we’re in this together. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies, but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.”
These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Khurana points out, increase allegiance to the firm. “You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations: Terms like vision, values, passion, and purpose,” said Khurana.
This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance. The “mommy wars” of the 1990s are still going on today, prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, whose title has become a buzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug, offline, life-hack, bandwidth, and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home. But if your work is your “passion,” you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it, even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed.
But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it. As Nunberg said, “You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it.” In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning, office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are.
31. According to Nancy Koehn, office language has become_____
[A] more emotional
[B] more objective
[C] less energetic
[D] less strategic
32. “Team”-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to_______
[A] historical incidents
[B] gender difference
[C] sports culture
[D] athletic executives
33.Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to______
[A] revive historical terms
[B] promote company image
[C] foster corporate cooperation
[D] strengthen employee loyalty
34.It can be inferred that Lean In________
[A] voices for working women
[B] appeals to passionate workaholics
[C] triggers debates among mommies
[D] praises motivated employees
35.Which of the following statements is true about office speak?
[A] Managers admire it but avoid it
[B] Linguists believe it to be nonsense
[C] Companies find it to be fundamental
[D] Regular people mock it but accept it
第5题
A.Let's hurry 1u
B.get to
C.in time
D.can we
第6题
We have already built two tunnelswe can get across the big river.
A.which
B.on which
C.by which
D.through which
第7题
- Mary, we should get together some time.
- _________
A.Yes, what about next week?
B.I will miss you.
C.I'm afraid I can wait.
D.You think about it
第8题
A.Sorry,I don´t know
B.Can we get some discount for weekend
C.We will be attentive to it as soon as possible
D.We do have rooms for those days
第9题
第10题
A.我们擅长这种服务我们公司积累了很多演唱会安保工作的经验
B.我们能够提供这种服务我们公司积累了很多演唱会安保工作的经验
C.我们能提供这种服务我们公司为很多演唱会提供安保服务
D.我们能提供这种服务我们公司积累了演唱会的经验