Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own，not because they have no one to travel with，but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. ＂It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.＂ Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.
In foreign countries，with no one to help you read a map，look after you if you get ill，or lend you money if your wallet is stolen，it is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.
Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website，The Aussie Nomad，to document his adventures. He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier. ＂The people you meet，the places you visit，or the things you do，everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person，＂ said the 30-year-old man.
Richardson describes traveling alone like ＂a shot in the arm＂，which ＂makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything＂. He said，＂The feeling of having overcome something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.＂
The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said，＂Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.＂
1.Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?
A. It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.
B. It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.
C. Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.
D. Traveling abroad helps people to find new things.
2.Traveling alone is challenging because ________.
A. you can only depend on yourself whatever happens
B. it is hard for you to prove yourself to others
C. you have to make things on your own
D. it will finally build your character
3.What can we infer about Chris Richardson?
A. He started traveling alone at an early age.
B. He was once shot in the arm.
C. His website inspires others a lot.
D. He used to work as a salesman.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Travel Abroad B. Travel Light
C. Travel Alone D. Travel Wide and Far
Assistant Professor, Musical Theatre Dance
Wichita State University seeks to hire a full-time, 9-month, assistant professor, beginning August, 2016. Applicants are required to have a degree in dance, teaching experience at the professional or college level, ability to direct and ability to teach stage movement. Salary depends on qualifications and experience.
For complete information see http://finearts.wichita.edu.
Associate/Full Professor in Theatre and Dance
The Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of California at San Diego (http://www-theatre.ucsd.edu/) is seeking an experienced theatre artist in lighting design. Significant professional experience is required.
A review of applications will start on June 1, 2016. Application deadline: September 1, 2016.
Technical Director in Performing and Fine Arts
DeSales University’s Performing and Fine Arts Department seeks a highly skilled, professional technical director. The position is a 10-month, staff position with the possibility for summer employment with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. BA degree or equivalent professional experience is required; MFA is preferred.
Please email materials to john.bell@desales.edu. Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Assistant Director of Media Resources Center
Maryland Institute College of Art is seeking an Assistant Director of Media Resources Center in the Academic Affairs Division.
Position qualifications include a degree in Art History or related field with knowledge of art and design history, library experience, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and familiarity with Photoshop and scanning.
A review of applications will begin immediately. Applicants may email a letter of interest to jobs@mica.edu. Salary differs depending on your experience. Please include desired salary in your letter of interest.
Application
Interested persons should electronically submit a cover letter highlighting their experience and qualifications, and names of three professional references with phone and email contact information using the Apply Now link above.
1.Wichita State University offers ______.
A. a part time and assistant professor job
B. a job people can work for many years
C. a flexible pay to the future assistant professor
D. work that require people to act on the stage
2.If you are good at communicating with others, you should apply to _____.
A. DeSales University
B. Wichita State University
C. the University of California
D. Maryland Institute College of Art
3.We can probably find the ad in the section of _____.
A. Employment Information B. Information Technology
C. Around the World D. Teen’s Garden
假定你是李华，你们班就“高一新生是否有必要进行为期一周的军训”进行讨论。请你给你校英文报的编辑写一封电子邮件，反映你们的讨论情况。
1.支持者85％，理由…….
2.反对者15％ 理由…….
3.你的看法…….
注意：1.参考词汇 military training军训
2. 词数100左右;
Dear editor,
I’m writing to tell you something about the discussion on whether it is necessary for senior one students to take the one-week military training.
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
It has been a long time since I did anything good for the environment. Feeling responsible to protect the environment, I decided to take the action again. I told my idea to my friends and we planned to plant tree on the hill in the countryside. We came to the foot of the hill and selected a place where looked suitably and settled down. We spend a few hours digging holes and placing the young seedlings. Then we wrote our wishes on cards one to one and buried it deep down the roots of the trees. We also took a lot of pictures. We were such busy that we didn’t realize that it was time to go back. I felt really glad that we made difference to the environment.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式（不超过3个单词）。
This is a true story which happened in the States. 1. man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was 2. (happy) hammering dents(凹痕) into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp(果浆汁) as 3. (punish). When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.
Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to cut the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy 4. (wake) up from the operation and saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, “Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck, 5. when are my fingers going to grow back?”
The father went home and committed suicide.
Think about this story the next time someone steps on your 6. (foot) or you wish to take revenge(报复). Think first 7. you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can be repaired, but 8. (break) bones and hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is 9. (great) than revenge.
People make mistakes. We 10. (allow) to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will impress us forever.
A Deed a Day
It was a busy day as usual. I was making sandwiches and balancing the phone between my shoulder
and chin. The washing machine sounded as my husband walked in with our daughters. We had only about twenty minutes to eat we had to take the girls to their next activity. My husband seemed a bit that dinner was not on the table.
That night, I had a heavy , thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line (流水线). We had become too in our own tasks and not very considerate towards
those around us. We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives. It needed to be something that would our own agendas and energize us toward the common good.
I bought a notebook, named it “Our Deed Diary” and held a family meeting. I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a for others every day. It could be for each other or for people outside our . And we all needed to write it down in the notebook.
I thought one deed a day was too easy. However, it was actually than it seemed because it had to be something what we had already done. Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not .
We had a rough . On some days, someone would forget to a good deed, while on other days, we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary. After a few weeks though, I found myself waking up in the morning trying to what good deed I could do for someone that day. My daughters began to rush to me after school to me the good deed they had done.
Now, after a year, I am happy to say that it is making a(n) in our lives. Instead of always what the day will bring for us, we think about what we can do for someone else.
Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so ? I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only by giving to someone else from your heart. The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else; you don't even look for or expect anything in . So, when someone does return the favor, it is an enormous and positive .
1.A. before B. while C. though D. unless
2.A. embarrassed B. frightened C. annoyed D. puzzled
3.A. heart B. shoulder C. foot D. stomach
4.A. successful B. absorbed C. confident D. interested
5.A. repeat B. recall C. refocus D. relate
6.A. task B. copy C. job D. kindness
7.A. home B. town C. school D. room
8.A. stranger B. harder C. bigger D. sweeter
9.A. between B. beyond C. about D. from
10.A. matter B. happen C. last D. count
11.A. time B. start C. idea D. life
12.A. praise B. record C. do D. check
13.A. describe B. explain C. remember D. decide
14.A. bring B. tell C. offer D. teach
15.A. effort B. fortune C. difference D. choice
16.A. forgetting B. believing C. knowing D. wondering
17.A. tiring B. rewarding C. surprising D. moving
18.A. experience B. exchange C. predict D. imagine
19.A. silence B. order C. time D. return
20.A. effect B. contribution C. bonus D. attitude
