1、Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant （No Pay with Free Meals）Place: Manchester Hours: Part TimeWe arc now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Dont miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!Role:You will prov
2、ide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.Skills and Experience Required:You will have the right valu
3、es and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since youll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for y
4、ou.1. What does the underlined part mean?A. Youll make others lives more meaningful with this jobB. Youll arrive home just in time from this jobC. Youll earn a good salary from this jobD. Youll succeed in getting this job2. The volunteers primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabi
5、lities_.A. to get some financial support B. to properly protect themselvesC. to learn some new living skills D. to realize their own importance3. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?A. The one who can drive a carB. The one who has done similar work beforeC. The one who has pati
6、ence to listen to othersD. The one who can use English to communicateBPeople who have lost the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasics（失语症患者）.Such patients can be extremely good at something else.From the changing expressions on speakers faces and the tones of thei
7、r voices,they can tell lies from truths.Doctors studying the human brain have given a number of examples of this amazing power of aphasics.Some have even compared this power to that of a dog with an ability to find out the drugs hidden in the baggage.Recently,scientists carried out tests to see if a
8、ll that was said about aphasics was true.They studied a mixed group of people.Some were normal;others were aphasics.It was proved that the aphasics were far ahead of the normal people in recognizing false speechesin most cases,the normal people were fooled by words,but the aphasics were not. Some ye
9、ars ago,Dr.Oliver Sacks wrote in his book about his experiences with aphasics.He mentioned a particular case in a hospital.Some aphasics were watching the president giving a speech on TV.Since the president had been an actor earlier,making a good speech was no problem for him.He was trying to put hi
10、s feelings into every word of his speech.But his way of speaking had the opposite effect on the patients.They didnt seem to believe him.Instead,they burst into laughter.The aphasics knew that the president did not mean a word of what he was saying.He was lying!Many doctors see aphasics as people who
11、 are not completely normal because they lack the ability to understand words.However,according to Dr.Sacks,they are more gifted than normal people.Normal people may get carried away by words.Aphasics seem to understand human expressions better,though they cannot understand words. 4.What is so surpri
12、sing about aphasics?A.They can fool other people. B.They can tell whether people are lying.C.They can understand language better. D.They can find out the hidden drugs.5.How did the scientists study aphasics?A.By asking them to watch TV together. B.By organizing them into acting groups.C.By comparing
13、 them with normal people. D.By giving them chances to speak on TV. 6.What do we learn from this text?A.What ones says reflects how one feels. B. Aphasics have richer feelings than others.C.Normal people often tell lies in their speeches. D. People poor at one thing can be good at another. CSix years
14、 ago at the age of 35,I suddenly decided I wanted to learn the cello（大提琴）.Straight away I rented an instrument and appeared before Wendell Margrave,professor of musical instruction.You can be as good as you want to be,Margrave said rather mysteriously.On a piece of paper he drew the notes E and F.He
15、 showed me where to put my fingers on the neck of the cello and how to draw the bow.Then he entered my name in his book: 10 am,Tuesday.Tuesday followed Tuesday,and soon it was spring.Thus began my voyage out of ignorance and into the dream.E-F,E-F,we played togetherand moved on to G.It was a happy t
16、ime.I was again becoming something new,and no longer trapped as the same person.Surely the most terrible recognition of middle life is that we are past changing.We do what we can already do.The cello was something I couldnt do.Yet each Tuesday this became less and less true.Riding home on the bus on
17、e snowy night and learning the score of Mozarts C-Major Quintet（莫扎特的C大调五重奏）,I felt the page burst into music in my hands.I could by then more or less read a score,and was humming（哼唱）the cello line,when suddenly all five parts came together harmonically（和谐地） in my head.The fellow sitting opposite sta
18、red.I met his glance with tears,actually hearing the music in my head for the first time.Could he hear it too, perhaps?No,he got off at the next stop. As the years slipped by,my daughter grew up,playing the piano well.My goal was that she and I would one day perform together.I also wanted to perform
19、 in public with and for my peers,and to be secretly envied.I continued to play,to perform,but it is not the same.Before,when I heard a cello,it was all beauty and light.Now,as the TV camera gets close to Rostropovichs face,I recognize that his smile shows his incredible determination.Even for him,th
20、e cello is a difficult instrument that doesnt respect your ambitions.I picked up my cello and practiced.As good as I wanted to be,I am as good as Im going to get.It is good enough.7.From the first two paragraphs,we can learn that_ . .A.the author already knew some cello basicsB.the author went to a
21、cello lesson every TuesdayC.the author bought a cello after he decided to learn itD.Wendell Margrave was a famous but mysterious professor8.The author writes that it was a happy time in Paragraph 3 mainly because . A.he felt very bored with his new lifeB.it was beautiful to be able to hear the music
22、 in his mindC.Professor Margrave made learning the cello very easy for himD.he enjoyed the feelings of growth and getting closer to his dream9.From the last paragraph,it can be inferred that the author .A.put on shows with his daughterB.was determined to catch up with RostropovichC.is happy to have
23、kept up his personal developmentD.was confident that his peers would envy him for his cello playing ability10.The purpose of the article is mainly to .A.show his deep gratitude to his cello tutorB.advise readers on how to improve their cello skillsC.describe his incredible efforts to overcome diffic
24、ultiesD.encourage readers that its never too late to pursue their dreams第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Tips for Staying Sharp Its not abnormal to feel out of it from time to time or perhaps youre feeling a bit sluggish（迟钝的）when it comes to remembering things. If youre
25、worried about your forgetfulness, try out these five tips to stay sharp._11 Youve probably heard the term “you are what you eat.” If you decide to eat sugary foods that are heavy with fats then expect to feel lazy and have no energy. But if you decide to eat fruits, vegetables and make other healthy
26、 eating decisions youll find that youre full of energy.Never stop learningChallenge yourself constantly-whether it is puzzles, reading, cooking or other tasks that will keep your mind working. If your mind is always learning new things and active, youll realize that its much easier for you to learn
27、new things and to function. 12 Stay fitBeing in good health and staying in shape is a big part of staying sharp. 13 If you choose to be lazy then your body is not going to give you the energy that requires remembering things and completing tasks. However, if you put forth the effort into being healt
28、h then your body will expel（释放）the energy you need to achieve your goals.Ensure enough sleepBe sure to get the necessary amount of sleep that your body needs to function on a daily basis. 14 It also helps your body build up an energy reserve so you can improve your ability to focus and avoid distrac
29、tions.Socialize more_15 Social interaction will help you develop multitasking, problem solving and other skills that are necessary in life to keep your mind sharp.A. Feed your brainB. Avoid eating too muchC. Your body will only give you what you put into itD. Lack of sleep contributes to tiredness a
30、nd slow reactionE. Conversations require individuals to stay aware and activeF. According to studies, sleep helps strengthen and recover your memoriesG. Remember you brain is a muscle and if you want to get the most out of it, you must use it第二部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分40分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短
31、文后各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。One summer,when I was little,my dad built me a lemonade stand（柠檬水摊位）.On sunny days Id_16_the stand outside the local car wash with a cooler and my little black safe（保险箱）.I didnt get many customers_17_I always had fun.One_18_I did have was an elderly gentlemen who_19_across the street from the car wash.He would come every day and_20_a glass of lemonad
