TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010
Frequently Asked Questions
What is TEENSGIVING?
TEENSGIVING is an exciting yearly event where hundreds of New York City teens gather together annually for a remarkable day of community service. This year, TEENSGIVING in SRING 2010 participants will once again better New York City and impact thousands of lives!
When is TEENSGIVING in SPRING2010?
SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010
Where is TEENSGIVING?
All over New York City. Everyone will meet at the 92nd Street Y (92nd and Lexington) at 9:00 AM for the event kick-off. Then, all TEENSGIVING volunteers will disperse across the city to work with our partnering agencies where they will make a HUGE difference and have fun!
Who participates in TEENSGIVING?
Hundreds of teenagers from around the city. Teens come from the 92nd Street Y, various city schools, youth groups, and organizations in the area. In addition, many adult volunteers (aged 21 and older) will donate their time to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010.
What projects do participants do at the agencies?
Sample projects include painting park benches, planting gardens, visiting and playing with underprivileged children, assembling craft kits for children in hospitals, assisting at animal shelters, working at soup kitchens, delivering meals and celebrating with families at homeless shelters.
Do I get anything for participating in TEENSGIVING?
Yes! Everybody benefits! Teen volunteers will receive *6 hours* of community service credit, good towards honor society, high school graduation and college application requirements. Adult volunteers will be “thanked” with a light breakfast, a gift certificate for their troubles, and the satisfaction of helping our city’s youth contribute to their community. In addition, all teen and adult volunteers will receive a cool TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010 T-shirt.
This sounds awesome! How do I register for TEENSGIVING in SPRING2010? Interested teens and/or adults should e-mail the TEENSGIVING Coordinator Josh Hyman at jhyman@92Y.org(subjet:TEENSGIVING) to receive more information and to register for this fantastic event!
**Teens can also contact their school’s Community Service Advisor**
TEENSGIVING is sponsored by the 92nd Street Y.TEENSGIVING is an event which is held ______.
| A．fromtimetotime | B．onceeveryyear |
| C．everytwoyears | D．twiceayear |
Teenagers may do all the following in the event EXCEPT ____
| A．wateringflowers |
| B．cooking |
| C．cleaningstreets |
| D．takingcareofanimals |
An adult volunteer may get ____ for his time devoted to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010.
| A．communityservicecreditandaT-shirt |
| B．ahighschoolcertificateandalightbreakfast |
| C．aT-shirtandagiftcertificate |
| D．agiftcertificateandcommunityservicecredit |
The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to _______.
| A．informreadersofsomefrequentlyaskedquestions |
| B．introduceTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2010toreaders |
| C．encouragereaderstoaskmorequestionsaboutTEENSGIVING |
| D．callonreaderstoparticipateinTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2010 |
| Welcome to Hong Kong Disneyland |
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| Sight spot |
What to do and see |
| Main Street USA |
See old-time taxis and yellow street lamps Enjoy delicious food in the shops or restaurants in a small town in the 1900s |
| Fantasyland |
Take a train high up in the air to Sleeping Beauty Castle Talk to Donald Duck Sit on a flying elephant Go under the sea |
| Adventure land |
Go into a dark jungle（丛林） Follow the river and meet surprises at every corner Watch the dancing and listen to music The Lion King |
| Tomorrow land |
Join a cartoon character to save the world Rocket through outer space in a spaceship |
| Special (not in other Disneyland parks) |
Mickey in a red-and-yellow Chinese suit Mulan in her own pavilion(亭子) Fireworks at night with music |
Walking on Main Street USA is ____________.
| A．the start of Disneyland | B．being back in time |
| C．living on a quiet street | D．shopping on a busy street |
Which is NOT TRUE according to the form above?
| A．We can talk to Donald Duck. |
| B．Surprises are waiting for us along the river in Adventure land. |
| C．We can enjoy fireworks at night. |
| D．The flying elephant will take us to Sleeping Beauty Castle |
Li Ping likes science-fiction best, so he’ll show the greatest interest in _______.
| A．Main Street USA | B．Fantasyland |
| C．Adventure land | D．Tomorrow land |
What is special in Hong Kong Disneyland?
| A．Visitors can join a cartoon character. |
| B．Visitors can listen to the music The Lion King. |
| C．Visitors can see Mickey in a Chinese suit. |
| D．Visitors can go under the sea. |
For a 400-year-old art form，opera(歌剧) had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which were hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high school. And with tickets costing as much as $145 a performance, opera goers also had a certain appearance in people's mind: rich, well-dressed and old.
But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt to keep opera alive and take it to a younger and not so wealthy audience.
Opera producers have found that to attract this crowd, they need to make the opera closer to common people. Because young people don't or won't come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such unusual places as parks, libraries and public schools.
The Houston Grand Opera's choice is the public library, where it performs “mobile operas”, shortened versions(剧本) of child-friendly operas. This summer's production is Hansel ＆Gretel. By performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level. The San Francisco Opera, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary(周年) this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists' Training Program. Which is the main idea of this passage？
| A． Opera is famous for its long history. |
| B． Opera is only performed for rich people. |
| C． Opera companies are trying to keep opera alive. |
| D． Young people are not interested in opera. |
The underlined phrase in the second paragraph means __________.
| A． breaking up the old rules |
| B． changing the dresses |
| C． making the audience at ease |
| D． advertising themselves |
From the passage we can infer that __________.
| A． the tickets for operas are very expensive |
| B． operas are performed in a difficult language |
| C． operas are not so popular an art form today |
| D． students enjoy performing operas very much |
Angela Chang(张韶涵) didn’t know it would be so hard to turn singing into a career. She went to many different record companies. But she was always turned down for looking too young and small.
“I’d never had such difficulties before,” Chang said. But Chang’s talent was finally accepted in 2002. When she got a piece of work, she cried.
She soon became a star. Her first album Over the Rainbow sold very well. She won many awards.
“You wouldn’t believe such a beautiful voice could come from such a small body,” said one musician after hearing Chang sing. “She has a special voice. You can’t forget it.”
But the 25-year-old girl has other talents too. Chang is also an actress. She has played a role in the popular TV plays, My MVP Valentine and At Dolphin Bay. Many people remember her common-girl parts in the plays. But acting is difficult. Chang once acted so badly that she was nearly fired. Another time it took her 27 tries to get a scene right.
“I cried when I got back home,” Chang said. “But I knew that I wouldn’t always fail. You only fail when you give up.”
Now with four albums behind her - Over the Rainbow, Aurora, Pandora and Flower in the Wonderland, it’s clear that Chang and music were made for each other. As she sings in one song, “I have a pair of invisible wings. They fly me to the sky and give me hope.”The word “invisible” in the last paragraph means “________________”.
| A．难以相信的 | B．看不见的 | C．隐藏的 | D．暗的 |
Many record companies refused to co-operate(合作) with her because ______________.
| A．she looks very common | B．she is too young |
| C．she doesn’t sing very well | D．she looks young and small |
Which of the following is NOT right?
| A．She won many awards for the album Over the Rainbow. |
| B．She has made four films. |
| C．One musician spoke highly of her. |
| D．She is not only a singer but an actress. |
Although acting is difficult for her, she never gives up because ______________.
| A．she is strong-minded | B．people like her films |
| C．she is interested in acting | D．she acted in the popular TV plays |
Which do you think is the best title of the passage?
| A．The Small Girl. | B．Four Albums. |
| C．I have a Pair of Invisible Wings. | D．A Poor Actress. |
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”What did the man do for the test?
| A．He sent e-mails. | B．He did the cleaning |
| C．He sold computers. | D．He filled in forms. |
The man didn’t get the job because he_____________.
| A．disliked such a job | B．didn’t pass the test |
| C．didn’t have an e-mail | D．knew nothing about computers |
The man ______after he left Microsoft.
| A．went to look for another job | B．asked for food from door to door |
| C．thought of an idea to make money | D．bought a computer and got an e-mail |
Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?
| A．Because he had many friends to help him. |
| B．Because he was smart and worked very hard. |
| C．Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. |
| D．Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living. |
What does the story want to tell us?
| A．Computers are very important in our daily life. |
| B．Everyone can make a lot of money with only$10. |
| C．The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man. |
| D．Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard. |
It was not a good day today. Everything went wrong. First, I slept late and Mom shouted at me to wake up. When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal. I decided to have some toast instead, but I burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. There was no juice, either. I just had a glass of water.
When I was almost at the bus stop, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet, so I had to go back home and get it. Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next bus.
I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on（弥补）the schoolwork I had missed.
After lunch, it was the time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it but it wasn’t there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.
When I got home, I went straight to my room to catch up on my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don’t like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. It was a horrible day. I hope tomorrow will be better.What happened to the writer on this bad day?
| A．The writer argued with his parents. | B．The writer heard some terrible news. |
| C．Many small things went wrong. | D．Part of the writer’s house was on fire. |
When did the writer’s bad day begin?
| A．At night | B．In the morning. |
| C．At lunchtime. | D．In the afternoon. |
What did the writer do after he went home?
| A．He did some homework. | B．He made a telephone call. |
| C．He made fun with his friend. | D．He was tired, so he went to bed. |
When you “burn” something, you ___________________.
| A．give it away | B．eat it too fast |
| C．cook it too long | D．make it very well |
According to the passage, we can know _______________.
| A．the writer fell off from his bike | B．the writer went to school |
| C．the writer got up early in the morning | D．the writer doesn’t like eating fish |
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