Caring for animals, tutoring kids, helping seniors: Volunteer hours are more than a graduation must, they are life lessons.
Vilma Sooknanan cleans cat cages, Max Carroll teaches children how to cook and Michael Rosenthal rolls wheelchairs at a hospital.
What does this have to do with high school education?
Everything.
The three – and almost all other South Florida high school students – have to go outside of the classroom to earn their diplomas, doing what schools call “community service”.
Broward public schools require 40 hours to graduate. Palm Beach County public schools require 20, and most private schools require at least that much.
The purpose: To give students the chance to explore a career and create a habit of volunteering.
“We hope that when they finish high school they’ll continue service,” says Mike Roland, student activities officer for the Broward School District.
About half of U.S. public schools require community service, according to a national study. Broward School Board member Bob Parks says encouraging community service has launched all kinds of new projects, including tutoring and food collections.
Sooknanan, a student at South Broward High School, is part of the Humane Society of Broward County’s volunteer program, which is so popular that even the waiting list is closed. Students work one four-hour shift a week for four months, and leave with 64 volunteer hours.
Sooknanan changes litter boxes and puts down fresh newspaper for about 100 cats.
Combined with her volunteer hours at beach cleanups and helping teachers at school, she’s well on her way toward 250 hours, which she hopes will catch the eye of Nova Southeastern University, where she wants to study marine biology.
Carroll, a junior student at South Plantation High, has connected with FLIPANY, a nonprofit organization that offers cheap physical activity and food to low-income families. He helps teach children about cooking and healthy eating.
“It has been a life-changing experience,” says Carroll, who is now leaning toward a career as a sports trainer. "I want to find a career encouraging people to lead a healthier lifestyle.”
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 15 WORDS.)
1. How many hours of community service are students required to do to graduate from most U.S. private schools?
2. Why do some U.S. schools require students to do community service to graduate?
3. The reason Sooknanan take up so many kinds of volunteer work is that ___________.
4. Volunteer work is popular in many high schools in the U.S., not only because it is a graduation must, but also because ___________ .
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完形填空。從１～１５個題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（每題2分，共30分）
Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest checking out of our Polynesian Village resort (度假勝地) at Walt Disney was asked how she 1 her visit. She told the front-desk clerk she had had a(n) 2 vacation, but was heartbroken about 3 several rolls of Kodak color film(膠卷) she had not yet 4 . At that moment she was particularly 5 over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, as this was a memory she especially treasured.
Now, please understand that we have no written service rules 6 lost photos in the park. 7 , the clerk at the front desk understood Disney’s idea of caring for our 8 . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of 9 film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.
Two weeks later the guest received a 10 at her home. In it were photos of all the actors of our show, 11 signed by each performer. There were also 12 of the public procession (游行隊伍) and fireworks in the park, taken by the front-desk clerk in her own 13 after work. I happened to know this story because this guest wrote us a letter. She said that never in her life had she received such good service from any business.
Excellent 14 does not come from policy (政策性的) handbooks. It comes from people who 15 --and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.
A. expected B. realized C. paid D. enjoyed
A. disappointing B. wonderful C. uncomfortable D. important
A. taking B. dropping C. losing D. breaking
A. developed B. taken C. washed D. loaded
A. silly B. nervous C. calm D. sad
A. covering B. finding C. making D. keeping
A. Excitedly B. Fortunately C. Therefore D. Quietly
A. workers B. guests C. managers D. clerks
A. printed B. shot C. unused D. recorded
A. film B. card C. camera D. packet
A. frequently B. personally C. alone D. actually
A. rules B. pictures C. handbooks D. performances
A. case B. work C. time D. position
A. advice B. experience C. quality D. service
A. care B. serve C. like D. know
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Dear Kate,
I’m very 36 that you are coming to our school so soon. 37 you arrive, let me introduce 38 you what our school life is like.
Our school is quite famous 39 its long history. It was 40 in the early 1920s. It is a good place 41 we can prepare ourselves well for the future. We have many wonderful teachers who are always ready to 42 help. 43 we pay a lot of attention to how well we do in lessons, 44 high scores is not the only reason to study. The teachers encourage us to try out new ideas and ask questions. 45 their help we have developed all kinds of interests in both Arts and Science. Students can choose to 46 any school clubs they are 47 in. We can also choose the subjects that we want to study. Last term I selected American Literature, because I wanted to learn about famous American writers. This term I chose to attend music classes because my father bought me a piano 48 a birthday present.
49 , I was elected monitor of my class, 50 it can be 51 to be a monitor, 52 I have to do a lot of work and attend many meetings. 53 , being a monitor has taught me a lot, such as caring for others and taking responsibilities and so on. When my class was given the title of “Model Class”, I was 54 than ever before. So being a monitor plays an important part in my school life. I’m very pleased with my work.
I love my school and hope that you will have a pleasant experience here too. I am looking forward to 55 you soon.
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After my husband died suddenly from a heart attack, my world crashed around me. I was overwhelmed (不知所措) with the 1. of earning a living, 2. the little children.
One 3. evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd (牧羊犬) on our 4.. This wonderful strong animal 5. to enter the house and make it his 6. . The children took an instant liking to “German” and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement until the next day, 7. we could inquire around the neighborhood for his 8.. That night I slept 9. for the first time in many weeks.
The following morning we 10. to find German’s owner, but with no results. On Sunday I took the children on a picnic and we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were 11. to see German racing to the gas station after us. 12. was he going to be left behind.
On Monday morning I let him out for a run when the children got ready for school. As evening came and German didn’t appear, we were all 13. . The next Friday evening, German was back on our doorstep. Again we took him in, and again he stayed 14. Monday morning. This pattern repeated itself every weekend for almost 10 months. We grew more and more 15. of German. We stopped thinking about 16. he belonged — he belonged to us. As German became part of the family, he considered 17. his duty to take up his position by the front door and remained there until the morning.
Each week, between German’s visits, I grew a little stronger, a little braver; every weekend I enjoyed his 18. . Then one Monday morning we 19. his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back. I believe German was sent because he was needed, and because no matter how 20. and alone we feel, somehow, somewhere, someone knows and cares. We are never really alone.
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Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Moral Side of Murder
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Case A: You’re a doctor in the 1.room and six patients come to you. They’ve been in a very terrible trolley car crash. Five of them were 2.injured and one was 3. injured. You could spend all day caring for the one severely injured victim but in that time the five would die. Or you could look after the five, 4. them but the severely injured person would die.
Case B: You’re a transplant 5. and you have five patients, each in 6. need of organ transplant in order to survive, one needs a heart, one a lung, one a kidney, one a liver and the fifth a pancreas (胰臟). You have no organ 7. and you’re about to see them die. Then it occurs to you that in the next room there’s a healthy 8. who came in for a check up. He’s taking a nap. You could go in very9. , yank out the five organs. The person would die you could save the five.
What’s the right thing to do? What becomes of the principle at each time?
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完型填空二(每空一詞) ：
Yesterday was my best friend Li Ming’s birthday. When school was over, I went to the bookshop. I bought a book __28__ ‘Exploring Space’ and had it nicely wrapped for him. __29__ he had wanted to buy this book for weeks, I knew that he would be very pleased with my ___30__. When I got to the party, LiMing greeted me with a big smile. I noticed that there were piles of presents on the floor, __31__ I was sure that mine would be his favorite. I gave the present to Li Ming and whispered __32__ his ears. ‘You will love it’. He couldn’t wait to unwrap it. ___33__ the smile on his face disappeared and I saw some big red characters on the cover of the book that ___34__ ,‘Caring for your baby’! I __35__ have picked up the wrong book in the shop!
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