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本篇源自：Woodland Park Zoo

About the program

For individuals aged 16 years and older.

Volunteers are ambassadors for Woodland Park Zoo and an important part of our zoo

team. We seek individuals who are excited about engaging in thez00's mission to

save wildlife and inspire everyone to make conservation a priority in their lives.

The primary focus of our volunteers is engaging with zoo guests by offering

assistance and information, facilitating extraordinary zoo experiences and helping at

a variety of special events. Once in the program, volunteers also have the

opportunity to apply and interview for positions in other aspects of the zoo's

operations including horticulture, education and leadership roles within the

Volunteer Program Requirements

Our program offers all volunteers opportunities to continuously learn more about

conservation and animals, and to make an impact every day through this active role

in the zoo eer program requirements

The Woodland Park Zoo Volunteer Program requires interested individuals to:

Be at least 16 years old;

Demonstrate commitment to the highest standards of customer service;

Have enthusiasm for people, animals and conservation;

Commit to the Volunteer Program for a minimum of one year;

Meet the minimum service requirement of six hours per month;

Attend one Volunteer Program information session;

Successfully complete zoo ambassador training;

Pay a one-time S 30 program fee to cover costs upon entry into the program(there is

no fee to apply; financial assistance is available);

Provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 if accepted into zoo ambassador

training;

People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in a

two-dose series or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine. Volunteer placement offers

may be withdrawn for individuals who do not comply with this policy.

( B ) is a volunteer expected to do?

A. Organize a variety of special events.

B. Improve zoo guests' visiting experiences.

C. Assist in academic research and collect data.

D. Create opportunities to interview zoo guests.

( A )2. Who might be a qualified volunteer?

A. A senior with sufficient time and enthusiasm.

B. A primary school student devoted to customer service.

C. An experienced, committed, and unvaccinated college student.

D. A retired biology professor signing up for the zoo ambassador training.

( B )3. Where is this text probably taken from?

A. An advertisement.

B.A website article.

C. An academic essay.

D. A scientific journal.

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本篇源自：The Los Angeles Times

The summer isn't even halfway through and it's already proved to be a season of

deadly extremes.

In a little over a month, four major heatwaves have broiled the Western United

States,including record-breaking triple-digit temperatures in Oregon and Washington

that caused hundreds of heat-related deaths.

Wildfires are again tearing through the West, burning hundreds of thousands of

acres in California, Oregon and British Columbia in Canada. The fires are so massive

that smoke has traveled all the way to the East Coast, prompting health warnings in

Connecticut and Maryland and turning the skies above New York City hazy and red.

And from Germany to China, extreme flooding has caused death and destruction. At

least180 people in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands were killed last week

when two months' worth of rain fell in two days, causing floods and mudslides. In the

central Chinese province of Henan, 14 people died after riders were trapped on a

subway amid catastrophic flooding after torrential rains.

These terrifying scenes from across the globe have long been predicted by scientists

studying our warming planet. Higher temperatures would lead to more heatwaves

and droughts in some areas that would fuel bigger, more frequent wildfires. In other

areas the warmer climate would trap moisture in the atmosphere, leading to heavier

rainfall during storms.

Climate change is making normal weather events-heatwaves, droughts, rainstorms

and hurricanes more extreme and more devastating to communities unprepared for

the attack. What's most frightening, however, is that extremes are happening faster

than many predicted. As the last few weeks has shown, there's no time to waste. The

summer has already given a terrible glimpse of the future if we don't change course

now.

( A )1. What does the underlined word “broiled" mean in Paragraph 2?

A. Roasted.

d.

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( D ) does the author stress the severity of extreme flooding?

A. By making comparisons.

B. By describing details.

C. By analyzing causes.

D. By listing numbers.

( A ) underlined part "These terrifying scenes" in Paragraph 5 refers to

①heatwaves ② wildfires ③ extreme flooding ④ tornadoes ⑤ hurricanes