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Can I share a language assistant with other schools? Yes—in fact, many successful placements are based on this arrangement. Sharing an assistant with other schools can bring the benefits of having a native speaker among your staff while reducing the cost.
Each language assistant can usually be shared between a maximum of three primary schools, secondary schools or further education colleges. The programme-wide restriction is in place to enable language assistants to have as much impact as possible in the institutions they work in. The fewer schools a language assistant works in, the more time he/she has to support the school.
Please note: When applying for the programme, enter the number or names of schools with which you wish to share on the application form.
In some circumstances, there may be more flexible sharing arrangements available (see below). Please contact the team for more information.
French language assistants for primary schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Sharing arrangements will be permitted for up to six primary schools in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Language assistants will not always have access to transport, so the schools will need to be within reasonable traveling distance. The British Council will review and approve sharing proposals for more than three schools. The language assistants may not be trained but will have an interest in primary teaching.
Please note: As the application form is for the entire Language Assistants programme, please specify in the “Further Information” text box at the end of the form if your request is for “primary-specific French language assistant” so that we can best identify these requests with our partner agency in France.
1. What is the benefit of the “programme-wide restriction”?
A. It can minimize the cost for schools.
B. Schools will have a native speaker staff member.
C. The assistant will have as much impact as possible.
D. The assistant will have more time to provide support and earn more.
2. How many primary schools can a French language assistant serve at most in England?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Six.
D. As many as he/she wants.
3. Where does the text probably come from?
A. A guide for tourists to the UK.
B. A website about language training.
C. A job advertisement in the newspaper.
D. A notice for language assistants in France.
①maximum n. 最大量，最大限度 adj. 最大限度的
②restrictionn. 限制规定；制约因素
③apply for 申请，请求
④circumstance n. 条件，情况；境况；境遇
⑤flexibleadj. 灵活的；易弯曲的
⑥have access to 使用；接近；可以利用
When applying for the programme, enter the number or names of schools with which you wish to share on the application form. (Para. 3)
这是一个主从复合句。“When applying for the programme”是______________的省略结构；“with which”引导______________，先行词是“______________”。
Most people in their eighties would consider themselves lucky not to have health problems, but this is not the case with Toshisuke Kanazawa. The 87-year-old Japanese bodybuilder is not only in perfect physical condition, but he also looks better than a lot of men a quarter his age.
Kanazawa is living proof that you’re never too old to hit the gym and achieve the body you’ve always dreamed of. A champion bodybuilder in his youth, Kanazawa stopped exercising completely after he retired at 34, drinking, smoking and eating whatever he liked. It wasn’t until he turned 50 that he got his motivation (动力) to regain the perfect body of his younger years.
Kanazawa’s wife felt sick frequently, and the former bodybuilder remembered that she had never been happier than when he won the national championship. So to please her, he decided to return to the gym and completely change his diet.
His workout schedule had to be adjusted to his age as well. In his youth, he would spend up to six hours training in the gym every day, and his body would recover within two days after a particularly intensive workout, but that was not the case anymore. He cut the daily gym time to three hours and gave his body one week to recover after exercising every muscle group.
Kanazawa’s efforts paid off. In 2016, Kanazawa defeated many opponents and was placed sixth in the world in a contest for bodybuilders over 65, and won the admiration of the crowd.
Sport keeps this elderly man healthy, as he claims not to have suffered so much as a cold since he started bodybuilding again at the age of 50.
“I want to be a super old man in the bodybuilder community,” Kanazawa said. “If I have a goal, I can continue moving forward. I have to work much harder.”
4. What can we learn about Kanazawa from the second paragraph?
A. He started bodybuilding at the age of 34.
B. He developed an unhealthy lifestyle after he retired.
C. He had serious health problems in his youth.
D. He seldom exercised when he was young.
5. Why did Kanazawa decide to take up exercise again?
A. To cheer up his wife.
B. To help change his diet.
C. To stick to his promise.
D. To recover from illness.
6. What did old Kanazawa do while rebuilding his body?
A. He went on a diet.
B. He turned to the doctor for advice.
C. He combined relaxation with exercise.
D. He spent up to six hours training every day.
7. Which can be the best title for the text?
A. Bodybuilding: No Age Limit
B. Champion: The Result of Workout
C. Exercise: The Best Medicine for Illnesses
D. Understanding: A Guarantee of Happiness
①proofn. 证明；证据
②schedulen. 计划（表）；进度表
③adjust(…) to 调整（……）以适应；调节
④intensiveadj. 短时间内集中紧张进行的（熟词生义）；密集的
⑤pay off 取得成功；付清
⑥opponent n. 对手；竞争者
Kanazawa’s wife felt sick frequently, and the former bodybuilder remembered that she had never been happier than when he won the national championship. (Para. 3)
这是一个并列复合句。and连接两个并列分句，第一个分句是一个简单句，第二个分句中包含一个that引导的______________，作动词“remembered”的______________；than后的比较状语从句中省略了主语和谓语，when引导的是______________。
In 1945, a Chinese immigrantnamed Buwei Yang Chao introduced a new cooking technique called “stir-fry” to America.
Buwei Yang was born in Jiangsu Province in eastern China in 1889. At a young age, she was sent to Tokyo to study to become a medical doctor. After graduating, she returned to China where she met the noted linguist Yuenren Chao, and the two got married in 1921. In 1938, she moved to the US with her husband who got a job at Harvard. Bored and with limited English, she turned to cooking, eventually publishing a cookbook How to Cook and Eat in Chinese.
Buwei’s book was unique; it refused to Westernize Chinese cooking, unlike previous cookbooks. She insisted on authenticity (真实性), even down to the specific types of crabs used in dishes. This refusal to compromise her culinary (烹饪的) roots marked a significant shift in how Chinese cuisine was presented in America.
Despite her lasting impact on American food culture, Buwei remains largely forgotten. Her contribution, however, was crucial. She not only introduced new cooking techniques but also gave English speakers a new culinary term, “stir-fry”.
Buwei confidently displayed her Chinese heritage, firmly resisting full assimilation (同化) into American culture. Her pride and refusal to compromise her roots distinctly distinguished her from other immigrant chefs of her era, exhibiting a strong sense of identity and cultural pride.
Sadly, Buwei’s contribution has been overshadowed by history. When she died in 1981, The New York Times did not even publish an obituary (讣告). Her name has since fallen through the cracks of pop culture.
Buwei’s story raises questions about the recognition of culinary pioneers, especially immigrants who maintain their cultural differences. How many other chefs like Buwei await rediscovery? Her story reminds us of the importance of celebrating cultural diversity in the culinary world and beyond.
8. Why did Buwei Yang Chao turn to cooking?
A. She couldn’t find a good job in the US.
B. She wasn’t good at English and felt bored.
C. She wanted to introduce Chinese food to Americans.
D. She found cooking more interesting than medicine.
9. Why was Buwei’s cookbook unique?
A. It was written by a doctor-turned-chef.
B. It only used specific types of crabs in dishes.
C. It was the first Chinese cookbook in America.
D. It refused to adapt Chinese cooking to Western tastes.
10. What can we infer about Buwei from paragraphs 4-6?
A. No one knew her name in her day.
B. The American media thought highly of her.
C. She was proud of Chinese food culture.
D. She invented several cooking techniques.
11. What does Buwei’s story tell us?
A. Cultural diversity can be overshadowed by history.
B. Cultural diversity is only important to immigrants.
C. Cultural diversity is not important in the culinary world.
D. Cultural diversity should be celebrated in all aspects of life.
①immigrantn. 移民
②linguistn. 语言学家
③insist on 坚持；坚决要求
④compromise vt. & vi. 违背 vi. & n. 妥协，让步
⑤overshadowvt. 掩盖；遮蔽；使黯然失色
After graduating, she returned to China where she met the noted linguist Yuenren Chao, and the two got married in 1921. (Para. 2)
这是一个并列复合句。and连接两个并列分句，第一个分句中包含一个where引导的______________，先行词是“______________”，关系副词where在从句中作______________。
Dogs can tell the difference between different languages, researchers in Hungary have found.
For their study, the researchers played recordings of the story “The Little Prince” in both Spanish and Hungarian to a group of 18 dogs. Then they examined how the animals’ brains reacted.
The study was led by Laura V. Cuaya at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. She moved to Hungary from Mexico a few years ago and brought her dog Kun-kun with her. “I wondered whether Kun-kun noticed that people in Budapest spoke a different language, Hungarian,” she said. The study found for the first time that a non-human brain can “distinguish between languages”.
During the experiment, Kun-kun and other dogs were trained to lie down in a brain scanner (扫描仪) for several minutes. Every dog in the study had heard only one of two languages spoken by their owners—either Hungarian or Spanish. Then researchers compared how their brains reacted to a highly familiar language and to a completely unfamiliar one. Cuaya said that dogs could understand the differences in how the two languages are spoken. Spanish, she said, is more melodic (旋律优美的), while Hungarian is more monotone (单调的). “We believe that dogs detect that,” she said.
The dogs listened to parts of “The Little Prince” in Spanish and Hungarian. Researchers also played scrambled versions of the story to test if they could hear the difference between speech and non-speech. To “scramble” a recording means to change it so that listeners are not able to understand it.
When comparing brain reactions, researchers found clear activity in the dogs’ primary auditory—or hearing—area of the brain. That suggested that they can distinguish between speech and non-speech. The dogs’ secondary auditory area is for understanding complex sounds. This part of the dogs’ brains produced different activity patterns when they heard a familiar language compared to an unfamiliar language. The researchers also found that the older the dogs were, the better they were able to distinguish between the two languages.
12. What do we know about the dogs in the study?
A. They were all brought from Mexico.
B. They had heard only one kind of language.
C. They were trained to speak a foreign language.
D. They preferred languages that sound pleasant.
13. What does the underlined word “detect” in paragraph 4 most probably mean?
A. Discover.
B. Organize.
C. Disturb.
D. Change.
14. How did the researchers know dogs could tell the differences between languages?
A. Dogs liked to play in different activity patterns.
B. Dogs liked the scrambled versions of the story.
C. Dogs reacted happily to the story told in a familiar language.
D. Dogs reacted differently to the story told in different languages.
15. Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Dogs Can Speak Two Different Languages
B. Dogs Can Distinguish Between Languages
C. The Difference Between Spanish and Hungarian
D. The Difference Between a Dog Brain and a Human Brain
①distinguishvi.& vt. 辨别；区分
②react to 对……作出反应
③auditoryadj. 听觉的；听力的
Then researchers compared how their brains reacted to a highly familiar language and to a completely unfamiliar one. (Para. 4)
这是一个主从复合句。how引导的______________作动词“compared”的______________。
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了学校之间共享语言助教的信息。
【答案解析】
1. C细节理解题。根据题干中的“programme-wide restriction”可以定位到文章第二段，这项限制（最多三所学校共享语言助教）带来的好处是将语言助教的作用发挥到最大。故选C。
2. C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的第一句可知，在英格兰、北爱尔兰和威尔士，多达6所小学可以共享法语助教。故选C。
3. B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“…please specify in the ‘Further Information’ text box at the end of the form…”可知，申请者需要在“Further Information”后的文本框中详细说明……。由此推知，本文可能来自一个有关语言培训的网站。故选B。
【长难句分析答案】
时间状语从句；定语从句；schools
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了87岁的日本老人金泽东介，他坚持健美锻炼，身体状况比20多岁的小伙子还要好。
【答案解析】
4. B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“A champion bodybuilder in his youth, Kanazawa stopped exercising completely after he retired at 34, drinking, smoking and eating whatever he liked.”可知，金泽东介年轻时曾是健美冠军，他在34岁退出健美舞台后，停止了锻炼，开始放任自己。他喝酒，抽烟，无所顾忌地享受美食。也就是说，他退役后养成了不良的生活习惯。故选B。
5. A细节理解题。根据第三段可知，金泽东介的妻子的健康状况出现了问题，他想起了自己夺得全国健美总冠军的那段时间是妻子最开心的时光。根据本段的最后一句“So to please her, he decided to return to the gym and completely change his diet.”可知，为了让妻子高兴，金泽东介决定回到健身房，彻底改变自己的饮食。由此可知，让妻子开心是他决定再次锻炼的原因。故选A。
6. C推理判断题。根据第四段的描述可知，年轻的时候，金泽东介每天都会在健身房里进行长达六小时的训练。但现在做不到了，他将每日的健身时间减少到三个小时，并在锻炼完所有肌肉群后给身体一周的时间来恢复。由此可知，在健身期间，金泽东介采用了劳逸结合的方法。故选C。
7. A主旨大意题。本文讲述了一位不服老的健美运动员的故事。87岁的金泽东介坚持健美锻炼，他的故事告诉人们：进行健美锻炼，年龄不是问题。A项最能概括文章的主旨大意，故选A。
【长难句分析答案】
宾语从句；宾语；时间状语从句
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇说明文。杨步伟将中国的烹饪技术引入美国并对美国饮食文化产生了持久的影响，但她的贡献却被历史所忽视。
【答案解析】
8. B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Bored and with limited English, she turned to cooking”可知，杨步伟因为感到无聊并且英语能力有限，所以转向烹饪。故选B。
9. D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“Buwei’s book was unique; it refused to Westernize Chinese cooking, unlike previous cookbooks.”可知，杨步伟的书之所以独特，是因为它不像以前的食谱那样将中餐西化，即“它拒绝使中餐适应西方口味”。故选D。
10. C 推理判断题。根据文章第五段中的“Buwei confidently displayed her Chinese heritage”和“Her pride and refusal…exhibiting a strong sense of identity and cultural pride.”可知，杨步伟表现出了强烈的文化自豪感。故选C。
11. D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“Her story reminds us of the importance of celebrating cultural diversity in the culinary world and beyond.”可知，我们在烹饪界及更广泛的领域庆祝文化多样性非常重要。故选D。
【长难句分析答案】
定语从句；China；地点状语
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇说明文。一项实验表明，狗不仅能够清楚地区分言语和非言语，而且它们听到熟悉和不熟悉的语言时反应也不同。
【答案解析】
12. B细节理解题。根据第四段的第二句可知，研究中的每只狗都只听过主人说的一种语言。故选B。
13. A词义猜测题。根据上文的“Cuaya said that dogs could understand the differences in how the two languages are spoken”可知，狗可以认识到两种语言的不同之处，由此推断此处指狗可以察觉到这一点，detect与discover意思相近。故选A。
14. D细节理解题。根据最后一段的倒数第二句可知，狗在听到熟悉的语言和陌生的语言时，大脑某个部分的活动方式是不同的。由此可知，研究人员依据狗对熟悉的语言和陌生的语言的反应不同，得知狗可以辨别不同语言的差异。故选D。
15. B主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一项研究，这项研究表明，狗不仅能够清楚地区分言语和非言语，而且它们对熟悉和不熟悉的语言的反应也不同。故选B。
【长难句分析答案】
宾语从句；宾语
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