As the forest decreases, Africa has become overly dependent on several tree species. Fortunately, the Volunteer National Parks and Reserves Project is helping to stop this terrible trend. Choose from Kakum National Park, Shai Hills Resource Reserve or Mole National Park and make a vital contribution to environmental preservation in Ghana.
Quick facts
Programme: Volunteer Ghana Project Site: National parks & reserves
Minimum Duration: 4 weeks Language Requirement: English
Minimum Age:18 Accommodations: 2 meals daily & Homestay
Working Hours: 7 hours per day Start Dates: Every other Friday
Your role as a volunteer
You will help by maintaining the grounds, constructing or repairing park facilities and assisting with land management projects, as well as directing park visitors, promoting the park's tourist appeal and raising awareness of environmental issues.
Also help lower the rate of forest decrease and protect the biodiversity within Ghana's national parks and reserves. Media-loved volunteers may also get involved in park projects related to video creation, photography and image arts.
National parks and reserves volunteers typically work five days, from Monday to Friday. Working hours are from 8 a. m. until 3 p. m. . However, schedules and exact duties may vary depending on the park you're based at, your qualifications, and the time and duration of your stay. Journey to work
National parks and reserves volunteers are placed with a host family living either in the park or in a village nearby.
Contact us
To get further information, please visit our website at www. uvolunteer. net.
Join the Volunteer National Parks and Reserves Project to do your part for the environment in Ghana.
My wife, Hannah, and I don't usually keep houseplants. Anything in pots gets either overwatered or underwatered, but after my diagnosis(诊断) with brain cancer, I loved the idea of having something green around.
A friend gave me what he said was a lucky bamboo plant in a deep-green bowl. We placed the plant in the living room and I told Hannah I wanted to care for it myself. When it didn't immediately turn yellow or lose leaves, I was pleasantly surprised. Tending to the plant gave me a sense of accomplishment when I sometimes felt useless. As a family physician, I was used to offering care, not receiving it.
Since my diagnosis, I had to rely on help from other people. Watering the plant, small act as it was, connected me to a core part of my old identity.
After I recovered from the operation and returned to work. I continued to care for the plant. Soon, it had nearly doubled in height. Both the tree and I were thriving(茁壮成长). Then, without any reason, it began to show signs of stress. Its leaves kept browning and dropping to the floor. Hannah reminded me that we'd seen houseplants die before, but I couldn't shake the feeling that the plant had become a symbol of my health. I grew increasingly depressed and fearful.
Looking back, I realized I had wrongly connected my caring of the plant—something I could manage—with my own survival—something I couldn't. Knowing I couldn't control my fate(命运), my anxiety actually lessened. I began to search online to figure out how to care for my plant. Following the instructions, I transplanted the plant to a larger pot, giving it room to grow. When it was back in the sunny window, we both began to thrive again. Whenever I look at the plant in its new pot, I make a point to think of those who have cared for and supported me.
Lithium(锂) is called "white gold" for good reason. The metal's value has been growing sharply over the last several years, in a large part because it is an essential part of batteries as well as several key sustainable technologies where energy storage is of huge significance. As electric cars, wind and solar power have grown into major players in the energy industry, lithium has become key to engineering a future free of fossil(化石) fuels.
But acquiring lithium comes at an enormous cost. It often works like this: Water containing lithium is delivered to the surface from underground and mixed with fresh water. The mixture then sits in pools to get rid of water, leaving the rest of its contents behind as brightly colored "mud". Then heat and chemical reactions are used to get lithium from that, changing it into powder which is then packaged and shipped to buyers around the world.
Any accident that releases mine contents into surrounding communities or the groundwater supply could have unimaginable long-term impacts. To be specific,local communities often bear the damage and political leaders have typically given little weight to their concerns. In Arizona, for example, an expanding lithium mine is threatening the Hualapai Tribe's cultural and historic sites. Recently mining lithium and other precious metals has brought about conflict: How do we ensure the availability of materials essential to the future of renewables while protecting those communities rights?
Mining of the metal is expected to increase dramatically in coming years. Over time, experts say, that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions(排放) by making electric cars more affordable and, therefore, more popular. As environmentally conscious consumers buy electric cars in ever-greater numbers, it's important to be aware of the dirty process that powers those clean air vehicles.
Computers are closely linked to education today and the Internet can offer any help you want. But for now experts say, don't throw away your books. Researchers in Spain and Israel took a close look at 54 studies comparing digital and print reading. Their 2018 study involved more than 171 . 000 readers. " Students often think they learn more from reading online. When tested, though, it turns out that they actually learned less than when reading in print, says the researcher.
Reading is not natural, explains Maryanne Wolf, a neuroscientist who specializes in how the brain reads. We learn to talk by listening to those around us. It's pretty automatic. But learning to read takes real work. It's because the brain has no special network of cells just for reading. To understand text, the brain borrows networks that evolved(进化) to do other things. This is similar to how you might adapt a tool for some new use. For example, a coat hanger is great for putting your clothes in the closet. But if a blueberry rolls under the refrigerator, you might straighten out the coat hanger and use it to reach under the fridge and pull out the fruit. You've taken a tool made for one thing and adapted it for something new. That's what the brain does when you read.
It's great that the brain is so flexible. It's one reason we can learn to do so many new things. But that can be a problem when you make a switch from your reading material to another type of it. Namely, when we read online , the brain creates a different set of connections between cells from the ones it uses for reading in print. It basically adapts the same tool again for the new task. This is like if you took a coat hanger and instead of straightening it out to fetch a blueberry, you twisted it into a hook to unclog a drain(疏通下水道). Same original tool, two very different forms.
Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us. It's impossible to make a perfect choice every time, But there is one particularly effective technique to improve our chances: critical thinking.
Prepare your question.
For example, if you're wondering whether to go for fitness, there are many factors that will cloud your reasons. But, if you know clearly what you can get by body-shaping, that'll help you decidewhether it really suits your needs
Gather your information.
There's lots of it out there, so having a clear idea of your question will help you determine what's relevant. If you're trying to decide on a diet to improve your nutrition, you may ask an expert for their advice ,or seek other people's opinions.
Consider the implications.
Imagine you've chosen a business based on his promise to make it cheaper for drivers to fill up on gas. At first glance , that seems great. If gasoline use is less restricted by cost, this could also cause a huge surge in air pollution -- an unintended consequence that's important to think about.
Ask yourself why so many people are drawn to countless travel trips or destinations. Even if you disagree with everything that travel agencies say, exploring the viewpoints might explain why some routes that don't seem valid to you appeal to others. This will allow you to explore alternatives , evaluate your own choices, and ultimately help you make more informed decisions.
This above process is just one tool, and it certainly won' t remove difficult decisions from our lives.
And, if enough of us use it, it has the power to make the world a more reasonable place.
A. Explore other points of view.
B. Apply the information collected.
C. In other words , get to know what you're looking for.
D. Then what about the long-term environmental effects?
E. But it can help us increase the number of positive choices we make.
F. Therefore , ask yourself about what interests you most and what is needed.
G. It helps you weigh different options , moving you closer to a wiser decision.
There is much we can learn from dogs. In 1 , they are our best companions, seeming to understand our every emotion. They accept us when we feel 2 , waiting hours for us to return from school. And for adults, they remain our 3 friends. It's no wonder we have such4 for them.
Capitan, a lovely dog, always 5 his master Miguel. But when Miguel passed away, Capitan disappeared - only to 6 later at the graveyard(墓地), lying on Miguel's grave, Despite many 7 to bring him home, Capitan always ran away, back to the graveyard 15 miles from the house. Such8 touched Miguel's family and the graveyard caretakers. Capitan didn't 9 himself to new friends. He just stayed close to the gravesite , sleeping there every night and sitting 10 during the day.
Capitan became a symbol of faithfulness. But it still remaing 11 how he found the grave in the first place. Miguel died in a different town and was12 directly to the site. There was no clue for Capitan tfollow, yet he13 the man he loved. For us humans, we can more easily find those we love. Capitan reminds us that despite the difficulties that 14 us, there is always a way to get back to 15 love.
According to a recent report, tourism in China is now increasing. historic and natural wonders are still the priorities, Chinese tourists now prefer a more rural experience. Most of the visitors from( tire) of the busy urban life. Longing to experience a slow-paced lifestyle , they wantcities (tire) of the busy urban life. Longing to experience a slow-paced lifestyle,they want ( desperate ) to make a change on the weekend.
Rural trips help visitors enjoy the landscape , ( free) visitors from concerns. They also help the locals get out of ( poor). According to Xinhua , the central budget (invest) 6. 5billion yuan in 656 infrastructure (基础设施) projects to boost rural tourism in poor areas in recent years. Meanwhile, the government has also set up many training centers and trained more than 8, 000 people( help) build a number of quality rural tourism brands.
The trend has also been pushed by Chinese internet influencers such as Li Ziqi, beautifully-shot videos of simple life in rural China have gained tens millions of viewers. To keep this boom going and attract more visitors, some rural areas are increasing their appeal, It is believed that, in the near future,the countryside will become much ( beautiful) than in the past.
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1. 词数 80 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
I was 400 meters from the finish line when my legs stopped working during the State cross-country race. In a moment faster than I could imagine, I watched my dreams crash helplessly to the ground. Lifting my face from the dirt, I looked up and saw my dad's face.
I was the fastest runner on my team, and I was supposed to make it into the top fifteen. We had been working towards this race for three years. It was everything to me, and it was everything to my dad. He was a runner and was proud of my success in running.
He made it to every race, even flying home early from business trips to see me run. He pushed me. He cheered for me. He believed in me. We pounded miles and miles into our running shoes, marking with every step the path to greatness. It was a dream passed on from one generation to the next.
I'll never forget that day. It was hotter than normal—too hot. I waited for the gun to fire. This was the day we had waited so long for. I glanced at the crowd; dozens of familiar faces from school came into my view. They had come for me. I saw my dad set his watch, worry and excitement appearing on his face. Adrenaline(肾上腺素) flowed through my body, and the race began.
For the first 2. 5miles, I felt great. I'd never been so ready for something. Determination focused my mind and guided my steps. As in all of my races, I didn't start out in the front. I loved the feeling of passing people as my endurance(耐力) overtook their premature speed.
Without warning, my strength began to disappear. My lungs fought to take in enough air and my feet became stuck. I still don't know what happened in those last few moments. Neck and neck with my greatest competitors, I could see the finish line, but nothing I could do would make my legs hold my weight. They were as weak as cotton.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I watched in pain as runners rushed by me.
My dad looked at me and said, "You could never disappoint me. "
