Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she is going to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral will die. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself! After I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”
1.Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
A．go to university abroad
B．spend one year abroad as volunteers
C．go to work for money
D．start work in schools or hospitals
2. Pauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
A．England B．China C．Belize D．Cardiff
3. Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
A．studying Chinese in a university
B．working to save the coral reefs
C．helping do some housework
D．doing some research in Wales
4.From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
A．will die because of the pollution
B．are not as beautiful as before
C．cannot live without fish in the sea
D．will probably be sold for money
5.Pauline Jones wants to_______after she finishes her work as a volunteer.
A．stay there for another year
B．go back home to start work
C．learn about the people home
D．travel around Central America
The Story of a Broken Bowl
Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studied hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.
Henry’s grandpa is a single man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can’t work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting stories. Sometimes he makes a kite or a cage. And he teaches the boy how to catch the singing birds and how to give them food. The boy admires him very much and always stays with him when he’s free. But Henry’s mother didn’t like the old man. She always thought him useless and dirty, and didn’t let her son play with him but the boy didn’t listen to her. When they sat at table, she put some food on another table and filled a broken bowl with rice and porridge. The old man was very sad but he dared not say anything. Henry was angry with his mother about it. One day he saw a broken bowl on his way home. He picked it up and put it into his bag. His mother found it and asked, “ Why have you brought a broken bowl home, dear?” “ I keep it for you.” said Henry, “When you’re old like my grandpa, I’ll fill it with rice for you !” Having heard this, the woman began to cry. Since then she’s been good to the old man.
1. His parents like Henry because _____________.
A．He’s good to his grandpa
B．He’s a polite boy
C．He does well in his lessons
D．He’s learned to catch singing birds
2.Henry admires his grandpa because ____________.
A．he tells him a lot of interesting stories
B．he knows how to catch singing birds and give them food
C．he can make kites and cages
D．he’s very able old man
3. __________, so she didn’t let her son play with him.
A．The woman hated the old man
B．The woman hadn’t enough food to give the old man
C．The old man did nothing at home
D．The old man lost a leg in the traffic accident
4. Henry brought the broken bowl home to _____________.
A．play with it B．frighten his mother
C．beat his parents D．fill it with rice
5.The woman was afraid _________, so she’s good to the old man.
A．her husband wouldn’t love her
B．the police would know about it
C．her son would be bad to her when she was old
D．the old man wouldn’t leave her any money
完形填空
You may not know how his magic tricks work . But that’s why they are so much fun ! American magician(魔术师) David Copperfield is coming back to China. He’s going to show everyone, young and old, ___1______ cool, new magic tricks.
Copperfield is one of the world’s most famous ___2______. Copperfield’s shows begin in Beijing on April 20. He will also give shows in Changsha , Hangzhou , Nanjing and Shanghai __3________ April and May . There will be 38___4______ in all .
Copperfield began studying magic when he was a child . At the ___5______ of 12 , he was the youngest person to be in the Society of American Magicians (全美魔术家协会).
And now , he is famous all over the world . In 1983, he made the Statue of Liberty in New York go away ___6______ a few minutes . In 1986, he walked through the Great Wall in Beijing!
His shows are not just magic. He also dances ____7_____does lots of interesting things to make his fans happy . He even asks his fans to help ____8_____ do trick!
One of Copperfield’s body greatest tricks is flying . At his shows in China, he is going to make some fans fly around! How does he make people fly? No one knows .That’s his secret.
In ___9______ trick, an electric saw(电锯) will cut Copperfield’s body in halt._____10_______ after the trick, he’s OK. Copperfield will also teach magic tricks to some disable(残疾) children in Chinese hospitals.
1. A．much B．a little C．a bit of D．a lot of
2. A．magicians B．workers C．teachers D．doctors
3. A．on B．in C．of D．at
4. A．books B．shows C．picture D．cars
5. A．time B．year C．age D．class
6. A．for B．with C．by D．at
7. A．but B．or C．and D．so
8. A．his B．he C．he’s D．him
9. A．other B．others C．another D．the other
10. A．But B．So C．Because D．Or
The new computers _____ very well, and they _________ in many countries.
A．sell; are sold B．are sold; sell
C．sell; sell D．are sold; are sold
— Do you mind my smoking here?
—_________. Look at the sign. It says, “No Smoking.”
A．It doesn’t matter. B．No, I don’t.
C．You’d better not. D．Never mind.
All the children screamed ___________ when they saw Donald Duck.
A．with excitedly B．in joy C．excitement D．with excitement
