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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.Do thousands of young people in England start work or go to university soon after they finish school?

2.What will happen to coral if the sea water is very polluted?

3.What is Pauline Jones doing  in Belize now?

Answer

1.No, they don’t.

2.The coral will die.

3.She is working as a volunteer./ She’s helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs.

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试题分析：试题分析：这篇文章讲述的是在英国，每年都有成千上万的高中生毕业，他们在上大学或者工作之前，会花费一年的时间去其他国家做志愿者。

1.根据文章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).每年，成千上万的英国年轻人高中毕业之后，在工作或者上大学之前，有些人将花费一年的时间去其他城市作志愿者。可知此题答案是 No, they don’t.

2.，根据文章The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral will die.这里的珊瑚礁非常漂亮，如果大海污染严重的话，这些珊瑚礁会死掉的。所以答案是The coral will die.

3.She is working as a volunteer./ She’s helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs.

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