Chris is not a traditional explorer --- he usually works in an office for a large organization. However, Chris' job can be just as exciting and dangerous as being an explorer.
Chris works for MSF, an organization also known as .Doctors Without Borders. Since1971, MSF has sent trained doctors all over the world to help people who have suffered from disasters, such as wars and illnesses. Chris is a doctor from France who has traveled to many places to organize programs that help people.
At the moment, over 27,000 trained doctors have taken part in MSF projects. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF. They need to be ready to go almost anywhere in the world and, of course, they should face difficulties. Most of MSF's work is in Africa. When MSF chooses a doctor for a task, they have to go for at least six months. When doctors have completed a few tasks, they might be sent on an emergency task following a disaster, such as an earthquake.
But why would doctors leave a comfortable life and a good pay to join MSF? According to Chris, the experience they have is a great help in their life. What's more, just like the explorers of the past, they need to keep an open mind and learn to get on well with the people they meet. One thing that they can say at the end of any task is that they have made a real difference to people’s lives.
1. What may MSF's work be like?
A. Tiring and boring.
B. Exciting and dangerous.
C. Relaxing and colorful.
D. Peaceful and comfortable.
2.As a volunteer doctor for MSF, he or she should .
A. have worked in Africa for six months
B. have been sent on an emergency task
C. be ready to work for a task for at least half a year
D. have suffered from wars, illnesses or other disasters
3.. Why would doctors like to join MSF?
A. Because they can get a good pay.
B. Because they can have a comfortable life.
C. Because they can help others and get experience.
D. Because they can travel abroad with their families.
4. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Chris is a doctor who has organized programs to help people.
B. MSF received the Nobel Peace Prize for helping poor countries.
C. Volunteer doctors make a real difference to their own lives in MSF.
D. MSF offers medical help to people who have suffered from disasters.
Much of the information we have today about chimpanzees（黑猩猩）comes from the research of Jane Goodall.
From an early age, Jane was interested in animals and animal stories. At the age of 10, she was talking about going to Africa to live among the animals there. At that time, in the early 1940s, this was a radical（激进的）idea because women did not go to Africa by themselves.
As a young woman, Jane finished school in London and then worked for filmmaker for a while. When a school friend invited her to visit Kenya, she worked as a waitress until she had earned（挣）the fare to travel there by boat. She was 23 years old at that time.
Once in Kenya, she met Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous paleontologist（古生物学家）. He was impressed with her knowledge of Africa and its wildlife and hired her to help him and his wife on a fossil-hunting tour. Dr. Leakey soon realized that Jane was the perfect person to complete a study he had been planning for some time. she expressed her interest in the idea of studying animals by living in the wild with them, rather than studying dead animals like fossils（化石）.
1. When Jane was very young, she .
A. studied chimpanzees
B. was interested in animals
C. told stories about chimpanzees
D. both B and C
2. In the second paragraph, the underlined word “this” refers to（指的是） .
A. interest in animals
B. going to Africa to live with animals
C. listening to animal stories
D. talking about animals
3. Jane worked as a waitress so that .
A. she could attend school in London
B. she could work for a filmmaker
C. she could have the money to go to Kenya
D. she could buy a boat for herself
1. If you want to find a job as a waiter, you can to apply for it.
A. go to 6756 Main St. Southgate
B. go to 224 West Rose Ave. Richmond
C. fax resume to 555-0001
D. email resume: lewisnclark@dot.org
2. If you do office work at Francisco's Shoe Shop, you should .
A. be trained B. have experience
C. speak English D. know Spanish
3. If you work as a guide, you can get an hour.
A.$ 8 B. $ 10 C. $ 12 D. $ 13
It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, 16 newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see 17 do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful 18 she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked 19 she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:
I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite 20 . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world 21 you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as 22 as you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to 23 . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at 24 tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.
Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to 25 the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.
1.A. look B. read C. see D. watch
2.A. her B. him C. other D. others
3.A. than B. since C. though D. because
4.A. what B. why C. who D. how
5.A. early B. dear C. easy D. late
6.A. under B. around C. above D. between
7.A. soon B. busily C. hardly D. often
8.A. place B. song C. school D. dance
9.A. buying B. losing C. sending D. playing
10.A. follow B. give C. make D. bring
Rose told her father that she wanted a new bike.
A. Nine-year-old B. Nine-years-old
C. Nine year old D. Nine years old
—You an umbrella. Do you think we are going to have rain today?
— . I use it as a walking stick.
A. don’t have; Of course
B. have; Of course
C. don’t have; I don’t think so.
D. have; I don’t think so
