Question

    My name is Pauline Jones. As you know, in England, students who finish school will take a year off b1. going to the university. Most of them will make a trip or go on a j2. to other countries. As for me, I chose to work as one of the 3.(volunteer) in Belize for the conservation of coral reefs(珊瑚礁).

It was the 4.(one) time for me to travel abroad. So I felt very excited.5. my surprise, the coral reefs here were beautiful. However, the matter of 6.(great) importance than its beauty was that they needed to be protected. My job was to help do some research on the coral and fish around the reefs. Unhappily, the coral reefs were in danger of dying. Because the sea water was polluted 7.(heavy) here. So we must try our best to save them before it was too late. I was living with8. local family. They were friendly to me. I helped them with 9.(clean) the house and cooking. Although I got no money here, I enjoyed 10. (I) very much. I could learn a lot from the people here. The experience was wonderful.

Answer

1.before

2.journey

3.volunteers

4.first

5.To

6.greater

7.heavily

8.a

9.cleaning

10.myself

【解析】

主旨大意:本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在中学毕业后去伯利兹做志愿者的经历。

1.句意为：正如你所知道的，在英国，高中毕业的学生会在去大学________休一年的假。分析句子结构可知，空格处缺少连词，结合全文和首字母提示可知先休假，再去上大学。故填before。

2.句意为：他们中大多数将会去短期旅行或者去其他国家________。分析句子结构，or连接并列结构，词性应保持一致。根据句意和首字母提示可知，此处表示他们将去其他国家旅行，故填journey。

3.句意为：至于我，我选择在伯利兹做一名志愿者，负责保护珊瑚礁。one of＋可数名词复数，表示……之一，所以本题应用名词复数，故填volunteers。

4.句意为：这是我第一次去国外旅行。本题考查句型It is ＋次数＋ for sb. to do sth.，表示某人第几次做某事，应用序数词，故填first。

5.句意为：令我惊讶的是，这儿的珊瑚礁很美丽。根据句意并结合短语to one's surprise，令某人很惊讶的是，可知此处应填To。注意句首单词首字母需大写。

6.句意为：然而，比起它们的美丽，更重要的是它们需要保护。根据than和句意可知，此处应用比较级。故填greater。

7.句意为：因为这儿的海水被严重污染。分析句子结构可知，空格处作状语，应用副词，故填heavily。

8.句意为：我和当地的家庭一家人住在一起。根据句意可知，此处表示一户人家，表泛指，应用不定冠词，故填a。

9.句意为：我帮助他们打扫房间和做饭。with为介词，后接动名词，结合句意可知，我帮他们打扫屋子，故填cleaning。

10.句意为：虽然我在这里得不到钱，但我玩得很开心。根据句意可知，我在这里很开心，本题考查短语enjoy oneself，玩得开心，所以本题应用反身代词，故填myself。