Question

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 wants to go 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 (污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to do research(研究）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!

When 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

B. spend one year as volunteers

C. go to work for money

2.Pauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.

A. England B. China C. Belize

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

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

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. travel around Central America

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题解析：本文大意：在英国每年会有成千上万的年轻人毕业，然后在上班或上大学前休假一年。一些年轻人去别的国家做为志愿者工作，他们在医院工作或做一些环保的事情。18岁的Pauline Jones住在威尔士的卡的夫。明年她想去大学学习中文，但现住在 Belize。正和其他人一起工作，拯救 Belize附近海里的珊瑚礁，珊瑚礁很漂亮，但如果海水被污染严重了，就会死掉。

1.小题1】细节理解题。根据Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers一些年轻人去别的国家做为志愿者工作，可知选B

2.小题2】细节理解题。根据but now she’s living in Belize.但现在她住在 Belize， 可知选C

3.小题3】细节理解题。根据I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize.我正和其他人一起工作，拯救 Belize附近海里的珊瑚礁，可知选B

4.小题4】细节理解题。根据The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染), the coral dies.这儿的珊瑚礁很漂亮，但如果海水被污染严重了，就会死掉，可知选A

5.小题5】细节理解题。根据 I want to travel around Belize and Central America.我想去周游 Belize和美洲中部，可知选C

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