Question

【題目】 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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述的是在英國每年很多中學畢業(yè)的學生們，在開始工作或上大學之前，先休息一年，去其他國家做志愿者的工作。本文中給我們講述了Pauline做志愿者的例子。

【1】B 細節(jié)理解題。根據短文的開頭Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers可知，在英國每年很多年輕人在中學畢業(yè)開始找工作或上大學之前，會先休息一年，去其他國家做志愿者的工作。由此可知選B。

【2】C 細節(jié)理解題。根據短文中Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. …but now she’s living in Belize.可知，Pauline Jones現在住在Belize，故選C。

【3】B 細節(jié)理解題。根據短文中Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize.可知，Pauline 現在正和別人一起拯救Belize附近海里的珊瑚礁。由此可知選B。

【4】A 細節(jié)理解題。根據短文中The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral will die可知，珊瑚礁很美麗，但是如果海水被污染了，珊瑚礁就會死亡。由此可知選A。

【5】D 細節(jié)理解題。根據短文的最后After I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”可知，Pauline說她做完志愿者的工作之后會去Belize 和中美洲去旅行。由此可知選D。