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 .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 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 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

We each have a memory（记忆）. That's why we can remember things after a long time. Some people have a very good memory and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again.

A good memory helps one learn a language well. Everybody learns his own language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages easily because they hear, remember and speak the two languages every day. In school it is not easy to learn a foreign language because the students have little time for it and they have to learn other subjects, too.

Our memory can get better and better if we do more and more exercises. Do you want to learn a foreign language well? If so, you must do a lot of listening and speaking.

1.Why can we remember things after a long time?

2.Why can some people easily learn many things by heart?

3.Which conditions（条件） can make a child learn two languages easily?

4.Is it easy for the students to learn a foreign language well? Why?

5.What must you do if you want to learn a foreign language well?

根据提示完成单词（共6小题，计6分）

1.He _______ /'dr?pt/ rubbish everywhere.

2.He _______ /gest/ he would win the competition.

3.His parents are always _____________ /k?m'pe?r??/ him with other children.

4.________/ 'we?st??/ time is not right.

5.With no ___________/la?t/ outside, it seems like midnight.

6.They all went to the party with their _____________/wa?vz/.

动词填空（共7小题，计7分）用括号里所给词的适当形式填空。

“Get up, get up, Jim. It is time 1._ (get) up.” My mother said while she 2.__(push) me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. “Oh, dear! It’s a quarter to eight. I will be late again.” I thought. I jumped out of bed, washed my face then ran to the bus-stop without breakfast. As soon as I got on the bus, it started _3.__（rain）. Suddenly, the bus stopped. The bus driver got off and said, “I am sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There is something wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one.” “I can’t wait. I have to run to the school.” I thought, and then I began to run.

But before I got to the school, it began to rain hard. When I got to the classroom, I was wet. The math teacher, Mr. Smith, 4. (teach) his lessons. I opened the door and said with a red face, “I am sorry. Mr. Smith. I am late again.”

“It’s you again, Jim.” Mr. Smith said angrily. He suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. “Now take off your wet coat and put on this one or you 5. (catch) a cold,” he said kindly.

I went to my seat with Mr. Smith’s jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I 6._ (feel) very warm in it. I found, for the first time, math was so interesting and how well I could understand it!

翻译句子（共5小题，计15分）

1.你能把你的自行车借给我吗？

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2.昨天上午开始下雨时我们正在家看电视。

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3.为什么不和他好好相处呢？

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4.昨晚我一做完作业就睡了。

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5.妈妈很忙，没有时间和我们一起去散步。

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短文填空（共8小题，计8分）

Two Chinese skaters, Zhang Dan and her partner Zhang Hao, won an Olympic silver medal(奖牌) several __1.___ ago.

To win the gold metal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, this pair of skaters _2.__to do a special action , which they had done before. But unluckily, Zhang Dan ___3.___ to the ice heavily and her legs were ___4.___ hurt. How painful! When all the people thought they would g ive up the game, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao came ____5.__ to the ice field. ___6.__ a brave girl! Everyone was moved(感动)and gave them a warm welcome.

When the music started again, they went on ___7.__ the show.They did all the

actions well and finished their performance. Everyone stood up and cheered. They got the second place, but in everyone’s heart, they were the___8.____. They showed their great courage to the world. And they told people that success belongs to the persevering(坚持)

书面表达（计）

去年夏天的一天晚上6点，在公园的旁边发生了一场车祸。你作为一个旁观者向交警讲述当时的情景，以及车祸发生时人们各自进行的活动。

主要场景：一些老人在锻炼，年轻人在唱歌跳舞，一些男孩在滑冰，一个女孩在遛狗，一些学生在练习吉他，你们一家人都各自做着不同的事情。

要求：语句通顺，书写规范，词数不少于80。

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---What are you reading, Tom?

---_____ book about _____moon..

A. A; a B. A; the

C. The; the D. The; a

Ninety ____ teachers and students plant _____ trees every year.

A. thousands, million of

B. thousand, millions of

C. thousands of, millions of

D. thousand, million

You can’t imagine how much I ______ on this dress. Is it nice on me?

A.spent B. cost C. paid D. Took