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.”
【小题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

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

A．England

B．China

C．Belize

D．Cardiff

【小题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

【小题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

【小题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

The world is not hungry，but it’s thirsty.   1  while we say we are short of water.Why？Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we can‘t drink or use for watering plants directly.Man can only drink and use the 3% of water that comes from rivers and lakes.   2  ，because some of it has been polluted.
　　Now more water is needed.The problem is how we can avoid a serious water shortage in the future.  3 Scientists are making study in this field.Today，In most large cities water is used only once and then runs to the sea or rivers.but it can be used again.Even if every large city reused its water，the water will still not be enough. 4 .
　　The sea seems to give us the best answer.There is a lot of water in the sea.All that needs to be get the salt out of the sea water.This will be expensive，but it has already been used in many parts of the world.   6 So you see，if we can find out a way，we’ll be in no danger of drying up.
从方框中所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，补全短文。其中有一项为多余选项。

A．Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it.

B．It seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water.

C．What could people do next?

D．We should use all the water directly.

E. First, we should find out ways to reuse it.
F. And we can’t even use all of that.

In the 1500s, South American fishermen said that the sea became warmer every few years. They gave this special event a Spanish name 'El Nino', meaning 'the baby'. It is called 'the baby' because it arrives around Christmas.
El Nino is a huge area of warm water in the middle of cold water in the Pacific Ocean. It happens every two to seven years. It moves around the ocean and becomes bigger and smaller at different times. This warm water affects the weather. It is always raining over El Nino. El Nino contains a lot of energy. Scientists think this energy is formed when wind comes from the northern half of the world. The winds blow across warm sea water in the south. When the strong wind hits the warm water, violent weather happens. Scientists think that El Nino existed for many thousands of years.
El Nino affects every person in the world because it affects the entire world's weather. It can bring the rain that farmers need. It can bring storms that destroy homes. It can mean that fishermen cannot catch fish, and it can bring floods. There is nothing we can do about El Nino. It is an event of nature. We can help the world's weather by trying to stop the greenhouse effect and air pollution. The most important job for scientists is to learn how to predict when El Nino is going to bring dangerous weather. Then, people can try to prepare for storms, floods and droughts. New technology like satellite pictures and temperature measuring equipment can help. Still, it is very hard to say when or where El Nino will cause damage.
【小题1】El Nino is ______.

A．a storm that hits every two years	B．a huge area of warm water
C．a wind from the south	D．some cold water in the Pacific Ocean

【小题2】 It happens ______.

A．every year	B．every month
C．every seven years	D．every two to seven years

【小题3】El Nino ______.

A．makes the weather better	B．affects the weather
C．gives the weather energy	D．predicts the weather

【小题4】It is always______ over EI Nino.

A．sunny

B．cloudy

C．rainy

D．windy

【小题5】El Nino affects ______.

A．everybody	B．just farmers
C．only fishermen	D．only students

【小题6】 We can help the world's weather by______.

A．finding out more about El Nino	B．being careful during the floods
C．driving cars	D．stopping the greenhouse effect

【小题7】______helps to predict El Nino.

A．Looking out of the window	B．Checking the weather each day
C．Satellite pictures	D．New boats

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

1.When I was walking in the park, I ______（掉了）my purse.

2.The sea water is _______(主要) made up of water and salt.

3.It’s said that three _______(猴子) have escaped from the zoo.

4.Tiaotiao is one of the ________ (活泼的)girls in the class.

5.I’ve got three days’ holiday ______（包括）New Year’s Day.

 

根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或词组填空，使对话内容完整正确。

Internet,  became homeless,  What was worse,  hear about,  am sorry to

 

A: Did you     1.    the terrible natural disaster in Japan last month?

B: Yes. My online friend told me about it on March12th—the day after the disaster.

A: I was shocked by the news when I searched the     2.    that afternoon. A lot of people lost their lives and many more    3.     after the earthquake.

B:   4.   , a tsunami came after the earthquake.

A: Many buildings were washed away by the sea water.

B: My friend lost his daughter in the disaster. He was so sad about that. I     5.   hear that. What do you think we can do to help people in Japan?

A: Let’s ask more people to donate some food, clothes or money to them.

B: OK. Let’s go.