Every year many young people leave school for a few weeks or months and enjoy an unusual type of educational program. They learn new skills by living in a different country and doing unusual jobs. There are several organizations. They help students to find the experience they are looking for. The table below shows a few possibilities for students.

One interesting possibility is helping elephants in Thailand. Most people think o elephants as animals in zoos. In fact, many elephants in Thailand are no longer kept in cages. Now, hundreds of them are homeless. They don’t have owners to care for them. Although they may look well, they are often in poor health and don’t have enough to eat.

One centre in Thailand cares for these elephants. It gives them a safe and natural living space. When they  are at the centre, they stay in a building but are free to walk around. Students come from all over the world to help here. The student helpers work with the elephant keepers. These keepers train the students in caring for the elephants. In the morning, they go to the forest together and lead the elephants to the centre. They clean them and give them food. In the afternoon, they take the animals back into the forest for the night. Helping at the center is interesting and the young people learn a lot.

1.Which country can you choose if you want to prepare yourself for a medical career?

A. India           B. Ghana             C. Thailand           D. New Zealand

2.Which job might be suitable for the students who love children and arts?

A. Teaching young children                B. Health care work

C. Saving elephants                      D. Teaching Chinese

3.What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

A. The keepers     B. The doctors

C. The students        D. The elephants

4.What does the writer think of the unusual educational program?

A. It is amazing    B. It is boring

C. It is helpful         D. It is expensive

Every year many young people leave school for a few weeks or months and enjoy an unusual type of educational program. They learn new skills by living in a different country and doing unusual jobs. There are several organizations. They help students to find the experience they are looking for. The table below shows a few possibilities for students.

One interesting possibility is helping elephants in Thailand. Most people think o elephants as animals in zoos. In fact, many elephants in Thailand are no longer kept in cages. Now, hundreds of them are homeless. They don’t have owners to care for them. Although they may look well, they are often in poor health and don’t have enough to eat.

One centre in Thailand cares for these elephants. It gives them a safe and natural living space. When they  are at the centre, they stay in a building but are free to walk around. Students come from all over the world to help here. The student helpers work with the elephant keepers. These keepers train the students in caring for the elephants. In the morning, they go to the forest together and lead the elephants to the centre. They clean them and give them food. In the afternoon, they take the animals back into the forest for the night. Helping at the center is interesting and the young people learn a lot.

19. Which country can you choose if you want to prepare yourself for a medical career?

A. India           B. Ghana             C. Thailand           D. New Zealand

20. Which job might be suitable for the students who love children and arts?

A. Teaching young children                B. Health care work

C. Saving elephants                      D. Teaching Chinese

21. What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

A. The keepers     B. The doctors         C. The students        D. The elephants

22. What does the writer think of the unusual educational program?

A. It is amazing    B. It is boring          C. It is helpful         D. It is expensive

Every year many young people leave school for a few weeks or months and enjoy an unusual type of educational program. They learn new skills by living in a different country and doing unusual jobs. There are several organizations. They help students to find the experience they are looking for. The table below shows a few possibilities for students.

One interesting possibility is helping elephants in Thailand. Most people think o elephants as animals in zoos. In fact, many elephants in Thailand are no longer kept in cages. Now, hundreds of them are homeless. They don’t have owners to care for them. Although they may look well, they are often in poor health and don’t have enough to eat.
One centre in Thailand cares for these elephants. It gives them a safe and natural living space. When they  are at the centre, they stay in a building but are free to walk around. Students come from all over the world to help here. The student helpers work with the elephant keepers. These keepers train the students in caring for the elephants. In the morning, they go to the forest together and lead the elephants to the centre. They clean them and give them food. In the afternoon, they take the animals back into the forest for the night. Helping at the center is interesting and the young people learn a lot

1. 1.

   Which country can you choose if you want to prepare yourself for a medical career?

   1. A.
      India
   2. B.
      Ghana
   3. C.
      Thailand
   4. D.
      New Zealand
2. 2.

   Which job might be suitable for the students who love children and arts?

   1. A.
      Teaching young children
   2. B.
      Health care work
   3. C.
      Saving elephants
   4. D.
      Teaching Chinese
3. 3.

   What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

   1. A.
      The keepers
   2. B.
      The doctors
   3. C.
      The students
   4. D.
      The elephants
4. 4.

   What does the writer think of the unusual educational program?

   1. A.
      It is amazing
   2. B.
      It is boring
   3. C.
      It is helpful
   4. D.
      It is expensive

完形填空  阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（共15分；每空1分，满分15分）

The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls High School have a flower-arrangement (插花) lesson every week. The course is the first of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai. It helps the students to enjoy the   46   of flowers better. That’s why the course has become very popular   47   the students.

The teachers of the course are all specially trained(专门地培训). They are   48    at this art and work hard at passing on the skill   49   students. So far, many students in the school have   50   a lot of prizes in this field. In order to further   51   the students’ skills, the teachers usually play   52   while students are arranging flowers. Students are   53   with the music, and they   54   more good ideas for flower-arrangement.

Besides, the teachers   55   teach the students other skills at the   56   time. For example, they ask the students to   57   compositions(作文) about flowers. In this way, students not only   58    art education but also improve(提高) their writing skills.

Several months ago, some foreign teachers   59   the school. When they saw common flowers become more lively and meaningful, they were amazed and interested. They made videos and would play them in class for their own   60   after they returned home.

1.A. color          B. beauty       C. smell                D. shape

2. A. between       B. around           C. among            D. about

3.A. well           B. nice             C. great            D. good

4. A. with          B. for          C. to               D. in

5. A. beaten            B. hit          C. won              D. struck

6.A. drop           B. decide       C. develop          D. train

7.A. music          B. games        C. jokes                D. sports

8. A. happy         B. popular      C. careful          D. angry

9.A. think of       B. run out of       C. hold on          D. put off

10.A. always            B. never            C. hardly           D. seldom

11.A. different     B. same         C. another          D. other

12.A. read          B. play             C. write                D. work

13.A. get            B. give            C. make                 D. take

14.A. arrived       B. went             C. got              D. visited

15. A. parents      B. friends      C. students             D. classmates