阅读与表达(每小题2分,共10分)
My name is Liu Fang. For a long time, I dreamed of doing something in Western China and last year after I left my college, I became a volunteer (志愿者) teacher. It has changed my life completely!
I traveled a long way from Yangkang Railway Station to a small village by bus in the noth part of Qinghai province. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, the first day and  the children there. However, my heart sank (沉下) when I arrived there. It wasn't what I thought of. It didn't look like a school at all! How small it was! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and the other for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third classroom for me.   
The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level (水平). To my surprise, over half of the students didn’t pass the test, but they all wanted to learn new things. 
I spent many nights getting ready for the lessons, reading test papers and marking homework. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hardworking children, and I could see that they were making progress (进步) with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better, and I realized that they really needed me a lot.
I have worked in the village for a year now. I'm very happy and the experience has been very useful for me. Now I know how to look after myself. I love the children. In fact, I would like to go on working here.
【小题1】Is Liu Fang a college student now?
【小题2】What did Liu Fang think of the school when she saw it?
【小题3】How was she getting on with the children?
【小题4】What did she think of her work experience in the village?
【小题5】Why does she want to go on working there?

“Excuse me,” said a young man, standing shyly at the open church door. “I’m here to pick up an Easter basket for my daughter. Am I in the right place?” Well, we have baskets, but they’re not Easter baskets for kids; they’re food baskets,” I explained.
That morning I arrived at St. Micheal’s Church in Carmichael, California, to help give out the baskets to needy families for Easter. To make sure every family would receive one, we had handed out numbers to them that matched the basket they were supposed to receive. Each one contained a whole ham, potatoes, bread, vegetables, and a pie --- enough food to help feed a family for a week.
“Why don’t you come in?” I said to the man. He looked disappointed. He shook his head and said, “I can’t... My daughter is waiting for me over there. I’m grateful for the food, but when I heard you were giving away baskets for Easter ... well, I thought they would be Easter baskets for children.” He continued, “I promised my daughter one, and I wanted to surprise her.”
I felt bad, but there was nothing I could do. The man handed me his number, and I walked over to the baskets. A bulge(凸起) in one of the baskets caught my eye. “What is that?” I wondered. Leaning over and looking more closely, I could see, unmistakably, an Easter basket --- filled with candy, chocolate, and Easter eggs. One of the volunteers must have added it by mistake! I thought. Then I looked at the man’s number in my hand. Well, he’ll be....
“Happy Easter,” I said to the man, handing him the only food basket with an Easter basket inside --- the very same basket with his number on it. “Someone knew just what you needed.”
【小题1】The young man had thought that ____________.

A.he would have an Easter basket and a food basket
B.there would be Easter baskets for children.
C.there would be children’s toys in the food basket
D.he would get enough food for the whole year.
【小题2】What did the author do at the church?
A.He worked there as a churchman.
B.He was called in to give out Easter baskets.
C.He went there to meet the young man.
D.He was a volunteer who helped there.
【小题3】The young man looked disappointed at first because ____________.
A.he was told not to take a food basket
B.there was little food in the Easter basket
C.he came so late that all the basket had been given out
D.he was told that he wouldn’t get what he wanted
【小题4】What surprised the author was that __________.
A.there was an Easter basket in the food basket
B.someone knew what the young man needed
C.one of the baskets was filled with more bread than others
D.he found that the young man’s name was on the basket
【小题5】We can infer that the young man left the church feeling ________.
A.sadB.satisfiedC.angryD.surprised

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

 

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