A
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 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.”
56. 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
57. Paul in
Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
A. England
B. China
C. Belize
D. Cardiff
58. Paul in 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
59. 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
60. Paul in 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