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 polluted, the coral will die. I’m helping 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 to 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

My dear girl,

When I am old, I hope you can be patient, and try to understand what I’m going through.

If I ______ the same thing many times, don’t interrupt (打断) me. Just listen, please. Try to remember the times when you were little and I read the same story night after night ______ you fell asleep.

Please don’ t be impatient or ______ when I don’t want to take a bath. Remember when I had to ______ you to get you to take a shower when you were a little girl?

When you see how stupid I am when it comes to new ______, like computers and smartphones, please teach me. Remember, honey, I once ______ taught you how to deal with all kinds of things every day.

If I forget what we’re talking about, don’t shout at me angrily. Give me ______ to think. Just remember that the most important thing for me is to be ______ you. When my legs don’t let me move as quickly as before, give me your hand the same way that I offered ______ to you when you first walked.

When those days come, please don’t feel sad. Just be with me, and understand me. I’ll cherish (珍惜) the time and joy we ______. With a big smile and the love I’ve always had for you, I just want to say, “I love you, my darling daughter.”

Love you,

Mom

1.A. repeat B. refuse C. repair D. require

2.A. so B. though C. until D. because

3.A. sorry B. mad C. moved D. doubtful

4.A. help out B. depend on C. dress up D. run after

5.A. technologies B. advantages C. languages D. programs

6.A. quietly B. loudly C. patiently D. politely

7.A. energy B. love C. courage D. time

8.A. on B. with C. against D. after

9.A. I B. me C. my D. mine

10.A. shared B. imagined C. spread D. accepted

阅读与回答问题。

Space travel is nothing new.The first spacecraft with a human was sent up into space in 1961.Since then, people have not only been travelling to space, but many of the have also lived there for some time.

The Soviet Union (Russia) sent the first space station in 1971.This space station was called Salyut 1.Salyut 1 was designed as a place where people could live while they made observation (观察) and did experiments.

The first group of Russian astronauts arrived separately in a spacecraft and dock (对接) with the space station.Then they entered Salyut 1 and lived there for 23 days.While they were there, they did experiments and watched space and the Earth below.

The Soviet Union went on to make seven more Salyut space station.At the same time, the United States built its own space station, called Skylab.

Astronauts visited and often lived on these space station for short periods of time.However, it wasn’t until the late 1980s when the Soviet Union sent the Mir space station that people began to live in space for a longer time.

Mir stayed in space continuously from 1989 until 2001, when it was decided that the space station was too old and no longer safe to live in.

However, a forever two-person crew now lives the International Space Station.The International Space station was sent in 2001 and is still being built.Over the next few years, it is expected that larger number of people will live and work there.

回答下面的问题,其中76-79小题每题答案不超过5个词。

1.When did the Soviet Union send the first space station?

2.What did astronauts living in Salyut 1 do?

3.Which country was the space station called Skylab built by?

4.How many space stations did the Soviet Union send into space in the 1970s and 1980s?

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

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