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. 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.”

1.Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.

A. go to university abroad(在国外)

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

Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary shouted,“Look!That's a spaceship(宇宙飞船) up there and it's going to land here.”

Frightened(受惊吓的) by the strange spaceship,all the young people got into their cars and drove away as quickly as possible except Peter and Mary. They were more curious (好奇的) than frightened. They watched the spaceship land and saw a door open,but nobody came out,so they went to look into it. In the center of the floor,there was a lot of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door close behind him. The temperature fell in no time and very soon the two young people didn't know anything.

When they came to themselves,they were surprised to see that the spaceship disappeared, their car was near them.

“What happened?”asked Mary.

Peter scratched (搔) his head,saying slowly,“Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a problem. Come on. It's time to go home.”

After driving about fifty meters,they found a thick wall made of something like glass stood in their way. On the other side of the wall,a few strange aliens(外星人) were looking through the wall and reading a notice,it said,“New comers at the zoo: a pair of earth villagers with their house on wheels.”

1.How did Peter and Mary feel when they saw the strange spaceship? They felt ______.

A.frightened B.surprised

C.amazed D.curious

2.What happened after Mary and Peter went into the spaceship?

A.Someone asked them to eat much food.

B.The temperature went up.

C.Someone beat them.

D.The spaceship flew away with them.

3. The underlined part “house on wheels” means “______” in this story.

A.car B.space C.wall D.zoo

4.What can we learn from the end of the story?

A.Peter and Mary became villagers.

B.Peter and Mary were in another planet.

C.Peter and Mary went back home.

D.Peter and Mary visited the zoo.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Peter saw the spaceship first.

B.The spaceship landed on the river.

C.All the young people went for the picnic by car.

D.When Peter went into the spaceship,Mary followed him.

Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?

With medical knowledge(知识) and skills today, two thirds of the world's 42 million blind people need not have to suffer(受苦).Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not.

ORBIS is an international charitable organization(慈善组织).Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC­8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television rooms and classrooms. Experts(专家) teach doctors the latest technology(技术) of helping the blind get sight(视力) again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.

ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight ­saving training. It has taught over 35,000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat(治疗)thousands of blind people every year. They have traveled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20,000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.

For just $38,you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people;$1,300 helps train a doctor new skills; and for $13,000,you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your love can help them open their eyes to the world.

根据短文内容填空。

1. countries have the knowledge of helping blind people.

2.ORBIS' goal is to _______.

3.ORBIS has taught doctors and nurses.

4.We can bring with $380 .

5.If we give money to ORBIS, we can help blind people to the world.

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