Marsha’sHouseComeandenjoyhomeo-优题课

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 of hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go 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(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 so 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.”
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
Pauline Jones, an eithteen-year-old girl, is living in now.
A. England B. China C. Belize
Pauline Jones is with other people.
A. studying Chinese in a university
B. working to save the coral reefs
C. helping do some housework
From the passage, we know that the coral reefs .
A. are likely to die because of the pollution
B. are not as beautiful as before
C. cannot live without fish in the sea
Pauline Jones wants to after she finishes her work as a volunteer.
A. learn about the people
B.to find a good job
C. travel around Central America

Stephen Butler was one of my best friends when we were 14. We did everything together. We read comic books, watched movies, played video games. But when we got older, we grew apart(分离) and finally lost touch.
I didn’t hear from him for 10 years. From time to time I would think about Stephen. I would wonder what he was doing. I hoped he was OK. But I didn’t have his phone number, so I couldn’t call him.
But then one day the Internet changed our relationship.
Stephen found me on MySpace. Com. It is a social website that connects people around the world. He sent me a message. Then we e-mailed each other back and forth and got in touch with each other. It was great. I learned where Stephen lives. He has become a doctor. He was surprised that I lived in China. The years between us did not matter. When we e-mailed each other it was like we were 14 again and nothing had changed. MySpace had allowed us to be friends again!
How old was the author when he got in touch with Stephen again?
A. 10 B. 14 C. 24
When they separated(分离), the author thought about Stephan.
A. never B. always C. hardly ever
How did they get in touch with each other?
A. By phone.
B. By the Internet.
C. By letter.
Where is the author now?
A. In America. B. In Canada. C. In China.
How did they get along with each other after they got in touch?
A. Very well.
B. Not very well.
C. They always fought.

Online shopping is very popular among most Internet users. Almost 85% of Internet users in the US like to shop online. In Korea, 99% of the Internet users say they regularly shop online.
Internet shopping is easy, fast and convenient, because people can do the shopping on a computer in any places. When a person visits an online shop, chooses something he or she needs and then pays with a credit card, the process(过程) of online shopping has been completed. Several days later, the goods will be delivered to the customer’s home.
There are some other advantages of shopping online. It is more popular during the Christmas shopping season because people can shop online at any time of a day, and they don’t need to wait in long lines in stores.
Shopping online allows a person to shop at their ease without being rushed. They have the chance to look at the thing they want and come back to it later to decide whether or not to get it.
Nearly of the people who use the Internet in the US like to shop online.
A. 85% B. 99% C. 15%
The right process of online shopping is .
a. Visit an online shop.
b. The goods will be delivered to your home.
c. Pay for it with your credit card.
d. Choose something that you need.
A. bcad B. abcd C. adcb
Which is NOT a reason to explain why shopping online is becoming more popular during Christmas shopping season?
A. People can shop online at any time of a day.
B. People can’t use credit cards to pay for the things they buy.
C. There are more people in stores.
From the passage we know shopping online can save .
A. time B. room C. water
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All web users in Korea like shopping online.
B. Shopping online is popular and convenient.
C. People have to buy things at once when shopping online.

Sunny School
We are a bilingual(双语) school for children of 5-15. We want a cook（厨师）, a library assistant（管理员）, a sports coach（教练）and a language teacher.

Job	Age	Language	Skill	Other term
Cook	20-45	Chinese	Cooking both Chinese food and western food	Healthy
Library assistant	25-45	Chinese English	Having the knowledge（知识）of different kinds of books	Careful
Sports Coach	20-45	Chinese English	Majoring in （主修）physical education	Healthy, strong
Teacher	25-55	Chinese English	Majoring in English	-----

________ can’t go to Sunny School.

A．A four-year-old（四岁的）child

B．A ten-year-old child

C．An eleven-year-old child

D．A fifteen-year-old child

They don’t need （需要）________ in Sunny School.

A．a cook	B．a headmaster （校长）
C．a library assistant	D．a sports coach

_________ may not be able to speak English.

A．The language teacher

B．The library assistant

C．The cook

D．The sports coach

The coach（教练）must major in _________.

A．Chinese	B．English
C．language	D．physical education

Which is right according to the passage?
A teacher must be strong.
B . The teacher can only teach Chinese.
C. The library assistant must be careful.
D. A twenty-five-year old cook can’t work in the school.

This is Scott. He has an interesting job. He works at a radio station. His radio show is from twelve o’clock at night to six o’clock in the morning. He sings well. He usually gets up at eight at night. He brushes his teeth and takes a shower at ten past eight. Then he eats breakfast at nine. That’s a funny time for breakfast! After that , he usually exercise at about ten twenty. He goes to work by car at eleven o’clock. It takes ten minutes to get the radio station. So he is never late for work.
Scott often _____________ to the radio station.
A. takes the subway B. by bus C. takes the car
His radio show is _______________.
A.from8:00 to 12:00 in the morning.
B.From 12：00 at night to 6:00 in the morning.
C.From 13:15 to 18:25 in the afternoon
It takes Scott __________ minutes to get to the radio station.
A.50 B.10 C.15
His house is___________ from the radio station.
A. ten minutes’ drive
B. ten-minute drive
C. ten –minute-drive
He takes a shower at______________.
A. half past nine
B. a quarter past eight.
C. eight ten

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