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
Every year there is the Spring Festival in China．Usually it is in January or February．It’s the most important festival in China．So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things．They buy beef, pork, chicken, fruit and many other things．And they often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”．It means “come together” in Chinese．On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents．On the festival eve, all the family members come back to their home．This is a happy moment．
They sing, dance and play cards．When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year．They all have a good time．Which is the most important festival in China?
| A．Mid-autumn Festival | B．Spring Festival | C．Children’s Day | D．May Day |
The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in __________ ．
| A．January or February |
| B．February or March |
| C．September or October |
| D．December or January |
What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?
| A．Pork | B．Fish | C．Dumplings | D．Noodles |
The food “dumplings” mean “ _________”．
| A．be delicious | B．be hungry |
| C．come together | D．come back |
When they are having dinner on the festival eve, the Chinese ____
| A．sing, dance and play cards |
| B．buy each other presents |
| C．never drinks |
| D．give each other the best wishes |
Hello, I’m Lily. I am a student of No. 6 Middle School. I like singing and dancing. I can sing pop music very well. I like eating meat, because I think it’s very delicious. I am good at English, because I like it very much.
My mother is a shop assistant. She likes listening to Zhang Xueyou’s songs. She always goes shopping with me. She’s good at maths. When I have problems with maths she often helps me. My father is a manager. He always goes to the park with me. My father is good at Chinese and he also likes pets very much. My sister is a student of fourteen years old. She’s a small famous singer in the city. She likes singing and dancing. She can sing very well.How many people are there in Lily’s family?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
Who likes singing?
| A．Only Lily. |
| B．Her father and mother. |
| C．Lily and her sister. |
| D．All of them. |
Lily’s mother is good at __________.
| A．singing | B．history |
| C．maths | D．English |
Is Lily’s father good at Chinese？
| A．Yes, he is. |
| B．No, he isn’t. |
| C．Sorry, we don’t know. |
| D．Maybe. |
Lily and her sister like _________.
| A．eating meat |
| B．going shopping |
| C．English |
| D．singing and dancing |
As we all know, animals are our good friends. Many kids love animals very much. They like to go to the zoo every Saturday, Sunday or even every day on weekdays. But do you want to go to the zoo at night?
Usually, the zoos aren’t open at night. But if you are in Singapore, you may have a chance to visit a zoo at night. There is a night zoo in Singapore. Its name is Night Safari. It is open at night. Why? That’s because many animals only wake up （醒来）in the evening, like tigers and wolves. During the day, they like to sleep, so it’s the best time to watch them at night.
Is that interesting? Welcome to the Night Safari!Who likes to go to the zoo?
| A．Everyone | B．Animals |
| C．Good friends | D．Many children |
When do they go to the zoo?
| A．On Saturdays |
| B．On Sundays |
| C．On weekdays |
| D．A, B and C |
Where can you see tigers and wolves at night?
| A．Every zoo in China |
| B．Every zoo in the world |
| C．Every zoo in Singapore |
| D．Only in Night Safari in Singapore |
What is Night Safari?
| A．An animal’s name |
| B．A people’s name |
| C．A zoo’s name |
| D．A place’s name |
Why is the best time to watch some animals at night?
| A．Because they are sleeping at night. |
| B．Because they aren’t sleeping at night.. |
| C．Because they are beautiful at night. |
| D．Because they aren’t dangerous at night. |
Bob Pearson is an old man. He has two big houses and a new car. He has no wife. But he is the father of four children. He has two sons and two daughters. One son is from England. His name is Bill. The other son is from America. His name is Mike. One of his daughters is from Japan. Her name is Mikou. The other one is from China. Her name is Lanlan. Bob Pearson is not the children’s real（真的） father, but he loves them very much. The children love their “father”, too.Bob Pearson __________.
A. has a very big family
B. has a car and two houses
C. is from China The children ________ Bob Pearson’s real children.
A. isn’t B. are C. aren’tHis children are from _________ countries.
A. four B. three C. twoBob Pearson __________ the children very much.
A. doesn’t like B. like C. likesWhich is RIGHT?
A. Bob Pearson is a very nice young man.
B. Bill and Mikou come from the same country.
C. Lanlan is a Chinese girl.
There are usually three terms in Britain:autumn, spring and summer terms.
The schools usually have a five-day holiday halfway in each term. Sometimes the schools take their pupils on trips at half-term.Holidays can be different in different places.The schools usually have ten days at Christmas,ten days at Easter and six weeks in summer from the end of July to the beginning of September.
Students can eat lunch in the school dining room.All pupils enjoy talking about how bad school food is.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案 5分（每小题1分）The half term holidays for the students in Britain are usually____days in a year.
A. five B. ten C.fifteenHow long is the summer holidays?
A.One month and a half B. Ten days. C. Sixteen weeks.The students don’t like having lunch in the school dining room recently because______.
A. they are on holidays.
B. the food is not delicious
C. they are too busyAccording to the passage, which of the following sentences is Not right?
A.The schools often take the students on trips at half-term.
B.In different places, holidays may be different.
C.There is a spring term in Britain.When does Christmas come?
A. April. B.December. C.February.