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 very polluted, the coral will die. 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!

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 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

Do you go to school by bus? It is very important for you to know how to be safe when taking a bus, no matter whether you like it or not.

First, don’t run to the bus stop, but walk. While you are at the bus stop, you should wait in a safe place. Do not run or play while waiting. And never get into a car with a stranger.

Second, don’t talk in a loud voice when you are on the bus, so the driver will not be disturbed(打扰). If you need to talk with the bus driver, you’d better wait until the bus stop. Never throw things on the bus or out of the windows. Never play near the emergency exit. When there is a fire, the most important thing is to break the window with a hammer or any sharp things and then jump out.

Third, when you are getting off the bus, make sure you walk(not run) three more steps away from the door. This is the best place to be around a bus. Stay away from the bus wheels and watch out for moving cars!

Last, if you leave something on the bus, never return to the bus to get it. The driver may not see you come back and he may begin moving the bus. Also, if you drop something near the bus, tell the driver before you try to pick it up, so he will know where you are.

Now there is a family problem. Nearly every parent says that we never grow up. In fact we are probably 16 or 17 years old. In their eyes, we are always little ones and often do wrong things. For example, when I need to stay at home alone, they always worry about me and my life without them.

Most parents always think that they have offered the best things they can to make their children live in a comfortable world. They buy their children pretty clothes, cool shoes, everything that they can for their dear children. In return, they only want their children to get good results in the exams.

But why still can’t their children understand them? Does it mean that we still want more material(物质) things? No. As a matter of fact, what we want is a true family. What does a true family mean”? I think it means a place where we can hide ourselves from the cold world outside. From here, we can get warmth, we can get consolation(安慰), and we can get happiness. And one important thing is that we should be stronger and more confident(自信的) in the outside world because we know that we have a true family.

So I think that parents should sit down to talk with their children to let them know that they have a true family, so the children and their parents could understand each other more and more. Then, parents will not treat their children as little ones.

1.In whose eyes are we little children?

2.What do most parents want to get from their children?

3.What do the children really want?

4.What can we get from a true family?

5.What do you think parents should do to make their children understand them more? (自拟一句作答)

根据句意、首字母或汉语意思完成单词

1.When you smile or laugh, your body ____________ (放松).

2.We can usually type（打字）words into the computer with a_______（键盘）．

3.The frog was too tired and it rested at the_______（底部）of the well.

4.How long can I _________ the book? (借)

5.Do you know when the_______（国际的）meeting will be held in Shanghai?

用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.Where is my bike? How strange! It __________(be) here just now.

2.Spring is the best time ________________(plant) trees.

3.Bill can’t wait _________(see) my aunt because I haven’t seen her for years.

4.Three years (pass) since his family moved here.

5. He (throw) his coat on the sofa and went out.

Have you e 1. planted a few trees on Tree Planting Day?

Each year, many of people, both old a 2. young, plant a lot of trees. But this may not be the best w 3. to make your home a greener place. Last week, we v 4. a park in Hebei. We were s 5. to find most of the trees had been burnt(燃烧).The workers told us that the trees d 6. soon after they were planted because they were not watered well enough. So the workers burnt them and changed the trees for new trees to be planted this year. On a card found in one of the trees, a student w7. . “I hope this tree will g 8.up with me to become the backbone(栋梁) of our country.” The workers said that the survival of the trees was really more important t9. how many trees were planted.

Some people in Beijing now have a new idea that they can donate（捐助） some m 10. and let professionals(专业人士)plant and take care of trees.

书面表达（计15分）

根据下面表格的内容的提示，以 “Changes in my hometown” 为题，用英语写一篇80字左右的短文。

Changes in my hometown

Great changes

--What day is it today?

A. February 2nd B. Sunday C. Fine D. Good

There is_______ "s" and_______ "u" in the word "sun".

A. a, an B. an, a C. a, a D. an, an

Linda is my cousin. She likes playing _______, but I like playing _______.

A. the piano； the football

B. piano； the football

C. the piano； football

D. piano； football