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新目标(Go for it)版初中英语八年级上册Unit 7 Will people have robots 第1课时

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    Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start working or going 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.

    Paul, 18, comes from Wales. Next year he wants to get to university to study Chinese, but now he's living in Belize. Paul 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 badly, the coral will die. I'm helping to do study 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. 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! When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.

(1)、What will some young people in England do after finishing school?
A、Go to work for money. B、Go to other countries and work as volunteers. C、Start to work in universities. D、Go to university in other countries.
(2)、Where is Paul living now?
A、In England. B、In China. C、In Belize. D、In America.
(3)、What is Paul doing with other people in the sea near Belize?
A、Working to save the coral reefs. B、Studying Chinese in the university. C、Helping do some housework D、Doing some study in Wales.
(4)、From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ________.
A、are not as beautiful as before B、will probably be sold for money C、may die because of the pollution D、cannot live without fish in the sea
(5)、What does Paul want to do after he finishes his work as a volunteer?
A、Stay there for another year. B、Go back home to start working. C、Learn about the people at home. D、Travel around Central America.
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请用适当的词完成下面的短文,填写所缺单词。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

    Once an old man who had four lazy sons fell sick and was counting his last days in bed. He was very worried about his sons' future because they always believed in luck {#blank#}1{#/blank#}of hard work.

    The old man decided to play a trick{#blank#}2{#/blank#} he died to make his sons realize the importance of work. He told them that he would leave them a treasure box {#blank#}3{#/blank#} gold coins and wanted them to share the treasure.

    The young men asked where his father had placed the treasure. The old man replied," I can't exactly remember{#blank#}4{#/blank#}place. However, the treasure is buried in our land."

    After a few days, the old man died. The sons decided to{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the land to find the treasure box. They worked very hard, but they couldn't find the box. They dug even{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, but they still got nothing.

    Later, one of their neighbors {#blank#}7{#/blank#} by and saw the loose (松的) soil. He suggested that the sons should turn it into a farm. Soon, good fruit and vegetables grew out of the land. The four sons sold them at a good{#blank#}8{#/blank#} and made lots of money.

    Then they realized that the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} box their father mentioned was hard work in fact. The father successfully played a trick to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} his sons how important it was to work hard. What a clever father!

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