题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
广东省汕尾市陆河县2023-2024学年九年级上学期1月期末英语试题
Every year thousands of students leave school for a few weeks or months and enjoy an unusual type of educational program. What they learn during this time does not come from books. They learn new skills by living in a different country and doing unusual jobs. There are several programs that help students to gain (获得) the experience they are looking for.
Country | Job | Time | Activities |
India | Teaching young children | Two months | * Teaching music and art * Helping children to learn how to communicate |
Ghana | Health care worker | Three months | * Seeing how doctors work in a less developed country * Helping care for sick people |
Thailand | Saving elephants | Three weeks | * Caring for elephants * Helping train elephants |
One interesting program is saving elephants in Thailand. Most people think of elephants as animals in zoos or circuses. However, many elephants are no longer kept in captivity (囚禁). Now, hundreds of them are homeless. These gentle animals are often found on the streets because they do not have owners to care for them. Although they may look well, they are often in poor health and don't have enough food to eat.
One center in Thailand cares for these elephants. It provides a safe and natural living space for them. When they are at the center, they stay in a building but are free to walk around. Students come from all over the world to help there. The students work with the elephant keepers and help then a train elephants. These keepers teach the students how to care for the elephants. In the morning, they go to the forest together and lead the elephants to the center. They clean them and give them food. In the afternoon, they take the animals back into the forest for the night. Helping at the center is interesting and the young people learn a lot.
①feed elephants ②clean elephants ③help train elephants ④ ride elephants
With the development of science and technology(技术), our daily life is becoming easier and more colorful.
Google Glass Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery(电池) inside the frame(边框). It can do many of the same things as smart phones. The glass has a small camera and a screen. It is to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing. | A New Kind of Shirt Hate washing clothes? You are going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince. Because of the special material(材料), we can wear this shirt for 100 days without washing and ironing(熨烫)! | An Underwater Hotel It looks like a spaceship but in fact it's a hotel in the sea. The whole building is about 18 meters below, and it helps people get closer to the sea world. Remember to ask your coach(教练) to go with you if you plan to swim to it. |
Month | After-school Activities for This Term | |
September | Drawing Time: 3:00-4:00, every Thursday Teacher: Andrea Price All boys and girls are welcome. | Football Time: 2:30-3:30, every Friday Teacher: Lisa White Only for girls this month. |
October&November | Singing Time: 3:00-4:00, every Tuesday Teacher: Jose Brown American country music. All boys and girls are welcome. | Basketball Time: 3:00-4:00, every Wednesday Teacher: David Lee Special teaching: for girls and boys. |
December | Dancing Time: 3:00-4: 00, every Tuesday and Friday Teacher: Sally Smith All boys and girls are welcome. |
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