Province may not sound like fun to you. However, it ________ the life of Yang Lei from Beijing. The Peking University graduate first went there as a volunteer on a one-year program. The program was started by the Ministry of Education and the Chinese Young Pioneers. Every year they send 100 volunteers to teach in China’s rural areas.
Life in the ________ was a new experience for Yang Lei. Her village was 2,000 meters above sea level, and at first the thin air made her feel sick. The food was very simple－－teachers ate porridge three times a day. Fortunately, Yang Lei’s mother ________ with her She said that both she and her husband thought this was a good idea. “Young people today need to experience _______ things. ”she said.
Most of the pupils live in school dormitories. They work very hard. They get up at 5am and read books until 11pm. They love having they volunteer teachers there. “There is no difference between you and them,”says Yang Lei. “They say that we are like big _______ or sisters to them, and they feel lucky. ”
Some of the students may not be able to go to senior high school or college. Families are poor and there often isn’t money for education. “I can’t do anything about that, ”says Yang Lei, “but I can open up my students’ eyes to the outside ________ and give them a good start in life. ”She said she likes being a good influence in the children’s lives. Yang Lei enjoyed her time as a volunteer very much. When her year was
over, she said that she would return to the area after finishing her studies. She now works as a math teacher at a high school in the city of Pingliang, Gansu Province.
【模拟试题】（答题时间：90分钟）
一. 用方框中所给词的正确形式填空：
be mad at be supposed to in good health pass... message do well in have a favor get over surprise party 1. She said she was having a _____ _______ for Mary on Saturday evening. 2. The old man _____ ______ ______ his son. 3. By the way, ______ this _____ to others.
4. We _____ ______ _____ finish the work this morning. 5. I _____ ______ _______ maths than English. 6. Grandpa was ill. We hope he is ____ _____ ______. 7. I’m sure she would _____ _______ any difficulty.
8. I _____ _______ ______ to ask you. Can I borrow your pen? 二. 选择填空：
1. －What _______ the teacher _______? －He said he wouldn’t teach us next year. A. did; say teach
2. They didn’t think there _____ a snake in the room. A. be
B. was
C. has
D. had
B. did; teach
C. would; say
D.
would;
3. Teacher told us that we should ________ our homework ______ school tomorrow. A. take; to
B. bring; to
D. bring; with
C. take; with
4. My sister _______. A. is good at singing B. is well in singing C. is good at sing D. do well in singing
5. Grandparents told us they were ______. A. keep healthy B. in good health C. in good healthy D. did exercise
6. Chinese teacher said we did ________ than Class 1. A. good
B. well
C. better
D. hard-working
7. She wanted to know ______.
A. Why didn’t I think it was a good idea B. Why I didn’t think it was a good idea C. Why I thought it wasn’t a good idea D. Why did I think it wasn’t a good idea
8. The teacher said I could do better ______ English.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
9. It’s not far. It’s only five _______ walk. A. minutes
B. minute’s
C. minutes’
D. minutes’s
10. She asked me if she _______ copy my homework. A. could
B. can
C. couldn’t
D. can’t
三. 用所给动词的适当形式填空：
1. Thank you for ______（help）me carry the basket. 2. Look! One of them ______（swim）in the lake. 3. ______（watch）TV too much is bad for your health. 4. ______（close）your eyes and listen to me.
5. Mother told her little son ______（not go）out the next day, because it would be windy.
6. Don’t sleep very late, you will be as ______（health）as I. 7. “Why are you late today? ”my father said ______（angry）. 8. The room is ______（noise）. I can’t hear anything. 9. As soon as I lay down, I fell ______（sleep）last night. 10. They come from Canada. They are ______（Canada）. 四. 句型转换。
1. Mary is good at music. （同义句） Mary _____ _______ _______ music. 2. He is very healthy. （同义句） He is ____ ______ _______.
3. I think it is a good idea. （否定句） I _____ _______ it’s a good idea. 4. He said I was hard-working. （划线提问） What _____ _____ ______?
5. My teacher was very angry with me. （同义句） My teacher was very ____ ______ me.
6. My sister said to me “I’m going to help you. ”（同义句） My sister _____ me that _______ _____ going to help ________. 五. 在方框内找出与下面各题划线部分相同或相近的词组，并将其序号填入题前括号内。
A. No one B. arrive in C. at noon D. needn’t E. difficult F. just now G. are visiting H. over I. classmates J. is good at （ ）1. Tom does well in Chinese.
（ ）2. Are Rose and Kate in the same class? （ ）3. The Greens are on a visit to our city. （ ）4. More than a month has passed.
（ ）5. Lily went to the library a moment ago. （ ）6. The question is too hard for me to answer.
（ ）7. You won’t have to worry about your son, he is feeling much better now.