We all want to live in good neighborhoods, but not everyone lives in a good neighborhood. How can you build a better community for yourself and your family? There are many things you can do.
Paint your intersection(十字路口). A street intersection is not something you think of as interesting. However, In Portland, people in some neighborhoods have made them really worth stopping for. Some paint, creative people and a bright design are all it takes to bring neighbors together and produce something the whole community can be proud of.
Make a poetry box. The idea is simple, really - create a box with a glass or clear plastic front. Put this box on a post. Write your own poem or print out your favorite classic and display it in the box for all your neighbors to see. You can also set up a drop box and encourage neighbors to write their own poems and drop them in the box. Display the poems from your neighbors as the poems come in.
Set up a tool library. How often do you need a leaf blower? Or a chain saw? And how often do you use that electric cake mixer? To01 libraries have space where neighbors can drop their hardly used tools to share. Check with a local business, community center or church group about space that can house a tool library.
Turn your front yard into your backyard. How often do you meet your neighbors in your backyard? Probably never. Moving your typical（典型的） backyard activities to the front immediately makes you more visible(可见的). You can create front-yard gardens, build community benches and even just barbecue in your front yard. They are all great ways to connect with your community.
With effort, you'll make your neighborhood a much better place.How many ways are mentioned to build a better community?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Writing poems is a good way to connect with your neighbours. |
| B．Each family may have hardly used tools for others to share. |
| C．In Portland, the intersections in some neighborhoods are very attractive. |
| D．Move your backyard activities to the front yard and you'll have chances to meet your neighbors. |
Which of the following shows the structure（结构） of the whole passage?
Mr Smith is an English teacher. He comes from America. He has a daughter.
Her name is Amy, and she is a good engineer in New York. Mr Smith likes traveling very much, and he can speak Spanish very well. Now he is in China, so he wants to learn some Chinese. He works very hard at his Chinese, and goes to Chinese classes every evening. He has a lot of friends in China and they often help him. He likes to talk with them. He tells his daughter that he can speak good Chinese, and he doesn’t have any trouble（麻烦）with his Chinese, but the Chinese have a lot .Mr Smith works in _________.
| A．a hospital | B．a police station | C．a school | D．a restaurant |
Mr Smith is good at（擅长）__________.
| A．Chinese | B．Japanese | C．Spanish | D．French |
He learns Chinese __________ .
| A．very well | B．not very well | C．we don’t know | D．very good |
Where does he learn Chinese? _________.
| A．In an evening school . | B．At home. |
| C．In his friend’s home. | D．In a park. |
Does he study very hard ? _________.
| A．Yes, he doesn’t. | B．No, he doesn’t. |
| C．Yes, he does. | D．No, he don’t. |
Mr. Jones had a nice brown coat . He loved it very much, but his wife didn’t like it. Because it was old. She often said. “ Give it to a poor man . ” But Mr. Jones always answered, “ No, I like this coat. ”
Then a cigarette（香烟） fell on it and made a hole in it. So Mrs Jones said, “Please don’t wear it again. ” Mr. Jones took it to a small tailor（裁缝） “ Please make another coat like this one .” The tailor made the coat very carefully. Then he lit （点燃）a cigarette, and made a hole in it in the same place.Mrs. Jones didn’t like the coat because ________ .
| A．it was nice and brown | B．it was not nice | C．it was very old | D．it was not old |
Mr. Jones always said, “ ______ ”.
| A．I like this coat | B．Give it to a poor man |
| C．No, I don’t like this coat. | D．I don’t give it to a poor man |
_______ made a hole in the coat.
| A．Mr. Jones | B．Mr. Jones | C．Mr. And Mrs. Jones | D．A cigarette |
Mr. Jones asked the tailor to _______ .
| A．make a new hole in the coat | B．make a new coat |
| C．make a hole in the new coat | D．make more money |
Who do you think was foolish ?
| A．The tailor | B．Mr. Jones | C．Mrs. Jones | D．Nobody |
Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language（语音） and some of the customs（风俗）of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands when they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly ever shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.It is _____ if you know the language and some of the customs of a country before you pay a visit to that country.
| A．not useful | B．not helpful | C．very helpful | D．very bad |
English people usually shake hands when they ______.
| A．meet every time | B．meet for the first time |
| C．say goodbye to each other | D．say hello to each other |
Usually, English people don’t shake hands _____.
| A．when they will be away for a long time |
| B．when they say “How do you do?” |
| C．when they just meet or say goodbye |
| D．when they haven’t met for a long time |
Which is right?
| A．German people shake hands as often as possible. |
| B．English people like shaking hands very much |
| C．German people hardly ever shake hands. |
| D．Both English people and Germans don’t like shaking hands. |
This story is about _____.
| A．shaking hands | B．languages | C．customs | D．languages and customs |
阅读短文，根据短文内容补全表格中所缺的信息。（每空一词）
Now you’ve finished three years of English study. There’s one way to demonstrate(展示)what you’ve learned-take a test!
Do you have any special methods(方法) you use to help you do better on a test? How well you do is often a matter of how well prepared you are. Here are some ways to make sure you’re at your best on test days.
Go to bed early. The night before a test is not the time to stay up watching TV. You want to be rested and wide-awake for test day.
Have a good breakfast. Test day isn’t a morning for donuts(面包圈).Nor is it a time to starve yourself. Eat plenty of low-sugar, high-energy food to keep your brain and body working their best.
Be prepared, Make sure you have two pencils and anything else you were asked to bring.
Watch the numbers. Make sure that the number of the items(项目)on your answer sheet matches the number of the question.
Look over all the answer choices(选择). Don’t assume(假定)that choice A is correct until you’ve checked the others. You may find a better one. And it is wrong to eliminate(排除)any choice that you can see at once. You’ll have a better chance of finding the right answer.
Check the clock. Make sure you allow yourself enough time to answer every question and go back and check your answers .Don’t spend too much time on any difficult question .Skip(跳读)it and come back to it later.
Keep up with your school work all year long That’s how you get the skills you need for taking tests.
| How to make sure that you can do 1on test days |
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| 2__ |
Things you do |
| Going to bed early |
Not 3____ up or being asleep for test day |
| Having a good breakfast |
Eating __4___low-sugar, high-energy food |
| Being prepared |
Remembering to 5_two pencils and the 6things you were asked to bring |
| Watching the numbers |
The number of your answer should 7the number of the question |
| Looking over all the choices |
Don’t assume that the choice A is correct 8_you’ve checked the others |
| Checking the clock |
9_ your time carefully and not spending too much on any difficult question |
| You will get the skills you need 10_you keep up with your schoolwork all year long |
The following Mini Course will give you lots of ideas on how you can turn your favorite hobby into a business. Just choose the hobby that interests you from the following, and enjoy reading through the articles and information on your favourite topics.
Dog ownership, training and care. Dog ownership can be both a hobby and a lifestyle decision. There are many different types of dogs in this series of articles.
Cat ownership and care. Owning a cat can also be both a hobby and a lifestyle choice. If you want to know more things about your furry friend before you buy a cat, please read this section of the website.
Blogging. Blogging is a big business these days and it is one of the fastest growing hobbies today. But what exactly is a blog? In this series of articles, we’ll look at blogs and they will make you interested in blogs.
Chess. Chess is a very popular hobby. You can get tips and ideas about chess after you read this series of articles, which can help you win at chess.
Fishing. As a global pastime and hobby to millions, fishing is a big business. There are many fishing techniques and much information in this series of articles. Please try. Maybe you can catch a big fish next time.The Mini Course will offer you the following except___________.
| A．information about dogs |
| B．websites about cat ownership |
| C．articles about hobbies |
| D．advice on reading |
The articles about dogs may tell us________.
| A．how to make a decision | B．where to buy a dog |
| C．differences between dogs | D．how to develop a hobby |
The underlined word “pastime” means __________in Chinese.
| A．过时 | B．消失 | C．消遣 | D．运动 |
The similarity(相似性)of blogging and fishing is that___________.
| A．they are big businesses |
| B．they are growing fast |
| C．neither of them is popular |
| D．neither of them needs equipment（设备） |