The Big Lottery is giving money to groups of teenagers between 14 and 19 who want to become active citizens. The teenagers who would like to help make the area you live in better, cleaner, safer and more friendly can actually get money for improving your local community (社区).We have $ 80,000 to give away. We are looking for young people to take part in schemes(规划) and projects near to where they live.
Here are a few easy things you could do to get started.
Meeting the neighbors: Everybody needs good neighbors. Knock on people’s door and find out what they would like improving in your area. Set a date for a meeting and then make some plans together. If you don’t want to go round to their houses, then you could always put a note through their doors.
Neighborhood watch: Neighborhood watch schemes are very popular in the UK. If you go away on holiday and leave your house, it’s very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on it. It’s a good way to make the area you live in safer. You could set one up easily and quickly.(Paragraph 4)
Lending a hand: There are often elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can. Offer to do their shopping once a week, look after their garden for them or maybe walk their dog.(Paragraph 5)
No littering: Nobody likes picking up other people’s rubbish, but a clean street can make all the difference. Take it in turns to go out once or twice a week and see what you can find. You never know, one day you might find something valuable.
Recycling: Nearly two-thirds of your rubbish can be recycled. Some areas already provide places to people to recycle bottles, tins, plastic and paper. Find out if this is done in your neighborhood. If it’s not, do something about it.
So go on … Just tell us what kind of project you want to join in. Then we’ll send you more details. Take positive action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in.
1.The aim of the Big Lottery is .
A. to make the neighborhood busier
B. to help the old people in the community
C. to improve the local community
D. to help young babies in the neighborhood
2.Who is needed to take part in the project?
A. Anyone who wants to.
B. All the teenagers.
C. Students in the neighborhood.
D. Teenagers from 14 to 19.
3.Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 tell us .
A. neighborhood watch is good to make the community cleaner
B. how to make the community safer and more friendly
C. lending a hand means to lend some money to others
D. to help neighbors do what they wouldn’t like to do.
4.What should you do if you want to make the neighborhood cleaner?
A. Recycle the rubbish and take turns to pick up others’ rubbish.
B. Pick up the rubbish and find something valuable in the street.
C. Find out the recycled rubbish and throw them everywhere.
D. Try to recycle three-fourths of your rubbish once or twice a week.
5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Discuss plans with your neighbor for improving your area.
B. Do some shopping once a week for old people who can’t do it.
C. Pick up the rubbish everywhere in the street to make your area cleaner.
D. Look after the garden, walk the dogs for the old in order to get much money.
News One: 29 October, 2015
The government of China plans to end its one-child per family policy(政策) and instead let families have two children. The plan was announced on Thursday after high-level meetings in Beijing. China，which has the largest population，made the one-child policy in 1980. The government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children for so many years. For example, some couples in the countryside could have two children.
News Two: 05 October, 2015
The first of the 2015 Nobel Prizes has been announced. Sweden’s Nobel Prize committee (委员会) says the Nobel Prize for medicine will go to scientists from Ireland, Japan and China.
William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan share the prize for their discovery of the medicine avermectin. The Nobel committee praised their work on what it calls a “novel therapy.” The treatment fights disease caused by parasites（寄生虫）.
The prize for medicine is also going to Chinese researcher Tu Youyou. She discovered artemisinin. Artemisinin is a drug that has greatly made the number of people who die from malaria(疟疾) smaller.
News Three: 09 December, 2015
Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009.
Brent crude oil, one of several kinds of oil on the world market, dropped below $40 a barrel(桶) on Tuesday. However, the main group of oil producing countries has been unable to reduce the oil production.
1.How long did China’s one-child policy last?
A. 38 years. B. 36 years.
C. 25 years. D. 65 years.
2.Who got the Nobel Prize for medicine?
A. Tu Youyou from China.
B. William Campbell from Ireland.
C. William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan.
D. William Campbell from Ireland, Satoshi Omura from Japan and Tu Youyou from China.
3.What is the price of Brent crude oil on Tuesday?
A. $40 a barrel.
B. Over $40 a barrel.
C. Less than $40 a barrel.
D. Less than￥40 a barrel.
4.What can we know from News Three?
A. There is only one kind oil on the world market.
B. Main oil producing countries will produce less oil.
C. Oil prices on Tuesday are the lowest in history.
D. Main oil producing countries will still produce as much oil as before.
5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The oil prices are the lowest in 2009.
B. The artemisinin has saved lots of lives.
C. There are the most people in China in the world.
D. Only a small number of Chinese couples can have two children in China in the past few years.
The label（标签）, Made in China, is one that is becoming increasingly common in shopping centers all over the world.
In the United States, shoppers at Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer（零售商）, have a wide selection of products mostly produced in China. The large amount of Chinese imports have created a large selection of goods in other countries as people begin to buy more and more products made in China. These goods are even widely available in other Asian nations, where Chinese-made goods are quite popular. Chinese brand names are also becoming more well-known outside China.
When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the U.S. are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren’t rare any more, and anything “Made in China” shouldn’t be considered in any case.
“When I decide to visit my family members in China, I will have a big headache. What should I buy for them? They may not all speak English, but everyone in China knows those three words,” a Chinese American said. “When they see the label ‘Made in China’, they will think, ‘Why do you send me this?’ ”
The development of China has surprised the world with its growth. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with the use of taxes（税）and import restrictions. However, the development on the Chinese economy still affects the world in many ways.
1.Around the world, the products made in China are ________ in the shopping malls.
A. unwelcome B. expensive C. popular D. rare
2.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “brand” in the second paragraph?
A. 品牌。 B. 明星。 C. 生产地。 D. 树枝。
3.Why do Chinese Americans usually have a headache if they come back to China?
A. Because their Chinese friends can not speak English.
B. Because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in China.
C. Because they should give their friends rare gifts.
D. Because they should give their friends fashionable gifts.
4.How do other countries try to reduce the Chinese goods in their own countries?
A. By developing the qualities of their own products.
B. By telling their shoppers not to buy Chinese goods.
C. By importing more Chinese goods.
D. By using taxes and import restrictions.
5.From the passage, we can know that________.
A. products made in China are more and more popular all over the world
B. TVs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for Chinese people
C. everyone in China can speak English
D. the other governments don’t welcome any Chinese goods
完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Mommy, I got something for you!” Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. “It’s a pen. But not just any pen. It’s a lucky pen!” He handed me the pen ________ , waiting for my reaction(反应).
I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing ________ about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. At that moment, I didn’t realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure(珍爱) it.
I had made the decision to be a(n) ________ . I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. The night before, I told my husband my ________ when I thought Cody wasn’t listening. “What if ________ likes my writing and I fail?” But Cody did ________ what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. “You don’t have to be afraid now,” he said. “This pen will make your ________ great and everyone will love you.”
Tears filled my eyes. Refusal(拒绝) and failure didn’t seem like such a big problem any more. Even if I ________ sold the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt ________ already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it.
In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky ________ . He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator(强硬的谈判者) but Cody didn’t ________ . In the end, he ________ his favorite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy-his most important things, for that pen. Just to make ________ feel better.
I still have that pen, though it’s long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling ________, I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, it’s Cody who I really ________ in my life.
1.A. easily B. carefully C. proudly D. naturally
2.A. strange B. special C. important D. interesting
3.A. teacher B. artist C. writer D. inventor
4.A. fear B. hope C. secret D. surprise
5.A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody
6.A. hear B. accept C. expect D. believe
7.A. life B. dream C. stories D. choices
8.A. ever B. never C. even D. once
9.A. sure B. lucky C. brave D. proud
10.A. dog B. toy C. pen D. gift
11.A. give up B. try out C. get away D. call back
12.A. found B. kept C. sold D. changed
13.A. them B. us C. me D. him
14.A. nervous B. sorry C. angry D. lonely
15.A. respect B. praise C. serve D. treasure
— Would you like to watch China’s Got Talent(中国达人秀)?
— ________. But I’m busy going over my lessons for the test.
A. Don’t mention it. B. I’d love to.
C. That’s all right. D. My pleasure.
— Why did he make no to be understood or liked?
— He didn’t care what others think of him.
A. risk B. balance
C. suggestion D. effort
