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阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Have you ever walked down a city street and suddenly seen a bright garden full of vegetables and flowers? It may be a community garden. The community gardens are planted by the people in the community. They are not just pretty places. They improve the neighbourhoods. People first started planting these gardens during the 1970s. At that time, the price of vegetables and fruits was rising. In many city neighbourhoods, crime(犯罪) was increasing. There were also many other problems. People decided to get together to plant gardens to fight against these problems. The gardeners thought they might make the area more beautiful and improve people’s life. These gardeners were right! Community gardens have many benefits. They improve their neighbourhoods. They also make people feel they belong to the community. When people work together in a garden, they feel they are connected with each other. People work on a small area within the garden. They grow vegetables or fruits. Each person decides what he or she is going to grow. However, they also work together to help each other. Some members have gardening experience. They can help those who are just learning how to grow vegetables and fruits. Sometimes, garden members pay for supplies. The supplies usually include small plants and tools. Many community gardens have sponsors(赞助者). They pay for the supplies for the gardens. It helps to keep the gardens going every year. Sponsors may be parks, schools and local companies. Some groups want to be a part of the community. They help clean up and beautify a neighbourhood. They also pay for the supplies. Community gardens give people a chance to work together. They can make the community stable(安定的). There are many programs of community gardens. Some gardens provide programs for children and elder people. They may provide classes. They may give the vegetables and fruits to poor people. Community gardens also improve air. Today there are about 10,000 community gardens in cities in the US. They have become popular because of their benefits. People enjoy having vegetables and flowers in their neighbourhoods. 【小题】1.Who plant the community gardens? A．Gardeners of the companies. B．People in the community. C．Sponsors in the community. D．People from the government. 【小题】People started to plant community gardens because _______. A．it was a good way to learn gardening B．they liked fresh vegetables and flowers C．it helped them get more experience D．they wanted to solve the problems 【小题】What do sponsors do for community gardens? A．They pay for the supplies. B．They clean community gardens. C． They provide classes. D．They give poor people vegetables. 【小题】What is the passage mainly about? A．The relationship of neighbours. B．The future of community gardens. C．The introduction of community gardens. D．The experiments in community gardens.
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阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 The Piano Lesson Jenny wasn’t interested in playing the piano. She liked writing stories and acting them out with her friends. But Mrs. Windsor gave her piano lessons for free, so she felt she should have a try. Every Sunday she had her piano lessons in Mrs. Windsor’s house. One Sunday morning, Jenny walked into Mrs. Windsor’s music room and sat down on the piano bench(长凳) as usual. “Hello,” Jenny heard a voice behind her. She turned around and saw a young girl. “What’s your name?” The girl asked. Before Jenny could answer, Mrs. Windsor walked in and said, “Jenny, this is my niece(侄女), Pasha. Pasha, this is Jenny. I need to go to hospital, so Pasha will give you your lesson today.” Pasha sat beside Jenny on the piano bench and asked, “What piece do you like best?” “I don’t know.” Jenny said. “They’re all the same to me.” “You mean you don’t have a favorite?” Pasha was surprised. “No, not really.” Jenny said. Pasha opened Jenny’s music book and asked Jenny to play. After about a page or two, Pasha gently(轻轻地) put her hand on top of Jenny’s. Jenny stopped. Then Pasha said, “Jenny, what are you hearing in the music?” Jenny looked at Pasha strangely. “I don’t know.” Jenny said. “Let me try and you listen,” Pasha said. “All you have to do is learn to hear the stories in the music.” “I’ve never thought of it that way.” Jenny said. “Let’s try together, shall we?” Pasha smiled. Together they played that afternoon and tried to find the story in the music. That day Jenny found playing the piano was not that difficult. 1.Where did Jenny have her piano lessons? A．In her school. B．In Mrs. Windsor’s house. C．In a music club. D．In Pasha’s house. 2.Pasha is Mrs. Windsor’s _______. A．daughter B．student C．niece D．granddaughter 3.Pasha told Jenny all she had to do is _______. A．listen to Mrs. Windsor carefully B．write her favourite piece of music C．play the piano gently and slowly D．learn to hear the stories in the music 4.With Pasha’s help, Jenny would probably _______. A．write more stories B．like playing the piano better C．make more friends D．know Mrs. Windsor better
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阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Have you collected anything since you were young? These people have！
1.Who collects pens? A．Angelika. B．Tony. C．Ron. D．Zhu Yue. 2.What does Tony collect? A．Pens. B．Dolls. C．Key rings. D．Erasers. 3.How long has Ron been a world record holder? A．10 years. B．13 years. C．15 years. D．20 years. 4.How many erasers has Zhu Yue collected? A．290,000. B．1,125. C．24,000. D．100,000.
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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 A Box of Memories Anton felt unable to smile. The school year would be over soon, and he had to move to a new city. Anton looked out of the window at his backyard. He could recall(回想起) all the summers he spent playing there with his _______. He worried about whether he would make new friends at his new school. He found it _______to imagine being away from this town. Anton and his father had packed(打包) for many days. Two days before Anton left, his best friend Hector came to help. Hector was _______ cheerful(欢快的). Anton felt better whenever he was with him. When they were in the garage(车库), Anton _______ an old box. “What is it? It looks strange.” Hector helped him take it into the yard. “What are you looking at, boys?” asked Anton’s father as he came into the _______ . “Oh, you found my old things,” Anton’s father said. “We kept moving when I was a kid. I _______ my old friends. So I kept things to help me remember them. Even when I was in a new home, I had those old things.” Hector realized that Anton was _______ just as his father did. He was already thinking of a good way to help Anton. The evening before Anton left, Hector asked their friends to meet at his home. Hector had _______everything. “Let’s fill a box with tokens(象征) of friendship for Anton,” began Hector. “Our gifts can bring back memories of our years playing together.” Sarah put a book into the box. “Anton likes this book a lot,” She said. David dropped a piece of paper in. “This joke made Anton laugh for days,” He said. “He can read it again and think of me.” As more gifts were put into the box, Hector felt _______ of their thoughtful actions. He asked Anton’s father to hide the box on the truck. Three weeks later, Anton called Hector in his new house. “I like it here. I hope you can visit me and I’ll introduce you to my new friends.” Anton said. “It was a big surprise when I found the _______ on the truck. It really helps me.” Whenever Anton looked in the box, he felt better. The gifts were part of his past. And now they are part of his present. 1.A．mother B．friends C．father D．pets 2.A．hard B．funny C．exciting D．strange 3.A．never B．always C．seldom D．sometimes 4.A．cleaned B．prepared C．repaired D．found 5.A．garden B．room C．yard D．kitchen 6.A．trusted B．missed C．understood D．helped 7.A．talking B．acting C．feeling D．playing 8.A．known B．got C．done D．planned 9.A．afraid B．shy C．proud D．tired 10.A．book B．paper C．card D．box
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— Can you tell me in Beijing? — Yes. At 7 o’clock tomorrow evening. A．when they will arrive B．when will they arrive C．when they arrived D．when did they arrive
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Many tall buildings near my home last year. A．are built B．were built C．build D．built
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Stephon Marbury is a basketball player. He in China since 2010. A．will stay B．has stayed C．stays D．stayed
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—What are they doing? —They a movie now. A．watch B．watched C．are watching D．will watch
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— I borrow your ruler? — Of course, you can. Here you are. A．Can B．Will C．Should D．Must
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Anna is than her brother. A．careful B．more careful C．most careful D．the most careful
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