Are you aged between 14 and 19 years old? Do you care about your local environment？Would you like to help make the area you live in better, cleaner, safer and more friendly? If your answers are “yes”, “yes” and “yes”, then read on! You may be surprised to hear that you can actually get money for improving your local community.
The “Big Lottery(彩票)” is giving money to a group of teenagers who want to become active citizens. We’re looking for young people to take part in 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 doors and find out what they would like to improve in your area. 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 plans 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 safe.
Lending a hand
There are often elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can do. You can offer to do their shopping once a week, look after their gardens for them or maybe walk their dogs!
So, go on…Just tell us what kind of project you want to become involved in, then we’ll send you more details. Take active action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in.Who is needed to take part in the project?
| A．Anyone who wants to. |
| B．All the teenagers. |
| C．Teenagers from 14 to 19. |
| D．All the students in the neighborhood. |
If a neighbor is keeping an eye on your house, it means he ________________.
| A．wants to look at your house. |
| B．watches if there is something bad happening to your house. |
| C．is keeping an eye with you. |
| D．pays attention to your family members |
What does “lend a hand” mean?
| A．It means to lend money to someone who needs help. |
| B．It means to shake your hands with old people. |
| C．It means to lend something to someone. |
| D．It means to help someone who needs help. |
When we talk about stars, especially women stars，it seems that they are always young，pretty and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain’s Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely．
Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb’s voice．”This lady came up，and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted On line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．
Speaking from her home in Scotland．Ms. Boyle said that she hadn’t thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．“I mean，that’s hardly a makeover．”she added．
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents．”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．’’D
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Susan Boyle is __________．
| A．a judge | B．a reporter |
| C．a beautiful lady | D．a Scottish woman |
Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing
because _________.
| A．she was confident of her singing |
| B．she was satisfied with the judges |
| C．she was pretty and in good shape |
| D．she sang the song，I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables |
According to the passage，which is NOT true?
| A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan’s confidence． |
| B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school． |
| C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance． |
| D．Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the time sight． |
What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success?
| A．It’s never too old to learn． |
| B．It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47． |
| C．If you have a dream，try to make it come true! |
| D．If you are not able to study well，to be a singer instead． |
When you are in trouble，whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help? Someone has made a survey in a middle school．500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates，parents，head teacher and teachers．Here is the result．Please read the chart and try to get some information．Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with _________．
| A．friends or classmates |
| B．parents |
| C．head teacher |
| D．teachers |
Less than a quarter of the students chose parents, the most possible reason
is
| A．parents don’t love their children |
| B．children don’t trust their parents |
| C．parents aren’t able to give good advice |
| D．sometimes parents and children can’t understand each other |
According to the fact that only 9％of the students wanted to communicate with their head teacher or teachers，what is the best suggestion?
| A．The students should work harder． |
| B．The students should listen to the teachers more carefully． |
| C．The teachers should be more strict with the students． |
| D．The teachers should pay more attention to the students’ feelings． |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。
There are many different ways to travel to Paris from London. One of the quickest and most popular ways is by train. From Waterloo Railway Station, you can travel all the way to Paris. The journey takes about three hours. The train, called the Eurostar, is very modern, and the seats are comfortable.
You can also travel to France by ship. First, you go to Dover, on the coast, by bus from London. The bus stops at the Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover. You can buy your tickets there. Passengers travelling by car can drive on to the ferry, too.
Another way to travel to Paris is by plane. There are several airports with international flights to Paris and other cities in France. You can travel to London Airport by bus or subway.
Some people even go by taxi but this is a very expensive way to travel! The most popular way to Paris is _______.
A. by ship B. by plane C. by train Traveling from London to Paris by taxi is_______.
A. quick B. expensive C. comfortableWhat does the word “ ferry” mean in Chinese?
A. 汽车站 B. 港口 C. 火车站How many ways of transportation(交通) are mentioned in the passage?
A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven. The passage mainly tells us about_______.
A. different ways traveling from London to Paris
B. international flights from London to Paris
C. buses stopping at Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。
Have you ever heard the saying “If you want a friend, be one”?
Here is a story about one new teacher making friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher came in smiling at each girl and boy. Then she said in a quiet voice, “Good morning, girls and boys! How happy I am because I have all of you in my class this year. I’d like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together. I am sure that the more we get together the happier we’ll be.” Her voice was so sweet and her looking was so friendly. Everyone believed what she said.
She told the girls and boys her name and wrote it on the blackboard. She told them some of the things she liked to do and she was hoping to do with them during the year.
Then she said to the whole class, “Now you know my name and the things I like. Next I want to know your names and the things you like. Then I will feel that I know you.”
Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?
One way of getting to know girls and boys in our class is to know more about them. It is usual to be friends with those people who have the same interests with you. You can play the same games and go on journeys together.
You may find that some new comers in your class miss their old friends and feel strange and lonely. You can invite them to take a walk or to ride bikes with you. You will find many things in common to talk about. It is one good way to make friends just by talking together in a friendly manner.How do you understand the saying “If you want a friend, be one”?
A. If you want to have a friend, try to make one be your friend.
B. You can make friends by doing what a friend do.
C. You may have a friend by doing everything for him.The teacher’s sweet voice and her friendly looking_______.
A. showed that she would like to be a friend of the girls and boys
B. made every girl and boy happy
C. told the girls and boys everything about herself A new comer will be your friend if _______.
A. he always thinks of his old friend
B. he knows you very well
C. you talk with him in a friendly wayIf you want to make friends with others, you should_______.
A. know more about them
B. talk with them in an unfriendly way
C. have different interests with themWhich of the following is true according to the passage?
A. If you want to make friends with others, you should be one of them.
B. Friends often share the same interests with each other.
C. If you can make a good friend, you should smile at him.
阅读下面材料，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。
Martin Luther King was born in Georgia, U.S.A. When he was a boy, he sang with other children in the church.
Little Martin knew that it was very important to love and be kind to others.
Although the church was very important to Martin, he was interested in other things, too. He liked sports very much. He was not tall, but he was very strong. The boys in his town often met at Martin’s house for a game of football or basketball.
Martin liked school and was a very good student. He went to college at fifteen. At first, he didn’t know what he wanted to study. He knew the black people didn’t have the same rights as the white people, and he also knew that the black people were not as happy as the white people. He wanted to work for the black people. He wanted to help the poor black people.
Later he really became a famous man. He was fighting for the men’s rights all his life. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. He became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure. He was murdered(谋杀) on the evening of April 4, 1968.Martin was from_______.
A. America B. England C. JapanWhen Martin was a boy, _______.
A. he didn’t like singing
B. he was not strong
C. he enjoyed playing football and basketballWhen Martin was a little boy, he knew that it was very important_______.
A. to like sports
B. to go to the church
C. to love and be kind to othersMarin knew that_______.
A. he would not study again
B. he would work for the black people
C. the black people had the same rights as the white people Martin was famous all over the world because _______.
A. he was a kind man
B. he fought for the men’s rights
C. he was murdered
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