Everyone needs help sometimes． People depend on one another． That's why communities have special people ready to lend a helping hand to anyone who needs it．
For example， what would we do without a community fire station？ If a home catches on fire，as the Jackson place did last week， it might be burned down and people get hurt..or worse． We re so lucky to have firemen to come to save people and put out the fire， safely． If the fire station hadn't come so fast， the Jacksons might have lost everything．
And what about our local police who protect our families， our homes and valuable things？The police have helped so many families this past year，especially saving people and pets and protecting our houses and other things after the heavy rains．
Think about all the other service workers we have in this community． We have people who collect waste and rubbish and keep our community sanitary ．We have road workers who put up and repair traffic signs and fix holes in the streets to protect not just us， but our cars! And where would this community be without the teachers in our school and the doctors， and nurses in our community hospitals？
Think again about what we eat every day； think again about what we wear every day． We cannot produce them， but we use them all the time． We get a lot from all these tireless workers who keep our community running． We need these people in the community． We depend on each other． Let's support each other and help each other． Only in this way can we make our community a better place．
（1）What happened to the Jacksons last week？
| A． |
Their pets were lost． |
| B． |
Their car was badly burnt． |
| C． |
Their house caught on fire． |
| D． |
Their valuable things were stolen． |
（2）Who offered help to families after the heavy rains？
| A． |
Firemen． |
| B． |
Doctors． |
| C． |
Road workers． |
| D． |
Local police． |
（3）What does the underlined word "sanitary" mean？
| A． |
Clean． |
| B． |
Safe． |
| C． |
Quiet． |
| D． |
Busy． |
（4）Which question could best help us find out the writer's purpose？
| A． |
Did the writer make us laugh？ |
| B． |
Did the writer want us to do something？ |
| C． |
Did the writer tell us about how to become a teacher？ |
| D． |
Did the writer teach us what to do when a fire breaks out？ |
（5）What is the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Policemen Save People's Lives |
| B． |
People Depend on Each Other |
| C． |
Service Workers Do Important Jobs |
| D． |
Workers Keep Community Running |
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Environmental protection is one of the hottest topics nowadays. It was also something that ancient Chinese paid great attention to. In fact, the world’s earliest environmental protection idea, ministry（部门）and law were all born in China. How did the ancient Chinese protect the environment?
The world’s earliest idea of “managing state affairs（政事）through environmental protection”
Xunzi, a famous thinker in the Warring States Period, came up with the idea of “managing state affairs through environmental protection”. He wrote in his book that vegetation（植被）should be protected well by humans.
Guan Zhong, a government officer 400 years ahead of Xunzi, was also an environmental protection expert. He said “a king who cannot protect his vegetation is not doing a good job”.
The world’s earliest “environmental protection ministry”
Nine ministries set up by Shun, an ancient Chinese emperor, included “Yu”（虞）, an environmental protection ministry. The first “Yu” leader was Boyi, an environmental protection expert. He invented wells so people could drink clean water. He knew a lot about animals and also called for animal protection.
The world’s earliest “environmental protection law”
Over 4,000 years ago, Dayu, an ancient Chinese water-control expert and also an emperor, made a rule, not allowing people to cut down trees in March or catch fish in June, because it was the time when they grew quickly.
Almost 3,000 years ago, Tianlü, the first environmental protection law, appeared in Qin. It recorded many ancient environmental protection rules. Two of them were interesting: firstly, rivers should not be blocked （堵塞）; secondly, grass and trees should not be burned to be fertilizer（肥料） except for summer. The second one is inspiring even for today. It can help to keep air clean and fresh.
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The Netherlands needs thousands of new houses because the country ___(1)__ (have) a growing population. Anyway, it may not have to build all those houses. Some of ___(2)____ (they) can be printed.
____(3)___(recent), the government has been working together with a university and some building companies(公司) to build houses that are fully 3D-printed. As volunteers, an old couple has become the first people in Europe to move into such ___(4)__ house.
With two ___(5)___ (bedroom) and a big living room, the house was built layer(层) by layer, using a huge 3D printer and special cement(水泥). After being printed out, the house ____(6)____ (carry) by a truck to the building site, and a roof (屋顶) and windows were later added. It took around 120 hours ___(7) __ (finish) this 3D-printed house. Usually, it takes about one or two years to build a house in the ___(8)___ (tradition) way.
The couple will live ____(9)____ this house for six months, with a monthly pay of 800 euros(欧元). The cost seems a little bit high, but they think it is much cheaper ____(10)___ living in the hotel.
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