Part 3 Reading and Writing

VI.Reading Comprehension(共50分)

A) Choose the best answer(12分)

Elena jogged with her dad in some empty lots(空地)at the edge of town. These out-of-the-way lots were good places to jog. But the lots were full of rocks and rubbish.

One day, Elena saw a sign on the lots. It said, "New City Park." Elena was excited. Maybe the park would have a jogging trail(小道)！

Elena told her parents about the sign.

'I read about the park in the newspaper," said Elena's father. "The city wants volunteers to help clean the area. Then the city will build a soccer field and a playground."

"Will they build a jogging trail?" Elena asked.

"No. the paper didn't mention a jogging trail."

"Well, perhaps if I help clean up the lots, they'll put in a jogging trail, "said Elena.

On Saturday Elena went to the lots. Many adults were working there. Some were picking?rubbish. Some were moving rocks.

"I want to volunteer," Elena told a man. "What can I do? ",

"This is not a job for children," said the man. "You'd better go home. "

Elena looked around. She could carry rubbish. She could move rocks. A lady was pulling a bag of rubbish. Elena saw a box of rubbish bags. She took an empty bag.

"I'll take this bag to the Dumpster." said Elena. "Here's a new bag."

"Thanks, "said the lady. "Keep those new bags coming. "

Elena dragged rubbish bags. She told everyone she was glad to help build the park. She explained that she hoped the park would have a jogging trail.

Elena went to the area every week. Soon everyone knew her and she told everyone how wonderful a jogging trail would be.

Soon the volunteers cleared the lots. The city could start building. The mayor(市長(zhǎng))gave a speech. He showed a drawing of the new park. He told them about the soccer field and the baseball diamond. There would be picnic tables. There would be a playground. The park would even have basketball courts. There was no sign of a jogging trail.

The mayor thankedthevolunteers. Then he asked if they had any suggestions. The volunteers said they wanted to build a jogging trail around the park.

They told the mayor how helpful Elena had been and how she wanted a jogging trail. The mayor said, "A jogging trail won't be hard to build. Let's do it!"

Everyone clapped and cheered. Elena cheered loudest of all.

74.Where did Elena jog with her father at the beginning of the story?

A) In a park. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B) On a jogging trail. ? ? ?

C) In some empty lots. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D) In center of the town.

75.How did Elena feel when she saw the sign on the lots?

A) Happy and proud. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B) Excited and hopeful.

C) Sad and shy. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D) Unhappy and disappointed. ? ? ? ??

76.How did Elena know the city needed volunteers to help clean the lots?

?A) Her father told her about it.???????????????????? B)She read it in the newspaper.

C)? She learned it from a sign.????????????????????? D) She was told by other volunteers.

77.Why did Elena want to help clean the lots?

A)? She wanted to play on the playground.

B)? She wanted her name in the newspaper.

C) She wanted to work with other volunteers.

D)She wanted the city to build a jogging trail.

78. What did the volunteers tell the mayor they wanted to build a jogging trail?

A) They needed a park to jog around.

B) They wanted to thank Elena for her help.

C) They thought it was a good place for jogging.

D)? They hoped the mayor could jog with them every day.

79. What can be the best title for the story?

A) Elena and a Mayor ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B) Elena and New City Park

C)? Elena and Some Volunteers ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D) Elena and a Jogging Trail

B) Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(12分)

Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn't just drive to a store, and back home. He always looks?? 80? ?up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for any thing unusual such as strange cars, loud noises.?? 81? windows, or people gathering on street corners.

Tim belonged to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group meet on the third Wednesday of every month. That's??82? Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community safety. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police ??83 ??their homes, streets, and families safe.

Tina Stedman, president of their neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. "People seem to think that crime happens to other people but not to them. Well, it's ??84 ???happened to me," she said, "but I don't think anyone has the right to steal from other people or to make them feel unsafe sitting in their own homes."

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors look out for one another, "We watch each other's homes. We keep watch out the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a group of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn't look right, then we call the police. For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for ?85 ?, or someone destroying property, we report to the police."

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups help a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, "Police are good people, but they can't do everything."

80.A) carefully????????????? B) clearly?????????????? C) happily???????????????????? D) widely

81.A) dirty??????????????????? B)nice?????????????????? C)old?????????????????????????? D) broken

82.A) where???????????????? B)why?????????????????? C)when??????????????????????? D)how

83.A) keep?????????????????? B)hold?????????????????? C)let??????????????????????????? D) protect

84.A) ever??????????????????? B) never??????????????? C) often?????????????????????? D) sometimes

85.A) work?? B) people?? C) service?????? D) trouble