1、When buying or renting a house, everyone expects not only the good quality of the house but also the nice neighbours. However, different people have different standards (标准) of good neighbours. In my opinion, a good neighbour should be someone who respects your life, and is ready to help others and
2、concerned about the environment in the neighbourhood.First of all, it is very important for your neighbour to respect your life. Just imagine, if you have a neighbour who is curious about you, and tries to know more about you by whatever means, what will you feel? What is more, he or she may also ta
3、lk with others about your life. You will feel very uncomfortable to have such kind of people in your neighbourhood and you may move as soon as possible.What you should consider next is that a good neighbour is always willing to give you a hand when you need him or her. For example, if you are not at
4、 home and some suspect (嫌疑人) tries to unlock your door, your neighbour who sees it should call the police, and he or she will help you to protect your property (财产)Finally, a good neighbour should be concerned about the environment, especially around your neighbourhood. He or she should throw all th
5、e rubbish into garbage and keep the place clean, because a good environment can make people in it comfortable all the time.Section_Introduction & Reading PrereadingA Lively City(XLXiao Li, JMJohn Martin)XL: Its great to see you again, John.JM: Its great to see you! Its been six years since we last s
6、aw each other, you know. And this is the first time Ive visited your hometown.XL: Yes, Im so glad you could come.JM: You know, Ive seen quite a lot of China and Ive visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places Ive been to. Its so lively， and everyone seems so friendly
7、.XL: Yes, its one of the most interesting cities on the coast， everyone says so. I feel very fortunate living here. And I love living by the seaside.It is/has been 时间段 since . 表示“自从以来已有某段时间了”； you know 是插入语hometown/hmtan/n.家乡This is/was the first time that .表示“这是第一次”，从句中通常用完成时态。quite a lot of China
8、中国很多地方attractive/trktIv/adj.有吸引力的；吸引人的Ive been to 是定语从句，省略了在句中作 to 的宾语的引导词 thatlively adj.有活力的on the coast 在沿海fortunate/ftnt/adj.幸运的；吉祥的by the seaside 在海边 一个生机勃勃的城市以上部分译文(XL小李，JM约翰马丁)小李：约翰，很高兴又见到你了。约翰：见到你真是太好了！你知道，自从我们上次见面到现在已经6年了，而且这是我第一次来到你的家乡。小李：是的，你能来，我真是很高兴。约翰：你知道，我去过中国很多地方，游览过一些美丽的城市，但这里是我到过的最
9、有吸引力的地方之一。它如此生机勃勃，人们看上去都那么友好。 小李：是的，大家都说这是最富有趣味的沿海城市之一。生活在这里我感到很幸运。我喜欢在海边生活。JM: You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right?XL: Yes, thats right.JM: Whats the climate like？XL: Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter.JM: Sounds OK to me. There are a lot of tour
10、ists around. Dont they bother you?XL: Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them.JM: Oh, look at that huge apartment block！ XL: Yes, theyve just completed it. The rent for an apartment there is very high.JM: I believe you! This areas so modern！in the northwest of 在的西
11、北部What be 主语like？是询问某人/某事状况的习惯用语pretty/prIti/adv.很；相当sound/sand/vi.听起来Sounds OK to me 是“It/That sounds OK to me”的省略tourist/trIst/n.旅游者；观光客bother/b/vt.打扰；烦扰；麻烦nuisance/njusns/n.令人讨厌的人或事apartment block公寓楼rent/rent/n.租金表示“租金贵”应用high而不用expensive。以上部分译文约翰：你住在厦门的西北部，对吗？,小李：是的。 约翰：这里气候怎么样？小李：夏天相当热、相当潮湿，可是冬
12、天会很冷。约翰：对我来说听起来很好。这里到处都是游客。他们对你们没有干扰吗？小李：是的，游客太多了，夏天他们会有点讨厌。约翰：哦，看看那栋高大的公寓楼！小李：是啊，它是刚刚完工的。租一套那儿的公寓要不少钱呢。约翰：这我相信！这是一个很现代的地方啊！XL: Yes, this is the business district. Theyve put up a lot of highrise buildings recently. And there are some great shopping malls. See, were just passing one now. My wifes ju
13、st bought a beautiful dress from one of the shops there.JM: Maybe I could buy a few presents there.XL: Ill take you there tomorrow. Now were leaving the business district and approaching the harbour. Were entering the western district, the most interesting part of the city. Its got some really prett
14、y parks .JM: It seems lovely. Is that Gulangyu Island, just across the water?XL: Yes, it is. Its a gorgeous island with some really interesting architecture.JM: So they tell me. Do you think we could stop and walk around for a while？XL: Yes, I was just going to do that. We can park over there. A fri
15、ends told me about a nice little fish restaurant near here. Shall we go there for lunch?JM: That sounds great. Im starving！district /dIstrIkt/n地域；区域；行政区business district商业区put up修建highrise building摩天大楼mall n商场present n礼物approach /prt/vt.接近harbour /hab/n海港Were entering . 是现在进行时表将来；the most interestin
16、g part of the city 作 the western district 的同位语。pretty adj.漂亮的across prep.在对面；横过；穿过gorgeous /gds/adj.美丽的；宜人的architecture /akItekt/n建筑with some really interesting architecture 作 island 的定语walk around四处走走for a while一会儿park /pak/vt.停车over there在那边starve /stav/vi.饿死以上部分译文小李：对，这是商业区。最近，他们建造了许多摩天大厦，也有一些大商场
17、。瞧，我们正好经过一个商厦。我太太刚从那边的一家店里买了件衣服，好漂亮。约翰：也许我可以去那儿买些礼物。小李：明天我带你去那儿吧。现在我们要离开商业区去港口。我们即将进入西区，也就是这个城市最有趣的地区。那儿有一些非常漂亮的公园约翰：看上去很不错。水那边是鼓浪屿海岛吗？小李：是的。那是个美丽宜人的海岛，岛上有一些非常有趣的建筑。约翰：他们也是这么跟我说的。你觉得我们可以停下来逗留一会吗？小李：可以啊，我正想这么做呢。我们可以在那边停车。有个朋友跟我说起过，这附近有一家很不错的渔家小饭馆。我们去那里吃午餐怎么样？约翰：听起来不错。我快饿死了！PrereadingPlease match the
18、following words with their proper meanings.1starveA有吸引力的；吸引人的2pretty B幸运的；吉祥的3sound C很；相当；漂亮的；好看的4approach D听起来5Attractive E打扰；烦扰；麻烦6bother F地域；区域，行政区7hometown G接近；接洽；着手处理；方法8park H饿死；挨饿9fortunate I家乡10district J停车答案：15HCDGA610EIJBFLeadin1Look at the pictures and answer the question.What do you know
19、 about Xiamen?参考答案：Xiamen_lies_in_the_southeast_of_China._It_is_a_seaside_city._It_has_a_famous_island_Gulangyu_Island.2If you want to describe a city, what aspects (方面) will you talk about?参考答案：climate,_people,_business,_interesting_places,_food,_history,_culture_etc.WhilereadingFastreading Look at
20、 the title “A Lively City” and the picture in the text and tell us which city Xiao Li and John are talking about.答案：They_are_talking_about_Xiamen_City.Carefulreading()Read the text and choose the best answers.1Where is the most wonderful part of the city?AIn the western district. BIn the eastern dis
21、trict.CIn the Gulangyu Island. DIn the northern district.2The climate in Xiamen is _.Acool in summer and warm in winterBhot and dry in summer, cold in winterCnot very hot and wet in summer, but quite cold in winterDvery hot and wet in summer, but quite cold in winter3We can know from the text that _
22、.Athere are a lot of fish in the seaBtourists may annoy local peopleCthe weather there is wet in winterDpeople there like swimming in the sea4If the dialogue develops, whats the talking topic for the dialogue?AThe food of Xiamen.BThe beautiful scenery of Xiamen.CThe weather of Xiamen.DThe touring in
23、dustry of Xiamen.答案：14ADBA()Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.1Who is visiting whose hometown?John_Martin_is_visiting_Xiao_Lis_hometown.2What is Gulangyu Island like?Its_a_pretty_and_lovely_island.StudyreadingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1Fifteenyear
24、old Lin Xiaoyun lives in the countryside in southern Liaoning, about fifty miles away from the city of Dalian.句式分析尝试翻译15岁的林小云住在辽宁南部的农村，离大连约50英里。2. Its been six years since we last saw each other, you know.句式分析尝试翻译你知道，自从我们上次见面到现在已经6年了。3You know, Ive seen quite a lot of China and Ive visited some beau
25、tiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places Ive been to.句式分析尝试翻译你知道，我去过中国很多地方，游览过一些美丽的城市，但这里是我到过的最有吸引力的地方之一。.阅读理解AI moved into a new house in July. Since then I have met a few of my neighbours who are very nice people. For Christmas, I thought I would do something nice for each of th
26、e neighbours I knew. There were nine neighbours whom I knew by name or spoke with often when I was out in my yard. I knew which houses they lived in.I decided to add one more to my list. This lady I decided to add lives down the street from me. I meet her every morning walking to work as I drive dow
27、n the street. She always smiles to me. But I had no idea who she was and which house she lived in.I planned to make small fruit baskets and leave them on my neighbours front porches (门廊) on Christmas Eve. I signed the cards：“Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road.”I saved the last for the frie
28、ndly lady. I finally decided on a house where I met her each morning and guessed that it was hers.My neighbours really appreciated the baskets and would tell me as they saw me in the yard or they would call, and a couple even came by to thank me.This morning I found a small note in the mailbox. It w
29、as addressed simply：Resident,5104 Northumberland Road.The thankyou card really caught me by surprise. I opened it and read the message, “Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you left on our porch. It was very thoughtful. Richard Kelly passed away last week. He talked a lot about how nice it was tha
30、t someone remembered him in his time of illness. He really appreciated it.”I had no idea who Richard Kelly was and that he had been seriously ill. I had left that nice ladys basket on his porch by mistake. I wanted to say sorry, but that would be wrong. I believe that Mr Kelly was meant to have that
31、 basket because he was dying. I hate that nice lady did not get to receive a fruit basket on Christmas, but I believe if she knew what had happened, she would be happy. I feel pleased to have helped Richard Kellys last days be more cheerful.语篇解读：本文叙述了作者为邻居送果篮的故事，体现了作者“善良、乐善好施”的高尚品质。1How many Christm
32、as gifts did the author intend to send?ANine.BEight.CTen. DEleven.解析：选C细节理解题。由第一段的第四句话和第二段的第一句话可知作者要送10份圣诞礼物。2Where did the friendly lady live?AShe lived at the end of Northumberland Road.BHer address was 5104 Northumberland Road.CShe was thought to share a house with Mr Kelly.DThe author was not su
33、re about her address at all.解析：选D推理判断题。5104 Northumberland Road 是作者的地址，故B项错误；作者推测那位女士住在他们通常在早上见面的地方，但是下文说果篮放错了地方，可见她并不在那里住，故A项也错误。由于作者放错果篮，病中的Mr Kelly 收到了圣诞节礼物，但是文中没有谈到那位女士和Mr Kelly 同住一室，因此C项也错误。通读全文可知作者不知道那位女士究竟住在何处。3How did the authors neighbours respond to his gifts?AThey liked the gifts very muc
34、h and were thankful.BThey were thankful that they wanted to be friends.CThey all made phone calls to say “thank you”DThey all visited him by person to show gratitude.解析：选A推理判断题。在第五、六段中谈到了作者的邻居们在收到礼物之后的种种反应：有的当面感谢、有的打电话感谢、有的寄来贺卡，那么概括起来就是：邻居们非常喜欢作者的礼物，对作者的举动充满感激。4What does the author mean in the last
35、paragraph?AHe was regretful that the nice lady didnt receive his gift.BHe was glad to have made Mr Kellys life more pleasant.CHe thought Richard Kelly deserved to receive that basket.DThe nice lady was happy to sacrifice to make Kelly happy.解析：选B推理判断题。由最后一段内容可知，选项B的陈述与最后一段同义。BWe have neighbors whose
36、 adult son Jack has been living with them since losing his job over 5 years ago. His dog died in early July and the loss has affected him deeply. He has already formed his living style. That is to say, he has built his daily life around the dog walks and made relationships (关系) in the neighborhood w
37、ith other dog walkers and owners.His parents did not want him to get another dog because they wanted his life to be more reasonable and meaningful; they wanted him to find work and not worry about walking the dog. It was a hard situation. I could see he was sad and lonely without his dog. I also saw
38、 that he helped his parents a lot with housework.I wanted to do something to help him. But all I could think of was to include him with my family for walks with our dogs, for a picnic, and to go to get a coffee. Then I thought maybe something else would help.I drove him to the local humane society (
39、动物保护协会), which is a short bus ride from his place, and he agreed to volunteer to help walk and love the animals there. He was resistant (抗拒的) at first, but after only one week he told us about how much they need his help. He seems confident and active now. Im pleased that he got himself out to go he
40、lp. And Im more pleased that he feels helpful and valued. That is so important for all of us.语篇解读：作者邻居家的孩子Jack 失业后养成了以狗为中心的生活方式。自从狗死后，他一蹶不振。在作者的帮助下，Jack 通过在动物保护协会做义工找回了自我和信心。5What has played the most important role in Jacks life in the past few years?AHis dog.BHis job.CHis hobby. DHis health.解析：选A细节
41、理解题。根据文章第一段的内容可知，失业以后，狗成了Jack的生活中心。他的生活几乎全部和他的狗有关。6Jacks parents probably thought that getting another dog would_.Amake their life worseBprevent Jack from finding a jobChelp Jack make friends with neighborsDhelp Jack recover from the loss of his dog解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第二段的内容可知，Jack的父母不愿意让Jack再养狗。他们希望他能够找
42、一份工作，过正常的生活，由此可知在他们看来如果Jack再养狗的话，他还是找不到工作。7The underlined word “That” in the last sentence refers to“_”AFinding a job BHelping othersCCaring for animals DFeeling helpful解析：选D代词指代题。根据文章最后一段的内容可知，在作者的帮助下，Jack到一个动物保护协会做义工。通过照顾那里的动物，Jack感到自己是一个有用的人，由此找回了自我，变得自信、积极。作者做出总结：对于我们所有人来讲，感觉自己有用很重要。8Which word
43、can best describe the author?APatient. BClever.CKindhearted. DGenerous.解析：选C推理判断题。作者的一个邻居在生活上遇到了困难，作者尽自己最大的努力去帮助他，最终使他振作起来，由此可知作者心地善良、乐于助人。CWhat does it take to be a good neighbor? Over the years I have had all kinds of neighbors, ones that were enjoyable and others that were to be avoided at all co
44、sts.One of the most important things in being a good neighbor is to respect a persons privacy (隐私)When someone new moves into the neighborhood it is a good idea to watch them to see how friendly you should be. If you go rushing over as soon as they move in, they may think you are going to be one of
45、those neighbors that come over at all times of the day, not respecting their privacy.It is a good idea always to be friendly to everyone in the neighborhood. This can not only put you on good terms with them, but will also be a form of protection for your family and home. If you wave as they drive b
46、y or offer a friendly hello while they are out in their yard, this shows that you respect them. If you are friendly to them, they are much more likely to watch out for any wrong doings going on around your home while you are out and let you know if anything happens.Another way of being a good neighb
47、or is to be helpful in times of need. If you see that they are in need of a helping hand doing something or in times of a disaster (灾难), it is good to offer your help. Even though you have never really talked to the people down the street, they are willing to take the time to help out a neighbor in
48、need.In conclusion, if you respect peoples privacy, treat them kindly and be helpful when you see they are in need, you will be a great neighbor and anyone would be happy to have you next door!语篇解读：处理好邻里关系对我们来说很重要，那么到底如何能够做到这一点呢？首先要尊重他人的隐私，其次是友好待人，再次是要乐于助人。9If you are getting along well with your ne
49、ighbors you can _.Ahave your own privacyBoften visit their yardCmake close friends with themDkeep your family members safe解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“This can not only put you on good terms with them, but will also be a form of protection for your family and home.”可知，邻里关系融洽可以保护你的家和家人的安全。10Whats the main idea
50、 of the fourth paragraph?ANeighbors should help each other.BEverybody probably gets into trouble.CNeighbors should respect each other.DA friend in need is a friend indeed.解析：选A段落大意题。本段的前一部分讲到你要乐于帮助邻居，后一部分讲到邻居也会乐于帮助你，由此可知本段的大意是：邻里之间应该互相帮助。11In the opinion of the author, neighbors should always be _.A
51、helpful, strong and kindBhonest, active and friendlyCrespectful, friendly and helpfulDpolite, honest and kind解析：选C细节理解题。文章最后一段第一句是对第二、三和四段的总结和概括，也是作者的中心观点，故选C项。12The author develops the topic of this passage based on his_.Apractical experiences Bscientific experimentsCcareful research Dwide knowledg
52、e解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Over the years I have had all kinds of neighbors, ones that were enjoyable and others that were to be avoided at all costs.”，再结合全文的内容可以推断出，作者是根据自己的实际经历展开本文的话题的。.阅读七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important present._1_It was the
53、 early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away._2_ I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart broken, but I couldnt talk with anyone about my problems. And I didnt want
54、my parents to worry about me.Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. _3_ I didnt know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly.
55、It made me feel happy, lively and warm._4_ I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!_5_ I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might a
56、lways be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.AAs a result, no one knew who I was.BIt was a smile.CIts impossible to make friends here.DIt doesnt matter because all the dark days have gone.EThat smile changed my life.FAt that moment, a boy entered the classroom.GHes living in Australia now and he loves it.答案：15BAFED
