Question

Are you aged between 14 and 19 years old? Do you care about the environment around you? Would you please help make the area you live in cleaner and safer?

If your answers are “yes”, “yes” and “yes”, then read on! You may be surprised to hear that you can actually (事实上) get money for improving your community (社区).

The “Big Lottery” is giving money to groups of teenagers who want to become active citizens(公民). We have ￡80,000 to give away. We’re looking for young people to take part in schemes (规划) and projects near to the places they live in.

Here are some 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 need to improve in your areas. Set a date for a meeting and then make some plans together. If you don’t want to go around to their houses, you could always put a note through their doors.

Neighborhood watch

Neighborhood watch schemes 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. You could set one up easily and quickly.

Lending a hand

There are elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can. Offer to do their shopping once a week, look after their gardens or walk their dogs!

No littering

Nobody likes picking up rubbish, but a clean street can make all the difference. Take it in turns to go out once or twice a week and see what you can find. You never know, one day you might find something valuable!

Recycling

Nearly two-thirds of your rubbish can be recycled. Some areas already provide places for people to recycle bottles, tins, plastic and paper. Find out if this is done in your neighborhood. If it is not, do something about it.

So go on…help make your neighborhood “street ahead”. Just tell us what kind of project you want to get involved in. Then we’ll send you more details. Take positive (积极的) action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in!

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Why we should care about the elderly people in our community.

B. What we can do to improve the environment of our community.

C. How we can recycle daily rubbish properly in our community.

D. When we should get the neighbors together to meet their needs.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer doesn’t agree to work for the “street ahead”.

B. Teenagers aged from 14 to 19 are not allowed to join in.

C. It is hard to find a neighbor to watch your house in the UK.

D. We will get money if we give any help in our community.

3.What can you infer from the passage?

A. The center for elderly people will be larger.

B. The writer is a member of the “Big Lottery”.

C. Communities will take the place of schools.

D. The writer is the manager of the community.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了如果你为改善社区环境作出了帮助，那么你就可能获得奖励。该规划为人们提供了许多为改善社区环境能做的事情。

1.】归纳理解题。根据短文的主要内容，它给人们提供了许多可以改善环境的事情，故选B

2.三段The “Big Lottery” is giving money to groups of teenagers who want to become active citizens(公民).可知，如果你为改善社区做了贡献就有可能获得大奖。故选D

3.短文叙述用第一人称，可以推测，作者是活动中的一员。故选B。

考点：环境保护类短文阅读。