緒論單元測試Passage

1WhyAmericansLikeGuns“MorepeopleintheUSAcanbuyagunandmorepeopledie

bythegunthaninanyothercountryintheworld.”

Thisiswhat

appearedinanAmericannewspaperinDecember1980,afterthe

murderinNewYorkofJohnLennon,theBritishpopstar.His

murdershockedtheAmericans,mostofwhomarepeace-loving

andnon-violent.However,mostAmericanstodayadmitthatthey

maypossiblyberobbedsometimeduringtheirlives.In1980there

wereabout23,000murdersintheUSA.Attherootofthisviolence

isthegun.Americanscanbuyandkeepagunintheirhomesas

easilyasifitwasatoyweapon.Therearegunstoresprettywelleverywhere.Andyoucangeta

permiteasily.Youdon’tevenhavetosaywhatyouwantitfor.John

Lennon’smurdererjustwalkedintoagunstoreandboughta

handgun,andnoquestionshadbeenasked.Youcouldevenbuy

gunsbymailorder.WhyareAmericanssoeagertoownagun?Self-defensemight

beonereason.ActuallyAmericansseemtohavealonghistoryof

owingguns.Theirancestorshadonceusedgunsagainstcriminals,

cattlethieves,andtheIndians.Todaypeoplewanttousegunsto

protectthemselvesagainstgangsters,robbersandhousebreakers.

Anotherreasonisthathuntingispopularthere.NowmanyAmericanswantanewlawtocontroltheownership

ofguns,especiallyhandguns,butitdoesn’thelp.ThereistheNationalRifleAssociation.Thereare3millionmembers,andthey

havefriendswithinfluenceinCongress.Theyalsohavestrongsupportfromthegunmakers.AndmanyAmericansthemselveswouldn’tliketogiveuptheir

guns.Theythinkitistheirrightasfreementoownagun.Itwas

writtenintotheConstitutionin1790.Sotheresultisviolenceandmurder.NewYorkisawonderful

city,butmaleNewYorkersbetweentheageof21and44aremore

likelytobemurderedthantodieofanyothercause.Maybethisis

whypeoplehavechainsandpeepholesintheirdoors.Butstillthey

donotfeelsafe.

答案:Passage2

How

toSelectaHomeComputerComputerscandomanythings:teaching,playinggames,orhelpingwithabusiness,sochoosingacomputerisnotaneasy,simplejob.Butifyoufollowthesesteps,youwillfinditeasier.First,decideonthemainreasonswhyyouwantacomputer.Isthiscomputerveryusefulforyou?Isitthemostimportantreasontoplaygamesortohelpwithyourbusinessortohelpwithyourschoolwork?Second,lookcarefullyattheprogramscomputerscanuse.Somepeoplealsowritetheirownprograms.Ifyouwanttowriteyourown,itisimportanttolookatthecomputerlanguage.Isiteasytolearn?Third,decideonthesmallest,ortheleastneedsyouhaveforyourcomputer.Whatarethecharacteristicsyouwouldliketohaveforyourcomputer?Forexample,doyouwantatypewriterkeyboard?Isacolordisplayimportanttoyou?Youruseofcomputerwillhelpyoudecidewhichcharacteristicsarenecessary,whicharenice,andwhichareunnecessary.Fourth,whenyouhavelimitedyourchoicestoafewcomputers,lookatthesecondaryusesandprograms.Forexample,ifyourmainreasonforbuyingahomecomputeristoplaygames,youmaytakecomputerAinsteadofcomputerBbecausecomputerAalsocanbeusedasawordprocessor.Fifth,thinkoftheprice.Therearepricestothinkabout.Thefirstpriceisthepriceyoumustpaytotakethecomputerhome.Thesecondisthepriceofadditionalprogramsandpossibleadditionsthatyoumightwanttobuyatalaterdate.Besuretotryoutthecomputerbeforeyoubuyit.Salespeopleatcomputershopsarehappytohelpyouchoosethecomputerthatwillbestfityourneedsandcostyouleast.

答案:第一章測試TrackingTimeHowwasayeardefinedinPrehistorictimes?Nooneknowsforsure,butitisthoughtthatpeoplemighthaveusedmonuments,suchasStonehengeinEngland,totrackthesun’spositionintheskyinordertomeasurethelengthofayear.TheearlyRomanscreatedacalendarbasedonthecyclesofthemoon.However,whenJuliusCaesarbecameEmperorofRomearound45B.C.,heintroducedtheJuliancalendar.ThiscalendarmarkedtimebymeasuringtheEarth’srevolutionaroundthesun.Afewcenturieslater,PopeGregoryXIIIappointedateamoflearnedmentohelpmaketheJuliancalendarmoreaccurate.ItbecameknownastheGregoriancalendar,anditisthesystemwestillusetodaytochartthepassageofayear.

答案:ItisclearthattheUnitedStatesisanationthatneedstoeathealthierandslimdown.Oneofthemostimportantstepsintherightdirectionwouldbeforschoolcafeteriastoprovidehealthy,low-fatoptionsforstudents.Ineverytownandcity,anabundanceoffast-foodrestaurantslureteenagecustomerswithfast,inexpensive,andtastyfood,butthesefoodsaretypicallyunhealthy.Unfortunately,schoolcafeterias—inanefforttoprovidefoodthatisappetizingtoyoungpeople—mimicfastfoodmenus,oftenservingitemssuchasburgersandfries,pizza,hotdogs,andfriedchicken.Whilethesefoodsdoprovidesomenutritionalvalue,theyarerelativelyhighinfat.Manyofthelunchselectionsschoolcafeteriascurrentlyoffercouldbemadehealthierwithafewsimpleandinexpensivesubstitutions.Veggieburgers,forexample,offeredalongsidebeefburgers,wouldbeapositiveaddition.Asaladbarwouldalsoservethepurposeofprovidingahealthyandsatisfyingmeal.Andtastygrilledchickensandwicheswouldbeafarbetteroptionthanfriedchicken.Additionally,thebeveragecaseshouldbestockedwithcontainersoflow-fatmilk.

答案:RobertJohnsonisthebestbluesguitaristofalltime.Thereislittleinformationavailableaboutthislegendarybluesguitarist,andtheinformationisasmuchrumorasfact.Whatisindisputable,however,isJohnson’stremendousimpactontheworldofrockandroll.SomeconsiderJohnsonthefatherofmodernrock:HisinfluenceextendstoartistsfromMuddyWaterstoLedZeppelin,fromtheRollingStonestotheAllmanBrothersBand.EricClaptonhascalledJohnsonthemostimportantbluesmusicianwhoeverlived.Consideringhisreputation,itishardtobelievethatJohnsonrecordedonly29songsbeforehisdeathin1938,purportedlyatthehandsofajealoushusband.Hewasonly27yearsold,yetheleftanindeliblemarkonthemusicworld.Againandagain,contemporaryrockartistsreturntoJohnson,whosesongscapturetheveryessenceoftheblues,transformingourpainandsufferingwiththehealingmagicofhisguitar.Rockmusicwouldn’tbewhatitistodaywithoutRobertJohnson.

答案:ENVIRONMENTALEMERGENCY!LadiesandGentlemen,thankyouforcoming.WhenIfirstheardaboutthestate’splantobuildanoilstoragefacilityandrecyclingplantnearWhiteRiver,IthoughtoftheweekendsmyfamilyspentthereeverysummerwhenIwasakid.We’dcampoutandfish,swim,andexplorecavesinthenearbywoods.Mygrandfathertaughtmehowtofishthere.AndheandIspenthourshikinginthewoods,whereIlearnedtoidentifylocalplantsandanimals.Theriverandthelandarounditwerebothfamiliarandunique.Ilearnedalottherefrommygrandfather,andtoday,I’magrandfather.Itakemygrandchildrenthere,butit’schanged.Therearen’tasmanyfish,andsomeanimalsnolongerinhabitthewoods.AccordingtoDr.

ImaExpert,that’sbecause“theyfinditdifficulttoadjusttoconstantnoisefromnewhighwaysandtoavoiddangersfromtrashleftbycarelesshikers.”MygrandkidsandIusuallyspendatleastoneweekendeachsummercleaningupafterfolkswhorecklesslyleaveplasticmaterialsthatharmanimals.

Now,wefacethedangeroflosingmoreanimalsfrompossibleoilspillsattheproposedfacility!Ourriverandtheanimalsneedtobeprotectedandpreserved.Thedangerisreal,andonlywe,thepeople,canstopit.Ifweallowourrichnaturalresourcestobedestroyed,ourliveswillbeforeverchanged.Wewon’tbeabletoundowhatwehavedone.Thesenewfacilitieswilldischargewasteintotheriver.Thatwillimpactnotonlyourpartoftheriverbutallofitasittravelstowardtheocean.Animalsandnearbysoilwillbecomecontaminated.

Wemustprotectourenvironment.SoIaskeachofyoutojoinusintryingtostoptheproject.Pleasewrite,call,ore-maillocalelectedofficials,andfederalofficials,toregisteryourconcerns.Andifyoureallycareabouttheenvironment,pleasejoinusnextSaturdayinaprotestmarchtothestatecapital.LeadinguswillbeTVstarMarkMiWords.Hegrewuparoundhereandsays,“Wemustmakesurethatourgrandchildren’sgrandchildrenwillbeabletosharethesameexperienceswehadontheriveraskids.”Please,joinus.Thankyou.

答案:ADAYATTHEPARK(1)It’salazySaturday.I’mhappyjusthangingout...doingnothing.Thenmylittlebrotherrunsintomyroomandannounces,“We’regoingtothepark!”(2)“Havefun,”Ireply.(3)“No!Getupandgetready!”hewhines,andpullsmyarm.“Dadsaidwe’regoingtomakeadayofit...thewholefamily!”(4)Daddropsusoffbytheparkentranceandgoestoparkthecar.IhelpMomunloadthepicnicbasketontoatable.She’spackedahugecoveredplateofsandwiches,abowloffruit,bagsofchips,lotsofcookies,andagiganticpitcheroficedtea.Momalwaysmakesextra“justincase...,”whateverthatmeans!(5)“Beforeweeat,willyouhelpmeflymynewkite?”pleadsmybrother.Withasigh,Itakehishandandleadhimtoagoodspotforflyingkites.Soonthekite’sairborneandloopingthroughthesky!Suddenly,it’shardertospotbecauseitfloatsbehindatree.(6)“Isitlostforever?”asksmybrother.(7)“No,justhiding.There...see...it’sback!”Ichuckleasthekitepopsbackintoview.(8)“Dude!”Ihearsomeonebehindmesay.“JusttheguyIwaslookingfor!”IturntofindChris,oneofmybestfriends.(9)“Ithoughtyouwenttovisityourunclethisweekend!”Isay.(10)“No,hehadtogoawayonbusiness,soI’llcatchhimanothertime,”Chrisreplies.“Nicekite,”headds,“butIwashopingtoplayballtoday.”(11)“I’min,”Ianswer.“We’reabouttostop.MybrotherwantsDadtopushhimonaswing.”(12)Sowefindmorefriendstoplayball.Suddenly,it’sthelastinning,thegameistied,andI’matbat.IseeMomwavingmetocomeforlunch,sothere’snothingtodobuthitahomer!Iswing,hearthecrackofthebat,andheadforhomeplate.ThenIinvitetheotherkidstojoinusforlunch...knowingMomhadmadeextra!Iguessthiswasthe“justincase!”

答案:Amongthefollowingeightsentencesaretwotopicsentences.Theothersentencesaresupportingsentences.Choosethetwotopicsentences.

答案:第二章測試Thereareseveralchangesintheprocedureforemployeeswhowishtoapplyforvacantpositionswithinthecompany.Thesechangesmakeitmucheasierforin-houseemployeestofillvacanciesthatoccur.First,themostimportantdifferenceisthatemployeeswillnowbenotifiedofallavailablepositionsbeforethepositionsareadvertisedforthegeneralpublic.Accordingly,allin-housecandidateswillbeinterviewedbeforeweseeanyoutsidecandidates,andwewillofferthejobtooutsidecandidatesonlyifnocurrentemployeesareabletofilltheposition.Second,underthenewprocedure,in-houseemployeescanbehiredeveniftheydon’tmeetalljobrequirements.Underouroldpolicy,in-houseemployeeshadtomeetalljobqualificationsinordertoobtainthevacantposition.Now,however,employeeswhohaveproventhemselvesdedicatedtothecompanywillbehiredforavacantpositioneveniftheyarelackingsomeminorqualifications;trainingwillbeprovided.Athirdchangeinvolvesrecommendations.Fromnowon,employeesdonotneedtoberecommendedforanin-housepositionbeforetheyapply.Instead,employeesmayapplyassoonastheyareawareofthevacancy.Theremainingproceduresandpolicies(thoseregardingincreaseinpay,interviewprocedure,andhiringapproval)remainthesame.

答案:TherewereseveralreasonsbehindourdecisiontomovetoFlemington.Thefirstoccurredabout18monthsagowhenMarkandIdecidedtostartafamily.Wewerelivinginaone-bedroomapartmentandweknewthatwewantedtomoveintolargerquartersbeforewehadababy.Webegantolookathouses.Then,muchsoonerthanexpected,Igotpregnant.Soonafterthat,Mark’scompanyannouncedthattheywererelocatingtoFlemington,whichwasinalessexpensivepartofthestate,about90milessouthofus.Mark’scompanyhadbeengoodtohim,andtheywereoneofthefewaroundwithexcellentbenefits,familyfriendlypolicies,andachild-carecenteronsite.Withababyontheway,thesethingswereimperativeforus.SinceIranmygraphicartsbusinessfromhome,Iwasn’tboundtoanyparticularplace,sowebeganlookingatrealestateinFlemingtonandalsodidsomeresearchontheirschoolsystemaswellastheoverallcommunity.Wewereveryexcitedaboutwhatwefound—reasonablehousingcosts,greatschools,andalivelytown.MarkthenacceptedtherelocationofferandwefoundabeautifuloldTudorhouse.We’llbemovingaboutamonthbeforethebabyisdue.Let’shopeshedoesn’tdecidetocomeearly.

答案:ParagraphAMandatoryschooluniformsareabaddecisionforourdistrict.Ifstudentsarerequiredtowearauniform,itwillgreatlyinhibittheirabilitytoexpressthemselves.Thisisaproblembecausedressisoneofthemajorwaysthatyoungpeopleexpressthemselves.AschooluniformpolicyalsodirectlyviolatesthefreedomofexpressionthatallAmericansaresupposedtoenjoy.Consequently,youngpeoplewilldoubtthattheirbasicrightsareprotected,andthiswillaffecttheirlargeroutlookoncivilliberties.Furthermore,schooluniformswillinterferewiththewearingofcertainarticlesofreligiousclothing,whichwillcreatetensionsamongcertainreligiousgroupsthatcanleadtofeelingsofdiscrimination.Inaddition,schooluniformswillplaceanunduefinancialburdenonmanylow-incomefamilieswhomaynothavethemoneytospendonnewuniformseveryyear,especiallyiftheyhaveseveralchildren.Finally,schooluniformswillnegateoneofthemostimportantconceptswecanteachourchildren—individuality.Whenpushcomestoshove,we’dallbebetteroffchoosingindividualityoveruniformity.Mandatoryschooluniformsareastepinthewrongdirection.ParagraphBMandatoryschooluniformswillhaveatremendouslypositiveimpactonourdistrict.Ifstudentsarerequiredtowearauniform,itwillgreatlyinhibitgangbehaviorsincetheywillnolongerbeabletoweargangcolors.Asaresult,schoolswillexperienceanoveralldecreaseinschoolviolenceandtheft.Sinceviolenceisoneofthemajorconcernsthatparents,teachers,andstudentsraiseaboutourdistrict,thischangewillbewelcomedwithopenarms.Inaddition,schooluniformswillinstillamuch-neededsenseofdisciplineinourstudentbody,anddisciplineissomethingthatis,unfortunately,inshortsupplyinourschooldistrict.Also,studentsdressedinuniformswillfeelastrongsenseofcommunitywiththeirpeers,whichwillleadtoamoreharmoniousschoolenvironment.Finally,ifstudentswerewearingschooluniforms,administratorsandteacherswouldnolongerhavetobeclothingpolice,freeingthemtofocusonmoreimportantissuesthanwhethersomeoneiswearingadressthatistooshortoraT-shirtwithaninappropriatemessage.Youcanmakeourschoolsabetterplacebysupportingmandatoryschooluniforms.

答案:Thereareanumberofreasonswhythecurrentvotingageof18shouldbeloweredto16.First,alowervotingageintheUnitedStateswouldencourageothercountriestofollowthisexample.Manycountriesarediscussinganddebatingtheprosandconsofloweringthevotingage,andiftheUnitedStatesgives16-year-oldstherighttovote,itwillserveasanimportantexamplefortherestoftheworld.Moreimportantly,if16-year-oldsareoldenoughtoengageinotheradultactivities,thentheyareoldenoughtovote.Inmanystates,16-year-oldscanwork,getadriver’slicense,andengageinmanyotheradultactivitiesthatmakethemmatureenoughtovote.If,at16,youngpeopleareoldenoughtomanagetheresponsibilitiesofworkandschool,thenitisclearthattheyareresponsibleenoughtomakeinformeddecisionsaboutpoliticsandpoliticians.Butthemostimportantreasonwhythevotingageshouldbeloweredto16isthatitwilldecreaseapathyandcynicismwhilestimulatingalifelonginterestinpoliticalparticipation.Manyyoungpeoplefeelasthoughtheiropiniondoesn’tmatter.Bythetimetheyreachvotingage,theyareoftendisenchantedwithpoliticsandcynicalabouttheentirepoliticalprocess.Ifthevotingagewereloweredto16,youngpeoplewouldknowthattheiropiniondoescount.Theywouldbeinspiredtoexercisetheirrighttovotenotjustasyoungadultsbutthroughouttheirlives.Thelong-termresults—amuchhigherpercentageofinterestedvotersandbettervoterturnout—willbenefitourentirenation.

答案:Supposeyouweregoingtowriteaparagraphthatcomparesandcontrastsreadersanddetectives.Thefollowinglistsdescribe3aspectsofbeingareaderand4aspectsofbeingadetective.Findthreeitemsinadetectivelisttomatching1-3itemsofareader.

答案:第三章測試Therewillbedireconsequencesforresidentsifashoppingmallisbuiltontheeastsideoftown.First,theshoppingmallwillinterferewiththetranquilandquietatmospherethatwenowenjoy.Second,themallwillattractahugenumberofshoppersfromavarietyofsurroundingareas,whichwillresultinmajortrafficcongestionforthoseofuswholivehere.Butmostimportantly,tobuildtheshoppingmall,manyofuswillbeaskedtosellourhomesandrelocate,andthiskindofdisplacementshouldbeavoidedatallcosts.

答案:Ms.

CrawfordhasbeenamodelcitizensinceshemovedtoSpringfieldin1985.Shestartedoutasasmallbusinessownerandquicklygrewherbusinessuntilitwasoneofthemajoremployersintheregion.In1991,hercompanywasprofiledinBusinessWeekmagazine.Herinnovativebusinessmodelincludesagreatdealofcommunityworkandfundraising,therewardsofwhichhavebroughtdeepandlastingbenefitstoSpringfieldanditscitizens.Today,sheisbeinghonoredwithSpringfield’sCitizenoftheCenturyAwardtohonorallhercutting-edgeeffortsonbehalfofourcommunity.

答案:THEMAGICOFMERLINReadtheselection,andthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

TherearemanylegendsaboutKingArthur,theKnightsoftheRoundTable,andthewizardMerlin.Ofallthecharactersinthesetales,manypeoplefindMerlinthemostfascinating,beingamanofmysteryandmagic.It’ssaidthatMerlincouldtalktotheanimalsintheforestandpredictthefutureforkings.Butunfortunately,hewasn’tabletopredicthisownfuturewiththeLadyoftheLake!Accordingtoapopularlegend,asMerlinwalkedthroughtheforestoneday,hefirstmettheLadyoftheLake.Somesayhepredictedhe’dfindhertherethatday,besidetheforestlakethatwasherhome,andthat’swhyhewentthere.TheLadywasbelievedtobeagreatsorceressherself,althoughnotasgreatasMerlin.Shewasamazedbyhispowersandpromisedtolovehimifhewouldteachherhismagic.TheLadyoftheLakewasquitebeautiful,andMerlinfellunderherspell,soheagreed.MerlinbegantoteachtheLadyoftheLakehismostmagicaltricks.Andforawhile,sheseemedhappy.Butshecontinuallyurgedhimtoconjureupevengreatermagicalfeats.AndshewasconstantlylookingforsomewaytokeepMerlinalwaysatherside.Shewantedtomakesurethatifhedidcomeupwithanynewideas,he’dhavetosharethemwithher!Oneday,theLadyoftheLakeaskedMerlintobuildheramagicalcastle.Shewantedittobesostrongthatnooneandnothingcouldeverdestroyit.AndsherequestedMerlintomakehercastleinvisible.Thatmighthaveseemedatallorderforsome,butMerlindidhismagic.Hebuiltherafabulouscastlebythelakeandthenusedhiswizard’spowerstomakethebuildinginvisible.AnyonetravelingthroughtheforestwouldseeonlythelakeandnottheLady’sbeautiful,enchantedcastle.MerlineventaughttheLadyhowshecouldmakehercastleappearordisappeartomakesurethatnoonecouldgetinorcomeoutofitunlessshewished!

TheLadyoftheLakewasveryhappy,forawhile.ThensherealizedthatMerlinstillhadthepowertomakehercastleappearordisappearaswell.Thatworriedher.Whatifheleftforgoodsomeday?Shewouldnolongershareallofthemagicsecretshekneworwouldknowinthefuture!Sooneday,assheandMerlinsatbeneathatreeintheforest,shelulledhimtosleepwithasweetsong.

AsMerlinslept,theLadyoftheLakewalkedaroundhimninetimes,chantingandweavingamagicalspell.Whenheawoke,sheledhimtothecastle.Thereshelockedhiminanenchantedtower,fromwhichhewaspowerlesstoleave,butwhichshecouldvisitorleaveatwill!ShehadusedMerlin’sownmagicagainsthim,andheneverleftherenchanted,imprisoningcastleagain.

答案:LetterALucy:Listen,awhileago,Iorderedsomeinvitationsfromyourwebsite.Ihaven’tgottenthemyet.Whathappened?Wherearethey?Findout!Ineedthem!—IsabelLetterBDearMs.

Mirabella:Threeweeksago,onApril14,Irushorderedtwoboxesofpersonalizedpartyinvitationsfromyourwebsite(Order#123456).Todate,Ihavenotreceivedmyorder.Pleaselookintothismatterimmediately,asIamindireneedofthisproduct.Sincerely,Ms.

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答案:SAVINGELECTRICITYReadtheselection,andthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Manypowerplantsusefossilfuels,likecoalandoil,toproduceelectricity.Theyformedmorethanmillionsofyearsagofromtheremainsofancientplantsandanimalsandcan’tbereplaced...unlesswewanttowaitmillionofyearsmore!Soit’scrucialtouseelectricitywisely.Youcanhelp.Lookfortheseandotherplaceswhereelectricity’sbeingwasted...thenstopwastingit!?Closetherefrigeratordoorquickly.?Letyourhairdrynaturally!?Runadishwasherorwashingmachineonlywhenfull.?Turnofflightswhennotinuse.?UnplugTVs,DVDplayers,andotherappliancesthathaveclockswhennotinuse—theycontinuetodrawenergytodisplaytime,evenwhenswitchedoff!?Unplugphonechargerswhennotinuse—theydrawsmallamountsofenergyallthetimeifyoudon’t!

答案:ParagraphAImaginehowwonderfulitwouldbeiflocalresidentshadaccesstoacommunitygarden.Ratherthangardeninginisolation,residentswouldcometogetherinanappealingdesignatedspottoplantabountifulgarden.Theywouldbegivenaplotoflandwithinthelargegardentoplantastheyseefit.Theycouldplantflowers,vegetables,herbs,oranyothergreenerytheydesire.Therequirementwouldbethattheyspendatleastonehourinthegardeneveryweekandthattheybringafewgardeningimplementstoshare,suchaswateringcans,gardeninggloves,fertilizer,andshovels.Thebenefitsofacommunitygardenwouldbenumerous.Residentswouldhaveaccesstolandtogardentheymightnototherwisehave.Theywouldbepartofaworthwhileandrewardingcommunityactivitythatwouldallowthemtomeetotherresidentswholovegardeningandwhomighthaveexcellentgardeningskillsandhintstoshare.Additionally,acommunitygardenwouldbeawonderfuloasisinthemiddleofourbusytownwhereresidentscancometowalk,sit,orjustenjoythecompanyofneighborsinalushandfriendlysetting.ParagraphBImaginehowwonderfulitwouldbeifyouhadaccesstoacommunitygarden.Ratherthangardeninginisolation,youwouldcometogetherinanappealingdesignatedspottoplantabountifulgarden.Youwouldbegivenaplotoflandwithinthelargegardentoplantasyouseefit.Youcouldplantflowers,vegetables,herbs,oranyothergreeneryyoudesire.Therequirementwouldbethatyouspendatleastonehourinthegardeneveryweekandthatyoubringafewgardeningimplementstoshare,suchaswateringcans,gardeninggloves,fertilizer,andshovels.Thebenefitsofacommunitygardenwouldbenumerous.Youwouldhaveaccesstolandtogardenyoumightnototherwisehave.Youwouldbepartofaworthwhileandrewardingcommunityactivitythatwouldallowyoutomeetotherresidentswholovegardeningandwhomighthaveexcellentgardeningskillsandhintstoshare.Additionally,acommunitygardenwouldbeawonderfuloasisinthemiddleofourbusytownwhereyoucancometowalk,sit,orjustenjoythecompanyofneighborsinalushandfriendlysetting.

答案:第四章測試AMUSICALMOUSETherearemanydifferentkindsofmice.Somearegoodswimmers;othersliketoswingfromtreesbytheirtails.Andonekind,thewhite-footedmouse,isnotonlyagoodswimmerandtreeclimber,butit’salsoquitemusical!

Thisminute,furrycreature’sbodyisabout8inches(20cm)long,withatailofanother3inches(7.5cm).Itweighsonlyabout0.8ounces(23g).It’sbeenaroundNorthAmericaforalongtime;scientistshavefound40-million-year-oldfossilsofthetinycreature’sancestors!Somepeoplecallthewhite-footedmousethe“woodmouse”becauseitlivesinsomanywoodedareasthroughoutNorthAmerica.Otherpeoplecallthewhite-footedmousethe“deermouse.”O(jiān)nereasonisthatitsfuristhesamecolorsasadeer’s—softbrownonitsback;whiteonitsunderside.AnotherreasonisthatthemicecarrydeerticksthatspreadLymedisease.

Thewhitefootmakesitsnestalmostanywhere.Itlikesahomethatiswarmanddry,likeahollowtreeoremptybird’snest.Butmostofthetimethewhitefootrunsalongthegroundlookingforfood.Iteatsseeds,nuts,leaves,bark,andinsects.Itsleepsbydayandlooksforfoodatnight—itslongwhiskersandbigearshelpitfinditswayinthedark.

Doesthewhitefootreallymakemusic?Inaway,itdoesbecauseitoftenmakesahummingsound.Andittapsitslittlepawsveryfastonadeadleaforhollowlogtomakeabuzzing,drummingsound!Scientistsaren’tsurewhythemouseisadrummer;itjustis!Sothenexttimeyou’reinthewoods,walkquietly.Theremightbeawhite-footedmousenearby,andyouwouldn’twanttointerruptamouseinthemiddleofitssong...wouldyou

答案:THEIREYESWEREONTHESKIESAsyoungboys,Wilbur(1867–1912)andOrville(1871–1948)Wrightsoldhomemademechanicaltoys.Intheirtwenties,theboysmadebikes.Andintheirthirties,theybuilttheirownflyingmachines.TheWrights’flyingbeganwithgl