...wd......wd......wd...選擇題局部〔共80分〕第一局部：英語知識應用〔共兩節(jié)，總分值30分〕第一節(jié)：單項填空〔共20小題，每題0.5分，總分值10分〕從A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最正確選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。1.---IamgoingtoSpainfortaholidaysoon.

---______.

A.It’smypleasure

B.Nevermind

C.Leaveitalone

D.Goodforyou【版權(quán)所有：21教育】2.Thepaperisduenextmonth,andIamworkingsevendays______week,oftenlonginto______night.

A.a;the

B.the;不填

C.a;a

D.不填；the3.Anaverageofjust18.75cmofrainfelllastyear,making______thedriestyearsinceCalifornia

becameastatein1850.

A.each

B.it

C.this

D.one考點：考察代詞辨析。4.Joeisproudand______,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.

A.strict

B.sympathetic

C.stubborn

D.sensitive21教育網(wǎng)5.Idon’tbecomeaseriousclimberuntilthefifthgrade,______Iwentuptorescueakitethatwasstuck

inthebranchesofatree.

A.when

B.where

C.which

D.why6.Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.

A.attempts

B.requests

C.doubts

D.promises7.Lastweekatennisballhitmeonthehead,butItriedto_______thepain,believingthatitwouldgo

awaysoonerorlater.

A.share

B.realize

C.ignore

D.cause8.“Everytimeyoueatasweet,drinkgreentea.〞Thisis_____mymotherusedtotellme.

A.what

B.how

C.that

D.whether9.Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_____whentheunexpectedwillhappen.

A.prove

B.imply

C.demand

D.predict10.Whilestayinginthevillage,Jamesunselfishlysharedwhateverhehadwiththevillagers

without

askingforanything______.

A.inreturn

B.incommon

C.inturn

D.inplace11.Sofialookedaroundatallthefaces:shehadtheimpressionthatshe_____mostoftheguestsbefore.

A.hasseen

B.hadseen

C.saw

D.wouldsee12.Facinguptoyourproblems____runningawayfromthemisthebestapproachtoworkingthingsout.

A.morethan

B.ratherthan

C.alongwith

D.orrather13.Theaimofeducationistoteachyoungpeopletothinkforthemselvesandnotfollowothers______.

A.blindly

B.unwillingly

C.closely

D.carefully14.AnnieSalmon,disabled,isattendedthroughoutherschooldaysbyanurse_______toguardher.

A.toappoint

B.appointing

C.appointed

D.havingappointed15.Cathyhadquitherjobwhenhersonwasborn_______shecouldstayhomeandraiseherfamily.

A.nowthat

B.asif

C.onlyif

D.sothatD。考點：考察連詞。16.Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey_____to

ourhelp.

A.wouldhavecome

B.couldcome

C.havecome

D.hadcome17.Peoplewon’tpayattentiontoyouwhentheystillhavealotofideasoftheirowncrying_______

expression.

A.from

B.over

C.with

D.for18.There’snoreasontobedisappointed.______,thiscouldberatheramusing.

A.Aboveall

B.Asaresult

C.Inaddition

D.Asamatteroffact21世紀教育網(wǎng)版權(quán)所有19.Howcouldyou______suchafantasticjobwhenyouhavebeenoutofworkformonths.

A.turnoff

B.turnin

C.turndown

D.turnto考點：考察動詞短語辨析及語境的理解。20.—I’dlikeawake-upcallat7:00a.m.,please!21教育名師原創(chuàng)作品—OK,_______.

A.helpyourself

B.Youwillcertainlymakeit

C.justdowhatyoulike

D.I’llmakesureyougetone第二節(jié)：完形填空〔共20小題；每題1分，總分值20分〕閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21—40各題所給的四個選項中〔A、B、C和D〕中，選出最正確選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。IhadworriedmyselfsickoverSimon’smothercomingtoseeme.Iwasanew

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,andIgaveanhonestaccountofthestudents’work.InSimon’scase,thegradeswereawfullylow.Hecouldn’treadhisownhandwriting.

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hewasabrightstudent.Hediscussedadultsubjectswithnearlyadultcomprehension.Hisworkinnowayreflectedhis

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.SowhenSimon’smotherenteredtheroom,mypalms(手掌心)weresweating.Iwascompletely

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forherlissesonbothmycheeks.“Icametothankyou,〞shesaid,surprisingmebeyondspeech.

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me,Simonhadbecomeadifferentperson.Hetalkedofhowhe

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me,hehadbegantomakefriends,andforthefirsttimeinhistwelveyears,hehad

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spentanafternoonatafriend’shouse.Shewantedtotellmehowgratefulshewasforthe

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Ihadnurtured(培養(yǎng))inherson.Shekissedmeagainandleft.21·世紀*教育網(wǎng)Isat,stunned(驚呆),forabouthalfanhour,

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andpositively.Asmallkindnesscanindeedmakeadifference.【小題1】A.cleaner

B.reporter

C.monitor

D.teacher【小題2】A.Or

B.And

C.But

D.So【小題3】A.courage

B.abilities

C.feelings

D.dream【小題4】A.desperateB.responsible

C.unprepared

D.unsuitable【小題5】A.Becauseof

B.Inspiteof

C.Apartfrom

D.Asfor【小題6】A.lovedB.envied

C.pleased

D.criticized21·cn·jy·com【小題7】A.gradually

B.constantly

C.recently

D.obviously【小題8】A.self-respect

B.self-doubt

C.self-pity

D.self-defence【小題9】A.imagining

B.observing

C.wondering

D.regretting【小題10】A.also

B.even

C.always

D.still【小題11】A.expect

B.remember

C.believe

D.accept【小題12】A.writing

B.reviewing

C.editing

D.giving【小題13】A.quietly

B.repeatedly

C.quickly

D.firmlywww-2-1-cnjy-com【小題14】A.lucky

B.lonely

C.only

D.likely【小題15】A.entrance

B.middle

C.front

D.back【小題16】A.slept

B.smiled

C.shouted

D.quarreled【小題17】A.intended

B.pretended

C.refused

D.happened【小題18】A.changeB.praise

C.thanks

D.visits【小題19】A.difficult

B.painful

C.valuable

D.enjoyable【小題20】A.early

B.slowly

C.frequently

D.occasionally【答案】【小題7】C【解析】處A.愛；B.嫉妒；C.使快樂；D.批評。根據(jù)后面的回想可知，作者的無心夸獎使Simon改變了。D.偶爾。在文章開頭作者說自己是個新教師。所以選A?？键c：故事類閱讀。第二局部閱讀理解〔第一節(jié)20小題，第二節(jié)5小題，總分值50分〕第一節(jié)：閱讀以下材料，從每題所給的四個選項〔A、B、C和D〕中，選出最正確選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。2·1·c·n·j·yAWealthstartswithagoalsavingadollaratatime.Callitthepiggybankstrategy(策略).Therearelessonsinthattime-honoredcoin-savingcontainer.21*cnjy*com

Anyhugetaskseemseasierwhenreducedtobabysteps.Ifyouwishedtoclimba12,000-footmountain,andcoulddoitadayatatime,youwouldonlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopinayear.Ifyouwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecialoccasion,tocollectthe$15,000cost,youhavetosave$3.93aday.Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput$1,434inasavingsaccountat1%interestrateafter-tax,youwillhaveyourtripmoney.

WhenIwasachild,myparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethat,ifIwantedsomething,Ishouldsavemoneytobuyit.Weassociatepiggybankswithchildren,butinmanycountries,thelittlecontainersarealsopopularwithadults.Europeansseeapiggybankasasignofgoodfortuneandwealth.Aroundtheworld,manybelieveagiftofapiggybankonNewYear’sDaybringsgoodluckandfinancialsuccess.Ah,butyouhavetoputsomethinginit.

Whyisapigusedasasymbolofsaving?Whynotanelephantbank,whichisbiggerandholdsmorecoins?IntheMiddleAges,beforemodernbankingandcreditinstruments,peoplesavedmoneyathome,afewcoinsatatimedroppedintoajarordish.Potters(制陶工)madetheseinexpensivecontainersfromanorange-coloredclay(黏土)called“pygg,〞andfolkssavedcoinsinpyggjars.TheMiddleEnglishword【出處：21教育名師】forpigwas“pigge〞.WhiletheSaxonspronouncedpygg,referringtotheclay,as“pug〞,eventuallythetwowordschangedintothesamepronunciation,soundingthe“i〞asinpigorpiggy.Asthewordbecamelessassociatedwiththeorangeclayandmorewiththeanimal,acleverpotterfashionedapyggjarintheshapeofapig,delightingchildrenandadults.Thepiggybankwasborn.

Originallyyouhadtobreakthebanktogettothemoney,bringinginasenseofseriousnessintosavings.Whilepiggybanksteachchildrenthewisdomofsaving,adultsoftenneedtorelearnchildhoodlessons.Thinkaboutthethingsinlifethatrequirelargeamountsofmoney---collegeeducation,weddings,cars,medicalcare,startingabusiness,buyingahome,andfunstufflikegreattrips.Sowhenyouhavemoney,takeoffthetop10%,putitaside,saveandinvestwisely.

【小題1】Whatisthepiggybankstrategy?

A.Paying1%incometaxatatime.

B.Settingagoalbeforemakingatravelplan.

C.Aiminghighevenwhendoingsmallthings.

D.Puttingasidealittlemoneyregularlyforfutureuse.【小題2】Whydidthewriter’sparentsgivehimapiggybankasagift?A.Todelighthimwiththelatestfashion.

B.Toencouragehimtoclimbmountains.C.Tohelphimformthehabitofsaving.

D.ToteachhimEnglishpronunciation.【小題3】Whatdoesthenunderlinedword“something〞(Paragraph3)mostprobablyreferto?A.Money

B.GiftsC.Financialsuccess

D.Goodluck【小題4】Thepiggybanoriginallywas_________.

A.apotter’sinstrument

B.acheapclaycontainer

C.ananimal-shapeddish

D.apig-liketoyforchildren【小題5】Thelastparagraphtalksabout________.

A.theseriousnessofeducatingchildren

B.theenjoymentoftakingagreattrip

C.theimportanceofmanagingmoney

D.thedifficultyofstartingabusiness【答案】以定期地往你的小豬存人民幣罐里放入一些人民幣，直到你能攢夠，去買你想要的東西。應選D。BHereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazilBraziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachother(particularlywomen)withlightcheekkisses.Schedulestendtobeflexible,withbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanned.Buttobesafe,beontime.Mealscanstretchforhours—there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocial,preferringface-to-facecommunicationovermailsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmall,politebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.Sobeontime.Efficiency(效率)isthegoal,someetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paced.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussions,evenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected.Thisdeterminesbothpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexample,peopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeonewithahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAE,statusisimportant,sothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.Thehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewhere.So,donotpullawaythehandshake.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows(肘部)anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomes,buttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.Touchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoided.Whenmeetingsareone-to-one,ifyourhostoffersyoucoffee,youshouldrefuse.Itmightseemodd,butitisaculturaltradition.Coffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalwayssetoutorpresented.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastname.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality(守時)isvital,somethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers’time.Arriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafe.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisions,evenifothersmightdisagree.Neat,cleandressisexpected.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.Theyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetable.Itispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplate.【小題1】Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A.communicationtypes

B.theworkplaceatmosphere

C.customsandsocialmanners

D.livingconditionsandstandards【小題2】WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?

A.Theyputefficiencyinthefirstplace.

B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication.

C.Theywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossible.

D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.【小題3】IntheUAE,whenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?

A.Whengreetingseniors.

B.Whenmeetingthehostalone.

C.Whenattendingapresentation.

D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.【小題4】.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?A.InBrazil.

B.InSingapore.C.IntheUnitedArabEmirate.

D.InSwitzerland.【答案】考點：文化類短文閱讀。C

Lastsummer,twonineteenth-centurycottageswererescuedfromremotefarmfieldsinMontana,tobemovedtoanArtDecobuildinginSanFrancisco.Thehousesweremadeofwood.ThesecottagesoncehousedearlysettlersastheyworkedthedryMontanasoil;nowtheyholdTwitterengineers.【來源：21·世紀·教育·網(wǎng)】

Thecottagescouldbeanexampleoftheindustry’soddloveaffairwith“l(fā)owtechnology,〞aconceptassociatedwiththenaturalworld,andwithold-schoolcraftsmanship(手藝)thatexistslongbeforetheInternetera.Lowtechnologyisnotvirtual(虛擬的)—so,totakeadvantageofit,Internetcompanieshavehadtogetcreative.Therescuedwoodcottages,fittedbyhandinthelateeighteen-hundreds,areanobviousexample,butTwitter’sdesignslieontheextremeend.Othercompaniesareusingabroaderinterpretation(闡釋)oflowtechnologythatfocusesonnature.

Amazonisbuildingthreeglassspheresfilledwithtrees,sothatemployeescan“workandsocializeinamorenatural,park-likesetting.〞AtGoogle’soffice,anentireflooriscarpetedinglass.Facebook’ssecondMenloParkcampuswillhavearooftopparkwithawalkingtrail.

OlleLundberg,thefounderofLundbergDesign,hasworkedwithmanytechcompaniesovertheyears.“Wehavelosttheconnectiontothemakerinourlives,andourtechengineersaretheoneswhofeelimpoverished(貧乏的),becausethey’resurroundedbythedigitalworld,〞hesays.“They’relookingforawaytoregaintheirindividualidentity,andwe’vefoundthatintroducingrealcraftsisonewaytodothat.〞

Thiscraftbasedtheoryisrootedinhistory,WilliamMorris,theEnglishartistandwriter,turnedbacktopre-industrialartsintheeighteen-sixties,justaftertheIndustrialRevolution.TheArtsandCraftsmovementdefineditselfagainstmachines.“Withoutcreativehumanoccupation,peoplebecamedisconnectedfromlife,〞Morrissaid.

Researchhasshownthatnaturalenvironmentscanrestore(恢復)ourmentalcapacities.InJapan,patientsareencouragedto“forest-bathe,〞takingwalksthroughwoodstolowertheirbloodpressure.

Thesehealthbenefitsapplytotheworkplaceaswell.RachelKaplvin,aprofessorofenvironmentalpsychology,hasspentyearsresearchingtherestorativeeffectsofnaturalenvironment.Herresearchfoundthatworkerswithaccesstonatureattheoffice—evensimpleviewsoftreesandflowers—felttheirjobswerelessstressfulandmoresatisfying.Iflow-techofficescanpotentiallynourishthebrainsandimprovethementalhealthofemployeesthen,fine,bringonthecottages.【小題1】Thewritermentionsthetwonineteenth-centurycottagestoshowthat________.

A.Twitterishavingahardtime

B.oldcottagesareinneedofprotection

C.earlysettlersoncesufferedfromadryclimateinMontana

D.Internetcompanieshaverediscoveredthebenefitsoflowtechnology【小題2】Lowtechnologyisregardedassomethingthat_______.

A.isrelatedtonature

B.isoutofdatetoday

C.consumestoomuchenergy

D.existsinthevirtualworld【小題3】ThemainideaofParagraph5isthathumanbeings________.

A.havedestroyedmanypre-industrialarts

B.haveatraditionofvaluingartsandcrafts

C.canbecomeintelligentbylearninghistory

D.canregaintheirindividualidentitybyusingmachines【來源：21cnj*y.co*m】【小題4】Thewriter’sattitudeto“l(fā)owtechnology〞canbestbedescribedas________.

A.positive

B.defensive

C.cautious

D.doubtful【小題5】Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.PastGlories,FutureDreams

B.TheVirtualWorld,theRealChallenge

C.High-techCompanies,Low-techOffices

D.TheMoreCraftsmanship,theLessCreativity【答案】【解析】D

Acitychild’ssummerisspentinthestreetinfrontofhishome,andallthroughthelongsummervacationsIsatontheedgeofthestreetandwatchedenviouslytheotherboysontheblockplaybaseball.Iwasneveraskedtotakepartevenwhenoneteamhadamembermissing—notoutofspecialcruelty,butbecausetheytookitforgrantedIwouldbenogoodatit.Theywereright,ofcourse.

Iwouldneverforgetthewonderfuleveningwhensomethingchanged.Thebaseballendedabouteightoreightthirtywhenitgrewdark.Thenitwasthecustomoftheboystoretiretoalittlestoop(門廊)thatstuckoutfromthecandystoreonthecornerandthatsomehowhadbecometheirs.Nogrownupeversatthereorattemptedto.Theretheboyswouldsit,mostlytalkingaboutthegamesplayedduringthedayandofthegametobeplayedtomorrow.Thenlongsilenceswouldfallandtheboyswouldwanderoffonebyone.Itwasjustafteroneofthoselongsilencesthatmylifeasanoutsiderchanged.Icannolongerrememberwhichboyitwasthatsummereveningwhobrokethesilencewithaquestion:butwhoeverhewas,Inodtohimgratefullynow.“What’sinthosebooksyou’realwaysreading?〞heaskedcasually.“Stories,〞Ianswered.“Whatkind?〞askedsomebodyelsewithoutmuchinterest.

NordoIknowwhatdrovemetobehaveasIdid,forusuallyIjustsatthereinsilence,gladenoughtobeallowedtoreainamongthem;butinsteadofansweringhisquestion,ItoldthemfortwohoursthestoryIwasreadingatthemoment.ThebookwasSisterCarrie.Theylistenedbug-eyedandbreathless.Imusthavetolditwell,butIthinktherewasanotheranddeeperreasonthatmadethemtokeepanaudience.Listeningtoatalebeingtoldinthedarkisoneofthemostancientofman’sentertainments,butIwasofferingthemaswell,withoutbeingawareofdoingit,anewandexcitingexperience.

ThebookstheythemselvesreadweretheRoverBoysorTomSwiftorG.A.Henty.Ihadreadthemtoo,butatthirteenIhadlongsinceleftthembehind.SinceIwasmuchaloneIhadbecomeanenthusiasticreaderandIhadgonethroughthebooks-for-boysseries.Inthosedaystherewasnoreadingmaterialbetweenchildren’sandgrownups’booksorIcouldfindnone.IhadgonerightfromTomeSwiftandHisFlyingMachinetoTheodoreDreiserandSisterCarrie.Dreiserhadhitmyyoungmind,andtheylistenedtometellthestorywithsomeofthewonderthatIhadhadinreadingit.

Thenextnightandmanynightsthereafter,akindofunspokenritual(儀式)tookplace.Asitgrewdark,Iwouldtakemyplaceinthecenterofthestoopandbegintheevening’stale.Somenights,inordertotastemyvictorymorecompletely,Icheated.IwouldstopatthemostexcitingpartofastorybyJackLondonorBretHarte,andwithoutwarningtellthemthatthatwasasfarasIhadgoneinthebookanditwouldhavetobecontinuedthefollowingevening.Itwasnottrue,ofcourse;butIhadtomakecertainofmynew-foundpowerandposition.Ienjoyedthelongsummereveningsuntilschoolbeganinthefall.Otherwordsofminehavebeenlistenedtobylargerandmorefashionableaudiences,butforthattoughandathleticonethatsatcloseonthestoopoutsidethecandystore,Ihaveanunreasoninglovethatwilllastforever.【小題1】Watchingtheboysplayingbaseball,thewritermusthavefelt________.21*cnjy*com

A.bitterandlonely

B.specialanddifferent

C.pleasedandexcited

D.disturbedandannoyed

【小題2】Thewriterfeelsgratefulevennowtotheboywhoaskedthequestionbecausetheboy________.

A.invitedhimtojoinintheirgame

B.likedthebookthathewasreading

C.brokethelongsilenceofthatsummerevening

D.offeredhimanopportunitythatchangedhislife【小題3】AccordingtoParagraph3,story-tellingwaspopularamongtheboysbasicallybecause________.

A.thestorywasfromachildren’sbook

B.listeningtotaleswasanage-oldpractice

C.theboyshadfewentertainmentsafterdark

D.theboysdidn’treadbooksbythemselves【小題4】TheboyswereattractedtoSisterCarriebecause________.

A.itwaswrittenbyTheodoreDreiser

B.itwasspecificallytargetedatboys

C.itgavethemadeeperfeelingofpleasure

D.ittalkedaboutthewondersoftheworld【小題5】Sometimesthewriterstoppedatthemostexcitingpartofastoryto_______.

A.playameantrickontheboys

B.experiencemorejoyofachievement

C.addhisownimaginationtothestory

D.helptheboysunderstandthestorybetter【小題6】Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?

A.Onecanfindhispositioninlifeinhisownway.

B.Friendshipisbuiltuponrespectforeachother.

C.Readingismoreimportantthanplayinggames.

D.Adulthabitsaredevelopedfromchildhood.【答案】【解析】第二節(jié)：下面文章中有5個段落需要添加首句〔第61—65題〕。請從以下選項〔A、B、C、D、E和F〕中選出適合各段落的首句，并在答題紙上將相應選項的標號涂黑。選項中有一項為哪一項多余選項。A.

Beagoodlistener.

B.

Careaboutthedetails.C.

Strikeupaconversation.

D.

Maketimeforfriendships.E.

Reachouttothenewcomers.

F.

AvoidcausinginconveniencesDevelopBetterRelationshipswithNeighbors

Goodneighborsarealotlikeelectricityorrunningwater：wedon’tknowhowmuchwedependonthemuntilwedon’thavethem.Theymakeourlivesmorepleasantandgiveusasenseofwhowewrte,bothasanindividualandasamemberofthecommunity.Hereishowtodevelopyourrelationshipswiththeseveryimportantpeopleinyourlife.

【小題1】_________Oftenneighborsdon’tevenknoweachother’snames.Butit’sokaytobetheonetobreak

theice,evenifyou’velivednextdoorforyears.Mostneighborsenjoymakingsmalltalkwiththe

folksontheothersideofthefence.Soasyouseethematworkintheiryards,smile,wave,andsay

hello.Askhowtheirkidsare(whetherthey’rebabiesorincollege),whethertheycoulduseanextra

cucumberfromyourgarden,orwhattheythinkofthepriceatthelocalsupermarket.【小題2】_________Thesedays,theoldWelcomeWagonisathingofthepast.Butyournewneighborsmay

befeelinglonelyandunsure,especiallyifthey’refarfromhome,andmightappreciateafriendlyface

bearingfresh-bakedchocolatecakes.Iftheyhavekids,tellthemwherethechildreninthe

neighborhoodlive.Recommendthebestplacestoeatandsleep.Invitethemoverforcoffeeortea

whentheygetsettled,givethemyournumber,andpointtoyourhouseasyousaygood-bye.【小題3】__________Return