Are you aged between 14 and 19 years old? Do you care about your local environment？Would you like to help make the area you live in better, cleaner, safer and more friendly? If your answers are “yes”, “yes” and “yes”, then read on! You may be surprised to hear that you can actually get money for improving your local community.
The “Big Lottery(彩票)” is giving money to a group of teenagers who want to become active citizens. We’re looking for young people to take part in projects near to where they live.
Here are a few 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 would like to improve in your area. If you don’t want to go round to their houses, then you could always put a note through their doors.
Neighborhood watch
Neighborhood watch plans 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. It’s a good way to make the area you live in safe.
Lending a hand
There are often elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can do. You can offer to do their shopping once a week, look after their gardens for them or maybe walk their dogs!
So, go on…Just tell us what kind of project you want to become involved in, then we’ll send you more details. Take active action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in.
小題1:Who is needed to take part in the project?
A．Anyone who wants to.
B．All the teenagers.
C．Teenagers from 14 to 19.
D．All the students in the neighborhood.
小題2:If a neighbor is keeping an eye on your house, it means he ________________.
A．wants to look at your house.
B．watches if there is something bad happening to your house.
C．is keeping an eye with you.
D．pays attention to your family members
小題3:What does “l(fā)end a hand” mean?
A．It means to lend money to someone who needs help.
B．It means to shake your hands with old people.
C．It means to lend something to someone.
D．It means to help someone who needs help.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了如果你為改善社區(qū)環(huán)境作出了貢獻(xiàn)，那么你就可能獲得獎勵。該規(guī)劃為人們提供了許多為改善社區(qū)環(huán)境能做的事情。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段Are you aged between 14 and 19 years old?可知，年齡在14到19之間的青少年可以參加這項(xiàng)活動。故選C。
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)Neighborhood watch鄰里守望，可知如果鄰居密切關(guān)注你的房子你就能知道你的房子是否安全。故選B。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)Lending a hand中There are often elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can do.描述，可知Lending a hand就是幫助需要幫助的人，故選D。
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