10．Living in a modern society has its advantages and disadvantages．One disadvantage is that you often have to live closer to other people than you would like to．Sometimes，your neighbors make noise that you are not comfortable with．
The best way to solve this problem is to talk with your neighbor first．You should be very polite and ask your neighbor if he knows how thin the walls of your homes are．This way doesn't criticize （批評） his behavior； it simply points out that he may not realize how far his sound travels．Tell him that you know that sometimes you make noise as well，but that you do your best to keep it down．Often this will solve the problem right away，but sometimes the neighbor may become angry．
If your neighbor becomes angry with you，there are some more steps you can take．You might write a letter to the neighborhood committee．Make sure you write down the source of the noise and the time in the letter．They will review the situation and decide whether your neighbor is out of line．Some noise is considered to be reasonable，even if it bothers you．So you may prepare a good pair of earplugs （耳塞）．
Even if your neighbor makes too much noise，you don't have to live your life in discomfort．It's always a good idea to be friendly with your neighbors．You may clean the rubbish in front of his door．He's sure to appreciate behavior like this and be more open to your suggestions about noise level．
56．What is the first step to deal with the noisy neighbor？D
A．To buy a good pair of earplugs．
B．To offer suggestions to the neighbor．
C．To ask the neighborhood committee for help．
D．To tell the neighbor how bad his behavior is．
57．The underlined word"reasonable"in the third paragraph probably means"C"．
A．terrible            
B．loud        
C．proper          
D．unpleasant
58．What should be written in the letter to the neighborhood committee？B
A．How to punish your noisy neighbor．
B．Where and when the noise appears．
C．How to make the noise less in the neighborhood．
D．What problems the noise causes to your life．
59．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？B
A．You should control your noise as well．
B．You can live comfortably even if there is noise．
C．Your neighbor may be more friendly than you think．
D．You should build good relationship with your neighbor．
60．The author wrote this passage to tell usD．
A．why we should get on well with neighbors
B．how to relax ourselves in a modern society
C．how to become known among neighbors
D．what we should do with our noisy neighbor．

分析 文章介紹了如何與制造噪音的鄰居相處，可以找他協(xié)商，可以給居委會寫信反映問題，還可以與他處好關系，讓他主動降低噪音．

解答 DCBBC
56．D 推理題：閱讀文章第二段The best way to solve this problem is to talk with your neighbor first，可知首先找你的鄰居談談，并不是指責他，只是告訴他的行為帶來的壞影響．故選D．
57．C 推理題：劃線部分句意是"一些噪音被任何是有理由的，合理的"．terrible可怕的；loud大聲的；proper適當?shù)模籾npleasant討厭的，只有proper與畫線詞意相近．故選C．
58．B 細節(jié)題：根據(jù)Make sure you write down the source of the noise and the time in the letter推出你在寫信時要告訴居委會地點和時間，故選B．
59．B 推理題：閱讀最后一段可知你可以做一些事情在處好與鄰居的關系，讓他主動聽取你的建議降低噪音，這樣即使有噪音，你也會過的舒服點．故選B．
60．D 推理題：閱讀全文可知文章介紹了如何與制造噪音的鄰居相處．故選D．

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