A community garden is a shared garden. A group of people get together and share a piece of land for their garden. This could be an empty place, or simply one at a neighbor's house.

Community gardens are not limited to urban locations. Many rural communities share garden space as well . Some communities will divide their garden into individual plots and others will work on the entire garden together. You may find some community gardens on rooftops. This provides a platform for city citizen, where they can communicate with nature even when there no yard space.

community garden can be used to grow flowers and other plants as well as produce. Some community gardeners choose to sell their homegrown goods. Others choose to use it themselves and some do a combination of both . Some community gardeners donate part of their produce to local food banks . Besides, homegrown produce is also much fresher and tastier.

When you belong to a community garden it also gives you a chance to socialize with your neighbor. You'll develop a better sense of involvement and belonging. You'll be communicating with people of similar interests, as well as people with different ideas .Community gardening often leads to setting up other community projects.

It brings a sense of achievement to know that you've taken apiece of waste land and turned it into something beautiful .The entire neighborhood will enjoy the benefits of your bard work.

A community garden is an opportunity for education as well .You may learn from your fellow gardeners .You can also ask local children to join you .This gives them a way to show their creativity and keep them busy, and points them in the right direction.

1.People can find a community garden________

A．near the river

B．only in rural areas

C．only in urban locations

D．both in rural and urban communities

2.Which of the following is NOT one of the benefits of the community garden?

A．A sense of achievement.

B．A sense of involvement and belonging

C．An opportunity for education

D．A method to ease urban crowdedness

3.According to the passage, a community garden_________

A．will replace other community projects

B．is especially suitable for rural areas

C．can sometimes be on the top of a roof

D．can only be shared where there is no yard space

4.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk abort?

A. The produce of a community garden.

B. The location of a community garden.

C The definition of a community garden

D. The popularity of a community garden.

5.It can be learned from the passage that a community garden can __________

A. make it unnecessary to go shopping

B improve your study a lot at school

C. make you richer and healthier

D. help you to avoid feeling lonely

 

In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than ________.

      A. that used to be   B. it is used to               C. it was used to                D. it used to be

 

 

完形填空 （共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）

I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t   1  to start the bus soon because it was not yet   2 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story    3 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her   4  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   5  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   6  .

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he   7  that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to   8 the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   9 her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s   10 .

The woman was watching the incident.  11 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered (干預).

“Stop   12  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money!” the driver   13  .

“Well, that’s no   14  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her   15  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a   16  time.”

All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged（聳肩）. She rode the rest of the way home   17  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier   18  .

On the road of life, the help of strangers can   19  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the   20  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

1.                A．try            B．care           C．decide   D．want

 

2.                A．empty          B．full            C．crowded  D．ready

 

3.                A．tearfully        B．seriously        C．carefully  D．calmly

 

4.                A．fare           B．possession      C．money   D．wealth

 

5.                A．strangely       B．happily         C．secretly  D．luckily

 

6.                A．unsatisfied      B．weak           C．unhappy  D．excited

 

7.                A．explained       B．a(chǎn)nnounced      C．a(chǎn)dmitted  D．found

 

8.                A．get off         B．start           C．get on    D．stop

 

9.                A．begged         B．scolded         C．praised   D．thanked

 

10.               A．request        B．a(chǎn)ction          C．suggestion D．command

 

11.               A．Unless         B．Although       C．Until  D．When

 

12.               A．a(chǎn)ttacking       B．Bothering       C．complaining    D．wronging

 

13.               A．warned        B．whispered      C．shouted   D．repeated

 

14.               A．problem        B．need          C．matter    D．reason

 

15.               A．spending       B．collected       C．remaining  D．borrowed

 

16.               A．busy           B．cold           C．hard  D．fearful

 

17.               A．giving          B．wearing        C．taking D．forcing

 

18.               A．forgotten       B．Used           C．earned    D．returned

 

19.               A．move          B．increase        C．lighten    D．carry

 

20.               A．world          B．journey        C．smile D．friendship

 

 

I received a letter from a grandmother who told me about her four-year-old granddaughter Skylar. Ever since Skylar 31 of Disneyland from TV, she 32 her nickels and dimes (零錢) in a piggy bank in 33  of visiting there someday. Her parents 34 her with a trip when she was four, however, and didn't even 35 her to use her own money!

When Skylar returned. It was 36. She decided to buy presents with her 37. But she also learned from announcements on TV about a local 38 shelter called "The Road House". She 39 asked her mother what "homeless" meant and why those children 40 coats and warm clothes. She couldn't seem to get the homeless off her mind.

Her mother took her to the store to buy 41. Instead of buying for herself or her family, however, she 42 to purchase a warm coat, socks and gloves for a little girl in the 43 .She also wanted to buy a doll, but when she 44 she didn't have enough money, she left the doll 45 .

When Skylar got home, she chose one of her 46 dolls and put it into the box with the other items she bought that day. She could hardly wait for Christmas! Skylar was thinking about going to the shelter and giving her carefully 47 gifts to a homeless child. She was much filled with joy at 48 helping someone else.

"Perhaps it's good to have a beautiful mind, 49 an even greater gift is to have a beautiful heart," says Nobel Laureate John Hash. Young Skylar has a beautiful heart. It is one 50 , above all else, which makes beautiful people.

1.                A．learned        B．cared          C．thought   D．reminded

 

2.                A．saved          B．gathered        C．took D．spent

 

3.                A．honor          B．favor           C．hopes    D．search

 

4.                A．disappointed    B．a(chǎn)nnoyed        C．helped   D．surprised

 

5.                A．order          B．require         C．persuade D．force

 

6.                A．Christmastime    B．payday         C．birthday  D．school time

 

7.                A．expenses       B．earnings        C．savings   D．debts

 

8.                A．poor           B．homeless       C．big  D．famous

 

9.                A．generally       B．curiously        C．strangely  D．seriously

 

10.               A．used           B．took           C．needed   D．liked

 

11.               A．presents        B．dolls           C．socks D．gloves

 

12.               A．refused        B．decided        C．hesitated  D．wished

 

13.               A．shelter         B．nursery        C．house D．hospital

 

14.               A．predicted       B．promised       C．explained  D．discovered

 

15.               A．out            B．behind         C．a(chǎn)side D．a(chǎn)lone

 

16.               A．expensive      B．cheap          C．favorite   D．useless

 

17.               A．collected       B．bought         C．selected   D．demanded

 

18.               A．deeply         B．quickly         C．truly  D．exactly

 

19.               A．but            B．a(chǎn)nd            C．if D．or

 

20.               A．quality         B．expensive       C．sense D．expression