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Passage1Howmuchdoyouknowaboutyourneighborhood?Canyourecognizeyourneighbors’faces?TeenagersfromLiveOakinCalifornia,USwouldsayyes.Theytookphotosoftheirneighborsandputthemoncitywalls.ThekidstookpartinaninternationalphotographyexperimentcalledtheInsideOutProject.Itcallson(号召)peoplearoundtheworldtotakeblackandwhitephotostodiscoverandsharesomethingaboutwheretheylive.Peoplecanuploadpicturestotheproject’swebsite.Largeprintsarethenmadeandsentbacktopeopletoshowintheircommunities.InLiveOak,youseebigpicturesonthewallsofanartstudio(工作室)andasupermarket.NicholasGonzalez’sworkcoveredmostofonewall.The13-year-oldtookaphotoofanelderlyLatinoman.“Wecallhim‘TheSuperman’,”said13-year-oldCaseySustaitapaz.“Nicholastookthatpicturerightoutsidethesupermarketdownthestreetcalled‘Super’.”“It’sbeenreallygreat,”saidSustaitapaz.“We’vegottentolearnalotaboutourcommunityandmeetpeoplewenevermetbefore.”DyanaAquilera,13,astudentatMissionHillMiddleSchool,learnedabouttheprojectthroughhermomandwantedtotakepart.“Ireallylikebeingapartofsomethingsobig,”shesaid.GregSteinistheheadmasterofShorelineMiddleSchool.Healsoattendedtheeventandsaidhewantedtostartasimilarprogramathisschool.“LiveOakneedssomebeautification,”Steinsaid.“Thiswouldreallybringalotofflavor(风味)andlifetotheneighborhood.”1.TheprojectaskedpeopletodothefollowingEXCEPT_____.A.takeblackandwhitephotosoftheirneighborsB.putblackandwhitephotosintocoloredonesC.discoversomethingabouttheirhomeenvironmentD.sharesomethingwithothersabouttheirneighborhood2.WhywastheLatinomancalled“TheSuperman”?A.Becausehehadsomesuperpower.B.Becausehewasespeciallyold.C.BecausehelookedlikeasupermaninTVprograms.D.Becausehewasfoundoutsideasupermarketdownthestreet“Super”.3.Accordingtothearticle,Sustaitapazthoughttheproject______.A.helpedthemlearnabouthiscommunityandpeopleB.wasn’tabigthingforhimtotakepartinC.madeLiveOakamorebeautifulneighborhoodD.helpedthemmakemorefriendsoutsidetheircommunity4.WhatwouldGregSteinprobablydoafterthisactivity?A.Callonhisstudentstojoinintheprogram.B.Buildamorebeautifulteachingbuilding.C.Startaprogramlikethisathisschool.D.Askallteacherstotakepartintheprogram.Passage2DearMrandMrsGreen,Thankyouforvoicingyourconcerns(关心)aboutyourdaughter,AmeliaGreen,andthelunchmenuatourschool.Astheschoolmasteroftheschool,Iamalwayshappytohearanythoughtsyoumighthaveaboutyourdaughter’seducationalexperience.Yousayinyourletterthatyoudonotbelievethatthecafeteriaoffersenoughhealthyoptions(选择).Youalsomentionthatyouwouldlikeustomonitorwhatyourdaughterbuysfromtheschoolcafeteria.Unfortunately,Idonotbelievetheschoolcanmeetyourdemands.First,regardingthehealthofschoollunches,Imustsaythattherearemanyhealthyoptionsavailabletostudents.Thisweek,forexample,someofouroptionsincludedsalad,pastaandnoodles.Second,foramonitoringsystem(监控系统)intheschool,Idonotthinkthatthismeasure(措施)iswithintheschool’sbudget(预算).Wealsodonothaveenoughworkerstomonitoryourchildatlunchtime.Itmightbepossibleinthefuture,butnowwefocusonimprovingteachingbuildings.Wewill,however,keepyoursuggestioninmind.Iwouldgreatlyenjoythechancetomeetwithyouanddiscusstheseoptionsfurther.Icertainlyunderstandyourconcerns,andIwouldliketohavetheopportunitytorelieve(减轻)anyworriesyoumighthaveaboutthecafeteriainourschool.Pleasecallmyofficeat555-555-5555tosetupameetingortodiscusstheseissuesoverthephone.Sincerely,JohnSmith1.Accordingtotheletter,whydidMrandMrsGreenwritetoJohnSmith?A.Theyaskedabouttheirdaughter’srecentstudy.B.Theyexpressedthankstotheirdaughter’steachers.C.Theyapologizedtotheschoolfortheirdaughter’smistakes.D.Theyshowedtheirdisappointmentwiththeirdaughter’sschool.2.AmeliaGreencanhavethefollowingfoodsforlunchthisweekEXCEPT______.A.sandwichesB.saladC.pastaD.noodles3.AccordingtoParagraph4,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Scienceteachersarebadlyneededattheschool.B.Theschoolhasplanstoimproveteachingbuildings.C.Theschooldoesn’thaveenoughmoneytopayteachers.D.Amonitoringsystemwillbesetupnexttermattheschool.4.Accordingtotheletter,whatwillJohnSmithprobablydo?A.He’llbuildanewschoolcafeteria.B.He’lldiscussitwithAmeliaGreen.C.He’llfiretheworkersintheschoolcafeteria.D.He’llhaveameetingwithMrandMrsGreen.Passage3Doyoulovehavingyourownroom?Doyoulovenothavingtocleanit?Sodomanyteens.Butsometimesthismeansyourroombecomessomessy(杂乱的),youcan’tfindwhatyouwant.Youcan’tevenseethefloor!Itdoesn’tgetlikethatbecauseyouarelazy.Itgetslikethatbecauseyouarenotorganized(有条理的).Butdon’tworry,AmericanmotheranddaughterauthorsJulieandJessiMorgensternareheretohelp.Theyhavewritten“OrganizingfromtheInsideOutforTeens”tohelpmakeyourlifemoreorganized.Inthebook,theauthorspointoutthatyourroomistheonlyspaceintheworldjustforyou.Ifyoukeepitcleanandtidy(整洁的),youwillfindthingseasierandhavemoresuccessinlife!But,tohavesuccess,youmustorganizeallpartsofyourlife.Notjustyourroom!Thebookgivesmanytipstohelpyoudothis:*Alwaysputthingsbackwhereyoufoundthem.*Keepanythingimportantinoneeasy-to-reachdrawer.*Putlabels(标签)onyourdrawerssayingwhatisinthem.*Whenyoubuyanewtextbook,putyouroldonesaway.*Makeaplanforeachday.Thenyouwillknowwhatyoushouldbedoingatallt