Noisy neighbors are a common problem in a society where many people live closely together. And this can be most important when you share walls, floors or ceilings with neighbors in a flat. A noisy neighbor can make life challenging, especially if noise goes well into night, or happens during early morning hours. This situation needs to be dealt with properly, which requires your ability to keep calm.
You should first try to tell your noisy neighbors about the noise. This conversation should be polite, even friendly. It can begin with a statement like. “I am not sure you are aware”. Explain the problem in an honest way, and ask the neighbor to turn down the music, or not to hold parties until 3 a.m. You can also add that you realize they hear your noise too, and you are certainly willing to try to stop anything in your behavior that is creating extra noise.
You should know that not all neighbors are going to follow your requirement, and some may act in a bad manner. If the noisy neighbors don’t change their behavior, the next step should be to write the neighbors a letter. The letter should show your grievances (不满) and the dates when the noise was quite terrible. For example, if your neighbor has loud gatherings every Friday night that last into the early morning then write down those dates.
When the noise remains going on, you should report it to local authorities (权力部门), or even the police department, when it is really necessary. Often, however, the problem is solved when the noisy neighbor knows you are going to call the police.
Do be aware that you cannot always require noisy neighbors to be quiet. When the noise remains going on, it is wise not to deal with it in an angry or retaliatory (报复性的) fashion. If you have completed the steps and letter, don’t start hitting walls or floors around in your home or turning up the music to make your neighbors angry. Just have patience and remember that communication is the most important.
Introduction | A noisy neighbor makes life challenging, but the problem needs to be dealt with 1.. | |
2. | 3. with your neighbor | Start the conversation with politeness. Explain the problem 4., and ask the neighbor to reduce noise. Admit (承认) that you make noise too, and promise not to 5. your neighbor any more. |
Writing letters | Some neighbors won’t 6. your requirement or change their behavior. Show your grievances and the 7. when the noise was quite terrible. | |
Reporting to local authorities | If the noise 8., you should report it to local authorities when really necessary. Usually, the problem will be 9. when the noisy neighbor knows you will call the police. | |
Conclusion | Don’t deal with the problem in an angry or retaliatory fashion. Keep 10. and try to talk with your neighbors. |
Paying for bus rides with plastic usually makes people think of plastic bus cards. But one Indonesian city has decided to accept plastic recyclable waste in place of money for city buses.
Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city. located on the eastern end of the country’s main island Java, made: this decision in April 2018. Now, locals can pay for their bus rides by putting plastic cups or bottles directly on the bus. A two-hour bus ride costs 10 plastic cups or 5 bottles.
Indonesia is the second largest ocean plastic polluter, producing up to 2.4 million tons of plastic waste into the oceans every year according to a report. Only in Surabaya nearly 400 tons of plastic waste is produced every day. The head of Surabaya’s transportation department (交通部门) said, “With this decision, we hope to raise public awareness about environment, especially people’s awareness about plastic waste.”
Each city bus can collect up to 550 pounds of plastic bottles and cups every day The collected bottles are sold to recycling companies and the money earned from it goes toward running the bus companies and providing money for green spaces in the city. This is certainly turning rubbish into a national treasure.
The decision is part of the city s purpose to become plastic waste-free by 2020. In order to encourage local people to take buses, the city also added the new Suroboyo buses. The new buses are air-conditioned, comfortable and easy for elderly and disabled passengers to get on and off.
The program is well received. People in Surabaya said, “We can reduce waste so it doesn’t pile up at home because we can just bring it in and make good use of it. It is a win-win situation.”
This type of program can be a model for other cities worldwide and encourage citizens to recycle their plastic waste.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过六个词。
1.Instead of money, what can locals in Surabaya pay for bus rides now?
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2.How much plastic waste does a two-hour bus ride cost?
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3.How much plastic waste is produced in Surabaya every day?
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4.What is the purpose of the new program?
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5.What do local people think of the new program?
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As usual, Amber was hurrying to catch the yellow school bus. Luckily the traffic lights turned green as she was to cross the road, so she made it. When the bus passed the golden arches(拱形门) of McDonald’s, they reminded her of a hamburger. She hadn’t had breakfast that morning because the fruit salad on the blue dish didn’t look delicious at all. However, Amber remembered that she was still on a diet. So now she was really in a black mood.
You may have noticed that several colors were used in the above story so as to help describe Amber’s morning. In fact, colors influence your life more than you can ever imagine. Take language for example: You may describe a sick person as being “a bit green”. To describe a depressed(沮丧的) person, you say that the person is “feeling blue”. In short, colors do add interest to daily conversations.
Besides, colors can be used in many parts of your daily life. Have you ever thought about why many school buses and taxis are painted yellow, and stop signs red? Since yellow is the most eye-catching color, it can catch people’s attention, especially in heavy traffic. As for red, it is the color which usually shows warning, as a result, some traffic signs use this color. For the same reason, hot-water taps are usually marked red.
The colors of a dining environment possibly decide how much you eat. Most fast-food restaurants are often decorated in bright colors such as red, yellow, orange, and white for the purpose of increasing people’s appetites(胃口). This is because bright colors are natural colors found in many foods, and, therefore, able to raise people’s spirits. Blue, in comparison with bright colors, is said to lower people’s appetites because few foods are blue in nature. For those who are on a diet, blue dishes and bowls might help!
“Morning, Amber! What happened? You look a bit green,” said Violet, Amber’s best friend.
“Nothing … just feeling … blue,” said Amber.
“Hey! Come to my place tonight. Do you know what I just bought? A Wii! It’s red-hot.”
Amber was tickled pink to have the chance to play with the Wii and said, “Sounds great!”
1.According to the passage, if you are on a diet, ________ might help.
A.putting your food in a blue dish or bowl
B.turning on a yellow light during the meal
C.painting the walls of the dining table with an orange cloth
D.covering the dining table with an orange cloth
2.Most school buses are painted yellow because ________.
A.it tells other drivers to prepare to stop B.it helps bus drivers stay in a good mood
C.it can easily catch other people’s attention D.it is the color that most school
3.Which of the following statements is true?
A.Amber looked ill when Violet saw her first.
B.Amber ate up all her fruit salad in the morning.
C.Amber refused to go to Violet’s house in the end.
D.Amber didn’t catch the school bus and was late for school.
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Colors influence people’s daily lives.
B.Most fast-food restaurants are painted grey.
C.Different colors are used for different purposes.
D.Colors make daily conversations more interesting.
5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A.Amber was not fat at all.
B.Amber cheered up at Violet’s invitation at last.
C.Violet didn’t know how colors influenced our lives.
D.Arches of McDonald’s are painted gold only to make them beautiful.
Once upon a time, a king dressed up and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main road and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge tree and watched.
The first person down the street was a milkman with his car (小车). He crashed into the stone and the milk spread all over the ground. “What fool put this stone here? “he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.
After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman tripped over (绊倒) the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and walked away in tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.
The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody was willing to move it. The king wondered, “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm?”
Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been working all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself. “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the road after dark. I’ll move it out of the way.”
After a great deal of effort, the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road. Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!
Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said, “Is this gold yours? If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.”
The king said, “My dear, the gold is mine, but now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I want to teach my people. Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.”
1.How did the milkman feel when he crashed into the stone?
A.Angry. B.Sad. C.Curious. D.Worried.
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “responsibility” in Paragraph (段落) 4?
A.欲望 B.兴趣 C.责任 D.能力
3.Why did the king place a stone on the road?
A.He wanted to give the girl a reward. B.He wanted to hide gold coins under it
C.He wanted to play a trick on his people. D.He wanted to see if anyone would move it.
4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.All the people complained about the stone.
B.It was not easy for the girl to move the stone.
C.One of the women in the group tried to move the stone.
D.The girl was excited when seeing the gold coins under the stone.
5.What’s the best title (标题) of the passage?
A.A wise king B.A kind girl
C.A stone on the road D.Gold coins under the stone
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1.On National Day, visitors can enter the Summer Palace at________.
A.6:00am B.8:00am C.9:00pm D.any time
2.How much will a 70-year-old lady pay at least to visit the Summer Palace?
A.¥15 B.¥30 C.¥45 D.None
3.How much will a young couple with a 4-year-old child pay at least to visit the Summer Palace?
A.¥30. B.¥45 C.¥60 D.¥75
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.One adult could only book one child ticket.
B.One should pay extra money to visit Danning Hall.
C.Passport or ID information is needed when booking tickets online.
D.A man with a high fever can enter the Summer Palace with a mask.
5.Where is the passage probably taken from?
A.A story book B.A news report C.A science fiction. D.A travel guide
One day, a 7-year-old boy held a dollar coin in his hand and asked the shop owners along the street, “Excuse me, do you sell God?”
All the day, the stubborn (倔强的) boy went in and out of many stores, asking the ________ question, but each time he was ________.
Then, at the sixty-ninth store, a 60-year-old grandpa ________ and asked the little boy “Why do you want to buy God?”
The boy told him that his parents had died when he was still a baby and his uncle was now ________ him. But several days before, his uncle fell off stairs and was unconscious (昏迷) in hospital. The doctor told the boy that only God could save his uncle.
“How much do you have?” the old man asked.
“One dollar,” ________ the child.
“My boy, God’s price is ________ one dollar,” said the old man
Then the storekeeper took a bottle of “God” from the shelf. “________ it, boy! When your uncle drinks it, he will get well soon.”
The little boy ________ to the hospital and shouted happily to his uncle, “Uncle, I bought God back and you will get well soon.”
The next day, a medical team ________ the world’s top medical experts (专家) came to the hospital. The ________ was very successful.
When the little boy’s uncle saw the large medical bill he almost passed out. ________, the hospital told him the bill had already been paid by a rich elderly man.
The little boy’s uncle went to the ________ to thank the old man. But he was away on holiday, ________ a letter.
“You don’t need to thank me. The bill has been paid by your nephew (侄子). To save you, he brought a ________ and went into every store to buy God. Thank God, ________ was the one that saved you!”
1.A.silly B.same C.serious D.strange
2.A.pitied B.stopped C.supported D.refused
3.A.agreed B.smiled C.silenced D.complained
4.A.raising B.serving C.protecting D.controlling
5.A.repeated B.replied C.reminded D.require
6.A.exactly B.really C.hardly D.truly
7.A.Buy B.Get C.Take D.Accept
8.A.moved B.jogged C.rushed D.jumped
9.A.made of B.made from C.made up D.made up of
10.A.story B.patient C.medicine D.operation
11.A.Instead B.Otherwise C.However D.Anyway
12.A.store B.hospital C.company D.street
13.A.writing B.posting C.leaving D.answering
14.A.card B.bill C.letter D.dollar
15.A.I B.he C.God D.the storekeeper
