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   I'm walking around a street on Detroit's west side,looking at the house where my mother lived in the 1930s. A neighbor,understandably curious,bounds over.

   “I'm the king of Glendale,M Keith Harris says. Harris loves Glendale Street — so much so that he’s purchased nine properties for $42,000. “I'm.not done yet,” he says. “I'm going to buy more and rent them." I'm glad to hear this. Glendale could use more investment. So could Tuxedo Street,a few blocks away,where my father grew up. So could Detroit.

   I've seen all the photos showing Detroit in ruins. Now I've come to see for myself what's happened to what was America's fifth largest city around 1950. Then there were more than 1. 8 million residents(居民) ；now there are fewer than 700,000.

   This is where my family settled after immigrating to the United States in the 1920s,moving into neighborhoods fiiled witi people just like them.

   The handwritten 1940 census(人口 普查) page for Tuxedo Street literally illustrates the story: It shows a long list of Jewish names and the places from which Jews fled. The neighborhood was so insular （与世隔绝的) that when my American-bom mother went to kindergarten,she couldn't speak English.

   Those families don't live here anymore. Some houses have become empty lots. But some are tidy symbols of survival and pride. Keith Harris owns one of those homes. We have clean-up-the-block day,” he tells me. aWe are trying to make it better.w

   “Visitors like me walk these streets all the time,” he says, “Some people came and cried like babies." Maybe they shouldn't have. Though much is gone,there are seeds of hope across the city. Harris has planted some of those seeds. “We invest in this block,” he says, “because we want to stay."

21. Why does Keith Harris say he's the king of Glendale?

   A. He invests heavily in Glendale.

   B. He's a popular resident in Glendale.

   C. He knows everything about Glendale.

   D. He has the most attractive house in Glendale.

22. According to the text,Detroit .

   A. has a splendid history

   B. is able to bounce back

   C. has few houses for rent

   D. is attracting lots of visitors

23. What do we know about the author's mother?

   A. She had no gift for language.

   B. She lived in Tuxedo Street in the 1930s.

   C. She immigrated into the US in the 1920s.

   D. She had little access to other cultures as a kid.

24. Clean-up-the-block day was held to.

   A. maintain its Jewish style

   B. promote the image of Glendale

   C. brighten up local residents’ life

   D. set an example for the whole city

Answer 1

21. A 22. A 23. D 24. B

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本文是记叙文.曾在底特律居住过的作者重返家乡，家乡如今已满目疮痍，然而一些居民仍然满怀希望，坚持守护家园.

21. A.推理判断题。由第二段中的Harris loves Glendale Street — so much so that he,s purchased nine properties for $42.000. UV m not done yet，” he says. “I'm going to buy more and rent them."可知，Keith Harris 说自己是 Glendale 之王是因为他在这里拥有很多房产》

22. A.推理判断题。由第三段中的whatwas America,s fifth largest city around 1950. Then there were more than   1. 8 million residents可知， 底特律有辉煌的历史。

23. D.推理判断题。由第四段及第五段中的The neighborhood was so insular ... she couldn’t speak English可知，作者的母亲在一个犹太人聚 集社区，很少有机会接触到其他文化。

24. B.推理判断题。由第六段中的“We have dean-up-the-block day,w he tells me. aWe are trying to make it better." 可知，举办 clean-up-the-block day是为了提升社区形象。