Surrounded by the towns of Davidson, Huntersville and Cornelius, Lake Norman is a man-made lake. It is also the largest lake in the state covering a shoreline of more than 500 miles. State Park on the lake gives a chance for different water activities.
People, both tourists and locals, come to the area on weekends, where during the peak season a large crowd arrives to relax and have fun. A great activity for kids is education except fun. The tour covers aquatic(水生的) life, especially that seen at Lake Norman. Since it is more of an educational one it also covers other important knowledge about water.
Those wanting to go boating are seen off into the lake on canoes and pedal boats which are rented on hourly basis. The charges are $5 per hour increased by $3 for every additional(附加的) hour. The boats can be kept on the lake all day from 10 in the morning till 5 in the evening during the summers. Both canoes and pedal boats can seat 2 to 4 people.
The park also set up a group tent camp, where a site can hold about 25 people. People from all over the country come here to catch some fishing action, obviously hoping to catch some fish as well. The inner park lake is also great for fishing, though it offers a smaller area compared to Lake Norman. Those here for adventure like to go for biking and hiking on the trails inside the park.
Lake Norman is a great place to spend time with family and friends. People come here on vacation or simply to kick back after a week’s work and relax.
【小题1】From the passage we learn that Lake Norman is ______.      

Surrounded by the towns of Davidson, Huntersville and Cornelius, Lake Norman is a man-made lake. It is also the largest lake in the state covering a shoreline of more than 500 miles. State Park on the lake gives a chance for different water activities.

People, both tourists and locals, come to the area on weekends, where during the peak season a large crowd arrives to relax and have fun. A great activity for kids is education except fun. The tour covers aquatic(水生的) life, especially that seen at Lake Norman. Since it is more of an educational one it also covers other important knowledge about water.

Those wanting to go boating are seen off into the lake on canoes and pedal boats which are rented on hourly basis. The charges are $5 per hour increased by $3 for every additional(附加的) hour. The boats can be kept on the lake all day from 10 in the morning till 5 in the evening during the summers. Both canoes and pedal boats can seat 2 to 4 people.

The park also set up a group tent camp, where a site can hold about 25 people. People from all over the country come here to catch some fishing action, obviously hoping to catch some fish as well. The inner park lake is also great for fishing, though it offers a smaller area compared to Lake Norman. Those here for adventure like to go for biking and hiking on the trails inside the park.

Lake Norman is a great place to spend time with family and friends. People come here on vacation or simply to kick back after a week’s work and relax.

1.From the passage we learn that Lake Norman is ______.      

A．the second largest lake in the USA

B．surrounded by the town of Davidson

C．not a natural one but made by people

D．about five hundred metres long

2.A large number of people came to the park ______. 

A．to watch the performances here            B．during the peak season

C．to have sports games                     D．all the year round

3.In what way does the park attract children except having fun?

A．Learning a lot.                          B．Catching fish.

C．Going hiking.                           D．Going cycling.

4.How much will you have to pay at least if the five of you want to go boating a day?

A．28 dollars.         B．36 dollars.         C．23 dollars.         D．46 dollars.

5.If you want to save more money you can ______.  

A．stay in the hotel that is near the park

B．come to the park in summer or spring

C．stay in the tent of the park for the night

D．fish in the small lake in the park

Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t 36 drive to a store and back home. He always looks 37 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything 38 such as strange cars, loud noises, 39 windows , or people gathering on street corners.

Tim 40 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group 41 on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s 42 Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community 43 . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 44 their homes , streets, and families safe.

Tina Stedman , president of 45 neighborhood watch group , agrees with Tim . “People seem to think that crime(犯罪) happens to other people but not 46 them. Well , it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 47 to steal from other people or to make them feel 48 sitting in their own homes.

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors 49 out for one another. “We 50 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends .Usually a 51 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 52 . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 53 , or someone destroying property（财产）, we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 　54 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they don’t do 55 .”

36. A. yet　　　 B. still　　 　　 C. just　　　　 　 D. rather

37. A. carefully　　 　　 B. clearly　　　　　 C. nervously　 D. coldly

38. A. familiar 　　 　　　B. unusual　　　 C expensive. 　 D. interesting

39. A. curtained 　 　　　B. open　 　　　C. old 　　 　　 D. broken

40. A. attends 　　 　　　B. belongs　 　 　C. goes 　　　　D. turns

41. A. meets　　　　 　B. quarrels　 　 C. sings 　　　　D. searches

42. A. where 　　　　　B. why 　　 　　　C. when　 　　 D. how

43. A. politics　　　　 B. wealth　　 　 C. health 　　 　　 D. safety

44. A. keep 　　　　　 B. hold　 　　　 C. let 　　　　　D. protect

45. A. its 　　　 　　　　 B. his 　 　　　　　C. their　　 　 D. your

46. A. round　　　　 　B. on 　 　　　　　C. about 　　　 D. to

47. A. right 　　　　　 B. change　　 　 C. courage 　　 D. mind

48. A. unlucky 　 　　 B. unsafe 　 　　　C. disappointed D. discouraged

49. A. set 　　 　　　　 B. let 　　　　　C. hold　　 　 　D. look

50. A. care　　　 　　B. enter　　 　　　 　　　C. watch　 　　 　D. manage

51. A. group　 　　　 B. set 　 　　　　　C. number 　　　D. crowd

52. A. judges 　　　　 B. police　 　　　C. fireman 　　　D. doctors

53. A. work　 　　　 B. burden　　 　　 C. service　 　　 　D. trouble

54. A. produce　　　 　　　 B. find 　　　　　C. get　 　 　　　D. help

55. A. anything　　　　 B. everything　　　 C. harm　 　 　D. wrong

Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

　　 When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn't ___ 1 ___ drive to a store and back home. He always looks ___ 2 ___ up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything ___ 3 ___ such as strange cars, loud noises, ___ 4 ___ windows, or people gathering on street corners.

　　 Tim ___ 5 ___ to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana. USA. The neighborhood watch group ___ 6 ___ on the third Wednesday of every month. That's ___ 7 ___ Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community ___ 8 ___. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police ___ 9 ___ their homes, streets, and families safe.

　　 Tina Stedman, president of ___ 10 ___ neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. "People seem to think that crime (犯罪) happens to other people but not ___ 11 ___ them. Well, it's never happened to me," she said, "but I don't think anyone has the ___ 12 ___ to steal from other people or to make them feel ___ 13 ___ sitting in their own homes."

　　 Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors ___ 14 ___ out for one another. "We ___ 15 ___ each other's homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a ___ 16 ___ of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn't look right, then we call the ___ 17 ___. For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for ___ 18 ___ , or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police."

　　 Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups ___ 19 ___ a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, "Police are good people, but they can't do ___ 20 ___."

1. A. yet　　 　 　 B. still　　　 　 C. just 　　　　　　 D. rather

2. A. carefully 　　 B. clearly　　 　 C. nervously 　　　 D. coldly

3. A. familiar　 　 　 B. unusual　 C. expensive　　 　　 D. interesting

4. A. curtained　 　 　 B. open　　 　 　 C. old　　 　　　　　 D. broken

5. A. attends 　 　 　　B. belongs　 C. goes　　 　　　　 D. turns

6. A. meets　 　 　　B. quarrels　 　 C. sings　　 　　　　 D. searches

7. A. where　 　 B. why　 　　 C. when　　　 　　　 D. how

8. A. politics 　　 B. wealth 　 C. health　　　 　　 D. safety

9. A. keep　 　 B. hold　 　 C. let　　　　 　　 D. protect

10. A. its　　 　 B. his　 　 C. their　　　 　　 D. your

11. A. round　 　　 B. on　　 　 C. about　　　 　　　 D. to

12. A. right　 　　 B. chance 　 C. courage　　 　　　 D. mind

13. A. unlucky 　 B. unsafe　 　 C. disappointed 　　 D. discouraged

14. A. set　　 　　　 B. let　 　　 C. hold　　　 　 D. look

15. A. care　　 　 B. enter 　 C. watch　　　 　　　 D. manage

16. A. group　 　　 B. set　　 　 　 C. number　　 　 D. crowd

17. A. judges　 　 B. police 　 　 C. firemen　　 　　　 D. doctors

18. A. work　 　 B. burden 　 C. service　　 　　 D. trouble

19. A. produce 　　 B. find　 　 C. get　　　　 　　　 D. help

20. A. anything 　 B. everything 　 C. harm　 　　　 D. wrong

Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

    When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn't  1  drive to a store and back home. He always looks  2  up and down the streets of his neighborhood．He looks for anything  3   such as strange cars, loud noises,  4  windows, or people gathering on street corners.

    Tim  5  to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA．The neighborhood watch group  6  on the third Wednesday of every month．That's   7  Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community  8．Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police  9  their homes, streets, and families safe.

    Tina Stedman, president of   10  neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim．"People seem to think that crime happens to other people but not  11 them．Well, it's never happened to me," she said, "but I don't think anyone has the  12  to steal from other people or to make them feel   13  sitting in their own homes．"

    Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors  14  out for one another．"We  15   each other's homes．We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends．Usually a  16   of four or five of us go out together．If something doesn't look right, then we call the  17  ．For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for  18  , or someone destroying property , we report to the police．"

    Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups  19  a lot in keeping crime down．Her husband Jim agrees, "Police are good people, but they can't do   20   "

1．A．yet                     B．still                     C．just                D．rather

2．A．carefully               B．clearly            C．nervously       D．coldly

3．A．familiar            B．unusual           C．expensive           D．interesting

4．A．curtained            B．open             C．old            D．broken

5．A．attends             B．belongs          C．goes           D．turns

6．A．meets            B．quarrels           C．sings           D．searches

7．A．where            B．why           C．when           D．how

8．A．politics              B．wealth          C．health         D．safety

9．A．keep              B．hold           C．let                 D．protect

10．A．its                 B．his            C．their                    D．your

11．A．round             B．on             C．about             D．to

12．A．right                  B．chance               C．courage         D．mind

13．A．unlucky         B．unsafe           C．disappointed        D．discouraged

14．A．set                 B．let                 C．hold                    D．look

15．A．care                  B．enter                   C．watch                 D．manage

16．A．group             B．set                      C．number               D．crowd

17．A．judges            B．police          C．firemen               D．doctors

18．A．work                B．burden                C．service                D．trouble

19．A．produce          B．find                     C．get                      D．help

20．A．anything            B．everything      C．harm              D．wrong