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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 11them. 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 13sitting in their own homes."

　　Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors   14  out for one another. "We15each other' s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a  16of 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 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

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意,然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　Mrs Brown had just finished cooking 　1　 she heard a 　2 　at the door. She was 　3 　because the postman and the milkman had already 　4 　there, and she wasn't 　5 　any visitors. She went into the 　6 　and, pulling the curtain back 　7 　, peeped (窥视) out of the window to see 　8 　it was. A man was 　9 　on the steps leading to the front doors.

　He was a tall, broad-shouldered man 　10 　an old army coat and a big black hat 　11 　forward over his eyes, 　12 　it was difficult to see his 　13 　clearly. His shoes, Mrs Brown noticed, were old and dirty and there was a large hole in one of his socks. He 　14 　a small black case 　15 　one hand.

　As she looked at him, Mrs Brown 　16 　stories she had read 　17 　the newspapers about old ladies who opened the door to strangers, and were hit on the head and had all their possessions (财产) 　18 　. She felt 　19 　frightened. “I'm not going to open the door.” she said to herself. “If I 　20 　, perhaps he'll think there's 　21 　in and go 　22 　.” She let the curtain 　23 　back into place and wait, 　24 　.

　The man looked 　25 　quickly, but his hand in his pocket, drew out a bunch (一串...) of keys, and began to try them in the front door one by one.

A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications(资历), he said, “I can sleep when the wind blows.”

　 This puzzled the farmer. But he liked the young man, and hired him.

　 A few days later, the farmer and his wife were awakened in the night by a violent storm. They quickly began to check things to see if all was safe from damage. They found that the doors of the farmhouse had been safely fastened, and a lot of wood had been set next to the fireplace.