9.(　 )Which of the following is true?

　　　　 A. People usually help each other in all communities.

　　　　 B. In rural communities, people often live in neighborhoods.

　　　　 C. People in urban area usually live far from each other.

　　　　 D. Urban transportation is the most convenient(方便的)of all.

8.(　 )What do we know about urban communities?

　　　　 A. People have to drive everywhere.　 　 B. People know all their neighbors.

　　　　 C. People can do shopping easily.　　　　　　　 　 D. Children play together all the time.

7.(　 ) Suburban communities are __________.

　　　　 A. in a city　 B. near a city　 C. far from a city D. in the countryside

6.(　 )You will not go past ____________ on your way back.

　　　　 A. the park　　　　　　　　 B. the square　　　　　 C. the station　　　　 D. the church　

C

　　　 　　 There are many different kinds of communities around the world. Communities can be urban (in a city), suburban (near a city), or rural (in the countryside, far from a city).

Urban communities usually have many neighborhoods, where people often live close together in apartment buildings or small houses. Streets in these neighborhoods often have lots of people and many stores and businesses. People in urban neighborhoods often walk or take public transportation to get to places.

　　　 　　 In suburban communities, people live in separate houses. Stores and businesses are not usually nearby, and people often have to drive to get there. Some suburban communities have public transportation, and others don’t.

　　　 　　 In rural communities, people often live far from each other, not in neighborhoods. There isn’t usually any public transportation, and people have to drive everywhere.

　　　 Whether in urban, suburban, or rural areas, some communities are friendly, and others aren’t. For example, in some communities, people know their neighbors, they help each other, and their children play together all the time. In other communities, people sometimes don’t even know their neighbors’ names.

　　　 　　 In the old days, most people around the world lived in small towns and villages, where they knew their neighbors. These days, more people live in large urban communities. Experts think that in the future most people will live in “megacities” of more than ten million people. Will there be friendly neighborhoods in these communities in the future? Time will tell.

5.(　 )_______ is the London Eye.

　　　　 A.　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B.　　　　　　　　 C. 　 　　　　 　　D.　　

4.(　 )_______ is London’s oldest palace.

　　　　 　　　 A. The National Gallery 　　　　　　B. The Tower of London　　　

　　　　 C. Buckingham Palace　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The Houses of Parliament

3.(　 )What does the word “decrease” mean?

　　　　 A. 减少　　　　　　　 B. 变化　　　　　　　　 C. 增加　　　　　　　　 D. 删除

B

Welcome to this short tour of London. In this square we are standing in the middle of London. Opposite is the National Gallery, a museum with lots of famous paintings. Go along the red street to Buckingham Palace. The queen lives here.

　　　 　　 Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 meters above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.

　　　 　　 When you are tired, the best way to see London is by boat. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go along the river, the London Eye is on your right.

　　　 Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. Then you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower of London is the city’s oldest palace. It is nine hundred years old.

　　　 　　 Take the boat back along the river. Get off the boat and go past the station and walk along the street. Opposite is the old fruit and vegetable market. They don’t sell fruit and vegetables now. There are stores and restaurants, and lots of street musicians. Turn left into King’s Street, and go past the church. You’re now back where you started, at the square. Now you finish your tour.

2.(　 )Which expense of the students’ stayed the same?

　　　　 A. CDs.　　　　 B. Phone costs.　　　 C. Others.　　　　　　　 D. Transportation.

1.(　 )What did the students spend most of their money on?

　　　　 A. Books.　　 B. Movies.　　　 C. Drinks and snacks.　　 D. Computer games.