Now, more and more cities are facing problems, such as high housing costs, pollution and crime. Let’s see what people in Hyderabad, India and in Sao Paulo, Brazil do to solve (解决) the problems.
Hyderabad, India
To improve people’s lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The city is even creating greener buildings that use less water and less electricity for power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, trees make the air cleaner. In Hyderabad, streets were grey and dirty in the past. However, today they are filled with trees and flowers, making the city cleaner and more colourful. Green areas also give people places to relax or exercise. A study in the USA shows an interesting thing: the greener a neighborhood is, the less crime there is.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Many people work in the centre of Sao Paulo, but they don’t live there. They’ve spread out to neighborhoods outside the city because housing is cheaper. Every day, these people travel into the city, and traffic is very heavy. City planners are using different ways to deal with (处理) the problem. First, they are building better subways. Another goal is to make it cheaper for people to live in the downtown area (中心区). Doing this will reduce traffic and pollution in the city.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “greener” mean?

A.Taller.
B.Easier.
C.Better for the environment.
D.More brightly coloured.
【小题2】Which advantage of making Hyderabad greener is NOT talked about in the passage?
A.It helps people work better.
B.It makes the city cleaner.
C.It reduces crime.
D.It makes it easier to exercise.
【小题3】According to the passage, what problem does Sao Paulo have?
A.A lot of people don’t have jobs.
B.Too many people live in the city centre.
C.A lot of people are moving out of the city.
D.Too many people travel into the city every day.

Not only women wear skirts. Men can wear them, too. In Scotland (苏格兰), men wear a kilt – a kind of skirt. The kilt is their national dress.

   The kilt has checks (方格) and different colors, like red or blue. Each family in Scotland has its own colors. How did the Scotsmen (苏格兰男人) start to wear kilts. There is a story about it. Rawlinson had some workers from Scotland in his office and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their clothes into a shorter skirt.

   Today, they usually only wear them at weddings (婚礼) or big dinners. Only a few men wear a kilt every day. Scotsmen also wear kilts in big parties. The policemen still have skills as the dress uniforms, but they don’t wear them to catch the thieves.

1. A kilt is ______.

A. a hat            B. a shirt               C. a skirt             D. a sweater

2.In Scotland, different families have different _____ of kilts.

A. prices           B. colors               C. styles              D. checks

3. What does “got in the way of” mean?

A. 妨碍           B. 得到                C. 在路上            D. 到达

4.When do Scotsmen wear kilts?

A. At weddings     B. At big dinners          C. In big parties        D. All of above.

5.The story is about ________.

A. Scotsmen’s traditional kilts                  B. how to make kilts

C. what a kilt is                             D. how much the kilt is

 

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