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Ⅰ.根据课文内容填空 This is the first time John has visited Xiao Li's .It's an interesting city on the .And the sounds good，it's hot and wet in summer，but it be quite cold in winter.The city is also very .They've put up lots of high and great malls.The most interesting part of the city is the district and Gulangyu Island just the water.It's a island with some really interesting . 答案：hometown;coast;climate;pretty;can;modern;buildings;shopping;western; across;gorgeous;architecture Ⅱ.阅读理解 In Britain，approximately(大概)every two out of three people own the houses they live in.But buying a house is a large investment(投资)for many people and the majority buy their homes with a mortgage loan from a bank.The loan is repaid monthly over a period of twenty years or more.How about the remaining one third? They have to rent houses from public authorities or landlords. In Britain，over 80% of the people live in the suburbs in semi-detached or detached two-storey houses，often with gardens! Most of the houses are equipped with central heating.This kind of living offers a golden opportunity for DIY—“Do It Yourself”，the movement of doing the interior decorating and making the garden beautiful yourself.Both are fun and comfortable，aren't they? But low-paid workers live in the inner cities. In Britain，the average family moves once every seven years.The process of moving involves(涉及)a real estate agent for advertising houses for sale，a bank or insurance company for the money，and a lawyer to handle the legal aspects of the buying and selling. 阅读短文内容，完成下面表格： PeopleLiving in suburbs or citiesLiving in houses of their own or rentedHouse moving The BritishOver 80% ofthe people live in 1 .Two out of three live in 3. While one third live in 4 .The average family moves 6 . The low-paid workers live in 2 .Over 80% of the people live in 5. 答案：1.the suburbs 2.the inner cities 3.their own houses 4.the houses r ented from public authorities or landlords 5.the semi-detached or detached two-storey houses with gardens 6.once every seven years 拓展视野 The Neighbourhood Committee What do you know about the neighbourhood committee in a Chinese residential community? Most Chinese residents are used to the term and functions of their neighbourhood committee，which，as the grass-roots government organization，handles the day-to-day affairs in the community.However，in the newly setup international communities in the Pudong District of Shanghai，most of the residents are foreign.They are not used to such administrative institute and its functions.When Yandlord Neighbourhood Committee was established in 2002 in Yandlord Garden (one of the international communities)，some foreign residents showed an indifferent and even hostile attitude towards the committee and its work，because some regarded it as a spy working for the government to watch the activities of the residents.Here lies the cultural gap between the Chinese and the foreigners from western countries. The neighbourhood committee has a certain number of members that can be divided into two types：the formal staff assigned by the government with monthly pay and the resident representatives who，elected by their residents in the community，work as volunteers.The committee holds regular meetings on monthly basis to discuss problems concerning the community and handle them correctly，such as the security of the area，sanitation problem，taking care of elderly people who live alone，and even family planning.As a matter of fact，the neighbourhood committee plays an indispensable role in Chinese social life. 【个性思考】 What is similar and what is different between the neighbourhood and yours? In my view： (责任编辑：admin) |