《2025年通城学典课时作业本八年级英语上册外研版》

六、阅读理解。
人与社会——和谐社区
Two ladies lived next to each other. One day, one of the ladies said to the other, "I have lived here for five years, but I have never met you before. Could I have your name, please?" The other replied, "I am Li Huaying. I moved here three years ago. What should I call you?"
It seems very ridiculous that people living next to each other don't know each other for such a long time. However, this kind of story is often heard in many cities. With the rising of living standards(水平), many people have moved into modern buildings. They like to stay at home and enjoy the modern life in their houses. They seldom go out after they get home from work. They have little contact(联系)with their neighbours and don't care about what is happening in the neighbourhood.
Our life is getting better and better, but the relationship(关系)between neighbours is not as close as before. Good relationship between neighbours is important to people. People need trust, understanding and help all the time. Now, we should do something to make a change. People living in the same neighbourhood should be organised(组织)to have some social activities so that they can have a better understanding of each other.
1. The two ladies are (C).
A. friends
B. sisters
C. neighbours
D. workmates
2. According to the passage, the underlined word "ridiculous" means (B) in Chinese.
A. 可恶的
B. 可笑的
C. 可怜的
D. 可爱的
3. What do many people do after they get home from work now? (C)
A. They often go out to have all kinds of activities.
B. They do something to help their neighbours.
C. They stay at home and don't care about anything outside.
D. They often have a chat with their neighbours.
4. How was the relationship between neighbours before? (B)
A. Bad.
B. Close.
C. Lovely.
D. Terrible.

答案： 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B