【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 gardens going every year. Sponsors may be parks, schools and local panies. Some groups want to be a part of the munity. They help clean up and beautify a neighbourhood. They also pay for the supplies. Community gardens give people a chance to work together. They can make the munity stable(安定的 ). There are many programs of munity gardens. Some gardens provide programs for children and elder people. They may provide classes. They may give the vegetables and fruits to poor people. Community gardens also improve air. Today there are about 10,000 munity gardens in cities in the US. They have bee popular because of their benefits. People enjoy having vegetables and flowers in their neighbourhoods. 49. Who plant the munity gardens? A． Gardeners of the panies. B． People in the munity. C． Sponsors in the munity. D． People from the government. 50． People started to plant munity gardens because . A． it was a good way to learn gardening B． they liked fresh vegetables and flowers C． it helped them get more experience D． they wanted to solve the problems 51． What do sponsors do for munity gardens? A． They pay for the supplies. B． They clean munity gardens. C． They provide classes. D． They give poor people vegetables. 52． What is the passage mainly about? A． The relationship of neighbours. B． The future of munity gardens. C． The introduction of munity gardens. D． The experiments in munity gardens. D Extracurricular(課外的 ) School Activities Many schools today provide various extracurricular activities. Some activities are before school, some are after school, and a few may even take place on weekends. Many parents like their children to take part in these activities. Yet some parents are still a little dubious about it. Actually, these activities have many advantages for students. It is a wise choice for parents to allow students to get involved in extracurricular activities at school. It can help students to develop many working skills, people skills, and more. When students get involved in extracurricular activities, they get involved in different interests. These activities allow them to develop various interests that they may have. It also helps to raise the selfesteem(自尊 ) of students. Many students feel worthless or there is nothing they are good at. Everyone wants to find something that they are really good at, and extracurricular activities provide the opportunity for them. Students can also learn relationship skills. They need to get involved in social activities and learn how to act properly in social situations. These activities give them a chance outside of school to do this, while they are still supervised(監(jiān)督 ) by adults. Of course, while there are many excellent benefits of extracurricular activities for students, you need to consider how much is too much. It can be a great choice to get involved in a few different activities, but too many activities can have negative(消極的 ) effects. If students take part in too many activities, they often have problems in their studies. They may not get enough rest. They may not have time to relax. It’s important for students to set some limits to extracurricular activities. Students can pick out a couple of their favorites and make sure they can handle(處理 ) them. Some kids feel like they have to take part in many activities to be a success, and this is not good to them. When students get involved in extracurricular activities, there are certainly excellent benefits that they’ll enjoy. They are doing it for their future success. It’s important that students don’t try to “do it all”. 53． The underlined part “dubious about” in Paragraph 1 probably means “______”. A． crazy about B． interested in C． doubtful about D． confident in A． She didn’t have enough money for a poster B． Then she had an idea C． So she visited the gift shop D． Aunt Mina asked Kelly what was wrong E． Mrs. Gomez was Aunt Mina’s neighbour 54． From the passage we can learn that ______. A． most extracurricular activities take place on weekends B． extracurricular activities help students have same interests C． students feel worthless in extracurricular activities D． extracurricular activities are supervised by adults 55． The writer may agree that ______. A． extracurricular activities are bad for students’ studies B． extracurricular activities help students get enough rest C． students should have a few different extracurricular activities D． students have to take part in many activities to be successful 七、閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。每個(gè)選項(xiàng)只能用一次。（共 10 分，每小題 2 分） The Gift Last summer, Kelly visited her Aunt Mina for a week. They spent two days at Kelly’s favorite museum, the Museum of Modern Art. At the museum, Kelly wanted to buy a gift. 56 . In the gift shop, she saw some cards, Tshirts and posters(海報(bào) ). She knew her aunt would love a poster(海報(bào) ). Kelly looked at the price of a poster. She couldn’t afford it! 57 . She left the gift shop very disappointed. Later, as they walked home, Aunt Mina noticed Kelly was sad. 58 , and Kelly told her about what had happened. “Don’t worry.” Aunt Mina said, “Spending time with you is the only gift I need.” Kelly felt the same way, but she still wanted to give her aunt a gift. The next morning, Kelly stayed with Mrs. Gomez. 59 . Kelly noticed a toolbox full of paints in the room. “Mrs. Gomez, I didn’t know you were a painter,” Kelly said. “I pai