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【題目】 Do you know your neighbors? Do you often talk with them? Good neighbors are just like our friends and relatives. They are the important people in our lives. They make our lives more pleasant and give us a sense of who we are, both as an individual and as a member of the community. Here’s how to develop your relationships with these very important people in your life.

Start a conversation. Often neighbors don’t even know each other’s names. However most neighbors enjoy making small talk with each other in their community. You can ask how their kids are or what they think of the prices at the supermarket. But the best way to break the ice is to smile, wave, and say hello to your neighbors.

Be friendly to the newcomers. Your new neighbors may be feeling lonely, especially if they’re far from home, and might expect a friendly face. If they have kids, tell them where the children play in the neighborhood. Introduce the best places to eat and shop. Invite them over for coffee or tea, give them your phone number, and point to your house as you say good-bye.

Develop better relationships. Return anything that you borrow from a neighbor, such as tools, in good repair and as soon as you’ve finished with them. Make sure that your car is not blocking their doorway. Such small actions will help you build up a good relationship with your neighbors.

Make time for your friendship. If you value a friendship with your neighbors, spend time with them. Why not invite them to a barbecue or weekend party? You can write a card to invite them to your party. Then, you can make a call to them ahead. In this way, you will know what your neighbors like. You can plan for proper food and music.

Care about the details. In a good relationship, it’s really the little things that count. When your neighbors carry a lot of things, you can give them a hand. Help to bring in the mail for the elderly neighbor when it rains. If you care about them, they will give you a surprise, too. The respect for your neighbors' feelings can develop your relationship with them.

【1】Are good neighbors important people in your life?

【2】What is the best way to break the ice when you meet your neighbors?

【3】To show your friendship, what should you do if your new neighbors have kids?

【4】Why do you make a call to your neighbors before the party?

【5】What is the passage mainly about ?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes./ Yes, they are.

【2】I/We can smile, wave, and say hello.

【3】To tell them where the children play in the neighborhood.

【4】Because I/we will know what our neighbors like.

【5】Good relationship with our neighbors is very important and how (The ways/suggestions/advice) to develop our/your relationship with our/your neighbors. / Why and how to develop our/your relationship with our/your neighbors.

【解析】

俗話說“遠(yuǎn)親不如近鄰”，鄰居是我們生活中重要的人。那么怎樣和我們的鄰居建立良好的關(guān)系呢？這篇短文中作者給我們提了一些建議。

【1】根據(jù)短文第一段中Good neighbors are just like our friends and relatives. They are the important people in our lives.可知，好鄰居就像是我們的朋友和親戚，他們是我們生活中重要的人。由此可知答案是肯定的。即Yes./ Yes, they are.

【2】根據(jù)短文第二段最后一句話But the best way to break the ice is to smile, wave, and say hello to your neighbors.可知，作者告訴我們打破僵局最好的方式是微笑、招手以及向鄰居問好。由此可知答案為We can smile, wave and say hello to our neighbors.

【3】根據(jù)短文第三段中If they have kids, tell them where the children play in the neighborhood.可知，假如鄰居有孩子，你可以告訴他們附近孩子可以玩耍的地方。故答案為To tell them where the children play in the neighborhood.

【4】根據(jù)短文第五段中You can write a card to invite them to your party. Then, you can make a call to them ahead. In this way, you will know what your neighbors like. You can plan for proper food and music可知，在邀請鄰居來參加聚會的時候，最好提前打電話，這樣你就可以了解鄰居的喜好。故可以回答I/We can know what our neighbors like.

【5】短文第一段先告訴我們鄰居是我們生活中重要的人，要與鄰居建立好的關(guān)系。這一段的最后一句話Here’s how to develop your relationships with these very important people in your life. 是文章的主旨句，短文介紹的是如何與我們的鄰居建立好的關(guān)系。由此可知答案可以是Good relationship with our neighbors is very important and how (The ways/suggestions/advice) to develop our/your relationship with our/your neighbors.

這篇短文介紹的是如何與我們的鄰居建立良好的關(guān)系。短文主題明確，結(jié)構(gòu)清晰，短文是總分結(jié)構(gòu)，第一段提出主題，點(diǎn)明主旨；下面分成五個方面提建議。把握文章主旨和結(jié)構(gòu)有利于我們更好的理解文意，完成下面的題目。題型是任務(wù)型閱讀，短文后有五個問題，考查我們對文章細(xì)節(jié)內(nèi)容的理解。做題時，應(yīng)先通讀短文，了解大意；然后根據(jù)題目所問，鎖定文章相關(guān)段落或語句，利用相關(guān)信息作答。例如第2小題，利用題目中the best way to break the ice為關(guān)鍵詞，可以迅速定位到短文第二段句中，根據(jù)But the best way to break the ice is to smile, wave, and say hello to your neighbors.可知答案。