There are several ways from which to choose for you to keep your kids safe in your neighborhood. But the first step to keep your child safe in your neighborhood is to know your neighbors.
Knowing your neighbors can save you a lot of worry. It lets you know that the car that has just driven down the street belongs to “the yellow house on the corner”, or the truck that has just driven by the playground looks unfamiliar, but the guy in the passenger seat resides two doors down. It’s these simple things that keep you from going_out_of_your_mind whenever you see someone driving by where children are playing.
But you shouldn’t just know what they look like. The next step is to know them well. What do they do？How do they act？You might be OK with them driving by the playground since they live in the neighborhood, but are you OK with them being on the playground? Knowing your neighbors solves several things. First you find out what kind of people they are. This helps you know if you should let your child go out in an area where they gather. Let us face it: you do not want your child to play around people or people’s children that curse (咒骂) or hit each other. Sometimes you have to protect your child against your own neighbors.
Knowing them also makes them know you. Being neighbors is an interesting thing. You might not like them or have the same views as them, but we all usually protect those that we consider our own. If you know your neighbors, they know you. They are more likely to look after the child of the nice lady down the street in the brick (砖) house, than the people, in the house on the corner, who no one ever sees.
1. This passage is mainly to tell us________.| A．how to keep your child safe in the neighborhood |
| B．how to set a good example to your neighbors |
| C．how to get along with your neighbors |
| D．how to teach your child to protect himself |
| A．studies at the same school with your kid |
| B．often comes to the neighborhood to offer help |
| C．lives in the same neighborhood as you |
| D．likes driving the truck around the neighborhood[ |
| A．becoming very excited |
| B．becoming very worried |
| C．becoming very disappointed |
| D．becoming very relaxed |
| A．it is important for you to be polite to your neighbors |
| B．people in the same neighborhood are quite different |
| C．people like enjoying themselves on the playground |
| D．knowing your neighbors helps to keep your kids safe |
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【推荐1】Many of the world-class London museums offer plenty of things to do to families. Whether you are a local or a tourist, visiting the museums makes for a great family day out in London. Let’s learn about four of them today.
British Museum
It houses a huge collection of antiquities (文物) from ancient and living cultures. World-famous objects children will be interested in include the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. With so much to see, their free Museum explorer trails (路线) effectively enable you to narrow down the focus when you visit the museum with your children.
Museum of London Docklands
This museum explores the history of the River Thames, the port of London and the people from the arrival of the Romans to the building of Canary Wharf. It is a fantastic museum to visit with young children. There are hands-on activities for kids. Mudlarks, the museum’s play area, is excellent for those under 8.
Horniman Museum & Gardens
Its far-out location means that you can expect lots of lovely breathing space at a museum that is not likely to be packed with visitors. Located in Forest Hill, the huge building looks a bit like a train station. There are plenty of hands-on exhibitions (展览) throughout the museum and wonderful gardens to explore.
Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington’s V&A is one of the world’s largest art and design museums, and it’s arguably London’s most attractive. Just the building it-self is well worth the visit. The collection is helpfully broken down into different topics, such as fashion and furniture. During the school holidays, there are hands-on events and performances to inspire the whole family.
1. What is a helpful way for families to enjoy the British Museum’s large collection?| A．Enjoying foreign artworks first. | B．Becoming a member of the museum. |
| C．Using the free Museum explorer trails. | D．Visiting the museum during school holidays. |
| A．It is normally less crowded. | B．It is mainly open to group tourists. |
| C．It is well-known for a train station. | D．It offers a special planting area for tourists. |
| A．British Museum. | B．Museum of London Docklands. |
| C．Horniman Museum &Gardens. | D．Victoria and Albert Museum. |
【推荐2】First-time visitors to London often face the challenge of finding a convenient place to live in, which is why many choose to book a hotel near a tube (the underground) station. The following hotels are all close to a London tube station and many are in central London.
Best Western Victoria Palace Hotel
If you choose Best Western Victoria Palace Hotel, you are within walking distance of major attractions including Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and more. What’s more, this hotel is just a short tube ride away from other major London attractions, shops and parks.
Holiday Inn Regents Park
Located just a short walk from beautiful Regents Park and the famous London Zoo, this hotel provides 4-star facilities, including a pool. The in-room fridge lets you keep cold drinks on hand. Breakfast is available for an extra charge.
Flexistay Aparthotel
If you’re looking for the most cost-effective hotel, look no further than Flexistay Aparthotel. It takes less than 30 minutes from the hotel to central London by tube. In addition to an all-day, self-serve breakfast, guests can use a common kitchen. The rooms are small but clean and comfortable. The service is good.
Studios 2 Let Apartments
Located in Bloomsbury, just minutes away by tube from the attractions in Central London, Studios 2 Let Apartments are ideal for a longer stay. Each unit features a fully equipped kitchen. In addition, you get free internet, over 30 television stations and a pleasant garden area to enjoy. Cleaning service is provided once a week.
1. What is probably the major concern of first-time visitors when booking a hotel in London?| A．Service. | B．Price. | C．Safety. | D．Location. |
| A．Flexistay Aparthotel. | B．Studios 2 Let Apartments. |
| C．Holiday Inn Regents Park. | D．Best Western Victoria Palace Hotel. |
| A．They are perfect for garden lovers. | B．They offer good service at a low price. |
| C．They provide a place for cooking. | D．They offer cleaning service every week. |
【推荐3】There are two main types of office layouts used by most companies around the world: Landscape Office and Enclosed Office. A landscape office lacks privacy, however, this office layout is more beneficial than an enclosed office for employees to improve work efficiency and productivity.
Some people might desire an undisturbed workplace. According to the survey collected from a company with the two kinds of office layouts, most of managers prefer a workplace where they can concentrate on their work and make a clear thinking. However, managers that possess their own enclosed offices might have the feeling of being distant from their clerks, which leads to high pressure. Meanwhile, employees tend to be nervous when they have conversations with their managers in an obviously hierarchical(等级制的) environment. In contrast, a landscape office makes it easier and more pleasant for employees to communicate with their managers or their colleagues; this would result in speeding up work efficiency and productivity.
Besides, greater interaction is beneficial for employees to build up friendship in a landscape office. This can be proved by the experiment of Brookes and Kaplan. They recorded the attitudes and opinions of 120 employees toward their enclosed office before they moved to the landscape office, and then after nine months they were tested again. The researchers discovered that those employees performed positive changes in group sociability. When people have better group sociability, they experience a better team work and efficient cooperation, which surely promotes work productivity.
Some opponents claim that a landscape office would lead to the decline of the value of work satisfaction and motivation from employees. However, the result from other researchers remained controversial; in their opinion there are several factors which affect job satisfaction and motivation. 600 Canadian federal government department workers who were housed at a modern landscape office and were surveyed gave both negative and positive feedback. They admitted that they felt the sense of belonging to a team or a working community, which mainly contributes to job satisfaction. Motivation is also increased by a sense of responsibility for and loyalty to a team.
Admittedly, there are some advantages that only enclosed offices possess. However, a landscape office can combine the features of the traditional enclosed office, for example, designing the independent meeting room to decrease noise from discussion. Although the benefits of a landscape office outweigh those of an enclosed office, which layout is better should be decided by the characteristics of the people and the type of work they do.
1. What is mainly talked about in the passage?| A．Colleague cooperation and its motivation. |
| B．Group sociability and its productivity. |
| C．Working environment and its effect. |
| D．Office privacy and its atmosphere. |
| A．Job satisfaction. | B．Relaxed atmosphere. |
| C．Group sociability. | D．Undisturbed workplace. |
| A．Enclosed office leads to individual creativity. |
| B．Different working styles in enclosed office is encouraged. |
| C．Landscape office contributes to effective conversations. |
| D．Frequent communication in landscape office results in high pressure. |
| A．Objective. | B．Casual. | C．Optimistic. | D．Sceptical. |
