每周一测Ⅰ. 阅读理解AMark felt that it was time for him, to take part in his community, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area’s city councilwoman (女议员) was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was decreasing. The neighborhood faced many problems.Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There are charts for parking problems, crime, and for problems in vacant buildings. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilwoman.It was too much for Mark. “The problems are too big,” he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, “I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I could do would make a difference here.”Mark thought some more on his way to the bus stop. “People should just take care of themselves,” he decided. “That’s enough to do. I can’t take on all the problems of the world.”As he neared the bus stop, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag and a baby. She was trying to unlo ck her car, but she didn’t have a free hand. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly darted into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted and the groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy’s arm and led him back to his mother. Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief. ‘‘Thanks!” she said. “You’ve got great timing!”“Just being neighborly,” Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of the bus. On one of them was “Small acts of kindness add up.” Mark smiled and thought, “Maybe that’s a good place to start.”1. It is known from the passage that .A. Mark played an active part in community activitiesB. the city councilwoman was responsible for the falling of life qualityC. visual aids were used to display the seriousness of problemsD. many people were discouraged by the many problems facing them2. In Mark’s opinion, .A. nobody was so able as to solve the problemsB. he was not in the position to solve such problemsC. many people were too selfish to think about othersD. he already had more than enough work to do3. What is the implication of the Words on the bus wall?A. You should be kind to your neighbors and they will treat you the same way.B. Everyone can play his own part to make things better.C. All small acts will add up to kindness.D. It’s a small act to help a person in need.4. The passage is mainly about .A. how individuals can help make a differenceB. running a neighborhood meeting to solve its problemsC. citizens’ reactions to the problems they faceD. solving problems through group actionBHave you ever wondered why people drive on a different side of the road? It might seem bizarre that U. K. D rivers stay on the left, but they’re not the only ones. Around 35 percent of the world population do the same, including people in Ireland, Japan, and some Caribbean islands.Originally, almost everybody traveled on the left side of the road. However their way of transport was quite different from today: Think about four legs instead of four wheels. For Medieval swordsmen on horseback, it made sense to keep to the left to have their right arms closer to their enemies. Getting on or off was also easier from the left side of the horse, and safer done by the side of the road than in the center.So why did people stop traveling on the left? Things changed in the late 1700s when large wagons (货车) pulled by several pairs of horses were used to transportfarm products in France and the United States. The wagon driver sat behind the left horse, with his right arm free to use his whip to keep the horses moving. Since he was sitting on the left position, he wanted other wagons to pass on his left, so he kept to the right side of the road.The British Government refused to give up their left-hand driving ways, and in 1773 introduced the General Highways Act, which encouraged driving on the left. This was later made law thanks to The Highway Act of 1835.When Henry Fo rd showed his Model T in 1908, the driver’s seat was on the left, meaning that cars would have to drive on the right hand side of the road to allow front and back passengers to exit the car onto the roadside. However, British drivers remain on the left, and this is highly unlikely to change.5. What does the underlined word “bizarre” in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Funny.B. Strange.C. Wrong.D.Difficult6. Why did people riding the horse travel on the left in history?A. It was safer to keep on the leftB. It was easier to carry goods.C. It was easier for them to fightD. It was necessary to control the horse.7. What made drivers of large wagons travel on the right?A. Their sitting position.B. The road conditions.C. The number of horses.D. The products in the wagons.8. Which of the following may be the best title for the text?A. UK Drivers Still Go On The LeftB. Why People Like Sitting On The Left SideC. The History Of Transportation MeansD. The Reasons For Different Driving SidesⅡ. 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。