Markfeltthatitwastimeforhimtotakepartinhiscommunityactivitiessohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Thecitycouncilman(议员)wasleadingadiscussionaboutthedecreasinglifequality.Theneighborhoodf

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       Mark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community activities so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The city councilman (议员) was leading a discussion about the decreasing life quality. The neighborhood faced many problems.

       Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There are charts for crime parking problems and for problems in vacant (空置的) buildings. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilman.

       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 unlock 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 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．We learn from the passage that ____.

       A．Mark always played an active part in community activities

       B．the city councilman was responsible for the decreasing of life quality

       C．the seriousness of problems is made known to people in the community

       D．many people were discouraged by the many problems facing them

2．The underlined word "darted" in Paragraph 5 means _____.

       A．walked                B．looked                 C．fell                      D．ran

3．The words on the bus wall imply that ____.

       A．if you are kind to others you will be treated 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 is a small act to help a person in need

4．This passage mainly wants to tell us ____.

       A．how each of us can help make a difference

       B．how a neighborhood meeting can solve its problems

       C．how citizens react to the problems they face

       D．how problems are solved through group action

Answer 1

CDBA