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【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】

Appreciating where you live

欣赏你住的地方

I’ve always thought my house is in the worst possible place. I live on the edge of town. My little community of twenty-something houses is about 800 meters away from any other community.

Every night, my parents drive home along a rather lonely, forest-lined road to get home. It’s hard for me to carpool with classmates and their parents. But yesterday, I found it is fantastic to live where I do.

Yesterday, the whole state of New Jersey, where I live, experienced a snowstorm. When I woke up in the morning, my backyard was a blanket of snow. Everything seemed so clean, as if nature had decided to cover everything and started anew. As I stood by the glass door to have a look, a family of deer galloped past my yard. It was like a scene taken out of Bambi!

But that was just the beginning. My family keeps a package of bird feed next to the porch. Every now and then, my mom leaves some feed on the porch for birds to eat. Later that day, while I was eating lunch, I noticed a flash of red in front of the window. Two of the most brilliant cardinals sat on two wooden posts outside my window, pecking away at grains of feed. Their bright red coats stood in contrast to the whiteness outside. The scene took my breath away.

When my parents came home that night, I reported to them my findings from the day.

“You know,” my mom said, “If we lived anywhere else, you wouldn’t be able to see any of this.”

She was right.

I always dreamed of living and working in a large city when I grow up. But now, I also cherish the quiet beauty that a suburban backyard offers.

1．Why did the writer use to think his house was in the worst possible place?

A．Because it was too big.	B．Because it was too small.
C．Because it was too far away.	D．Because it was too close to a store.

2．What happened in New Jersey the day before?

A．It rained heavily in the morning       .	B．There was a snowstorm in the whole state.
C．The sky was clear and the sun was shining.	D．There was a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

3．How does the writer feel about where he lives now?

A．He thinks his house is in the worst possible place.

B．He is indifferent about where he lives.

C．He cherishes the quiet beauty that his suburban backyard offers.

D．He is planning to move to a larger city.

4．When did the writer realize that living in the suburbs had its benefits?

A．When it was hard for them to carpool with classmates.

B．When their parents drove home on a lonely, forest-lined road.

C．When they saw a family of deer on their street.

D．When their mom reminded them that they would not see these things if they lived in a city.

5．Where did the writer watch the deer run by?

A．In the forest.

B．Along the lonely road.

C．On the window.

D．Behind the community.