Young people and older people don't always agree．with each other．They sometimes have different ideas about living，working and having fun．But in one special program in New York，adults and teenagers live together in peace．

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group．Everyone works for several hours each day．The purpose of this program is not just to keep busy．It is also to find meaning and enjoyment in work．Some teenagers work on the farms near the village．Some learn to make furniture and to build houses．The adults teach them these skills．

There are several free hours each day．Weekends are free，too．During the free time，some of the teenagers learn photography and painting．Others sit around and talk or sing．Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time．

When people live together，rules are always necessary．In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together．If someone breaks a rule，the whole group will discuss the problem．They ask，“Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience，“You don’t only think about yourself．You learn how to think about the group．”

1．The purpose of this program is ________．

A．to keep busy                                           B．to find meaning in work

C．to find enjoyment in work                           D．A，B and C

2．Which of the following is not the teenagers’ activity during their free time?

A．To learn photography．                           B．To learn painting．

C．To learn to make furniture．                        D．To sit around and talk or sing．

3．If someone in the group breaks a rule，________．

A．he must go away

B．the problem must be discussed by the group

C．he will be punished（惩罚）by others

D．he will be kept busy working

4．People who join the group ________．

A．live together in peace

B．are busy working in order to learn more skills

C．only think about themselves

D．want to make friends with children

5．Which is the best title（标题）of this passage?

A．Teenagers and adults                                B．A special program

C．How to spend your free time                       D．Enjoyment in work

When you read an article you will understand and remember it better if you can work out how the writer has put the ideas together．Sometimes a writer puts ideas together by asking questions and then answering them．For example，if the article is about groundhogs（土拨鼠），the set of questions in the writer’s head might be：
What does a groundhog look like？
Where do groundhogs live？
What do they eat？…
In the article，the author might answer those questions．
Sometimes an author writes out her questions in the article．These questions give you signals．They tell you what the author is going to write next．Often an author has a question in her head but she doesn’t write it out for you．You have to work out her question for yourself．Here’s a sample reading for you to practice this method.
Earthworms
Do you know how many kinds of earthworms there are？There are about 1800 kinds in the world！ They can be brown，purple，green．They can be as small as 3 cm long and as large as 3 m long．
The best time to see earthworms is at night，especially a cool，damp night．That’s when they come up from their burrows（地洞）to hunt for food．Earthworms don’t like to be in the sun．That’s because they breathe through their skin，and they can’t breathe if their skin gets too dry．Earthworms must come out of the earth if it rains a lot，because they can't breathe in their flooded burrows．What a dangerous life！
Earthworms don't have eyes，so how can they tell when it's dark？ They have special places on their skin that are sensitive to light．These spots tell whether it’s light or dark．If you shine a flashlight on an earthworm at night，it will quickly disappear into the ground．
Earthworms don't have ears either，but they can hear by feeling movements in the earth．If you want to hear like an earthworm，lie on the ground with your fingers in your ears．Then have a friend stamp his or her feet near you．This is how earthworms feel birds and people walking，and moles digging，near them．
Earthworms are useful．Farmers and gardeners like having lots of earthworms in their land because the worms help to make better soil when they dig．That digging keeps the soil loose and airy（通风的）．In one year earthworms can pile up as much as 23,000 kg of castings in an area about the size of a football field．
【小题1】What’s the purpose of reading Earthworms?

People are very social animals. We need to talk with and do things with other people. We often understand ourselves better when we discuss our ideas and activities with other people. We need to make meaningful connections with friends and family. These connections help us forget our failures and worries. We can focus (集中) on things that are important: the people we care about.

Your community is the area near your home. It’s where you work, play and go to school. It is the neighborhood where your family makes connections with other people. It’s the places you feel like you belong (属于) to.

Communities grow and change over time. Families move from one city to another because of work or family situations. Older people often move to smaller homes or vacation areas after their children have grown up. Their children move out to start families of their own. New families move in when others leave.

Basic services, such as police, fire, post office, health and public schools are in almost every community. Businesses provide services to the community, too. Stores sell things that people need. Restaurants sell prepared food. Offices provide lots kinds of skilled work.

The job of the city government is to listen to the people of the community and help them connect. Some people may move on, but the community remains.

1.Are people very social animals?

2.What can these connections help us forget?

3.Why do older people move to smaller homes or vacation areas?

4.What does the passage tell us?