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1、阅读理解Unit1(1)MemoryLaneIsn'tWhatItUsedtoBeAboutthistimeeveryyear,Igetverynostalgic.Walkingthroughmyneighborhoodonafallafternoonremindsmeofatimenottoolongagowhensoundsofchildrenfilledtheair,childrenplayinggamesonahill,andthrowingleavesaroundinthestreetbelow,Iwasoneofthosechildren,carefr
2、eeandhappy.Iliveonastreetthatisonlyoneblocklong.Ihavelivedonthesamestreetforsixteenyears.Ilovemystreet.Onesidehassixhousesonit,andtheotherhasonlytwohouses,withasmallhillinthemiddleandahugecottonwoodtreeononeend.WhenIthinkofhome,Ithinkofmystreet,onlyIseeitasitwasbefore.Unfortunately,th
3、ingschange.Oneday,notlongago,Ilookedaroundandsawhowdifferenteverythinghasbecome.Lifeonmystreetwillneverbethesamebecauseneighborsarequicklygrowingold,friendsaregrowingupandleaving,andthecityisplanningtodestroymyprecioushillandsellthepropertytocontractors.Itishardformetoacceptthatmanyof
4、mywonderfulneighborsarcgrowingoldandwon'tbearoundmuchlonger.Ihavefondmemoriesofthecoupleacrossthestreet,whosattogetherontheirporchswingalmosteveryevening,thewidownextdoorwhoyelledatmybrotherandmeforbeingtooloud,andthecrazyoldmaninablacksuitwhodroveanoldcar.Incontrasttothosepeople,thep
5、eopleIseetodayareveryoldneighborswhohaveseenbetterdays.Themanintheblacksuitsayshewantstodie,andanotherneighborjustsoldhishouseandmovedintoanursinghome.Theladywhousedtoyellatusistootiredtobotheranymore,andthecoupleacrossthestreetrarelygoouttotheirfrontporchthesedays.Itisdifficulttowatc
6、hthesepreciouspeopleastheyneartheendoftheirlivesbecauseatonetimeIthoughttheywouldliveforever.The“comingsandgoings”oftheyoungergenerationofmystreetarenowmostly“going”asfriendsandpeersmoveon.Onceuponatime,mylifeandthelivesofmypeersrevolvearoundhome.Theboundaryofourworldwasthegutteratthe
7、endofthestreet.Wegotpleasurefromplayingnightgames,orfromabreathtakingrideonabicycle.Thingsaredifferentnow,asmyfriendsbecomeadultsandmoveon.Childrenwhorodetricyclesnowdrivecars.Thekidswhoonceplayedwithmenowhavenewinterestsandvaluesastheygotheirseparateways.Somehavegoneawaytocollege,afe
8、wgotm
