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1、阅读理解Unit1(1)MemoryLaneIsn'tWhatItUsedtoBeAboutthistimeeveryyear,Igetverynostalgic.Walkingthroughmyneighborhoodonafallafternoonremindsmeofatimenottoolongagowhensoundsofchildrenfilledtheair,childrenplayinggamesonahill,andthrowingleavesaroundinthestreetbelow,Iw
2、asoneofthosechildren,carefreeandhappy.Iliveonastreetthatisonlyoneblocklong.Ihavelivedonthesamestreetforsixteenyears.Ilovemystreet.Onesidehassixhousesonit,andtheotherhasonlytwohouses,withasmallhillinthemiddleandahugecottonwoodtreeononeend.WhenIthinkofhome,Ith
3、inkofmystreet,onlyIseeitasitwasbefore.Unfortunately,thingschange.Oneday,notlongago,Ilookedaroundandsawhowdifferenteverythinghasbecome.Lifeonmystreetwillneverbethesamebecauseneighborsarequicklygrowingold,friendsaregrowingupandleaving,andthecityisplanningtodes
4、troymyprecioushillandsellthepropertytocontractors.Itishardformetoacceptthatmanyofmywonderfulneighborsarcgrowingoldandwon'tbearoundmuchlonger.Ihavefondmemoriesofthecoupleacrossthestreet,whosattogetherontheirporchswingalmosteveryevening,thewidownextdoorwhoyell
5、edatmybrotherandmeforbeingtooloud,andthecrazyoldmaninablacksuitwhodroveanoldcar.Incontrasttothosepeople,thepeopleIseetodayareveryoldneighborswhohaveseenbetterdays.Themanintheblacksuitsayshewantstodie,andanotherneighborjustsoldhishouseandmovedintoanursinghome
6、.Theladywhousedtoyellatusistootiredtobotheranymore,andthecoupleacrossthestreetrarelygoouttotheirfrontporchthesedays.ItisdifficulttowatchthesepreciouspeopleastheyneartheendoftheirlivesbecauseatonetimeIthoughttheywouldliveforever.The“comingsandgoings”oftheyoun
7、gergenerationofmystreetarenowmostly“going”asfriendsandpeersmoveon.Onceuponatime,mylifeandthelivesofmypeersrevolvearoundhome.Theboundaryofourworldwasthegutterattheendofthestreet.Wegotpleasurefromplayingnightgames,orfromabreathtakingrideonabicycle.Thingsaredif
8、ferentnow,asmyfriendsbecomeadultsandmoveon.Childrenwhorodetricyclesnowdrivecars.Thekidswhoonceplayedwithmenowhavenewinterestsandvaluesastheygotheirseparateways.Somehavegoneawaytocollege,afewgotm
