What is a good friend like?

Molly
May19,2009,9:32pm
I think a good friend likes to do the same things as me. Jack is my best friend. We both like to play the guitar after class.
Holly
May19,2009,9:40pm
For me, a good friend makes me laugh. He or she likes to talk about something interesting and funny.
Maria
May19,20099:45pm
I think a good friend should be a good listener ,and he or she should keep secrets for me—that’s more important for me.
Sally
May19,2009,9;55pm
In my opinion, a good friend should have cool clothe and he or she is popular in school. He or she should be good at sports, because I like doing sports.
Toby
May19,2009,10:16pm
As we are students, I think a good friend should be good at schoolwork. Then we can help each other learn from each other.
Jim
May19,2009,10:30pm
I think a good friend should help each other When I am in trouble, Kelly always help me.
【小题1】Who can be Holly’s friend?
A.Someone who is very quiet.
B.Someone who likes to talk about interesting things
C.Someone who is good at schoolwork.
D.Someone who is very cool and popular.
【小题2】Which is Maria’s opinion about a good friend?
A.A good friend should like telling jokes.
B.A good friend should study with her.
C.A good friend should help her.
D.A good friend should keep secrets for her.
【小题3】Who wants his or her friends to do well in the schoolwork?
A.MollyB.TobyC.JimD.Sally
【小题4】What does Jack like?
A.Playing the guitarB.SportsC.Making others laughD.Schoolwork

What is a good friend like?

Molly

May19,2009,9:32pm

I think a good friend likes to do the same things as me. Jack is my best friend. We both like to play the guitar after class.

Holly

May19,2009,9:40pm

For me, a good friend makes me laugh. He or she likes to talk about something interesting and funny.

Maria

May19,20099:45pm

I think a good friend should be a good listener ,and he or she should keep secrets for me—that’s more important for me.

Sally

May19,2009,9;55pm

In my opinion, a good friend should have cool clothe and he or she is popular in school. He or she should be good at sports, because I like doing sports.

Toby

May19,2009,10:16pm

As we are students, I think a good friend should be good at schoolwork. Then we can help each other learn from each other.

Jim

May19,2009,10:30pm

I think a good friend should help each other When I am in trouble, Kelly always help me.

1.Who can be Holly’s friend?

A.Someone who is very quiet.

B.Someone who likes to talk about interesting things

C.Someone who is good at schoolwork.

D.Someone who is very cool and popular.

2.Which is Maria’s opinion about a good friend?

A.A good friend should like telling jokes.

B.A good friend should study with her.

C.A good friend should help her.

D.A good friend should keep secrets for her.

3.Who wants his or her friends to do well in the schoolwork?

A.Molly

B.Toby

C.Jim

D.Sally

4.What does Jack like?

A.Playing the guitar

B.Sports

C.Making others laugh

D.Schoolwork

 

Reuben, a 12-year-old boy, saw something in a shop window. But the price ---five dollars--- was far beyond his means. He couldn't ask his parents' for the money. His father made a living through ____35____ in Bay Roberts. His mother, Dora, tried hard to feed and clothe their five children.

Hesitating(犹豫) for a few seconds, he opened the ____36____ and talked to the shopkeeper.“…I don't have the money right now. Can you please ____37____ it for me?" "I'll try," the shopkeeper smiled.

Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, he suddenly had an idea. He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site (建筑工地). Reuben knew he could collect the discarded nails(被丢弃的钉子) and sell them to the factory for five cents ____38____ .

He looked for nails until sunset. Then he ran to the factory and sold them. Reuben tightly clutched(握紧)the five-cent pieces and ran home. He found a rusty iron can and dropped his ____39____inside. Then he rushed into the barn (谷仓) near his house and hid it. It was dinner time when Reuben got home. His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishnet. Dorawas at the kitchen stove, ready to ____40____ dinner as Reuben took his place at the table. Looking at his mother, Reuben smiled.

Every day after school, Reuben searched the town, keeping to his ____41____ task. Finally, the time had come! He ran into the bam, uncovered the can, poured the coins out, began to count.  .

He still needed 20 cents! He had to sell four nails ____42____ the day ended. Rushing to the town, Reuben searched every comer. The shadows were lengthening(影子拉长)when Reuben arrived at the factory. The man at the factory was about to ____43____ .

"Please, Mister. I have to sell these nails now - please."

'Why do you need this money so ____44____ ?"

"It's a secret."

The man took the nails, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben's hand.

Clutching the can tightly, Reuben ____45____ for the shop.

"I have the money," he solemnly told the owner.

Back home, his mother was cleaning the kitchen. "Here, Mum! Here!" Reuben shouted as he ran to her. He placed a small box in her roughened hand. She unwrapped it carefully. A blue-velvet jewel box appeared. Dora ____46____ the lid(盖子).Tears began to blur(模糊)her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch(胸针) was the word Mother.

It was Mother's Day, 1946.

35. A. farming               B. driving           C. fishing       D. cleaning

36.A. door                 B. shop            C. window      D. box

37.A.wrap                 B. watch           C. take         D. hold

38. A. each                 B. any             C. either        D. all

39.A. nails                 B. cans             C. coins        D. dollars

40. A. have                 B. serve            C. give         D. help

41. A. basic B. secret C. exciting       D. surprising

42. A. before                B. after             C. when        D. while

43.A.call up                B. look up           C .clear up       D. turn up

44. A. immediately        B. hurriedly          C. badly        D. hardly

45. A. went                 B. looked        C. paid         D. headed

46.A. moved                B. pulled            C. broke        D. lifted

阅读理解。
     Over the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy people and finally found out 
ten factors that make a difference. Our feelings of well-being at any moment are decided to a certain degree by 
genes. However, of all the factors,wealth and age are the top two.
     Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself, each 
extra dollar makes less and less difference.
     Researchers find that, on average, wealthier people are happier.  But the link between money and happiness
 is complex (复杂的).  In the past half-century, the average income (平均收入)  has sharply increased in 
developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic needs are met, 
money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.
     "Dollars buy status (social position), and status makes people feel better," say some experts, which helps 
explain why people who can seek status in other ways, scientists or actors, for example, may happily accept 
relatively poorly-paid jobs.
      In a research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desires (欲望) , not just for money,
 but for friends, family, job, health, rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less happy than
 those who felt a smaller gap (差距).  Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better 
than income alone.  "the gap measures just blow away the measures of only income." says Michalos.
     Another factor that has to do with happiness is age.  Old age may not be so bad "Civen all the problems of 
aging,  how could the elderly be more satisfied?" asks Professor Laura Carstensen.  In one survey, Carstensen
 interviewed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an emotion questionnaire.  
She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people. Some scientists suggest 
older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it, or they're more realistic about their time 
running out. Older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of those that don't.
    "People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever," she says.  "A 
goodbye kiss to a husband or wife at the age of 85, for example, may bring far more complex emotional 
responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20. "
1. Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs _________.   
A. make them feel much better           
B. provide chances to make friends
C. improve their social position           
D. satisfy their professional interests
2. Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if _________.   
A. the gap between reality and desire is bigger
B. they have a stronger desire for friendship
C. the hope for good health is much greater
D. their income is far below their expectation
3. We can infer from the passage that older people _________.      
A. would like to have more goodbye kisses than young people
B. are used to living a hard life because they are kind to others
C. express their positive opinions just as some young people do
D. find it easier to feel happy because they are more realistic
4. According to the passage, the feeling of happiness  _________.   
A. increases gradually with age           
B. is controlled partly by desires
C. has little to do with wealth             
D. is decided mostly by genes

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