What’s A Real Friend?

You can have the same neighbors for years.You love them or you think you love them.And you hope that they love you.But do you ever really understand them?

    Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for 15 years.We were good friends all the time.I enjoy friendship.I think it's the best thing in the world.And friendship with the Kemps was easy because they seemed to welcome it.

    They were interesting and clever people.Their house caught fire twice, and twice the whole family slept in mine.They are always losing things like money, keys and watches.Pictures fell off the walls, the children fell out of bed …

    I was their neighbor and their friend.Life was always interesting, never dull.Best of all, I liked the whole family.

    One day, I lit a fire in the garden to burn some rubbish.After some time Charlie Kemp came out of his house and walked up the road.

    “Morning, Charlie,” I said, “lovely day, isn’t it?” He smiled at me and nodded.I went on with my work.

Twenty minutes later, a policeman arrived.He walked into my garden and said, “You’ll have to put out that fire.Your neighbor has complained (抱怨) to us.He doesn't like the smell.”

“My neighbor …?” I asked.

    “Yes,” the policeman took out his notebook and read, “Charlie Kemp.He lives next door, doesn’t he?”

How many years did Charlie kemp and his family live next door to the writer?

A.5 years       B.10 years        C.15 years       D.20 years

What things do the Charlie kemp’s family lose?

    A.pen        B.book       C.money and keys      D.clothes

According to the passage, ________.

A.Charlie Kemp is the author's neighbor and his real good friend

B.Charlie Kemp is the author's neighbor but not his real good friend

C.Charlie Kemp treats the author as his real good friend

D.the author doesn't treat Charlie Kemp as his real good friend

The author was blamed by the policeman because ________.

A.he was found burning the rubbish by the policeman

B.he was found polluting the environment by burning the rubbish

C.his neighbor Charlie Kemp complained(抱怨) about his action and called the policeman

D.he burnt something of his neighbors

The author's experience tells us that ________.

A.a friend in need is a friend indeed

B.it is difficult to understand a person, even your friend

C.anyone is sure to be friendly to you if you are friendly to him

D.friendship is the best thing in the world

Japanese sailor Kenichi Horie has finished a 110-day solo (单独的) voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat pushed by sea waves to win another world first.

Weak waves and ocean water movements made his arrival late, which was going to be in late May.

“When waves were weak, the boat slowed down. That’s a problem that needs to be solved,” the adventure told reporters from his boat in western Japan. His 9.5-meter-long boat can move like a dolphin’s tail, and it rises or falls with the waves.

Horie reached his destination in the channel between the main Japanese islands just before midnight after covering about 7,000 kilometers from Hawaii.

Horie first made world record in 1962 when, at the age of 23, he became the first person to sail alone across the Pacific. He made the three-month voyage from his hometown in spite of breaking Japanese law, which did not allow his citizens to sail on their own out of the country, and without a passport or money.

He was arrested upon arrival in San Francisco but the city mayor freed him, gave him a 30-day visa and made him an honorary citizen. News of his achievement made him a hero back home in Japan and his book of the voyage In the Pacific was made into a film. Since then, he has completed many sailing trips across the Pacific and around the world.

After his latest adventure with an environmentally friendly theme, Horie planned to return to his hometown on Sunday. He said, “Throughout history, mankind has used wind for power, but no one has appeared to be serious about wave power.” Horie told the reporter, “I think I’m a lucky boy as this wave power system has remained untouched in fact.”

1.Horie’s boat was mainly powered by ________.

A.sea waves

B.sea winds

C.his strength

D.petrol

2.From the passage we learn that ________.

A.Horie undertook the voyage with a partner this time

B.it took Horie about twenty days more to cross the Pacific this time than in 1962

C.Horie made his first voyage across the Pacific alone fifty years ago

D.Horie’s destination is 7,000 kilometers from San Francisco

3.Horie was arrested in San Francisco after his voyage in 1962 mainly because ________.

A.he had broken Japanese law

B.he had kept it a secret from others

C.his action had put people in danger

D.he had no passport to America

4.Which of the following statements best proves that Horie’s latest voyage was meaningful?

A.He was made an honorary citizen of San Francisco.

B.In Japan he was regarded as a hero.

C.His voyage had the theme of protecting the environment.

D.He wrote an exciting book after the voyage.

5. The author wrote the article mainly to ________.

A.start an ocean crossing movement

B.tell us a piece of interesting news

C.make Horie known to the world

D.encourage people to learn from Horie

 

What’s A Real Friend?

You can have the same neighbors for years.You love them or you think you love them.And you hope that they love you.But do you ever really understand them?

    Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for 15 years.We were good friends all the time.I enjoy friendship.I think it's the best thing in the world.And friendship with the Kemps was easy because they seemed to welcome it.

    They were interesting and clever people.Their house caught fire twice, and twice the whole family slept in mine.They are always losing things like money, keys and watches.Pictures fell off the walls, the children fell out of bed …

    I was their neighbor and their friend.Life was always interesting, never dull.Best of all, I liked the whole family.

    One day, I lit a fire in the garden to burn some rubbish.After some time Charlie Kemp came out of his house and walked up the road.

    “Morning, Charlie,” I said, “lovely day, isn’t it?” He smiled at me and nodded.I went on with my work.

Twenty minutes later, a policeman arrived.He walked into my garden and said, “You’ll have to put out that fire.Your neighbor has complained (抱怨) to us.He doesn't like the smell.”

“My neighbor …?” I asked.

    “Yes,” the policeman took out his notebook and read, “Charlie Kemp.He lives next door, doesn’t he?”

1.How many years did Charlie kemp and his family live next door to the writer?

A.5 years       B.10 years        C.15 years       D.20 years

2.What things do the Charlie kemp’s family lose?

    A.pen        B.book       C.money and keys      D.clothes

3.According to the passage, ________.

A.Charlie Kemp is the author's neighbor and his real good friend

B.Charlie Kemp is the author's neighbor but not his real good friend

C.Charlie Kemp treats the author as his real good friend

D.the author doesn't treat Charlie Kemp as his real good friend

4.The author was blamed by the policeman because ________.

A.he was found burning the rubbish by the policeman

B.he was found polluting the environment by burning the rubbish

C.his neighbor Charlie Kemp complained(抱怨) about his action and called the policeman

D.he burnt something of his neighbors

5.The author's experience tells us that ________.

A.a friend in need is a friend indeed

B.it is difficult to understand a person, even your friend

C.anyone is sure to be friendly to you if you are friendly to him

D.friendship is the best thing in the world

 

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