Sir William Osler has a few words for you: “In the Life of a young man, the most essential thing for happiness is the gift of friendship.” Truer words were never spoken. For what more could you ask than comradeship during the peaks and valleys of life? To whom else but a close, valuable friend can you show off your successes and complain about your failures or losses?

What is a “good friend”? How is he best described? Well, it has been my observation that although many will cry with you, few can sincerely rejoice (欣喜) with you. Therefore, in my opinion, a good friend is one who can enjoy your successes without envy; one who can say, “That was wonderful! You can do it again, even better if you want!” and mean it. Nothing taxes a friendship more than the success of one and not the other. Even the closest of friendships often cannot resist such pressure and fail. No wonder many minor friendships go down day by day for the same reason.

A person of good character and sound moral, of honor and humor, of courage and belief is a friend to be sought and treasured — for there are few. Too often we hear, “If you can count your good friends on more than one hand, consider yourself blessed.”

What makes a friendship last? Well, I don’t know all the answers, but one of my observations is that most good friends usually have similar tastes. They generally like and dislike many of the same things. There also usually seems to exist a similarity of personality types — especially in the fundamental values of life such as honesty, sincerity, loyalty, and dependability. More often than not, birds of a feather do fly together. I don’t think it matters a lot whether one prefers jazz or hockey to another’s Mozart or ballet. Much other matters far more: relying, sharing, giving, getting, enjoying; a sympathetic ear always there; criticism when it can help; praise — even if only because it would help. With not many people on this earth will you find this much in common. When you find one, hang on to him, for a good friend found is a rare treasure.

The function of Paragraph 1 is to introduce ______.

A. a famous saying 

B. the topic for discussion

C. a famous person 

D. two different attitudes

What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph two?

A. People don’t have to pay taxes to develop friendship with others.

B. Success of one person can promote his friendship with others.

C. Friendship can be affected by the difference in success between friends.

D. Nothing can affect friendship because it has gone through the peaks and valleys of life.

What is the main idea of Paragraph three ?

A. One is lucky to have many friends.

B. A friend should have a good character.

C. We should count our friends on more than one hand.

D. A true friend should be treasured because there are few.

According to the passage, which of the following plays the LEAST important role in a long-lasting friendship?

A. Hobbies.    B. Tastes. C. Personality.       D. Sympathy.

Suppose you want to go abroad and learn about the foreign exchange in culture in different countries.Here is some information you may need.

Name:Susan Lane       Age:22
Place:Reykjavik, Iceland, 1994.
Cost:$7,000
Organization:AFS
Experience:“I think it was a turning point in my life.I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people live.”
 
Name:Sara Small        Age:23
Place:Crivitz, Germany, 1996.
Cost:$8,000
Organization:EF Foundation
Experience:“I love the traveling and I made a lot of friends.I found the European school system to be hard but I am fluent now in German so it was worth it.I did miss my family and friends in Australia but I would love to do it again.”
 
Name:David Links       Age:16
Place:Stuttgart, Germany, 1996.
Cost:$6,000
Organization:Southern Cross Cultural Exchange
Experience:“I wanted to try something that was very different in culture.In Germany everything was different but I soon got settled.The family I was with was great and I really feel as though I have a second family.”
 
Name:Tom Jennings      Age:21
Place:Conflans, France, 1995..
Cost:$7,000
Organization:Southern Cross cultural Exchange
Experience:“There were times when it was difficult but I liked it, experiencing a different culture.You just have to play each situation as it comes.If there is one thing you learn when you are on a student-exchange program it is how to take care of yourself.”
 
Name:Linda Marks       Age:19
Place:Chonburi Province, Thailand, 1994.
Cost:$3,500
Organization:Rotary International
Experience:“There are lots of ups and downs, but you always come back for more.I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great.”
【小题1】According to the information, taking part in a foreign exchange program can cost _______.
A.from $6,000 to $8,000B.from $3,500 to $8,000
C.anything from $3,500D.no more than $7,000
【小题2】Most of the students had their trips organized by ________.
A.EF Foundation B.AFS
C.Rotary International D.SCCE
【小题3】The students who refer to both the good and bad times as an exchange student include ______.
A.Susan Lane and Sara SmallB.Linda Marks and David Links
C.Tom Jennings and Linda MarksD.Susan Lane and Tom Jennings

第一部分完形填空(共两节, 20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

完形填空(1)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

Mary Kimble Smith was an ordinary 12-year-old girl; ordinary, that is, in every way    1          one. She suddenly started to walk in her sleep. No one knew why this happened. The best guess seems to be that it represents   2           : the sleep-walker is worried. This feeling normally remains under control during      3              hours, but at night, when the mind is in a more passive mode, it   4              to the surface and shows itself in the form of physical movement.

At first, her family   5          help from just about every doctor they could find. But none of them were able to suggest a means by which she could be    6        . Then her parents were frightened, and they tried to wake her up. In fact, the general advice is that we should not wake a sleep-walker. To wake a person and bring them to a sudden   7       that they are not where they thought they were could   8       the feelings of anxiety and perhaps even reinforce (强化) the habit.

Most sleep-walkers at last stop without any warning — they just           9         do it again. In Mary’s case though, she started sleep-walking soon after her twelfth birthday and was still doing it the day 10        she died in 1989, at the age of 93.

1. A. beside                         B. except                     C. besides                     D. including

2. A. anxiety                 B. excitement         C. anger                       D. fear

3. A. daytime                B. night                        C. sleeping                   D. waking

4. A. rises                            B. falls                         C. reduces                    D. raises

5. A. looked                  B. searched                   C. obtained                   D. sought

6. A. helped                  B. saved                       C. cured                       D. improved

7. A. recognition           B. realization         C. knowledge         D. impression

8. A. develop                B. increase                    C. form                       D. produce

9. A. sometimes                   B. often                        C. never                       D. usually

10. A. before                       B. after                        C. when                       D. since

 

Sir William Osler has a few words for you: “In the Life of a young man, the most essential thing for happiness is the gift of friendship.” Truer words were never spoken. For what more could you ask than comradeship during the peaks and valleys of life? To whom else but a close, valuable friend can you show off your successes and complain about your failures or losses?

What is a “good friend”? How is he best described? Well, it has been my observation that although many will cry with you, few can sincerely rejoice (欣喜) with you. Therefore, in my opinion, a good friend is one who can enjoy your successes without envy; one who can say, “That was wonderful! You can do it again, even better if you want!” and mean it. Nothing taxes a friendship more than the success of one and not the other. Even the closest of friendships often cannot resist such pressure and fail. No wonder many minor friendships go down day by day for the same reason.

A person of good character and sound moral, of honor and humor, of courage and belief is a friend to be sought and treasured — for there are few. Too often we hear, “If you can count your good friends on more than one hand, consider yourself blessed.”

What makes a friendship last? Well, I don’t know all the answers, but one of my observations is that most good friends usually have similar tastes. They generally like and dislike many of the same things. There also usually seems to exist a similarity of personality types — especially in the fundamental values of life such as honesty, sincerity, loyalty, and dependability. More often than not, birds of a feather do fly together. I don’t think it matters a lot whether one prefers jazz or hockey to another’s Mozart or ballet. Much other matters far more: relying, sharing, giving, getting, enjoying; a sympathetic ear always there; criticism when it can help; praise — even if only because it would help. With not many people on this earth will you find this much in common. When you find one, hang on to him, for a good friend found is a rare treasure.

1.The function of Paragraph 1 is to introduce ______.

A. a famous saying 

B. the topic for discussion

C. a famous person 

D. two different attitudes

2.What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph two?

A. People don’t have to pay taxes to develop friendship with others.

B. Success of one person can promote his friendship with others.

C. Friendship can be affected by the difference in success between friends.

D. Nothing can affect friendship because it has gone through the peaks and valleys of life.

3.What is the main idea of Paragraph three ?

A. One is lucky to have many friends.

B. A friend should have a good character.

C. We should count our friends on more than one hand.

D. A true friend should be treasured because there are few.

4. According to the passage, which of the following plays the LEAST important role in a long-lasting friendship?

A. Hobbies.      B. Tastes.         C. Personality. D. Sympathy.

 

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