题目内容
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
1.C
2.C
3.B
4.C
5.B
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17. A. some time | B. sometime | C. sometimes | D. sometimes |
18. A. other | B. the other | C. another | D. all |
19. A. opinion | B. idea | C. promise | D. conclusion |
20. A. need | B. needed | C. dare | D. dared |
21. A. of | B. against | C. for | D. with |
22. A. place | B. space | C. room | D. area |
23. A. From school | B. Out school | C. By school | D. In school |
24. A. lessons | B. knowledge | C. subjects | D. objects |
25. A. when to | B. how to | C. what to | D. where to |
26. A. ability | B. skill | C. abilities | D. skills |
27. A. think | B. want | C. let | D. make |
28. A. with | B. across | C. over | D. above |
29. A. something | B. anything | C. nothing | D. much |
30. A. that | B. which | C. 不填 | D. what |
31. A. important | B. unimportant | C. necessary | D. useless |
32. A. study | B. work | C. learning | D. aim |
33. A. growing | B. growth | C. future | D. tomorrow |
34. A. ability | B. possibility | C. interest | D. chance |
35. A. develops | B. learns | C. goes | D. works |
Whitney Houston, who died on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California, is being remembered across the globe as a trailblazer（开拓者）. Among all of Houston’s outstanding achievements, including a total of more than 400 career a wards , her most significant achievement was her record-setting string of seven Number One singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . It broke the previous record of six set by The Bee Gees and The Beatles. The string began on October 26 , 1985 with her Grammy-winning hit “Saving All My Love For You,” and ended on April 23, 1988 with her R＆B ballad “Where Do Broken Hearts Go.” It was the fourth single from her album“Whitney”to go to Number One, also a record for a female artist. She sold more than 170 million albums worldwide and co-produced and recorded songs for one of the best-selling soundtracks（声带）of all time, The Bodyguard.
Whitney Houston was born the daughter of famed gospel（福音）singer Cissy Houston in Newak , New Jersey. Dionne Warwick was her cousin and Aretha Franklin her godmother. She began as a gospel singer and pianist in her mother’s church and sometimes performed alongside her in nightclubs. At age 15 , Whitney sang backup on Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman,” a tune she later performed on The Bodyguard soundtrack.
Whitney signed with Arista in 1983 and released her self-titied debut album two years later. The New York Times called her first effort, “an impressive, musically conservative showcase（展示）for an exceptional vocal talent（声乐天才）.” She continued to achieve similar praise for subsequent albums, while her fast-growing fan base put her into the world-class entertainer. In 1998, she released her most musically-diverse album to date, “My Love Is Your Love.” The title track became her third best-selling single ever.
The past 10 years were filled with highs and lows. While Whitney’s contract at Arista Records was renewed for ＄100 million, album sales began to slide. Her 14-year marriage to singer Bobby Brown ended in 2007 , she canceled concerts and interviews , and accusation arose of drug abuse. Her final album “I Look To you,” sold more than two million copies and reached the Number One spot in 2009.
【小题1】What’s Whitney Houston’s most outstanding achievements?
| A．Selling more than 170 million albums worldwide. |
| B．Her 400 career awards. |
| C．Her vocal talent. |
| D．Her record-setting string of seven Number One singles. |
| A．was born in a gospel singer family |
| B．released her famous album at the age of 15 |
| C．sold the most of the albums worldwide |
| D．Whitney first signed with Arista in 1985 |
| A．Her divorce with Bobby Brown. | B．Her conflict with her former husband. |
| C．The canceled concerts and interviews. | D．Drug abuse. |
| A．In 1983. | B．In 1985. | C．In 1989. | D．In 1987. |
| A．Whitney’s success. | B．Whitney’s achievements. |
| C．Whitney’s best singles. | D．Whitney’s music talents. |
In modern society, receiving systematic college education seems a necessary way for success as a graduate from first-class university may always get more opportunities than others. However, if it is gold, it will shine one day. In this article, we will get to know three most successful people in U.S. who never finished their college education. Following experiences of these successful dropouts may give you some inspiration.
1. Bill Gates
Harvard’s campus paper “Harvard Crimson” called Bill Gates “Harvard’s most successful dropout,” while the rest of the world preferred to name him “the world’s richest man” for more than a decade. Now, even not on the top, he is still among the list of the world’s wealthiest people.Gates entered Harvard in the fall of 1973. Two years later, he dropped out to found Microsoft with friend Paul Allen. And in 2007, he finally received an honorary doctorate from Harvard.
2. Steve Jobs
The iPad, even Buzz Lightyear probably wouldn’t have existed if Steve Jobs stayed in school. Because his family couldn’t afford his college education, Jobs had to drop out of Reed College just after entering for 6 months. Then he found Apple, NeXT Computer and Pixar, which had made great influences on development of modern technique and culture. However, this wizard thought that his brief college education was not worthless.
3. Frank Lloyd Wright
As the America’s most celebrated architect, Wright spent more time on designing colleges rather than attending classes in them. Once spent one year in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, then he left for Chicago and started to learn from Louis Sullivan, the “father of modernism." Wright’ s splendid resume included more than 500 works, most famous of which are Fallingwater and New York City's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
【小题1】What does“dropouts”in Paragraph One mean?
| A．Hardworking students. |
| B．Very successful students. |
| C．Students failing to finish their school education. |
| D．Students from poor families. |
| A．People graduating from famous universities are more likely to get jobs. |
| B．Many successful people had the experience of giving up their school education. |
| C．If one has a lot of gold, he will become very rich one day. |
| D．We should stop our college education to follow in those successful people’s steps. |
| A．is richer than any other man in the world |
| B．is well-known in Harvard University |
| C．finally finished his study at Harvard and got a doctorate degree |
| D．is the only founder of Microsoft |
| A．The reason for Jobs’ dropping his college education is that his parents couldn’t pay for it. |
| B．Jobs thought his six-month college education gave him no help. |
| C．Wright’s teacher was a very famous artist. |
| D．Wright is the designer of New York City’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. |
| A．Successful people often have unordinary life experience. |
| B．College education is not so important to one’s success. |
| C．People from poor families are more likely to give up their college education. |
| D．Even without college education, one can still achieve success with one’s hard work. |