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Two sisters were having fun on the swings when a new girl joined them. After a few minutes, the girl asked the older sister, “___1__ you are so pretty,” and then to the younger sister, “ and you are so____2____？”

Though the third girl was a complete stranger, her words___3___ the younger sister’s self-esteem, and caused___4___ and comparisons between the two sisters for years to ___5___.

__6___ said “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me” was a total fool! Unkind words can___7___ you. So can other stuff, like ___8___ a test.

What do I ___9___ by self-esteem? Self-esteem is your opinion of yourself. It ___10___ by other names, including self-image, self-confidence, or self-respect. I like the ___11___ self-worth best because it says something the other terms don’t. What is your self-worth? Get it?

And just how much are you worth? More than you can probably imagine. As the Yiddish___12___ goes, “All of us are crazy good in one way or another.”

What you do about your self-worth is one of the most important ___13___ you will ever make as a teen. To be positive, you need to see your best self, build your character and ___14___ , and learn ho like yourself. Of course, you are always___15___ to be negative by listening to the opinions of others, doing___16___ to improve yourself, and being critical of your imperfections.

Having a healthy___17___ of self-worth doesn’t mean you are full of yourself. It simply means you have got___18___self-confidence and that you are OK with who you are.

Low self-esteem is like___19___ through life with your handbrake(闸) on. The good news is: whatever you may think of yourself today, you can build your self-worth simply by thinking and acting a little___20___. It is not that difficult.

1．A．How come B．What if C．What about D．How much

2．A．perfect B．ugly C．mild D．mean

3．A．encouraged B．improved C．protected D．hurt

4．A．campaign B．friendship C．conflict D．understanding

5．A．come B．spend C．find D．live

6．A．Anyone B．Whoever C．The one D．Those who

7．A．help B．adapt C．ruin D．touch

8．A．taking B．failing C．passing D．attending

9．A．stand B．support C．drive D．mean

10．A．goes B．calls C．happens D．owns

11．A．phrase B．way C．idiom D．term

12．A．meeting B．saying C．thinking D．telling

13．A．decisions B．mistakes C．contributions D．sacrifices

14．A．patience B．experience C．competence D．influence

15．A．happy B．able C．afraid D．free

16．A．everything B．something C．nothing D．all

17．A．sense B．idea C．thought D．opinion

18．A．extreme B．ample C．permanent D．temporary

19．A．walking B．running C．jumping D．driving

20．A．carefully B．elegantly C．differently D．regularly

1-5 ABDCA 6-10 BCBDA 11-15 DBACD 16-20 CABDC

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“Hey, Jenna, do you think we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two?” I asked my friend．It was clear that she was wondering where I had come up with such a question．Losing Jenna would be like losing a very close sister．We hung out together．We gave each other advice．

“Of course, we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two.” Jenna announced loudly．

The next year, in the fourth grade, we met Jamie．The three of us soon became close friends．We played together almost every day．I thought even time couldn’t pull us apart, but I was sadly mistaken．

The three of us started fighting a lot．Before Christmas, we had a really big fight, and Jamie and Jenna were against me, both saying I was bossy．I felt helpless and lonely．I thought Christmas would be horrible!

I was surprised when Jenna came to my house and gave me an awesome Christmas card she had made for me．I was so sure that she was still disappointed with me．

“Wow, ” I said, breaking the silence as we stood on either side of my front door．“Thanks．”

“Okay…well…I have to go,” she said softly．

“Okay．See you later then…” and I closed the door．

“Who was that at the door?” my mum asked．

The card started off with “Merry Christmas”, but then it said, “I am so glad we’re friends．I am sorry about what I said when we were fighting．A fight won’t stop us from being friends．Besides, we said we were going to be friends even when we’re eight-two．”

I stopped reading and started laughing．I couldn’t believe I had forgotten what she said that day in her backyard．I couldn’t believe I had been so selfish in making my friends feel sorry for me that I had forgotten about real friendship．

1.How would the author and Jenna get along with each other after Christmas?

A．They would be close friends again．

B．They would not speak to each other．

C．They would lose touch with each other．

D．They would go on fighting with each other．

2.The underlined sentence “I was bossy” in the fourth paragraph means “_________”．

A．I looked like a boss B．I acted as a boss

C．I was fond of giving orders D．I was fond of fighting

3.Which of the following is the right time order according to the passage?

a．Jamie became our friend．

b．I felt lonely and unhappy．

c．Jenna, Jamie and I fought a lot．

d．Jenna brought me a Christmas card．

e．I was sorry for what I did to her．

f．Jenna and I promised to be lifelong friends．

A．f a b c e d B．a c f b d e C．a b c f e d D．f a c b d e

4.The author was delighted when she read the card from Jenna because _________．

A．what Jenna wrote was funny

B．Jenna would be her friend again

C．she was happy about the coming Christmas

D．she was happy to receive a Christmas card

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

The Pillow

At the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad. I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia. On the night we arrived, we discovered that “our family” was living in a trailer(拖车) that was in poor condition. A crew had been working on it for two weeks, but every time they finished one problem, another surfaced.

We decided the only reasonable solution was to build a new house – something unusual but necessary under these circumstances. The family was overjoyed with their new house that was twenty by thirty feet with three bedrooms, a bath and a kitchen.

On Tuesday of that week, while we ate lunch together, I asked the family’s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan, "What do you want for your new room?" Expecting toys and other gadgets that children usually ask for, we were surprised when Josh responded, "I just want a bed."

The boys had never slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats. That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect gift. On Thursday night, a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding.

When we saw the delivery truck coming, we told the family about the surprise. We could hardly contain ourselves. It was like watching excited children on Christmas morning.

That afternoon, as we fitted the frames of the beds tog tether, Eric ran into the house to watch us. Too dirty to enter his room, he observed with wide-eyed enthusiasm from the doorway.

As my father slipped a pillowcase onto one of the pillows, Eric asked, "What is that?"

"A pillow," she replied.

"What do you do with it?" Eric continued to ask.

"When you go to sleep, you put your head on it,” I answered softly. Tears came to our eyes as she handed Eric the pillow.

"Oh . . . that's soft," he said, hugging it tightly.

Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent, my Dad gently asks, "Do you have a pillow?"

We know exactly what he means.

1．The writer’s first volunteer project was .

A．working on a poor trailer B．helping a poor family

C．donating beds and bedding D．dealing with a housing problem

2．On bearing Josh’s answer, the writer was shocked because .

A．the family lived in a trailer B．he expected to get some toys

C．he didn’t know what a bed was D．the boys had no bed to sleep in

3．From the passage, we can learn that Eric had never seen before.

A．a trailer B．a truck C．a pillow D．a house

4．By saying “Do you have a pillow?”, the writer’s father means that .

A．what they want to get may be unnecessary

B．they should not waste money on small things

C．they should do more volunteer work for the poor

D．what he will buy is not what they want but a pillow

Most of the housework was done by two members of the family, my sister and _______.

A. I B. me C. myself D. mine

第三部分．阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she's the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I 'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about me as much?"

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

1. The underlined expression ' make a big "to do" over' (Paragraph 4) means ______.

A. show much concern about B. have a special effect on

C. list jobs to be done for D. do good things for

2. The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her ______.

A. beautiful hair B. pretty clothes C. lovely smile D. young age

3. Kristen felt sad and cried because ______.

A. the guest gave her more coats to carry

B. she didn't look as pretty as Kelly

C. the guests praised her sister more than her

D. her mother didn't introduce her to the guests