A.Try to stay friendly                               B.Look nice and neat

C.Share your interests with others             D.Join clubs to meet new friends

E.Take part in after school activities           F.Play sports to develop friendshi

How to Make Friends in High School

61. ______________

Feel nervous on the first day of high school?  Be afraid of having no friends? Here are some tips.Pick clubs that focus on something in which you are interested.This will help you meet other high school students with similar interests as yours.Make sure that you are willing to take part in club activities.These may give you an opportunity to meet high school students from other schools,too.

62. ______________

Join a sport team,but remember to pick something that you are good at.Keep in mind that you have to represent your team.When you join a sport team,you are trying to do your best and if you do that,other team members will learn to trust you.Many people who play sports form deep friendships since they spend so much time together.

63. ______________

If you have a good attitude,people will think that you are a good person to be around.Make sure that you are always friendly to others,even when you dislike someone.Other people will notice if you are mean.Be a good friend.Using your friends will earn you the reputation  (名声)  for being a bad friend.If you want to make friends,you should make sure that you act like a friend.Resist the temptation (诱惑) to talk about someone behind his / her back.

64. ______________

People tend to stay away from a person who looks dirty.If you want to make friends in high school,you need to make sure that your clothes are neat and clean and make sure that you smell good.Brush your teeth,take a shower,brush your hair,wash and iron (熨) your clothes and clean your shoes.

65.______________

Consider participating in after school activities that are organized by churches or community centers.Extra—curricular activities are an integral part of your school life.You may meet students at different ages and of different cultures from other schools who can share interests and ideals with you.Some of the friends you make can become lifelong friends.

Officials in South Africa are trying to make sure they can solve an unusual problem in the 2010 World Cup Finals—baboon­jacking (狒狒打劫).

For those who don’t know what this is,just ask any person from Cape Town.They will tell you that the local baboons like to enter cars and houses in search of food and drink.One special monkey,Fred,has become quite famous.Mark Duffy,leader of a group tracking Fred and his 26 strong partners,said,“Every day,it happens.He’ll hit four or five cars in about five minutes.The way Fred operates is to open car doors looking for food and drink.He also normally takes a handbag.” Mr Duffy had a warning for anyone who meets with Fred:“Don’t try to get the bag back.” This is good advice for the thousands of soccer supporters.

The Cape Town government is taking the baboon problem very seriously.They want to make sure the World Cup is a wonderful event for everyone.They are worried about more obvious problems like pickpockets  (小偷)  or rude people.The last thing they need is for soccer fans to be attacked or bitten by baboons.They have already spent over US $650,000 trying to protect the city from the baboons.Many soccer fans may not know how dangerous the baboons can be.They have a powerful bite that would mean hospital treatment.

City official Stephen Granger believes the soccer tournament (足球联赛) will pass without incident:“I don’t think there is going to be any serious disruption (困扰) to tourists...We haven’t seen baboons in the Cape Town stadium yet.”

58.It can be learned from the second paragraph that________.

A.the advice for soccer fans is not to bring handbags

B.Fred goes into cars taking not only food but handbags

C.Mark Daffy likes the monkeys in Cape Town

D.Mark Duffy is the leader of Fred’s group

59.The underlined word “incident” in the last paragraph refers to “an event that is________”.

A.useful                                                B.satisfying

C.common                                            D.unpleasant

60.The author writes the passage mainly to tell us________.

A.soccer fans are welcome in Cape Town

B.soccer fans love South African baboons

C.South Africa will succeed in holding the 2010 World Cup

D.the baboon­jacking problem is being taken seriously in South Africa

When writer Nicholas Carr began researching his book on whether the Internet is bad for our minds,he restricted (限制) his online access.

His new book “The Shallows:What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains”  suggests the latest technology makes us less able to think deeply.Cart found he couldn’t concentrate and that he couldn’t work on the book while staying online.

“So,I was only checking my e­mail a couple of times a day rather than every 45 seconds.I found those types of things really did make a difference,” he said.

After at first feeling uncomfortable with his sudden loss of online connection,within a couple of weeks,Carr was able to stay concentrated on one task for a longer period.

Carr wrote a 2008 Atlantic magazine piece that asked a question  “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”  and wanted to dig deeper into how the Internet changes our minds.His book examines the history of reading and the science of how using different media (媒体) changes our brains.Exploring how society changed from an oral tradition to the printed word and to the Internet,he explains how the brain adjusts itself to new information sources.

Reading on the Internet has greatly changed how we use our brains,he writes.Facing a lot of text,photos,videos,music,text messages,e­mails and blogs,our minds have become used to skimming (略读) and scanning (跳读) information.As a result,we have developed sharper skills at making fast decisions,Carr says.But now most of us infrequently read books,long essays or articles that would help us concentrate,Carr writes.

Carr says for centuries books helped focus our minds on one topic at a time.He has a suggestion for those who feel web surfing has left them unable to concentrate—slow down,turn off the Internet and practice the skills of being deep in thought.

54.Nicholas Carr’s new book is mainly to study________.

A.the advantages of the Internet                B.the development of our brains

C.the ways of using the Internet                D.the bad influences of the Internet

55.What may we find in Nicholas Carr’s new book?

A.The history of the Internet.                    B.The media’s influence on our brains.

C.Ways of reading online.                         D.Ways of training our brains.

56.According to Nicholas Carr,we make fast decisions because of________.

A.our reading habits                                 B.our smarter brains

C.there being fewer books                        D.there being less information

57.What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A.To change our habits of life.                  B.To give us some warnings.

C.To ask us to buy Carr’s new book.         D.To give us some useful advice.

Every child should have a solid science education whether they want to be the next Albert Einstein or Michael Jordan.Science is all around us,it is everywhere,reaching everything that we do.The  “we”  in that last statement includes children.Children that understand how science plays a role in our everyday lives have a wonderful foundation (基础) for success in life.

Children can learn science at any age really.The earlier they start the better.The best way for kids to learn is through play and repetition.There are wonderful science toys for preschool science activities.With play being the best way kids learn,it only makes sense then to introduce toys to them that encourage understanding science.Children love to use their imagination to have fun and to help them understand the world around them.So play is a wonderful time to be introducing science to them.Think of the games that we used to play:Don’t Spill the Beans,Don’t Break the Ice,the Telephone Game,Lincoln Logs,each of these games has science behind it.

Children are by nature curious (好奇的) as they feel out the world,trying to make sense of what is around them.Science feeds that curiosity that they have.It is a hunger that needs to be encouraged and satisfied.Finding these toys is not as hard as one would think.To make sure that you get good quality toys,visit science toy shops online.These are the best places to find unique (独特的) science toys such as 3­D space projectors,or Hydro Greenhouses.

Help your children appreciate the world around them by understanding the world around them.This way,they understand how we are all connected together.Children will not only question the world,but be able to come up with answers to those questions on their own.Science is life.

50.Children should have a good science education because________.

A.they want to be famous scientists in the world

B.it can help them to make a large amount of money

C.it plays a decisive role in their daily lives

D.it is hepful to their success in the future.

51.Don’t Spill the Beans,Don’t Break the Ice,the Telephone Game and Lincoln Logs are the games________.

A.that are the most widely played

B.that can introduce science to children

C.that most students like to play at school

D.that keep children strong and healthy

52.The third paragraph is mainly to tell us that________.

A.children are born curious about the world

B.it is necessary to feed children in time

C.science toys can satisfy children’s curiosity

D.most of the toys online are very cheap

53.The text is most probably written for________.

A.parents                                              B.scientists 

C.children                                        D.teachers

After suffering through many months of unemployment  (失业),my wife and I moved this week from Colorado to Ohio,where she was starting a new job.Not knowing anybody there,we were pretty concerned about how we’d get our entire home unloaded (卸下) without killing ourselves.

We made a phone call to hire (临时雇用) a couple of college students to help with all the heavy lifting once we got there.But one neighbor after another stopped by to help us.WhatHave_we_moved_to_some_other_countryMaybe_we’ve_died_and_gone_to_heaven!

Unloading actually became fun and joy because there were so many wonderful new friends to help when we worked.The more people helped,the easier the work became.We were afraid the job might take days for the two of us alone,but it was finished in a few hours.Many total strangers would either walk by the sidewalk or drive by to ask us if we were moving in.Many were happy that this old house that had sat empty for so long was coming to life again.We were invited to an outdoor meal yesterday by neighbors on the same street.

All the time,my brain was resting on this new sense of hope that people can be so friendly to strangers.Among all the conversation were lots of offers to help each other in all kinds of ways.It’s wonderful to live in such a kind little town.I feel so grateful to be here,and wish the rest of the world could see how an entire community can model  (做榜样) what it’s like to help each other.

46.The author and his wife moved to Ohio because________.

A.they liked moving from one place to another

B.they were both out of work in Colorado

C.the students of his wife were living there

D.his wife had found a new job there

47.From the underlined part,we can learn when offered help,the author felt________.

A.grateful                                              B.surprised 

C.bored                                                 D.crazy

48.We can learn from the passage that the author’s neighbors________.

A.thought it hard work to move in

B.were curious about the newcomers

C.were glad that the old house would have its new owner

D.hired two college students to help him

49.According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?

A.The author has many old friends in Ohio.

B.It took the author and his wife days to get home unloaded.

C.The author and his wife invited the neighbors to a dinner.

D.The author is very satisfied with his new home and new neighbors.

My mother asked me to go to several garage sales  (宅前旧货出售) with her one cool morning.

We finally__26__at a pleasant house in the woods.The elderly__27__told me that he and his wife were retired (退休的) teachers.As we were searching,I heard the gentleman’s wife say her__28__to someone,and I immediately__29__who she was.She looked at me and said,“You’re Lisa Miller.” I looked at her__30__,for it had been nearly thirty__31__since I had been in her class.

My mother immediately said sorry to her for any__32__I might have made.She did that again after learning that I wasn’t the sweet little child.She thought that if this woman__33__me after so many years,I must have done something__34__.My teacher looked at my mother and__35__said,“Oh,no,she was very good.”

My teacher__36__that during the last week of school,I__37__her a plant from my mother’s garden.It was a lamb’s  ear.She took us to her garden where she planted the lamb’s ear.Over the years it__38__.As I looked down her driveway  (车道) with lamb’s ears on both sides,she said,“Every day when I leave my house and drive up the driveway,I think of you.And when I come home they__39__me,I think of you.”  Tears__40__my eyes.There at her home was a piece of my  life that she had raised.

At that moment,she taught me more about__41__than I  could imagine.We give pieces of ourselves every day__42__thought.We seldom imagine the effects (影响) that we have  on others’ lives.That piece may grow and spread,becoming  a(n)__43__part of a life.In the end it isn’t the big things that  matter,__44__the small things that make all the__45__in the  world.

26.A.started                                   B.searched    

C.stopped                                      D.left

  27.A.worker                                        B.owner   

C.buyer                                              D.player

  28.A.price                                         B.address   

C.name                                              D.age

  29.A.realized                                       B.forgot    

C.learned                                              D.guessed

  30.A.surprised                                      B.worried   

C.bored                                              D.tired

  31.A.months                                       B.years     

C.days                                               D.weeks

   32.A.future                                       B.fight      

C.excuse                                             D.trouble

   33.A.considered                                 B.saw 

C.remembered                                      D.found

   34.A.terrible                                       B.lucky   

C.friendly                                              D.special

   35.A.loudly                                       B.reported 

C.warned                                              D.ignored

   37.A.stole                                             B.bought    

C.chose                                                D.brought

   38.A.disappeared                                B.died 

C.fell                                                     D.spread

   39.A.accept                                        B.send   

C.greet                                                 D.help

   40.A.gave up                                      B.came into 

C.turned to                                            D.took away

   41.A.life                                             B.garden  

C.plants                                                D.lessons

   42.A.with                                           B.by  

C.without                                             D.through

   43.A.necessary                                   B.unimportant 

C.large                                                  D.whole

   44.A.though                                       B.but   

C.because                                             D.so

   45.A.effort                                          B.way   

C.decision                                           D.difference 

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