Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding (婚礼) and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of  Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”
Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
【小题1】The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______.

Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.

When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding (婚礼) and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.

Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of  Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.

She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”

Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!

1.The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______.

A．at the age of 13

B．before she got married

C．after they moved to new homes

D．before the writer’s family moved away

2.They didn’t often write to each other because they _______.

A．got married

B．had little time to do so

C．didn’t like writing letters

D．could see each other on special time

3.There was an empty place in the writer’s heart be­cause she _______.

A．was in trouble

B．didn’t know Linda’s address

C．received the card that she sent

D．didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happi­ness or sadness

4.They haven’t kept in touch _______.

A．for about 40 years

B．for about 27 years

C．since they got married

D．since the writer’s family moved away

Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need．

A．survey      B．off          C．better      D．care     E．conducted

F．differed．   G．personal     H．prepared    I．contrast    J．differences,

GAN Xiaolin, 18, only gets half a day __1.__ school every week since the Hubei student started senior high school．Every day, he takes core （核心的） courses from 7:10 am to 10:30 pm．

Sometimes, Gan feels extremely stressed from the heavy workload．But he hopes that his three

years of hard work toward the college entrance examination will change his life for the _2._．

Gan is a typical Chinese student, as shown m a recently released survey．The new survey, which was __3.__ by the China Youth and Children Research Center and other foreign institutions, polled（调整） about 4,000 high school and vocational school students in China, Japan, the United States and South Korea．

The five biggest frustrations listed by all the young people were: an over-busy school life, an empty_4.__ life, dissatisfaction with their appearance, a lack of time for exercise and friends, and no spare money．

Although some of the teenage problems were y-niversai, there were big _ _5._ between the students when it came to the time they spent on sehoolwork．

For example, Chinese students spent the most time at school and on homework．Nearly 80 percent of them spent at least eight hours a week in school, and 56．7 percent spent two or more hours on their homework．By_6., only about 25 percent of US students, 20,5 percent of Japanese students, and 15 percent of Korean students had more than two hours of homework each night．

The responses from the Chinese students also _7._ significantly from their peers （同龄人）

in the other three countries when asked about their life goals．

Only 16．7 percent of Chinese students said that they didn't __8._ much about their future, while the figure for that category was 72．4 percent for US students, 59．1 percent for the Japanese and 58．2 percent for the South Koreans．The _9. found that Chinese students were more motivated than the other students to work hard for a better life．

Students at the Hogook Middle School in South Korea have a unique assignment：going    online to message boards and write positive，cheerful comments．Teachers and other adults     hope those comments will discourage others from leaving vicious(恶意的)and negative     remarks．This is one of the activities in a nationwide program called the Sunfull Movement．

Online attacks are an increasing problem in South Korea，one of the world’s most     connected  nations．The  National Police  Agency  receives tens  of thousands  of  complaints every year．but there is not much that can be done to stop it，since attackers seldom use    their real names．In the worst．cases，authorities say cyber—bullies(网络攻击have pressured     some  people to take their  own lives．That  is  why the  Sunfull  Movement’s  founder， Min Byoung'chul, a professor at Kunkuk University，began the program three years ago．

Min says research indicates ninny of the attackers are under the age of 30．“Young kids，they’re stressed out because of schoolwork．The．y have to prepare for their college entrance  examinations  and they just  write  whatever they  feel．That’s  one  of the  ways to     blow off their discontent and stress．”explained Min．

Student Kim Hee-joo，15, says she writes thank—you messages to friends，family and     teachers on her School’ s homepage．And when she sees people making bad comments about     famous people，she leaves nice messages，because when people see positive comments they     are more likely to stop saying bad things and change their attitude．

Teacher Kim Eun—young says Koreans do not really say “Thank you”or“J love you”     to friends or parents. But being not face一to一face, they feel more comfortable saying those kinds of things．She  also  says  violence  at the  school，both  online  and  offline，has decreased and students and teachers get along much better now．

61．What’s the aim of the Sunfull Movement?

A．To teach students how to make comments on the Internet·

B．To serve as a model for other nations by gaining experience．

C．To offer students suggestions on letting off their discontent and stress·

D．To stop cyber—bullying and create a positive atmosphere on the Internet·

62．Online attackers are mostly young people because———————·

A．they hate the internet society    B．they want to be famous

C．they are facing too much pressure D．they aye full of energy

63．Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．Network management in South Korea is bad．

B．Online attacks sometimes can make people kill themselves．

C．Police Agency’S work efficiency is low in South Korea．

D．Professor Min thinks cyber—bullies can be forgiven．    ’

64．It can be inferred from the 1ast paragraph that——·

A．People in South Korea tends to express themselves frankly

B．Koreans、sometimes aye not polite to their friends or parents

C．Students and teachers don't get along well in Korean schools

D．Changes have taken place since the school began the program

65．The best title of this passage probably is _______________．

A．Battle Cyber—Bullying with Positive Comments

B．Keep Away from Negative Remarks Online

C．Students in South Korea Face Much Pressure

D．A Remarkable Concern in South Korea

单词拼写: 根据首字母或汉语提示写出下列单词(每空0.5分，共计8分)

1. After e__________ was cut off, the lights went out.

2. A man should be ________ （判断）by his deeds, not by his words.

3. I felt highly __________（荣幸）by your trust..

4. Dead and ______ （受伤的）people lay everywhere after the terrible accident.

5. The old left an estate（保险）of two ______（百万）dollars when he died.

6. It is natural for children to have different v_____ from their parents.

7. According to the weather f_______, it’s going to stay cold for the rest of the week.

8.The plane is flying at an _______（海拔）of 25,000 feet.

9. Wish you a pleasant j___________!

10. That old bike is his only means of _________. （交通工具）.

11. How many people were p_______ at the meeting?

12．The _______（东部的）coastline of China is very long

13. His interest in maths _________（逐渐地）increases.

14. He said it would rain, but I __________ （不同意）with him.

15. Let me give you some a______ on how to learn English.

16. Don’t stay o________ since the weather is so cold.