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We can make mistakes at any age．Some mistakes we make are about money．But most mistakes are about people．One might say, "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad．
Why do we go wrong about our friends? Sometimes what people want to say hides their real meaning．And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words． Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog．" Is he really on your side? If he says, "You are a lucky guy", that's being friendly．But if he says "a lucky dog", there's a bit of envy in those words．Maybe he doesn't see it himself．But he puts you down a little if he brings in the "dog"．What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck．
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another．It could mean that the speaker i
s tryin
g to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole．But is he trying to? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important．It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night．
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking．Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice, his posture, or the look in his eyes? Stop and think．The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake．
Therefore, when you hear someone saying, 
please try to know what he really means．Don't just listen to what he says with your ears but feel the words he uses with your head．In this way you may m
ake fewer mistakes．
【小题1】.
．In the 1st paragraph, the writer says something that happened between him and his friends ____．
| A．He feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him |
| B．He feels he may not have read his friends' true feelings correctly |
| C．He doesn't think it was a mistake to have broken up with his friend |
| D．He is sorry that his friends let him down |
This passage is mainly about __ __．
| A．how to avoid mistakes about money and friends |
| B．what to do when you listen to others talking |
| C．how to avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you |
| D．why you keep people friendly without trusting them |
．According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that
| A．we fail to listen carefully when they talk |
| B．people tend to be angry when we check what they say |
| C．people usually state one thing but mean another |
| D．we tend to doubt what our friends say |
．The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to__ __．
| A．being friendly | B．a bit of envy |
| C．a lucky dog | D．your luck |
We can make mistakes at any age．Some mistakes we make are about money．But most mistakes are about people．One might say, "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad．
Why do we go wrong about our friends? Sometimes what people want to say hides their real meaning．And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words． Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog．" Is he really on your side? If he says, "You are a lucky guy", that's being friendly．But if he says "a lucky dog", there's a bit of envy in those words．Maybe he doesn't see it himself．But he puts you down a little if he brings in the "dog"．What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck．
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another．It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole．But is he trying to? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important．It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night．
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking．Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice, his posture, or the look in his eyes? Stop and think．The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake．
Therefore, when you hear someone saying, please try to know what he really means．Don't just listen to what he says with your ears but feel the words he uses with your head．In this way you may make fewer mistakes．
1..
．In the 1st paragraph, the writer says something that happened between him and his friends ____．
A．He feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him
B．He feels he may not have read his friends' true feelings correctly
C．He doesn't think it was a mistake to have broken up with his friend
D．He is sorry that his friends let him down
2..
This passage is mainly about __ __．
A．how to avoid mistakes about money and friends
B．what to do when you listen to others talking
C．how to avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you
D．why you keep people friendly without trusting them
3..
．According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that
A．we fail to listen carefully when they talk
B．people tend to be angry when we check what they say
C．people usually state one thing but mean another
D．we tend to doubt what our friends say
4..
．The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to__ __．
A．being friendly B．a bit of envy
C．a lucky dog D．your luck
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New friends replace an old friendship. You used to walk home from school with your friend, and
share everything. Now your friend is with someone else all the time and is always "too busy" for you.
One of your friends reveals a secret. You can not believe your ears. The deep, dark secret you shared
with your best friend was repeated back to you by someone you hardly know. Your friend told! Why
has your friend turned against you?
These things hurt you. They make you feel angry and sad. In each situation your friendship would feel
threatened. When you are upset with someone, it is a good idea to go off by yourself and sort out your
feelings. Go for a walk, talk to yourself, and look at what you feel. Allow your anger to explode where
no one is around to hear you. Then calm down. Think through what you want to say to your friend.
It helps to stand back and take a fresh look at your friendship. Just because you have been very close
to someone but it does not mean you are linked together or that you own one another. There should be
room in your friendship for other friends, higher achievements, slips of the tongue, sometimes a conflict is
a sign that you need to change the kind of friendship you have.
It also helps to put yourself in your friend's shoes. What would you do if you found that you had more
fun with a new friend? What if you told your friend's secret to someone when you did not mean to? It is
painful to be the other, too.
B. How to solve some problems you may have with your friends.
C. How to get along with your friends.
D. How to avoid being hurt by your friends.
B. records
C. forgets
D. lets out
B. quarrel with them at once
C. write a letter saying you don't want to be their friend again
D. find new friends, too
B. a secret between two friends should be told to a third person
C. thinking more in your friend's position can solve some problems
D. ignore those friends who turn against you
听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Where is his mother now?
A．At home．
B．In the hospital．
C．At work．
2．How does the man feel about his job?
A．He enjoys it．
B．He doesn’t like it at all．
C．He wants to find a new job．
3．What does the man mean?
A．It will take him a long time to help the woman．
B．He can help her for a while．
C．It won’t take a long time for him to help her．
4．Where did the conversation most probably take place?
A．In a plane．
B．In a coffee shop．
C．In a restaurant．
5．Why couldn’t the man get through?
A．The woman’s telephone was out of order．
B．The woman’s receiver wasn’t put in the right place．
C．The receiver of the telephone was broken．
听力原文：(Text 1)
W：How is your mother feeling these days?
M：Much better，thanks．She should be coming home in a few days．The operation was a success and the doctor says she’ll recover in no time．
(Text 2)
W：You seem to have a lot of work at your office．You’re always staying late and working overtime．
M：That’s true，but I think the work is interesting and fun．I don’t mind the extra hours at all．
(Text 3)
W：Jack，can you help me with this work?
M：Sure，if it won’t take too much time．
(Text 4)
M：Miss，is there still time for a cup of coffee on this fight?
W：Yes，but you have to drink it fast，because we’ll be landing in 10 minutes．
(Text 5)
M：Is your phone out of order?
W：No．Why?
M：I tried calling you but couldn’t get through．
W：I’m sorry．Perhaps the receiver was off the hook．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
6．Why does the woman want to buy something for her husband?
A．It’s a birthday present．
B．It’s a Christmas present．
C．His husband isn’t satisfied with the tie．
7．What did the clerk recommend(推荐)the second time?
A．A tie．
B．An electric shaver．
C．Some cosmetics(化妆品)．
8．Why did the woman ask the clerk to put a card into the present?
A．To tell her husband how much she paid for the gift．
B．To congratulate him in written words．
C．To post it．
听力原文：(Text 6)
W：Could you help me，please?I’m looking for something for my husband’s birthday next week and I just can’t seem to think of anything to buy．
M：Certainly，madam．You don’t have anything special in mind?
W：Right．I just don’t know．
M：How about a nice silk tie?We have some handsome ties that just arrived from Italy．
W：Not a tie．I gave him one for Christmas and he’s never worn it．He hates ties．
M：What about this?He can use it after he shaves himself．
W：I don’t know．My husband has never used that kind of thing every often．He might not care for that either．Can you think of any other thing?
M：I believe I have just the thing．This wallet is something any man would be proud to own．It has a very deep money pocket．
W：That does sound nice．Please wrap it．Would you put this card in with it?
M：Certainly，madam．It will take just a few minutes．
W：All right．I’ll wait．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
9．Where are the two speakers?
A．On a bus．
B．In the shopping district．
C．At a street corner．
10．What’s the largest building to the left?
A．The bank．
B．The department store．
C．City Hall．
11．What does the man need?
A．Clothing．
B．Shoes．
C．Cigarettes．
听力原文：(Text 7)
M：There’s a lot of traffic on the street．Is this the shopping district?
W：Yes，it is．There are a lot of stores，office buildings，and theatres near here．
M：What is the largest building on the left?
W：That’s department store．It sells clothing，furniture，food－almost everything．
M：Do you buy everything in the same store?That’s very handy，isn’t it?It saves a lot of time．I need some clothes．
W：There’s a men’s clothing store next to the bank building on the right．There are also some good stores on Lincoln Street．
M：That’s a beautiful theatre on the corner．What do all the signs in front of it mean?
W：There’s a new play there tonight．The building next to the theatre is a hotel．
M：Is that the post office across the street?
W：No，that’s the City Hall．The post office is between the bus station and the Richmond Hotel．
M：Is that far from here?
W：No，it’s just three blocks straight ahead．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
12．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．In a library．
B．In the woman’s office．
C．In a bookstore．
13．What is the woman trying to do?
A．To buy a book．
B．To borrow a book．
C．To get the writer’s name of a book．
14．What is the man going to do when the book comes in?
A．To send it to the woman’s house．
B．To write to the woman．
C．To call the woman．
听力原文：(Text 8)
W：I’ve been trying to get hold of the book for some time．
M：Well，I’m sorry we haven’t got it．．．but we can order it for you．
W：How long should it take to get it?
M：Only a few days．
W：All right．
M：Now，what was the title?
W：Never Say Never．
M：Do you happen to know the name of the author?
W：Yes，it’s Claudia Jameson．
M：Jameson．OK，now could I have your name please?
W：Yes．Anne…that’s with an “e” at the end…Parker．
M：Anne Parker．Can I have your telephone number，as well?
W：737506．
M：Thank you very much．As soon as it comes in，I’ll ring you．
W：Thank you very much．
听第9段材料，回答第15～16题。
15．What kind of man is described by the man speaker?
A．A teenager．
B．A young adult．
C．A middle-aged man．
16．What color are the man’s eyes?
A．Black．
B．Blue．
C．Brown．
听力原文：(Text 9)
W：Can you describe him?Is he tall or short?
M：Tall．Not very tall，but fairly tall．
W：Thin?Fat?
M：Well，he’s certainly not fat．He’s very fit and strong．
But he’s not thin either．
W：Can you say he’s well-built?
M：Yes，exactly．He’s well-built．About twenty-one or twenty-two years old．
W：Fair or dark hair?
M：Fair．
W：Is his hair long or short?
M：About shoulder-length．
W：What color are his eyes?
M：He has blue eyes．
W：I see．Can you tell us anything else?What’s he wearing，for example?
M：Yes，I can，actually．He’s wearing a big white sweater，white shorts and an open-necked shirt．
W：Thank you for calling．We’ll try to find him．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
17．How many librarians are in charge of the library?
A．Only one．
B．A single man．
C．We both．
18．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．The duties of the librarian．
B．The rules of the library．
C．The length of the students’ borrowing books．
19．How many books can students borrow at a time?
A．Two books．
B．Three books．
C．Four books．
20．Which of the following is NOT true of the rules for good behaviour in the library?
A．The students should keep the books in good condition when they return them．
B．The students should not keep books longer than two weeks if they don’t finish them．
C．The students want to take away some books with the permission given by the librarian．
听力原文：(Text 10)?
We have a big well-equipped library in our school．There is a librarian in charge of it．Students of the school may borrow books from the library but they may not lend them to others without the permission of the librarian．Students may borrow three books at a time．They may keep the books for 2 weeks．If they do not return them by the end of this period，they may be refused permission to borrow any more．?
There are a number of rules for good behaviour in the library．Students ought to put back the books in their correct places on the shelves．They ought to leave the books carefully and keep them in good condition．Students may not talk or disturb others in the library．They ought to keep quiet when they are passing along outside the library．
Become a confident speaker. How to improve your English speaking skills and make you able to communicate more easily and effectively? The following tips will help you to become a more confident speaker.
Practice where you can and when you can. And practice is good — whether you speak to someone who is a native English speaker or not.
It’s important to build up your confidence. If possible, use the simple sentence structure that you know is correct, so that you can concentrate on getting your message across.
Try to experiment with the English you know. Apply (应用) words and phrases you know to new situations. Native English speakers are likely to correct you if you use the wrong word. They usually don’t mind if you use wrong grammar.
Try to respond to what people say to you. You can often get clues to what people think by looking at their body language. Respond to them in a natural way.
Never translate everything into your own language. It takes you much time and you’ll find it difficult to find an English answer right away. You don’t know how to do well. The more you want to act well, the more slowly you act. This will make you hesitant.
If you forget a word, do what native English speakers do all the time, and say things that ‘fill’ the conversation. This is better than remaining completely silent. Try using ‘um’, ‘er’, if you forget the word.
Don’t speak too fast! It’s important to use a natural rhythm (节奏) in speaking English, but if you speak too fast it will be difficult for people to understand you.
Try to relax when you speak, and you’ll find that your mouth does most of the pronunciation work for you. Speak English at a normal speed.
Final tips: Try to become less hesitant. Don’t be shy to speak — the more you do it, the more confident you’ll become. Remember to be polite — use “please” and “thank you” if you ask someone to do something for you.
【小题1】What is the text mainly about?
| A．Good ways of studying English well. |
| B．Suggestions on becoming a confident speaker. |
| C．Things to pay attention to when speaking English. |
| D．How to correct your mistakes as you speak English. |
| A．9. | B．10. | C．11. | D．12. |
| A．sure about what to do |
| B．fast to make a good decision |
| C．successful in answering questions |
| D．uncertain about how to express yourself |
| A．English beginners | B．native English speakers |
| C．English teachers | D．language experts |