One afternoon, my son came home from school and asked me, “Are all people the same even if their skin color is different?” I thought for a moment, then I said, “I’ll explain. Let’s go to a fruit store first. I have something interesting to show you.”
At the store, I told him that we needed to buy apples. And we bought some red apples, green apples and yellow apples.
After we got home, I told Adam, “It’s time to answer your question.” I put one of each type of apple on the table: first a red apple, followed by a green apple and then a yellow apple. Then I looked at Adam, who was sitting on the other side of the table.
“Adam, people are just like apples. They come in different colors, shapes and sizes. See, some may not even look as delicious as others.” As I was talking, Adam was examining each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing them back on the table, but in a different place.
“OK, Adam, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple.”
He said, “I can’t tell. They all look the same now.”
“Take a bite(一口) of each one. See if that helps you tell which one is which.”
He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but if you take off the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”
“Right,” I agreed. “Just like everyone has their own features but they are nearly the same.”
He completely got it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
Now, when I eat an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before. What perfect fruit it is!
【小题1】I took Adam to buy apples for         .  

If you want to deal with the association(交往) between boys and girls properly, here are some ‘dos and don’ts’ for you to follow.

   Keep a normal and healthy state of mind. Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls. It is very natural for the boys and girls to make friends with each other. We should make as many friends as possible. We should get along with the other sex in public instead of in secret.

   Don’t be too nervous or too shy. If you are a shy person, you can also find a way out. First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you. As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you are also as free to express yourself as others.

   Don’t fall into the ditch of early love. Boys and girls in adolescence (青春期) are rich in feelings. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, early love is a green apple that can’t be eaten. An apple won’t taste sweet until it is fully ripe. Boys and girls at middle school are too young to carry the heavy duty of love. Do keep out of early love.

1.The main idea of the passage is to _______.

       A. tell students to keep away from early love

       B. give some advice on how to associate(交往) between boys and girls

       C. tell students how to make friends

       D. teach boys how to talk with girls

2.We should get along with the other sex in the following ways EXCEPT _______.

       A. with a good state of mind                 B. in real friendship

       C. in public                             D. in secret

3.If you are a shy person, you can _______.

       A. find friends with the same interest and hobby first

       B. only have a few friends of the same sex

       C. not make friends with the other sex

       D. not fall in love with other students easily I

4.The underlined word ‘ditch’ in the passage means‘_______’ in Chinese.

       A. 波浪          B. 泥潭                 C. 圈套         D. 树枝

5.A person at adolescence is _______.

       A. complicated(复杂的) in feelings

       B. good at making friends with each other

       C. old enough to fall in love                                                     

       D. easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love

一、听句子，选择恰当的答语。(每个句子读一遍)

1．

[　　]

A．It's a pleasure.

B．That's right.

C．That's OK.

2．

[　　]

A．I'm sorry to hear that.

B．Hold on, please.

C．Very well, thank you.

3．

[　　]

A．I used to go to bed at ten.

B．I go to bed late.

C．It's ten o'clock.

4．

[　　]

A．It's fifty yuan.

B．There're two coats.

C．It's green.

5．

[　　]

A．To the park.

B．At the library.

C．On foot.

二、根据所听句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个意思与其相同或相近的句子。(每个句子读一遍)

6．

[　　]

A．I like eating apples.

B．Apples are my favourite.

C．I want to eat an apple.

7．

[　　]

A．My little brother is young, but he can look after himself.

B．My little brother is very young, he can't look after himself.

C．My little brother can look after himself because he is young.

8．

[　　]

A．We didn't have a good time on our way home.

B．We were unhappy when we got home.

C．We enjoyed ourselves on our way home.

9．

[　　]

A．You can borrow the two books.

B．You can't borrow the two books.

C．You can borrow only one of the two books.

10．

[　　]

A．He walked to her house yesterday.

B．He got to her house in a car yesterday.

C．He went to her house by train.

三、听对话和对话后的问题，选择正确的答案。(每段对话和问题读两遍)

11．

[　　]

A．To the cinema.

B．To the library.

C．To the museum.

12．

[　　]

A．To the classroom.

B．To the library.

C．To the teacher's office.

13．

[　　]

A．The man likes winter.

B．Winter will come.

C．The woman likes winter.

14．

[　　]

A．A conductor and a passenger

B．A clerk and a customer

C．A shop assistant and a customer

15．

[　　]

A．She was first.

B．She was third.

C．She was fourth.

四、听短文及其后面的问题选择正确答案。(每段对话和短文及问题读两遍)

16．

[　　]

A．A young man.

B．A girl.

C．A woman.

17．

[　　]

A．Nothing

B．Something

C．The woman's son.

18．

[　　]

A．Yes. He is the woman's friend.

B．No. He is only a stranger to her.

C．No. He is a conductor on the train.

19．

[　　]

A．The woman's son should stop smoking.

B．The woman's son is a good young man.

C．The woman's son has a good mother.

20．

[　　]

A．Fifteen years old.

B．Five years old.

C．Five months old.