Do you have lots of friends? What do you 36 friends and friendship? Are they very important for you? Some of your friends may have different views and interests, and some like doing the same  37  as you. Do you like friends different from  38  the same as you? You may like the friends who   39   the same interests as you. But I don’t really care.

I have two good friends, Peter and James. Peter is   40  me. I am a quiet boy, and Peter is also quiet. We  41  enjoy reading books and surfing the Internet. On weekends, we often go to the library or  42 on the computer together. But James is very different from us. He likes playing ball games, and he is more athletic than us. He is  43 more outgoing. He likes talking and often makes 44 laugh. You see, friends are not  45  to be the same. Do you agree with me?

1.A. talk about     B. think of        C. thank for            D. look at

2.A. interests          B. views       C. things          D. habits

3.A. or             B. and         C. until                D. but

4.A. are                B. have        C. show             D. get

5.A. like                B. as          C. for              D. with

6.A. all                B. each            C. both             D. some

7.A. watch          B. work        C. read             D. play

8. A. a few         B. few         C. a lot                D. little

9.A. him                B. her         C. them             D. us

10.A. important         B. necessary   C. difficult            D. different

阅读理解

阅读理解下面的短文，然后按要求答题。

(A)

Do you know there are two kinds of football games? One is American football, the other is soccer. In China many young men like playing soccer. It is very popular in China. But the Chinese don’t call it soccer. They call it football. There are eleven players in a team. And the ball is round. Only the goal-keeper (守门员) can play the ball with hands. The other players must play the ball with feet. In America soccer is not very- popular. They like playing American football more than playing soccer. There are also eleven players in a team. The ball is not round. And the players can play the ball with hands and feet. And the goal (球门) is bigger than the goal of soccer. American

football is quite different from soccer.

3. In the USA, American football is  ____ popular than soccer.

4. All the players can play  ____ with hands and feet.

5. The goal of American football is ____  than the soccer.

根据短文内容，指出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。

(   )⒈ What do we call soccer in China?

A. Basketball.        B. Football.           C. Pingpong.         D. Tennis.

(   )⒉ How many players are there in a team of soccer?

A. 5.               B. 7.                 C. 10.               D. 11.

(   )⒊ Who can play the soccer with hands?

A. The coach.        B. The goal-keeper.     C. All the players.     D. The umpire.

(   )⒋ Which ball can all the players play with hands and feet?

A. Basketball.        B. Soccer.            C. American football.  D. Table tennis.

(   )⒌ Are all the balls round?

A. No.              B. Yes.               C. Yes, of course.     D. Sorry, I don’t know.

(B)

Mr. Washington is our English teacher. He is from America. His class is very interesting. We often play different games in his class. We can learn a lot of things from. He likes singing, playing the piano, and he is interested in making things. He often helps us make models. His wife is a nurse. She works in the hospital near our school. Mrs. Washington likes children, too. She often asks us to go to their home. She can cook food for us. We all like her. Their son Jim is in our class. He is a good boy. He can speak Chinese, but only a little. We all like to help him with his Chinese.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正( R )与误 ( W )。

(   )⒍ Mr. Washington’s class is very interesting.

(   )⒎ Mr. Washington likes singing, playing the piano and making things.

(   )⒏ Mrs. Washington is a nurse.

(   )⒐ Sometimes Mr. Washington cooks nice food for us in his home.

(   )⒑ Jim is good at Chinese.