Just like any relationship, best friendships depend on trust, promise, respect and interests.When any of these elements(要素)is missing, the friendship will be hard to go on.If the trust is totally broken, you may not be able to forgive him/her.Sometimes a friendship ends because either you or your friend gets tired of putting the heart into it.This can happen when one of you finds a new friend or even a new hobby that takes up much time.Or, perhaps you find the relationship is always going in an unhealthy way and you want some distance.Other times, you simply change and want to leave each other.Sure, it seems sad at the time, but it's completely normal.Not all friendships are meant to last forever.So, what should you do if something like this happens to you?Read on for some friendly advice.
Whatever the reason you're breaking up with your best friend, always remember that he/she was once super important to you.Take the time to sit down privately and tell him/her what's going on and why.Don't send him/her an unpleasant e-mail or just start ignoring(不理睬)him/her.In fact, maybe he/she has known there's a problem and would be willing to have a heart-to-heart chat.If you're not sure about wanting an end forever, you could suggest you two take a break from each other.If, after a while, you realize why you became the best friends in the beginning, you can try getting back to your former behaviors.Whatever you do, be honest about your feelings while having respect for his/hers.And if you both agree the BFF thing is over, make sure not to be enemies.
(1)
What is NOT the usual cause of ending a friendship?
[ ]
A.
Getting tired of putting your heart into each other.
B.
Finding a new hobby that takes up much time.
C.
Realizing the relationship going in an unhealthy way.
D.
Living too for away from each other.
(2)
The underlined letters BFF probably means ________.
[ ]
A.
永远的朋友
B.
永久的隔阂
C.
终结的友谊
D.
暂时的误解
(3)
What canbe the best title for this passage?
[ ]
A.
Four basic elements of friendship
B.
Friendly advice on reading
C.
What to do with friendship in trouble?
D.
When to be friends or enemies?
(4)
What should you do when breaking up with your best friends?
①
Remember his or her once being important to you.
②
Try to have a heart-to-heart chat with him or her.
③
Be honest and respectful to each other.
④
Send an unpleasant e-mail and ignore him or her.
⑤
Suggest not getting along with each other for a while.
[ ]
A.
①②③④
B.
②③④⑤
C.
①③④⑤
D.
①②③⑤
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(1)
what's special about the Fishing Garden?
[ ]
A.
It is inside a beautiful garden.
B.
It's quiet and nearby downtown.
C.
It helps people kill time.
D.
It provides free wireless internet service.
(2)
It took Chang'e-l about ________ to send its first photo back to the earth.
[ ]
A.
a week
B.
two weeks
C.
a month
D.
a year
(3)
What does the writer try to tell us in Passage 3?
[ ]
A.
Two heads are better than one.
B.
Many hands make light work.
C.
Judge not from appearance.
D.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
(4)
From the fourth passage, we can infer that in France and Britain, ________.
[ ]
A.
people think more of performing arts than sport
B.
the meaning and appeal of sport are taken seriously
C.
sport is regarded as important as the performing arts
D.
sport has been judged by the normal standards of public life
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The children at the top of the class succeed by knowing a few basic skills that others can easily learn.According to the education experts and students themselves,.here are the secrets of top students.
Study is the first thing.Once the books are open or the computer is on, phone calls are unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks unnoticed.Study is business; business comes before everything.
Study anywhere or everywhere.Study times are different for different children.Some work late at night when the house is quiet.Others wake early.Still others study as soon as they come home from school.However, all agree that consistency(.持之以恒)is needed.
Get organized.Don't waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper.Keep everything right where one can put one's hands on it.Even for a student who doesn't keep his own study area organized, a bag or a drawer is needed to put tilings in to save time.
Learn how to read.The secret of good reading is to be an active reader-one who continually asks questions that lead to a full understanding of the writer's message.
Use your time best.Even the best students put off their work sometimes.But when that happens, they face it.“If you want to be at the top, make sure to finish the work on time.”says Christi Anderson, a top student at Lyman High School.
Take good notes and use them.Reading the text is important, but the teacher is going to test you on what he or she emphasized(强调).That's what you find in your notes.
Another kind of important“secret”of the top students is not so secret at all.For almost all of them, their parents' help is important.
(1)
According to the third paragraph, as students, we should all ________.
[ ]
A.
study late into night
B.
study in the early morning
C.
study in our favorite time with consistency
D.
study as soon as we get home
(2)
The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ________ to save time for study.
[ ]
A.
to look for our stationery
B.
to organize ourselves into groups
C.
to keep everything in hand
D.
to get everything organized
(3)
How can we be an active reader?
[ ]
A.
Take good notes.
B.
Ask questions continually.
C.
Study everywhere.
D.
Arrange our time well.
(4)
According to the writer, the real secret in becoming a top student lies in ________.
[ ]
A.
the good teachers
B.
the good education experts
C.
some basic learning skills
D.
the parents9 help
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Hello, boys and girls, have you been to London?If no, let me tell you something about it.
London like Beijing is a major capital city with many interesting places and old buildings.Tourists like to see the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace when soldiers wear brightly colored uniforms.
The National Gallery has a very large collection of great paintings.In the Tower of London, you can see a collection of jewels, plates and medals as well as other items.The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben are other well-known landmarks.
Across the river, there is a giant wheel, called the London Eye, which you can ride on and take a bird's eye view of the city.
If you are interested in history, the British Museum is full of interesting items from all over the world.Westminster Abbey has the graves(坟墓.)of many famous British people.
London is also famous for its Great Theatre and there are plays to suit everyone's taste.There are also special programmes for children, and they can perform with professional actors.
(1)
How many interesting places and old buildings in London does this passage talk about?
[ ]
A.
Six
B.
Seven
C.
Eight
D.
Nine
(2)
At which place can you have a bird's eye view of London?
[ ]
A.
Buckingham Palace
B.
The Tower of London
C.
The London Eye
D.
Westminster Abbey
(3)
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
[ ]
A.
Westminster Abbey is an office building for famous British people.
B.
In Great Theatre children can take part in some special performances.
C.
The Tower of London is the National Gallery full of great paintings.
D.
The British Museum has items from all over the world because it belongs to the UN.
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There are many unusual hotels around the world.In Greenland, there is a hotel made out of ice, open between December and April every year.In Turkey, there is a cave hotel with a television, furniture, and a bathroom in each room.And in Bolivia, there is the Salt Palace Hotel.
Thousands of years ago, the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake.But over time, all the waiter disappeared.Today, the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts.
The larger of the two deserts, the Uyuni salt desert, is 12,000 square kilometres.During the day, the desert is bright white because of the salt.There are no roads across the Uyuni desert, so local people must show guests the way to the hotel.In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel.He cut big blocks of salt from the desert and used the blocks to build it.Everything in the hotel is made out of salt:the walls, the roof(屋顶), the tables, the chairs, the beds, and the hotel’s bar.
The sun heats(使变热)the walls and roof during the day.At night the desert is very cold, but the rooms stay warm.The hotel has twelve rooms.A single room costs$40 a night, and a double room costs$60.
A sign on the hotel’s wall tells guests,“Please don’t lick(添)the walls.”
(1)
What is unique about the Salt Palace Hotel?
[ ]
A.
its long history.
B.
the price of the rooms.
C.
the guests that stay there.
D.
what it is made of.
(2)
Which sentence about the area around the Salt Palace Hotel is NOT true?
[ ]
A.
It was a lake many years ago.
B.
It is white during the day.
C.
There are several roads to the hotel.
D.
It is more than 10,000 square kilometers.
(3)
Where did the salt used for the hotel come from?
[ ]
A.
a salt factory
B.
the ground
C.
Turkey
D.
the walls of the hotel
(4)
What keeps the rooms warm at night?
[ ]
A.
heat from the walls
B.
the desert air
C.
the sun
D.
the furniture
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This is a chart of a car’s fuel consumption during a certain day.
Fuel consumption-燃料消耗 petrol-汽油 litre-升
(1)
The above chart shows ________.
[ ]
A.
how much petrol was needed to fill the tank
B.
the speed the car was going
C.
which trip used the most petrol
D.
how far the car travelled
(2)
The driver bought petrol at ________.
[ ]
A.
8 a.m.
B.
9 a.m.
C.
4 p.m.
D.
6 p.m.
(3)
Throughout the day the car used ________.
[ ]
A.
45 litres of petrol
B.
40 litres of petrol
C.
35 litres of petrol
D.
10 litres of petrol
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They’re best friends.They go to school together every day.They often go to the shopping mall at weekends.Both of them have hair the colour of honey(蜂蜜),but one has big blue eyes and the other deep brown eyes.
One of the friends, Jenny Siegle, is in a wheelchair.The other, Augie, is an amazing dog who helps Jenny.Jenny, who is 14 years old, is a quadriplegic(四肢瘫痪者),which means she cannot use her arms or legs.Augie is a Freedom Service dog who is Jenny’s arms and legs.
How does Augie do this?In school, he picks up the pencil or notebook that Jenny drops.Jenny is also training Augie to pull off her jacket so Jenny doesn’t have to ask anyone for help.
At home, Augie brings her the newspapers.He even helps clean Jenny’s room.When Jenny asks him.Augie goes to get her parents or sister.Augie also carries his food dish back to Jenny so she can fill it with dog food.Then Augie puts it back neatly in its place.
At the mall, Augie wears a pack that tells everyone he is a Freedom Service dog.When Jenny wants to buy things,Augie carries them to the counter(柜台).He gives the cashier Jenny’s wallet and waits for the change(找零)。
P.J.Roche, who started Freedom Service Dogs, says,“These dogs are a social bridge, Kids who don’t know Jenny come up to talk to her because she’s got a dog.”Augie is truly Jenny’s best friend and helper and her bridge to the world.
(1)
Augie is ________.
[ ]
A.
a girl in a wheelchair
B.
Roche’s friend
C.
a helpful dog
D.
a cashier
(2)
Augie helps Jenny do many kinds of things except ________.
[ ]
A.
helping her take off her clothes
B.
carrying things to Jenny at home
C.
paying money to the cashier at the mall
D.
helping Jenny learn all kinds of things at school
(3)
“
Augie is Jenny’s bridge to the world”means that ________.
[ ]
A.
it helps Jenny a lot in her life
B.
it does everything it can for Jenny
C.
it picks up things Jenny drops at school
D.
children who don’t know Jenny come to talk to her because of Augie
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It was the last day of the final examination in a college.On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam.On their faces was confidence.
They knew the exam would be easy.The professor(a teacher at a college)had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.
Right after they came into the classroom.The professor handed out the papers.There were only five questions on it.
Three hours passed.Then the professor began to collect the papers.The students no longer looked confident.On their faces was nervous expression.The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked,“How many of you have completed all five questions?”No hand was raised.“How many of you have answered four?”Still no hands.“Three?Two?”The students moved restlessly in their seats.“One, then?Certainly somebody has finished one.”But the class kept silent.The professor said,“That is exactly what I expected.I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering.There are still many things about the subject you don't know.These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.”Then, smiling, he added,“You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”
The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
(1)
Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?
[ ]
A.
Because it was their last exam in the college.
B.
Because they knew there were only five questions.
C.
Because they thought they were clever and talented.
D.
Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the text.
(2)
What does the underlined word“obscured”mean in the last paragraph?
[ ]
A.
模糊
B.
回忆
C.
提醒
D.
改变
(3)
What could the students learn from the last exam?
[ ]
A.
He laughs best who laughs last.
B.
A good beginning is half done.
C.
One is never too old to learn.
D.
The early bird catches the worm.
(4)
What’s the best title for the article?
[ ]
A.
Some Confident Students.
B.
An Engineering Exam.
C.
An Interesting Professor.
D.
An Unforgettable Lesson.
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The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809.As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests.He enjoyed watching nature, and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in science books.He also liked collecting very much.He collected many things, birds, eggs, stones and leaves.
At sixteen Darwin was sent to Edinburgh University to become a doctor.But he was interested in the history of nature.
Then he was sent to study in Cambridge University.There he studied until 1831.
Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist.His teacher advised him to go.So when the Beagle left England in December, 1831, Darwin was on it.
The trip lasted almost five years.Darwin saw many new plants and animals.He collected all kinds of plants.
In 1842 Darwin went to live in Kent, and there he continued his studies of change in nature.Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.
By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book“The Origin of Species”.
In 1871 Darwin wrote another important book.
Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882.
(1)
Where was Darwin born?
[ ]
A.
In Germany.
B.
In France.
C.
In England.
D.
In America.
(2)
What kind of books did Darwin like reading when he was a boy?
[ ]
A.
Science books.
B.
Chemistry books.
C.
History books.
D.
Medical books.
(3)
What did Darwin work as on the ship Beagle?
[ ]
A.
A tourist.
B.
A doctor.
C.
A waiter.
D.
A scientist.
(4)
Which book was written by Darwin in 1871?
[ ]
A.
The Origin of Species.
B.
The Theory of Relativity.
C.
The Theory of Evolution.
D.
The Old Man and the Sea.
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Millie is a foreign student studying in Yancheng.She wants to join a body club in the summer holiday.She has found some information about a body club.
(1)
What can Millie do in the club?
[ ]
A.
Playing basketball.
B.
Swimming.
C.
Playing chess.
D.
Hiking.
(2)
Which is TRUE according to the passages?
[ ]
A.
If you join the club, you can get two free T-shirts.
B.
It’s a good way to fight the fat and keep fit if you join the club.
C.
You can contact the club on 83666888 for more information.
D.
The club will offer one week free membership if you join it in two weeks.