When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate(照亮)me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.

     When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:“Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.

   When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair(失望)and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.

     For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think:“Yes, I must tell….”We have never met.

    It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist(心理学家),who will only fill up the healing(愈合的)silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.

1.In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to ______.

A. become serious about her study          B. go to her friend’s house regularly

C. learn from her classmates at school       D. share poems and stories with her friend

2.In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.

A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

C. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared

D. we parted with each other in London

3.According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _______.

A. call each other regularly          B. have similar personalities

C. enjoy writing to each other        D. dream of meeting each other

4.In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to ______.

A. seek professional help            B. be left alone

C. stay with her best friend           D. break the silence

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Unforgettable Experiences          B. Remarkable Imagination

C. Lifelong Friendship               D. Noble Companions

I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it 36  me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.  37 , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was  38  explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there  39  they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve  40 .”  I’d been so well respected, but  41  I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very  42  place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could 43 things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的) in everything  44  me.
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I  45  the same final, so he was  46  when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me  47  him on was unbelievable, From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band — I  48  went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so  49 . My life had been so much devoted to  50  for so long, and I felt  51  that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
 52 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose --- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being  53  Again. Now I feel more positive about my professional  54  and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how  55  it is to achieve real balance in life.

【小题1】
A.promisedB.affordedC.showedD.left
【小题2】
A.ThereforeB.AnyhowC.OtherwiseD.However
【小题3】
A.quicklyB.gentlyC.partlyD.easily
【小题4】
A.untilB.afterC.asD.so
【小题5】
A.failedB.finishedC.triedD.changed
【小题6】
A.suddenlyB.finallyC.immediatelyD.shortly
【小题7】
A.secretB.quietC.lonelyD.dark
【小题8】
A.seeB.getC.suggestD.understand
【小题9】
A.defendedB.directedC.desertedD.disturbed
【小题10】
A.watchedB.missedC.lostD.won
【小题11】
A.disappointedB.worriedC.honoredD.delighted
【小题12】
A.cheeringB.takingC.leadingD.passing
【小题13】
A.justB.evenC.stillD.almost
【小题14】
A.hopefulB.meaningfulC.difficultD.strange
【小题15】
A.workB.familyC.matchesD.performances
【小题16】
A.successfulB.thoughtfulC.thankfulD.peaceful
【小题17】
A.NaturallyB.DoubtfullyC.DisagreeablyD.Unexpectedly
【小题18】
A.employedB.comfortedC.valuedD.encouraged
【小题19】
A.educationB.experienceC.relationship D.future
【小题20】
A.importantB.interestingC.simpleD.surprising

I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.

We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s  36  rang, it was my mother calling from my  37 . She asked if I had  38  my mobile. I checked my purse. It was  39 !

I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys,  40  it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but  41  it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a  42  near his home.

Later that evening, I went to  43  him there. I didn’t dare to go  44 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After  45  10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys  46 .

My  47  were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you  48  my mum?” I asked. He  49  that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they  50  was my mobile phone number—which didn’t    51  . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who  52  my house.

I was  53  to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so  54  to Rhys and offered him some money, but he  55 .

As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.

1.A. electric car

B. mobile phone

C. radio

D. doorbell

2.A. hospital

B. company

C. school

D. home

3.A. found

B. changed

C. lost

D. bought

4.A. gone

B. new

C. busy

D. broken

5.A. accepted

B. returned

C. got

D. answered

6.A. before

B. because

C. after

D. if

7.A. coffee shop

B. post office

C. hotel

D. supermarket

8.A. follow

B. meet

C. catch

D. punish

9.A. slowly

B. back 

C. alone

D. finally

10.A. driving

B. running

C. walking

D. riding

11.A. talked about

B. looked for

C. heard of

D. knew about

12.A. difficulties

B. fears

C. diseases

D. hopes

13.A. remember

B. know

C. tell

D. understand

14.A. realized

B. repeated

C. explained

D. believed

15.A. had

B. noticed

C. expected

D. finished

16.A. happen

B. matter

C. help

D. fit

17.A. called

B. visited

C. shared

D. sold

18.A. sorry

B. glad

C. sad

D. proud

19.A. useful

B. strange

C. grateful

D. polite

20.A missed

B. appeared

C. agreed

D. refused

 

 

 

 

 

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