Read and think:

Do you agree with the writer, if not, what will you describe a friend as?

A Good Friend

  In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon (蜡笔) when all that was left was the ugly black one.

  In primary school your idea of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you; who held your hand as you walked through the scary halls; who helped you stand up to the class bully; who shared their lunch with you when you forgot yours on the bus; who saved a seat on the back of the bus for you and who knew who you had a crush on and never understood why.

  In secondary school your idea of a good friend was the person who let you copy their social studies homework; who went to that “cool” party with you, so you wouldn't wind up being the only fresher there; who did not let you lunch alone.

  In pre-university your idea of a good friend was the person who gave you rides in their new car;convinced your parents that you shouldn't be grounded; comforted you when you broke up with Nick or Susan;found you a date to the prom or went to the prom with you (both without dates) ;helped you pick a university and assured you that you would get into that university; helped you deal with your parents who were having a hard time letting you go.

  On the threshold (开始) of adulthood your idea of a good friend was the person who was there when you just couldn't deal with your parents; assured you that now you and Nick or you and Susan were back together, you could make it through anything; just silently hugged (拥抱) you as you looked through blurry eyes at 18 years of memories; and reassured you that you would make it in university as well as you had these past 18 years; and most importantly sent you off to university knowing you were loved.

 Now, your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices, holds your hand when you're scared, helps you fight off those who try to take advantage of you, thinks of you at times when you are not there, reminds you of what you have forgotten, helps you put the past behind you but understands when you need to hold on to it a little longer, stays with you so that you have confidence, goes out of their way to make lime for you, helps you clear up your mistakes, helps you deal with pressure from others, smiles for you when they are sad, helps you become a better person, and most importantly loves you! 

 Pass this furl on to those friends of the past, those of the future and those you have met along the way.

 Thank you for being a friend. No matter where we go or who we become, never forget who helped us get there. There's never a wrong time to pick up a phone or send a message telling your friends how much you miss them or how much you love them.

  

  

  

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.What are the two speakers doing?

A.Enjoying meeting each other.

B.Saying good-bye to each other.

C.Planning to see each other.

2.What can you guess about the woman?

A.He is a hard working boy.

B.He is as dull as Jack.

C.He’d like to go with Lisa.

3.What is the woman?

A.A waiter.

B.A conductor.

C.A book clerk.

4.What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A.A boss and a salesgirl.

B.A teacher and his pupil.

C.A professor and his assistant.

5.What do you guess about the man?

A.He didn’t sleep well last night.

B.He is going to play a game.

C.He is lying in bed.

听力原文:(Text 1)

M:Well, I’d better be getting home now.It’s been great seeing you again.

W:Oh, It was nice seeing you too.

(Text 2)

M:Sorry, Lisa.I can’t go to the party with you tonight.

W:Have you heard that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy?

(Text 3)

M:I want a ticket to London, please.Second-class.

W:Single or return?

(Text 4)

W:Excuse me, Professor Smith.I was wondering if I could leave 15 minutes early this afternoon.

M:Sure, go ahead, Jane.Do give your lovely child a loud kiss.

(Text 5)

W:What’s the matter?You look tired.

M:I tried to sleep last night but I lay there awake, thinking about the game.

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6~7题。

6.What’s the woman going to do?

A.Attend her friend’s wedding party.

B.Attend Lan’s party.

C.Do some shopping with her friends.

7.What does the man suggest to the woman?

A.Wear her new dress.

B.Wear the light blue dress.

C.Wear a more formal one.

听力原文:(Text 6)

W:How do you like my new dress?

M:It looks very fashionable.

W:I’m going to wear it at my friend’s wedding party tomorrow.What do you think?

M:Not a bad idea.But I think I prefer the light blue dress you wore at Lan’s party last time.

听第7段材料,回答第8~9题。

8.What time is it when the dialogue happens?

A.At 8∶00.

B.At 7∶30.

C.At 7∶47.

9.What’s the result of the dialogue?

A.The man will drop the woman at a nearby underground station.

B.The man will drive the woman to Park.

C.The woman will not meet her friend on time.

听力原文:(Text 7)

W:It’s only thirty minutes left.I’ve got an appointment-I’m meeting a friend in London at eight.I’ll never make it.

M:I’m going into London.I’ll give you a lift if you like.

W:Could you really?That would be kind.

M:Where are you meeting your friend?

W:Near park-but if you can drop me at an underground station.That’ll be fine.

M:No, it’s all right.Park’s not far out of my way.I’ll take you there.

W:That’s very kind of you.

听第8段材料,回答第10~12题。

10.Where does the dialogue take place?

A.In a restaurant.

B.In a bookstore.

C.At home.

11.What does the man order?

A.A hamburger and coffee.

B.A Coke and a cake.

C.A hamburger and a Coke.

12.How much does it cost?

A.$1.70.

B.$1.17.

C.$17.

听力原文:(Text 8)

W:Can I get you something?

M:Yes, a hamburger, please.

W:Anything to drink?

M:Oh, yea.I’m thirsty.A Coke, please.

W:Here you are.That’s $1.70.

M:I think that’s wrong.It can’t be $1.70.It’s $1.17.

W:Oh, you are right.Sorry.

听第9段材料,回答第13~16题。

13.What is Sally?

A.A famous singer.

B.A film star.

C.A famous swimmer.

14.Where is Sally now?

A.In a competition.

B.In a swimming pool.

C.In California.

15.What did she do at the last Olympics?

A.She broke all the records.

B.She won many cups.

C.She swam thirty-five miles.

16.Why has she given up swimming?

A.She is too old to swim.

B.She prefers visiting other countries.

C.She can’t win any international competitions.

听力原文:

(Text 9)?

Do you remember Sally Green, the swimming star?She was the girl who broke all the records at last Olympics.Where is she now?Last week our reporter, Tom Parker, went to see Sally in her Californian home.

M:It is true that you don’t swim at all now?

W:I’m afraid so.I’m too old.

M:But you are only twenty.

W:That’s too old for a swimmer.If I swim in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win.So I’d rather not swim at all.

M:But don’t you enjoy swimming?

W:I used to, when I was still small.But if you enter for big competitions you have to work very hard.I used to get up at 6 a.m.to go to the pool.I had to train before school.After school and at weekends, I swam thirty-five miles every week!

M:But you were famous at fifteen.And look at these cups.

W:It’s true that I have some wonderful memories.I enjoyed visiting other countries, and the Olympics were very exciting.But I missed more important things.While other girls were growing up, I was swimming.What can I do?

听第10段材料,回答第17~20题。

17.When did the story take place?

A.In the morning.

B.In the afternoon.

C.In the evening.

18.What was Harry’s problem?

A.Everyone at his school liked him.

B.No one at his school liked him.

C.Some people at his school dislike him.

19.Why didn’t Harry want to accept his mother’s advice?

A.He thought he was too weak.

B.He thought he was the headmaster.

C.He thought he was too old to change.

20.What have you learned from the text?

A.Harry is a bus-driver.

B.Harry is a student.

C.Harry is the headmaster.

听力原文:(Text 10)?

  Harry came to his mother one morning while she was having her breakfast, and said to her, “No one at my school likes me, mother.The teachers don’t, and the children don’t.Even the cleaners and the bus drivers hate me.”

  “Well, Harry, ” his mother answered, “perhaps you aren’t very nice to them.If a few people don’t like a person, he or she may not be responsible for that;but if a lot of people don’t, there is usually something wrong, and that person really needs to change.”

  “I’m too old to change, ”Harry said.“I don’t want to go to school.”

  “Don’t be silly, Harry, ”his mother said, going to the garage to get the car out.“You have to go.You’re quite well, and you still have a lot of things to learn.And besides that, you’re the headmaster of the school.”

信息匹配(广东)

________1.You run a billboard advertising business you inherited(继承)from your father, and you are looking to expand in new directions.What do you do?

________2.You are a successful talk-show host, and have just achieved national recognition(认可).You want more control over your show, and a greater share of its profits.What do you do?

________3.You are still in college, but together with a friend you have established a software company that deals with major corporations.What do you do?

________4.You are a successful business analyst(分析师),and come to think that the mail-order business model could be adapted to online book sales.What do you do?

________5.You own several highly profitable waste-collection routes.The government has recently issued the Solid Waste Disposal Act, increasing standards of hygiene(卫生)in waste disposal.What do you do?

A.In 1968,H.Wanyne Huizenga teamed with a partner to create a nationwide company for waste collection, a business traditionally made up of small, local companies.The new company, Waste Management, Inc.became the foundation of his fortune.

B.While attending Harvard University in 1975,Bill Gates teamed with Paul Allen to develop a version of the BASIC programming language for the Altair 8800,the first personal computer.They licensed the software to the manufacturer of the Altair and formed Microsoft(originally Micro-soft)to develop versions of BASIC for other computer companies.Gates decided to drop out(退学)of Harvard in his junior year to devote his time to Microsoft.

C.In 1963,Ted Turner took over his family billboard-advertising business.In 1970 he bought a failing UHF(ultrahigh frequency)television station in Atlanta, Georgia, and by 1975 Turner had transformed it into the first “superstation”-WTBS,by transmitting(传送)low-cost sports and entertainment programs via satellite to cable systems throughout the country.

D.In 1986,Oprah Winfrey formed Harpo Productions to produce her own show and other projects.With distribution rights(销售权)to her shows, Winfrey used profits to expand her business activities.By 1998 Winfrey was worth $675 million.

E.Microsoft founder Bill Gates planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune, largely to the cause of global health.Having already the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune would be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids.”

F.Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos grew interested in online retailing(零售业)in 1994 while working as a business analyst in New York City.After researching the success of different mail-order companies Bezos decided that books were the perfect product to see via the Internet.That year he left New York to establish his new company in Seattle, chosen for its being near to major book wholesalers and the advanced high-tech industry.In July 1995 Amazon.com developed its Website, and has since expanded to offer many other retail products in addition to books.

阅读理解

  One silly question I simply can't stand is “How do you feel?” Usually the question is asked of a man in action-a man on the go, walking along the streets, or busily working at his desk.So what do you expect him to say?He'll probably say, “Fine, I'm all right,” but ‘you have put a bug in his ear'-maybe now he's not sure.If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk, that he overlooked(忽略)that morning.It starts worrying him a little.First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, “ How do you feel?”

  Every question has its time and place.It's perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask “How do you feel?” if you're visiting a close friend in the hospital.But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to make a train, or sitting at his desk working, it's no time to ask him that silly question.

  When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him” How do you feel?” Shaw put him in his place.“When you reach my age”, he said, “either you feel all right or you're dead.”

(1)

According to the writer, greetings, such as ”How do you feel?”.

[  ]

A.

show one's considerations for others

B.

are a good way to make friends

C.

are proper to ask a man in action

D.

generally make one feel uneasy

(2)

The question “How do you feel?” seems to be correct and suitable when asked of ________.

[  ]

A.

a man working at his desk

B.

a person having lost a close friend

C.

a stranger who looks somewhat worried

D.

a friend who is ill

(3)

George Bernard Shaw's reply in the passage shows his ________.

[  ]

A.

cheerfulness

B.

cleverness

C.

ability

D.

politeness

(4)

‘You've put a bug in his ear' means that you've ________.

[  ]

A.

made him laugh

B.

shown concern for him

C.

made fun of him

D.

given him some kind of warning

(5)

This passage can best be titled ________.

[  ]

A.

A Silly Question

B.

Don't Trouble A Busy Man

C.

What Are Good Greetings

D.

Georage Bernard Snaw's Replay

第二节读写任务(共1小题,满分25分)

    阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”

“Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man.

“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”

“That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily.

“I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?” pleaded the little boy.

“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?”

The father was furious, “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard every day for such childish behavior.”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn’t ask for money very often.

The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door.

“Are you asleep, son?” He asked.

“No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy.

“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man, “It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here’s the $10you asked for.”

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh, thank you daddy!” He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father.

“Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father grumbled.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

[写作内容]

    1以约30词概括上文的主要内容。

    2以约120词对父母为工作而忽视孩子的现象进行议论,内容包括:

    (1)你对父母为工作而忽视孩子的现象的看法:

(2)你的父母(或其他亲人)是如何是如何处理工作和关爱孩子的关系的;

(3)你认为父母怎样才能更好地做到工作和关爱孩子两不误。

[写作要求]

    1作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事.也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

  2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

  概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,语篇连贯。

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