Friends play a very important part in everyone’s life. Friendship usually develops during childhood. New friends are made when you progress through school. Those friends that you make as a student can usually last long. Friends influence your development, maturity (成熟) and sense of responsibility (责任). A familiar expression is “you can tell a lot about a person by knowing who his friends are.”. Friendship is based on common interests. If you like sports, most of your friends are likely to be athletic (竞技的). If you enjoy reading and shopping, most of your friends do the same.

Some people call you their friends for the wrong reason. These people are not really friends. They are superficial (表面的) only “friends” on the outside, not the inside where it counts. Superficial friends only want to be your friends if it is to their advantage. True friends are there if you are rich or poor. It is easy to have many so-called “friends” if you are rich. By this time you should be able to separate your friends into the real or the “phoney”.

True friends are most special. They are also difficult to find. You can consider yourself very lucky if you have one true friend. This friend is eager to help you whenever necessary. He or she knows you would do the same for them. A true friend is someone you can talk to about any subject or problem. You and your true friend have good understanding of each other. True friends support you, take your side, and build up your confidence.

1.“So-called” friends refer to .

A.real friends

B.those who want to help you

C. the friends who are on the surface only

D. the friends who are honest

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. You should tell true friends from phoneys.

B. True friendship is too difficult to find.

C. You can share your joys and sorrows with a true friend.

D. A true friend will stand by you whatever happens.

3.The proper title for this article may be “ ”.

A. Friendliness B. What friends like

C. True Friends D. So-called Friends

 

A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye. When the boy was around four years old, one day the father was very tired after work so he asked his wife to pick up their son. The mother, who was very busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about it.

Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son was found missing, the mother hurried to look for him, but she didn’t find him. The mother felt very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband.

When the father went to the police station after hearing that the son was missing, he looked at his wife and said just four words. What do you think the four words were? The husband just said "I love you, darling."

The son was missing. If he had picked him up earlier, this would not have happened. There is no point in blaming (责备) anyone. His wife had also lost her only child. What his wife needed at that moment was comfort and understanding from her husband. That is what the husband gave his wife. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, the couple finally found their lost son. The family’s relationship became stronger over that time.

Sometimes we spend lots of time asking who is to blame. We miss many chances to give each other support and let each other feel the warmth of human relationships. Get rid of all your unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find the world is much more wonderful.

1.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase "the apple of their eye”?

A. A person who always has a sweet smile.

B. A person who is as pretty as an apple.

C. A person who is loved more than anyone else.

D. A person who looks like an apple.

2.Why didn’t the father pick the boy up himself?

A. He was very lazy.

B. He thought the mother had picked him up.

C. He forgot to pick him up.

D. He was too tired to do it.

3.What can we learn from this passage?

A. Be careful in everything you do.

B. Love is the most important thing.

C. Learn to forgive others

D. Everyone can make mistakes.

4. what do you think of the husband?

A. Warm-hearted. B. Careful.

C. Hard-working. D. Broad-minded

 

One is not born able to speak a language. One is born able to make a noise. I have heard babies cry in America and in China. I can't tell any difference. But when I hear someone from America speak English and hear someone speak Chinese, I can tell you there are a lot of differences.

I believe a common problem with Chinese students' learning English is that they were not taught to think in English. They have an idea spoken in English and want to translate the idea into Chinese, then they think in Chinese of the proper reply and translate it into English. After a long period of speaking the language, one begins to think in the foreign language naturally. You will learn faster if you begin to think in English at the very beginning of your study. Many students ask me: What can I do to improve my spoken English? My reply is : The more English you speak, the better English you will speak. There are many things you can do to improve your spoken English. Of course, the best way is to live where English is spoken as a language of the country.

1.The cries of American and Chinese babies are ________.

A. different B. the same

C. not like each other D. like each other

2.According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

A. You must think in English all the time.

B. If you translate a sentence into Chinese, you should think about the meaning of the sentence in Chinese carefully first.

C. After speaking English for a long time, you may probably think in English language naturally.

D. The best way of learning English is to live in America.

3.The article mainly tells us __________ .

A. American English and Chinese

B. the differences between English and Chinese

C. the English language

D. how to learn English well

 

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. ,he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was and ill.

My father was a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started about life, and I told them about one of my . I said that we must very often give things up we grow—our youth, our beauty, and our friends— but it always that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn't think of anything to say. , he answered his own question: “I the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also by his words. After that,when I began to feel irritated(愤怒的)at someone, I remember his words and become . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be to give up my small irritations. In this , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one .

1.A. Afterwards B. However C. Therefore D. Meanwhile

2.A. tired B. poor C. weak D. slow

3.A. already B. still C. only D. once

4.A. took B. threw C. sent D. put

5.A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. hopeless

6.A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking

7.A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs

8.A. as B. since C. before D. till

9.A. seems B. promises C. suggests D. requires

10.A. cheered B. turned C. spoke D. opened

11.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything

12.A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly

13.A. had B. gained C. accepted D. enjoyed

14.A. moved B. amazed C. attracted D. warned

15.A. should B. could C. would D. might

16.A. quiet B. relaxed C. calm D. happy

17.A. ready B. able C. free D. likely

18.A. case B. form C. method D. way

19.A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess

20.A. award B. word C. lesson D. gift

 

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