57. An ideal friend means ________.

　　 A. a polite friend　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a false friend

　　 C. a likable friend　　　　　　　　　　 D. an old friend

56. This passage tells us ________.

　　 A. how to make friends with others

　　 B. how the writer's friend helps him

　　 C. what kind of person the writer's friend is

D what kind of person we should make friends with

70．What does the last paragraph seem to suggest?

　　　 A．Unhappy experiences are easy to forget.　　　　 B．Keeping a diary helps correct oneself.

　　　 C．SJ will get over her problem soon.　　　　　　　　 D．One shouldn’t forget the past experiences.

答案　 67. B　 68.D　 69.C　 70.A 　　　　　

Passage 38

(河南省开封市2008届第四次模拟考试A篇)

Friend is better than fortune. Friend is worse than poison in some cases. The two sentences above are opposite and seem to be unreasonable but they can be explained as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us to wrong ways.

　　 My ideal friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below--he has no bad likings, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality(节俭). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares feelings of his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characters better than mine. I can follow him as a model. With his help I am free from all difficulties.

　　 Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence of the word "failure".

69．The writer believes by the time SJ’s former friend loses her boyfriend, SJ will 　　　　　.

　　　 A．take revenge on her former friend

　　　 B．comfort her former friend

　　　 C．feel more independent and confident

　　　 D．continue friendship with her former friend

68．The underlined part “a new way of being” (in Paragraph 3) refers to the situation in which SJ has to 　　　　　.

　　　 A．find a new friendship　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．live without her boyfriend

　　　 C．learn to give up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．learn to be independent

67．Judging from the letter, SJ’s problem was that she didn’t know 　　　　　.

　　　 A．whether to give up her best friend　　　　　　　　　 B．what to do without her best friend

　　　 C．whom to choose between two friends　　　　　　　 D．how to stop missing her former friend

63．The writer of the passage agrees to all the ideas EXCEPT that　　　 .

A．any small success will make us excited　　　　　

B．organizing a conference is a success

C．aiming for success is to gain new experiences in life

D．the journey to success is not so smooth to make

答案　 60.A　 61.C　 62.B　 63.B

Passage 37

(福建省厦门双十中学2008年6月迎考热身试卷D篇)

Dear SJ,

Losing a best friend is never easy.

Your problem, is not just that you miss your best friend, it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship.

It takes time to get over a lost, and during that time, your mind is getting used to a new way of being. This is usually a good thing, even if it feels like a bad thing.

Now that you are on your own, you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance. I am sure that this feels strange for you, but if you can hang on for a bit longer, it may work to your advantage.

Best friends are cool, but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too independent upon them.

At your age, girls do tend to stick together and having a good boyfriend may not yet be the better choice. Your friend is leaving you, her best friend, for a boyfriend. Boyfriends are completely different from best friends. The distinction is that boyfriends come and go, while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school, and even afterwards. It is a completely different sort of bond.

I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons. Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while, and hang with the group. By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, you will be in a completely different place, a far better place.

And, by the way, next time you feel empty and lost, try to write about it in a diary. In several months, you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself. “Who was I then, and what could I have been thinking?”

62．Which statement below is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Man now can transplant organs.　　　　　　　　　 B．Man now can cure AIDS.

C．Not all successful people have humble beginnings.

D．Michelle was once a supermarket checkout girl.

61．The expression “a pat on the back” probably means “　　　 ”.

A．patting somebody on the back　　　　　　　　　　　 B．something important

C．singing somebody’s praises　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．anything important

60．If an athlete can shorten time in races, he/she　　 　　.

A．is a real success　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．will stop his/her steps forward

C．is always sure to win　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．is the best runner of all