1 . How to Make Friends

Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend.     1     But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.

1. Associate with others.

The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.

2. Start a conversation.

Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends.     2     You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.

3.     3    

Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together. Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.

4. Let it grow.

It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.     4     The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.

5. Enjoy your friendship.

The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves.     5     Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.

A．Be cheerful.

B．Do things together.

C．Do not wait to be spoken to.

D．Try not to find fault with your friends.

E．Making new friends comes easy for some people.

F．For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.

G．So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.

2 . 假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友Tom对中国的传统节日中秋节非常感兴趣。请你写一封邮件给他。内容包括：
1. 节日简介；
2. 风俗习惯；
3. 邀请他一起过节。
注意：1. 写作词数80字左右；

2. 可适当增加细节。

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3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Eating a healthy diet is far from simple because we actually make the majority of our food choices     1    (base) on our preference. Many people don’t even know how great it     2    (feel) to eat a healthy meal because they have made bad food choices for too long.

To really understand the importance of forming healthy eating habits, you need to ask     3    (you) a question. Why do humans need to eat? “The basic need for food could     4    (compare) to putting gas in your car. If you put the right fuel into your car, it will spring to life with a single turn of the key and run smoothly for a long time, but if you put soda pop and sugar in your gas tank, it’s going to ruin your car. In this sense, your car and your body are alike. They can both run well with the right kind of fuel but deteriorate (变坏) over time if you ignore their basic     5    (need) of fuel.

If you ignore healthy eating habits, you not only face     6     possible future of being over-weight but also run the risk of depression heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and so on. The choices you make each day, from what to eat for breakfast to whether or not to have an extra piece of pie, influence how you feel and perform,     7     makes a difference to everything you do. Once you believe eating     8    (healthy) is necessary, it’s time to make some changes to your diet. Instead of cutting out all the “bad” foods you currently eat, it’s much easier and safer     9    (start) by adding more healthy foods to your diet gradually, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products and nuts.     10     this way, you’ll be slowly replacing your bad diet with a good diet.

4 . Not being able to see someone you love for a long time is hard, but it does make a reunion (重逢) more special.

Owen and Stevie _________ several years ago at their school in Chicago. They became close friends and it seemed that nothing could _________ them. Unfortunately, their friendship was _________ three years ago when Owen and his family moved to Missouri. Owen and Stevie were _________ to keep their long-distance friendship. _________, it wasn’t easy not being able to see their best friend every day.

Recently, Owen’s dad was _________ for a business trip to Chicago. The two families naturally took advantage of this amazing _________ for a reunion. Instead of telling Stevie the great news, they kept the _________ from him. When the big day arrived, Stevie was _________ kept in the dark.

That day, Stevie’s mum __________ to pick him up early. Little did Stevie know that his best friend was __________ him in the back seat. When Stevie __________ his mum’s car with a basketball in his hand, Owen was hiding in the car. Yet the moment the door opened wide, so did Stevie’s __________!

“What are you doing here?!” Stevie said with a big __________.

“I’m __________ you in Chicago! That’s what I’m doing here,” Owen replied, then giving Stevie a huge hug.

“I feel like I’m dreaming,” Stevie said…

1.

A．cheated

B．debated

C．fought

D．met

2.

A．separate

B．attract

C．damage

D．calm

3.

A．recognized

B．built

C．challenged

D．admired

4.

A．annoyed

B．determined

C．confused

D．frightened

5.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Instead

6.

A．attacked

B．threatened

C．scheduled

D．forgiven

7.

A．choice

B．opportunity

C．holiday

D．adventure

8.

A．joy

B．opinion

C．secret

D．emotion

9.

A．hardly

B．extremely

C．completely

D．likely

10.

A．cycled

B．ran

C．walked

D．drove

11.

A．waiting for

B．searching for

C．focusing on

D．taking control of

12.

A．left

B．pushed

C．drove

D．reached

13.

A．eyes

B．basketball

C．schoolbag

D．mother

14.

A．breath

B．apology

C．wish

D．surprise

15.

A．visiting

B．helping

C．contacting

D．rescuing

5 . 你校最近组织了一次采摘茶叶活动。请向学校校刊英语专栏写一篇报道，介绍这次活动，内容包括：
1. 活动目的；2. 活动过程；3. 活动感受。
注意：词数100左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；采摘茶叶pick tea leaves
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6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I’m worried that you’ve been addicted to share pictures in WeChat circle recently. You even share all sorts of photo in your daily life. Of course, WeChat makes better to understand each other and makes our life more colorful, which is very convenient for us to communicate with. However, there exists some potential problems if we overshare. One severe problem is leaking privacy, that may cause economic losses. Besides, oversharing can make others uncomfortably, for they think you are showing off.

Thus, neither should we post our personal information, or should we blindly add strangers to a list of friends. It’s much wise to set aside some time to accompany parents or do something more meaningful, such as reading books or taking exercise.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Beijing Opera is a traditional culture of China. It     1     (call) Beijing Opera because it’s formed in Beijing. Beijing Opera has a history of about 200 years,     2     origin can date back to old local operas, especially Anhui Opera. In 1790, the first Anhui Opera performance was held in Beijing     3     (celebrate) the Emperor’s birthday. Later, some other Anhui Opera troupes (戏班) went on to perform in Beijing. At the beginning     4     the 20th century, Beijing Opera finally formed, and became the     5     (big) of all operas in China. Beijing Opera has a rich list of plays, artists, troupes, audience, and wide influence,     6     (make) it the leading opera in China.

Beijing Opera is     7     all-round acting art. It mixes singing, reading, acting, fighting and dancing together by using different acting methods to tell     8     (story) and describe characters. The roles in Beijing Opera include the male, female, painted-face, and comedic roles. Besides,     9     (it) supporting roles are also rich in types. In addition, the types of     10     (face) make-up, especially the color, are the most particular art in Beijing Opera.

9 . Toni Morrison was an American writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her novels Beloved, Song of Solomon and others explored the way African-Americans search for freedom and identity in a country obsessed (受困扰的) with skin color. Morrison was nearly 40 when she published her first novel The Bluest Eye in 1970. The Nobel Prize committee described her writing as language itself, a language she wants to liberate from race. Her novels discussed America’s past, focusing on black history and the effects of slavery and racism. She called her characters “the unfree at the heart of the democratic (民主的) experiment”.

Toni Morrison was born in 1931. She attended Howard University, a university in Washington, D.C., which only admitted African-Americans. At Howard, she read African, British and American literature, including writers William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf. After a short marriage, she became a single mother of two sons and worked as a book editor in New York.

Her first book The Bluest Eye follows a young girl named Pecola Breedlove, who grows up in Lorain, Ohio. Consistently bullied for her dark skin and made to feel ugly and unloved, Pecola prays for the miracle of blue eyes — a characteristic of white American beauty. As a result of this impossible desire, Pecola’s life begins to collapse. Several publishers rejected this book but it impressed The New York Times’ book critic John Leonard, who believed Morrison was an important new voice. He said her writing was “so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry”.

In 1988, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Beloved, which is based on the true story of an African-American enslaved woman. It became a best-seller and was later made into a film with Oprah Winfrey. Many Americans admired her as the country’s greatest living writer, including former President Barack Obama. Morrison enjoyed her literary fame and was proud of her Nobel Prize won in 1993.

1. What can we learn about Toni Morrison from the text?

A．She only read African-American literature at university.

B．Morrison was about 40 when she received the Nobel Prize.

C．She attended a university which only accepted African-Americans.

D．Her novels concentrated on the Americans obsessed with skin color.

2. Why does the girl in the novel The Bluest Eye pray for blue eyes?

A．Because she supposes she looks more beautiful with blue eyes.

B．Because she thinks blue eyes can free herself from the sufferings.

C．Because she wants to make sure whether she has magic power.

D．Because she believes blue eyes can stop herself from being a slave.

3. How did many Americans think of Toni Morrison?

A．They couldn’t think highly of her enough.

B．They considered her as a common writer.

C．They felt that her novels were not so fascinating.

D．They believed her novels had some room for improvement.

4. What’s the text mainly about?

A．The spirit of Toni Morrison’s great novels.

B．The reasons why Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize.

C．The ways how Toni Morrison enjoyed literary fame.

D．An introduction of a writer called Toni Morrison.

10 . 假如你是校学生会主席李华，你校在4月27日的学校艺术节活动上 ，将举行题为“build a beautiful campus”的英文演讲比赛，请你代表学生会写一则通知，欢迎大家踊跃报名，内容包括：
1、比赛目的
2、时间、地点
3、要求及奖品，期待参与
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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