1 . What does Carol’s father ask her to do?

A．Talk with her friends.

B．Go out with him.

C．Put on warm clothes.

2 . Everyone needs friends.There is an old saying, "Friends are God’s way of taking care of us." But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to make friends.Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree.You plant the seed(种子)and take care of it to make it grow.

First, you should choose a friend.What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks.A good friend should be kind and patient(耐心).For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his best to help.To make a good friend, you cannot be too shy.You should make each other happy and share your lives.

But things cannot always be happy.Even the best friends have fights.What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her.When there is no one around, have an honest talk.If he or she doesn't want to talk, you could write a letter.

There are three steps to being friends again:

Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that.Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.

1. Sally wants to tell students the ways to            .

A．make friends

B．plant trees

C．get happy

D．keep fit

2. What makes good friends? A good friend should              .

A．be lovely and cool	B．have good looks
C．have lots of money	D．be kind and patient

3. According to the text, you can             your friend after a fight.

A．buy a present for	B．never say a word to
C．write a letter to	D．have dinner with

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．Teenagers and friendship.	B．Finding and keeping friendship
C．The trouble of growing up.	D．Good friends around you.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

In my family, there     1     (be) three people. My father is a     2     (farm) and goes to work in the field every day. He isn’t good at     3     (talk) but he gets on well with other people. My mother is very kind and is     4     (friend) to everybody. So when I have     5     problem I will turn     6     her for help. My friends say I am clever, because when the teacher asks     7     (we) very difficult questions, I can come up with the answers     8     (quick). But my father thinks I am not patient. He says once I have difficulty in     9     (solve) problems, I will     10     (easy) give up. This is what I need to improve in the future.

4 . When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.
One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pat her. Of course she’d let anyone pat her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. she never barked(吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is that she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us.
1. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?

A．Look at them sadly.	B．Keep them company.
C．Play games with them.	D．Touch them gently.

2. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie______.

A．would eat anything when hungry

B．felt sorry for her mistake

C．loved playing hide-and-seek

D．disliked the author’s dad

3. Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?

A．She was treated as a member of the family.

B．She played games with anyone she liked.

C．She was loved by everybody she met.

D．She went everywhere with the family.

4. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she______.

A．smiled	B．barked.
C．rushed to them	D．tried to be funny

5. Which of the following best describes Brownie?

A．Shy.

B．Polite.

C．Brave.

D．Caring.

5 . Are you happy? If you aren’t you need to move near friends who are happy. A new study shows that happiness is infectious (易传染的) and can flow through social groups. And the closer you are to someone happy, the happier you’ll be.

The study was carried out by the Harvard Medical School. The researchers discovered that a person’s happiness depends on the happiness of those around them. They collected data on 5,000 adults between 1971 and 2003. Participants were asked to identify their relatives, close friends, place of residence and place of work. They were also asked questions about whether they enjoyed life, and whether they felt hopeful about the future.

The results were very interesting. The researchers found that those who had happy partners had an 8% higher chance of being happy too. And for those with happy children, this increases to 14%. And finally, those with a happy friend who lives less than half a kilometre away are 42% more likely to be happy. “Most important from our perspective is the recognition that people are m social networks, and that the health and well-being of one person affects the health and well-being of others,” one of the researchers explained. “It makes sense that if people around you are happy, that might have an impact on your own happiness.” So, in conclusion, the best thing is to have a happy friend who lives less than a kilometer away from you. Do you have one?

1. How did researchers get their findings?

A．By comparing results.	B．By asking questions.
C．By listing figures.	D．By giving examples.

2. According to the study, who may have the greatest effect on your happiness?

A．Your partner.	B．Your children.
C．Your close friends.	D．Your parents.

3. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph Three refer to       .

A．the interesting result.	B．the happy life.
C．the health of the family.	D．the chance of happiness.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Happiness and family.	B．Happiness and health.
C．Friendship and happiness.	D．Friendship and health.

6 . Last weekend, one of my best friends, whom I’ve shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, came to visit me.

Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, sharing _______ between us. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, who experimented with drugs and was into other _______ behavior. I was _______! She told me how she had been _______ to her parents about where she was going and even stealing out with a(n)_______ of seeing this guy because they didn’t want her around him. After my several tries to tell her that she _______ better, she still didn’t believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have _______.

I tried to _______ her that she was ruining her _______. But she refused to listen to me. I just couldn’t believe that she really thought it ________ to hang out with those ________, especially her boyfriend.

By the time she left, I was still ________ about her. I was so disappointed that I even ________ telling her that maybe we had just grown too far apart to ________ our friendship, but I didn’t. I put the power of friendship to the final ________. I had to hope that she ________ me enough to know that I was trying to save her from ________ herself.

A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long about our ________, and then she told me that she had broken up with her boyfriend. I just ________ with tears of joy running down my face. It was a truly rewarding ________ in my life.

1.

A．measures

B．standards

C．achievements

D．secrets

2.

A．impossible

B．unnecessary

C．improper

D．unfortunate

3.

A．at random

B．in shock

C．at fault

D．in silence

4.

A．lying

B．talking

C．admitting

D．proving

5.

A．contribution

B．advantage

C．similarity

D．intention

6.

A．got

B．explored

C．deserved

D．behaved

7.

A．disappeared

B．recovered

C．marched

D．paused

8.

A．accuse

B．convince

C．teach

D．guarantee

9.

A．friendship

B．convenience

C．confidence

D．future

10.

A．memorable

B．hopeful

C．acceptable

D．painful

11.

A．thieves

B．failures

C．cheaters

D．robbers

12.

A．worried

B．curious

C．enthusiastic

D．careful

13.

A．doubted

B．avoided

C．considered

D．imagined

14.

A．end

B．assess

C．fix

D．continue

15.

A．fight

B．test

C．debate

D．decision

16.

A．valued

B．forgave

C．assisted

D．demanded

17.

A．accompanying

B．hurting

C．promoting

D．frightening

18.

A．invitation

B．destination

C．conversation

D．graduation

19.

A．clicked

B．agreed

C．defended

D．listened

20.

A．moment

B．dream

C．success

D．choice

7 . The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years. The Maya were so bright that they achieved a lot. They had farms, temples and cities with many buildings. They knew much about nature and the world around them. This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time.

In ancient Mexico there were many small clearings in the forest. In each clearing was a village with fields of crops around it. The Maya planted seeds after they cleared the land. A farmer was able to grow crops that produced for several people. But not every Maya had to be a farmer. Some were builders or priests (祭司)．

The Maya believed in many gods. They built large temples to honor them. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. It was difficult because they had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.

Although the Maya worked hard to build the beautiful cities, very few of them lived in them. Usually, only the priests lived in the cities. The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature.

Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. No one knows why this happened. They may have died from a deadly disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. The lost secrets of the Maya are still beyond the reach of modern people. They are still one of our greatest mysteries.

1. The Maya lived better than most people of their times because ______．

A．they had skillful workers

B．they believed in many gods

C．they knew better about nature

D．they could measure time correctly

2. It can be inferred from the passage that ______．

A．the priests were not highly respected by the ancient Maya

B．the ancient Mayan cities and temples were well built

C．the ancient Mayan people led a happy life in the cities

D．the ancient Mayan people died from a serious disease

3. The underlined word “They” in the last paragraph refers to ______．

A．the Mayan people	B．the Mayan villages
C．the Mayan cities	D．the lost secrets of the Maya

4. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．The Cities of the Maya	B．The Belief of the Maya
C．The Maya	D．The Buildings of the Maya

8 . Richard Williams works hard. He’s clever, careful, and fast. His work is dangerous. Richard thinks of himself as a professional—a professional thief.

Yesterday was a typical day. Richard dressed in a business suit, took his briefcase, and drove to a town about ten miles from his home. He parked his car in a busy area, then began to walk along the street. No one looked at him. He was another businessman walking to work.

At 8：05, Richard saw what he wanted. A man was leaving his house. Richard walked around the block again. At 8：10, he watched a woman leave the same house. After she left, Richard worked quickly. He walked to the side of the house and stood behind a tree. He took a screwdriver (螺丝刀) out of his briefcase and quickly opened the window and climbed in. First, he looked through the desk in the living room. He found $200 in cash. In the dining room, he put the silverware (银器) into his briefcase. The next stop was the bedroom. Richard stole a diamond ring and an emerald (祖母绿宝石) necklace. Richard passed a color TV, a stereo, and a camera, but he didn’t touch them. Everything had to fit into his briefcase. In less than five minutes, Richard climbed back out the window. He looked around carefully, then began his walk down the street again. No one looked at him. He was just another businessman, walking to work.

1. Why did Richard wear a business suit?

A．Because he is a professional.

B．Because he didn’t want to draw others’ attention to him.

C．Because he works hard.

D．Because he is a thief.

2. No one saw Richard get into the house because ________.

A．it was night time	B．he ran very fast
C．he stood behind a tree	D．he was very clever

3. The reason why Richard didn’t take the TV set is that ________.

A．it is too big to carry

B．it is too heavy to carry

C．it is worth nothing

D．it is difficult for him to carry such a thing without being noticed

9 . The day was Thankful Thursday. It’s a weekly ___________ that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive ___________.

My girls shouted “McDonald’s, McDonald’s” as we ___________ along a busy Houston road. Suddenly I ___________ that almost every crossing I passed through was ___________ by a panhandler(乞丐). And then it hit me! All these panhandlers must be hungry, too. Perfect! After we ate, I ordered a (n) ___________ lunches and we set out to deliver them. We would pull alongside a panhandler, make a contribution, and tell him or her that we hoped things got better. Then we’d say, “Oh, by the way … here’s lunch.”

We handed our final contribution to a small woman and then immediately headed back in the opposite direction for home. ___________, the light caught us again and we were stopped at the same crossing where this small woman stood. I was ___________ and didn’t know quite how to behave.

She made her way to our car, “No one has ever done ___________ like this for me before,” she said with ____________. Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, “So, ____________ do you think you’ll eat your lunch?”

She just looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, “Oh honey, I’m not going to eat this lunch.” I was ____________, but before I could say anything, she continued, “You see, I have a little girl and she just loves McDonald’s, but I don’t have the money. But you know ____________ ? Tonight she is going to have McDonald’s!”

I don’t know if the kids ____________ the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our acts of kindness were too ____________ or insignificant to really effect change. Yet in that moment, I recognized the truth of Mother Teresa’s words: “We cannot do great things — only small things with great love.”

1.

A．tradition

B．ceremony

C．custom

D．habit

2.

A．decision

B．choice

C．contribution

D．plan

3.

A．walked

B．ran

C．wandered

D．drove

4.

A．reminded

B．realized

C．understood

D．thought

5.

A．crowded

B．occupied

C．discovered

D．laid

6.

A．additional

B．expensive

C．cheap

D．special

7.

A．Unfortunately

B．Luckily

C．Unexpectedly

D．Hopefully

8.

A．excited

B．embarrassed

C．frightened

D．annoyed

9.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

10.

A．amazement

B．fear

C．sorrow

D．amusement

11.

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．when

12.

A．shocked

B．confused

C．pleased

D．worried

13.

A．whether

B．if

C．what

D．that

14.

A．realized

B．felt

C．noticed

D．recognized

15.

A．many

B．small

C．big

D．simple

10 .                                                                            You Did More Than Carry My books

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark _______ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. _______ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark _______ the boy’s name was Bill, that he _______ computer games,baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _______ with his other subjects and that he had just broken _______ with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was _______ in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed _______ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They _______ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before ________, Bill asked Mark if they ________ talk.

Bill ________ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ________ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I ________ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess(脏乱) ________ anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to ________ my things. But after we spent some time together ________ and laughing, I realized that ________ I had done that, I would have ________ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You________ my life.”

1.

A．fell

B．bent

C．lay

D．sat

2.

A．Although

B．After

C．Since

D．Until

3.

A．realized

B．discovered

C．said

D．decided

4.

A．played

B．made

C．tried

D．loved

5.

A．questions

B．ideas

C．trouble

D．doubt

6.

A．up

B．out

C．off

D．away

7.

A．called

B．helped

C．invited

D．allowed

8.

A．peacefully

B．pleasantly

C．freely

D．willingly

9.

A．continued

B．agreed

C．forced

D．offered

10.

A．movement

B．graduation

C．separation

D．vacation

11.

A．would

B．should

C．could

D．must

12.

A．reminded

B．told

C．spoke

D．asked

13.

A．even

B．usually

C．ever

D．never

14.

A．checked

B．took

C．cleaned

D．put

15.

A．over

B．into

C．with

D．for

16.

A．find

B．pack

C．pick

D．hold

17.

A．talking

B．playing

C．reading

D．watching

18.

A．before

B．as

C．while

D．if

19.

A．lost

B．passed

C．left

D．forgotten

20.

A．helped

B．changed

C．improved

D．recovered