2 . How to Make Friends at a New School

Starting with a new school can be difficult. Everything seems to be different, and you don’t even know where to go for your own classes.     1     However, if you use these skills, you can quickly turn some of those strangers into friends.

Be yourself

    2     If some people don’t accept you, they’re not the kind of friends you need. People often stay together because they have similar interests. For example, someone who does a lot of sports may make friends with those who also run or swim a lot.

    3    

Remember to be nice to the people you meet at your new school. If you think that you will say something that may make them feel sad, do not say anything and just nod your head if they talk to you. Also, remember to be as helpful as possible!

Believe in yourself

A smile goes a long way. When you walk in the halls, don’t keep your eyes on the floor. Raise your head and make eye contact with other people.     4     Introduce yourself. Tell them your name and where you’re from.

Remember people’s names

You like it when people use your name, and so do other people.     5     Besides, ask them in a kind way if they have a nickname. You’d be surprised how often this may come in handy.

A．Be friendly to others.

B．Making new friends can be hard, too.

C．Join after-school activities like

D．Never change what you are to try and fit in.

E．If you see someone you know, smile or say “Hi”.

F．People may become angry if you just begin by saying ”Hey“ each time.

G．Don ‘t sit at the back of the classroom where other people don’t notice you!

4 . When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the leading role— a princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my_________. But once on stage, every word   _________from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a_________part for the play, and asked me to_________roles. Though I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she_________my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a_________in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) through the grass in bunches. I watched my mother carelessly_________down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to_________   all these weeds,” she said. “From now on, we’ll have_________roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are____________— even dandelions!”

My mother looked at me____________. “Yes, every flower gives____________in its own way, doesn’t it?” She asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is true of____________, too,” she added.

When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the____________.

“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said,____________me of how much I loved to read stories____________to her.

Over the next few weeks, with her____________encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher____________to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a____________. After the play, I took it home, ____________ to mom that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.

1.

A．appearance

B．lines

C．books

D．answers

2.

A．greeted

B．stole

C．disappeared

D．held

3.

A．player’s

B．winner’s

C．director’s

D．narrator’s

4.

A．change

B．remove

C．restore

D．improve

5.

A．forgave

B．sensed

C．adjusted

D．criticized

6.

A．walk

B．lesson

C．flower

D．drink

7.

A．move

B．sleep

C．bend

D．knock

8.

A．step into

B．dig up

C．go over

D．help out

9.

A．even

B．yet

C．less

D．only

10.

A．beautiful

B．quiet

C．impressive

D．extinct

11.

A．tearfully

B．elegantly

C．confusedly

D．seriously

12.

A．sorrow

B．pleasure

C．opinion

D．time

13.

A．schools

B．plants

C．people

D．families

14.

A．assistance

B．truth

C．fiction

D．fault

15.

A．reminding

B．rushing

C．confirming

D．accusing

16.

A．aside

B．alike

C．alone

D．aloud

17.

A．competitive

B．appreciative

C．continuous

D．generous

18.

A．sought out

B．rose up

C．set out

D．came up

19.

A．dandelion

B．rose

C．story

D．bunch

20.

A．detecting

B．laughing

C．rewarding

D．lying

5 . Dear Laura,

How are you? It has been several weeks since I heard from you. I have been missing you a lot these days, so I think I should find out how you are doing. Hope this letter finds you in the best of health. Things here are fine, though they seem to be a little boring now without you.

Since school started, I have made some new friends who are great company（陪伴）. But I keep remembering what a great time we had during our summer vacations. Those long rides in the woods, often shopping at the mall and our video game matches were all so much fun. Things here are a little different, and it is going to take me some time to get used to them.

I have some great professors who make classes very interesting. I actually look forward to doing my homework for these classes. However, there are some really boring science classes that I just don’t seem to enjoy. They all sound so difficult, but I have to learn them. A few years later, I am going to drop these subjects forever! The good thing is that all the friends I’ve made feel just the same way about these science classes.

How have things been with you? How about your school and all those great friends you keep talking about? Did you join that guitar class you wanted to so badly? Look forward to hearing from you.

By the way, Dad has bought me the latest video game controller. It is really amazing! Waiting for you to come back here so that we can have some more video game matches!

Yours truly,

Aaron

1. What does Aaron probably think of his life in the school?

A．Rather terrible.	B．A little bit dull.
C．Quite hard.	D．Fairly exciting.

2. What can we learn about Aaron from the letter?

A．He didn’t get along with his new friends.

B．He enjoyed a great summer vacation with Laura.

C．He has already got used to his new school life.

D．He enjoyed all of his new classes.

3. Aaron dislikes his science classes because he ________.

A．does not like the science professors

B．has too much homework for these classes

C．finds these classes very hard to understand

D．finds they are of no use in the future

4. What will Laura most probably talk about in her reply to Aaron?

A．Her school life and friendship.	B．Her science classes and the professors.
C．Her summer vacation.	D．Her video game matches.

5. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Aaron and Laura?

A．They are in the same school now.	B．They write to each other every week.
C．They both like playing video games.	D．They will take the guitar class together.

6 . At an airport I overheard a father and a daughter in their last moments together. It had announced her plane's________ and standing near the door, he said to his daughter, “I love you. I wish you enough. She said. “Daddy, our life together has been ________ enough. Your love is all I ________ needed. I wish you enough, too? Daddy. They kissed good-bye and she left.

He walked over toward the window where I ________. I could see he wanted to cry. I tried not to ________ his privacy（隐私），but he welcomed me in by asking, “Did you ever say good-bye to someone you love, knowing it would be forever?, “Yes, I have,” I ________. Saying that brought________ memories I had of expressing my love and ________ for all my Dad had done for me. After thirty seconds of silence. “Forgive me for asking, but why is this a/an   forever good-bye?" I asked. “I am old and she lives much too far away. The _______ is that her next trip back will be for my funeral(葬礼), ” he said. “When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, "I wish you enough” May I ask what that means?" He began to ________.

“That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My ________used to say it to everyone. ” He paused for a moment and _______ as if trying to remember it in detail, he smiled even more. “When we said I wish you enough, we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to support them," he continued and then turning toward me he shared the following as if he were reciting it from ________.

“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude________. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger . I wish you enough gain to ________your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you have. I wish enough Hellos to get you through the final “ Good-bye.” He then began to sob and walked away.

1.

A．arrival

B．leaving

C．delay

D．landing

2.

A．more than

B．or rather

C．rather than

D．less than

3.

A．never

B．even

C．ever

D．hardly

4.

A．sat

B．worked

C．hid

D．travelled

5.

A．ignore

B．laugh

C．break

D．disturb

6.

A．added

B．replied

C．doubted

D．shouted

7.

A．back

B．up

C．down

D．across

8.

A．pain

B．anger

C．appreciation

D．boredom

9.

A．condition

B．reaction

C．news

D．reality

10.

A．cry

B．smile

C．wish

D．complain

11.

A．teachers

B．friends

C．children

D．parents

12.

A．looked into

B．looked up

C．looked through

D．looked after

13.

A．examination

B．memory

C．communication

D．impression

14.

A．sunny

B．curious

C．relaxed

D．simple

15.

A．comfort

B．touch

C．satisfy

D．lift

7 . Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty.

Mrs. Matthews lives in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She always had to pay the full price for her ride.

Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen's card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.

The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he notices that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked (眨眼) at her and whispered, “Don't forget to give your mother's card back to her when you see her again.”

Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.

1. Senior citizens in the story refer to ________.

A．those who have special cards	B．those who want to travel cheaply
C．old people with special cards	D．people holding high positions

2. What are women allowed if they are over sixty?

A．They have to pay their special card.

B．They don't have to pay for taking buses.

C．They have to pay the full price for their ride.

D．They pay less for their ride i£ they have a special card.

3. How often does Mrs. Matthews go to the town?

A．Twice a week.	B．Once a year.
C．Every other week.	D．Once a week.

4. Why did the driver whisper to Mrs. Matthews?

A．Because he knew her mother was still alive.

B．Because he hoped to make her feel younger.

C．Because she did not pay money for taking the bus.

D．Because she shouldn't have used her mother's card.

8 . “Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen.”

After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to find a job as a sports announcer (播音员) on the radio. I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door o£ every radio station. But I was refused every time. In one studio a nice lady told me that big radio stations didn’t want to accept inexperienced persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station that might give you a chance,” she said.

I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. My father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played football at Dixon in high school, I applied. The job sounded just right for me, but I still failed in the interview. As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard Smith Ward calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary (虚构的) game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday’s game!

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.

1. When did the writer graduate from college?

A．In 1931.

B．In 1932.

C．In 1933.

D．In 1934.

2. Who opened a store and wanted a local sportsman?

A．The writer.	B．Smith Marx.
C．The writer’s father.	D．Smith Ward.

3. Finally, the writer was asked to broadcast________.

A．Thursday’s game	B．Friday’s game
C．Saturday’s game	D．Sunday’s game

4. According to the text, “Everything happens for the best if you carry on” means that________.

A．you will fail if you keep on trying

B．you will succeed if you keep on trying

C．you will lose money if you keep on trying

D．you will make money if you keep on trying

9 . 在你成长过程中一定有一些对你有帮助、对你很重要的人。假定你是李华，请以“An Important Person in My Life”为题，用英语写一篇短文给校报投稿，内容包括：
1. 对你很重要的人是谁；
2. 对你很重要的原因；
3. 你想如何回报他（她）。
注意：词数100左右。（文章的标题和开头已给出， 不计入总词数）

An Important Person in My Life

On the journey of my growth, there were many people who cared about me and helped me when I was in trouble.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10 . Tristin Stewart, 15, of Northern Ireland, has no right knee after undergoing an operation. Now, his right leg connects directly to a right foot backward, which fits more_______than a traditional amputation (截肢).

Tristin said he began experiencing_______in his right leg in 2014, but it was not until last year that doctors diagnosed it as a cancer. The diagnosis and_______operation made Tristin’s parents, Mandy and Shane so worried.

“Tristin was scared firstly before receiving the operation,” Mandy said. “When we went in to see him after the operation, you could_______see that something was not in the right place under the_______, and Shane and I got up the courage to uncover it. That was a very strange sight, but my boy’s life was saved so that’s all that_______.”

In spite of a_______disease, the first in Northern Ireland, the soccer-loving teen is already back on his_______ just months after the operation.

“At the start it was uncomfortable and I wasn’t used to it because of the weight and my foot — you know, it felt_______— but now I’ m accustomed to it,” Tristin told Caters News. “It feels close to normal.”

“I can________with it and I’ve just started a jog,” Tristin said. “Without it, I’d be in a________. I wouldn’t be able to do anything.”

Unexpectedly, many people are now________ money to buy Stewart professional aid equipment so he can________in sports and more physical activities.

“Friends have been just as________, and they haven’t treated me differently,” Tristin added. “And I believe no matter how________ the mountain, there will always be a climb for the people who do not fear the difficult.”

1.

A．comfortably

B．differently

C．dangerously

D．commonly

2.

A．sorrow

B．pain

C．surprise

D．strength

3.

A．expecting

B．leading

C．following

D．increasing

4.

A．gradually

B．sorely

C．obviously

D．fortunately

5.

A．beds

B．covers

C．clothes

D．knives

6.

A．damages

B．matters

C．keeps

D．memorizes

7.

A．successful

B．deadly

C．frustrating

D．rare

8.

A．feet

B．way

C．behalf

D．side

9.

A．great

B．ugly

C．amazing

D．strange

10.

A．study

B．walk

C．swim

D．run

11.

A．bed

B．car

C．wheelchair

D．field

12.

A．raising

B．making

C．stealing

D．printing

13.

A．take

B．give

C．break

D．participate

14.

A．healthy

B．smart

C．hard

D．usual

15.

A．smooth

B．magnificent

C．steep

D．difficult