2 . Life affects (影响) friendships. As we grow, marry, fight in wars, move across the country or change jobs, old friendships fall away and new ones come. As long as we live, the things around us change, and as long as things change, friendships are affected.

When we were children, we had best friends. No matter what happened we were still friends. We live our lives, however, and do what life calls for us to do, and as we got older, memories are lost, faces get changed, and even friends’ names from childhood are forgotten.

Do you have a question about friendship? Do you wonder what to do with a friend who is no longer friendly? Perhaps you will see that you can’t control others. If someone wants to be your friend, it is their choice. All you can do is treat them well and do the best for them when you are with them. Then you wish them well when they leave.

You can talk to old timers and they will tell you that life is full of unbelievable joy and unbelievable sorrow, and that what bothers you today will one day becomes a memory and the pain will be gone. Seniors might tell you that you will learn more as you get older. They will tell you that friendships come and friendships go. Sometimes when they go it will hurt, but you will be okay with it. It’s the way life works, after all.

1. What can we learn about friendship, according to the text?

A．Friendship can not be easily affected by one’s family.

B．Friends are always around us and will never go away.

C．Friends in childhood are sometimes forgotten by us.

D．Friends in childhood are the best no matter what happens.

2. What should we do with friends who are no longer friendly in the author’s opinion?

A．Care about them and do the best for them when we are together.

B．Forget them and make new friends who have a lot in common with us.

C．Find the reason why our friendship has changed.

D．Do our best to control them and make them listen to us.

3. What the old timers and seniors in the last paragraph tell you about friendship will _______.

A．make you have no good friends

B．help you have healthy understanding of friendship

C．remind you to always help your friends

D．lead you to be a powerful man

4. The best title of the passage could be ________.

A．How to share happiness with friends

B．How to deal with unfriendly people

C．How to make good friends

D．How to face the changes in friendship

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。

Although some of us enjoy being alone to reflect on     1     (us) for improvement, we can’t live without friends because we can benefit a lot     2     close friendships.

First, close friendships may comfort our hearts. With true friends, we are free     3     (share) our joy and sadness in full measure. We can say friendship has a double advantage—happiness     4     (take) on a greater meaning and a trouble shared becomes a trouble     5     (half).

Second, we can achieve a better understanding and     6     (judge) through conversations with close and wise friends. It is easier for us to recognize others’     7     (weak) than our own. On the other hand, our friends are     8     (well) able to offer advice to us when we make important decisions.

Third, friends may help us in many different ways. Because friends may have many different ideas and skills, they can help us achieve     9     we want in life.

Finally, it should     10     (point) out that we should carefully choose friends and develop relationships with them cautiously.

4 . Is there a magic cutoff period when offspring become accountable for their own actions? Is there a wonderful moment when parents can become spectators (旁观者) in the lives of their children and shrug, "It' s their life," and feel nothing?

When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital corridor waiting for doctors to put a few stitches in my son's head. I was asked, "When do you stop worrying?" A nurse said, "When they get out of the accident stage." My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.

When I was in my thirties, I sat on a little chair in a classroom and heard how one of my children talked incessantly, disrupted (打断) the class, and was headed for a career making license plates. As if to read my mind, a teacher said, "Don't worry. They all go through this stage, and then you can sit back, relax, and enjoy them." My mother listened and said nothing.

When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime waiting for the phone to ring and the cars to come home, the front door to open.

My friends said that when my kids got married I could stop worrying and lead my own life. I wanted to believe that, but I was haunted by my mother' s wan ( 淡淡的 ) smile and her occasional words, "You look pale. Are you all right? Call me the minute you get home."

Can it be that parents are sentenced to a lifetime of worry? Is concern for one another handed down like a torch to blaze the trail of human frailties and the fears of the unknown? Is concern a curse? Or is it a virtue that elevates us to the highest form of life?

One of my children became quite irritable recently, saying to me, "Where were you? I've been calling for three days, and no one answered. I was worried!!!"

I smiled a wan smile.

1. What can we know about the author’s mother from the passage?

A．She has a thorough understanding of the author.

B．She is not concerned about the author.

C．She seems to laugh at the author.

D．She tries to give the author some encouragement.

2. What did the author do in her forties?

A．She would like her children to see her often.

B．She couldn't stop worrying about her children.

C．She was less concerned about her children.

D．She became more patient with her children.

3. Why did the author smile a wan smile at the end of the passage?

A．She wanted to learn from her mother.

B．She got a kind of satisfaction from her child’s concern.

C．She succeeded in tricking her children.

D．She stopped worrying about her children at last.

4. The main purpose of the passage is to tell us that ________.

A．parents show more concern for their children

B．Parents’ love for their children is selfless

C．the concern between parents and children is natural

D．parents will worry about their children all their lives

5 . 2014年高考在即，在学校举行高考百日冲刺誓师大会以后，高三全体学生目前正处在紧张复习迎考的氛围中。假如你叫李想，高三学生，面对目前的压力，想和父母说说知心话，请你用英文在你的博客上用书信形式表达出来。主要内容如下：

知心话	感   恩	关切鼓励，倾注爱心
	对父母的期望	1. 多交流，使自己保持良好状态 2. 创造条件，给自己提供适时帮助
学习打算	考生自拟（至少写三点）

注意：1. 短文须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥。

2. 词数：150左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mom and Dad,

The annual college entrance examination is around the corner. On this special occasion, how I wish I could have a heart-to-heart talk with you.

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I am quite confident of my future life and I do wish you good health and a happy life.

Yours ever,

Li Xiang

6 . Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room，holding Brett's jeans and shirt full of burnt holes.

Tired and defeated, I_______to the floor.The clothes were just one more thing Brett had_______.He often got almost everything in the house out of_______.Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking_______to steal money when he chose to live on the street.Yet none of this could compare to the_______damage Brett had done to our once quiet home.

Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old.During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as_______as possible, but inside I was shouting.“I don't want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can‘t_______him!”Having wiped my tears, I continued_______him as before.

When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall (少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping_______teens.

At the__________ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had__________the most to him or her.Brett spoke__________to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much.You were always there, no matter__________happened. My mom and dad, I am their kid. But you, __________troubled enough by me, always__________me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.”

__________ , I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me__________.

At that moment, tears__________in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for__________. Although I had struggled with silent__________toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action.We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.1.

A．sat

B．sank

C．bent

D．dropped

2.

A．ruined

B．lost

C．torn

D．broken

3.

A．danger

B．place

C．trouble

D．order

4.

A．off

B．in

C．up

D．away

5.

A．physical

B．visible

C．emotional

D．natural

6.

A．patiently

B．willingly

C．strictly

D．rudely

7.

A．forgive

B．educate

C．stand

D．control

8.

A．parenting

B．pardoning

C．comforting

D．feeding

9.

A．lazy

B．troublesome

C．disappointed

D．careless

10.

A．opening

B．official

C．victory

D．graduation

11.

A．afforded

B．meant

C．supplied

D．owed

12.

A．lovingly

B．sadly

C．proudly

D．nervously

13.

A．where

B．how

C．what

D．who

14.

A．unless

B．although

C．because

D．when

15.

A．cost

B．lent

C．taught

D．showed

16.

A．Astonished

B．Puzzled

C．Encouraged

D．Interested

17.

A．surely

B．roughly

C．tightly

D．fiercely

18.

A．fell

B．left

C．moved

D．gathered

19.

A．pity

B．happiness

C．luck

D．success

20.

A．love

B．anxiety

C．anger

D．care

7 . At just 18 years old, Canberra student Lochie Ferrier has already conducted research in a frontier field — aerospace engineering. Aerospace engineering is the primary ____ of engineering concerned with the science and technology of aircraft and spacecraft.
In 2014, he was one of 80 high school students worldwide who ____a six-week science and engineering program at MIT. During the program, he was ____by the institute’s scientists, and developed a method to identify inactive satellites. This method, called OASIS, is designed ____ a way to help manage space debris(碎片), which ____ operating satellites.
“One solution to this problem is a ____ robot that can gather pieces of space debris and store them in orbit，” he says. “These pieces could be ____ to new satellites later, thus ____the costs and launch weights of new satellites.” However, ____satellite identification technology would be needed for this solution, and that’s what Lochie is working on. “I hope this method would be put into practice in the near future,____in the next 10 years,” he says.
Lochie has made the____ of the Young Innovators category of the Australian Innovation Challenge Awards with his OASIS. This category is open to students aged 21 years or____ and carries a $ 5,000 prize. If he won, he would use the money to help fund ____ research into OASIS. “My plan for using the money would be to try to use materials which could stand up to the____ environment of space,” he says.
He is also considering how to____ the technology to organizations such as NASA and satellite manufacturers.
Lochie’s ____ in aerospace engineering was aroused by the big dish antenna(碟形天线）at NASA’s tracking station near Canberra，which he visited in his early teens. He said his software design and development teacher at Canberra Grammar School____ him, too. “He taught me valuable project management and skills which I applied to OASIS.”
Lochie has been attending Canberra Grammar School and will soon ____exams for admission to universities. He____ his time between schoolwork, his personal ____ projects such as OASIS and the development of apps, rock climbing, and playing classical violin. The teenager is well on his way to realizing his sky-high ambition.1.

A．principle

B．presentation

C．branch

D．criterion

2.

A．brought in

B．participated in

C．set up

D．backed up

3.

A．guided

B．criticized

C．surprised

D．changed

4.

A．in

B．for

C．with

D．as

5.

A．follows

B．threatens

C．splits

D．maintains

6.

A．recycling

B．repairing

C．creating

D．launching

7.

A．switched

B．transformed

C．attached

D．returned

8.

A．increasing

B．reducing

C．balancing

D．covering

9.

A．optional

B．temporary

C．reliable

D．theoretical

10.

A．imagine

B．say

C．suppose

D．consider

11.

A．plans

B．finals

C．competitions

D．goals

12.

A．under

B．beyond

C．more

D．above

13.

A．basic

B．further

C．academic

D．independent

14.

A．extreme

B．pure

C．dark

D．friendly

15.

A．adapt

B．forward

C．market

D．apply

16.

A．influence

B．investment

C．information

D．interest

17.

A．inspired

B．served

C．sponsored

D．promised

18.

A．join

B．sit

C．hold

D．prepare

19.

A．devotes

B．spends

C．separates

D．divides

20.

A．instructive

B．competitive

C．technical

D．typica

8 . Armed with two over­packed suitcases，we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight.As I watched her unload my luggage，I could see the______in her eyes.One last hug and a final goodbye，and I would be on my way to a new life______.“You'd better go or you'll miss your flight，”she said.

“I'll______ you，”I replied，and with those words I______.By the time I reached the customs I was______.While boarding the plane I was still crying.I did not have the______to put my bag in the overhead locker，so I put it on the empty seat next to mine.

Born barely fifteen months______，we not only looked alike，we were alike.We both had that same mix of______and fear of all things unknown to us.One sunny summer day I was playing outside when she came______to me and said，“What to come to the attic(阁楼)？”The answer was always“______”．We were frightened of the attic but also______by its smells and sounds.Together we would flight many spiders and battle through the numerous boxes______we found what we needed.

The plane shook______and my bag fell on the floor.My aspirin，hairbrush and some other things were______on the floor.I______over to gather them up when I saw a(an)______little book in the middle of my belongings.It was a diary.

Immediately I______my sister's handwriting.“Hi Sis.What a day it has been today.You let me know that you are moving abroad...”Only______did I realize that my sister had been______a diary for the past month.

I read about my sister's comings and goings during the flight.Even though a large ocean______us，at some point it felt like she was actually there.1.

A．honesty

B．concern

C．sadness

D．satisfaction

2.

A．abroad

B．home

C．again

D．along

3.

A．remember

B．remind

C．miss

D．think of

4.

A．was out

B．was off

C．left off

D．left away

5.

A．smiling

B．sneezing

C．sighing

D．sobbing

6.

A．courage

B．energy

C．idea

D．spirit

7.

A．before

B．after

C．between

D．apart

8.

A．curiosity

B．anxiety

C．sympathy

D．worry

9.

A．about

B．across

C．down

D．up

10.

A．No

B．Yes

C．Sorry

D．Certain

11.

A．surprised

B．bored

C．attracted

D．interested

12.

A．until

B．unless

C．though

D．since

13.

A．hardly

B．slightly

C．weakly

D．heavily

14.

A．spread

B．thrown

C．dropped

D．pushed

15.

A．turned

B．went

C．bent

D．looked

16.

A．familiar

B．unfamiliar

C．important

D．unimportant

17.

A．knew

B．saw

C．observed

D．recognized

18.

A．when

B．that

C．then

D．this

19.

A．keeping

B．writing

C．using

D．making

20.

A．faced

B．separated

C．surrounded

D．blocked