1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How many good friends does Mike have?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

2. Whose birthday did Mike forget?

A．Helen’s.

B．Laura’s.

C．Jamie’s.

3. What does Laura think is Mike’s answer to Question3?

A．Never.

B．Once or twice.

C．Quite often.

4. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A．Brother and sister.

B．Teacher and student.

C．Friends.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How long has the man moved here?

A．For 1 month.

B．For 2 years.

C．For 7 years.

2. Who is the woman?

A．A doctor.

B．A teacher.

C．A policewoman.

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 sometimes it may seem impossible to get     1     as a family, you can take action     2    (improve) the situation. The key to     3    (keep) the peace is regular and honest communication.     4     you disagree with your parents, take a minute to calm down and try to understand the situation     5     their point of view. Perhaps they     6    (experience) something similar and do not want you to go through the same pain. After you have thought it     7    , explain your actions and feelings     8    (calm), listen carefully, and address     9    (they) concerns. Through this kind of healthy discussion, you will learn when to back     10     and when to ask your parents to relax their control.

4 . What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A．Sending a thank-you card.

B．Putting something in a mailbox.

C．Getting a birthday present.

5 . Some of my earliest memories involve sitting with my dad in his study every night when he came home from the office. I’d watch as he put his personal items away: his watch, wallet, comb and car keys. They would always occupy the same spot on the table every time.

Dad’s comb was jade green. I heard he bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would smile, hand me the comb and say, “Be a good girl and help Daddy clean it, OK?”

I was more than happy to do it. At age five, this kind of task brought me such joy. I would excitedly turn the tap on, and then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I could. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would proudly return the comb to Dad. He would smile at me, and place the comb on top of his wallet.

About two years later, Dad left his sales job and started his own wholesale business. I started primary school. That was when things started to change. Dad’s business wasn’t doing so well, and our stable life started getting shaky. He didn’t come home as much as he used to. And when he did come home, it was always late and I’d already be in bed. I started to get mad. Why didn’t he listen to Mum and just stick to his old job? Why take the risk and place the whole family in trouble? Over the years, I stopped waiting for him to come home, and stopped going downstairs to check on him.

Now 28, I’ve graduated from college and got a job. Dad’s business has also started to get back on track. Yet the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me went on.

Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early. On that evening, I helped him carry his bags into his study as usual. When I turned to leave, he asked me to clean his comb. I looked at him for a while, then took the comb and headed to the sink.

It was a new comb. This one was brown. I hadn’t noticed that he’d changed it. After cleaning it, I passed it back to Dad. He looked at it and smiled. But this time, I noticed something different. My dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, yet his smile was still as heartwarming as before.

1. From the first three paragraphs, we can learn .

A．the earliest memories with Dad were full of joy

B．the precious green comb of Dad was made of jade

C．the author was unwilling to clean the comb for Dad

D．the author would study together with Dad every evening

2. What probably made Dad decide to resign from his original job to start his own business?

A．That he was eager to get everything on track.	B．That he wanted to keep his family life stable.
C．That he was laid off and had to make a living.	D．That he hoped to earn a better life for the family.

3. What emotional changes did the author experience when staying with Dad these years?

A．cheerful→ mad→ warm.	B．mad → satisfied → warm.
C．satisfied → worried → angry.	D．warm → concerned → uncomfortable.

4. What could be the best title for the text?

A．A Comb of Jade Green	B．Dad’s Wholesale Business
C．Evenings with My Dad	D．My Earliest Memories with Dad

6 . 假定你是李华，最近，你的好友林浩来信说他升入高中以后感到不太适应，不知道如何结交新朋友。请你用英语给他回一封信，提出一些建议。内容包括：
1. 对他的困境表示理解；
2. 提出自己的建议（至少三点）：
3. 表达美好祝愿。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总数。
Dear Lin Hao,

I’m sorry to hear that you are going through a hard time at the moment.

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Yours,

Li Hua

9 . One of the biggest complaints I hear from people is that their friends just aren’t there for them. More than that, sometimes friends are downright (彻头彻尾地) rude or even mean. You can’t change people, but you can surround yourself with more positive people.     1    

With positive friends, you don’t need to beg for help when you need it, because the chances are that they will be there for you without your begging.     2     As Dotdash states, ideal friendships provide support when you’re down, fun when you’re up, and wisdom when you’re lost.

There are also friends who might snipe (抨击) at you or even laugh at you behind your back. Those people celebrate the downfall of others.     3    Friends of this kind will add to whatever amount of stress you are feeling.

    4     For example, perhaps you always want to be a writer. The negative people in your life will probably tell you all the reasons why you won’t succeed. Maybe you have already gone over the reasons why you might fail and this is what has prevented you from trying. But with positive people in your life,you’ll feel more comfortable sharing these types of goals because your friends will give you the emotional push you need to go after what you want in life.

You naturally attract the kind of friends who are most like you. So if you’re a sad person, you’ll probably find that negative people come to you.     5    The more you are able to maintain a positive attitude, the more like-minded people you’ll attract in return.

A．After all, birds of a feather flock together.

B．The same is true for the opposite.

C．Here are some benefits of spending time with positive friends.

D．Positive friends will inspire you to be the best that you can be.

E．Positive friends will help you recover from negative hits.

F．You’ll end up feeling worse about yourself or the situation you’re dealing with.

G．Positive individuals want others to be happy, and will back you when you’re depressed.

10 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语，续写两段话，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

As a sixth grader, I began noticing how other kids were separating into groups. I wasn’t sure where I belonged. I found it hard to fit in.

Our teacher had assigned “secret friends” for the coming week. She wrote each kid’s name on a piece of paper and threw them into a glass; then we each closed our eyes and catch one piece of paper from the glass on which was the name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend and support each other over the next five school days. By the middle of the week, everyone, including me, had turned this assignment into a competition to see whose secret friend could leave the best gift. We left cards, pens and even money. It seemed that everyone was getting cool presents from their friend except me.

On the last morning of our assignment, I walked into my classroom and noticed there was a package. I opened the wrapping paper and inside was a box of powder (胭脂). The girls sitting near me laughed at the gift I had received. To make matters worse, the powder had already been opened.

I tried to forget about the embarrassing gift, but when I was in the bathroom during the break, the girls who had seen me open the powder started speaking ill of my secret friend. I quickly joined in: “How terrible”. I heard myself saying “What could my friend be thinking by giving me such a stupid gift? My grandmother wouldn’t even want it.” The girls laughed at my remarks and rushed out of the bathroom. I stayed to wash my hands and let the water run through my fingers as I thought about what I had just said. It wasn’t normal like me to say mean things like that about someone.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。

Then I saw my classmate Janet come out of a bathroom booth (厕所隔间), tears streaming down her face.

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Along with my apologies, I explained the reason.

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