Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener. At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor (幽默), too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I’ve found a friend!
1. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?
| A．Reliability | B．Honesty |
| C．Understanding | D．A sense of humor |
| A．you will be refused when you get into trouble |
| B．they will give you all that they have when you need help |
| C．you will become rich |
| D．you can be sure that you get real friends |
| A．always point out each other’s mistakes |
| B．be helped with money |
| C．understand each other’s feelings |
| D．have money or luck |
| A．the importance of having a friend |
| B．where to choose friends |
| C．how to get along with friends |
| D．the qualities of a friend |
| A．How to choose a friend |
| B．Four qualities of a good friend |
| C．A good friend in my mind |
| D．My best friend |
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
“Next time you want to change anything, ask me first,” he shouted and left.
“How dare he treat me like that?” I thought. I had just changed one long sentence, and correct grammar--- something I thought I was paid to do. In fact I had been warned. On the first day one of my workmates took me aside and reminded me of his temper. As the weeks went by, I came to look down on Jack.
One day Jack’s other papers left me in tears so I stormed into his office angrily.
“What?” he asked.
Suddenly I knew what I must do. After all, he earned it. “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is wrong. I’ve never had anyone speak to me that way. As a professional, it’s wrong for me to allow it to continue,” I said. Jack smiled nervously, “Susan, I make you a promise that I will be a friend. I will treat you as you should be treated, with respect and kindness,” he said. With these words, I left.
Jack avoided me the rest of the week, and never questioned my work again. I brought cookies to the office one day and left some on his desk. Another day I left a note: “Hope your day is going great.” Over the next few weeks, Jack reappeared , but there were no more Jack’s papers. One year later I discovered I had breast cancer, and was scared. The statistics (统计数字) were not great for my long-term survival.
On the last day of my hospital stay, Jack came and silently handed me a bundle with several bulbs inside. “Tulips (郁金香) ,” he said. I smiled, not understanding. He cleared his throat. “If you plant them when you get home, they’ll come up next spring. I think you will be there to see them when they come up.” Tears clouded my eyes and I whispered: “Thank you.”Jack held my hands firmly, saying, “You are welcome. You can’t see it now, but next spring you will see the colors I picked out for you.”
I have seen those red and white striped（有条纹的） tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years now. This past September the doctor declared me cured. At a moment when I was praying for just the right word, a man with very few words said all the right things. After all, that’s what friends do.
1. Jack was angry with the author because___________.
| A．she pointed out his mistakes in public |
| B．she changed the contents of the papers |
| C．she read the papers without his permission |
| D．she corrected the papers without telling him |
| A．telling him about the mistake he had made |
| B．comforting him for the mistakes he had made |
| C．saying sorry to him for their misunderstanding |
| D．telling him she wanted to make friends with him |
| A．She was afraid that she would die soon. |
| B．She was moved by Jack’s flowers and words. |
| C．She was pleased that Jack became a good man. |
| D．She was angry with Jack for what he did to her. |
Our teachers always warn us not to waste time if we want to be great people in the future because time lost will never
As we all know, time passes very quickly. Many students complain they don’t have
Now we are living in the 21st century. We
| A．return | B．pass | C．miss | D．go |
| A．easy | B．true | C．interesting | D．usual |
| A．for | B．like | C．after | D．over |
| A．touch | B．watch | C．think | D．dream |
| A．expect | B．imagine | C．examine | D．check |
| A．spare | B．free | C．enough | D．much |
| A．use | B．up | C．fun | D．sure |
| A．doing | B．making | C．taking | D．getting |
| A．instead of | B．instead | C．in place of | D．out of place |
| A．easy | B．simple | C．stupid | D．interesting |
| A．worthless | B．priceless | C．ready | D．enough |
| A．look on | B．agree with | C．think over | D．believe in |
| A．spend | B．give | C．set | D．devote |
| A．must | B．should | C．may | D．would |
| A．helper | B．thief | C．friend | D．teacher |
| A．wealth | B．health | C．failure | D．illness |
| A．danger | B．harm | C．trouble | D．difficulty |
| A．help | B．introduce | C．get | D．let |
| A．keep | B．remain | C．manage | D．leave |
| A．valuable | B．expensive | C．worth | D．rich |
One day, he saw a(n) ________ pigeon(鸽子) flying by. “How happy and well-fed it looks,” the crow said to himself. So the craw ________ the pigeon until they came to a ________. There were some other ________ there too. Before long, an old man came along and brought them a large bag of food. When the man had gone, the crow flew over to the pigeons. “Caw! Caw! ”said he. “Can I ________ you?”
“No, you can’t !” ________ the pigeons angrily. “We don’t know you.”
The crow went home feeling ________. But he suddenly had a(n) ________. “I’ll paint my ________ grey, ”he said, “and then the pigeons will ________ I am one of them.” After he finished the painting, he flew off to the park and was ________ by the pigeons. The crow was so hungry that he got very excited at the food. “Caw! Caw! Give lots to me!” he said loudly. ________, the pigeons found he was a crow. They flew after him and made him ________.
Sadly, the crow flew to his own forest. But when his old friends, the other crows saw him, they asked him to ________. They did not ________ him because of his grey-painted feathers. So the crow felt ________ than before. His own ________ did not want him, and ________ would the pigeons let him into their group.
“What looks easier isn’t always so.” the crow said to himself.”I wish I had never painted my feathers grey!”1.
| A．pick out | B．hand in | C．put away | D．look for |
| A．lovely | B．happy | C．pretty | D．healthy |
| A．fat | B．funny | C．boring | D．old |
| A．caught | B．taught | C．protected | D．followed |
| A．square | B．forest | C．park | D．house |
| A．men | B．pigeons | C．crows | D．visitors |
| A．join | B．see | C．help | D．believe |
| A．explained | B．advised | C．shouted | D．continued |
| A．sad | B．asleep | C．lucky | D．tired |
| A．choice | B．accident | C．change | D．idea |
| A．feathers | B．feet | C．head | D．legs |
| A．hope | B．guess | C．think | D．understand |
| A．attacked | B．welcomed | C．noticed | D．discovered |
| A．Strangely | B．Interestingly | C．Finally | D．Suddenly |
| A．wait | B．leave | C．cry | D．stop |
| A．hurry up | B．go away | C．set off | D．give up |
| A．miss | B．forget | C．like | D．know |
| A．worse | B．busier | C．colder | D．stronger |
| A．brothers | B．friends | C．parents | D．sisters |
| A．nothing | B．not | C．nor | D．none |
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s
At the meeting, the people were
The teacher asked
The mother replied,“
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his
| A．comfort | B．excitement | C．joy | D．upset |
| A．last | B．first | C．second | D．third |
| A．noticed | B．greeted | C．met | D．accepted |
| A．grateful | B．ashamed | C．afraid | D．tired |
| A．covered | B．passed | C．experienced | D．flowed |
| A．talk about | B．go through | C．set down | D．rely on |
| A．surprised | B．impressed | C．excited | D．judged |
| A．in sight of | B．by means of | C．in view of | D．in spite of |
| A．enjoyed | B．protected | C．hid | D．dressed |
| A．understanding | B．hearing | C．packing | D．learning |
| A．officially | B．happily | C．carefully | D．coldly |
| A．Because | B．When | C．Since | D．Although |
| A．so | B．much | C．quite | D．too |
| A．out of control | B．out of sight | C．in ruins | D．in power |
| A．shocked | B．ignored | C．knocked | D．settled |
| A．washed | B．touched | C．swapped | D．buried |
| A．regretted | B．forecasted | C．considered | D．organized |
| A．teacher | B．classmate | C．desk | D．mother |
| A．help | B．love | C．gift | D．hope |
| A．loosely | B．gradually | C．tightly | D．suddenly |
6 . Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous(宽宏大量的); be understanding.
Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose your friend’s trust. Good friends always rely on one another to speak and act honestly.
Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so that you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are exactly alike(相同的)．But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding.
1. Some friendships don’t last long because ________.| A．there are too many people who want to make friends. |
| B．those who give others friendship receive friendship from others. |
| C．some people receive friendship but don’t give friendship back. |
| D．they don’t know friendship is something serious. |
| A．something countable |
| B．the base of friendship |
| C．as important as money |
| D．more important than anything else |
| A．generosity and friendship |
| B．generosity and sharing |
| C．your ideas and feelings |
| D．your clothes |
| A．How to Be a Friend |
| B．Honesty Is the Best Policy |
| C．A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed |
| D．Three Important Points in Life |
7 . One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?
Listen — Listen when they are talking. Don’t say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes it’s not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.
Help them — If your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make sure you don’t do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra (额外的) pencil or pen with you to classes in case (以防) they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.
Be there for them — Try to make something for your friend to help make them feel better in hard times. Making cards and encouraging them are among the nicest things you can do for a friend. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U.S. actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control. But if you can’t stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve (值得) to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you don’t want to stay with your friends when they’re in hard times, then you don’t deserve to be with them when they’re having a good time!
______ — Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And you’ll remember these things when you’re all old!
1. While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should _____.| A．give him or her some advice | B．just listen unless asked |
| C．calm him or her down | D．share your feelings as well |
| A．try to do everything for them | B．put them before ourselves |
| C．change their bad habits first | D．ignore their faults |
| A．Life without a friend is death. | B．A friend is easier lost than found. |
| C．A friend in need is a friend indeed. | D．A man is known by his friends. |
| A．How to find a good friend. | B．How to help friends in trouble. |
| C．How to be a good friend. | D．How to make more friends. |
So his mother took the boy to a hospital．The doctor looked up at the child’s nose，but she couldn’t get the paper out．She said she had to cut the boy’s nose to get the paper out．
The boy’s mother came home looking sad．She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut．The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May．May wanted to see the child，so the child let her look up his nose．
“Yes，I can see it，” May said．“It will be out soon．”
As she spoke，she shook some black pepper （胡椒粉）on the child’s nose．The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out．His mother was surprised．May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim，for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell．
So the lucky boy didn’t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut．
1. After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose，____．
| A．he took it out |
| B．his mother took it out |
| C．he tried to take it out but failed |
| D．he did nothing but cry |
| A．The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy’s nose． |
| B．The boy had to have his nose cut at last． |
| C．The boy’s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem． |
| D．May succeeded in taking the paper out． |
| A．he needed to learn to swim． |
| B．the sea water would wash out the paper ball． |
| C．the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose． |
| D．he needed a rest． |
9 . In 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where adventure was never very far away.
We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom’s vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didn’t care much about my bedtime.
Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little fire going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel(桶) of paint but couldn’t really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when 1 made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me home.
Mom and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did! I had a tour of the prison before Mom rescued me. I hadn’t turned 5 yet.
As I entered kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school?
As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder, I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didn’t realize what a superstar he was, but I do remember the ride well. I was wrapped (包裹) heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather.
In 1950, we moved back to Coeur d’Alene, but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska.
1. What can be inferred about the author’s family?| A．His father was a cruel man. | B．His parents didn’t love him. |
| C．His parents used to be very busy. | D．His mother didn’t have any jobs. |
| A．He learned to smoke. | B．He was locked in a basement. |
| C．He was arrested by the police. | D．He nearly caused a fire accident. |
| A．Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds. |
| B．The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska. |
| C．Leonhard often visited the author’s family after 1950. |
| D．The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska. |
| A．To look back on his childhood with adventures. |
| B．To describe the extreme weather of Alaska. |
| C．To express how much he misses Leonhard. |
| D．To show off his pride in making trouble. |
10 . One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The president did the final
He discovered the youth was
The president requested the youth to
“Go and clean your mother’s
The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he
The next
The president said, “You are
| A．election | B．test | C．interview | D．competition |
| A．strong | B．excellent | C．humorous | D．cute |
| A．maker | B．cleaner | C．mender | D．seller |
| A．wash | B．hide | C．show | D．dry |
| A．found | B．let | C．helped | D．watched |
| A．study | B．ignore | C．work | D．rest |
| A．clothes | B．hands | C．feet | D．shoes |
| A．see | B．move | C．recognize | D．answer |
| A．on purpose | B．in patience | C．by chance | D．at last |
| A．carefully | B．nervously | C．happily | D．shyly |
| A．after | B．until | C．because | D．as |
| A．believed | B．sensed | C．noticed | D．expected |
| A．quietly | B．sadly | C．excitedly | D．angrily |
| A．thought | B．slept | C．sat | D．talked |
| A．morning | B．noon | C．afternoon | D．evening |
| A．worried | B．felt | C．brought | D．spoke |
| A．courage | B．appreciation | C．success | D．family |
| A．important | B．difficult | C．different | D．impossible |
| A．value | B．secret | C．type | D．change |
| A．educated | B．respected | C．trusted | D．hired |
