1 . When you choose a friend, you should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).

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, good friends will be honest to each other and accept each other.

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 , 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．honesty	B．understanding
C．reliability	D．a sense of humor

2. If you have fair weather friends, ______ .

A．you will become rich

B．you can be sure that you get real friends

C．you will be refused when you get into trouble

D．they will give you all that they have when you need help

3. Good friends need to ______.

A．understand each other's feelings

B．be helped with money

C．always point out each other's mistakes

D．have money or luck

4. This passage mainly discuss ______ .

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

2 .     1    

Friends are important in our life, because no one wants to be lonely.However,some people have difficulty in making friends and they often feel lonely.     2     According to a new study from Chicago University,the reason is that this kind of people have brians(脑) different from common people.And they often feel unsafe when facing strangers.

Does that mean they have no way to become happy again?    3     Scientists of this study have thought up ways to help these people deal with their loneliness.They provided four steps for getting out of loneliness.

    4     “It’s not enough for people just to get in touch with other online. That’s because most people don’t show their true selves there,”said Dr.Cacioppo,one of this study’s scientists.Another step is to get an action plan.As “action speak louder than words”,people need to be active to communicate with others.They also need people with the same interests.Also,they should try to expect the best from each activity.    5     Who Knows what good things are waiting for us?

A．People who feel lonely

B．The first step is to accept social invitations even if you don’t want to go.

C．After all,”tomorrow is another day”.

D．What’s the reason behind that?

E．Why don’t we like them?

F．New ways to deal with loneliness

G．No,don’t worry.

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My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling_______，but I always knew he was_______He never criticized us，but used_______to bring out our best. He’d say，“If you pour water on flowers，they flourish. If you don’t give them water，they die.” I_______as a child I said something_______about somebody，and my father said，“_______time you say something unpleasant about somebody else，it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best_______people，I would get the best_______From then on I’ve always tried to_______the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very________At 15，I started a magazine. It was________a great deal of my time，and the headmaster of my school gave me a________：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave，and Dad tried to sway me from my decision，________any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind，he said，“Richard，when I was 23，my dad________me to go into law. And I’ve________regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist，________I didn’t pursue my________You know what you want. Go and fulfill it.”
As________turned out，my little publication went on to become Student，a national________for young people in the U．K. My wife and I have two children，and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad________me.1.

A．biologist

B．manager

C．lawyer

D．gardener

2.

A．strict

B．honest

C．special

D．learned

3.

A．praise

B．courage

C．power

D．warmth

4.

A．think

B．imagine

C．remember

D．guess

5.

A．unnecessary

B．unkind

C．unimportant

D．unusual

6.

A．Another

B．Some

C．Any

D．Other

7.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．about

8.

A．in case

B．by turns

C．by chance

D．in return

9.

A．revise

B．set

C．review

D．follow

10.

A．understanding

B．experienced

C．serious

D．demanding

11.

A．taking up

B．making up

C．picking up

D．keeping up

12.

A．suggestion

B．decision

C．notice

D．choice

13.

A．and

B．as

C．even if

D．as if

14.

A．helped

B．allowed

C．persuaded

D．suggested

15.

A．always

B．never

C．seldom

D．almost

16.

A．rather

B．but

C．for

D．therefore

17.

A．promise

B．task

C．belief

D．dream

18.

A．this

B．he

C．it

D．that

19.

A．newspaper

B．magazine

C．program

D．project

20.

A．controlled

B．comforted

C．reminded

D．raise

4 . Hi, my name is Ethan King. I’m 14 years old and I love the game of soccer. In the summer of 2009, I went to northern Mozambique(Africa) with my dad to help repair water wells(井)in local villages. I took my soccer ball along. I thought I might be able to play with the local kids. When we arrived at the village of Ntette, I threw out my ball and soon, 50 kids were playing .Many of these kids had never had the chance to enjoy playing soccer with a real ball. For me, it’s no big deal to play soccer with a real ball. I do it all the time.

I’ve discovered that many kids in poor countries want to play soccer, but they can’t because they don’t have a ball. I have several soccer balls in my house. I thought that these kids would enjoy this soccer ball far more than me. So, I gave my ball to them.

As we prepared to leave, one of the boys brought the soccer ball back to me. I said to him, “No, this is yours. I gave it to you.” He laughed and cheered! I loved seeing that they had a real ball to play with.

Every kid who loves the game of soccer deserves(值得)to play. Every kid who loves the game of soccer deserves his or her own ball. And that’s why I started Charity Ball in 2010. It provides new soccer balls for kids in poor communities around the world.

1. How old is Ethen?-----__________.

A．fourteen	B．fifty
C．sixty	D．forty

2. When Ethan left Ntette,__________.

A．he made a soccer ball for the village boys

B．he gave his soccer ball to the village boys

C．one of the village boys gave him a handmade soccer ball

D．he gave the village boys some money to by soccer balls

3. What do we know about Charity Ball?

A．It collects old soccer balls

B．It trains kids who love soccer

C．It started when Ethan was 14 years old

D．It gives new soccer balls to kids in poor communities

4. We can learn from the passage that Ethan is ________.

A．kind	B．talented
C．brave	D．careful

5 .                                                                            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

6 . Parents , the most selfless people on Earth are the biggest reason for your existence. However, we often_______ to appreciate(感激) their efforts. And by the time we realize this, it's _______ late. So, don't wait for any _______day to say sweet things to your parents and tell them how _______you're for whatever they've done for you.

First,_______you often forget to call your parents and _______them how much you miss them, they may often feel you're not making any_______to stay in touch with them.

Second, you should hug them. You can't possibly _______whatever they've done for you, but this small gesture(姿势) will_______make them feel special.

Third, let your emotions out in time, because you________know, there might not be a tomorrow to express your________. We all have been mean to our ________at times, and have said things that ________them deeply. If so, all you can do is apologize（道歉） from the bottom of your ________.

Finally, ________them to know that they're the real superheroes in your life. You can never ________them enough. They've always been your________to move forward. They taught you all the small and big things about life. They always ________ you to work hard and become a successful person in life. Even though you may have________ in a race or failed in an exam, they were and still are your number one________ . So, express yourself before your parents before it’s too late.

1.

A．fall

B．fail

C．want

D．wait

2.

A．very

B．rather

C．fairly

D．too

3.

A．good

B．wonderful

C．special

D．beautiful

4.

A．lucky

B．grateful

C．sorry

D．regretful

5.

A．when

B．since

C．unless

D．if

6.

A．ask

B．inform

C．tell

D．find

7.

A．mistakes

B．will

C．dream

D．efforts

8.

A．give back

B．send back

C．give away

D．put away

9.

A．surely

B．luckily

C．sincerely

D．entirely

10.

A．ever

B．never

C．hardly

D．almost

11.

A．love

B．regret

C．worry

D．happiness

12.

A．teachers

B．friends

C．parents

D．classmates

13.

A．inspire

B．move

C．hurt

D．discourage

14.

A．soul

B．mind

C．brain

D．heart

15.

A．get

B．let

C．bet

D．set

16.

A．believe

B．thank

C．apologize

D．know

17.

A．advantage

B．hope

C．strength

D．bank

18.

A．needed

B．asked

C．forced

D．encouraged

19.

A．won

B．lost

C．competed

D．succeeded

20.

A．fans

B．heroes

C．Examples

D．teachers

7 . Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.
    1     Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.
Allow them to study in blocks of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle.     2     Ideal(理想的) study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.
Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity.     3    
You’ll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After you’ve set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.
    4     Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.
    5     This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable.

A．Pick a place where your children can study properly.

B．Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves.

C．Finally, spend time with your kids when they’re studying.

D．Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too.

E．Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed.

F．Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.

G．One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.

8 . Tu Youyou, an 84-year-old female scientist, became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in science on Oct 5. Before that, she ever won the 2011 Lasker Award for finding out artemisinin (Qinghaosu), which saved millions of lives. She was thankful for the Lasker prize, but said, “It is just a scientist’ duty. I will go on fighting for the health of all humans.”
Tu kept her work in the 1960s and 1970s. In that age, Malaria could took away people’s health. Scientists all over the world had already tried over 240 000 times but failed. Tu Youyou, a member of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, began to study Chinese herbs.
Before 2011, people didn’t know Tu very much. Many friends played jokes with her “the Professor of Three None's” : no degree, no study experience abroad, not a member of any Chinese national colleges. But she is hard-working. She read a lot of traditional Chinese medicine books and did a lot of researches on the disease.
In February, 2012, Tu was named National Outstanding Females (One of the Ten) Tu is now a model of Chinese medical workers.
1. Artemisinin is used to ________.

A．make medicine	B．make food
C．get award	D．do the experiment

2. In the 1960s and 1970s ____ could find ways to stop the Malaria.

A．Scientists in China

B．no scientist

C．Scientists all over the world

D．only Tu Youyou

3. Tu Youyou became very famous ____________.

A．in the 1960s	B．in 1970
C．before 2011	D．after 2012

4. From Tu Youyou’s story, we know that she is a ___________ woman.

A．friendly	B．kind
C．clever	D．hard-working

5. The underlined word in paragraph2 probably means a kind of _____

A．herb	B．medicine
C．disease	D．virus

9 . As we all know, friendship is of great importance in our daily life. A friend can give us help and share our difficulties and happiness. But how to make friends is still difficult to some of us.    1    

1. Be friendly to others.    2    You should try to make a stranger feel at home wherever he happens to be. Think more of others than of yourself and never judge a person by his appearance and clothes.

2. Be reliable. If you and your friend agree to meet somewhere, don’t be late. If you’re not going to make it on time or make it at all, call them as soon as you realize it.    3    Be someone that people know they can depend on.

3.    4    Listen carefully to what people say, remember important details about them （their names, their likes and dislikes）, ask questions about their interests, and just take the time to learn more about them.

4. Encourage your friends: A true friend always gives courage to his friends.    5    Never make fun of or laugh at your friends in front of others. You should come to support them.

A．Be a good listener.

B．When you say you’ll do something, do it.

C．A friend to all is a friend to none.

D．The following information can give you some tips:

E．And never leave your friend when he is in trouble.

F．Smile at others and you are sure to get a smile in return.

G．He will remain with them in both good as well as bad times.

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
My father often works very hard. And he has _____to see a film. Here I’ll tell you_____about him.
One afternoon, when he finished his work and _____go home, he found a film ticket under the_____ on his desk. He thought he_____to have not much work to do that day and_____was quite wonderful to pass the______at the cinema. So he came back home and_____ finished his supper. Then he said ______to us and left.
But to our _____ , he came back about half an hour later, I ______ him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about _____ funny thing that had happened at the cinema.
When my father was sitting in his seat, a______came to my father’s and said that the seat was ______ My father was surprised. He took out the ticket______looked at it carefully. It was Row17,______ . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her _____ her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3. _____? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The_____of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh, ______, I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.1.

A．little money

B．much money

C．little time

D．much time

2.

A．a funny story

B．a good story

C．an old story

D．a strange story

3.

A．was to

B．was about to

C．had to

D．ought

4.

A．box

B．book

C．glass

D．paper

5.

A．happened

B．liked

C．pretended

D．wanted

6.

A．it

B．this

C．that

D．which

7.

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．day

D．evening

8.

A．early

B．quietly

C．quickly

D．suddenly

9.

A．hello

B．good-bye

C．good evening

D．good night

10.

A．disappointment

B．joy

C．sorrow

D．surprise

11.

A．asked

B．explained

C．told

D．wanted

12.

A．a

B．one

C．some

D．the

13.

A．man

B．woman

C．doctor

D．nurse

14.

A．hers

B．his

C．taken

D．wrong

15.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

16.

A．Seat1

B．Seat2

C．Seat3

D．Seat4

17.

A．it bring

B．to get

C．to see

D．to show

18.

A．Why

B．How

C．When

D．where

19.

A．designs

B．colors

C．prices

D．owners

20.

A．I’m sad

B．I’m sorry

C．I’m wrong

D．I’m worried