1 . Friends are important to our lives.We talk to our friends about things which we can’t talk to our families about,and friends offer support when we need it and provide companionship.
It can be very easy to forget to communicate with your friends once you get married,have kids or have a job.Sometimes it’s hard enough to find time for your family and yourself,let alone your friends.
A friend is someone who was once a stranger,and after you made a special connection,you became friends with each other.How amazing it is!It doesn’t happen every day or with everyone you come across.So the fact that you were able to build a friendship with someone who was once a stranger to you is a great and wonderful thing.This is why it’s important to find time for your friends.
Finding time for friends can be as simple as calling them on the phone for a chat every now and then.This lets them know that they are in your thoughts and that they are important to you.Little gestures such as sending your friends some greeting cards,remembering their birthdays,and lending them a helping hand are also ways you can find time for your friends.
Whether you go to the movies,meet for dinner,go dancing,or have a party,spending time together is a great way to relax and reconnect you with each other.
Keep in mind that friends are a special and important part of our lives.So spend some time a day to include them in the balance of your life!
1. According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE if you have many friends?| A．You can share your feelings with them. |
| B．You can get married more easily. |
| C．You can not find a job like before. |
| D．You will have kids soon. |
| A．calling them on the phone |
| B．sending them greeting cards |
| C．having dinner with their kids |
| D．lending them a helping hand |
| A．Go to movies. |
| B．Meet for dinner. |
| C．Go dancing. |
| D．Remember their birthdays. |
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意；1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
One day last year when I was busy prepare for an important exam, I got a phone call from my aunt. I used to quite nervous when I talked with her, because of her dialect spoken in her loud voice somehow aroused my fear of her. So the other day after a long talk, surprisingly, I feel warmth and was touched. I sudden realized that I used to put so much emphasis on her dialect that I didn’t even notice his love for me. Like my parents and my other relative, my aunt showed her love, encouragement and expectation for me. The dialect may sound unfamiliar with me, but our family relationship shortens the distance between us causing by the difference in our languages.
| A．Have dinner with Mike. | B．Go out with her parents. | C．Stay at home with her brother. |
1. What is the relationship between the speakers?
| A．Colleagues. |
| B．Former schoolmates. |
| C．Teacher and student. |
| A．Landway High School. |
| B．Colin High School. |
| C．Aston High School. |
| A．Take a walk with her. |
| B．Teach her oral French. |
| C．Meet her foreign teacher. |
| A．A school. | B．A bookstore. | C．A park. |
1.表示愿意和对方交朋友；
2.简单介绍自己，如爱好、特长（体育、文艺等）；
3.希望多了解美国文化。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.电子邮件的格式已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Frank,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
Growing up, I wanted to be just like my mom. Kind and caring, she always seemed to make people comfortable in her presence. For years she was a volunteer in our community. I loved going to the local nursing home to help with her until I hit my preteen years. Suddenly, I was too caught up in my adolescent world to worry about helping others.
One particular summer day when I was twelve, Mom came into my room and told me to get up and meet her at the car. I had planned to spend the day at the lake with friends. Why did she have to ruin everything? Eventually, I made my way outside. I imagined the lake water cooling my skin. Annoyed, I climbed into the car and slammed the door shut. I sat in silence, too upset to make a conversation.
“Tasha, would you like to know where we are going?” Mom asked calmly.
“I guess…,” I murmured under my breath.
“Sweetheart, we are going to a children’s shelter, I have been there before and I think it would benefit you,” she explained.
I felt a knot slowly form in my stomach. How was I supposed to help there?
When we reached the shelter, I was rather surprised. It was a large white Victorian home. As we approached the large front porch, wind bells played a calming tune while trees and blossoms welcomed us. Maybe this wasn’t going to be so bad.
Mom rang the doorbell. The door flew open and we were led to the front room, where all of the children were playing. Toys were spread out across the floor. I noticed a baby whose body was scarred with wounds. The majority of the children had noticeable physical scars（伤疤） such as cuts, scratches and burns. What a terrible life they had before they moved here! My heart sank.
As I was looking around, I felt a gentle pull on my shirt.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I returned to the shelter with Mom several times._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7 . We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse.For my grandchildren,I’d know better.I’d really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover meatloaf.I really would.
My cherished boys,I hope you learn humility by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking.I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother.And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room,but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he’s scared,I hope you’ll let him.And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along,I hope you take him.
I hope you have to walk uphill with,your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books,and when you learn to use computers,you also learn how to add and subtract in your head.
May you skin your knee climbing a mountain,burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole（旗杆）.I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face.I don’t care if you try beer once,but I hope you won’t like it.
I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle.I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor’s window,and that she hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold of your hand.
These things I wish for you—tough times and disappointment,hard work and happiness.
1. Who wrote the letter?| A．A grandmother. | B．A grandfather. |
| C．A father. | D．A mother. |
| A．They learn a lesson from a fight with others. |
| B．They know how to calculate with computers. |
| C．They have a close relationship with one another. |
| D．They burn their hand on the stove and stick their tongue on a frozen flagpole. |
| A．To show the boys it’s not easy growing up. |
| B．To teach the boys dos and don’ts on the way growing up. |
| C．To help the boys to avoid making mistakes on the way growing up. |
| D．To encourage the boys to fully experience life on the way growing up. |
1. What does the man think of Lucy’s taking flying lessons?
| A．Impractical. | B．Surprising. | C．Interesting. |
| A．A pilot. | B．A nurse. | C．A doctor. |
| A．Teach in a college. |
| B．Start her own restaurant. |
| C．Organize an Italian cooking class. |
| A．Husband and wife. | B．Brother and sister. | C．Teacher and student. |
| A．At home . | B．At a hospital. | C．At a restaurant. |
10 . A few years ago, I took a trip to New York City with my mom and my cousin. It was a girls’ weekend to celebrate my cousin’s upcoming wedding. We spent the morning shopping and stopped in a family-owned Italian restaurant. The woman who greeted us was the cook, and her elderly mother who'd started the restaurant was behind the counter (柜台). There were only five tables in the whole restaurant and we were the only customers.
We were chatting about what we wanted to do that night when my cousin suddenly stood up and pointed behind my mom and me. Black smoke started pouring from a staircase (楼梯) in the hallway that led to the businesses above that one. Thinking the floor above us must be on fire, my mom ran to the back to tell the cook, while we tried to convince the elderly Italian woman, who actually couldn’t speak English, to come outside. She couldn’t see the smoke from her place behind the counter and just scolded (训斥) us in Italian.
Finally, my cousin physically picked the lady up. Thankfully, she was a tiny lady and my cousin was strong. We got her outside and she finally saw the smoke. My mom took her phone out to call the firemen, but someone else must have already done that because we heard the sirens (警报声) coming. The firetruck rounded the corner, nearly hitting the front end of a cab. The passengers in the back of the cab started screaming, but the driver looked calm.
Thankfully, no one was hurt. We didn’t find out what had caused the fire, but at least it didn’t spread beyond the second floor. The cook thanked us for helping them, and her mother kept hugging my cousin. The rest days were peaceful compared to that day, and I’ve always wanted to go back and see if that restaurant was still there.
1. Where did the fire probably break out?| A．From the kitchen. | B．From the hallway. |
| C．From a staircase. | D．From the second floor. |
| A．She was easy to become angry. | B．She mistook them for trouble makers. |
| C．She thought they were making noises. | D．She didn’t need help from other people. |
| A．The fire truck hit the cab at last. | B．The cab driver called the firemen. |
| C．The fire truck arrived just in time. | D．The passengers in the cab were injured. |
| A．I spent a weekend in New York City. | B．What an unforgettable day it was. |
| C．A big fire destroyed a restaurant. | D．How special a restaurant it was |
