1 . Chances are you already know a social butterfly at school. The social butterfly flits around with ease, comfortably socializing with everyone, and you’ll never catch them sitting at home alone on a Friday night. They radiate confidence and cheerfulness.
Put yourself in the spotlight. Being a social butterfly doesn’t mean you always have to be the person to strike up every conversation. By positioning yourself in the spotlight, people will learn your name and recognize who you are.
Sit with different people at lunch. Everyone has a group of people they usually sit with at lunch every day, but lunch can be a great time for socializing.
Follow school events. Keep up with what’s going on at school.
| A．Befriend sociable people. |
| B．Make plans and accept invitations. |
| C．How do they do it and make it look so easy? |
| D．You don’t have to abandon your usual set of friends. |
| E．In this way, they are more likely to accept your invitation to different parties. |
| F．Take part in various events so that you can connect with like-minded individuals. |
| G．This often leads to them initiating conversations with you instead of the other way around! |
2 . Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, LinkedIn... . The ways to connect with of us on social media are limitless.
People are extremely particular when it comes to sharing pictures on social media. So, don’t post pictures of people without their permission. While you may not think posting the picture is a big deal, the other person may disagree.
Just got a new job? Bought a new car? You have got promoted? Or maybe you decided you’re moving? Don’t tweet or post your news to the world before sharing it with your loved ones. A love relationship largely depends on safety and security and the chance to get inside information is an important part of that.
Social media is public.
| A．Just ask before you do that. |
| B．Don’t view social media as only bad. |
| C．Never use social media when you’re mad. |
| D．These signs confirm that your relationship is rock solid. |
| E．You shouldn’t be sharing private information with the world. |
| F．In many ways, social media has made our world a better place. |
| G．However, don’t let your online life negatively affect your real life. |
One of my unforgettable memory of my school in Xinjiang is that of lunches we brought from our homes. I hold my lunch-box in my hand when I was going to school. The smell from it was very good. Since the lunch bell finally rang, my friends or I met under a tall tree and had our lunches. My best friend Aigulie was used to share her Nang with me. Nang is a specially kind of cake in Xinjiang. I like them very much. Now Aigulie and I study at different colleges or we can only see each other during the summer vacation. I think over her a lot and I miss the food and the good time we had together.
4 . How to Write a Letter to Parents
As a teacher, one of the most difficult parts of your job is working with parents. With proper communication, however, you can build bridges between the school and home.
If you do it properly, this is an excellent way to communicate when you cannot meet with parents face to face.
·Put positive communication in the letter, even if you are writing to discuss a problem.
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·Ask for a response. You can ask them to write back, sign a part of the letter or give you a call.
·Consider mailing the letter to the parent, rather than sending it home with the student. Some students will intentionally forget to give the letter to their parents, while others will accidentally or purposely lose the letter.
| A．Writing a letter to parents is one way to do this. |
| B．If you do not hear from them, you should call them |
| C．Share the problem with the parents. |
| D．Respect parents and never quarrel with them. |
| E．Whenever you meet with problems, you should keep cool. |
| F．Sending it in the mail makes it more certain that it will be received. |
| G．You can do this by pointing out a gain the child has made recently. |
5 . By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time though he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her page turner. “I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.
“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.
But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”
1. What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner?| A．Read music. | B．Play the piano. |
| C．Sing songs. | D．Fix the instruments. |
| A．Boring. | B．Well-paid. |
| C．Demanding. | D．Dangerous. |
| A．Counting the pages. | B．Recognizing the “nodding”. |
| C．Catching falling objects. | D．Performing in his own style. |
| A．He has very poor eyesight. | B．He ignores the audience. |
| C．He has no interest in music. | D．He forgets to do his job. |
6 . You may have grown up living with lots of siblings, or this may be your first time sharing your living space with someone else.
Be clear about your expectations from the beginning. Do you know in advance that you hate it when someone hits the snooze button (贪睡闹铃) fifteen times every morning? That you’re a neat freak (怪人)? That you need ten minutes to yourself before talking to anyone after you wake up?
Address problems when they’re little. Is your roommate always forgetting her things for the shower, and taking yours?
Be mindful of who you bring into your room-and how often.
| A．Be open to new ideas and experiences. |
| B．Respect all the things that belong to your roommate. |
| C．You may love having your study group into your room. |
| D．Expect to learn, grow and change during the time in the college. |
| E．Are your clothes being borrowed faster than you can wash them? |
| F．Let your roommate know as soon as you can about your little preferences. |
| G．Having a roommate can be both a challenge and a great part of your college experience. |
We live away from the old for many reasons: young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears for aging and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it’s so hard that we stay away from the people who need us most.
Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.
A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbors and had her children deliver it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. “My children have never been less lonely,” the reporter said.
The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby. She was immediately surrounded. People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep wake up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.
Grandparents are a special case. They give grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it, “my grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end.”
Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents. “My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer, more trusting.
1. Now in an American family, people can find that ________.
| A．children never live with their parents |
| B．not all working people live with their parents |
| C．aged people are supported by their grandchildren |
| D．grandchildren are supported by their grandparents |
| A．the old don’t like to live in a big family |
| B．the young can’t get enough money to support the old |
| C．different generations have different lifestyles |
| D．the old are too weak to live with the young |
| A．old people in America lead a hard life |
| B．old people in America enjoy banana bread |
| C．she had no time to take care of her children |
| D．old people are easy to get along with |
| A．they had never seen a baby before |
| B．the baby was clever and beautiful |
| C．the baby brought them the image of life |
| D．the baby’s mother would take care of them |
True friends are people who like us though we made mistakes and who listen to us and tell us the truth. Friends support our decisions and tell us when we’re foolish. They laugh with us and share our sadness. They are our partners and share interests with us. They stimulate us when we are feeling down. They are people we aren’t afraid of telling our secret wishes to or what is really on our minds.
Friends are our supporters. When you can depend on friends, you feel safe and warm. Friends offer acceptance and emotional(情感的)support. At times, they also help with our everyday lives, cooking a meal, doing chores, or giving us a lift when we need one. Friends also are there to offer advice, an ear to listen, or a shoulder to cry on.
Friends also help us reduce stress. Not only do they listen to us when we feel stressed, but they also discuss what is stressing us. Sharing interests and doing activities with friends help us forget about problems at work or at home. For a short time, we can lose ourselves in a pleasant activity and perhaps laugh and breathe more easily.
1. What is the best title for the passage?
| A．How to Reduce Stress |
| B．How to Make New Friends |
| C．The Importance of Friends |
| D．The Qualities of Good Friends |
| A．educate | B．encourage |
| C．surprise | D．dislike |
| A．laugh at us when we’re foolish |
| B．tell us other people’s secrets |
| C．share our sadness and interests |
| D．support us when we need help |
| A．people should make friends anytime |
| B．friends are people who allow you to cry |
| C．a friend helps you in many ways |
| D．good friends are always difficult to meet |
9 . One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be
Several years ago I
Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her
Perhaps most of us aren’t as extreme at fault-finding,
Train yourself to ＂bite your tongue＂, and with a little
| A．lonely | B．great | C．quiet | D．uneasy |
| A．received | B．answered | C．expected | D．rejected |
| A．threatened | B．interrupted | C．bothered | D．spoiled |
| A．anything | B．everything | C．something | D．nothing |
| A．caring | B．boring | C．interesting | D．surprising |
| A．attitude | B．plan | C．measure | D．explanation |
| A．urgent | B．unnecessary | C．certain | D．impossible |
| A．occasion | B．event | C．accident | D．adventure |
| A．memory | B．notice | C．evidence | D．choice |
| A．hear | B．contribute | C．express | D．admit |
| A．aware of | B．afraid of | C．curious about | D．confused about |
| A．discuss | B．realize | C．judge | D．settle |
| A．family | B．life | C．career | D．education |
| A．so | B．or | C．but | D．for |
| A．proud | B．sure | C．hopeful | D．critical |
| A．face | B．create | C．solve | D．ignore |
| A．rarer | B．better | C．stranger | D．worse |
| A．at least | B．at last | C．by far | D．so far |
| A．task | B．deal | C．result | D．duty |
| A．practice | B．speech | C．rest | D．pity |
