1 . Geoff Banks and Celesta Byrne met as part of an educational project to put British and American students in contact and they still keep in touch with each other.
Centenarians (百岁老人), Geoff Banks from Devon, Britain, and Celesta Byrne, from the US, started writing to each other at the age of 16 in 1938. The former engineer Geoff even kept in touch with Celesta during WWII. They, now, can talk to each other on the Internet.
They recently had their first call giving Geoff a break from putting pen to paper that he said he found difficult at his age. Despite having chatted for decades, the pair have only ever met twice-first in 2002 while Geoff visited New York at the age of 80, and then again two years later. Celesta was living in New Jersey at that time, and then she moved to live near family in Texas.
Geoff said, “I had worked abroad for a number of years but had not been to the US for some time. Celesta was in New Jersey, so we decided to meet up in New York for a short Christmas trip. We just talked about daily lives and our families. In one of my early letters, I sent her a copy of a British paper in 1953 which had Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation (加冕) on the front of it.”
Despite having such a special relationship, the pair deny there was ever any romance there. Both have been married, with Geoff’s wife having passed away in 2011. Geoff is now a great grandfather, having sadly survived his daughter but still having three sons scattered across the world and many more grandchildren.
They felt grateful to the educational project, which gave them the chance of being friends. They are friends, like people who live next door. They value their friendship and think it’s nice to hear friends’ voices.
1. How did Geoff know Celesta?| A．By a friend. | B．By joining in a party. |
| C．By surfing the Internet. | D．By an educational program. |
| A．A teacher. | B．A mechanic. | C．An engineer. | D．A soldier. |
| A．In New York. | B．In New Jersey. | C．In Texas. | D．In Devon. |
| A．Lasting. | B．Odd. | C．Complex. | D．Ordinary. |
Friendship is a kind of treasure in our lives. It is actually like a bottle of wine. The longer it
However, in this fast-developing modern society, the reality is not that. More and more people forget
As we know, we would feel lonely if we didn’t even have a friend, but it doesn’t mean we could depend on our friends all the time. There is
3 . How to Give an Opinion
Giving an opinion is a common way of interacting with other people in formal and informal settings. You can give your opinion on almost anything! If you are wondering how to give an opinion in an effective way, make sure that giving an opinion is appropriate for the situation.
•Say what you think in a detailed, straightforward manner. Provide as many relevant specifics as possible when you give an opinion.
•Provide the reasons for your point of view.
•Give at least one example to back up each of your reasons.
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| A．Restate your reasons to remind. |
| B．Restate your opinion to conclude. |
| C．It’s easy to give an example to support your opinion. |
| D．You should try to explain why you hold the opinion that you do. |
| E．Then express your opinion in parts to ensure that you are thorough. |
| F．This will help to ensure that people fully understand your point of view. |
| G．An example is a specific piece of evidence that supports what you are saying. |
I’ll never forget two teenagers, Evy and Susan,
Evy and Susan were best friends of Todd’s and they
One day Susan and Evy brought a tape with a song
5 . The Peer Education Project
The Peer Education Project is a school-based programme that aims to give young people the skills and knowledge they need to safeguard their mental health, and that of their peers (同龄人). By training older pupils to deliver mental health lessons to younger students, we intend to include the programme in the school course as a key source of support to young people experiencing mental health problem.
Why is peer education helpful?
·Young people always turn a deaf ear to adults and are more willing to listen to their schoolmates.
·Young people may feel more comfortable asking questions of their fellows.
·Peer-delivered programmes can provide accessible role-models and advisers.
·The Peer Education Project uses existing social networks to exercise influence and maintain the influence beyond the classroom.
What does the project teach?
·It introduces mental health as something that we all have, like physical health.
·It encourages students to think about ways to stay well, how to seek help and support friends.
·It introduces some common wrong opinions about mental health, and deals with the discrimination (歧视) against people with mental problems.
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1. What’s the purpose of The Peer Education Project?| A．Give lessons to older pupils. | B．Help the young with their mental health. |
| C．Teach skills and knowledge of study. | D．Provide key support to schools. |
| A．It creates useful social networks. |
| B．It hires professional advisers to help. |
| C．It helps young people communicate with their parents. |
| D．It helps the young communicate with their fellows. |
| A．register now | B．pay a visit in person |
| C．make a phone call | D．send a short message |
1. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
| A．Colleagues. | B．Boss and secretary. | C．Manager and customer. |
| A．Her computer has a virus. |
| B．Her computer has too many junk files. |
| C．The document was damaged. |
| A．Take him to dinner. | B．Treat him to a coffee. | C．Invite him to the cinema. |
7 . Friendship needs care and attention to keep it in good health. Here are five ways to sustain (保持) long-distance friendships.
·Set a regular dateLong-lasting friendships share the characteristic that both sides equally contact (联系) and share with one another. With busy schedules, squeezing in phone calls can be a challenge.
Make sure you have communicated with your friend about how frequently each of you wants to be contacted and what method works best for you both.
Anniversaries and birthdays carry even more weight in long-distance friendships. Although technology might make day-to-day communication possible, extra effort goes a long way on special days. Simply keeping a diary that keeps track of friends’ birthdays and other important dates will make sure nothing slips by you.
·Don’t rely on technology alone| A．Remember important dates |
| B．Compensate by writing letters |
| C．It is also helpful for you to be a friendship keeper |
| D．Try to find a time that works for both of you and stick to it |
| E．Friends need to talk about their preferred methods of communication |
| F．It is easy to have a sense of connectedness through social media |
| G．You may be the friend who left or the one who was left behind |
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：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。
Whenever we are faced with problems, cooperation plays a important part in getting us out of trouble. There was a time when I was too proud that I overlooked my classmates, refusing work together with them. Therefore, there was no doubt that I was left alone, suffer from loneliness and failure. Unfortunately, a teacher taught me the value of cooperation. From then on, I learned to help others or turn to my friends for help whenever I had difficult finishing a task on my own. Surely cooperation made a great difference. Now I am getting on well to my friends. My experience has been taught me that only if we attach great importance to cooperation can we go beyond myself.
9 . For as long as human have lived on the earth, they have made use of all kinds of different ways of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of spoken language. When there is a spoken language problem, communication can be carried out through sign language, in which gestures stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists and people unable to hear or speak have often had to turn to this form of expression. When gestures describe words or ideas, they can be used internationally. When used for spelling words however, where each gesture stands for a single letter, people must share the same written language.
Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either meaningfully or not. A wink(眨眼) can be a way of showing that the person is only joking. A nod means agreement, while shaking the head means disagreement.
Other forms of language can be found in Braille (a reading system of raised dots read with the fingertips used by the blind), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide and warn people. While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.
1. Which of the following ways can NOT be used as a form of communication?| A．Gestures. | B．Road maps. | C．Smoke signals. | D．Thoughts and feelings. |
| A．give a “V” gesture with your fingers | B．give a wink |
| C．shake your head | D．give a nod |
| A．tourists | B．soldiers | C．people unable to see | D．people unable to hear |
| A．language is being less used today |
| B．not everyone can read picture signs |
| C．the forms of communication are developing |
| D．techniques will take the place of language |
1. What can’t Janie understand?
| A．Her homework. | B．Her history test. | C．Her English paper. |
| A．His father. | B．His sister. | C．The woman. |
