1 . Thirteen-year-old Kaylee has a lot of friends — 532, actually, if you count up her online friends. And she spends a lot of time with them.

But is it possible that Kaylee’s online friendships could be making her lonely? That’s what some experts believe. Connecting online is a great way to stay in touch, they say. However, some experts worry that many kids are so busy connecting online that they might be missing out on true friendships.

Could this be true? During your parents’ childhoods, connecting with friends usually meant spending time with them in the flesh. Kids played Scrabble around a table, not Words with Friends on their phones. When friends missed each other, they picked up the telephone. Friends might even write letters to each other.

Today, most communication takes place online. A typical teen sends 2,000 texts a month and spends more than 44 hours per week in front of a screen. Much of this time is spent on social media platforms (平台).

In fact, in many ways, online communication can make friendships stronger. “There’s definitely a positive influence. Kids can stay in constant contact, which means they can share more of their feelings with each other,” says Katie Davis, co-author of The App Generation.

Other experts, however, warn that too much online communication can get in the way of forming deep friendships. “If we are constantly checking in with our virtual (虚拟的) worlds, we will have little time for our real-world friendships,” says Larry Rosen, a professor at California State University. Rosen also worries that today’s kids might mistake the “friends” on the social media for true friends in life. However, in tough times, you don’t need someone to like your picture or share your blogs. You need someone who will keep your secrets and hold your hand. You would like to talk face to face.

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To summarize the text.	B．To tell about true friends.
C．To bring up a discussion.	D．To encourage online friendship.

2. What does the underlined part “in the flesh” mean in Paragraph 3?

A．In any case.

B．In person.

C．In this way.

D．In advance.

3. What is Katie`s attitude towards online communication?

A．Worried.

B．Unconcerned.

C．Confused.

D．Positive.

4. What view does Rosen hold?

A．It`s wise to turn to friends online.

B．It`s easier to develop friendships in reality.

C．Teenagers need to focus on real-world friendships.

D．Social media help people stay closely connected.

2 . Eyes can speak

Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.     1    In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not for too long. And if he senses that you are staring at him, he may feel uncomfortable.

The same is true in our daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you.     2    Eyes do speak, right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive.     3    If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to look away from her, his intentions are obvious. He wishes to attract her attention and let her know that he is admiring her.

However, when two people are engaged in a conversation, the speaker will only look into the listener’s eyes from time to time to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking.     4    If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking as if trying to control you, you will feel awkward. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim. He wrongly believes that looking straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.     5    

Actually, eye contact should be made based on specific relationships and situations.

A．That’s what normal eye contact is all about.

B．But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex

C．Therefore, continuous eye contact is limited to lovers only.

D．On the contrary, it will give him away.

E．After all, nobody likes to be stared at for quite a long time.

F．Do you have such kind of experience?

G．If nothing goes wrong, you will feel annoyed at being stared at that way.

3 . America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real , yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸)sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, and share their holidays and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality(好客)easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday life, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides for our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at home, but truly can not manage a great deal of time to do with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered friendlier to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

1. The writer of this passage must be________.

A．an American

B．a Chinese

C．a professor

D．a student

2. What does the underlined phrase “ generous with our time ” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ?

A．Willing to spend time.	B．Serious about time.
C．Careful with time.	D．Strict with time.

3. When we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will be________.

A．warmly welcomed at the airport	B．offered a ride to his home
C．treated kindly at his home	D．treated to dinner in a restaurant

4. What is the best title for this passage ?

A．Friendships between Chinese

B．Friendships between Americans

C．Americans’ hospitality

D．Americans’ and Chinese people’s different views on friendship

5 . Why Do We Find It Hard to Say “No”?

As we all know, saying “no” to others is not easy at all. But sometimes we have to learn to say “no”.     1     Below are common reasons why people find it hard to say “no”:

●     2     You are a kind soul at heart. You don’t want to turn the person away and you want to help when possible, even if it may eat into your time.

●Afraid of being rude. I was brought up under the idea that saying “no”, especially to people who are older, is rude. This thinking is common in Asian culture, where face saving is important.     3    

●Wanting to be agreeable. You don’t want to alienate (疏远) yourself from the group because you’re not in agreement. So you agree to others’ requests.

●Fear of conflict.     4     This might lead to an ugly confrontation (面对). Even if there isn’t, there might be disagreement which might lead to bad effects in the future.

●     5     Perhaps you are worried saying “no” means closing doors. For example, one of my friends’ wives was asked to work in another department in her company. Since she liked her team, she didn’t want to go. However, she didn’t want to say “no” as she felt it would affect her promotion chances in the future.

A．Wanting to help others.

B．Fear of losing chances.

C．Wanting to keep a good relationship.

D．I slowly realized I needed to learn to say “no”.

E．You are afraid the person might be angry if you refuse him/her.

F．It means not making others look bad or lose face.

G．To learn to say “no”, we have to first understand what’s stopping us from it.

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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。

Sandy was one of my best friends at high school and she was interesting in every new thing. At that time, we often spend time together, sharing happiness and sadness as well. With her help, I made great progresses in my study. Last year, she decided study abroad. In other words, we would be separating for a long time. After she left, I prepared for a gift to show my best wishes to her. And she gave me the English book, which helped me improve my English. Since then, they have kept in touch with each other through emails. I think high of the friendship between us and look forward to see her again in the near future.

7 . Life affects (影响) friendships. As we grow, marry, fight in wars, move across the country or change jobs, old friendships fall away and new ones come. As long as we live, the things around us change, and as long as things change, friendships are affected.

When we were children, we had best friends. No matter what happened we were still friends. We live our lives, however, and do what life calls for us to do, and as we got older, memories are lost, faces get changed, and even friends’ names from childhood are forgotten.

Do you have a question about friendship? Do you wonder what to do with a friend who is no longer friendly? Perhaps you will see that you can’t control others. If someone wants to be your friend, it is their choice. All you can do is treat them well and do the best for them when you are with them. Then you wish them well when they leave.

You can talk to old timers and they will tell you that life is full of unbelievable joy and unbelievable sorrow, and that what bothers you today will one day becomes a memory and the pain will be gone. Seniors might tell you that you will learn more as you get older. They will tell you that friendships come and friendships go. Sometimes when they go it will hurt, but you will be okay with it. It’s the way life works, after all.

1. What can we learn about friendship, according to the text?

A．Friendship can not be easily affected by one’s family.

B．Friends are always around us and will never go away.

C．Friends in childhood are sometimes forgotten by us.

D．Friends in childhood are the best no matter what happens.

2. What should we do with friends who are no longer friendly in the author’s opinion?

A．Care about them and do the best for them when we are together.

B．Forget them and make new friends who have a lot in common with us.

C．Find the reason why our friendship has changed.

D．Do our best to control them and make them listen to us.

3. What the old timers and seniors in the last paragraph tell you about friendship will _______.

A．make you have no good friends

B．help you have healthy understanding of friendship

C．remind you to always help your friends

D．lead you to be a powerful man

4. The best title of the passage could be ________.

A．How to share happiness with friends

B．How to deal with unfriendly people

C．How to make good friends

D．How to face the changes in friendship

8 . When we moved to a new neighborhood, it was a hard change for us. To make it _________, we had to change our school halfway through the school year, when other classmates have already established (建立) their _________ and their friendship. It’s hard to _________.

One day while my brother and I were playing basketball outside our garage (车库), a boy rode by on an orange bike. He looked kind, and he _________ to us, but none of us spoke to each other. The next day at morning _________ we saw him on the playground without _________ anything, but we made eye contact (接触). A few days went by and it _________ a lot that he had stopped to say hello to us as he rode by on his orange bike. No one from our new school had _________ made an effort to be friends with us, and we were _________ and didn’t know how to reach out.

Our new friend made a __________ effort to involve (使加入) us. He started asking us to go on bike rides around the __________. We slowly started __________ other kids in the neighborhood and __________ that some of them went to our school.

The following year, when I went off to the middle school, I remembered how __________ I felt not knowing anyone. I went out of my way to look for the quiet and shy __________ in my class. Our new friend had shown us how to use __________ toward a new kid. Now my brother and I wanted to reach out to others.

We __________ friends with the boy on the orange bike for years. He taught me to believe in myself and my __________ to make new friends. It was just __________ communication. To this day, __________ I see an orange bike, I smile. Without the kid on the orange bike, I don’t think I would have formed the friendship that I’ve been blessed with.

1.

A．better

B．longer

C．worse

D．shorter

2.

A．disciplines

B．groups

C．websites

D．systems

3.

A．burst out

B．make up

C．bring about

D．break in

4.

A．nodded

B．shouted

C．returned

D．rushed

5.

A．class

B．lesson

C．break

D．meal

6.

A．finding

B．admitting

C．telling

D．saying

7.

A．meant

B．added

C．pointed

D．resulted

8.

A．proudly

B．actually

C．loudly

D．similarly

9.

A．attractive

B．shy

C．strict

D．energetic

10.

A．right

B．little

C．great

D．formal

11.

A．neighborhood

B．province

C．seaside

D．stadium

12.

A．bothering

B．approaching

C．frightening

D．respecting

13.

A．realized

B．expected

C．predicted

D．appreciated

14.

A．amazed

B．excited

C．exhausted

D．embarrassed

15.

A．kids

B．tourists

C．interviewers

D．assistants

16.

A．happiness

B．impression

C．kindness

D．pleasure

17.

A．survived

B．remained

C．escaped

D．protected

18.

A．interest

B．plan

C．method

D．ability

19.

A．a topic on

B．a rule in

C．a space for

D．a matter of

20.

A．whichever

B．whatever

C．whenever

D．however

9 . Love your parents

Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling （满意的）part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.

    1     A gentle "good morning" and "I love you" will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, you might sill wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.

Respect them more and cherish（珍惜）these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them when you're off on your own. It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, journal about your feelings, or talk to a friend.     2    

Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don't get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it's cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.     3     Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?

Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them.       4     Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.

Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. .    5     Look for help if you are being abused violently. Parents do not have a right to harm you.

A．There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example.

B．Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can.

C．Tell them you love them every morning.

D．Forgiveness is the key.

E．Parents will turn express their love to you.

F．After this, share your feelings with your parents.

G．Please remember parents are as important as friends.

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Friendship is one of the most important things in everyone’s life.     1     is very difficult to find a better definition(定义) of friendship. A true friend is the person     2     can share all our sadness and double all our     3    (happy).

Knowing how     4     (value) friendship is, we should be very careful with our choice of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character     5     our friends, but we must try to avoid     6     (make) friends with a bad man.

A true friend can always     7     (trust) and respected. Friends share their joys and sorrows. They help each other when they are     8     trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad.     9     most important thing is that a friend always understands you. In conclusion,     10     you have made a good friend, don’t forget him or her.