4 . In choosing a friend, one 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 fairweather 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(品质) 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 the other 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, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.

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(幽默), 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. In the opinion of the writer, which of the following qualities is the most important in choosing a friend?

A．A sense of humor.	B．Honesty.
C．Reliability.	D．Understanding.

2. If you have fair-weather friends, ________.

A．you will be refused when you get into trouble

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

C．you will become rich

D．you can be sure that you get real friends

3. Good friends need to ________.

A．have money or luck	B．understand each other's feeling
C．be helped with money	D．always point out each other's mistakes

4. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．how to get along with friends	B．where to choose friends
C．the qualities of a friend	D．the importance of having a friend

5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A．Reliable.	B．Understanding.
C．Honest.	D．Intelligent.

5 . Ten years ago, I went on a vacation in Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic (全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.

Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn't want to mess with that. Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway.

Now when I look at the photo, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.

This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who "ruined" it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured and frozen on some strangers bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don't even know has been immortalized (使永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.

Perhaps we all live in each other's spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us. That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.

1. What happened when the author was about to take a photo?

A．Her camera stopped working.	B．A friend approached from behind.
C．Someone asked her to leave.	D．A woman blocked her view.

2. According to the author, the woman was probably ________.

A．losing her patience	B．enjoying herself
C．waiting for the sunset	D．thinking about her past

3. In the author's opinion, what makes the photo so alive?

A．The woman's existence in the photo.	B．The perfect positioning of the camera.
C．The rich color of the landscape.	D．The soft sunlight that summer day.

4. The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand ________.

A．the need to be close to nature	B．the importance of private space
C．the shared passion for beauty	D．the joy of the vacation in Italy

6 . As you read, remember: gifts from the heart are the best ones you’ll ever receive.

According to legend (传说), a young man while moving about the desert came across a spring of delicious clear water. The water was so sweet that he filled his leather canteen so he could bring some back to an elder who had been his teacher. After a four-day journey he gave the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart.

Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was very smelly. It had become no longer fresh because of the old leather container. The student asked his teacher, “Master, the water was smelly. Why did you pretend to like it?”

The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter.”

I think we understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from young children. Whether it’s a piece of paper or a ruler, the natural and proper response (反应) is appreciation and we express thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.

Gratitude (感激) doesn’t always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given rather than the feeling in it. We should tell ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

1. Based on the story, what did the water for the old man actually stand for?

A．The young man’s loving-kindness.	B．The beauty of the desert.
C．The source of the legend.	D．The importance of giving.

2. What was the old man’s response after drinking the water?

A．He frowned (皱眉) at the water.	B．He showed his appreciation.
C．He didn’t say anything.	D．He was moved to tears.

3. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The Importance of Gratitude.	B．Gifts from Children
C．Gifts from the Heart	D．A leather Container

8 . Do you think you have what it takes to be a successful scientist? A successful scientist is generally a good observer. He makes full _____of the facts he observes. He doesn't accept ideas which are not___on obvious facts, and therefore__ to accept authority as the only truth. He always checks ideas__ and makes experiments to prove them.

The rise of modern science may perhaps be considered to__ as far back as the time of Roger Bacon, the wonderful philosopher of Oxford, who lived between the years 1214 and 1292. He was probably the first in the Middle Ages to __that we should learn science___observing and experimenting on the things around us, and he himself __many important truths.

Galileo (1564－1642),___，who lived more than 300 years later, was the greatest of several great men in Italy, France, Germany, and England, who began to show how many important ___could be discovered by observation by degrees. Before Galileo, learned men believed that large bodies ___more rapidly towards the earth than small ones, __ Aristotle said so. But Galileo, going to the ___of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, let fall two __ stones and proved Aristotle was wrong. It is Galileo's __ of going direct to nature, and proving our __ and theories by experiment, that has____all the discoveries of modern science.

What __ those people good scientists? From the example of Galileo, we know clearly that ___scientists are those whose observations have___ better results.

1.

A．use

B．sense

C．speed

D．trust

2.

A．relied

B．based

C．insisted

D．centered

3.

A．refuses

B．desires

C．intends

D．regrets

4.

A．casually

B．carefully

C．quickly

D．privately

5.

A．date

B．keep

C．look

D．come

6.

A．command

B．suspect

C．suggest

D．conclude

7.

A．in

B．with

C．on

D．by

8.

A．brought

B．discovered

C．handled

D．announced

9.

A．however

B．therefore

C．seldom

D．never

10.

A．truths

B．problems

C．investigations

D．subjects

11.

A．threw

B．fell

C．ran

D．rolled

12.

A．although

B．because

C．when

D．if

13.

A．place

B．foot

C．top

D．ceiling

14.

A．big

B．small

C．similar

D．unequal

15.

A．spirit

B．skill

C．theory

D．wish

16.

A．plans

B．opinions

C．world

D．ability

17.

A．led to

B．turned to

C．set up

D．put forward

18.

A．makes

B．prevents

C．considers

D．promises

19.

A．reasonable

B．successful

C．expert

D．sensitive

20.

A．foreseen

B．rejected

C．produced

D．challenged

9 . It was a day in late July, grey and depressing，with dark clouds ______ low. I was driving to Plymouth for a much-needed vacation. I traveled ______, hoping to get there and have dinner and a rest before evening came. Suddenly, on a lonely stretch of highway, a storm ______.       Pouring water shut me in, making driving impossible. I ______ onto the shoulder of the road and stopped.

Then, ______ someone had turned off a ______ in the sky, it ended. A thin ray, like a spray of gold，______ from the clouds. Every piece of grass was shining as the sun flashed on ______ drops. A rainbow ______ across the sky. It seemed as if the ______ had been there for me alone. I was ______ with awe and joy.

My friend Janet had a (an) ______ experience. She had walked out on a lonely beach ______. It was a time of ______ for her, and loneliness was what she wanted. Offshore ______ the darkening sea, she made out the ______ of an anchored fishing boat, and in it the figure of a man. After a while, she felt an intense and glowing sense of oneness with that silent figure. It was as if the sea, the sky, and those two solitary human beings were ______. I was   ______   with joy," she said.

Most of us have experienced such enlightened moments, ______ we seem to understand ourselves and the world. And almost anything can serve as the ______ of such a feeling： stars shining on new snow，or a sudden sight of a field of daffodils (水仙花)."

1.

A．lifting

B．hanging

C．climbing

D．passing

2.

A．slowly

B．nervously

C．quickly

D．energetically

3.

A．struck

B．arose

C．formed

D．exploded

4.

A．pulled out

B．pulled off

C．drove in

D．dropped by

5.

A．even though

B．after

C．once

D．as though

6.

A．tap

B．light

C．key

D．button

7.

A．spread

B．unfolded

C．soar

D．reflected

8.

A．bright

B．shrinking

C．thick

D．trembling

9.

A．moved

B．wound

C．arched

D．flew

10.

A．sighting

B．view

C．scenery

D．landscape

11.

A．powerless

B．fragile

C．sensitive

D．speechless

12.

A．contrary

B．similar

C．strange

D．familiar

13.

A．at sunrise

B．at noon

C．at sunset

D．at night

14.

A．grief

B．disappointment

C．annoyance

D．relief

15.

A．through

B．beyond

C．across

D．above

16.

A．sightseeing

B．scene

C．image

D．picture

17.

A．united

B．gathered

C．separated

D．related

18.

A．overlooked

B．filled

C．overcome

D．own

19.

A．that

B．where

C．which

D．when

20.

A．power

B．strength

C．pull

D．motivation

10 . 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10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。

In my opinion, love played an important role in our daily life. Life like a beautiful boat, and love is the wind. With the help of the wind, the boat can by no means go to the place what it wants to go. In my family, my parents both love me deep. It is love that makes me happy or warm. At school, all the students and teachers are friendly to me. They always motive me with inspired words, which have a significantly positive impact to me. In a short, I think love is something that we can’t describe well in any language. Love gives us a lot. So please value them.