1 . There was once a boy called Joseph Webb who always loved to show off how many friends he had at school. One day his ________ said to him, "Joseph, I bet(打赌) you a big bag of popcorn that you don't have as many friends as you think. I'm sure many of them are nothing more than companions."

Joseph ________ the bet at once. However, he wasn't sure how to test whether his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandfather. The old man answered, "Wait a minute." Then he left and ________ soon as if carrying something in his hands, but Joseph could see nothing there.

"Take it. It's a very________ chair because it's invisible(看不见). It's rather ________ to sit on, but if you take it to school and ________ to sit on it, you'll activate(激活) its ________ and it'll be able to tell who your real friends are."

Joseph, brave and determined, set off for ________ with the strange and invisible chair. At break time he asked everyone to form a ________, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. Having difficulty seeing it, Joseph tried to sit on it but he ________ the seat and fell straight onto his backside. Everyone around him had a pretty good laugh.

"Wait! Let me try again," Joseph said. But again, he missed the seat, ________ more surprised looks and a few catcalls(尖叫，喝倒彩). Joseph didn't ________ and kept trying to sit on the magic chair. But he kept falling to the ground…until, suddenly he tried again but didn't ________. Looking around, Joseph saw three of his best friends holding him up. ________, many others he had thought of as friends had done nothing but made fun of him.

And there, the show came to an end. Joseph understood that true friends were those who care for him, and not just the________ that happened to be passing by. And someone who took joy in his misfortunes(不幸) was even less of a friend.

1.

A．schoolmate

B．grandfather

C．companion

D．stranger

2.

A．accepted

B．noticed

C．concluded

D．believed

3.

A．passed

B．recovered

C．returned

D．disappeared

4.

A．soft

B．beautiful

C．comfortable

D．special

5.

A．exciting

B．wonderful

C．positive

D．difficult

6.

A．intend

B．decide

C．manage

D．hope

7.

A．promise

B．magic

C．memory

D．knowledge

8.

A．home

B．school

C．party

D．hospital

9.

A．circle

B．popcorn

C．chair

D．bag

10.

A．escaped

B．held

C．sat

D．missed

11.

A．providing

B．moving

C．causing

D．losing

12.

A．give up

B．watch over

C．turn down

D．sort out

13.

A．sit

B．care

C．fall

D．stand

14.

A．However

B．Moreover

C．Besides

D．Therefore

15.

A．relative

B．neighbor

C．teammate

D．companion

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文.

At the end of the class, Mr. Smith announced our assignment for the next Monday was to talk about someone we were grateful to instead of a book report. Upon hearing it, I couldn’t help complaining to Mareya that I was so nervous about having to talk in front of the whole class.

“ Arizona ,you’ve been in at least three plays ,” Mareya pointed out.“ If you don’ t get stage fright in front of those big audiences, why are you bothered by a few kids in our class ?”

It was true, but in a play you were part of a group. I shook my head. Plus, there were so many people I was grateful to. There was no way I could possibly pick just one. Plus, even if I picked one I’ d have no idea what to say. Plus, even if I figured out what to say, I was a million- percent positive I’ d mess up if I tried to say it out loud! I’ d be standing there with everyone staring at me, waiting for words to come out of my mouth.“ Oh , my goodness !” I pulled my sweatshirt hood ( 兜 帽 ) over my face, put my hands over my ears and said,“ I don’t want to talk about it !”

But one thing about really good friends who knew you really well was that they didn’ t always do exactly what you asked them to. Mareya could be pretty pushy talking of being helpful. She scribbled(潦草地写) something on a piece of paper , lifted my hood, and smiled. She’ d drawn a funny elephant (named Franky) with the word BREATHE coming out of its trunk .

“ This is Franky, the ‘everything is going to be all right’ elephant ” Mareya giggled. She held the picture up to her ear and asked, “What’ s that you say, Franky? You think my friend Arizona should come over to my house this weekend so we can work on our talks together?”

注意：1. 续写词数应为150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1. And that was exactly what happened.

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Paragraph 2 .On Monday morning, however, I decided to talk about Mareya.

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5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Friendship is one of the most important     1     (thing) in everyone’s life.    2     is very difficult to find a better definition (定义) of friendship. A true friend is the person     3     can share all our sadness and all our happiness. In time of trial (尝试), he or she     4     (be) always at our side to give us his or her help and comfort.

Knowing how valuable friendship is, we should be very     5     (care) with our choice of a friend. We should     6     (choice) those people with a good character as our friends, but we must try to avoid     7     (make) friends with a bad man. Besides, we should forgive their mistakes and try     8     (help) them as much as possible.

A true friend can always be trusted, loved and     9     (respect). If you tell a friend your secrets, he or she will not tell others. Friends share their joys or unhappiness. They help each other when they are     10     trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad. The most important thing is that a friend always understands you. In a word, when you have made a good friend, don’t forget him or her.

6 . Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.

Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.

Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.

“I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.

“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbor Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbor!”

The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”

Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!

It was a bridge! And the neighbor, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”

Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other,” said Farmer Bob.

Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”

1. Just before the carpenter came, John and Bob ________ each other.

A．didn’t speak to	B．were friendly to
C．often fought with	D．never had bitter words with

2. Farmer John asked the carpenter to build a fence because

A．he wanted to protect his farm	B．he didn’t want to do it himself
C．he wouldn’t like to see Bob	D．he wanted to find him something to do

3. What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!” mean!

A．John was great to build this bridge.

B．John was not good at building bridges.

C．John was foolish to build such a bridge.

D．John should build the bridge earlier.

4. What do you think of the carpenter?

A．shy.	B．wise.
C．proud.	D．careless.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．What a Big Fence!	B．Farmer and Bridge
C．Three Kind Men	D．A Fence or a Bridge

7 . My best friend traveled to stay with our family last weekend. When she arrived, she went straight to the kitchen and, without asking, ate a spoonful of raspberry jam and some dried fruit. She wasn’t being rude. I knew she would do this. We’ve known each other for almost 20 years. She can eat anything she wants from my kitchen. Indeed, I bought her favorite fruits and snacks at the shop that morning.

Our long weekend together was luxuriously (惬意地) simple. I was recovering from surgery (手术) and couldn’t go to shopping malls. We passed the time running errands (做杂事), going to the post office and collecting dry cleaning. We drank way too many cappuccinos. But we talked about every little detail of our lives.

There’s never been a quiet moment in our friendship. We’ve lived in different cities for almost a decade. Reunions demand constant conversation. our personalities are matched, to be sure, and a shared history is indescribably valuable. We were competitors in high school before bonding over a bad experience. Then we discovered the many interests that we had in common. Our friendship cemented (巩固) itself quickly. We stayed companions through law school, through our first jobs and our first boyfriends. We supported each other through break-ups and breakthroughs. Ours is a friendship for the ages.

There is something special about friends who know everyone and everything about you. They are rare. These are the people you’ve chosen to witness your life. They have seen the bright lights of achievement, the depths of despair (绝望) and the boring routine (平淡乏味) of the in-between.

It’s special to unpack feelings and frustrations without wasting time filling in the blanks. As my long weekend shows, with such friends we don’t have to “do”, we simply have to “be”. We drop the act, the performance, the public version of ourselves.

The special friendships are those which never fail to delight, the continuation of which is worth the extra effort, despite distance and difference sneaking (溜进) into your separate lives. I had the very great joy of this reminder last weekend. I’m lucky to have found this friend, to see a future where her companionship remains. Being together is perfection.

1. What happened during her best friend’s visit?

A．They enjoyed an eventful long weekend.	B．They bonded by having long conversations.
C．They made their favorite snacks and coffee.	D．They talked about recent news events.

2. One thing that the author appreciates about their friendship is that ______.

A．they help each other deal with the boredom of life

B．they prefer to witness each other’s lives from far away

C．they try to show each other their best selves

D．they are comfortable being themselves when together

3. Which of the following would the author agree with?

A．Charm comes from differences.	B．Politeness brings best friends closer.
C．Good friendships last naturally.	D．Good friendships need devotion.

4. The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to ______.

A．describe what her best friend is like	B．tell about the friendship she treasures
C．explore the key aspects of friendship	D．express thanks to her best friend

8 . If you move to a new school, you'll have to worry whether or not you'll make friends.

    1    , which help you make new friends a lot easier.

•Try speaking to the people you're sitting next to in class. As they're close by, it makes sense to communicate with them first.

•    2    . You will probably stay with that class through your years at the new school, so it helps if you get on well with them.

•If you don't have many friends in your class, try and make new friends in your subject lessons.    3    

•Join a lunchtime or after school club. You'll get to meet kids of all years that way.

•Ask your teacher to find you a partner pupil.

•Use your celebrity（名人）status! Since you're the new person, you'll have gained celebrity status,    4    . Talk to people. Remember to smile and always be open and friendly. Listen carefully to what others say so as to make them feel important.

As you grow older, it's natural to make new friends and sometimes that means you grow apart from your old friends. So try and make time for all your friends﹣why not introduce your   different sets of friends so you can go to the cinema or go bowling together?

    5    If this is happening to you, try and ask someone you're friendly with what is happening. If the whole group is leaving you out, try to find new people to spend time with at lunchtime.

A．Have courage to speak to everyone in your class.

B．You can also talk with them at lunchtime and after school.

C．Here are some simple suggestions

D．which you can use for a couple of weeks

E．Listen to your parents’ advice

F．But what if a friendship group is pushing you out?

G．In the eyes of teachers, what matters is whether students try their best to learn.

9 . My 10-year-old Donna said, "Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow?" Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell.

"Sure, honey, that sounds great." I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile. I knew we would be best friends forever.

In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. "I'll be back soon." she told me. But three days later, Lillian's sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn't come out any more. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey. Whenever I thought of her, tears came into my eyes.

The next day Donna brought her new friend home. "Hi, Mrs. Loggia." the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she shot me a big smile. "My name is Laura."

My daughter's new friend was so much like Lillian. I was still puzzled when Laura's mom came to pick her up later that afternoon. I opened the door to let her in. "Judy!" she cried. "It's me, Lillian's sister, from Washington Heights." Yes, my daughter's friend looked familiar. She was Lillian's niece.

1. Which of the following can replace the underlined words in paragraph 2?

A．Invited me to go shopping.	B．Drew pictures with me outside.
C．Helped me out of a locked room.	D．Made me more outgoing than before.

2. Why did the author lose her best friend?

A．Her best friend traveled to Florida.	B．They shared no interests in common.
C．Lillian lost her life on a trip to Florida.	D．Her friend's family moved to New Jersey.

3. What can we know about the author?

A．She always missed Lillian.	B．She met Laura in Washington Heights.
C．She preferred Laura to her own daughter.	D．She moved to New Jersey because of Lillian's death.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Terrible Trip	B．A Shy Daughter
C．A Best Friend	D．A Familiar Niece

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。文中共有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。

The other day, my roommate and I have our appointments for vaccine（疫苗）. I was OK that day, but next morning I had some reactions—I started to feel uncomfortably. Every part of my body ached and I had difficult sleeping. I live far from my hometown, because there was no one to take care of me except my roommate. But he was also going through the same problems with me.

However, he forgot that all his own pains. He tried his best to look after me, which moved us a lot. What fortunate I am to have such a loved roommate!