1 . 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.

2 . Hundreds of friends on Facebook can’t replace a handful of close friends in real life, a study has found. In a recent study, researchers discovered that people with only a few friends were at least as happy as those with far more if many of theirs were online.

Social media, the researchers said, has encouraged younger people to have larger but more impersonal networks of “friends”. But instead of trying to amass friends, they added, a better cure for loneliness might be spending time with those you’re closest to.

Scientists from the University of Leeds did their study using data from two online surveys on 1,496 people by a non-profit research organization. People taking part in the study showed their ages, the make-up of their social networks, how often they had different types of social interactions, and their own feelings of well-being. They included details of how often and how they interacted (交流) with families or neighbors, and whether they included people who provided services to them in their networks.

The number of close friends someone had appeared to be the only thing which influenced how satisfied they were with their social life.

“Loneliness has less to do with the number of friends you have, and more to do with how you feel about your friends,” said Dr Wändi Bruine de Bruin. Actually, it's often the younger adults who admit to having a bad opinion of their friends.

If you feel lonely, it may be more helpful to make a positive connection with a friend than to try and seek out new people to meet.

1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “amass” in Paragraph 2?

A．Play the role of.	B．Think highly of.
C．Take advantage of.	D．Increase the number of.

2. What can be learned from the scientists’ study?

A．Scientists did one online survey on 1,496 people.

B．People surveyed mentioned new forms of social networks.

C．People surveyed showed their ways to interact with families.

D．The number of friends was the only cause of people’s happiness.

3. What makes people happy in social life?

A．Living alone.

B．Having close friends.

C．Having good appearance.

D．Making as many friends as possible.

4. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To advise us to make friends online.

B．To show us the importance of friends.

C．To present us with the findings of a study.

D．To tell us the problems causes by loneliness.

4 . It impressed me a lot. I never thought that little help will _______ out to be the most satisfying thing I have ever done. He was tired, and _______ to climb further. With a broad _______, he asked if I could help him with some money. He was paralyzed(瘫痪) in both legs and was _______ money for some operation. He said that if operated successfully, he could _______ training offering him a job. I was full of _______ and even asked him to show his legs. I gave him the _______ money. After a few days, he again came at my doorstep asking for more money for accommodation. This time I was more or less _______ he is not cheating me. I gave him some and said this is all I have.

A year went by and I had moved to a(n) _______ place. One fine day I got a call from an unknown number. The caller called out his name but I didn’t ________ him. Then he said he is the very paralyzed person I helped a year ago.

I asked him how he was doing. He said，“What sir? you recognize me not by my name but by my ________ state.”

“With your kind help I am now able to ________ on my legs without support. I was operated ________. I am married to a beautiful lady and have a stable ________.”

I don’t ________ remember if I gave him my phone number. ________, what he said next was touching. He said he wanted to return the money so that I didn’t feel cheated and continued to help people ________ in the future. I don’t know whether he read my facial expression the day I helped him but tears were ________ down my face. That day I promised him I will continue to help people as I see a(n) ________ —small or big. ________ that changed my life.

1.

A．take

B．break

C．bring

D．turn

2.

A．addicting

B．struggling

C．playing

D．walking

3.

A．smile

B．look

C．view

D．whisper

4.

A．inventing

B．avoiding

C．raising

D．waving

5.

A．pretend

B．attend

C．intend

D．tend

6.

A．doubts

B．thoughts

C．worries

D．interests

7.

A．encouraging

B．hiding

C．remaining

D．admitting

8.

A．abandoned

B．prepared

C．outspoken

D．convinced

9.

A．new

B．old

C．previous

D．bad

10.

A．respect

B．recognize

C．replace

D．repeat

11.

A．disabled

B．messed

C．excited

D．impressed

12.

A．live

B．stand

C．focus

D．sit

13.

A．hopefully

B．surprisingly

C．successfully

D．naturally

14.

A．reason

B．promise

C．character

D．job

15.

A．also

B．only

C．already

D．even

16.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Meanwhile

17.

A．in favour

B．in place

C．in need

D．in advance

18.

A．cutting

B．putting

C．pulling

D．running

19.

A．opportunity

B．survey

C．danger

D．behavior

20.

A．Strangely

B．Fantastically

C．Truly

D．Professionally

5 . In many cultures, small talk is a big deal. Although it may seem like a pointless conversation to __ the time or avoid awkward silence, it is _____ very important for communicating and bonding with others.

According to US inspirational speaker Melissa Wadsworth, "Small talk is about ______possibilities." Having good small talk skills is the best way to _______ new people, which can lead to friendships, jobs, or other _____. Not only that, small talk is shown to __ brainpower by encouraging empathy （同感），making you __ what another person feels or thinks.

If small talk is so important, how do you do it? What's the best way to __ the ice and start a talk? Well, some of the most common ____ include the weather, hobbies, work, family and travel. These topics are ____ for small talk because they are _____ It's easy for people to talk about them.

Another way to start small talk is to remark your ______. For example, you can talk to your schoolmates about your classes or that teacher who __ everyone crazy. If you're at a party, you might _____ the snacks, music, or the number of people there.

Sometimes, it may seem a bit ____ to start a conversation with someone you don't know. Wadsworth has the best advice for this _____: "Approach the conversation excited about the friendship, the good laugh, the _____ story, the job opportunity, the date, the joy, or something related to this __ experience."

Small talk might __ be the first step to something much __.

1.

A．take

B．waste

C．pass

D．keep

2.

A．fully

B．actually

C．meanwhile

D．nearly

3.

A．gaining access to

B．becoming connected with

C．getting used to

D．running away from

4.

A．involve

B．notice

C．challenge

D．meet

5.

A．goals

B．achievements

C．processes

D．wonders

6.

A．remove

B．strengthen

C．protect

D．guarantee

7.

A．explore

B．read

C．consider

D．abandon

8.

A．make

B．overcome

C．recognize

D．break

9.

A．rules

B．numbers

C．topics

D．forms

10.

A．clear

B．great

C．formal

D．serious

11.

A．popular

B．awkward

C．visible

D．fresh

12.

A．colleagues

B．schools

C．tastes

D．surroundings

13.

A．expects

B．drives

C．believes

D．knows

14.

A．offer

B．purchase

C．remark

D．imagine

15.

A．shy

B．simple

C．complex

D．tough

16.

A．problem

B．conversation

C．aim

D．plan

17.

A．amazing

B．confusing

C．satisfying

D．fascinating

18.

A．shared

B．respected

C．varied

D．accepted

19.

A．even

B．still

C．just

D．ever

20.

A．simpler

B．bigger

C．easier

D．messier

6 . What do we know about the woman?

A．She cared about others' comments.

B．She had a fight with some girls.

C．She wants to be a star.

7 . 假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Jason送了你一本《英美文化读本)作为你的生日礼物。请用英语给 Jason写一封感谢信，要点如下:
1. 表示感谢
2. 你喜欢该书的原因
3.   Jason过生日时，你将送给他一件礼物。
注意:1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jason,
I’ m very grateful for your valuable gift for my birthday.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . When I was in fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paperboy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. She’d watch me coming down her street, and by the time I’d biked up to her doorstep, there’d be a cold drink waiting. I’d sit and drink while she talked.

Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning.” she’d say. The first time she said that, soda(汽水) went up my nose.

I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she’d work it out of her system. So that’s what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery(墓地).

I finally quit delivering newspapers and didn’t see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser(募捐活动). She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, she’d had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on.

I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She asks me how I’m doing. When I don’t say “fine”, she sticks around to hear my problems. She’s lived in the city most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isn’t so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how you’re doing because they care, and not because they’re getting paid to do so. Sometimes it’s good to just smile, nod your head and listen.

1. Why did soda go up the author’s nose one time?

A．He was talking fast.	B．He was shocked.
C．He was in a hurry.	D．He was absent-minded.

2. Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley according to Paragraph 3?

A．He enjoyed the drink.	B．He wanted to be helpful.
C．He took the chance to rest.	D．He tried to please his dad.

3. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “work it out of her system”?

A．recover from her sadness	B．move out of the neighborhood
C．turn to her old friends	D．speak out about her past

4. What does the author think people in a community should do?

A．Open up to others.	B．Depend on each other.
C．Pay for other’s help	D．Care about one another.

9 . 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选。
A man worked in a post office. His job was to handle all the_______that had unclear addresses. One day he came across a letter which was_______to God. He opened it and it_______, "Dear God, I am an 83-year-old woman and I live on a very small pension (养老金).
Yesterday someone stole my_______.There was a hundred dollars in it, which was all the money I had_______until my next pension comes. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, and I have invited my last two friends for_______Without that money, I have_______to buy food with. I have no family to_______, and you are my only_______.Can you please help me?The man was________.He went around and showed the letter to the other workers. Each of them________their wallets and donated a few dollars. By the time he________his showing, he had collected 96 dollars.________then he sent it to the old woman in the name of God. Thanksgiving Day came and went, and the workers________forgot about it. Then one day, there came another letter from the old lady to God. All the________gathered around while the letter was________It said, "Dear God, how can I ever thank you enough for what you have done for me? Because of your kindness, I was able to________a lovely dinner for my friends. We had a very________day, and I told my friends about your________gift. Thank you very much!" Seeing this, all the workers felt________with the nice thing they had done. They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled.1.

A．stamps

B．money

C．mail

D．postcards

2.

A．spoken

B．written

C．recorded

D．pointed

3.

A．noticed

B．talked

C．told

D．read

4.

A．purse

B．clothes

C．house

D．food

5.

A．borrowed

B．earned

C．left

D．paid

6.

A．fun

B．dinner

C．travel

D．visit

7.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

8.

A．live in

B．live on

C．turn to

D．turn back

9.

A．family

B．hope

C．luck

D．partner

10.

A．excited

B．worried

C．surprised

D．moved

11.

A．gained

B．touched

C．played

D．searched

12.

A．finished

B．planned

C．started

D．gathered

13.

A．So

B．As

C．And

D．But

14.

A．usually

B．gradually

C．especially

D．easily

15.

A．workers

B．friends

C．officers

D．guests

16.

A．sent

B．replied

C．received

D．opened

17.

A．bring

B．choose

C．prepare

D．enjoy

18.

A．nice

B．strange

C．common

D．formal

19.

A．traditional

B．wonderful

C．expensive

D．extra

20.

A．useful

B．confident

C．hopeful

D．pleased

10 . A Welcome Gift

Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them _______ side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud _______ filled the room and made them feel very happy.

The next morning, _______, their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a _______ under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to complain about the sound of the piano. Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all _______ people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their _______ and apologize for their playing.

“Maybe we could go and _______ everyone in person.” his mother said.

“What if we invited them to come here for a _______ instead?” Dario asked.

They both loved the _______. Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts __________ their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.

Finally, the day of the party __________. Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to __________. One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, __________ Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.

“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I __________ that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”

Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we __________ you an apology.” she said. “I didn’t __________ how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”

“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such __________ music.”

“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be __________ to play them in the evening.”

“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to __________ the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of __________ and made him feel that they were home at last.

1.

A．sat

B．stood

C．lay

D．walked

2.

A．voice

B．ring

C．music

D．cry

3.

A．therefore

B．however

C．otherwise

D．instead

4.

A．note

B．poster

C．bill

D．report

5.

A．proud

B．rich

C．lucky

D．nice

6.

A．neighbors

B．friends

C．relatives

D．audience

7.

A．blame

B．instruct

C．question

D．visit

8.

A．party

B．concert

C．show

D．play

9.

A．experience

B．idea

C．performance

D．action

10.

A．to

B．with

C．for

D．from

11.

A．continued

B．arrived

C．passed

D．finished

12.

A．order

B．sell

C．share

D．advertise

13.

A．treated

B．presented

C．helped

D．served

14.

A．promised

B．admitted

C．agreed

D．worried

15.

A．give

B．send

C．offer

D．owe

16.

A．realize

B．remember

C．understand

D．accept

17.

A．sweet

B．strange

C．funny

D．loud

18.

A．brave

B．sorry

C．happy

D．afraid

19.

A．changing

B．practicing

C．recording

D．writing

20.

A．equality

B．freedom

C．warmth

D．sympathy