1. What kind of quality does the woman think is important?
| A．Friendliness． | B．Honesty． | C．Bravery． |
| A．He likes friendly people． |
| B．He lives a peaceful life． |
| C．He takes something seriously． |
| A．By relying on our friends． |
| B．By going out and making moves． |
| C．By getting to know him． |
| A．Different kinds of people the speakers like． |
| B．How to make true friends in life． |
| C．Ways of telling friends’ honesty． |
Long long ago, there lived a girl named Eat. She was a good girl, but she never liked her name because all the kids made fun of her name. She ran away from everybody who laughed at her name, so Eat never really had friends. She played alone all the time.
One day, Eat went to her favorite place near the river behind her house, where she always spoke to the river. On that day, when talking to the river, she said, “You are so lucky, as you can travel to different places and always be with your friends — ducks, turtles, fishes, and plants. I wish I had more friends and wouldn’t be alone anymore.”
When she was bored talking to the river, she picked up some stones and tried to skip (打水漂) them across the river. However, she failed most of the time. Finally, she found a perfect stone. She held it tightly (紧紧地) in her fingers, and said to the river, “Oh, dear river, if I could skip this stone all the way across, I would wish for a dear friend just like you.” Saying this, Eat waved her arm back and threw the stone with full strength.
She watched the stone skip once, twice... and to her surprise, the stone went on skipping and finally, on the seventh skip, made it across the river onto the shore of the opposite side. Eat was totally amazed. She could not just believe her eyes.
Her happiness were disturbed (打断) when she heard footsteps coming towards her. Eat looked around and found a little girl was rolling down towards her. Eat hurried to get up to help. However, she lost her balance and fell off, too.
The little girl was crying and holding her knee. Eat pulled herself and went close to the girl, whose knee was bleeding (流血). She said gently to the little girl, “It will be alright. My house is nearby, let me help you. My mother will take care of the wound.”
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Once they arrived at her house, Eat called out, “Mom, help! Someone is injured.”
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The little girl looked at Eat and asked, “What is your name?”
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sometimes we have a fight
Leave the argument alone, and avoid communication. If you talk right after fight, you will say many words out of anger. However, do not wait too long. It will become hard
Maybe it is your friend’s fault(过错) and you have done nothing wrong. In that case, wait until he
4 . 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 simple. I was recovering from surgery and couldn’t go to shopping malls. We passed the time running errands, going to the post office and collecting dry cleaning. We drank away 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 strengthened 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 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 and the boring routine 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 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 talked constantly about their lives. |
| C．They made their favorite snacks and coffee. |
| D．They talked about what happened in their lives. |
| 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 just being themselves when together |
| A．Charm comes from difference. |
| B．Politeness brings best friends closer. |
| C．Good friendships need devotion. |
| D．Distance can separate good friends. |
| A．Light-hearted. | B．Humorous. | C．Serious. | D．Desperate. |
5 . People all need friends because nobody wants to be lonely. A friend can help you in good and bad times. You’ve made friends since childhood.
Always be honest
Honesty is important to keep your friendship alive. A true friend always tells you the truth. It may be hard sometimes but lying can destroy your friendship.
Always be there for you
There are always times in your life when you have problems or difficulties. A true friend will always have time to listen to your problems and give advice.
A true friend will always show respect to your ideas whether he agrees or not. Your true friend may say no to you but never insists that he is correct. A true friend sets limits with you because he cares for you and your relationship with him. These limits are also a symbol of respect for you as it can help maintain your friendship.
Always be understanding
| A．Always be respectful |
| B．Always be supportive |
| C．However, you may still not know who your true friends are. |
| D．He may not be able to offer a way of solving your problems. |
| E．He can always help you solve your problems as quickly as possible. |
| F．It is possible that some problems will come up between you and your friend. |
| G．It is important that your friend speaks honestly and never tells lies or makes up stories. |
Tim and I talked a lot about his problems today, and I’m so glad that I could help my best friend. It also left me thinking about what it really means to be a“good friend”. In my opinion, the following qualities form
A good friend needs to be supportive. I always respect and support all the
| self-centred real-life online smartphone percent maintain something anyone |
Yuanyuan is a senior secondary school student. She never liked chatting with people online. She thought
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8 . Ever wonder why you get along better with some people over others? Or who might become your lifelong friends or romantic partners?
The sunny person
Ever heard of the saying that you are a mix of your five closest friends? When you surround yourself with sweet and caring people, you also catch their positive energy.
The adventure seeker
What’s life without a little adventure?
The natural psychologist
When you’re having a bad day, it’s good to have someone who understands you. Good listeners make the best friends because they have high emotional intelligence, read you well and provide authenticity（真诚）. Often these natural psychologists would like to ask you some questions that help you think about your problems.
When you surround yourself with people who value logic and problem-solving, they can encourage you to use critical thinking instead of just trapping yourself in conflicts. If you’re especially the type of person to depend on others to make you feel better, being around logicians can help you become more independent and practical. They will remind you that working through challenges is more rewarding than passively daydreaming.
| A．The enthusiastic logician |
| B．The man of action |
| C．Instead of telling you what to do, they would rather guide you to potential solutions |
| D．Befriend someone who is ready to step out of his comfort zone and travel around |
| E．People who are positive and optimistic can actually benefit your health |
| F．Anyhow at least here are four types of people worth keeping in your life |
| G．Just like rare precious stones, good partners can be hard to find |
9 . 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 |
When I was 13, I climbed my first mountain. I was overweight at the time and out of breath when I reached the peak. But I loved the challenge of it. Soon I’d climbed nearly 100 peaks. My parents were happy I’d finally found my favorite hobby.
I often go climbing with my friend Mel Olsen. Two years ago, on December 30, when I was 16, she and I drove to Oregon to tackle 11, 240-foot Mount Hood.
It’s safer to start winter climbs at night when there’s less risk of the sun melting the snowpack. That day, we started at 3 a.m., following the paths alongside the ski runs. The temperature was about 14 degrees, and we wore layers we could easily remove, knowing the climbing would make us warm.
After about five hours, we reached Devil’s Kitchen, a plateau(高原) at about 10, 000 feet, just before the final push to the top. By this point, the wind conditions were very unpleasant. My exposed skin felt as though it were burning. Some other climbers decided to turn back, but Mel and I went ahead. We had ice axes(斧子), helmets and crampons(带钉铁鞋底). We were prepared for the climb.
The trail we followed grew narrower and steeper. At around 9 a.m., we reached an ice step. It was about three or four feet tall and sloped at a 75-degree angle. I volunteered to go first. I placed my left foot on the ice step.
You gain a sense of the ice when you stick your ax and crampons into it, and it felt good. Confident that I was safe, I put my full weight on it. Suddenly I heard a crack, and a whole thick piece of ice broke off the step, right under my foot.
In an instant, I fell backward. I could hear Mel calling my name as I fell down, bouncing off the rock face and rolling down the mountain as if I were a character in a video game. I remember thinking, “That is it. You’re done.”
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I stuck out my arms and legs, grabbing at anything.
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With Mel by my side I’d been lying on the icy rock for four hours by the time the rescuers reached me.
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