Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve loved reading crime and detective novels, so I guess it was pretty normal that I started writing them when I was older. However, my family is very big on having a traditional career and so when I said that I wanted to go to college and study writing, my parents told me that I couldn’t. They told me that I had to study for a degree so that I would achieve a career, and not something as risky as writing. I suppose I could have studied journalism, but I didn’t want to lose interest in writing because it would be something I would do every day for work, not for pleasure. I thought that teaching looked like a pretty good compromise, especially because of the long holidays. It was a good choice: by the time I was twenty-five, I’d already finished two novels and had an agent.
To be honest, I never meant to keep my being a crime writer a secret or anything, and my friends have always known. One of the reasons most people don’t know is because my agent told me that my name Hazel sounded too much like a romance novelist for older women. She suggested Brooke Lane and I thought, “Well, if you think it’ll make me successful, okay,” I’d totally forgotten about it until I walked into school one day and saw one of my workmates reading my novel. I asked her some questions about it, and it was so clear that she had no idea that I’d written it—she even offered to lend it to me after she’d finished! Of course, sometimes I wonder what my students would think if they knew that their teacher was going home on the weekend to write about murders and dead bodies, but I think my parents probably did me a favor: my teaching job keeps me in touch with the real world.
1.Hazel is probably .
A.a teacher and writer B.a journalist
C.a teacher and artist D.an agent
2.The underlined words “is very big on” in the passage most probably mean .
A.to give no advice B.to misunderstand something
C.to have more experiences D.to like something very much
3.From the passage we can know that Hazel .
A.told her workmates about her writing novels B.would like to write something for teaching
C.accepted Brooke Lane as her pen name D.agreed to study journalism for a degree
4.Hazel finally realized that her parents’ advice on her career was .
A.helpful B.exciting C.disappointing D.risky
Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute （聋哑） school. Then she showed the woman the direction and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later.
She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied his mail sincerely，They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing each other. Although they only communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her.
Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely, “Are you willing to be my girlfriend?”
Galaxy was pleasantly surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents.
As she had expected，her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story.
Galaxy explained，“Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100％ better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is still a human. He should possess a perfect and wonderful love. ”
Her parents asked to see him，then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later. When they were on the train，Kazrim told her,“I'm going to tell your parents that I'll be looking after you well with all my life!” Galaxy was deeply moved.
As soon as they had entered the house，Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said,“This is Kazrim. ”Just right after her speech，an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the gift away and held her in his arms tightly.
He said. “YOU CAN TALK?”It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask，too.
The four people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply.
1.How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other?
A.They met each other by chance.
B.They were introduced to each other
C.They once studied at the same university.
D.They both served in a special needs school.
2.How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home?
A.Writing words on paper. B.Using the sign language.
C.Judging from his expression. D.Speaking her native language.
3.What did Galaxy expect her parents to do?
A.To have a talk with Kazrim. B.To prepare for her marriage.
C.To treat Kazrim as a normal man. D.To accept Kazrim as her boyfriend.
4.What can we learn about the two young people from the passage?
A.They fell in love at the first sight.
B.They cheated each other to win love.
C.They mistook each other for being mutes.
D.They ignored the anger of Galaxy's parents.
We all know friendship is a good thing. But do you know that friends have a huge influence on your happiness and quality of life? Good friends add special meaning to life. They help you share the good times and get over the difficult ones. Among other things, good friends can:
Improve your mood. Happiness can be infectious(传染的). Spending time with happy and positive friends can raise your emotion as well as your attitude toward life.
Help you reach your goals. Whether you are trying to get fit, give up smoking, or otherwise improve your life, encouragement from a friend can really increase your chances of success.
Reduce your stress and depression. Having an active social life can improve your immune system(免疫系统) and help reduce loneliness.
Support you through hard times. Even if it’s just having someone to share your problems with, friends can help you deal with serious illness, the loss of a job or loved one, the breakup of a relationship, or any other challenges in life.
1.According to the text, good friends can help you ________.
A.keep young B.contribute more to society
C.realize your goals D.win a fight against another classmates
2.What can we infer(推断)from the text?
A.Friendship makes people work longer.
B.If you want to succeed, you should make more friends.
C.With friendship people will be no sadness.
D.With friendship people can deal with challenges better.
3.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Challenges in our life B.The best way to make friends
C.The advantages of friendship D.The meaning of life
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Where will the students go?
A.A theater. B.A zoo. C.A big park.
2.Which of the following has displays from different countries?
A.The De Young Museum. B.The House of Flowers.
C.The Japanese Tea Garden.
3.What is in the Japanese Tea Garden?
A.A concert hall. B.An art gallery. C.A small lake.
4.Where is Golden Gate Park?
A.In the middle of the city. B.In the countryside. C.Close to the city.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What are the speakers discussing?
A.High school life. B.The choice of clubs.
C.The education in America.
2.What team was the woman on in high school?
A.Swimming. B.Basketball. C.Tennis.
3.Where was the woman last year?
A.Japan. B.Canada. C.America.
4.What would the woman like to do in the future?
A.Go running around a lake. B.Start rowing again. C.Go swimming in a river.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What was Andrew like at the concert?
A.Nervous. B.Calm. C.Excited.
2.How did Andrew perform?
A.He didn’t make any mistakes. B.He made some little mistakes.
C.He made a lot of mistakes.
3.How does the woman feel now?
A.Pretty sad. B.A little worried. C.Quite glad.
