When asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, cloth and cars.
A true friendship carries-a-long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we should protect. Unfortunately, the better friends you are, the more probably you’ll have disagreements. And the result can be what you don’t want an end to the relationship.
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended First, don’t’ let your pride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open. Second, apologize when you’re wrong – even if you’ve been wronged. Over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong. Third, see things from your friend’s point of view (观点). And finally, accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyle (生活方式) change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion: Consider friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture (培养).
1.What would be the best title for the text? ________
A. Easy Ways to Make Friends
B. Ups and Downs in Friendship
C. How to Mend a Troubled Friendship
D. How to Take the Lead in Making Friends
2.The “wronged person” underlined in the text refers to a person _______.
A. who has been mistaken for another B. who has been blamed unfairly
C. who has treated friends badly D. who has admitted his mistake
3.According to the text a friendship can last long only if _______.
A. we have much in common B. we know our friends’ mistakes
C. we treat our disagreements wisely D. we have know one another for long
4.What should we do if we follow the author’s second suggestion? _______
A. Stick to our own prints of view
B. Avoid making mistakes
C. Make an apology first
D. Change our lifestyles
When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble – a word game – against herself, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against. I wasn’t sure my mother was ready for it. After all, it had taken 10 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’home. And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of computers.
It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me. I’ve taught people of all ages, but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything. She has been the one teaching me all my life: to cool and sew; to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad. Now it was my turn to give something back.
It wasn’t easy at the beginning. There was so much to explain and to introduce. Slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook. After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing(文字处理). This proved to be a bigger challenge(挑战) to her, so I gave her some homework I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces.
“Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she asked.
“No, of course not,” I said. “They already know how to use a computer.”
My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period. Thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy(过敏反应). For as long as I can remember, any time I called, my mother would answer. Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we’ve had in the past 20 years.
1.What does the author do?_______
A. She is a cook. B. She is a teacher.
C. She is a housewife. D. She is a computer engineer.
2.The author decided to give her mother a computer _________ .
A. to let her have more chances to write letters
B. to support her in doing her homework
C. to help her through the bad times
D. to make her life more enjoyable
3.The author asked her mother to write her a letter _________ .
A. because her mother had stopped using the telephone
B. because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother
C. so that her mother could practice what she had learned
D. so that mother could be free from housework
4.After the computer was brought home, the author father ________ .
A. lost interest in cooking
B. took more phone calls
C. played more games
D. began to use it
May: Happenings form the Past
May 5, 1884
Isaac Murphy, son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby. He becomes the first rider ever to win the race three times.
May 9, 1754
Benijamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon(漫画)，showing a snake cut in pieces with the words “John or Die ” printed under the picture.
May 11, 1934
The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl, the result of years of drought(干旱)，blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington, D.C.
May 19, 1994
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, form first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s, died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.
May 24,1844
Samuel F.B. Morse taps out the first message, “What hath God wrought,” over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington,D.C., to Baltimore, Md.
1.We know from the text that Buchanan is ____________ .
A. Isaac’s father B. a winning horse
C. a slave taking care of horse D. the first racing horse in Kentucky
2.What is the title of the first American political cartoon? _________
A. Join or Die B. Pennsylvania Gazette
C. What Hath God Wrought D. Kentucky Derby
3.In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die? ________
A. 1934 B.1960 C. 1964 D. 1994
4.Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history? ______
A. Washing, D.C. B. New York City.
C. Kentucky. D. Pennsylvania.
My friends, Emma Daniels, spent the summer of 1974 traveling in Israel. During her monthlong stay in Jerusalem she often went to a café called Chocolate Soup. It was run by two men, one of whom – Alex – used to live in Montreal. One morning when Emma went in for coffee, while chatting with her new friend Alex, she mentioned that she had just finished the book she was reading and had nothing else to read. Alex said he had a wonderful book she might like, and that he’d be happy to lend it to her. As he lived just above the café, he quickly ran up to get it. The book he handed to Emma just minutes later was Markings, a book by a former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN).
Emma had never read it, nor had she ever bought a copy. But, when she opened it up, she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover in her own handwriting（笔迹）.It turned out that the summer before, at a concert back in Montreal, Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends. They decided to exchange（交换）addresses, but neither of them had any paper. The man opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack(背包) and asked Emma to write her name and address inside. When he returned to California, he left the book behind in Montreal, and his friend Alex kept it. When Alex later moved to Jerusalcm, he took the book along.
1.Alex lent Emma the book, Markings, _______ .
A. to show his friendliness to her
B. to show his interest in reading
C. to tell her about the importance of UN
D. to let her write her name and address inside
2.How did Emma feel the moment she opened the book?________
A. Pleased. B. Satisfied.
C. Worried. D. Surprised.
3.We can learn from the text the Californian ________ .
A. met Emma at a concert
B. invited Emma to a concert
C. introduced Emma to his friend
D. left Emma his backpack
4.Who was supposed to be the first owner of the book? ___________
A. An official of the UN.
B. A coffee shop owner.
C. A friend of the author’s.
D. Alex’s friend form California.
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The year I went to college was a very difficult transition(过渡期) for me. 1is probably true with many people， I got quite homesick and 2thought about going home.
Although the 3time for many students is getting 4from home, my mailbox was frequently 5. One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard 6out at me. I sat down to read it, 7a note from someone back home. 8I became increasingly puzzled(困惑) as 9postcards were like this; It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her new born baby. I took the card back to my room and 10about it.
Several days later I 11another postcard, this one 12news about Maybel line, Mabel’s cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another, 13full of news of different people. I began to 14look forward to the next one, 15to see what this author would come up with 16. I was never 17.
Finally, the cards 18coming, right about the time I had begun to feel 19about college life. They had been such a happy distraction(调剂) that, I have 20all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.
1.A. If B. So C. As D. What
2.A. often B. carefully C. seldom D. merely
3.A. hard B. last C. busiest D. happiest
4.A. visitors B. letters C. calls D. directions
5.A. empty B. full C. closed D. open
6.A. pouring B. reaching C. staring D. rolling
7.A. describing B. considering C. enjoying D. expecting
8.A. But B. Thus C. Also D. Even
9.A. any B. no C. some D. such
10.A. joked B. talked C. forgot D. cared
11.A. mailed B. accepted C. worte D. received
12.A. delivering B. demanding C. discovering D. developing
13.A. one B. each C. either D. both
14.A. nearly B. possibly C. usually D. really
15.A. promising B. surprised C. interested D. pretending
16.A. below B. lately C. next D. behind
17.A. frightened B. disappointed C. excited D. pleased
18.A. continued B. stopped C. started D. avoided
19.A. easy B. safe C. tired D. anxious
20.A. lost B. collected C. torn D. saved
As you can see, the number of cars on roads _______ rising these days.
A. we keeping B. keep C. keeps D. were keeping
