People today in this busy world have lost sight of what true friendship is. I think I would help the world out a little and tell them what true friends are. _________1_________ Friends have similarities(相似点) but they also have differences. The key to building friendship is not only to expand similarities but also to accept each other’s faults.
_________2_________ No one likes to argue but it is necessary to have a healthy friendship, because if you agree on everything, either you aren’t being true to each other or one of you is trying too hard to please the other. If you feel uncomfortable around the person, then something isn’t quite right.
_________3__________ They have their little angry moments but what’s done is done and all is forgotten. Why let something that happened in the past ruin your happy friendship in the future.
_________4____________ Some people think that you have to know someone really well to become good friends. Trust me, it’s not true.
__________5___________ Just remember, friends are forever. Respect your friends and love them forever.
A. Believe in love at first sight because the same thing happens in friendship.
B. These are only the key points of being a true friend
C. Don’t believe your first impression.
D. Friends don’t have to be exactly the same.
E. Friends love each other unconditionally(无条件地).
F. Friends have to argue！
词组翻译（每空1分，满分20分）
1. 我更喜欢和我有些共同之处的人。
I’d prefer someone who I ______ something _____ _______ with.
2. 自从大学毕业后他就失去了老同学的音讯。
He has _______ ________ of his old classmates since graduation from college.
3. 坚持你已经制定的计划，你最终会成功的。
________ _______ the plan you’ve made and you’ll succeed in the end.
4. 正当开车下班回家的时候，我发现自己被困在交通阻塞中了。
While I was driving home from work, I found that I ______ ________ ______ the traffic jam.
5. 我们的钱马上就用光了，所以不得不推迟家庭旅行计划。
We are _________ _______ _____ money so we have to put off our family travel plan.
6. 昨晚一伙劫匪闯入他家，偷走了一大笔钱和他的信用卡。
A bunch of robbers ________ ______ his house last night and stole a large sum of money and his credit card.
7. 成千上万座建筑物在汶川地震中沦为废墟。
Thousands of buildings _______ ______ _______ in Wenchuan Earthquake.
8. 麦克不是故意打碎窗户，这纯属意外。
Mike didn’t break the window _______ ________; it was completely an accident.
书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，在互联网上看到美国高中生Tony希望结识一位中国朋友的信息，请你用英文给他发一封电子邮件，希望和他做网友，并盼望能尽快收到他的回信。词数：120左右. 内容包括：
1. 表示愿意和对方交朋友；
2. 简单介绍自己，如性格特征、爱好特长等;
3. 希望多了解美国文化.
Dear Tony,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours
Lihua
单词拼写（每小题1分，满分10分）
1. She has all the personal q______ of a good teacher, like a sense of humor and patience.
2. Tom is not one of the top students, but a boy of average _______(智商)。
3. Though my husband is not rich now but he has great earning p________.
4. The robber was a________ by the police while he was trying to escape from the jail.
5. It is impolite to i_________ others while they are having a conversation.
6. By a strange __________(巧合) we happened to be travelling on the same train.
7. It seemed as if everything was __________(毁坏) in the earthquake.
8. The baby b_______ out crying as soon as he saw the snake.
9. Tsunami is one of the most serious natural _________(灾害) in Japan.
10. I said hello to her, but she i________ me completely, which made me very angry.
People smile at times. However, the meaning of a smile in different cultures may be different. Depending on different cultures, smiling can express joy and amusement, but it can also show embarrassment.
People in the United States smile a lot. Every one smiles at each other in order to show they are open and friendly. However，in China, smiling is not only an expression of happiness, but also a way to avoid being embarrassed. Chinese people like smiling when they are embarrassed in order to avoid embarrassment. Smiling is a kind of good will but not sneer（嘲笑）. For example: When a child falls off from a bike, the adults in China may smile, which is a kind of gentle encouragement and not a kind of impolite laugh.
When a person from the United States might blush（脸红）with embarrassment or become offensive(冒犯的), a Chinese might blush with smile. To avoid serious misunderstanding, people who engage in intercultural communication should be able to understand the meaning of smiling properly.
1. We can use smile to express all of the following feelings except _________,
A. joy and happiness B. amusement C. embarrassment D. fear
2. People often smile at each other in the United States because _________.
A. they are very happy
B. they want to show they are friendly
C. they want to hide their true feelings
D. they want to avoid embarrassment
3. In China, seeing a child falls off a bike, an adult will smile in order to _______.
A. laugh at him
B. avoid his own embarrassment
C. avoid embarrassment and encourage the boy
D. show his politeness
4. What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A. People smile at times.
B. Smiling can express different feelings depending on different cultures.
C. Americans are more open and friendly than Chinese people.
D. The Chinese people often hide their true feelings.
Knowing about yourself not only means finding out what you’re good at and what you like，but also means discovering what you’re not good at and what you don’t like．Both help you to see your aim in life．
Although most students would be unhappy if they failed a very difficult physics examination，they have in fact learned a lot about themselves．They know that they should not become engineers or physical scientists．So failing can help a student to live a happier life if he learns something from it．They may then decide on their aims and choose the work they like and are fit for．
It is impossible to decide whether you like something until you have tried it．If you decide to play the piano，you need to take more than one lesson before knowing whether you are really interested in it or able to do well．It is not enough if you want to be a great pianist．You also have to like the hard practice and long training．If you enjoy being a great pianist but hate the work，forget it．
It’s a good plan to try as many ideas as possible when you are young．Then you will find out what your true interests are．
1.If you say you really know yourself， ．
A．you know what you don’t like
B．you know what you are good at
C．you have no interest in your work
D．you’ve got the whole picture of yourself
2.Failing can turn into something good ．
A．if you have aim in life B．if your decision is fight
C．if you lead a happier life D．if you learn something from it
3.What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A．Failure is a better mirror
B．Success is more helpful
C．No one is fit for the job of a physical scientist
D．Physics can help students live a better life
