Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horse back riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but I still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”
Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
1.The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans .
A．at the age of 13 B．before she got married
C．after they moved to new homes D．before the writer’s family moved away
2.They didn’t often write to each other because they .
A．got married B．had little time to do so
C．didn’t like writing letters D．could see each other on special time
3.There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she .
A．was in trouble
B．didn’t know Linda’s address
C．received the card that she sent
D．didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness
4.The writer was happy when she .
A．read the newspaper
B．heard Linda’s voice on the phone
C．met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda
D．wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman
5.They haven’t kept in touch .
A．for about 40 years B．for about 27 years
C．since they got married D．since the writer’s family moved away
__1__ the end of the 16th century English was only spoken by people from England. They were the native _2___(speak). Today, __3__ largest number of people speaking English may be in China because a lot of Chinese people learn and speak English __4__ their foreign language.
Old English ___5___(sound) more or less like German for it was based on German, _6___ modern English sounds more like French than German because England once ___7__(rule) by the French.
Two people had great effects __8__ the English changes. One was Shakespeare, __9___ enlarged the English vocabulary and the other was Noah Webster, who wrote a dictionary. The dictionary gave American English ___10___ own identity.
Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone ___1___ friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is ___2__ to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. ___3___, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people ___4___. But we would feel lonely if we ___5___ had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends ___6___ don’t get on well. That doesn’t ___7__ that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and become __8__ again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very ___9___. We miss them very much, but we can ___10___ them and write to them. And we can ___11___ new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live __12___ than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. ___13___ happy helps you stay well. Or it could be much better that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take ___14__ care of ___15___.
( ) 1. A. loves B. hates C. needs D. becomes
( ) 2. A. nice B. sad C. bad D. afraid
( ) 3. A. Hardly B. Nearly C. Suddenly D. Certainly
( ) 4. A. alone B. away C. over D. around
( ) 5. A. ever B. never C. just D. really
( ) 6. A. always B. sometimes C. often D. usually
( ) 7. A. think B. say C. mean D. speak
( ) 8. A. partners B. classmates C. parents D. friends
( ) 9. A. angry B. sad C. happy D. alone
( ) 10. A. call B. ask C. tell D. talk
( ) 11. A. look B. find C. make D. know
( ) 12. A. longer B. shorter C. slower D. faster
( ) 13. A. Smelling B. Being C. Sounding D. Making
( ) 14. A. less B. better C. worse D. more
( ) 15. A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself
书面表达：（共2小题，满分30分）
根据下面的表格所提供的内容，把Jane的下周安排写成不少于60词的英语短文。
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Sunday |
go to her uncle's |
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Monday |
finish her science report |
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Tuesday |
go to the dentist's |
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Wednesday |
have a piano lesson from 18:00-20:00 |
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Thursday |
study for a math test |
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Friday |
go to the movies with Lily in the evening |
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Saturday |
play tennis with her friends |
信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
首先，请阅读一些关于针对学生在生活或学习中遇到问题给出建议的信息。
A. Try to talk to him, tell him it’s wrong for you two to do that. Then try to help him with his lessons in your spare time. If he can’t accept it, let it be. Maybe he’s not such a good friend.
B. You shouldn’t regret. The beauty of one’s looking or appearance doesn’t stand for everything. You are young and still depend on your parents. The most important thing is to study hard and you are sure to have a good future.
C. I used to have the same problem. You can try my ideas, they really work. First, talk about the things you like best and can do best. Then try to make friends you’re your neighbours.
D. You can get some examples from newspapers, magazines or TV shows, let her know it’s really bad.
E. Tell him that he has done something good to animals. If he takes the eggs home, how will their mother feel when she can’t find them? On the other hand, what kind of birds are they?
F. Say sorry to him first. And try to repair it. Or you may give him your favourite toy car instead. Or buy a new one for him.
请阅读一些关于中学生所遇问题的信息，然后进行匹配。
1. My friend Jenny always takes a walkman with her and listen to loud music. I think it may hurt her ears. But she doesn’t seem to care.
2. Sam saw some bird eggs under a tree when we had a trip in the forest. He wanted to take them home. I stopped him. He’s angry with me.
3. Jack let me play with his favorite toy car. I make it go too fast and it crashed.
4. All my friends have many new clothes. They wear clothes in different style every day. But my parents can’t afford it. I think it’s ashame.
5. My close friend always wants me to give him the answers in exams. I do that. But I’m afraid I might be caught. If I don’t do that, he might not be my friend any more.
Please look at the Flight Timetable and choose the right answers.
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Flight No. Departure Arrival From To Stop CA907 07:45 12:10 Beijing Moscow Chengdu CA981 01:58 18:35 Beijing New York Shanghai CA158 10:20 23:10 Beijing London Chengdu CA149 11:35 22:10 Beijing Sydney Hong Kong CA923 12:35 17:10 Beijing Moscow / CA167 13:15 02:40 Beijing Paris Moscow CA147 15:55 10:15 Beijing Sydney Guangzhou CA949 17:25 07:35 Beijing Paris Shanghai CA173 19:20 01:50 Beijing Moscow Urumqi CA937 21:25 08:10 Beijing London Hong Kong |
(departure=leaving)
1.You’ll go to Australia. You can only take
when you reach Beijing Airport at eleven forty.
A.CA923 B.CA149 C. CA147 D. CA167
2. If you spend fourteen hours and ten minutes going to France, you must stay in on the way.
A. Hong Kong B. Shanghai C. Moscow D. Chengdu
3. It will take you to reach England if you stop in Hong Kong.
A. nine hours and twenty B. ten hours and thirty-five
C. twelve hours and fifty D. ten hours and forty-five
4.ou may in Beijing if you want to go to America.
A. take one plane B. take two planes
C. take three plane D. not take any planes
5. How many planes may you take in Beijing if you want to go to Australia?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four.
