Friends play an important role in our lives, and although we can’t be more familiar with the fact of friendship, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends, especially with Americans. Here are some pieces of advice on making friends with Americans:
1. Visiting places Americans enjoy: parties, churches, restaurants, parks and sports clubs.
2. Be willing to take the first step. Don’t wait for them to get close to you. Americans in China may not know you speak English. They may be uncomfortable if they can’t speak your language.
3. Use small talks to open the conversation. Ask them where they’re from, why they come to China, etc. . Remember: Be careful not to ask personal questions about age, salary and so on.
4. Show an interest in their culture, their country or their job. Americans like to talk about themselves!
5. Invite them to join you for dinner or just for coffee or tea. Try to set a specific(明确的)time. Americans sometimes make general invitations like “Let’s go out for dinner sometime. ”Often this is just a way to be friendly. It is not always a real invitation.
6. Don’t expect too much at first. Maybe they’re being friendly. But maybe they want to be your good friends. It will take time to tell.
1.According to the text, Americans like to visit the following places except＿＿＿＿.
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A．shopping centers |
B．parks |
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C．sports clubs |
D．churches |
2.What should you say when meeting an American for the first time?
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A．What’s your age? |
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B．How much do you get in a month? |
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C．Nice to meet you! Are you from America? |
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D．Let’s get together sometime. I want to ask you some questions. |
3.What is mainly discussed in the text?
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A．It’s very important to be a good friend of an American. |
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B．Some advice on how to make friends with Americans. |
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C．Something about the friendship in America. |
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D．Friendship is the most important in our life. |
4.Which is the best way to make friends with an American?
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A．To ask him if he is willing to make friends with you. |
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B．To spend a long time learning about him. |
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C．To wait until he tells you his thoughts. |
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D．To ask him to join you for dinner. |
A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspaper.
“Last week, ” he said, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As
it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn’t get it back. ”
“How did you write your advertisement? ” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.
“Here it is, ” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street. ”
“Now, ” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I’ll buy you a new one. ”
The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn’t wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known. ”
This appeared in the newspaper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors, and his own was among them. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.
1.The result of the first advertisement was that＿＿＿＿ .
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A．the man got his umbrella back |
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B．the man wasted some money advertising |
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C．nobody found the missing umbrella |
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D．the umbrella was found somewhere near the church |
2.The merchant suggested that the man should＿＿＿ .
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A．buy a new umbrella |
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B．go on looking for his umbrella |
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C．write another and better advertisement |
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D．report the police |
3.“. . . if it fails, I’ll buy you a new one” suggested that the merchant＿＿＿＿ .
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A．was quite sure of success |
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B．wanted to buy him a new umbrella |
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C．didn’t know what to do |
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D．was rich enough to buy one |
4.The story is mainly about ＿＿＿＿＿.
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A．a useless advertisement |
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B．how to make an effective advertisement |
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C．how the man lost and found his umbrella |
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D．what the merchant did for the umbrella owner |
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their
friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t
know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only turn to their friends for advice.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
1. Many teenagers think their＿＿＿＿ know them better than their parents do.
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A．friends |
B．teachers |
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C．brothers and sisters |
D．classmates |
2.When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to＿＿＿.
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A．turn to their friends |
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B．talk with their parents |
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C．have a discussion with their family |
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D．talk with their friends on the phone |
3.The passage suggests (暗示) that＿＿＿ .
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A．parents cannot choose friends for their children successfully |
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B．perhaps some children’s friends are chosen by their parents |
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C．children won’t let their parents choose friends for them |
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D．parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them |
4.Which of the following do you think is RIGHT according to the passage?
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A．Parents should like everything their children enjoy. |
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B．In all families, children can choose everything they like. |
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C．Parents should try their best to understand their children better. |
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D．Teenagers can only turn to their friends for help. |
What is your favorite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why? Because
so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let’s listen to what they say.
When do you chat on QQ? What do you talk about?
Lin Yuhan, Xi’an: On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.
Tang Xuting, Shanghai: At weekends and when I don’t have much homework. We exchange test answers and chat.
Yang Yuhang, Dalian: Our class goes online together at 4: 00～6: 00pm on weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.
What do you put on your QQ blog(博客)？
Lin: I put good articles I have found online on my blog. I also write articles myself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.
Tang: I put pictures on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons(动画片)like Tennis Prince Conan.
Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot(拍摄)them during sports meetings and school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher, he is so funny that everyone watches it.
How do you like QQ?
Lin: It’s a good space for us to make a record of our lives of both good times and sad times.
Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can do it on QQ. It’s very helpful to our friendships.
Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimes listen to your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. You can relax and talk freely.
1.What does Yang Yuhang talk about on QQ on weekends?
①homework ②chat
③test answers ④computer games
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A．①② |
B．②③ |
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C．①②④ |
D．②③④ |
2.What does Lin Yuhan put on her QQ blog?
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A．Some pictures. |
B．Good articles. |
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C．DV films. |
D．Japanese cartoons. |
3.Which one is TRUE according to this article?
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A．Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships. |
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B．Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ. |
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C．Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives. |
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D．Tang says he chats on QQ on weekends though he has lots of homework. |
I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend． I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 36 to look at each other． But we soon lost the 37 and started playing with each other． In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her． She was 38 family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people．” 39 of my new friends liked her as much as I did 40 they knew she had “problems”． However, every summer we would 41 sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．
It was last year when I 42 the problem． I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her． Well, she made a new “best friend” and 43 did I． Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．
She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)． I was very 44 at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in 45 ． I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend 46 deserted her, when people were calling her 47 , but I knew I still 48 her like a sister．
Yesterday she came 49 me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was 50 I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting, the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my 51 ． You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you 52 me． I 53 you so much, and you didn’t even know you were 54 me．” We both cried． And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never 55 your friends．
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It is the first time that I ＿＿＿ this kind of moon cake.
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