It is said that most people have not more than 30 friends at any given time, and 400 over the whole of their lives. However, on social networking sites, most users have about 150 friends. If these numbers are correct, then friendship means different things in different situations.
Also, there are no rules about friendship. There are no instructions about how to make friends, how to keep friendships going, and how to finish friendships if we want to move on. People have very different opinions about this: some people would die for their friends and they value them more than family. Others say that friends are temporary, only there to help each other until they are no longer needed. If people with such different views become friends, this can lead to problems.
Because of these different definitions of friendship, it is easy to be unhappy about our friendships. We may want them to be deeper or closer, or we may want to have more friends in our lives. Sometimes we simply do not have the time to develop our friendships, or we fear we have left it too late in life to start. If we move to another country or city, we have to find ways to make new friends again.
This dissatisfaction shows us how important friendships are for most of us. We should not think that it could be too late to build friendships. We also need to understand that the need to be around other people is one that is shared by many. Therefore, we should not be too frightened about starting to talk to people who in the future may become our friends: it is likely that they too would like to get closer to us. Remember what people say: strangers are friends we have not met yet.
1.According to the text, how many friends do the majority of people probably have?
A. Over 400 friends in their whole lives
B. 30 friends or fewer at a certain stage
C. 400 internet friends in their whole lives
D. 150 internet friends at a certain stage.
2.What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
A. There is a rule about making friends
B. People with different views can become friends
C. Friendships mean different things to different people
D. Some people would die for their friends if they need to
3.We can learn from the text that most of us_________.
A. need to be with others
B. build friendships late in life
C. are dissatisfied with our friends
D. are frightened to talk to people
4.What is the author’s attitude towards talking to a stranger?
A. Uninterested B. Cautious C. Doubtful D. Positive
I was with a group of businessmen, and we were dealing with a question—What is a good person?
At a certain point during the discussion, one of the students—a young man of about 30—described an event that happened at Christmas. He and his five-year-old son were decorating the Christmas tree, and a little boy came to the front door begging. If you ever visit Mexico, you will see that the people there take begging as nothing to get upset about and nothing to get embarrassed by.
So, this little boy came to the door, a boy about the same age as my student’s son. The father and the son went to the front door, and the father went back with his five-year-old son and said to him, “Give him one of your toys.” At the words, the little boy quickly picked up one toy, and his father said to him, “No, no－give him your favorite toy.”
And the little boy, like a little tiger, said, “No way!” He cried; he refused. But the father, like a big tiger in a way, insisted gently, “No, you must give him one of your favorite toys.”
And finally the boy, with his head down, picked up a toy he had just gotten. The father waited in the living room, and the boy walked to the front door with the toy in his hand. The father waited and waited.
What do you think happened?
After a couple of minutes, his son came running back into the living room, his face lighted up. “Daddy,” he said, “can I do that again?”
I think I have got the answer to the question.
1.From the passage, we can learn that in Mexico ________.
A. begging is looked down upon
B. begging is considered as a normal part of life
C. visitors all over the world treat beggars kindly
D. few people are living a poor life
2.The sentence “Daddy, can I do that again?” showed that the boy ________.
A. got pleasure by helping the little beggar
B. wanted to please his father
C. began to like the little beggar
D. wanted to be the little beggar’s friend
3.According to the writer, “being a good person” means ________.
A. having the courage to correct his/her mistakes
B. being friendly to beggars
C. being ready to give
D. being able to teach children to tell right from wrong
书面表达
假如你是小华, Heby是美国人。她在寒假游玩中国时，你们相识并成为好朋友。Heby回国后,你很想念她,于是给她写了一封信,并且和她谈了你对高一新生活的感受，信头信尾均已给出。
内容包括：1.很高兴与她成为朋友，离开后很想念她。2.新学校的生活、学习情况与感受。
3. 表达对她父母的问候，并邀请她明年来你校参观。
要求：词数：100词左右；
Dear Heby,
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Yours,
Xiao Hua
短文改错
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词作斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My father and I stayed at the South Lake Hotel for a week when we visit Beijing last month. It is in the downtown area, but it is easy to go to anywhere from the hotel by public transport. We lived in a comfortably double-room with a big bath. What I liked best were the free high-speed Internet connection in the room. I checked my email messages every day. I also shared for my friends many photos taking in Beijing. The food was wonderful with reasonable prices, and we enjoyed several local dish.
It is such great hotel that I would recommend it to any friend of me who is going to Beijing.
Yours,
Li Hua
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Although we’ve been 1.(delight) to have you as a neighbor, we hope to settle something 2. bothers us. In a word, it’s about your dog---Cleo .
We’ve called several 3. (time) about Cleo’s early morning barking. It is difficult 4. (understand) why she barks every minute she’s outside. The early morning barking 5. (have) been disturbing us as we are often up all night with the baby. Besides, Cleo tends to bark 6. average of six hours a day. This morning she started barking even before 5 o’clock. That is too 7. (many) for us, considering how close the houses are .
We appreciate getting 8. (you) apologies and goodwill, 9. we hope that you can find out a good way of 10. (settle) the matter .
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
I was a new teacher, and I gave an honest mark on the students’ work. In Brain’s ___________, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. But he was a ___________ student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult understanding. His work in no way reflected(反映) his___________.
I had worried myself sick over Brain’s mother coming to see me. So when Brain’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌) were ___________ . I was completely unprepared for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. ___________ me, Brain had become a different person. She talked of how he ___________ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had ___________ spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how ___________ she was for the self-respect I had developed in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, surprised, for about half an hour, ___________ what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without___________ knowing it? What I finally came to___________ was one day, when some students were___________ performances in front of the class. Jeanne spoke ___________ , and to encourage her to raise her voice, I said, “Speak up. Brain is the expert on this. He is the ___________ one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the ___________ of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Brain had sat up ___________ , paid more attention, smiled more, and became happy. And it was all because he ___________ to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ___________ was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most___________ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came early and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a ___________ .
1.A. case B. mind C. opinion D. condition
2.A. ordinary B. bright C. curious D. generous
3.A. ability B. courage C. feelings D. dream
4.A. shaking B. sweating C. clapping D. waving
5.A. Because of B. In spite of C. Apart from D. In favor of
6.A. loved B. impressed C. pleased D. criticized
7.A. gradually B. steadily C. recently D. obviously
8.A. delightful B. grateful C. respectful D. painful
9.A. imagining B. wondering C. observing D. regretting
10.A. also B. even C. always D. still
11.A. expect B. accept C. believe D. remember
12.A. writing B. making C. editing D. speaking
13.A. silently B. firmly C. calmly D. quietly
14.A. lucky B. lonely C. very D. likely
15.A. entrance B. middle C. front D. back
16.A. straighter B. higher C. lower D. smoother
17.A. intended B. claimed C. attempted D. happened
18.A. change B. praise C. thanks D. visits
19.A. difficult B. lively C. valuable D. enjoyable
20.A. living B. difference C. effect D. breakthrough
