In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet“fair weather friends”. They will be with you if you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities (品质) of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener. At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on (信赖) a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor (幽默), too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I've found a friend!
1.Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing ________a friend?
A. understanding. B. honesty.
C. reliability. D. a sense of humor.
2.If you have fair weather friends, ______ .
A. they will give you all that they have when you need help
B. you will be refused when you get into trouble
C. you will become rich
D. you can be sure that you get real friends
3.This passage mainly discuss ______ .
A. the qualities of a friend
B. where to choose friends
C. how to get along with friends
D. the importance of having a friend
It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.
The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.
The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.
Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job—eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.
Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
1.From paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers __________.
A. worked very hard for centuries
B. were poor but somewhat content (满足的)
C. dreamed of having a better life
D. lived a different life from their forefathers
2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs ?
A. The frogs were easy money.
B. They needed money to buy medicine.
C. They wanted to please the visitors.
D. The frogs made too much noise.
3.What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?
A. The crops didn't do well.
B. There were too many insects.
C.The visitors brought in diseases.
D. The pesticides were overused.
4.What can we infer from the last sentence of the text ?
A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
B. Health is more important than money.
C. The harmony between man and nature is important
D. good old day will never be forgotten
书面表达
假定你是李华，自制一些中国结（Chinese knot）。给开网店的美国朋友Tom写封信，请他代卖，要点包括：
1．外观（尺寸、颜色、材料）
2．象征意义
3．价格
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语已为你写好。
Dear Tom，
How are you doing? ________________________________________________________
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Li Hua
短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
In my family, there are three people．My father is
hardworking but goes to work in the field every day． 1．_______
He isn’t good at talk but he gets on well with other 2．_______
people．My mother is very much kind and is 3．_______
friendly to everybody．So when I have the problem 4．_______
I will turn to her for help．My friends say I am clever． 5．_______
When the teacher asks us very difficulty questions, 6．_______
I’ll think quickly and stand to answer．At home my 7．_______
father often thinks I’m silly．He said if I decide 8．_______
to do something, it takes him much times to stop me． 9．_______
This is how I need to improve in the future． 10．_______
The oldest and most common source(来源) of renewable energy known to man, biomass is one of the most important forms of energy production in the United States and elsewhere．Since such a wide variety of biomass materials is everywhere—from trees and grasses to agricultural and city-life wastes—biomass promises to play a continuing role in providing power and heat for millions of people around the world．
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists(UCS), biomass is a kind of renewable energy source that produces no carbon dioxide(二氧化碳), because the energy it contains comes from the sun．When plant matter is burned, it gives off the sun’s energy．In this way, biomass serves as a sort of natural battery(电池) for storing the sun’s energy．As long as biomass is produced continuously —with only as much grown as is used—the “battery” lasts forever．
According to the Energy Information Administration, biomass has been one of the leading renewable energy sources in the United States for several years running through 2007, making up between 0．5 and 0．9 percent of the nation’s total electricity supply．In 2008—although the numbers aren’t all in yet—wind power probably took over first place because of the rapid development of wind farms across the country．
Producing power from biomass helps reduce some 11 million tons of carbon dioxide each year．Some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials．Such practice may save homeowner’s money, but it also produces a lot of pollution．So, the best way is to encourage power plants to use it．
1.Why is biomass considered as “a sort of natural battery”?
A．It burns merely plant matter．
B．It keeps producing electricity．
C．It stores the energy from the sun．
D．It produces zero carbon dioxide．
2.We learn from the text that in 2008 ______．
A．wind power would be the leader of renewable energy．
B．there was a rapid growth of electricity production
C．biomass might become the main energy source
D．0．5~0．9 of power supply came from biomass
3.Why does the author encourage power plants to use biomass?
A．To prevent the waste of energy．
B．To increase production safety．
C．To reduce pollution．
D．To save money．
4.Where does the text probably come from?
A．A research plan．
B．A science magazine
C．A book review．
D．A business report．
Low-Cost Gifts for Mother’s Day Gift No．1
Offer to be your mother's health friend．Promise to be there for any and all doctor’s visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up．Most mothers always say “no need", but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor’s visit．The best part? This one is free．
Gift No．2
Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information．Put them all in one place．Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them．“Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother’s life,” Dr．Marie Savard said．
Gift No．3
Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions．“Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep,” Savard said．“We know that good sleep is very important to our health．”
Gift No．4
Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother’s Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构)．Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things—many of which are “green” —and then choose a meaningful charity from a list．When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity．
1.What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?
A．Take notes．
B．Be with her．
C．Buy medicine．
D．Give her gifts．
2.What can be a gift of organization for your mother?
A．Keeping her medical information together．
B．Buying all gifts for her from one company．
C．Making a list of her medical check-ups．
D．Storing her medicines in a safe place．
3.Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?
A．In Gift No.1．
B．In Gift No.2．
C．In Gift No.3．
D．In Gift No.4．
4.Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to _______．
A．enjoy good sleep
B．be well-organized
C．get extra support
D．give others help
