You know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy(嫉妒)? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. Don’t let jealousy spoil your relationships. Deal with it confidently and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.
It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship you’ll have to do just that. Don’t approach them and ask why they are jealous of you unless of course you want to appear totally conceited (逞能), just take some time alone with them and let them know that you’ve been feeling like there’s been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling. Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.
When you figure out what is annoying your friend, ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better. If, for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn’t get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise(妥协). Don’t limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.
Even the best of friendships can be ruined by jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise. If you can’t, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won’t.
1.According to the author, the jealousy emotion is________.
A. normal B. productive
C. destructive D. extreme
2.What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 2?
A. How to solve the problem of jealousy.
B. Why we need to solve the problem of jealousy.
C. How to explain your jealousy to your friends.
D. Why it is hard to deal with the problem of jealousy.
3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. There’s always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.
B. Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.
C. You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution
D. You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts, chances or self-development.
4.This passage is mainly intended for________.
A. female readers
B. students
C. teenagers
D. best friends
A drunken burglar in the Orrell Park area of Liverpool, ended up leaping out of a window after a 10-year-old girl asked him to prove he was a superhero.
The drunken thief who pretended he was Superman to stop a child raising the alarm has been caught after he leapt from the apartment building in his pants to make the girl convinced.
Thief Ethan Adamson, 25, told police that he had broken into a fifth-floor flat after a drinking party, believing it was empty.
But he was horrified when the owner’s 10-year-old daughter woke up while he was there.
From his hospital bed, the thief told reporters, “To keep her quiet, I told her I was really Superman and I’d soon be flying off back to my secret headquarters.”
“She called my bluff (向…摊牌) and told me, ‘If you’re Superman, show me you can fly or I’ll scream’.
“I had no choice so I stripped to my pants to look more like a superhero and went to the window. I saw another roof below and I thought I could make it but it turned out to be a lot further down than thought. I know it doesn’t make sense but it did to me when I was drunk.”
Police later found him on the roof in just his yellow pants, covered in cuts and bruises(淤青) after a neighbor heard his cries of pain.
He now faces seven years behind bars for burglary.
Police spokesman Frank Armado said, “He was in quite a serious state and couldn’t move until we got up there using ladders. He was treated for his injuries and we got him some fresh clothes, before taking him to hospital where he is being kept under guard until he is well enough to be arrested.”
1.What does the underlined part in the passage mean?
A. I could land safely on the roof.
B. I could make the girl trust me.
C. I could prove I was a superhero.
D. I could make a successful escape.
2.What’s the right order of the event?
a. Ethan Adamson told reporters of the burglary.
b. The 10-year-old girl called Ethan Adamson’s bluff.
c. Ethan Adamson attended a drinking party.
d. Ethan Adamson leapt out of a window.
A. cabd B. dbca C. cbda D.dcab
3.What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A. To report on a joking burglary.
B. To call our attention to the burglary.
C. To explain how the burglar was caught.
D. To look back on an adventure story.
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
As we all know, life is full of dreams and having a good dream is of great importance in our daily life. Without a good dream, people can’t make progress; without a good dream, countries can’t develop; without a good dream, the world can’t become so beautiful! And I hold the strong belief that everyone, whether he is old or young, poor or rich, junior or senior, does have a good dream! After all, dreaming is certainly a positive part of our life, and wishing for good things, however, costs nothing!
What’s more, it is important to fly our dreams, especially for those who are Senior 3 students. It is high time for them to fly their dreams. If they can’t let their dreams fly, the dream would just die!
Therefore, it is no wonder that so many people have a dream since their childhood. With a nice dream, China succeeded to host the 29th Olympic Games in 2008; with a nice dream, Hong Kong returned to the motherland peacefully in 1997; with a nice dream, Yuan Longping rids the world of hunger; with a nice dream, Michael Jordon becomes the most popular basketball star; with a nice dream I can stand on this stage to compete in the final English speech contest. And with an aim of achieving success, I must do the best!
So my good friends, if you want to realize your dream, please do not be afraid in face of difficulties or give up in face of failure nor lose your dream in face of pains. You must keep going forward bravely! Just fly your dream highly above the sky!
【写作内容】
1. 阅读短文后用30词左右概括短文的要点。
2. 就“放飞梦想”为主题，以120词左右发表自己的看法，并包括以下内容要点：
（1）列举自己或身边现实生活中中学生梦想成真的一件事例；
（2）结合自己的实际，谈谈你现在的梦想，并说明打算如何实现。
【写作要求】
1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
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完成句子
1.到目前为止，他们已经多次在动物身上试用于过这种药物了。
So far, they have _________ __________ the drug on animals a dozen of times.
2.他很难过地发现在选举中被他自己的好朋友反对。
He was very sad to find himself his own good friends in the election.
3.他不同意我的看法---这个地方的很多犯罪都是与滥用毒品有关。
He didn’t _________ _________ our view that much of the crime in this area is relevant to drug abuse.
4.在喝了很多酒后，那个人不小心向同事们透露出他的秘密，他曾以为偷窃而蹲监狱两年。
After drinking much alcohol, the man carelessly ___ ___ his secret to his colleagues that he had been in prison for two years for theft.
5.通过望远镜你不能看清楚东西，除非你正确地调节它以适应你的视线。
You can’t see things clearly through a telescope unless it is _________ correctly ________ your sight.
句型转换
1.It was not until we had stayed together for a couple of weeks that I found we had a lot in common.
Not until we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ________ ________ ________ we had a lot in common.
2.If it hadn't been for his fluency in , he couldn't have been offered the job.
_______ ________ his fluency in English, he couldn't have been offered the job.
3.After they had made a great many efforts, everything is now under their control.
After they had made a great many efforts, everything is now ________ ________ ________.
4.The production in large quantities of this kind of medicine is forbidden.
The ________ ________ of this kind of medicine is not allowed.
5.I thought after he left he would disappear gradually from my mind , but still every day when I wake up I will dream of the happiest moments with him.
I thought after he left he would ________ _________ from my mind, but still every day I wake up dreaming of the happiest moments with him.
根据首字母写出单词的正确形式
1.I don’t think it is worthwhile to s__________your health to make great achievements.
2.Independence and equality among different countries are the basic p__________ of the international laws.
3.Under such circumstances, he began to be s__________about his own judgment.
4.Though he hasn’t realized it, there is actually a p__________danger in his work.
5.She desperately wanted to win his father’s a__________ of her studying abroad.
6.He lost his parents in an accident when he was five, which made him suffer a lot and feel a__________ by the world.
7.His c__________ as an economist was confirmed by his successful fight against the financial crises.
8.I just can’t understand the social p__________ that so many Chinese people are rushing to Japan for basic daily necessities.
9.I want to return the goods to you because they don’t c__________with my order.
10.We should go to the hospital to take regular medical examinations because many diseases like cancer show no s__________ in their early stages.
