Friends play a very important part in everyone’s life. Friendship usually develops during childhood. New friends are made when you progress through school. Those friends that you make as a student can usually last long. Friends influence your development, maturity( 成熟) and sense of responsibility (责任). A familiar opinion is “You can tell a lot about a person by knowing who his friends are.” Friendship is based on common interests. If you like sports, most of your friends are likely to be active. If you enjoy reading and shopping, most of your friends do the same.
Some people call you their friends for the wrong reasons. These people are not really friends. They are superficial (表面的) only “ friends” on the outside, not the inside where it counts. Superficial friends only want to be your friends if it is to their advantage. True friends are there whether you are rich or poor. It is easy to have many so-called “friends” if you are rich. By this time you should be able to recognize your friends as the real or the “phoney”.
True friends are most special. Sometimes they might not easy to find, so you can consider yourself very lucky if you have one true friend. This friend is eager to help you whenever necessary. He or she knows you would do the same for them. A true friend is someone you can talk to about any subject or problem. You and your true friend have good understanding of each other. True friends support you, take your side, and build up your confidence.
1.What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. How to make true friends.
B. What is friendship based on.
C. We should make friends in our childhood.
D. Friends play a very important role in our life.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. It is easy to have many true friends if you are rich.
B. If you have no music in you, none of your friends will be a music lover.
C. The friendship developing during your school days will be with you for a long time.
D. What you value above anything is the friendship developing during childhood.
3.What does the underlined phrase “so -called ‘friends’”in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Friends in need.
B. Fair- weather friends.
C. Those who can help you.
D. Those who often gives you money.
4.What’s the author’s attitude towards “true friends” according to paragraph 3?
A. True friends are too difficult to find.
B. You can only share sadness with a true friend.
C. You can only share happiness with a true friend.
D. True friends will stand by you whatever happens.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.Where did Nat King Cole play the piano at first?
A. In a bar. B. In the cinema. C. At the concert.
2.Why did the lady ask the player to sing a song?
A. She had paid him for this. B. She knew him very well.
C. She wanted to have a change.
3.What was Nat King Cole best known as later?
A. A pianist. B. A painter. C. A singer.
4.Why did Nat King Cole succeed?
A. The lady helped him a lot. B. He caught the chance.
C. He continued to play where he first played.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.When did the two speakers meet last time?
A. One and a half year ago. B. One year ago. C. Half a year ago.
2.What gift does the woman give the boy?
A. A motor car. B. A racing car. C. A police car.
3.How does the woman get here?
A. By plane. B. By train. C. By bus.
4.How long will it take to get home by car?
A. About half an hour. B. An hour. C. One and a half hour.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What does the man do on weekends?
A. Make short trips with friends. B. Make long trips in another city.
C. Go climbing with his parents.
2.What does the woman like best?
A. Swimming and cycling. B. Swimming and sailing.
C. Sailing and cycling.
3.What does the man like to do in his spare time?
A. Reading. B. Dancing. C. Planting.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Which festival is mentioned in the conversation?
A. Easter Day. B. New Year’s Day. C. Valentine’s Day.
2.Which city doesn’t the woman like?
A. New York. B. Las Vegas. C. New Orleans.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What does Mr. Evans want to talk about?
A. Having a meeting. B. Giving him some information.
C. Buying some new computers.
2.When will Mr. Evans and the man meet?
A. At 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. B. At 3:00 p.m. tomorrow.
C. At 3:00 p.m. the day after tomorrow.
