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I remember growing up, my mom always said, “Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others.” It is so true. Friends and mates allow us to enjoy our success and our joys, comfort us in our challenging moments, and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves. I’ve always looked at friends as the family we choose. They enrich our lives. As Robert Louis Steven once said, “A friend is a present which you give yourself.”
To be a good friend or partner, it’s importable be a good listener. Hear what your friend or mate has to say first rather than jumping to conclusions or getting defensive. Sometimes it is useful to be their mirror, for when they hear their words repeated back to them; it can help them to realize that what they said was not exactly what they meant to say.
Patience, compassion and empathy are also important traits in being a good friend or partner. You know the old golden rule, “Care for others the way you would like them to care for you.” The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure. Encouragement and confidence are priceless gifts that can help change a person’s life.
Take care, though, with whom you choose to have close relationship, for they can have a tremendous impact on your self-esteem and life path. As someone once told me, “the attitude of your friends is like the buttons on an elevator. They will either take you up or down.”
小题1:In order to make good friends, you should do the following except ______.
A．Be a good listenerB．Be patient, compassionate
C．Be carefulD．Be generous to your friends
小题2:What will you do to your friends according to the passage?
A．Buy your friend a mirror.B．Point out their mistakes if there is any
C．Give them encouragement and confidence.D．Pay attention what they do
小题3:What does the underlined sentence in the passage mean?
A．It is different whether you have friends or not.
B．The support of friends counts when you have difficulties.
C．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D．You are certain to succeed if you get the support of friends.
小题4:Which of the following statements is not right according to the passage?
A．It is good to share your fun with other.
B．The friend is a mirror for us to learn more about others.
C．You’d better be a good listener if you want to be a good friend.
D．Be careful to choose your friend.

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Violin prodigies（神童）, I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world’s greatest violinists, the reason for this phenomenon. “It’s very clear, “he told me. “They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parent’s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.
Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field and is able to nurture (培育) talent. Nowadays the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. “In Japan, a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, “children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well.” The Koreans and Chinese, as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.
That’s a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.
小题1:Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because ______.   
A．it would allow them access to a better life in the West
B．Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent
C．they wanted their children to enter into the professional fields
D．it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country
小题2: Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that ______.
A．enforce strong discipline on students who want to achieve excellence
B．treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full development
C．encourage people to compete with each other
D．promise talented children high positions
小题3:Japan is described in the passage as a country that attaches importance to ______.
A．all-rounded developmentB．the learning of Western music
C．strict training of childrenD．variety in academic studies
小题4:Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage?
A．A natural gift.B．Extensive knowledge of music.
C．Very early training.D．A prejudice-free society.

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Would you like a burger or fried chicken for lunch? No Way! Please pass me the salad  36 ．
Hi, my name is Mor­gan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian  37 I love all animals．I have read and seen pictures of  38  happens toanimals that are raised for their meat．It makes me so 39  ．Baby cows and chickens live their  40   lives in places that are too small for them．They have no  41   to move about．This is so 42  ．They suffer and do not get to
43  their lives．
I don"t like other animals that also only live to be 44 by people while they are alive and the 45  they are killed．I feel sorry for them．
The best thing 46  being a vegetarian is all the tasty and healthy foods I eat．Vegetables and fruits are healthy for your body．47 , 1 think they taste better than meat．Oranges have vitamin C．I love the  48  of watermelon, peaches, and strawberries．Green vegetables  49 me feel strong．I enjoy drinking lots of soymilk to  50 my bones calcium（钙）．
I have a life threatening allergy（过敏）to nuts, seeds, and peanuts,  51  I eat soy butter to get my protein!
I  52  in being kind and loving to people and animals, being good to the earth, and 53  life, including animals!
54   is known to all, animals are our friends．We should live in  55  with the animals．If we destroyed the animals, we would destroy ourselves．
小题1:
A．too B．alsoC．eitherD．instead
小题2:
A．becauseB．unlessC．whetherD．while
小题3:
A．thatB．whichC．whatD．how
小题4:
A．excitedB．sadC．gladD．happy
小题5:
A．shortB．longC．colorfulD．useful
小题6:
A．timeB．roomC．needD．problem
小题7:
A．cruelB．interestingC．necessaryD．probable
小题8:
A．likeB．hateC．enjoyD．love
小题9:
A．playedB．eatenC．lookedD．fed
小题10:
A．styleB．roadC．wayD．type
小题11:
A．inB．atC．toD．about
小题12:
A．BesidesB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Therefore
小题13:
A．smellB．colorC．sizeD．taste
小题14:
A．forceB．makeC．causeD．get
小题15:
A．leaveB．takeC．bringD．give
小题16:
A．soB．butC．yetD．or
小题17:
A．believeB．thinkC．considerD．imagine
小题18:
A．inspectingB．respecting C．expectingD．inspiring
小题19:
A．ItB．WhatC．AsD．Which
小题20:
A．harmonyB．memoryC．termsD．search

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The cars were honking （鸣叫） on the road one morning as I was walking to the park．I walked on and soon found the cause — a little taxi that had got stuck in the middle of the road．There was sweat on the driver"s face as he tried to start the engine again and again — nothing happened．"No petrol,"
I said to myself and then found myself getting angry．"Why doesn"t the fool move his taxi to the side?" I thought, so did all the others who honked and shouted．
He got up tiredly, and the passenger in the taxi got out．He was a young man in a white shirt, who watched the driver try to push it to the side．"Stupid guy!" I said．"Can"t he lend a helping hand? "
I watched as the poor driver pushed it to the side．Cars, buses and trucks went past cursing （咒骂） the poor man．The young man took another taxi and went off．
The taxi driver began mending his taxi．"Stupid passenger!" I said to him．"He didn"t help you!" The taxi driver slowly got up．"Sir!" he asked, "Did you?" I looked at him guiltily, then looked away, and walked away fast, asking myself, "Did I help the poor man push his taxi?"
What had I been doing as the traffic jam took place? How had I helped deal with the problem? Did I help the poor man push his taxi? I’d done my bit, with my mouth．But never had I moved to solve the problem．I was shocked with guilt as I heard him asking, "Sir! Did you?"
小题1:Why did a traffic jam happen on the road when the author was walking to the park?
A．There was too much traffic in the street．
B．Truck drivers attempted to go ahead of others．
C．A taxi driver couldn"t start his engine．
D．A young man wasn"t good at driving．
小题2:The author"s attitude toward the passenger is that of __________．
A．angerB．respectC．sympathyD．guilt
小题3:Why did the author feel guilty?
A．Because he blamed the driver wrongly．
B．Because he didn"t help the driver, either．
C．Because he tried to help but failed in the end．
D．Because he didn"t persuade the passenger to help．
小题4:From the incident, the author learnt a lesson that we should     _________．
A．criticize those who don"t help
B．hurt the self-respect of others no more
C．think more of those who are in need
D．stop talking and start to help

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When Charles Strattion was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P.T.Barnum, and thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles’ parents along with him, and they traveled around the world together.
He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a new name, general Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act, and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall.
Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty-five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a school teacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about two thousand guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding carriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon, just before going to live in Tom’s house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored “Tom Thumb” weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
小题1:“the talk of the town” means _________ .
A．they were in the newspaper
B．people spread mean rumors about them
C．they were the most popular things happening
D．they were discussed in a city meeting
小题2:What does the author think about Tom Thumb’s wedding?
A．People gave it too much of their attention.
B．It helped people cheer up in a dark time.
C．It was funny and ridiculous.
D．Tom and Lavinia were stupid.
小题3:Which of the following is the best clue to the fact that Tom was smart?
A．He became a billionaire at twenty-five.
B．He learned how to sing, dance, and act at a very young age.
C．He met with President Lincoln during his honeymoon.
D．He married a school teacher.
小题4: It was very funny when Tom danced on a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall because ________ .
A．the wooden plate would make it sound as if Tom were tap dancing
B．it made Tom feel taller
C．the eight-foot-tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted
D．the difference between them would make Tom look even smaller
小题5:What does the author imply in the last paragraph?
A．Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine.
B．People are always disappointed during wartime.
C．Entertainment can serve an important purpose.
D．People should be married even if they are small.

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The greatest source of inspiration for me has always been my father. Though he’s been gone for 17 years, his   21  still resonate（产生共鸣）. He taught me how to run my own race in life. But the most inspiring thing he taught me was to   22 .
One incident is   23  in my mind. It happened when I was a teenager. My sister and I weren’t very fond of a so-called friend of   24 . Dad was a very generous man, and as he’d done with so many people, he’d given this fellow great help. But when he asked for a favor   25 , the guy didn’t deliver.
Dad’s outlook（人生观）on most things was “Live and let live.” In this case, however, his calmness   26  Terre and me, and we let him know it.
“How can you be nice to that man?” we said to him. “You’ve been so kind to him, and he’s not being kind back. Why would you want to give him the time of day again?”
My father shrugged（耸肩）and said to us, “I do not bend my back with   27 . ”
I didn’t get it at first, but over the years I came to understand the   28 . Holding a grudge（怨恨）doesn’t   29  the person you’re angry with, but it changes you. It makes you heavier and gives you more weight to drag around.
After my father died in 1991, a (n)   30  came from a fellow I’d had a quarrel with years before to   31  his sympathy. He wrote: “I thought I’d tell you how sorry I am   32  the loss of your father. I know he   33  the world to you. I just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts. ”
Much moved, I wrote back. I thanked him for his   34 . And then, because he’d   35  
our disagreement, I recalled Dad’s inspiring words. “I am my father’s daughter,” I wrote. “And like him, I do not bend my back with yesterday.”
小题1:
A．lecturesB．suggestionsC．lessonsD．pictures
小题2:
A．forgiveB．persuadeC．forgetD．excuse
小题3:
A．vitalB．obviousC．visualD．vivid
小题4:
A．sister’sB．mineC．father"sD．mother’s
小题5:
A．in returnB．in turnC．by returnD．by turn
小题6:
A．relaxedB．movedC．interruptedD．bothered
小题7:
A．angerB．disappointmentC．worryD．yesterday
小题8:
A．reasonB．wordC．philosophyD．sentence
小题9:
A．changeB．hurtC．upsetD．disturb
小题10:
A．newsB．letterC．messageD．information
小题11:
A．explainB．expressC．produceD．present
小题12:
A．inB．withC．aboutD．at
小题13:
A．showedB．representedC．equaledD．meant
小题14:
A．kindnessB．sympathyC．understandingD．consideration
小题15:
A．referredB．mentionedC．remindedD．retold

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