I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind
her grandmother, 1 to look at each other. But we soon lost the 2 and started playing with each other.
In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her. She was 3 family problems and I deserted her to be with the
"cooler people." 4 of my new friends liked her as much as I did 5 they knew she had "problems".
However, every summer we would 6 sit at each other"s home and watch soap operas and talk about
everything we liked.
It was last year when I 7 the problem. I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she
needed someone there for her. Well, she made a new "best friend" and 8 did I. Then I didn"t know
why, but she started cutting herself.
She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症). I was very 9 at first, but with the late night
calls, we still stayed in 10 . I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend 11 deserted her,
when people were calling her 12 , but I knew I still 13 her like a sister.
Yesterday she came 14 me and said this," I never knew what a best friend was 15 I found you
were the only person that would stop me from cutting, the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my 16 . You don"t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you 17 me. I
18 you so much, and you didn"t even know you were 19 me." We both cried. And I guess a kind of
lesson from my life so far is to never 20 your friends. |
( )1. A. pleased
( )2. A. happiness
( )3. A. working out
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( )7. A. solved
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( )20. A. give up | B. excited
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C. drop in at | D. disappointed
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D. look down on | On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his
violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young
man.
The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully.
Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began
to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.
Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on that paper. It said, "Last
night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to
claim (认领) it soon."
After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes,
it"s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here." The young violinist asked
calmly, "Are you Mr George Sang?" The man nodded. The violinist asked, "Did you lose something?"
"It"s a lottery ticket," said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang"s name
was seen. "Is it?" he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with
the violinist.
The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna.
Later his classmate asked the violinist,"At that time you needed money to pay the tuition and you had to
play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn"t you keep the lottery ticket for
yourself?"
The violinist said, "Although I don"t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty I won"t be
happy forever." Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always
be with us. | | 1. According to the words on the paper, which sentence below is TRUE? | A. It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his hat.
B. It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his important thing.
C. It was a lottery ticket and he needed to find the owner.
D. It was a lottery ticket and the owner is unknown. | | 2. The artist didn"t take the lottery ticket for himself because he ____. | A. chose to be honest
B. didn"t need the money
C. thought the lottery was worth nothing
D. was afraid of blame if he kept it for himself | | 3. From this article, we can learn that ____. | A. we should share with others if we find something valuable
B. we should know the importance of honesty and lead a happy life
C. keep the lottery if you find one
D. playing the violin could make you feel happy | | 完形填空 | The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was _1_
1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even _2_ modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a huge
ship. At that time, 3 , she was not only the largest ship that had 4 been built, but was regarded as 5 ,
for she had sixteen watertight compartments.(轮船的密封舱) Even if two of these were flooded, she
_6_ still be able to float. The _7 sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went
down on her first voyage with heavy _8_ of life.
Four days after setting out, __9_ the Titanic was sailing 10 the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a
huge iceberg was suddenly 11 by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned
12 to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, 13 missing the immense wall of ice
which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from
14 , and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so 15 that no one
thought that the ship had been 16 . Below, the captain 17 to his horror that the Titanic was sinking
rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been 18 ! The order to 19 ship
was given and hundreds of people jumped into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for
20 , 1,500 lives were lost. | ( )1. A. carrying
( )2. A. in
( )3. A. but
( )4. A. only
( )5. A. uncomfortable
( )6. A. will
( )7. A. tragic
( )8. A. harm
( )9. A. when
( )10. A. along
( )11. A. spotted
( )12. A. sharply
( )13. A. suddenly
( )14. A. above
( )15. A. faint
( )16. A. destroyed
( )17. A. realized
( )18. A. challenged
( )19. A. abandon
( )20. A. somebody | B. taking
B. on
B. because
B. still
B. unbearable
B. would
B. fortunate
B loss
B. while
B. over
B. recognized
B. directly
B. narrowly
B. under
B. small
B. ruined
B. achieved
B. protected
B. advance
B. anybody | C. bringing
C. to
C. therefore
C. ever
C. unsinkable
C. should
C. unsuccessful
C. damage
C. until
C. on
C. exposed
C. deeply
C. immediately
C. beside
C. slim
C. damaged
C. confirmed
C. removed
C. absorb
C. everybody | D. making
D. by
D. however
D. even
D. unbelievable
D. could
D. amusing
D. suffering
D. though
D. across
D. uncovered
D. hugely
D. slightly
D. below
D. tiny
D. hurt
D. proved
D. flooded
D. absolute
D. nobody | | 阅读理解 | Famous centenarians (百岁老人) still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire. "Those who
stand still, die," is one of Oliveira"s favorite phrases. He knows from experience what it means, as the
Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession. Every year,
Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project. "You have to work, work, work in
order to forget that death is not far away," he said. When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some
humility: "It"s down to mother nature. It gave to me what it took from others."
Being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to
do with character. Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to
train the brain are essential for senior citizens.
Along with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt
Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of
a listless elderly generation.
Another master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer. The 103-year-old Brazilian is best
known for his futuristic-looking buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor. "The
role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that
serves everyone and not just a privileged few," said Niemeyer recently. He spends almost every day
working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a
gallbladder (胆囊) operation he composed a samba tune (桑巴舞曲) in the clinic.
Another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters. The Dutch-born opera singer
spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works. Recently Heesters said: "I want to be
at least 108-years-old." He also plans to keep performing. "Should I just sit at home and wait until they
come and pick me up?" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for
a "good stage role".
Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has
described the force that keeps driving her on: "Progress is created through imperfection." In 1986 she
and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor. She"s convinced that humans grow on challenges.
With so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high achievers.
1. From the first two paragraphs, we can see ______.
A. being active at 102 is achievable for everybody
B. Oliveira owes his long life to his mother"s help
C. being fit in old age is a matter of luck and character
D. social skills and wisdom are difficult for the senior
2. How many centenarians are mentioned in this passage?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
3. By saying "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?", Heesters shows
us he ________.
A. wants to sit or lie in comfort
B. is waiting for people to pick him up
C. is willing to work till he dies
D. prefers to give performance at home
4. In the passage so many examples were given to show ________.
A. old age is a big problem if you want to succeed
B. as a senior citizen, you have to be open-minded and optimistic
C. ole people should never think of themselves as old
D. old age can not prevent a great person from achieving a lot
5. In the writer"s opinion, the architect Oscar Niemeyer is not ________.
A. sympathy
B. pessimistic
C. positive
D. diligent | | 阅读理解 | A few years ago my sister moved from her home in Alabama to Buffalo, New York. Since moving to
Buffalo she"s become a big hockey fan and has encouraged me to start watching it. Unfortunately it"s very difficult to find hockey on television here in Alabama. Since hockey games don"t air very much on television I"ve had to look for different ways to watch hockey games.
I often see websites that claim if you go to their website you can watch television on your computer. I
try out many of these websites hoping that one of the television stations is a northern station that airs
hockey games. Unfortunately, most of them don"t work. Either the site doesn"t really give you what they
advertise or their video player doesn"t work properly. But finally I"ve found one websites that actually
works.
Free Tube is a site that you can go to and watch Television online for free. You don"t have to
download any kind special software or pay money or even sign up for anything. All you have to do is go
to Free Tube, choose your channel and start watching.
The different channels to choose from are separated into different categories like news, business,
entertainment, music and sports. You"re not going to find channels like NBC or ABC so you can watch
the latest episode of Heroes or Grey"s Anatomy but it does include some popular channels like Cartoon Network and ESPN.
There is also a movie section. Each move channel airs different sorts of films like adventure, classics,
comedy or horror and that channel will always air that kind of movies. The movie section also includes
my favorite station called Maxx Trailers (预告片). Maxx Trailers airs nothing but movies trailers 24
hours a day. Some of the trailers are for movies coming out and some are for movies that have already
been released but already released movies don"t go back farther than a couple of months.
So far I haven"t had any problems with Free Tube"s video player either. Whenever I choose a channel
the video almost always works and usually loads every quickly. The only problem I have with Free Tube
is that there is currently a glitch if you"re using Firefox. Once you choose a channel you can"t select
another channel to change to, your web browser will freeze up. So if you"re using Firefox the only way to
switch channels is to leave the site and re-enter the site, when choose what channel you want to go to.
However, Free Tube is aware of this glitch and is working with Mozilla to get it fixed right away.
If you"re missing some show everyone is talking about like Grey"s Anatomy or Heroes this isn"t really
a solution for that. But Free Tube is a good way to find channels that you weren"t aware of; there are
several good stations to be found.
1. The author mainly ________ in this passage.
A. tells us his experience in using the Web.
B. introduces Free Tube to the readers
C. shows us the disadvantages of Free Tube
D. shows us how to enjoy films online
2. The author got interested in watching hockey games ________
A. because he is a sports fan
B. due to his sister"s influence
C. since everyone enjoys the games
D. because he has nothing to do all day long
3. Which of the following is TRUE about Free Tube?
A. You"ll have to pay if you watch films on Free Tube.
B. You"ll have to fix special software on your computer to visit Free Tube.
C. Users have to sign up their user"s name first.
D. Channels are divided into different categories on Free Tube.
4. Form the passage we can learn that _________
A. the author is also very fond of movies
B. Maxx Trailers airs to-be-released movies
C. ABC is a very famous TV station in America
D. Firefox is the only software used to watch films online
5. The underlined word "glitch" probably means _________
A. cover
B. change
C. note
D. fault | 最新试题
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