I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. I hid behind my mo
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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 like her as much as I did 5 they knew she had “problems”. However, every summer we would 6 sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked.
It was last year when I 7 the problem. I guessed I was just too busy to catch up in high school to realize she 8 someone there for her. Well, she made a new “best friend” and so 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, since people were calling her 12 , and 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 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 and I was crying. 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 B．excited C．afraid D．disappointed
2．A．happiness B．kindness C．shyness D．sadness
3．A．working out B．answering for C．helping with D .going through
4．A．All B．None C．No D．Every
5．A．because B．though C．while D．yet
6．A．sometimes B．seldom C．just D．always
7．A．solved B．noticed C．faced D．understood
8．A．asked B．needed C．had D．left
9．A．mad B．cardless C．hopeful D．upset
10．A．touch B．bed C．hospital D．love
11．A．luckily B．successfully C．basically D．calmly
12．A．selfish B．crazyC．brave D．lonely
13．A．believed in B．waited for C．cared about D．replied to
14．A．with B．after C．upon D．to
15．A．until B．when C．since D．if
16．A．mistakes B．parents C．friends D．problems
17．A．visited B．encouraged C．called D．prevented
18．A．tell B．owe C．give D．show
19．A．helping B．reminding C．cheating D．praising
20．A．give up on B．look back at C．drop in at D．look down on |
答案
1～5、CCDBA 6～10、DBBDA
11～15、CBCDA 16～20、DCBAA |
解析
1. C由“我藏在妈妈的身后”“她藏在她祖母的身后”可知，两个小孩不敢看对方。
2. C 由“But”可知她们的羞怯很快就没有了。
3. D 在7年级时，她经历了一些家庭问题。与家庭问题连用应是go through.
4. B 由后面的他们知道她有“问题”，所以应是没有人像“我”一样喜欢她。
5. A “我”的新朋友们不喜欢她是因为她有“问题”。上下句存在因果关系，应用because.
6. D 由每个夏天可知，我们总是一起坐在双方的家里看肥皂剧，谈论我们爱谈的事情。
7. B 去年夏天，“我”开始注意到她的问题。
8. B 一个人在家里有问题时，最需要的就是有一个人能够陪着她。
9. D 当朋友被诊断为“抑郁症”后，“我”当然是非常难过。
10. A 因为她有病，所以我们只能在晚上通过电话保持联系。stay in touch的意思是“保持联系”。
11. C “我”要和她在一起，因为她的朋友基本上来说遗弃了她。这一点可从第一段第五句得到印证。
12. B 由上文“她被诊断为抑郁症”可推知，人们都说她疯了。
13. C 由上文“我要和她在一起”就表示“我”仍像姐姐一样关心着她。
14. D 去谁那里要用come to sb. 表示。
15. A 她过来说“直到你是唯一一个阻止我割伤自己的人，我才知道什么是最好的朋友。”until的意思是“到……”，与前面的never连用。
16. D 由第一段“her family problems”可知此处答案为problems.
17. C 由第三段中的“night calls”可以得出答案。
18. B 由上面这些话语，可知她觉得“我”对她太好了，因此她要表达的是“我欠你太多了”。
19. A 作为最好的朋友，就像关心姐妹一样关心着对方。因此她说“你甚至没有意识到你是在帮我”，更表明“我”所做的一切是发自内心的，并不是为了帮助而帮助。
20. A 整篇文章主要告诉我们：无论朋友处于怎样的处境，都不要放弃他们。 |
举一反三
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper —and had a meal I have never had before.
All the friends invited were a little surprised. It’s not that Ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, but it’s just that he never 21 more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought something 22 for his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where a 23 _ table was waiting for us.“Nothing but the best for my friends!”said Ben. We all sat down and looked 24 at each other —what was he up to?
Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “It’s a mixture of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes,”said Ben. The next 25 was also a little strange in that we didn’t quite know what it was again. It’s just another mixture of vegetable.
As we ate we chatted and finally the 26 turned back to what we were eating. ”Was there a recipe (食谱) for this,” asked Marina, “or did you 27 it up?” Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked depended on what I could find.” Marina was surprised. “But you can find anything in supermarkets these days.” “But there’s 28 choice in what you can find outside supermarkets,” he replied.
Seeing that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually throw away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of __29 , boxes of throw-away vegetables and fruit.
So Ben had successfully provided a decent (体面的) meal for his friends, and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 30 millions of people.
1. A.takes
| B. spends
| C. uses
| D. does
| 2. A.cheap
| B. special
| C.practical
| D. usual
| 3. A.new
| B. separate
| C. booked
| D. laid
| 4. A.nervously
| B. carefully
| C. sadly
| D. happily
| 5. A.course
| B. food
| C. soup
| D. salad
| 6. A.dinner
| B. idea
| C. food
| D. subject
| 7. A.pick
| B. look
| C. make
| D. take
| 8. A.less
| B. more
| C. some
| D. any
| 9. A.order
| B. place
| C. season
| D. date
| 10. A.enrich
| B. please
| C. affect
| D. feed
|
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Each year this organization of men came to the Children"s Home. The men would take us in groups of five to downtown to do some ___16___shopping.
I __17__ going with this gentleman three years in a row. He would ___18___ us shopping , then he would ask us if we wanted to go to the __19__. As he pulled his wallet out to pay for our tickets I watched him __20__. He looked over at me and just __21__ with his great big smile. During the movie he bought us all the popcorn and candy. I remember thinking how __22__ it was that someone would __23__ their own money on me. I remember thinking that he was like Santa Claus.
We all laughed at the __24__movie and had a good laugh about it. The man would laugh really hard and __25__ over and touch my hair to comfort me. I would just look at him, and he would just __26__ smiling with his great big wonderful smile. My nerve completely disappeared.
That trip to the movies was the first time in my life that I ever __27__as if someone really cared about me. It was a wonderful feeling which I have never forgotten, even to this day, __28__ later. I don"t know if that man felt sorry for me, ___29___ I do know this: If I ever __30__ the big lottery, that man will find out that he carried a million-dollar smile.
This is ___31___I believe it is so important that the organizations __32__ to reach out and help the children who are less fortunate. __33__my particular case, it was this man"s personal act of __34__ that will be remembered. Just one little act of kindness.
I thank you, kind Sir, for a(n) __35__ which I now share with my children and grandchildren fifty years later.
16. A. organization B. season C. weekend D. Christmas
17. A. appreciate B. admit C. remember D.consider
18. A. accompany B. permit C. take D. bring
19. A.supermarket B.airport C. club D. movies
20. A. closely B. nervously C. delightedly D. patiently
21. A. spoke B. laughed C. smiled D. answered
22. A. stupid B. strange C. rare D. wonderful
23. A. cost B. spend C. contribute D. pay
24. A. funny B. moving C. boring D. sad
25. A. glance B. run C. jump D. reach
26. A. keep B. last C.start D. stop
27. A. seemed B.acted C. felt D. thought
28. A. months B. weeks C. decades D. days
29. A. and B. but C. though D. so
30. A. lose B. buy C. catch D. win
31. A. when B. because C. why D. how
32. A. try B. continue C. intend D. prepare
33. A. At B. Under C. In D. On
34. A. manners B. generosity C. pleasure D. kindness
35. A. movie B. memory C. fortune D. smile |
YOU don’t need millions to be happy. In fact, at The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enough.
The institute opened its doors last year, and, since then, men and women of all ages have been paying A$200 an hour (US$140) for l essons on how to feel great.
“You can actually increase your happiness levels. That’s what we teach,” said Timothy Sharp, founder of the institute.
Experts say that only about 15 per cent of happiness comes from income, assets and other financial factors. As much as 85 per cent comes from things such as attitude, life control and relationships.
Most of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels haven’t changed to reflect that.
Studies show that once the basic needs of shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to happiness.
Many decades ago, the “sage of Baltimore, Maryland”, editor HL Mencken, defined wealth as earning US$100 more than your “wife’s sister’s husband.”
Behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is because we compare ourselves to people better off materially.
“The argument is that if you want to be happy there’s a very simple thing you can do: Compare yourself to people who are less well off than you — poorer, smaller house, car,” said Sharp.
The Happiness Institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on “more than just your bank account.”
“If I compare myself to Bill Gates then I’m always going to be down,” said Sharp.
A better thing to compare with, he said, might be Kerry Packer, Australia’s richest person who has had a kidney transplant and heart surgery in recent years.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. You can increase your happiness levels by attending the classes at the Happiness Institute.
B. Most of us are happier than our parents or grandparents since we earn more.
C. Earning US$ 100 more than your wife’s sister’s husband if you want to be happy.
D. Both Bill Gates and Kerry Packer are examples of those who are extremely rich but obviously unhappy.
2. The underlined phrase has the same meaning as the word _______.
A. healthy B. unhealthy C. free D. wealthy
3. The author wrote the passage to tell us _______.
A. happiness is everything
B. wealth is the foundation of happiness
C. have fun at the Happiness Institute
D. money doesn’t always mean happiness |
Hiring a selfdrive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday. There are so many places of interest to visit, and if you enjoy seeing more than just the city center there’s no better way to explore than by car.
Hire Charges
| What’s included
a)Unlimited mileage(英里数)
| b)Expenses on oil, maintenance(保养) and repairs, which will be repaid on production of invoices(发票)
| What’s not included
| a)Personal accident insurance.
| b)Garaging, petrol, parking and traffic fines.
|
Condition of Hire
The shortest rental period at these specially low prices is three days. For prices for periods of one or two days you only see our representative at the hotel.
Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee a car. But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you.
The car types on the sheet are examples of the types of cars in each price range, but a particular car cannot be guaranteed.
Upon delivery the driver(s) will be asked to sign the car hire company’s Conditions of Hire.
If you decide to hire a car, just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us. A booking fee of ￡12 as part of the car hire cost is required.
Should you be forced to cancel your car hire booking after payment in full (two weeks before date of hire), a cancellation charge of ￡12 will be made.
5.From the advertisement we can see a car hirer will pay .
A.insurance against damage to the car
B.insurance against injury to the driver
C.the cost of maintenance of the car
D.the cost of repairs to the car
6.Which of the following is NOT true judging from the advertisement?
A.Such an advertisement most likely appears in a newspaper.
B.You are required to fill in a form before you hire a car.
C.You are pretty certain to hire a particular car if you’d like to.
D.You have to pay a booking fee when you hire a car from the company.
7.If car hirers change their minds after paying the whole cost of hiring, the ￡12 booking fee is .
A.partly returned
B.doubly paid
C.not returned at all
D.returned within two weeks. |
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed and enthusiastically（热情地）responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!”
“No seriously,” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor everyday. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!” she said.
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.
“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”
She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics（歌词）and live them out in our daily lives.
At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
4. Rose made herself known to the author in a ______ manner.
A. serious B. cold C. humorous D. crazy
5. From the information provided in the passage, we know ______.
A. Rose finished the college degree within a year
B. Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education
C. Rose enjoyed her campus life very much
D. Rose grew so old that she stopped playing
6. Rose delivered the speech ______.
A. at the graduation B. which she prepared carefully
C. ended with “The Song of Rose” D. to challenge all the other speakers
7. According to her speech, ______.
A. whenever you have a dream, you succeed
B. all people don’t grow up while growing older
C. Rose usually regretted having done something
D. a nine-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesn’t do anything |
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