Everyone needs friends．We all like to feel close to someone．It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with．Surely, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around．But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are the same．Sometimes friends don’t get along well．That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other．Most of the time they will go on being friends．Sometimes friends move away．Then we feel very sad．We miss them very much．But we can call them and write to them．Maybe we would never see them again．And we can make new friends．It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them．Families sometimes name their children after a close friend．Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town．Some libraries are named this way．So are some schools．We think of these people when we go to these places.

There’s more good news for people, if they have friends．These people live longer than those people who don’t have friends．Why? It could be that they are happier．Being happy helps you stay well．Or it could be just knowing that someone cares about you．If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

1.The first paragraph tells us _________.

A．none need friends

B．we always need friends around us

C．making friends is the need in people’s life

D．we need to be alone

2.Which of the following is what the writer doesn’t say in the passage?

A．People are happy when their friends leave them．

B．People may never see their friends after their friends move away．

C．People name their children after a close friend．

D．People like their friends very much if they get to know them．

3.This passage tells us_________．

A．that people are all friends B．that people need friends

C．how to get to know friends D．how to name a place

The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is a love story, a sad and beautiful one. If it didn’t exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale. Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtazl Mahan: its shortened form Taj Mahal, means “pride of the palace”. In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne(皇位). Out of his love for his wife, he decided to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen.

He summoned（召集）the best artists and architects from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was complete. It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

The building itself stands on a marble platform 29 meters square and 6-7 meters high. Towers rise from each of the four corners. The Taj itself soars another 61 meters into the air. It is an eight-sided building made of white marble.

The emperor planned to build an identical tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge. However his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life, he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife.

1. The whole passage tells us about ______.

A. a beautiful fairy tale

B. the story of the Taj Mahal

C. white and black marble tombs made for two emperors

D. the love story of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Taj Mahal?

A. It was completed quickly owing to the efforts of the best artists and workers.

B. A lot of people took part in the building work

C. It is a magnificent building.

D. It is a tomb for the emperor’s beloved wife.

3.The emperor’s own tomb was designed to be ____________.

A. 61 meters high B. eight-sided

C. black-colored D. white-colored

4.The emperor _____________.

A. died soon after Taj Mahal died

B. was killed by his son

C. was beloved by his people

D. died after 1648

My aunt Edith was a widow of 50，working as a secretary，when doctors discovered she had got what was then thought to be a very serious heart illness.

Aunt Edith didn’t accept defeat easily. She began studying medical reports in library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart doctor，Dr.Michael Debakey，of Houston，Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same illness. The article said Dr Debakey’s fees were very high；Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?

So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live：her three children，who would be on their own in three or four years and among them a little girl who always dreamed of traveling and seeing the world. There wasn’t a word of self-pity-only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter，not really expecting an answer.

A few days later，my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn’t wait to come in；she stood in the hall and read aloud:

Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston，there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation.

Signed：Michael Debakey

That was seven years ago. Since then，Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children are happily married. For her age，she is one of the youngest，most alive people I know.

1.“Aunt Edith didn’t accept defeat easily” means that .

A. she was very beautiful

B. she was very strong

C. she was very brave

D. she was very warm hearted

2. In fact，Aunt Edith’s letter to Dr.Debakey was full of .

A. courage B.illness

C. pity D. sadness

3.After reading Dr.Debakey’s letter，Aunt Edith felt .

A. discouraged B. frightened
C. disappointed D. encouraged

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并將答案填寫在答題卷上標(biāo)號(hào)的相應(yīng)位置，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。

Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “ I tried to quit (放棄) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. ___1.____ ”

Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. __2.____ They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine.

___3.____ The nicotine (尼古丁) makes him sick. In a few days, the smoker’s body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad.

____4.___ Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. ___5.____

A. It is very hard to quit smoking.

B. It will be easier to change the smoking habit here.

C. Thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes.

D. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.

E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible.

F. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.

G. But it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking.

完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

My father often works very hard. And he has _________ to see a film. Here I’ll tell you _________ about him.

One afternoon, when he finished his work and _________ go home, he found a film ticket under the _________ on his desk. He thought he _________ to have not much work to do that day and _________ was quite wonderful to pass the _________ at the cinema. So he came back home and _________ finished his supper. Then he said _________ to us and left.

But to our _________ , he came back about half an hour later, I _________ him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about _________ funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

When my father was sitting in his seat, a _________ came to my father’s and said that the seat was _________ . My father was surprised. He took out the ticket _________ looked at it carefully. It was Row17, _________ . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her _________ her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3. _________ ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The _________ of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh, _________ , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

1.A. little money B. much money C. little time D. much time

2.A. a funny story B. a good story C. an old story D. a strange story

3.A. was to B. was about to C. had to D. ought

4.A. box B. book C. glass D. paper

5.A. happened B. liked C. pretended D. wanted

6.A. it B. this C. that D. which

7.A. morning B. afternoon C. day D. evening

8.A. early B. quietly C. quickly D. suddenly

9.A. hello B. good-bye C. good evening D. good night

10.A. disappointment B. joy C. sorrow D. surprise

11.A. asked B. explained C. told D. wanted

12.A. a B. one C. some D. the

13.A. man B. woman C. doctor D. nurse

14.A. hers B. his C. taken D. wrong

15.A. and B. but C. or D. so

16.A. Seat1 B. Seat2 C. Seat3 D. Seat4

17.A. it bring B. to get C. to see D. to show

18.A. Why B. How C. When D. where

19.A. designs B. colors C. prices D. owners

20.A. I’m sad B. I’m sorry C. I’m wrong D. I’m worried

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)上下文填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或使用括號(hào)中的詞語(yǔ)的適當(dāng)形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卷上標(biāo)號(hào)的相應(yīng)位置。

There are a lot of famous women of _1._____（achieve）in the world. They all do _ 2. __( good ) in their work, such as Lin Qiaozhi, Jane Goodall and Song Qingling. There is no doubt _3.____ they are real heroines and __4.___ ( worth ) of being praised. But in my opinion, all healthy humans have the ability to do that. It just depends on ____5.____ you have the determination to do it and whether the situation is in your favor. But never before have I admired a person so much __6.___ Helen Keller, who I just read about. She was an unlucky girl, __7._____ could neither hear ___8.___ see. I just can’t imagine how she could be so successful. I really don’t believe that a deaf-blind lady could become a world-famous writer. ___9.______ great difficulties she must have met and what great efforts she must have made. If I __10.____( be ) her, I wouldn’t have the courage to live on. It is by her courage and imagination and intelligence that I was struck.

根據(jù)所給的中文提示，在空格內(nèi)用適當(dāng)?shù)男问教钊攵陶Z(yǔ)，并將答案填寫在答題卷上標(biāo)號(hào)的相應(yīng)位置。

1.When SARS ______________（爆發(fā)）, fear spread out quickly all over the country.

2.Try harder, and you can succeed _______________ （最終）.

3.Measures should be taken to __________（阻止）the paper factory polluting the river .

4._______________ （既然）he has admitted he's wrong, we may as well forgive him.

5.It ______________（取決于）the efforts of the government and those companies whether the environmental problem can be solved.

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫一篇60詞左右的內(nèi)容概要。

Pets are popular. They’re good listeners, they encourage us to exercise, and they’re always on our side when we argue with others. They can bring people comfort and pleasure.

But it is important to keep in mind that pets can carry diseases that can make you sick. Washing your hands often — especially after you touch, feed, or clean up a pet — is the best way to keep yourself healthy and prevent the spread of disease. Be sure to clean your fingernails（指甲）carefully every time you wash.

You also can protect your health by wearing gloves while cleaning animal cages or cat litter boxes. Avoid washing your pet in the bathtub (浴缸), but if you do, always disinfect (消毒) the tub immediately afterward.

Be sure to bring your pet to the hospital for examinations every two weeks or month and whenever your pet is sick or injured.

You can do a few other things to keep yourself and your pet healthy. Only give your pet food that has been planned ahead for them. It’s not a good idea to share your food with your pet. Human food (like chocolate) can make animals sick. Never feed your pet raw meat because it can carry germs (細(xì)菌) that cause serious illness.

And funny as it can be to see your dog or cat drinking from the toilet, don’t let pets do this. It’s bad for your pet’s health! Give them clean, fresh water to drink at all times.

Never give milk to cats. The only milk an animal should drink is from its mother. Cow’s milk is not for pets, especially for cats, as it makes them sick.

Finally, some animals aren’t pets. Don’t take in a wild or abandoned (被拋棄的) animal as a pet because it may have diseases that could make you or your family sick. Instead, turn to an animal rescue group that is trained in helping sick or abandoned animals.

Bags of Love

Last year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother’s house, so I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped out with the housework and contributed to the groceries.

After less than a week, I started noticing that the groceries were running out pretty quickly — we were always suddenly out of something. 1.(wonder) how my mum could consume them so quickly, I began observing her daily routine for two weeks. To my surprise, I found that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and head out every morning at about nine. Eventually, I decided to follow her and 2. happened truly amazed me. She was taking the food to the refugee camp, in 3. she distributed it to children.

I asked around and found out that my mum was very well known in the area. The kids were very friendly with her and even looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me —why would she not want to tell me about what she 4.(do)? Was she worried about how I would react or that I would stop 5.(buy) the groceries if I found out?

When she got home, I told her about my discovery. 6. she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didn’t need to keep it a secret 7. me. She told me that some of the children lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streets. For years, my mum has been helping out by giving them whatever food she could spare. I was so impressed by 8. selfless she was.

閱讀理解。

Stress: Good or Bad?

Stress used to be an almost unknown word, but now that we are used to talking about it, I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressed.

In recent years, stress1.(regard) as a cause of a whole range of medical problems, from high blood pressure to mental illness. But like so many other things, it is only too much stress(2. does you harm. It is time you considered that if there were no stress in your life, you would achieve a little. If you are stuck at home with no stress, then your level of performance will be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are under, the 3.(good) your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though , further stress will only lead to exhaustion, illness and finally a breakdown. You can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope, by asking yourself 4. number of questions. Do you, for instance, feel that too much is being expected of 5., and yet find it impossible to say no? Do you find yourself getting impatient or6.(annoy) with people over unimportant things?... If the answer to all those questions is yes, you had better7.(control ) your stress, as you probably are under more stress than is good for you.

To some extent you can control the amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart showing how much stress is involved in various events. Getting married is 50, pregnancy 40, moving house 20, Christmas 12,etc. If the total stress in your life is over 150, you are twice as likely 8. (get )ill.