If you feel at present that you don’t have enough friends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have. Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment.

    Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（敘舊） with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have.

    Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!

    Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?

    If you haven’t seen much of them lately, is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?

    If the main reason you haven’t been getting together with the people you already know is that you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time. Compare it with your real values and priorities（優(yōu)先考慮的事）in life. Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?   

    If you have become too busy for friends, why has this happened? Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over committed because you never say “No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?

    Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities. Make sure that you schedule enough time for the things that are truly most important to you.

    If you really want to keep friends in your lire, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.

1．In this passage the author mainly discusses        ．

    A．how to balance friendship and work

    B．how to spend our spare time

    C．whether we should keep friendship   

    D．whether we should invite friends to dinner

2．Which of the following doesn’t indicate a good relationship?

    A．You have someone to count on when you are in trouble．   

    B．You have someone to have close talks with．

    C．You feel depressed with others in life.

    D．You have fun when you are with someone.

3．The underlined word “delegated” probably means “       .

    A．a(chǎn)ppointed         B．replaced           C．declined           D．handled

4．The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following except that         .

     A．you spend too much time seeking material toys in your life   

     B．you feel it difficult to keep friendship

     C．you stick to doing everything all by yourself

 D．you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do

The Food and Drug Administration （FDA） is expected to rule soon that milk from cloned animals and meat from their offspring （后代） are safe to eat.

The agricultural industry has observed a self-acting stop on using the products of clones, but it has recently become clear that a few offspring of cloned pigs and cows are already flowing into the food supply. Many in agriculture believe such genetic copies are the next logical step in improving the nation’s livestock （家畜）.

Many Americans are likely to be against the idea of serving clones’ milk to their children or putting meat from the offspring of clones into the kitchens. When they were asked earlier this year in a survey by the International Food Information Council whether they would willingly buy meat, milk and eggs that come from clones if the FDA declared them to be safe, 63 percent of consumers said no.

Yet scientific evidence suggests there is little cause for alarm, at least on food-safety grounds. Studies have shown that meat and milk from clones are not different from that from normal animals, although work is not complete and researchers say that clones do suffer slight genetic abnormalities （反常）.

While milk from clones might reach the shelves, clones themselves are not likely to be eaten, since they cost thousands of dollars to produce. They’d be used as breeding stock, so the real question is whether their produced offspring would be safe.

The FDA has been promising a policy for three years, but hasn’t produced a final view, and some biotechnology companies involved in cloning have run out of cash while waiting. Livestock producers have called the FDA the “Foot Dragging Administration”.

1．What is the opinion of most Americans on serving cloned milk to their children?

    A．They expect to serve clone milk to their children.

    B．They have already fed their children with cloned milk.

    C．They believe using the cloned milk is safe enough.

    D．They won’t accept cloned milk.

2．What does the underlined sentence mean in the passage?

    A．The clones are very rare and cost so much to produce, so they will never be used as food.

    B．Researchers spent too much money to produce the clones; it’s not worth eating them.

    C．The clones cost so much to produce, so they will not be used as food.

    D．The FDA will make a decision that the clones are too expensive to eat as food.

3．Why has the FDA been called “Foot Dragging Administration”?

    A．Because the FDA hasn’t made final policy in the limited time.

    B．Because the FDA have used up their money to make cloned food.

    C．Because the FDA doesn’t know whether the cloned meat is safe to eat or not.

    D．Because the livestock producers like to play jokes.

4．What is the best title for this passage?

    A．The offspring of cloned animals.

    B．Clone-generated meat and milk may be accepted.

    C．Cloned animal products are dangerous.

    D．The new plan on cloned animal products.

After visiting a Harlingen tower block, the Metropolitan Police commissioner Ian Blair claimed that people now feel as safe as they did 25 years ago.

Do you agree with Sir Ian’s rosy view of society?

Do you feel safe enough to leave your doors unlocked where you live?

（Posted by David Llewellyn on August 21,2006 12:17 P.M.）

I lived in Devon for three years, and can honestly say that in the village where I lived it was safe to leave the front door unlocked. But a London district? What planet is Ian Blair on? What decade is he in?

I’m not one of these people who think that Britain is slipping into a deep hole, but I am realistic enough to understand that wherever you find a large population you will find crime.

The idea that we can measure society’s downfall by how safe it is to leave the door unlocked is misleading, anyhow. It’s a little like the recent announcement that street crime has increased in recent years. Yes, it has, but the majority of people now walk around with half a branch of Dixon’s in their pockets-mobile phones, i-Pods. Of course, street crime is going to increase.

Funnily enough, there was hardly any car theft in the 19th century!!!

The same goes for houses. A hundred years ago your house may have contained a little jewelry, some furniture, and some small cash in a biscuit tin. Now even working class households are equipped with computers, DVD players, wide-screen televisions-all of which can be carried out in a matter of minutes.

I’m not speaking for the scum（渣滓）who choose to break into people’s houses and rob them of their hard-earned belongings, but it does put things into context.

Yes, we have to lock our front doors, and yes, it is a shame that we can’t trust everyone, but if we’re honest with ourselves, those of us living in cities never could trust absolutely everyone.

1．There was hardly any car theft in the 19th century because_______.

    A．there were hardly any thieves in the 19th century

    B．there were hardly any cars in the 19th century

    C．street crime was rarely seen in the 19th century

    D．proper security measures were taken in the 19th century

2．What is David Llewellyn’s opinion about the topic?

    A．Lock the back door．                  B．Never trust everyone.

    C．Leave the door unlocked．               D．Be realistic.

3．The underlined word “it” refers to_________.

    A．street crime                           B．the recent announcement

    C．leaving the door unlocked                D．society’s downfall

4．According to David Llewellyn, _________.

    A．to lock the door or not is related to the times and places

    B．to lock the door or not is a measure to the level of safety of the society

    C．to leave the door unlocked will lead you nowhere

    D．to lock the door means trusting nobody

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標(biāo)有題號的每一行作出判斷；如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個（√）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該回的詞。

此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。

Of all my teachers, Mr. Smith is one who impresses me most.       1．_________

Although he is 40 and ordinary, but he looks very young.                    2．_________

And he is one of the most popular teacher in our school.                     3．_________

Comparing with other teachers, he pays more attention to his way        4．_________

of teaching. He tries various ways make his classes interesting.            5．_________

In her opinion, we should not only know “what” but also                     6．_________

understand “why”. So, instead of giving us answers immediate,           7．_________

he encouraged us to think by ourselves when he puts forward              8．_________

questions. With his help, we have learned how to analyze and               9．_________

settle problems. How a wonderful world of “why” he leads us to!       10．_________

閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150 詞左右的英語短文。

I once met a middle-aged stranger who said his money had been stolen at the railway station, so he had no money to go home. He begged for help from passers-by, but they all pretended not to have heard what he was saying and went by quickly. Then he stopped me and wanted me to give him the help. At first I could not accept that because I didn’t think he was telling the truth. But when I saw tears in his eyes, I began to believe that he might be in the real trouble, so, just immediately I gave him all the money I had. When he took the money, his face turned red. Before he left, he expressed his great thanks and also said he would give back my money when he reached home.

When I came back to school and told my classmates about my story, they held different opinions. Some of them thought that I did a good deed to have given a hand to the person in trouble, while others said that I was cheated. Some even laughed at me and called me a fool who could not judge things in the right way. Now, I am really confused!

寫作內(nèi)容：

　　1．請用30個詞概括短文的要點(diǎn)；

2．然后用約120個詞就“陌生人可不可信”的主題發(fā)表看法，并包括如下要點(diǎn)：

（１）敘述你或你的朋友給予陌生人以幫助的一次經(jīng)歷（可以虛構(gòu)）；

（２）說明你的理由。

寫作要求：                    

1．可以使用實(shí)例或其他論述方法支持你的論點(diǎn)，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．標(biāo)題自擬。    

John could not remember the exact date of the storm, but it was_______ Sunday because everybody was at _______ lunch.

A． ∕; the             B． a ; ∕         　C． ∕; a              D． the ; ∕

Please put the bowls and the chopsticks back ________ they were after you have finished washing them.

A． to the place       B． in where       C． to which      D． where

---When did you meet him for the first time?

---It was five years ago _________ I was11.

A． when          B． that           C． where          D． which

I don’t think he could have done such a stupid thing last night,___________?

A． did he        　B． could he        　C． do I            D． hasn’t he

--- I enjoyed myself so much at your birthday party

----______________!

A． Oh, that is kind of you                            B． Congratulations

C． It ’s a pleasure                                        D． Oh, I’m glad to hear that