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When you think of friends, you often think of those who accompany you for a long time. But there is another kind of _______ ---one that does not unfold over a _______period of time but springs entirely from a particular_______
In my eighth grade，there was Jenny. I_______to stay at her farmhouse with cats and dogs. Eighth grade was a terrible year. We both_______ it，but we didn't talk about it. On cold winter days，she _______ me how she lied on her pony Redwing's back. Then we would _______on long journey，riding and walking，She left in ninth grade and I _______her. We had gotten each other through a _______time.
Anyone with children knows the rapid friendships formed with parallel parents. To Julie, I will be forever ________. We met on a ________in New Jersey. Her twin boys were about the same ________as my daughter. She lived in the beach town. I lived alone with my ________ a block away. My husband had left for North Dakota，leaving me to ________out what to do ext. Now, ________, there was someone I could talk to. For the next weeks，we met at the beach，and I would go ________with her so that the ________could go on playing. The normal state of her little home________my broken heart.
Such friends as these often ________when your own life is off balance；they ________you till the world settles on its axis(轴)once again.
1.A. classmate B. friendship C. marriage D. neighbour
2.A. brief B. special C. consistent D. long
3.A. custom B. festival C. ceremony D. moment
4.A. loved B. tended C. attempted D. demanded
5.A. overlooked B. knew C. forgot D. preserved
6.A. inspired B. required C. consulted D. showed
7.A. go out B. make up C. slow down D. fall behind
8.A. followed B. admired C. missed D. forgave
9.A. cheerful B. difficult C. grand D. decisive
10.A. reliable B. merciful C. generous D. grateful
11.A. beach B. farm C. playground D. square
12.A. size B. intelligence C. age D. weight
13.A. daughter B. husband C. sister D. parents
14.A. turn B. puzzle C. point D. carry
15.A. punctually B. ridiculously C. suddenly D. theoretically
16.A. home B. downtown C. shopping D. swimming
17.A. adolescents B. boys C. children D. girls
18.A. ached B. hardened C. comforted D. bled
19.A. withdraw B. arrive C. disappear D. gather
20.A. recommended B. promoted C. tolerated D. supported
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When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate（照亮）me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say, “Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think: “Yes, I must tell….”We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist（心理学家），who will only fill up the healing（愈合的）silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
1. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to ______.
A. become serious about her study
B. go to her friend’s house regularly
C. learn from her classmates at school
D. share poems and stories with her friend
2. In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.
A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us
B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London
C. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
D. we parted with each other in London
3.According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _______.
A. call each other regularly
B. have similar personalities
C. enjoy writing to each other
D. dream of meeting each other
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Unforgettable Experiences
B. Remarkable Imagination
C. Lifelong Friendship
D. Noble Companions
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When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate（照亮）me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:“Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair(失望)and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think:“Yes, I must tell….”We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist（心理学家），who will only fill up the healing（愈合的）silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
1.In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to ______.
A. become serious about her study
B. go to her friend’s house regularly
C. learn from her classmates at school
D. share poems and stories with her friend
2.In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.
A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us
B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London
C. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
D. we parted with each other in London
3.According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _______.
A. call each other regularly
B. have similar personalities
C. enjoy writing to each other
D. dream of meeting each other
4.In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to ______.
A. seek professional help B. be left alone
C. stay with her best friend
D. break the silence
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Unforgettable Experiences
B. Remarkable Imagination
C. Lifelong Friendship
D. Noble Companions
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When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate （照亮） me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: “Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think: “Yes, I must tell...” We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
1.In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to ________.
A．share poems and stories with her friend
B．go to her friend’s house regularly
C．become serious about her study
D．learn from her classmates at school
2.In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means ________.
A．our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
B．we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London
C．our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us
D．we parted with each other in London
3.According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend ________.
A．call each other regularly B．enjoy writing to each other
C．have similar personalities D．dream of meeting each other
4.In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to ________.
A．seek professional help B．break the silence
C．stay with her best friend D．be left alone
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A．Noble Companions B．Remarkable Imagination
C．Lifelong Friendship D．Unforgettable Experiences
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Be careful of those solid gold pieces of advice. The friend who advises you to, say, stay in your relationship or leave your job may well be looking out for you; but she' s inescapably looking out for herself, too, whether she realises it or not.
Moreover, research suggests that people will generally advise you to act more cautiously than they would act themselves in a similar situation — perhaps because they don’t want to feel guilty if you take a daring leap and fall flat on your face.
There's a happy side to this, though, for parents, teachers, managers and anyone else who finds themselves in the position of needing to motivate others: far better than giving them advice is to give them the opportunity to give advice. A new study found that American middle-school pupils were much more enthusiastic about doing their homework after giving advice on the topic to younger children, as compared with after receiving advice from teachers. This motivational effect lasted weeks, and was also observed among adults who were attempting to lose weight, save money, control their temper or find a job. This result isn’t all that surprising, 1 suppose, when you consider how happy it feels to be invited to give advice. Faced with a challenge, we tend to assume we need to seek advice in order to obtain more knowledge about how to give advice; yet the truth, very often, is that we know exactly what we need to do — we just lack the confidence to do it.
This, by the way, is another good reason to keep a journal: you can use it to advise yourself. Your friends may have limited patience with your habit of lecturing them on their lives in order to feel better about your own, but a leather-effect notebook never complains.
Finally, this is a reminder that there are few bigger compliments (恭维) you can pay another person than to ask for their advice. Benjamin Franklin famously observed that to flatter (奉承) someone, it’s better to ask for a favour than to perform one: the favour-doer will come to think of you as the likable sort for whom they do favours.
1.Why should you be careful of those solid gold pieces of advice?
A.They may be practical.
B.They may be rewarding.
C.They may be demanding.
D.They may be conservative.
2.The examples in Paragraph 3 suggest that people giving advice .
A.become more motivated to act
B.should turn to others for advice
C.are superior to the professionals
D.usually lack relevant knowledge
3.What does the author want to convey by mentioning Benjamin Franklin?
A.Keeping a journal is a good habit.
B.You should be polite to the favour-doers.
C.You should be patient with your listeners.
D.Asking for a favour pleases the favour-doers.
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When you hear the word “birthmark”, you probably think of one of those black or brown spots that you have on your body. For me, it’s different―I have them on my lips and inside my mouth. I’m used to being asked, “What are those black marks on your lips?” When I tell people they’re birthmarks, they usually say, “That’s strange.” I used to consider them ugly. However, my mom calls them beauty marks.
In pictures, I used to hide my birthmarks by pursing (噘起) my lips so I wouldn’t ave to deal with people’ s questions, As I was growing up, people wore me out with them. Some people would ask me the same questions even before knowing my name. In society I feel like we judge people by their looks before their personality.
My birthmarks are caused by a genetic condition from my mom’s side of the family, My mom’s mom has birthmarks on her lips, and my mom’s uncle and my uncle have some on their bodies. Every year I plan to have procedure to remove them. But when imagining the process, I always get nervous and give up.
My cousin faces a similar challenge. She has a huge birthmark that takes up her whole arm. She’s never tried to hide it or change her appearance. Once, her grandmother told her that the birthmark looked extremely prominent and suggested that she should wear long sleeves more often. If my cousin had actually taken that suggestion, she wouldn’t be such a person as she is.
Inspired by my cousin, I am finally accepting who I am and now I don’t hesitate when someone asks me about them either. I say, “They’re beauty marks” and smile without pursing my lips.
1.How did the author feel when asked about the birthmarks?
A.She felt excited to show her difference.
B.She felt annoyed to give others an answer.
C.She was scared to be made fun of by people.
D.She was bored to be faced with the question.
2.Who has the similar birthmarks like the author?
A.Her mother. B.Her grandmother.
C.Her cousin. D.Her uncle.
3.What can be inferred about the author’s cousin?
A.She dislikes talking about her birthmark.
B.She never judges others by their looks.
C.She is more confident than the author.
D.She has taken her grandma’s suggestion.
4.What does the underlined word “prominent” in paragraph 4 mean?
A.Brilliant. B.Symbolic.
C.Harmful. D.Impressive.
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Beware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is 36, but leaves out important information that should be 37, he can create a false impression.
For example, someone might say, “I just 38 a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and 39 it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy’s a winner, 40? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred 41, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big 42!
He didn’t say anything that was 43, but he deliberately left out some important 44. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically 45, but they are just as not 46.
Untrustworthy candidates in 47 campaigns often use this tactic（策略，手段）. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and 48 three million jobs. Then she 49 another term. One of her opponents runs an ad 50, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. 51, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of 52million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s 53 the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the 54. An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It 55 to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
1. A．false B．true C．interesting D．boring
2. A．included B．contained C．involved D．referred
3. A．lost B．found C．donated D．won
4. A．changed B．took C．turned D．made
5. A．right B．well C．really D．though
6. A．books B．papers C．tickets D．balls
7. A．winner B．loser C．fighter D．thinker
8. A．true B．real C．doubtful D．false
9. A．details B．information C．mistakes D．errors
10. A．stories B．truth C．facts D．lies
11. A．pleasant B．exciting C．honest D．clever
12. A．political B．commercial C．personal D．public
13. A．stopped B．found C．avoided D．gained
14. A．seeks B．gets C．achieves D．searches
15. A．writing B．reading C．saying D．speaking
16. A．Otherwise B．However C．In fact D．This way
17. A．one B．two C．three D．four
18. A．for B．to C．against D．in
19. A．words B．facts C．data D．truth
20. A．fails B．tries C．manages D．plans
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Beware of those who use the truth to deceive(欺骗). When someone tells you something that is , but leaves out important information that should be , he can create a false impression.
For example, someone might say, “I just a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, ? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred , and only one was a winner. He’s really a big !
He didn’t say anything that was , but he deliberately left out some important . That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically , but they are just as not .
Untrustworthy candidates in campaigns often use this tactic(手段). Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, the state lost one million jobs and three million jobs. Then she another term. One of her opponents runs an ad , “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!”That’s true. , an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of million jobs. ”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the . An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples. ”It to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
1.A. false B. true
C. interesting D. boring
2.A. included B. contained
C. ignored D. referred
3.A. lost B. found
C. donated D. won
4.A. changed B. took
C. turned D. made
5.A. right B. well C. really D. though
6.A. books B. papers
C. tickets D. balls
7.A. winner B. loser
C. fighter D. thinker
8.A. true B. real
C. doubtful D. false
9.A. details B. information
C. mistakes D. errors
10.A. stories B. truth
C. messages D. lies
11. A. pleasant B. exciting
C. honest D. clever
12.A. political B. commercial
C. personal D. public
13.A. stopped B. found
C. avoided D. gained
14.A. seeks B. gets
C. achieves D. searches
15.A. writing B. telling
C. saying D. speaking
16.A. Otherwise B. However
C. Meanwhile D. Because
17. A. one B. two C. three D. four
18.A. for B. to
C. against D. in
19.A. words B. facts
C. data D. truth
20.A. fails B. tries
C. manages D. plans
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Beware of those who use the truth to cheat. When someone tells you something that is ________, but leaves out important information that should be ________, he can create a false impression.
For example, someone might say, “I just ________ a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and ________ it for one hundred dollars!”
This guy’s a winner, ________? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred ________, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big ________!
He didn’t say anything that was ________, but he deliberately left out some important ________. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically ________, but they are just as not ________.
Untrustworthy candidates in ________ campaigns often use this strategy. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and ________ three million jobs. Then she ________ another term. One of her opponents runs an advertisement ________, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. ________, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of ________million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s ________ the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the ________. An advertisement might boast (吹嘘), “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It ________ to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of cheat happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
1.A. false B. true C. interesting D. boring
2.A. included B. contained C. involved D. referred
3.A. lost B. found C. donated D. won
4.A. swapped B. took C. turned D. made
5.A. right B. well C. really D. though
6.A. books B. papers C. tickets D. balls
7.A. winner B. loser C. fighter D. thinker
8.A. true B. real C. doubtful D. false
9.A. details B. information C. mistakes D. errors
10.A. stories B. truth C. facts D. lies
11.A. pleasant B. exciting C. honest D. clever
12.A. political B. commercial C. personal D. public
13.A. stopped B. found C. avoided D. gained
14.A. seeks B. gets C. achieves D. searches
15.A. writing B. reading C. saying D. speaking
16.A. Otherwise B. However C. In fact D. This way
17.A. one B. two C. three D. four
18.A. for B. to C. against D. in
19.A. words B. facts C. data D. truth
20.A. fails B. tries C. manages D. plans
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When you think of the future,you imagine having some sort of robot friend in your life.Musio,a new robot unveiled recently,is something like that.
Musio is an artificial intelligence software that runs on Google's Android mobile OS,and is packaged in the form of a round little robot with pointy ears.It doesn't move around,but it has a digital screen for its eyes and heart that are used to express the robot's emotions.It also comes with a remote pointer device,called Sophy,which is used to detect objects that trigger different interactions with Musio.
The robot was created by AKA,a company specializing in machine learning and natural language processing.It's designed to interact with its users with a voice interface,much like you'd use Siri.But Musio's creators,Wilmington, Delaware-based AKA Study,stress that this is a much different experience than using Siri—Musio can have interactive conversations and remember information about its users,sort of like a little person.Musio can do all sorts of things like controlling home automation and it has a number of integrated sensors.The robot is also programmable and it is able to speak naturally.It is designed to share its emotions via faces on its LCD screen.There are three versions of Musio that vary on hardware.The Simple version has a 1.2GHz dual core processor,1800 mAh battery, 16GB storage and isn't internet connected.It can only recall the last five conversations it has.
Beyond running on the open source Android platform,Musio is also Arduino compatible.The Arduino platform is an open source electronics platform built to be easy to program.Its purpose is to take different inputs through a suite of sensors and then relay commands to lights,motors,or actuators as a result.Musio is also compatible with the Zigbee wireless standard used by a range of smart home devices,so it's possible that developers could intertwine the robot with other appliances and turn it into a sort of voice-activated smart home hub with a personality.
And there are several educational accessories that come with Musio,such as flash cards and a fold-out accordion board book.Using Sophy,the pointer,Musio can interact with these objects thanks to a Bluetooth low-energy connection and a special code implanted in the printed materials.
1.What is Musio?
A. A digital e-book reader. B. A language learning software.
C. An artificial intelligence robot. D. A voice-controlled website.
2.How is Musio different from Siri?
A. It can hear and understand what its user speaks.
B. It connects a lot of programs.
C. It will give a variety of commands.
D. It can exchange verbal information with its users interactively.
3.Why could developers intertwine Musio with other appliances?
A. Because it could run on the open source Android platform.
B. Because it has a strong compatibility.
C. Because it takes different inputs through a suite of sensors.
D. Because it relays commands to lights,motors,or actuators.
4.What does the underlined word “accessories” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Attachments. B. Sensors.
C. Pointers. D. Platforms.
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