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My friends are often jealous of my good memory. When they were beating their brains to recall how many people attended John’s ninth birthday, I succeeded in reminding them of the details. I told them that Tom, Barbara, Tony and I did; that Mary brought a toy car as a gift, Tom brought a four-in-one game disc…; that John said after blowing out the candles his wish was to be a pilot when he grew up… When Bob, Jim and Elizabeth were quarrelling, faces flush with anger, about the name of the forest where they went camping, I stopped them by detailing to them on which date, which month, which year we visited which forest and ate what food for picnic…
Bob often says, “Lewis, if only I had a memory half as good as you!” Whenever hearing this, a voice shouted from the bottom of my heart, “How I wish God gave me a forgetfulness half as good as you!”
In fact, instead of being proud of my memory, I hate it; I’ve suffered a lot from it, for it is sometimes too good: I can remember everything I’ve experienced, including what I don’t want to remember; indeed, I do hope to forget something!
Barbara and I are best friends from the cradle. In fact, our relationship was already beyond friendship; it was that of lovers. But one day she left me for no reason except that I was too familiar to her to further our relationship. Over the next two months and a half, I couldn’t fall to sleep. While in bed wide awake, I warned myself, “You must forget her, otherwise you will get destroyed.” But my good memory failed me again and again — I could remember how beautiful it was when I first kissed her affectionately and then in turn received even more affectionate responses; I could remember every sweet word she had said to me…
1.The first paragraph is intended to describe ________.
A.how the writer’s friends were jealous of him
B.what a good memory the writer had
C.what happy childhood he shared with his friends
D.what an important part he played among his friends
2.Barbara left the writer ________.
A.for nothing B.because she hated it that he kissed her
C.because their friendship broke D.because she was tired of him
3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.The writer and Barbara had a long-time friendship.
B.The writer, somehow, hated his good memory.
C.The writer was struggling to tear himself off the pain of losing love.
D.Tony’s wish was to be a pilot when he grew up.
4.What the writer suffered the most was that ________.
A.he had got too good a memory B.Barbara left for no reason
C.others were jealous of him D.the sweet past was out of memory
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Dogs are our good friends as they can keep ______ with us when we are lonely．
A．ambition
B．company
C．balance
D．distinction
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They are my good friends.They helped to________ me through the difficulty.
A．put B．pull C．break D．take
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“We are good mothers,” I said to my friend, as we sat on our comfortable beach chairs under our beach umbrella and watched our children playing in the waves.
Out of nowhere, the children took off running. About fifty yards from us, a man—maybe in his fifties—was fishing. The children stood next to him and watched with their little mouths hanging open as he cast the fishing lines. He smiled at them. They ran back to us—all except my three-year-old daughter, Drew.
My heart beat fast with horror. “Drew! Come here! Play with your friends!” I shouted, very aware that my speeches about not talking to strangers weren’t working. It seemed that many parents heard of horrible stories about children being taken away by strangers. Responsible mothers should teach their children that the world is a dangerous place. So I felt relieved when Drew ran towards me and took hold of a shovel (铲子). Then she looked me in the eye: “I want to be with the person.”
Again, she approached the middle-aged man, and started digging next to him.
Several seconds later, she returned, waving something shiny.
“Look, Mommy! A toy fish!”
It was, indeed, a toy fish—yellow and rubber. This must have been what he was using to attract the fish. And he’d given it to Drew. The three other children were deeply impressed, and they didn’t try to hide how jealous(妒忌的)they were—clearly, they all wanted the fish.
“My friend gave me that fish!” Drew shouted loudly. The sand in front of the umbrella turned into a preschool cage match with a yellow rubber fish flying through the air. I felt like I might cry myself.
Unexpectedly, there he was: the man, standing right next to us with three more rubber fish in hand. He handed them to each of the children. By their faces, you would have thought he was actually the really kind big brother.
“Thank you,” I said, realizing that there is good and kindness in strangers.
1. How did the author feel when Drew stood beside the man?
A. relieved B. angry C. concerned D. calm
2. What does the author think good mothers should do?
A. be around their kids
B. warn their kids of danger
C. teach their kids to behave well
D. devote themselves to helping their kids
3. When was the author at a loss(迷茫)?
A. Drew handed her the toy fish
B. The kids fought for the toy fish
C. The toy fish was covered with sand
D. The stranger appeared from nowhere
4. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Give a kid a fish
B. We are good mothers
C. The world is dangerous
D. Teach kids to be kind
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Thinking of my good friends, I sense that my attitudes are totally different towards men and women.
My earliest childhood friend is Donald. In the street was a (an) __ old German truck. No wheels. No doors. Each day, __ we were flying over the Atlantic in that truck our “airplane”，there came that wonderful moment: “Engine __!” I’d shout, “We’ll have to jump out.” Glancing at me，he’d say, “I can’t __!” “Fear not! I’ll drag you to the __.
And when we swam __ the dust, Donald cried “Sharks!” But I always __ him. The next day, changing __，Donald would do the same to me. We saved each other hundreds of times, but when my family really did leave for America, we could do __. We just cried silently as the train __.
These days, Jessica is one of my best friends. Recently we were swimming at a beach in the Atlantic, the __ one I had “flown” over in my German truck with Donald. We were far form shore when we both thought we __ a shark! We began swimming __ toward the shore. Although in __，I fell back to protect her. In the end» the “shark” proved __，but not my deep emotional feeling for my friend. We looked into each other’s eyes and said, “I love you!”
You see with women I could be __ ，emotionally honest and transparent. With male friends, it seemed impossible to __ caring feelings however deep the friendship was. “Am I normal?” I thought to myself. Much to my __，researches show that men and women have very different __ and rational (理性的) processes. I do love all my friends - only the means of expression __.
1.A. advanced B. decorated C. abandoned D. updated
2.A. before B. while C. after D. until
3.A. loss B. death C. pressure D. failure
4.A. jump B. swim C. die D. run
5.A. dust B. river C. truck D. shore
6.A. over B. through C. across D. beyond
7.A. left B. fetched C. rescued D. defeated
8.A. roles B. manners C. images D. forms
9.A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
10.A. broke down B. moved in C. pulled away D. blew up
11.A. very B. last C. first D. only
12.A. attacked B. spotted C. annoyed D. killed
13.A. eagerly B. casually C. hardly D. crazily
14.A. panic B. hesitation C. doubt D. silence
15.A. fierce B. friendly C. imaginary D. true
16.A. cool B. shy C. passive D. open
17.A. express B. hide C. admit D. control
18.A. embarrassment B. disappointment C. relief D. surprise
19.A. emotional B. physical C. mental D. moral
20.A. changes B. develops C. matters D. differs
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When my friend put out the idea of homeschooling to her parents, the first reaction they gave was, “You are cutting the child off the world.” Did the child really get cut off or did the child socialize better?
The moment we hear of homeschooling, we think the child will have no opportunities to interact with peers. However, in my friend’s opinion, we forget that when attending a regular school, the child is not into socializing all the while. The child is confined to so many other activities. Studies take a major role in a child’s life. The child hardly has the time to interact at school.
The child might be meeting and studying along with many peers; however, how many kids interact with all the kids in a class? But in homeschooling system, as my friend mentioned, the kid has all the time and can plan his day accordingly. During the day the child studies just like other school-going kids but with no burden of homework and project work, the child has so much free time in the evening as to effectively interact and play with peers. The quality time the child spends in education is really impressive.
Homeschooled kids have the opportunity to socialize more often as they have a lot of time in their hands. They can also make socializing a regular habit. Just as my friend said, her child goes to a neighboring park almost every day and has a set of friends who go there daily. Other children get back home to finish off homework and project work whereas her child who is already through with studies gets the opportunity to spend time with family members.
When I heard this, I really felt how lucky the child was. Definitely the child had a better opportunity to socialize when compares with my kids. However, I might not consider homeschooling for my kid, as I am so used to the traditional schooling system and feel regular schooling the safest bet.
1.What is the author’s attitude towards his friend’s idea of homeschooling?
A. Surprised. B. Interested.
C. Negative. D. Confident.
2.The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to _________.
A. explain what homeschooling is.
B. express his views on homeschooling.
C. share his ways of teaching his children.
D. promote homeschooling
3.The underlined word “confined” in the Para.2 can be replaced by _______.
A. free B. restricted
C. devoted D. accustomed
4.According to the author what is the biggest advantage of homeschooling children?
A. They can be better at socializing.
B. They can be more popular.
C. They will become braver.
D. They can study better.
5.How does the passage mainly develop?
A. By following the order of importance.
B. By following the order of time
C. By presenting facts.
D. By making comparison.
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I met my friend when we were in graduate school, and we enjoyed hanging out together outside of class. After receiving our degrees, we both left school to live in different states. That was 10 years ago.
We've kept in touch, but our phone conversations and twiceayear visits became opportunities for my friend to talk endlessly about her problems. When I tried to fill her in on my own life, she obviously ignored.
In the past few years I've not visited her at all and been afraid of her occasional phone calls and visits to my house. She invites herself now because I no longer invite her. When she's at my home, she literally follows me from room to room, talking nonstop, until I make an excuse to get away from her. I tell her I need to take a nap, but I don't sleep. I sit in my room and read or enjoy the quiet.
Here's the worst part. She and her family, including two young children, are moving to our city. Her family has a small income, and they are buying a house in a grand neighborhood they can't afford. She asked if she and her husband and her children could stay at my home on their trips to our town to deal with house matters.
My husband and I have no children. Even though our home is tiny and perfectly sized for us, I let them stay. She told me her husband would start his new job before they finished purchasing this house. I felt obligated to offer her our guest room. If I hadn't offered, she would have asked anyway.
Now he's here, and it turns out he'll be staying on through the weekends. I am seething.
I would never under any circumstances impose on a friendship this way. I feel used, resentful, and don't care if I ever see her again. Should I end this friendship? I'm getting absolutely nothing from it but a knot in my stomach.
1.Every time they got in touch, the author's friend __________.
A．had little to share with the author
B．was eager to know about the author's life
C．expressed her contentment with her own life
D．showed no interest in listening to the author's story
2.The author is afraid of her friend's phone calls and visits because ________.
A．she is engaged in her own life
B．she hates her friend's nonstop talking
C．her friend always borrows money from her
D．her friend always wants to show off before her
3.We can know from the text that the author ________.
A．is a selfish and jealous woman
B．has a larger house than her friend
C．has more children than her friend
D．is unwilling to share her house with her friend
4.What is the author's attitude towards their friendship?
A．Favorable. B．Appreciative.
C．Dissatisfied. D．Indifferent.
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My bookshelves are full of dust — and with good reason. When it comes to cleaning that part of my home, I suffer from the most serious case of avoidance (回避反应症).
The thing is this: when I do set out to clean and re-organize my books, which seldom happens, I place myself into a really bad situation. No sooner do I take a title from the shelf, blow off the dust, and wipe down the cover than I find myself sitting on the floor with legs crossed and my back against the wall. Pretty soon books get piled up on my legs as I am reunited with old friends.
It is as if these books have voices, and each wants to say its piece. “Remember me? I was given to you when you went into the Navy, so that you would never lack for companionship,” one whispers. Another says, “I was your first book of poems, given to you before you learned to love poetry.” And a third, “I was the book that made history so attractive to you.”
Perhaps the greatest pleasure of re-organizing my books are the surprises — or better said, reunions — that occur. During my latest book-cleaning adventure, I found one that had fallen behind the shelf: “Tales of Edgar Allan Poe.” Not an unusual title, but the words written on the first page made it very special: “With Love from Mom and Dad, Christmas 1965.” What’s this? A book on the physics of lasers（激光）. It is filled with mathematical statements, and I had bought it at a library sale when I was 12, not long after the laser had been invented. I couldn’t understand a bit of it, but I did learn what “laser” meant.
What I end up with when I empty my bookshelves is a cross-section (横剖面) of my personal history. It’s like a road cut where one sees all the layers of rock going back through time to the beginning of the simplest life forms. The books I’ve read — and kept — are not just old friends. They are my résumé.
1.What could be said about the author?
A．He is too busy to tidy up his bookshelves.
B．He considers his books treasured possessions.
C．He has made a lot of notes in his books.
D．He is a lover of science books.
2.By saying that his books have voices, the author means ________ .
A．they bring back happy memories
B．they are recorded in human voice
C．they say a lot about human history
D．they offer good topics for discussion
3.What does the author enjoy most from re-organizing his books?
A．Finding some missing books.
B．Putting books in good order.
C．Learning something new from the books.
D．Rediscovering interesting stories behind some books.
4.The underlined word “résumé” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A．personal history B．precious notes C．good companion D．simple life forms
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My wife and I moved into our home two years ago．We had a yard with a lot of ．Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some to the area．
Last summer, I found a tiny little in the yard that I could not immediately identify．I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either．We decided to let it growing until we could find out what it was．
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the plant, it appeared to be a sunflower．I decided to the weeds around it．As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something ．The sunflower had not where I saw it begin．It actually had begun under a big and grown under and around it to reach the ．
That’s when I that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing．If we ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we to go and get what we need for growth．
We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the to achieve our goals．Like the , it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had in itself that it would succeed．Stand tall like the sunflower and be who and what we are, then the environment will begin to us．We will find a way to go under or any “rocks” in order to reach our goals．
1.A．flowers B．insects C．rocks D．vegetables
2.A．color B．water C．fertilizer D．shape
3.A．weed B．seed C．rock D．plant
4.A．stop B．continue C．improve D．escape
5.A．weak B．lonely C．strange D．pretty
6.A．remove B．tend C．watch D．collect
7.A．wonderful B．terrible C．valuable D．unusual
8.A．passed B．started C．left D．died
9.A．tree B．table C．rock D．wall
10.A．air B．top C．sun D．house
11.A．realized B．doubted C．regretted D．hoped
12.A．place B．way C．course D．process
13.A．fill in B．put in C．worry about D．believe in
14.A．forget B．hate C．aim D．wait
15.A．ability B．wish C．plan D．idea
16.A．yard B．sunflower C．home D．summer
17.A．energy B．virtue C．courage D．faith
18.A．aware of B．afraid of C．proud of D．tired of
19.A．support B．affect C．upset D．forgive
20.A．into B．around C．through D．from
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My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of ．Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some to the area．
Last summer, I found a tiny little in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either. We decided to let it growing until we could find out what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something . The sunflower had not where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big and grown under and around it to reach the ．
That’s when I that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we to go and get what we need for growth．
We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the to achieve our goals. Like the , it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be who and what we are, then the environment will begin to us. We will find a way to go under or any “rocks”in order to reach our goals．
1.A. flowers B. insects C. rocks D. vegetables
2.A. color B. water C. fertilizer D. shape
3.A. weed B. seed C. rock D. plant
4.A. stop B. continue C. improve D. escape
5.A. weak B. lonely C. strange D. pretty
6.A. remove B. tend C. watch D. collect
7.A. wonderful B. terrible C. valuable D. unusual
8.A. passed B. started C. left D. died
9.A. tree B. table C. rock D. wall
10.A. air B. top C. sun D. house
11.A. realized B. doubted C. regretted D. hoped
12.A. place B. way C. course D. process
13.A. fill in B. put in C. worry about D. believe in
14.A. forget B. hate C. aim D. wait
15.A. ability B. wish C. plan D. idea
16.A. yard B. sunflower C. home D. summer
17.A. energy B. virtue C. courage D. faith
18.A. aware of B. afraid of C. proud of D. tired of
19.A. support B. affect C. upset D. forgive
20.A. into B. around C. through D. from
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