The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:

“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”

“I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”

But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”

I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.

Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame (责怪) others, and you play the role of victim (受害者), chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.

This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard (标准) for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.

Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.

1.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed

B．How to make friendship last for ever

C．You are who your friends are

D．Friends are the most important in one’s success

2.The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means ______.

A．they’ll push you ahead                  B．they’ll influence you

C．they’ll cover your shortcomings           D．they’ll help you achieve your goal

3.The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show ______.

A．the musicians’ living conditions are quite poor

B．people have poor taste in music

C．people have different attitudes towards the same thing

D．young people have greater chances of succeeding

4.By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.

A．improve a lot in making more friends

B．come to the right way of making friends

C．develop a better relationship with your friends

D．arrange the time with your friends properly

A farmer had some puppies（小狗）to 　36 . He painted a sign advertising the puppies and 　37__ nailing （钉）it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, a little boy came to him.

“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”

“Well,” said the farmer, as he 　38 the sweat off his face, “these puppies come from fine parents and cost 　39 money. Do you have enough money?”

The boy 　 40　 his head for a moment. Then reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of 　41 and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?” “Sure,” said the farmer. And with that he 　42 a whistle (口哨声), “Here, Dolly!” he called. 　43 from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly 　 44 by four little balls of fur. The little boy’ eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their 　45 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. 　46　 another little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. Then in a somewhat 　 47　 manner the little pup began hobbling（蹒跚） toward the others, doing its best to 　 48　 .

“I want that one,” the little boy said, 　49　 to the smallest one. The farmer said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you 　50 these other dogs would.”

With that the little boy 　51 back from the fence, and began 　 52 　up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he exposed a steel support running down both sides of his leg 　53 itself to a specially made 　54　 . Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see sir, I don't 　55　 too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”

36．A. sell　 　　　　　 B. buy 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. raise　 　　　　　　　　　 D. drive

37. A. set off　　　　　　　 B. set out　　　　　　　　　　 C. set about　　　　　　　　 D. set up

38. A. wiped　　　　　　　 B. removed 　　　　　　　　 C. settled　　　　　　　　　　 D. drove

39. A. a number of 　　 B. quite a few　　　　　　　 C. a great deal of　 　 D. only a little

40. A. raised 　　　　　　 B. buried 　　　　　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　　　　 D. shook

41. A. change　　　　　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. treasure　　　　　　　　　 D. wallet

42. A. made out　　　　　 B. put away　　　　　　　　 C. gave away　　　　　　　 D. let out

43.　 A. In 　　　　　　　　　 B. Away　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Out　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Up

44. A. equipped　　　　　 B. protected　　　　　　　　 C. attacked　　　　　　　　　 D. followed

45. A. way　　　　　 　　　 B. direction　　　　　 　　　 C. path　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. struggle

46. A. Rapidly　　　　　　 B. Slowly　　　　　　　　　　 C. Suddenly　　　　　　　　 D. Simply

47. A. curious　　　　　　 B. foolish 　　　　　　　　　 C. ordinary　　　　　　　　　 D. active

48. A. catch up　　　　　 B. keep up　　　　　　　　　 C. put up　　　　　　　　　　 D. make up

49. A. staring 　　　　　　 B. pointing　　　　　　　　　 C. greeting 　　　　　　　　 D. devoting

50. A. while　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

51. A. stepped　　　　　　 B. escaped　　　　　　　　　 C. went　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kept

52. A. pushing　　　　　　 B. forcing　　　　　　　　　　 C. rolling　　　　　　　　　　 D. tearing

53. A. attaching 　　　　 B.attached　　　　　　　　　 C. being attached　　　　　 D.to attach

54. A. leg　　　　　　　　　 B. stick 　　　　　　　　　　 C. shoe　　　　　　　　　　　 D. foot

55. A. walk　　　　　　　　 B. run　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. live　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. go

The number of smokers in England is about 8 million. According to the Department of Health, smoking is the biggest cause of early death in the country. Smokers in England have been asked to give up smoking for 28 days this month, in an action backed by Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation.
Research shows people who manage not to light up for this length of time are 5 times more likely to kick the habit. Public health experts say campaigns that include a combination of hard-hitting ads and supportive messages work best.
Quitting smoking can be difficult. However, people are much more likely to succeed if other people are doing the same than if they try to do it alone and go cold turkey. Robert West, Director of Tobacco Studies at University College London, points out how pressure from people around can prevent a smoker going on smoking. “We are social animals,” he said.
The action has met some doubts among readers of the BBC News Online website. Some compared it to asking people to stop eating as a way of fighting overweight. Others doubt the action’s effectiveness. “Its weakness is that it fails to explain why a person smokes, and the reasons are as many as the number of smokers”, says someone who signed as BluesBerry.
Another reader, Cazz, has decided to give it some credit. He says:“ Campaigns like this won’t necessarily inspire the majority of smokers to quit, but may encourage those thinking about quitting to set a date and try. Surely it’s worth a shot. ”

1. 1.

   What does the text mainly talk about?

   1. A.
      A new action to quit smoking
   2. B.
      A way of fighting overweight
   3. C.
      A country with the most smokers
   4. D.
      The biggest cause of early death
2. 2.

   The underlined phrase “go cold turkey” in the third paragraph means “_______”

   1. A.
      buy a cold turkey
   2. B.
      eat too much food
   3. C.
      stop a bad habit
   4. D.
      get much support
3. 3.

   Why is it easier to stop smoking when other people are doing the same?

   1. A.
      Because people usually respect each other
   2. B.
      Because they’re faced with the same pressure
   3. C.
      Because people are influenced by each other
   4. D.
      Because they keep the same animals as pets
4. 4.

   What’s Cazz’ s attitude in the last paragraph?

   1. A.
      Distant．
   2. B.
      Doubtful．
   3. C.
      Surprised．
   4. D.
      Approving

The sun is a star. It is a flaming ball of extremely    1    gases. The surface temperature is about 11,000 F., hot enough to turn every    2    to vapor (气体), but relatively cool compared to the strong heat at the    3   .

    Located about 93 million miles    4    the earth, the sun has a diameter (直径) that is nearly equal to 109 of our ear ths    5    up like a row of beach balls, and a mass that is about 330 000 times the mass of the earth.

    The sun is the original source of nearly all our    6   . It is mostly made of hydrogen (氢), 7    it also contains nearly every other kind of atom (原子 )that exists on the earth. The sun obtains its energy from a process of fusion (溶解) in which hydrogen atoms are changed into helium (氦) atoms    8    extreme heat and pressure. This process creates a great noise, but we cannot hear it because    9    does not travel through empty space.

    Our sun is not even    10    large or bright compared to    11    stars. Stars vary in size from smaller than the earth to large enough to hold a good part of our solar system (太阳系)! The    12    of a star shows its temperature. A star may be red, yellow, white, or blue.

    The nearest star is 4.3 light years from the earth. A light year is the    13    light travels in one year, or about    6    million miles. The    14    stars are billions of light years away. Some are    15    far away that if they were to blow up today, their light would continue to be seen from the earth    16    a million years! Our sun is part of a great galaxy (星系) of    30  billion stars called the Milky Way.    17  , there are billions of galaxies within    18    of our telescopes and countless billions beyond. The bigness of space quite __19  human comprehension. How exciting it is to live in an age    20    human beings have begun to explore that space.

    1．

A. cold　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. hot

C. cool　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. warm

    2．

A. solid　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. water

C. steam　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. air

    3．

A. surface　　　　　　　　　　   B. center

C. middle　　　　　　　　　　    D. bottom

    4．

A. away　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. from

C. far　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. within

    5．

A. lined　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. stood

C. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tied

    6．

A. food　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. things

C. energy　　　　　　　　　　    D. lives

    7．

A. however　　　　　　　　　　 B. while

C. although　　　　　　　　　　 D. even if

    8．

A. under　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. by

C. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. with

    9．

A. explosion　　　　　　　　    B. noise

C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. sound

    10．

A. very　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. relatively

C. specially　　　　　　　　　　 D. especially

    11．

A. another　　　　　　　　　　   B. other

C. others　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the others

    12．

A. surface　　　　　　　　　　   B. bigness

C. color　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. light

    13．

A. distance　　　　　　　　　　  B. space

C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. place

    14．

A. farthest　　　　　　　　　　   B. smallest

C. biggest　　　　　　　　　　   D. nearest

    15．

A. too　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. such

C. quite　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. so

    16．

A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. by

    17．

A. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Beside

C. Nevertheless　　　　　　   D. In addition

    18．

A. distance　　　　　　　　　　  B. range

C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. space

    19．

A. beyond　　　　　　　　　　   B. outside

C. out of　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. far from

    20．

A. where　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

    Located about 93 million miles    4    the earth, the sun has a diameter (直径) that is nearly equal to 109 of our ear ths    5    up like a row of beach balls, and a mass that is about 330 000 times the mass of the earth.

    The sun is the original source of nearly all our    6   . It is mostly made of hydrogen (氢), 7    it also contains nearly every other kind of atom (原子 )that exists on the earth. The sun obtains its energy from a process of fusion (溶解) in which hydrogen atoms are changed into helium (氦) atoms    8    extreme heat and pressure. This process creates a great noise, but we cannot hear it because    9    does not travel through empty space.

    Our sun is not even    10    large or bright compared to    11    stars. Stars vary in size from smaller than the earth to large enough to hold a good part of our solar system (太阳系)! The    12    of a star shows its temperature. A star may be red, yellow, white, or blue.

    The nearest star is 4.3 light years from the earth. A light year is the    13    light travels in one year, or about    6    million miles. The    14    stars are billions of light years away. Some are    15    far away that if they were to blow up today, their light would continue to be seen from the earth    16    a million years! Our sun is part of a great galaxy (星系) of    30  billion stars called the Milky Way.    17  , there are billions of galaxies within    18    of our telescopes and countless billions beyond. The bigness of space quite __19  human comprehension. How exciting it is to live in an age    20    human beings have begun to explore that space.

    1．

A. cold　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. hot

C. cool　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. warm

    2．

A. solid　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. water

C. steam　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. air

    3．

A. surface　　　　　　　　　　   B. center

C. middle　　　　　　　　　　    D. bottom

    4．

A. away　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. from

C. far　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. within

    5．

A. lined　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. stood

C. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tied

    6．

A. food　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. things

C. energy　　　　　　　　　　    D. lives

    7．

A. however　　　　　　　　　　 B. while

C. although　　　　　　　　　　 D. even if

    8．

A. under　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. by

C. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. with

    9．

A. explosion　　　　　　　　    B. noise

C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. sound

    10．

A. very　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. relatively

C. specially　　　　　　　　　　 D. especially

    11．

A. another　　　　　　　　　　   B. other

C. others　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the others

    12．

A. surface　　　　　　　　　　   B. bigness

C. color　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. light

    13．

A. distance　　　　　　　　　　  B. space

C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. place

    14．

A. farthest　　　　　　　　　　   B. smallest

C. biggest　　　　　　　　　　   D. nearest

    15．

A. too　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. such

C. quite　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. so

    16．

A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. by

    <
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span>17．

A. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Beside

C. Nevertheless　　　　　　   D. In addition

    18．

A. distance　　　　　　　　　　  B. range

C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. space

    19．

A. beyond　　　　　　　　　　   B. outside

C. out of　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. far from

    20．

A. where　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because