What’s A Real Friend?

You can have the same neighbors for years．You love them or you think you love them．And you hope that they love you．But do you ever really understand them?

    Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for 15 years．We were good friends all the time．I enjoy friendship．I think it's the best thing in the world．And friendship with the Kemps was easy because they seemed to welcome it．

    They were interesting and clever people．Their house caught fire twice, and twice the whole family slept in mine．They are always losing things like money, keys and watches．Pictures fell off the walls, the children fell out of bed …

    I was their neighbor and their friend．Life was always interesting, never dull．Best of all, I liked the whole family．

    One day, I lit a fire in the garden to burn some rubbish．After some time Charlie Kemp came out of his house and walked up the road．

    “Morning, Charlie,” I said, “lovely day, isn’t it?” He smiled at me and nodded．I went on with my work．

Twenty minutes later, a policeman arrived．He walked into my garden and said, “You’ll have to put out that fire．Your neighbor has complained (抱怨) to us．He doesn't like the smell．”

“My neighbor …?” I asked．

    “Yes,” the policeman took out his notebook and read, “Charlie Kemp．He lives next door, doesn’t he?”

How many years did Charlie kemp and his family live next door to the writer?

A.5 years       B.10 years        C.15 years       D.20 years

What things do the Charlie kemp’s family lose?

    A.pen        B.book       C.money and keys      D.clothes

According to the passage, ________．

A．Charlie Kemp is the author's neighbor and his real good friend

B．Charlie Kemp is the author's neighbor but not his real good friend

C．Charlie Kemp treats the author as his real good friend

D．the author doesn't treat Charlie Kemp as his real good friend

The author was blamed by the policeman because ________．

A．he was found burning the rubbish by the policeman

B．he was found polluting the environment by burning the rubbish

C．his neighbor Charlie Kemp complained(抱怨) about his action and called the policeman

D．he burnt something of his neighbors

The author's experience tells us that ________．

A．a friend in need is a friend indeed

B．it is difficult to understand a person, even your friend

C．anyone is sure to be friendly to you if you are friendly to him

D．friendship is the best thing in the world

 (10·浙江)

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be _21_ Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d  22  ?” Just when I started to  23  that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women  24  at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of  25  that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t  26  . Somebody had thought  27  of me to bring me a gift. 

      Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my  28  Christmas there special and memorable, I  29  remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of  30  for as many children as I could possibly reach.

      So I  31  a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,  32  with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were  33  . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I   34  them that they couldn’t open their presents  35  every child had come forward. Finally the  36  they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles  37  up the room. The  38  in the room was obvious, and  39  wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew  40  that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter. 

   21.  A. sending        B. receiving        C. making      D. exchanging

 22.  A. found          B. prepared        C. got          D. expected

23.  A. doubt          B. hope            C. suggest      D. accept

24.  A. broke in        .B. settled down     C. turned up     D. showed off

25.  A. relief           B. loss            C. achievement   D. justice

26.  A. blamed          B. loved           C. forgotten     D. affected   

27.  A. highly           B. little            C. poorly       D. enough

28.  A. present          B. first             C. recent        D. previous

29.  A. hardly           B. instantly         C. regularly      D. occasionally

30.  A. strength          B. independence     C. importance    D. safety

31.  A. kept up with      B. caught up with     C. came up with  D. put up with

32.  A. none            B. few              C. some         D. each

33.  A. fine             B. special            C. helpful       D. normal

34.  A. reminded         B. guaranteed        C. convinced     D. promised

35.  A. after             B. until              C. when        D. since

36.  A. chance           B. gift               C. moment      D. reward

37.  A. lit               B. took              C. burned       D. cheered

38.  A. atmosphere       B. sympathy           C. calmness     D. joy

39.  A. it                B. such               C. something   D. everybody

40.  A. by               B. till                C. for         D. from

    

 (10·江西A篇)

Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.

He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.

With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously—but without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital—and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your way out of it.”

On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.” Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden. Off his bike and into the cool water he lived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone. Dragging himself out of the dam, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother.

“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover,” laughed his mother with relief. “Thank goodness you didn’t panic!” But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow.

56. Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?

A. He was riding to school.

B. He was listening to a strange sound.

C. He was going fishing with his father.

D. He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.

57. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?

A. They crowded like a black cloud.

B. They shocked and terrified Andy.

C. They tried to attack Andy in a mass.

D. They made Andy stay in hospital for two days.

58. How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?

A. He asked Mr. Nelson for help.

B. He did himself under the water.

C. He rushed into the Nelson house.

D. He rode off in the opposite direction.

59. Which of the following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?

A. No pains, no gains.

B. Once bitten, twice shy.

C. Where there is a will, there is a way.

D. In time of danger, one’s mind works fast.

  

 (10·陕西C篇)

The 1900 house

  The bowler family was one of more than 400 families who applied to 1900 house, a reality TV shout which took a typical family back a hundred years to se how people lived in the days before the internet, computer games and even electricity.

  The bowler family spent three months in a London home without a telephone, computers, TV, or fast food. The bowlers wore clothes from 1900, are only food available in English at that time, and cooked their meals on a single stove. Paul bowler still went to work every day in a then uniform. The children changed their clothes on the way to and from school and their classmates didn’t know about then unusual home life. Joyce stayed at home, cooking and cleaning like a typical housewife of the time, though everything took three times as long.

 So does Joyce think that people’s lives were better in the old days?

 “I think people in the old days had just ad many troubles and worries,” Joyce said.

And I don’t think their life was better or worse, there were lots of things back then that

I’m happy I don’t have to deal with nowadays, but on the other hand life was simpler.” “We had a lot more time with our family, and it was hard being nice to each other all the time,” eleven-year-old Hilary said.

   So what did the Bowler family miss most about modern life while living in the 1900 house?

   Paul, 39:” telephone and a hot shower”

   Joyce, 44:” a quick cup of tea from a kettle you could just turn on”

   Hilary, 11:” rock CD”

   Joseph, 9:” hamburger and computer games”

54. While the Bowler family was living in 1900 house, _____.                         

A the mother spent more time on housework

B the two children wore the then clothes for school

C they prepared their meals together on a stove

D they ate simple foods they had never seen

55. According to Paragraph 4, what’s Joyce’s opinion about life in 1900?               

A There were fewer problems for the family

B Life was simpler but worse than it is now

C There were things she liked and disliked

D The family had more time to stay together

56. What would Hilary expect most from modern life in the three months?              

A To play computer games             B. To make phone calls

C To listen to music                  D. To chat on the Internet   

  

 (10·重庆A篇)

One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的) to the most powerful came for breakfast. I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled. He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone. I asked if I might join him. He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast.

We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide rang of things. We never introduced ourselves. I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked,

“My I get you something ?”

“A coffee would be nice.”

Then I bought him a cup of coffee, We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee, Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit. At the door I met one of my friends. He asked,

“How did you get to know Mr. Galbreath?”

“Who?”

“The man you were sitting with. He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs.”

I could hardly believe it. I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world’s richest and most powerful men!

My few minutes with Mr. Galbreath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and no matter another human being with kindness and sincerity.

56. What does the underlined word “disheveled” mean?

A. Unfriendly.         B. Untidy.         C. Gentle.         D. Kind.

57. The author bought coffee for the old man because     

A. he thought the old man was poor

B. he wanted to start a conversation

C. he intended to show his politeness

D. he would like to thank the old man

58. How did the author probably feel after he talked with his friend?

A. Proud.         B. Pitiful.          C. Surprised.          D. Regretful

59. What is the message mainly expressed in the story?

A. We should learn to be generous.

B. It is honorable to help those in need.

C. People in high positions are not like what we expect.

D. We should avoid judging people by their appearances.