A friend is better than fortune. A friend is worse than poison in some cases. 
The two sentences above have opposite meanings and seem to be unreasonable, but they can be explained as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us into bad ways.
　　My ideal friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below — he has no bad habits, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality (节俭). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares the feelings of his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characteristics that I don’t have. I can follow him as a model. With his help I can be free from all difficulties.
Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence of the word “failure”.
【小题1】This passage tells us ____.

Friend is better than fortune. Friend is worse than poison in some cases. The two sentences above are opposite and seem to be unreasonable, but they can be explained as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us to wrong ways.

My ideal friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below---he has no bad likings, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality (节俭). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares feelings with his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characters better than mine. I can follow him as a model. With his help I am free from all difficulties.

Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence of the word "failure".

This passage tells us ______.

A. how to make friends with others

B. how the writer' s friend helps him

C. what kind of person the writer's friend is

D. what kind of person we should make friends with

According to the author, an ideal friend is ______.

A. a bad friend          B. a false friend     

C. a true friend           D. a lovely friend

From the passage we can learn that ______.

A. the writer and his ideal friend have a lot to learn from each other

B. the writer has a lot to learn from his ideal friend

C. the writer's ideal friend has a lot to learn from him

D. the writer has only a little to learn from his ideal friend

All day long he flew, and at night-time he arrived at the city. “Where shall I put up?” he said; “I hope the town has made preparations.”

Then he saw the statue(雕像) on the tall column.

“I will put up there, ” he cried; “it is a fine position, with plenty of fresh air.” So he flew down and settled just between the feet of the Happy Prince.

“I have a golden bedroom,” he said softly to himself as he looked around, and he prepared to go to sleep; but just as he was putting his head under his wing, a large drop of water fell on him.

“What a curious thing!” he cried; “there is not a single cloud in the sky, the stars are quite clear and bright, and yet it is raining. The climate in the north of Europe is really terrible. ”

Then another drop fell.

“What is the use of a statue if it cannot keep the rain off?” he said; “I must look for a good chimney-pot,” and he determined to fly away.

But before he had opened his wings, a third drop fell, and he looked up, and saw –AH! What did he see?

The eyes of the Happy Prince were filled with tears, and tears were running down his golden cheeks. His face was so beautiful in the moonlight that the little Swallow was filled with pity.

“Who are you? ” he said.

“ I am the Happy Prince. ”

“ Why are you weeping(哭泣) then?” asked the Swallow; “you have quite wetted me.”

“When I was alive and had a human heart, ” answered the statue, “I did not know what tears were, for I lived in Palace of Sans-Souci(无忧宫)，where sorrow is not allowed to enter. In the daytime I played with my companions in the garden, and in the evening I led the dance in the Great Hall. Round the garden ran a very high wall, but I never cared to ask what lay beyond it, everything about me was so beautiful. People called me the Happy Prince, and happy indeed I was, if pleasure be happiness. So I lived, and so I died. And now that I am dead they have set me up here so high that I can see all the ugliness and all the misery of my city, and though my heart is made of lead(铅), yet I can’t choose but weep.”

“ What! Is he not solid gold? ” said the Swallow himself. He was too polite to make any personal remarks out loud.

1. The Swallow wanted to put up when he arrived at the city because_______.

A. he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince.

B. he flew into a lovely golden bedroom.

C. he had a whole-day flight and wanted to sleep.

D. it was night and a rain was likely to come soon.

2. Why did the Swallow feel curious when a drop of water fell on him?

   A. Because of the heavy rain though there was no cloud in the sky.

   B. Because the statue couldn’t keep the rain off though made of gold.

   C. Because he thought it was raining despite bright and clear stars.

   D. Because he couldn’t understand why the Happy Prince was weeping.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Seeing the Prince’s beautiful face, the Swallow had pity on him.

   B. The Swallow flew away immediately he found it was raining.

   C. The Prince lived happily because he didn’t know what tears were.

   D. The Swallow had wanted to find a good chimney-pot but failed.

3. What made the Happy Prince weep according to the passage?

   A. The high wall stopping him from going out.

   B. His not being able to play with his companions.

   C. His sudden death and his statue being too high.

   D. The hard life of the people and his inability to help.

A friend is better than fortune. A friend is worse than poison in some cases. 

The two sentences above have opposite meanings and seem to be unreasonable, but they can be explained as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us into bad ways.

　　My ideal friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below — he has no bad habits, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality (节俭). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares the feelings of his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characteristics that I don’t have. I can follow him as a model. With his help I can be free from all difficulties.

Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence of the word “failure”.

1.This passage tells us ____.

　  A. how to make friends with others         B. how to help friends

　  C. what kind of person the writer’s friend is

　  D. what kind of person we should make friends with

2.According to the writer, an ideal friend refers to _______. 

　  A. a friend without bad habits           　B. a famous man

　  C. a perfect man                       D. a respectable man

3.From the passage we can learn that ________. 

　  A. the writer and his ideal friend have a lot to learn from each other

　  B. the writer has a lot to learn from his ideal friend

　  C. the writer’s ideal friend has a lot to learn from him

　  D. the writer has only a little to learn from his ideal friend

4.From the second paragraph, we can infer the writer is sure that _______. 

　  A. friendship means a great deal to him

　  B. nothing can be done without friends

　  C. he who does not smoke or drink must be a good friend

D. good friends should always help each other

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A cat which became famous in Britain for riding on the buses around the southern English city of Plymouth has died after being killed by a car.
Casper, a 12 -year-old black and white cat,   26   leave his house, trotted （慢跑） across the street to the bus stop, queued with bus passengers and'waited for his 27 ．He then hopped（跳跃） on the number3 bus to find his  28   seat to curl up on before hopping off at his 29 ．The cat was so clever that he knew  30   stop to get off and drivers made sure that he wouldn' t get off at some random（随意的）   31 ．Also, the cat seemed to know where to get back  32 , and then he trotted off home．Many local people also knew Casper, who loved everyone and also enjoyed the 33 ourneys, It seemed that 12 -year-old Casper had discovered a very efficient way to 34   the English city of  Plymouth in his golden years．
However, one day ,   35 a motorist hit him and did not stop．Casper was then, in fact, crossing the street to lcatch his usual No．3 bus   36   he was struck by the car．Our friend, Caspar ___37 his injuries．On hearing the news of his death, many people were 38  . A company spokesman said in a statement that Casper _39_ many people' s lives and clearly had a very  40 life traveling around Plymouth．He also suspected that Casper was telling all the other cats in the heaven a bout the many  41_he had experienced． 
Casper' s owner, 55 -year - old Susan Finden, said he had always been a free spirit and was named   42   the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost, because of his habit of 43 off．Finden ．posted a sign at Casper' s bus stop to let people know, that they' d no longer be enjoying the company of the cat of whom they'd grown so  44 ．
Casper was a special cat and he had a wonderful life．A  45  of the cat will continue to be used on one of the company' s buses. He will be missed for ever.
26．A．used to              B．liked to              C．hated to          D．had to
27．A．time                B．turn                C．place      D．order
28．A．best               B．favpritest             C． most          D．favorite
29．A．destination          B．determination       C．decision              D．description
30．A．where              B．at which             C．what          D．in which
31．A．station            B．stop   C．spot   D．scene
32．A．up                  B．down                C．off      D．on     
33．A．bus                 B．car    C．rail           D．air
34．A．get across           B．get through         C．get down           D．get around
35．A．sadly               B．luckily          C．happily        D．strangely
36．A．while               B．as                 C．when            D．then
37．A．died off               B．died from            C．died down         D．died away
38．A．shocked              B．interested           C．surprised         D．excited
39．A．changed             B．touched            C．turned        D．challenged
40．A．discouraging         B．discouraged         C．excited         D．exciting
41．A．adventures          B．accidents           C．friends        D．incidents
42．A．by                  B．from                C．through             D．after
43．A．wondering            B．wandering          C．cutting             D．going
44．A．familiar             B．similar              C．fond           D．popular
45．A．picture              B．signal               C．movie        D．card