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　　Friendship is unconditional and uncritical, based only on mutual respect and the ability to enjoy each other's company．These authority figures never saw the way one of us could do something outrageous(令人不可容忍的), and the rest of us would joke about it for days．We could have fun doing absolutely nothing at all－because the 　　1　　 we provided each other with was enough．Rather than discussing operas, Lewinsky, or the weather, we enjoyed just 　　2　　 each other without any one of us trying to outsmart the others．Still, I realize that these adults had a 　　3　　 to be concerned about the direction my friends were 　　4　　; I also was concerned for them, but I wasn't about to 　　5　　 them．

　　Many times I would advise my friends that some activity may be 　　6　　 or to think things through before doing something, but I would never claim to hold the moral high ground and to condescend(屈尊)to them．When Marvin would begin rolling joints, when Alisa would tell me she skipped school because of a hangover, or when Merriam would tell me that her new boyfriend was in a street gang, I expressed my discomfort with their 　　7　　．However, I never 　　8　　 them with the threat of taking my friendship away．Contrary to the commercials on television, you can have 　　9　　 who use drugs．In fact, probably everyone does without 　　10　　 it．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。

　　In 1930, a young African American, Vivien T．Thomas, a professional carpenter, was hired as a lab assistant by a famous white doctor named Dr．Alfred Blalock．Although he 　　1　　 went to college, he had an enormous 　　2　　 to learn and explore the power of knowledge．Whenever Dr．Blalock left his office, young Thomas used to 　　3　　 study the medical books on the shelves of the office．

　　Thomas 　　4　　 a great interest in learning more and more about 　　5　　 when he started to assist Blalock during his practice of surgeries on dogs．　　6　　 Dr．Blalock understood Thomas's ability to help him perform a complicated surgery, he still did not 　　7　　 Thomas as a smart person because of the social 　　8　　 of prejudice towards African Americans．

　　Dr．Blalock wanted to 　　9　　 to believe that Thomas was just a(n) 　　10　　 by profession and a lab assistant．Employees, white or black, at the hospital could not 　　11　　 that an African American, Thomas, could run the lab．He was the 　　12　　 and thus a history maker．

　　In those days, the society expected that black people were 　　13　　 to be janitors(管理员)．Despite this reality, Thomas’ cleverness, perseverance, and passion had 　　14　　 a need in Dr．Blalock's mind．Thomas ran John Hopkins Hospital's surgical(外科的)lab 　　15　　 Dr．Blalock．At the time, all other 　　16　　 employees in the hospital were janitors．Dr．Blalock and Thomas became a 　　17　　 and conducted a joint research that 　　18　　 the first heart surgery performed at John Hopkins University Hospital in 1941．

　　Many years later, Thomas's contribution was 　　19　　 and he was eventually awarded an honorary doctorate, for his creative work in the 　　20　　 procedures of modern cardiac(心脏病的)surgery．As he became Dr．Thomas, he also inspired and lifted the confidence of the future generation．He used his knowledge for the betterment of humankind．

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阅读理解

阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　(1) America started the Internet Revolution, but it is my belief that it cannot finish it．Instead China will finish it．America is a very old country, over 200 years old, and so it has many prejudices and habits that defy logic (不合逻辑)．For example, America is the only country that still does not use the metric system．Because of such prejudices and habits, America cannot finish the Internet Revolution．

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　　(3) Today, America is like the Britain of the 19^th century and China is like America of that time．The symbol of success for today’s America is Silicon Valley．There, computer entrepreneurs (企业家) can become billionaires before they turn 30．However, American society does not accept these newly rich, preferring to them “computer geeks (艺人)”．Besides, American companies do not respect their employees - Chinese graduate students．They think of these workers only as tools．

　　(4) Although Chinese students still desire to go to the United States, one day, as their home country becomes richer, they will want respect more than money．

　　(5) China is the world’s youngest economic power, filled with great hope about the future, which means that it lacks prejudices and is able to adapt to new technology quickly．A Chinese company can install the latest computer much more cheaply than American company．

　　(6) Chinese also respect entrepreneurs and computer engineers, but Americans think it is “uncool” to know how to work the computer．Every Chinese student loves the computer．Zhongguancun, China’s Silicon Valley, is quickly becoming another heart and center of Chinese company．

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