＃117: Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself?
Kate Join Date: March, 2010 Location: the United Kingdom	I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to Paris. However, Vades is more athletic than me.
Ditlady Join Date: April, 2010 Location: Canada	I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me.
Harbinger Join Date: May, 2010	Hi, everyone! I had a cold last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have both kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.

6. Where is Kate going next month?
A. To the USA.         B. To the UK.        C. To Italy.            D. To France.
7. What’s Libby like?
A. She’s as beautiful as Ditlady.          B. She’s more outgoing than Ditlady.
C. She’s as quiet as Ditlady.             D. She’s more athletic than Ditlady.
8. What was the matter with Harbinger last week?
A. He had a cold.                       B. He had a headache.
C. He had a fever.                       D. He had a toothache.
9. What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?
A. Those who are different from him.        B. Those who are the same as him.
C. He doesn’t like to make friends.          D. He likes to have different kinds of friends.
10. What does the underlined word “similar” mean?
A. 一致的          B. 相似的          C. 友好的           D. 简单的

 

＃117: Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself?
Kate Join Date: March, 2011 Location: the United Kingdom	I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to Paris. However, Vades is more athletic than me.
Ditlady Join Date: april, 2011 Location: Canada	I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me.
Harbinger Join Date: May, 2011	Hi, everyone! I went to see the dentist last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have both kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.

1.Where is Kate going next month?

A. To the USA.        B. To the UK.    C. To Italy.           D. To France.

2.What’s Libby like?

A．She’s as beautiful as Ditlady.              B．She’s more outgoing than Ditlady.

C．She’s as quiet as Ditlady.                 D．She’s more athletic than Ditlady.

3.What was the matter with Harbinger last week?

A．He had a cold.                          B．He had a headache.

C．He had a fever.                         D．He had a toothache.

4.What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?

A．Those who are different from him.          B．Those who are the same as him.

C．He doesn’t like to make friends.           D．He likes to have both kinds of friends.

5.What does the underlined word “similar” mean?

A．一致的           B．相似的           C．友好的           D．简单的

 

—________?

—She is of medium height.

A．What’s she like?	B．How is she?
C．What does she like?	D．How does she like?

 

---- _________ ?

--- He is funny and friendly.

A．What does he look like	B．What’s he like
C．What is he	D．What is he doing

 

Sharks frighten most of us, but Daniel Weaver, a shark scientist, swims with them for a living! We asked him some questions about this unusual job.

So Daniel, what’s it like to be a shark scientist?

Well, it’s a great job. I often travel to faraway places like South Africa and Fiji to study sharks. On the other hand, a shark scientist sometimes does boring desk work, such as writing reports. Also, shark scientists don’t usually get paid a lot.

What qualities (品质) do you need to become a shark scientist?

Shark scientists need to be wise and strong. They enjoy working outdoors and they have to be cool and patient (耐心). They also have to be quite brave!

So do you think it’s a dangerous job?

Well, sharks have up to 15 rows of sharp teeth. However, sharks hardly attack (攻击) humans. There are over 350 kinds of sharks in the world and only about 10 are dangerous to us. In fact, dogs kill more people every year than sharks! Humans kill over 12 million sharks a year for food and sport!

How do you become a shark scientist?

A shark scientist usually studies Marine Science or Zoology at university. It’s also good to get some work experience in an aquarium (水族馆). In my opinion, I have the best job in the world!

1._______ questions were asked about Daniel’s unusual job.

   A. One           B. Two          C. Three            D. Four

2.As a shark scientist, Daniel _______.

   A. studies sharks in his neighbourhood           B. makes lots of money

   C. swims with sharks for a living                D. only writes reports on sharks

3.In Daniel’s opinion, one needs to be _______ to become a shark scientist.

   ①excited       ②patient      ③brave    ④strong       ⑤wise

   A. ①②③④       B. ①③④⑤      C. ②③④⑤      D. ①②④⑤

4.The underlined “Marine Science” and “Zoology” must be two _______ at university.

   A. subjects          B. books            C. scientists       D. prizes

5.From the passage we can know that _______.

   A. sharks are likely to attack humans

   B. dogs are as dangerous as sharks to humans

   C. sharks are not dangerous to humans at all

   D. humans do more harm to sharks than sharks do to humans