Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don't get along well, which doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. We miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.
There's more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people if those don't have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.
小题1:The first paragraph tells us __________.

A．none needs friends

B．we always need friends around us

C．making friends is the need in people's life

D．we need to be alone

小题2:Which of the following is what the writer doesn't say in the passage?

A．People are happy when their friends leave them.

B．People may never see their friends after their friends move away.

C．Everyone needs friends.

D．People like their friends very much if they get to know them.

小题3: If people have friends, they would live longer, because __________.

A．they feel happier and healthier

B．they get a lot of help from their friends

C．they take better care of themselves

D．both A and C

小题4:This passage tells us __________.

A．that people are all friends	B．that people need friends
C．how to get to know friends	D．how to name a place

Two sons worked for their father on the family farm. For some years, the 16 brother had been given more 17 to do than the older one. The older brother couldn’t 18 why, so one day he asked his father the 19 why he always trusted (信任) his younger brother to do more work.
The father said, "Go to the Kelly’s 20 nearby and see if they have any 21 to sell."
The older brother soon 22 with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can 23 to us."
That father then said, "Good, now please ask them the 24 for the ducks."
The son returned, "The ducks are ￡10 each."
The father asked, "25 can they deliver (交付) the ducks?"
The son returned, "They can deliver the ducks tomorrow."
The father asked the older brother to 26 and watch. He then said to the younger brother, "Go to the Davidson’s Farm and see if they have any ducks for sale."
The younger brother soon returned with the 27 , "Yes, they have 28 ducks for ￡10 each, 29 ten ducks for ￡8 each; and they can 30 them tomorrow —I asked them to deliver the five ducks 31 I told them not to in the next hour. We agreed that if I wanted the 32 five ducks I could buy them at ￡6 each."
The father 33 the older son, who nodded his head. He now 34 why his brother was given more work. His younger brother was actually 35 at it than he was.

小题1:	A．cleverer B．younger C．taller D．bigger

小题2:	A．work B．money C．lands D．times

小题3:	A．agree B．notice C．guess D．understand

小题4:	A．thought B．fact C．reason D．result

小题5:	A．shop B．office C．factory D．farm

小题6:	A．ducks B．chickens C．pigs D．cows

小题7:	A．appeared B．returned C．brought D．arrived

小题8:	A．send B．sell C．lend D．give

小题9:	A．price B．date C．number D．size

小题10:

A．When B．Where C．How D．Why

小题11:

A．research B．examine C．teach D．wait

小题12:

A．idea B．work C．answer D．solution

小题13:

A．five B．eight C．nine D．ten

小题14:

A．nor B．or C．if D．as

小题15:

A．prepare B．deliver C．order D．provide

小题16:

A．after B．until C．unless D．while

小题17:

A．normal B．extra C．usual D．last

小题18:

A．looked at B．laughed at C．listened to D．wrote to

小题19:

A．wondered B．knew C．promised D．noticed

小题20:

A．worse B．better C．younger D．kinder

John once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞耻) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.
When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.
As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder, "There it is," His eyes was filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."
小题1:According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.

A．pleasure

B．forgiveness(原谅）

C．happiness

D．education

小题2:The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by ________.

A．anger

B．interest

C．worry

D．happiness

小题3:Why was Michael asked to watch for the apple tree?

A．The young man was afraid that he was refused by his family.

B．The young man’s seat was far from the window.

C．The young man was afraid of seeing the white ribbons in the tree.

D．The young man was sure that his family would accept him.

小题4:Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?

A．The young man couldn’t live with his family.

B．There were many white ribbons on the apple tree.

C．He was afraid.

D．The young man was very sad.

If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   31  to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows    32 
I do not   33  hearing the words from my father when I was growing up.   34 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had   35 said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to _36_ the ice and make the first   37_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _ 38  and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a   39  at the other end and he awkwardly   40 _, “Well, same back at you!”
I was unexpectedly   41  and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   42  asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad   43  our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__44 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this   45  moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   46 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly   47  death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times   __48 , I have   49  if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   50  the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

小题1:	A．works out B．breaks out C．turns out D．comes out

小题2:	A．wiser B．busier C．older D．weaker

小题3:	A．enjoy B．remember C．mind D．regret

小题4:	A．Fortunately B．Truthfully C．Naturally D．Obviously

小题5:D

A．only

B．never

C．last

D．first

小题6:D

A．melt

B．build

C．strike

D．break

小题7:A

A．complaint

B．promise

C．impression

D．move

小题8:B  

A．words

B．ideas

C．strength

D．attention

小题9:	A．sigh B．cry C．voice D．silence

小题10:

A．refused B．shouted C．explained D．replied

小题11:

A．frightened B．touched C．shocked D．annoyed

小题12:

A．excitedly B．sadly C．willingly D．nervously

小题13:

A．continued B．checked C．interrupted D．ended

小题14:

A．accepted B．expected C．learned D．heard

小题15:

A．quiet B．difficult C．special D．different

小题16:

A．level B．idea C．world D．end

小题17:

A．managed B．escaped C．avoided D．faced

小题18:

A．then B．ago C．before D．since

小题19:

A．realized B．found C．doubted D．wondered

小题20:

A．challenged B．experienced C．survived D．received

Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room. One man was allowed to _16_ up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was _17_ the room’s only window. The other man on the other side of the room had to _18_ all his time lying on his back in bed.
Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up he _19_ pass the time by describing to his _20 all the things he could see outside the window. “The window overlooks a _21_ with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans play on the water _22_ children sail their model boats. Young lovers walk _23_ among flowers of every colour. Grand old trees grace(装扮) the landscape, and a fine _24_ of the city skyline can be seen in the distance.” As the man by the window _25_ all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and _26_ the scene.
Days and weeks passed. On morning, the day nurse came only to find the man by the window had died _27_ in his sleep. When the man’s body was _28_, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the _29_. The nurse agreed and after making sure he was _30_, she left. Slowly and painfully, the man raised himself _31_ to take his first look at the _32_ world outside by himself. But to his _33_, he found it faced nothing _34_ a blank wall.
In fact, the man by the window was _35_ and could not even see the wall. He just wanted to encourage his roommate.

小题1:	A．wake B．climb C．sit D．stand

小题2:	A．well above B．just over C．far from D．next to

小题3:	A．spend B．lose C．waste D．save

小题4:	A．could B．would C．might D．should

小题5:	A．doctor B．nurse C．friend D．roommate

小题6:	A．wall B．street C．fence D．park

小题7:	A．when B．while C．since D．though

小题8:	A．step by step B．arm in arm C．face to face D．one by one

小题9:	A．view B．sign C．symbol D．mark

小题10:

A．explained B．described C．watched D．heard

小题11:

A．think B．expect C．imagine D．guess

小题12:

A．peacefully B．bravely C．helplessly D．sadly

小题13:

A．put away B．taken away C．picked up D．caught up

小题14:

A．wall B．park C．lake D．window

小题15:

A．dead B．amazed C．comfortable D．encouraged

小题16:

A．planning B．trying C．refusing D．wishing

小题17:

A．previous B．embarrassing C．beautiful D．favorite

小题18:

A．horror B．delight C．surprise D．sadness

小题19:

A．like B．as C．but D．and

小题20:

A．dead B．deaf C．pitiful D．blind

When my mom came home from the hospital with twins, I was excited at the very beginning. I couldn’t 36 to play with them and be the best big sister ever.
Everyone was coming over to our house to hold the babies and 37  presents to the babies and talk nonstop how  38  the babies were. Then they’d pull out their cameras, and just  39  I was about to say “cheese”, they’d run over to my perfectly perfect little brothers and take 40  of them. At that time I was thinking, “Why can’t I be little again so I can be the one getting all the 41 ?”
When my aunt Camille got  42 , my mom spent forever finding the perfect clothes for them. On the day of the  43 , my twin brothers had the cutest and prettiest clothes. And then there was me, just sitting and watching in my  44  dress.
After the ceremony, all I 45  was how sweet and lovely the twins were.
I definitely  46  that they were wonderful, but I couldn’t help feeling  47  and invisible (看不见的).
There was a big  48  after the wedding. Aunt Camille and her nice new 49  had the first dance, and then everyone started 50  like crazy including me. I 51   my uncomfortable dress shoes, and I danced and danced and danced! It  52  one of the most fun times I’ve had in my entire life.
The very 53 part was when my aunt and I took my twin brothers by the hands and  54  them some dance moves. Teaching them was such a cool thing. I 55  then what a huge waste of time feeling jealous is when you can kick off your shoes and enjoy life!

小题1:	A．go B．wait C．stand D．help

小题2:	A．make B．create C．give D．show

小题3:	A．lovable B．smart C．active D．strong

小题4:	A．since B．after C．before D．as

小题5:	A．care B．photos C．advantage D．measures

小题6:	A．support B．attention C．impressions D．opportunities

小题7:	A．married B．praised C．elected D．promoted

小题8:	A．performance B．celebration C．wedding D．concert

小题9:	A．ugly B．attractive C．new D．regular

小题10:

A．thought B．heard C．remembered D．reminded

小题11:

A．agreed B．ignored C．forgot D．expected

小题12:

A．satisfied B．foolish C．unimportant D．excited

小题13:

A．cake B．party C．surprise D．gift

小题14:

A．friend B．husband C．baby D．partner

小题15:

A．singing B．drinking C．dancing D．chatting

小题16:

A．took off B．took over C．took up D．took in

小题17:

A．encouraged B．became C．wasted D．appeared

小题18:

A．nervous B．curious C．best D．quietest

小题19:

A．taught B．passed C．lent D．warned

小题20:

A．imagined B．calculated C．announced D．realized

Tomorrow evening I will be interviewed on stage by a museum official. I will be an interpreter, talking from experience as a disability rights lawyer and activist.
In “special” schools and camps for children with physical and mental disabilities, I grew up knowing we were a category of person that the world did not want. Most of us had a story of some doctor advising our parents to put up away or to let us die. We owed our survival to parents who had irrationally(不理性地) bonded with us. We knew we were lucky and hoped our luck would hold. To increase the chance of surviving, we tended to be charming. We developed thick skins.
By the time I roll onto the stage the next night, I’ve thought a lot about there and here, then and now. When the first question comes, I tell them about my fascination with the wheelchair, and somehow it sounds funny, and laughter fills the room. We talk from the horror of Nazis killing (Nazis once killed the disabled patients as useless) to a funny confession that I, too, tend to stare at disabled people on the street.
What has come over me? In this room, people with disabilities in thrilling variety make me feel at home. Here people, disabled and not, are gathered by choice.
I haven’t forgotten that 2 million people remain in US disability institutions, that some disabled children still cannot attend mainstream schools, that too many of us live in poverty. But I can’t hold onto anger and sorrow for I feel a shared sense of possibility, a drive for a world that will embrace both the fit and the unfit and hold them so dear that the division dies.
小题1:What’s the author according to the passage?

A．A disabled lawyer.	B．A reporter.
C．An actor	D．An interviewer

小题2:The underlined phrase “thick skins” in the second paragraph probably means__.

A．with more clothes

B．making skin dirty

C．caring nothing of ignorance

D．growing more slowly than others

小题3:The second paragraph is mainly focused on ________.

A．the growth of the disabled people

B．the hatred of the disabled people

C．the love of the disabled people

D．the appreciation of the disabled people

小题4:It can be sensed but not clearly stated that the author________.

A．likes to be interviewed in a museum

B．can tell funny stories

C．has charming personality

D．is humorous and optimistic

小题5:What’s the author’s attitude towards the future?

A．Desperate

B．Hopeful

C．Negative

D．Objective

When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer（酿酒人）. He’d　 36　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37  were his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me　 38　 near a vat （酿酒用的桶）of beer.
　　So I did as he asked. I got good　 39　 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that　 40　 me to study law and business at the same time.
　　In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d　 41　 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out.　 42　 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to　 44　 . I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I　 45　 . Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid　 46　 money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for　 47　 ? I thought.
　　I decided to give up my job to become　 48　. When I told Dad, he was　 49　 , but in the end he　 50　 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams,　 51　 the brewer and patriot who helped to start the Boston Tea party.　 52　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get 53　out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Samuel Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined to be a brewer. My 54　to the young is simple: Life is very　 55　 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

小题1:	A．cost B．spent C．take D．paid

小题2:	A．like B．as if C．so D．nor

小题3:	A．anywhere B．nowhere C．where D．somewhere

小题4:	A．result B．teachers C．grades D．work

小题5:	A．promised B．made C．advised D．allowed

小题6:	A．never B．ever C．always D．hard

小题7:	A．Fortunately B．Obviously C．Possibly D．Properly

小题8:	A．expect B．think C．stop D．wait

小题9:	A．school B．Colorado C．my home D．my decision

小题10:

A．realized B．asked C．wondered D．knew

小题11:

A．less B．little C．good D．lot

小题12:

A．Englishmen B．Europeans C．the world D．Americans

小题13:

A．a lawyer B．a brewer C．an instructor D．an engineer

小题14:

A．surprised B．satisfied C．interested D．anxious

小题15:

A．hated B．supported C．raised D．left

小题16:

A．for B．at C．in D．after

小题17:

A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Also D．Yet

小题18:

A．them B．the word C．tea D．the party

小题19:

A．advice B．life C．job D．experience

小题20:

A．hard B．busy C．short D．long

Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold   26  he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had   27 schooling, for being so poor, how could they  28  school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked   29  a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt   30 for himself. How he   31  to have the same chance! He decided to study by  32  .In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he   33 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he had  34  during the day. He worked  35   hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned the greater 36 he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and  37  him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the  38  one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he   39  a regular student of the school.
Robeson   40  rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the  41  of some university professors. They admired his talent   42  his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and   43  him free guidance. Robeson felt  44  ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road   45   success.

小题1:	A．whether B．which C．that D．what

小题2:	A．many B．few C．little D．much

小题3:	A．buy B．afford C．send D．read

小题4:	A．as B．like C．for D．by

小题5:	A．angry B．ashamed C．proud D．sorry

小题6:	A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted

小题7:	A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates

小题8:	A．could B．ought to C．should D．would

小题9:	A．learned B．taught C．thought D．wondered

小题10:

A．very B．so C．too D．quite

小题11:

A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste

小题12:

A．allowed B．agreed C．let D．refused

小题13:

A．worst B．only C．last D．laziest

小题14:

A．had been B．has been C．is D．was

小题15:

A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled

小题16:

A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．attention

小题17:

A．except for B．according to C．as well as D．in spite of

小题18:

A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent

小题19:

A．sad B．angry C．happy D．disappointed

小题20:

A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with

Heading off to college this year? Here are some fashion tips from our experts you should keep in mind：
Dress to impress．Stylist and business consultant Daniela Smith says，“Girls should keep in mind that your college professors will often be the bridge that connects you to your future career and your classmates will become your professional network，You don't need to dress like you're going to the office, but you．should display all ability to properly present yourself with appropriate maturity and confidence，and look put together．”
Logo mania(品牌狂热症)．Wearing the loges of brands aimed at younger customers physically identifies you as part of that age group，so consider the targeted age group of the stores you shop at．It's tempting to load up on loges，especially well-known loges that signify high-end brands．But consider this：college is a time of self-discovery, a chance to develop your own personal style．Instead of wearing loges head to toe，“walking advertisement”-style，why not express who you really are?
Wear real pants! The combination of leggings and baggy shirts is all too common on college campuses．Smith points out that leggings，yoga pants，and Sweatpants ale entirely unacceptable in public unless you're exercising．Although leggings worn as pants are a common trend among high school and college girls，they are not an appropriate choice for daywear；As a young woman, your style choice should begin to reflect your maturity level．So，get rid of leggings and wear real pants!
Keep the cute factor to a minimum．Stay away from sweaters and T-shirts with smiling animals, cartoon characters，or Hello Kitty on them．Sure，kittens might be cute，but they're not doing you any favors in the style department．Dressing too cutesy can take years off your look，and not necessarily in a good way!
小题1:The second paragraph indicates the importance of       .

A．impressing professors

B．getting on well with classmates

C．creating a professional image

D．dressing appropriately

小题2:The author believes that college girls should       ．

A．choose a 1ogo that suits their age

B．try to load up on well-known logos

C．use logos to show who they are

D．find their identity by trying different logos

小题3:The author recommends wearing real pants because       ．

A．leggings and baggy shirts are too common

B．yoga pants and sweatpants are not as comfortable

C．real pants can present you with appropriate maturity

D．people like real pants better man the other pants

小题4:What's the writer's attitude towards sweaters with animals on them?

A．They make people look lovely．

B．They are very fashionable these days．

C．They will show you're an animal lover．

D．They are not suitable for college-aged students．

小题5:In which magazine would you most likely find this passage?

A．Business Week

B．Parents

C．In style．

D．Travel ＆ Leisure．