Dear Eric: Linda and I have been best friends since we were six years old. We often study and play together. It’s great! But she often gets unhappy when I get better grades than her –she really gets jealous. Should I keep taking her as my friend? Yours, Alice

Hi Alice, I think friendship is important in our lives. You should talk to your friend. Tell her you’re both studying and it’s common that sometimes you get a better grade and sometimes she does better. Tell her you’re going to compete(比赛) with her and try to beat her in every test . maybe you can tell her that if she beats you, you’ll buy her some chocolate or something like that. If you can make your schoolwork into a game, you’ll both win in the long run (从长远看), and you will both start to get better grades in your subjects. If it’s a game, you’ll both enjoy school a lot more, and you’ll still be best friends. Your, Eric

【小题1】 The word “jealous” means “   ” in Chinese.

A．崇拜的

B．嫉妒的

C．同情的

D．担心的

【小题2】From Alice’s letter, we know Linda

A．is an unfriendly girl	B．iS Eric’s best friend
C．often has a fight with Alice	D．knew Alice many years ago

【小题3】 What’s Alice’s problem?

A．She doesn’t know how to get better grades.

B．She doesn’t know what to do to help Linda with her schoolwork.

C．She doesn’t know whether she would be friends with Linda anymore.

D．She doesn’t know how to get along with her teachers and classmates.

【小题4】Eric asks Alice to talk to her best friend and

A．compete with her	B．say sorry to her
C．lose to her in each test	D．help her with her homework

【小题5】What may happen if Alice and Linda follow Eric’s suggestions?

A．They’ll never speak with each other

B．Both Alice and Linda will do better at school

C．Linda will get mad at Alice and argue with her

D．Alice will get some chocolate from Linda after each game.

中国瓷器
①中国瓷器是世界公认的伟大发明之一。它之所以名扬天下，主要在于其本身所包含的三项独创技术：胎质、瓷釉、烧结火候。
②中国瓷器的胎质大多具备一定的透明性，所谓有素肌玉骨之像。它的原料多为高岭土，无论东南沿海还是华中各省都有此土，尤其是在江西景德镇高岭村一带，风化了的白云母花岗岩蓄藏丰厚。也就是说，在中华大地取用制瓷原料是得天独厚的。
③瓷釉覆盖在瓷胎上，实际上就形成了一种复合材料。宋代以后，景德镇成为瓷业的主要生产地之一，就是因为这一带开始以“白云石”加入釉中，使瓷釉洁白又易于施加彩饰。
④烧结火候，主要是指瓷器烧成的温度。烧制陶器、砖瓦都在1000℃以下，瓷器则不然。据推测，早期瓷器的烧成温度就已经达到1200℃了。日本大阪大学美术史教授木村重信先生曾撰文：“尽管要通过1300℃高温煅烧，釉料仍不变色，纹样依然如故，这就是中国瓷器烧制技术上关键的秘密所在。”
⑤中国瓷器享誉世界，也在于它是科学技术与民间工艺美术技法完美结合的产物。传统细瓷早已形成一整套美化装饰的方式方法，不管是刻花、剔花，还是贴花、印花；也不管是堆雕、镂雕，还是镏金、戗金……均极尽缤纷艳丽，堪称巧夺天工。早期的纹饰简单、自然，完全由烧瓷艺人自行设计，例如水纹、云纹、花纹和兽纹等。盛唐以来，纹饰大量借鉴金属器皿、各种织物等图案，使瓷器的装饰意味更浓。宋代以后，瓷业工艺技法愈加精细，彩绘画面也刻意追寻名画师的笔意，有的春花烂漫，有的冬雪裹枝，有的高山流水，有的繁星满天……这无不增添了瓷器美的意蕴，
⑥中国瓷器还承载着丰厚的文化积淀。它的彩绘内容有来自民间传说、历史故事，也有“犀牛望月”、“龙凤吉祥”、“岁寒三友”等寓意丰富的图案。康熙年间，景德镇窑曾经烧制一组花卉瓷酒盅，薄胎青花，加彩题句，一盅一花一词。其中梅花盅题为“素艳雪凝树，清香风满枝”；杏花盅题为“青香和宿雨，佳色出晴烟”；桃花盅则题为“风花新社燕，时节归春浓”……瓷精，图美，词句优雅，在有限的空间中令人感受到无限的韵味。
⑦中国瓷器，实在是令人叹为观止。
【小题1】第①段划线句中“主要”一词能否去掉?为什么?(3分)
【小题2】第⑤段介绍纹饰时采用了            顺序。（1分）
【小题3】第⑥段划线句主要运用什么说明方法?有什么作用?(3分)                                                            
【小题4】第⑥段“在有限的空间中令人感受到无限的韵味”，“有限的空间”是指                     ，“无限的韵味”是指                      (3分)
【小题5】从全文看，中国瓷器令人叹为观止的原因有哪些?(3分)

阅读《甘露的秘密》，回答问题。（6分）
蚂蚁和蚜虫的关系简直可以说是亲密无间的，有时候，你会看到一群蚂蚁背着蚜虫川流不息地跑来跑去，那是蚂蚁在给蚜虫搬家。当蚜虫在一片植物上大肆蚕食，只剩下残茎败叶之后，蚂蚁就把这群祸害转移到另一处食物充足的地方去，使蚜虫能够饱食终日，好排泄出更多的蚜蜜来。在蚂蚁搬家的时候，也不会丢下为它提供美餐的好朋友不管。确定了新居之后，小蚂蚁就会把蚜虫一个一个搬到附近的植物上去。蚂蚁不仅是蚜虫的“卫士”，还是蚜虫的“保姆”。冬天临近了，雌蚜排出了一个个越冬卵。蚂蚁很担心这些卵会被冻坏，便不辞劳苦地把它一个个搬到外面晾晒，晒完后再搬回巢去。到了次年早春，蚜卵孵化了，这下又忙坏了小蚂蚁，它又主动承担了喂养小蚜虫的任务。直到春暖花开，蚂蚁又把小蚜虫一个个搬出洞来，放到植物上，让它去啃食鲜嫩的茎叶，以便自己从它的屁股后面捞取一点蚜蜜。（选自《中学生必读文库》）
【小题1】文中起过渡作用的句子是：（2分）
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【小题2】蚂蚁是蚜虫的保姆，它作为保姆要为蚜虫做哪几件事？（3分）
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【小题3】从全文看，捞取一词体现了作者对蚂蚁怎样的态度？（1分）
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The Guidance Department （教导处）at Berryville High School has a staff of eleven teachers. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.
“Parents meetings make clear monthly diagram（图表）.”says Mildred Freman, head of the Guidance. “This diagram stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May. ”
September, the beginning of a new school year, starts rather slowly. Few parents come in. Most of these want to talk about the schedules. October brings many problems caused by some students. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November. December is a quiet month. “It’s the holiday. ”Ms Foreman says, “People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”
Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school opens again. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents begin to think that their children may be asked to stay in the same grade again. They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.
【小题1】The teachers in the Guidance Department usually ______.

A．do most of their work for the students

B．answer all the questions from parents

C．help other teachers get along with students and parents

D．only bring report cards to students and parents

【小题2】In December parents usually ______.

A．stay at home with their children for their holidays

B．wait for the teachers to bring report cards to their children

C．wouldn’t like to visit the teachers in the Guidance Department

D．let teachers have a good rest during their holidays

【小题3】Why do some parents come to school in March? Because ______.

A．they want to see their children’s teachers after Christmas holidays

B．they are called by the teachers of Guidance Department

C．bad marks have them do it

D．it’s the beginning of a new school year

【小题4】Which of the following is Right?

A．In June the school decides who will stay in the same grade again.

B．Almost all the parents come to meet Mildred Foreman every month.

C．April is also the second busiest month for the staff.

D．The parents help to do most of the work for the staff.

汉译英

从……上面看 ___________________________