＃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 France. 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 different kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.

【小题1】Where is Kate going next month?
A. To the USA.          B. To the UK.        C. To Italy.       D. To France.
【小题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.

【小题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.

【小题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 different kinds of friends.

【小题5】What does the underlined word “similar” mean?

A．一致的

B．相似的

C．友好的

D．简单的

Every day when I enter the classroom, I will take a look at the wall beside my seat. You will find nothing special about this old wall if you just look at it. But for the students in my class, it is a special wall. Take a good look at it, and you will get to know the real feelings and thoughts of us, the 9th graders.

In the middle of the wall, there is a big “VICTORY”. It was written in pencil. I guess it must have been written by someone who got a good mark in an exam.

A little higher above the formulas, there is a poem. It only has two sentences. It reads: All those sweet memories have disappeared. Like tears dropping in the heavy rain.

Oh! It must have been written at the end of the last semester in middle school. Classmates had to leave school and good friends had to part. What a sad poem!

If you look at the wall more carefully, you will find many other interesting things, like a crying face, or a happy face, and other patterns(图案). There are still some patterns and letters that I can’t understand, but they all show the feeling of the students who drew them.

For years, the wall has witnessed(目睹) all the things that have happened in the classroom. I don’t know how it will be next year, two years from now, or even ten years from now. But I hope more smiling faces will be drawn on it.

1.There is ______ special on this wall.

A．something         B．anything          C．nothing           D．everything

2.What was the “VICTORY” written in?

A．Chalk             B．Pencil            C．Pen              D．Brush

3.When has the poem been written?

A．At the beginning of the last semester.

B．At the end of the year.

C．At the end of the last semester.

D．At the beginning of the last month.

4.What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

A．部分             B．分离             C．和好             D．聚集

5.What’s the title of the passage?

A．The Pictures of the Wall

B．The Feelings of the Students

C．The Patterns of the Classroom

D．The Hope of the Writer

 

Mr. Gregory Gale is one of the few people in England who are 100 years old. On the day of his birthday, he played a game of tennis and went for a long walk. A few days later a radio reporter came to his house and asked him if he had any “secrets of long life”. This is what Mr. Gale said, “No, I don’t know any secrets like that, but there are a few simple rules of good life. I’ve always kept them all my life. The first is this: Don’t listen to those fools who tell you to give up all the pleasures of life! The second is to enjoy all the pleasures of life in moderation(节制). For example, I’ve always smoked a few good cigars every day. Not many, mind you! Only two or three! I’ve always also drunk a little good wine with my meals, perhaps two or three glasses. The third rule is to take a little exercise every day. I’ve taken a little and on Saturdays I’ve played a little tennis or golf.”
【小题1】Which of the following isn’t true?

A．Mr. Gale is still young.

B．Mr. Gale is 100 years old.

C．Mr. Gale is one of the oldest men in England.

D．Mr. Gale was interviewed by a radio reporter after his 100th birthday.

【小题2】Which of the following doesn’t Mr. Gale do in his life?

A．Playing.

B．Drinking.

C．Eating a lot.

D．Smoking.

【小题3】Why is Mr. Gale able to live such a long life?

A．Because he knows some “secrets of long life”.

B．Because he keeps a few simple rules of good life.

C．Because he gives up all the pleasures of life.

D．Because he enjoys all the pleasures of life without thinking of his health.

Every day when I enter the classroom, I will take a look at the wall beside my seat. You will find nothing special about this old wall if you just look at it. But for the students in my class, it is a special wall. Take a good look at it, and you will get to know the real feelings and thoughts of us, the 9th graders.

In the middle of the wall, there is a big “VICTORY”. It was written in pencil. I guess it must have been written by someone who got a good mark in an exam.

A little higher above the formulas, there is a poem. It only has two sentences. It reads: All those sweet memories have disappeared. Like tears dropping in the heavy rain.

Oh! It must have been written at the end of the last semester in middle school. Classmates had to leave school and good friends had to part. What a sad poem!

If you look at the wall more carefully, you will find many other interesting things, like a crying face, or a happy face, and other patterns(图案). There are still some patterns and letters that I can’t understand, but they all show the feeling of the students who drew them.

For years, the wall has witnessed(目睹) all the things that have happened in the classroom. I don’t know how it will be next year, two years from now, or even ten years from now. But I hope more smiling faces will be drawn on it.

1.There is ______ special on this wall.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

2.What was the “VICTORY” written in?

A．Chalk

B．Pencil

C．Pen

D．Brush

3.When has the poem been written?

A．At the beginning of the last semester.	B．At the end of the year.
C．At the end of the last semester.	D．At the beginning of the last month.

4.What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

A．部分

B．分离

C．和好

D．聚集

5.What’s the title of the passage?

A．The Pictures of the Wall	B．The Feelings of the Students
C．The Patterns of the Classroom	D．The Hope of the Writer

 

It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香花)in the garden.
Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, “I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went, driving down the country roads. There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.
When they were passing an old people’s home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. They stopped the ear and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.
When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, “Who is the old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?  I don’t know her,” their mother said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her.”
【小题1】The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother’s Day because________.

A．she didn’t have a present

B．she was far away from her mother

C．she didn’t know it was Mother’s Day

D．she wanted to see her father

【小题2】Which of the following pictures do you think matches well with Paragraph 2?

A．

B．

C．

D．

【小题3】The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because _____________.

A．the old granny was her mother

B．she didn’t like those flowers

C．her mother asked her to do so

D．she wanted the old granny to be happy too

【小题4】The following words can be used to describe the young woman except __________.

A．kind

B．understanding

C．friendly

D．surprised