Sir William Osler has a few words for you: “In the life of a young man the most essential thing for happiness s the gift of friendship.” Truer words were never spoken. For what more could you ask than comradeship during the peaks and valleys of life? To whom else but a close, valuable friend can you brag(吹嘘) about your successes and complain about your failures or losses?

What is a “good friend”? How is he best described? Well, it has been my observation that although many will cry with you, few can sincerely rejoice with you. Therefore, in my opinion, a good friend is one who can enjoy your successes without envy; one who can say, “That was wonderful! You can do it again, even better if you want!” and mean it. Nothing taxes a friendship more than the prosperity of one and not the other. Even the closest of friendships (and marriages) often cannot resist such pressure and fail. No wonder many minor friendships go down the drain(每况愈下) for the same reason.

A person of good character and sound moral fiber, of honor and humor, courage and belief is a friend to be sought and treasured－for there are few. Too often do we hear, “If you can count your good friends on more than one hand, consider yourself blessed.” And even then I would add, “Even if you have lost two fingers of that hand to the electric saw.”

What makes a friendship last? Well, I don’t know all the answers, but one of my observations is that most good friends usually have similar tastes. They generally like and dislike many of the same things. There also usually seems to exist a similarity of personality traits－especially in the fundamental values of life such as honesty, sincerity, loyalty, and dependability. More often than not, birds of a feather do fly together. I don’t think it matters a lot whether one prefers jazz or hockey to another’s Mazart or ballet. Much other matters far more: confiding(倾诉), relying, sharing, giving, getting, enjoying; a sympathetic ear always there; criticism when it can help; praise－even if only because it would help. With not many people on this earth will you find this much in common. When you find one, hang on to him, for a good friend found is a rare treasure.

1．The function of Paragraph 1 is to introduce _________.

       A．a famous saying                                  B．the topic for discussion

       C．a famous person                                  D．two different attitudes

2．What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

       A．People don’t have to pay taxes to develop friendship with others.

       B．Good fortune and success of one person can promote his friendship with others.

       C．Friendship can be affected by the difference in fortune and success between friends.

       D．Nothing can affect friendship because it has gone through the peaks and valleys of life.

3．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

       A．One is lucky to have many friends.

       B．A friends should have a good character.

       C．We should count our friends on more than one hand.

       D．A true friend should be treasured because there are few.

4．According to the passage, which of the following plays the LEAST important role in a long-lasting friendship?

       A．Hobbies.   B．Tastes.      C．Personality.      D．Sympathy.

Sir William Osler has a few words for you: “In the Life of a young man the most essential thing for happiness is the gift of friendship.” Truer words were never spoken. For what more could you ask than comradeship during the peaks and valleys of life? To whom else but a close, valuable friend can you brag（吹虚）about your successes and complain about your failures or losses?

What is a “good friend? How is he best described? Well, it has been my observation that although many will cry with you, few can sincerely rejoice with you. Therefore, in my opinion, a good friend is one who can enjoy your successes without envy; one who can say, “That was wonderful! You can do it again, even better if you want!” and mean it. Nothing taxes a friendship more than the prosperity(兴旺、发达、成功) of one and not the other. Even the closest of friendships often cannot resist such pressure and fail. No wonder many minor friendships go down day by day for the same reason.

A person of good character and sound moral, of honor and humor, of courage and belief is a friend to be sought and treasured — for there are few. Too often we hear, “If you can count your good friends on more than one hand, consider yourself blessed .” And even then I would add, “Even if you have lost two fingers of that hand to the electric saw（锯）.”

What makes a friendship last? Well, I don’t know all the answers, but one of my observations is that most good friends usually have similar tastes. They generally like and dislike many of the same things．There also usually seems to exist a similarity of personality traits-especially in the fundamental values of life such as honesty, sincerity, loyalty, and dependability．More often than not, birds of a feather do fly together．I don't think it matters a lot whether one prefers jazz or hockey to another's Mozart or ballet Much other matters far more: confiding（倾诉）, relying, sharing, giving, getting, enjoying; a sympathetic ear always there; criticism when it can help; praise - even if only because it would help．With not many people on this earth will you find this much in common．When you find one, hang on to him, for a good friend found is a rare treasure．

41．The function of Paragraph 1 is to introduce_____．

       A．a famous saying                       B．the topic for discussion

       C．a famous person                       D．two different attitudes

42．What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

       A．People don’t have to pay taxes to develop friendship with others．

       B．Good fortune and success of one person can promote his friendship with others．

       C．Friendship can be affected by the difference in fortune and success between friends．

       D．Nothing can affect friendship because it has gone through the peaks and valleys of life．

43．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

       A．One is lucky to nave many friends．

       B．A friend should have a good character．

       C．We should count our friends on more than one hand．

       D．A true friend should be treasured because there are few．

44．According to the passage, which of the following plays the LEAST important role in a long-lasting friendship?

       A．Hobbies．       B．Tastes．       C．Personality．            D．Sympathy．

Sir William Osler has a few words for you: “In the Life of a young man the most essential thing for happiness is the gift of friendship．” Truer words were never spoken．For what more could you ask than comradeship during the peaks and valleys of life? To whom else but a close, valuable friend can you show off your successes and complain about your failures or losses?

What is a“good friend”? How is he best described? Well, it has been my observation that although many will cry with you, few can sincerely rejoice （欣喜） with you．Therefore, in my opinion, a good friend is one who can enjoy your successes without envy; one who can say, “That was wonderful! You can do it again, even better if you want!” and mean it．Nothing taxes a friendship more than the prosperity of one and not the other．Even the closest of friendships often cannot resist such pressure and fail．No wonder many minor friendships go down day by day for the same reason．

A person of good character and sound moral, of honor and humor, of courage and belief is a friend to be sought and treasured — for there are few．Too often we hear, “If you can count your good friends on more than one hand, consider yourself blessed．”

What makes a friendship last? Well, I don’t know all the answers, but one of my observations is that most good friends usually have similar tastes．They generally like and dislike many of the same things．There also usually seems to exist a similarity of personality types — especially in the fundamental values of life such as honesty, sincerity, loyalty, and dependability．More often than not, birds of a feather do fly together．I don’t think it matters a lot whether one prefers jazz or hockey to another’s Mozart or ballet．Much other matters far more: relying, sharing, giving, getting, enjoying; a sympathetic ear always there; criticism when it can help; praise — even if only because it would help．With not many people on this earth will you find this much in common．When you find one, hang on to him, for a good friend found is a rare treasure．

1．The function of Paragraph 1 is to introduce _____．

       A．a famous saying                                 B．the topic for discussion

       C．a famous person                                D．two different attitudes

2．What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

       A．People don’t have to pay taxes to develop friendship with others．

       B．Success of one person can promote his friendship with others．

       C．Friendship can be affected by the difference in success between friends．

       D．Nothing can affect friendship because it has gone through the peaks and valleys of life．

3．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

       A．One is lucky to have many friends．

       B．A friend should have a good character．

       C．We should count our friends on more than one hand．

       D．A true friend should be treasured because there are few．

4．According to the passage, which of the following plays the LEAST important role in a long-lasting friendship?

       A．Hobbies．         B．Tastes．         C．Personality．       D．Sympathy．

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My son Joey was born with clubfeet （畸形足）. The doctors told us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally   36   would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in   37  . By the time he was eight, you   38   he had a problem when you saw him walk.

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would

  39  and play, too. We   40   told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to   41   as wall as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross country  42  . Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others perhaps he   43  that the abilities that seemed to come   44   to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the  45

team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential （可能性）to    46  points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never   47   the team, so he didn’t know.

He   48   to run four to five miles a day, every day even the day he had a 103 degree fever. I was   49  , so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt, “  50  ,” he said．He had two more miles to go. The sweat   51     his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he   52    straight ahead and kept running.. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a 103 degree fever. So he didn’t know.

Two weeks later, the name of the team runners were    53   . Joey was number six on the  list. Joey had made the team. He was only in seventh the other six team members were all   54  .

We never told him he shouldn’t   55   to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it, so he didn’t know. He just did it.

36．A．however         B．or    C．but         D．though 

37．A．attention        B．development  C．circulation      D．treatment

38．A．wouldn’t know B．didn’t imagine       C．shouldn’t find        D．couldn’t identify

39．A．keep just out  B．jump right in         C．stand only behind    D．sit still away

40．A．never      B．generally        C．often       D．sincerely

41．A．live        B．jump       C．run         D．hope

42．A．competition    B．class       C．game      D．team

43．A．meant     B．sensed     C．showed  D．noticed

44．A．eventually      B．suddenly        C．safely      D．naturally

45．A．entire      B．same       C．other       D．all

46．A．score      B．collect     C．pay         D．catch

47．A．join        B．enter       C．make      D．keep

48．A．liked       B．continued       C．hoped     D．aimed

49．A．moved    B．excited    C．encouraged     D．worried

50．A．Never mind    B．Okay      C．Don’t worry  D．Sorry

51．A．ran down       B．came from      C．dropped off    D．came down

52．A．stood      B．looked    C．faced      D．glanced

53．A．made      B．called      C．designed         D．checked

54．A．sixth-graders         B．seventh-graders      C．eighth-graders        D．fifth-graders

55．A．expect     B．fight       C．avoid      D．refuse