It is universally known that friendship is one of the permanent themes in the literature of all languages. Friends are people who willingly and readily help us when we are in trouble, and show 36 for us when we are in misery. This is 37 human beings were born to need the warmth and laughter of friends. Some of us like 38 friends, while others different friends. Personally,I prefer both.
It goes without saying that having similar friends has many 39 , We can feel a renewed sense of 40 when we have a group of old friends who would 41 our sufferings and happiness. 42 , old friends always know how to 43 mutual trust（互信）and how to avoid 44 conflicts. I always feel 45 when I meet an old friend after a long 46 . Immediately, hearty laughter 47 the atmosphere.
Nevertheless I believe that a mixture of friends is 48 advantageous. One can ___49___ various sorts of friends in three aspects. First, frequent 50 with different friends broadens my world 51 ．Just as various kinds of nutriments keep you healthy, making a 52 of friends keeps you lively. Secondly , I have found that the 53 friends cannot only 54 new adventures but alse show me new 55 to success in life. Thirdly, they can help me with whatever difficulties I encounter in life.
To conclude, I prefer to have both types of friends and as many as possible. Of course, I will not forget friends wisely.
36．A．direction B．respect C．sympathy D．anxiety
37．A．because B．why C．how D．What
38．A．true B．right C．same D．similar
39．A．problems B．advantages C．disadvantages D．duties
40．A．tension B．challenge C．strength D．oppression
41．A．share B．convey C．guarantee D．cause
42．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Moreover
43．A．lack B．abandon C．bear D．maintain
44．A．obvious B．impossible C．impressive D．hidden
45．A．stressed B．worried C．delighted D．confused
46．A．experience B．departure C．work D．discussion
47．A．fills B．weakens C．ruins D．buries
48．A．eagerly B．equally C．bitterly D．rarely
49．A．make with B．benefit from C．result from D．appeal to
50．A．quarrel B．contact C．argument D．view
51．A．attitude B．position C．outlook D．ambition
52．A．range B．series C．quantity D．variety
53．A．strange B．doubtful C．available D．different
54．A．result from B．stick to C．attend to D．lead to
55．A．avenues B．appeal C．benefit D．attitude
It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 21I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 22 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 23their souls belonged to the 24.
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 25in front of it. “I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m26 ,” hw said. He was chatting online and, 27, he was playing a computer game-a war game. I was 28.
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 29to speak to that computer
geek（怪人）, 30not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was 31. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ 32 !”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I 33, and saw nobody showed any interest.
34, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 35having a relationship with the 36, particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to 37the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 38 with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even 39that the coffee was bad, 40 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
21. A. Before B. Since C. Although D. While
22. A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. fear
23. A. because B. when C. until D. unless
24. A. home B. world C. Net D. Café
25. A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning
26. A. busy B. thirsty C. tired D. sick
27. A. first of all B. just then C. at the same time D. by that time
28. A. Surprised B. delighted C. moved D. frightened
29. A. once B. again C. first D. even
30. A. but B. so C. if D. or
31. A. excited B. respected C. afraid D. unhappy
32. A. Shut up B. Enjoy yourselfC. Leave me alone D. Help me out
33. A. walked about B. walked out C. raised my hand D. raised my head
34. A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all
35. A. interested in B. tired of C. careful about D. troubled by
36. A. computer B. soul C. shop D. geek
37. A. tell B. plan C. imagine D. design
38. A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as
39. A. pretend B. understand C. insist D. realize
40. A. as if B. just as C. just after D. even though
Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the
South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had 36them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 37the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 38they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly 39and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 40 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 41to mark their way home. To make things 42. Evans, whom they had all thought of 43the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 44along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were 45pushed on at the best speed they could 46 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 47fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could 48put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 49. He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 50could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 51a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 52for another night.
The following morning, 53the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 54some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out 55into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
36．A．hitB．foughtC．won D．beaten
37．A．growingB．puttingC．planting D．laying
38．A．afterB．untilC．while D．before
39．A．safeB．fast C．short D．slow
40．A．roseB．setC．appeared D．disappeared
41．A．taken upB．cut up C．set up D．picked up
42．A．easierB．betterC．bitter D．worse
43．A．to B．uponC．asD．in
44．A．battledB．struggled C．speeded D．waited
45．A．leftB．lost C．defeated D．saved
46．A．manageB．try C．employ D．find
47．A．achedB．frozenC．harden D．harmed
48．A．hardlyB．never C．seldom D．nearly
49．A．painB．fearC．trouble D．danger
50．A．all othersB．some othersC．others D．the others
51．A．awayB．withC．off D．on
52．A．bedB．tentC．blanketD．sleeping-bag
53．A．whileB．sinceC．for D．once
54．A．missedB．separatedC．passed D．gone
55．A．patientlyB．lonelyC．alone D．worriedly
Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾)She stepped into the 16 and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and 17to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 18 side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, 19 and uneven; it became 20difficult to row. If she 21 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the 22 .
She wasn' t even halfway, 23she was already tired and her hands 24 from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨).“I'm never going to 25it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and 26 her head helplessly, then looked up as she 27 the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, 28 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be 29 . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst 30.
The lights of the town became 31. one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she 32it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just 33? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last 34on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves 35 and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
16. A. car B. boat C. ship D. sail
17. A. beside B. before C. behind D. beyond
18.A. another B. other C. either D. the other
19. A. deep B. calm C. gentle D. rough
20. A. more B. less C. as D. least
21. A. slept B. continued C. rested D.rowed
22. A. home B. mountains C. south-west D. entrance
23. A. if B. so C. but D. since
24. A. hurt B. ruined C. troubled D. broke
25. A. get B. make C. keep D. take
26. A. turned B. dropped C. cocked D. raised
27. A. saw B. made C. heard D. felt
28. A. got to B. came to C. sent for D. reached for
29. A. difficult B. serious C. all right D. certain enough
30. A. any more B. still more C. no more D. once more
31. A. brighter B. bigger C. closer D. smaller
32. A. destroyed B. threw C. repaired D. seized
33. A. dreaming B. guessing C. inventing D. expecting
34. A. blow B. hit C. pull D. strike
35. A. anxiously B. happily C. sadly D. carefully
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant , waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive . Suddenly I 36that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction , 37he knew me . The man had a newspaper 38in front of him , which he was __39__to read , but I could 40that he was keeping an eye on me . when the waiter brought my 41the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 42way in which the waiter and I 43each other . He seemed even more puzzled as 44went on and it became 45that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me . Finally he got up and went into the 46. When he came out , he paid his bill and 47without another glance in my direction .
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 48. “Well,” he said , “that man was a detective (侦探) . He 49you here because he though you were the man he 50.” “What ?” I said , showing my 51. The owner continued , “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 52say he looked very much like you ! Of course , since we know you , we told him that he had made a 53.” “Well , it’s really 54I came to a restaurant where I’m known ,” I said . “ 55, I might have been in trouble .”
36．A．knew B．understood C．noticedD．recognized
37．A．since B．even if C．though D．as if
38．A．flat B．open C．cut D．fixed
39．A．hoping B．thinking C．pretending D．continuing
40．A．see B．find C．guess D．learn
41．A．menu B．bill C．paper D．food
42．A．direct B．familiar C．strange D．funny
43．A．chatted withB．looked at C．laughed at D．talked about
44．A．the waiterB．time C．I D．the dinner
45．A．trueB．hopeful C．clear D．possible
46．A．restaurantB．washroom C．office D．kitchen
47．A．leftB．acted C．sat down D．calmed down
48．A．wantedB．tried C．ordered D．wished
49．A．met B．caught C．followedD．discovered
50．A．was to beatB．was dealing with C．was to meet D．was looking for
51．A．careB．surprise C．worry D．regret
52．A．mustB．can C．need D．may
53．A．discoveryB．mistake C．decisionD．fortune
54．A．a pityB．natural C．a chanceD．lucky
55．A．Thus B．However C．Otherwise D．Therefore
One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.
Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was 40 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us ?
At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 46 to the cash desk, I said 47 , “I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He 51 to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James William’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 53brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.
36. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
37. A. and B. so C. but D. for
38. A. prideful B. wonderful C. respectful D. colorful
39. A. intention B. shadow C. habit D. faith
40. A. thus B. just C. still D. ever
41. A. guessed B. suspected C. questioned D. figured
42. A. watched B. caught C. dismissed D. accused
43. A. generous B. honest C. friendly D. modest
44. A. blame B. excuse C. charge D. trust
45. A. until B. as C. once D. since
46. A. purchases B. sales C. orders D. favorites
47. A. casually B. confidently C. cheerfully D. carefully
48. A. look B. stare C. response D. comment
49. A. patiently B. eagerly C. easily D. proudly
50. A generally B. never C. sometimes D. always
51. A. pointed B. replied C. turned D introduced
52. A. sense B. way C. degree D. mood
53. A. earned B. deserved C. given D. used
54. A. receive B. expect C. collect D. require
55. A. very B. so C. how D. Too