Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others.
If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.
Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.
Respect the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.
Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.
Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.Why do we need friends according to the passage?
| A．Friends can do everything for us. | B．Friends can bring us happiness. |
| C．Friends accept our ideas all the time. | D．Without friends, we could not live. |
What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?
| A．To help others. | B．To smile to others. |
| C．To get on with others. | D．To listen to others’ complaints. |
Which of the following shows a sense of humour?
| A．Opening the door for someone. |
| B．Complaining to others all the time. |
| C．Laughing at ourselves and our weakness. |
| D．Finding someone wo will understand us. |
How many pieces of advice does the writer provide when we have trouble in making friends?
| A．Five. | B．Seven. | C．Nine. | D．Eleven. |
What should we do when we have trouble in making friends?
| A．Respect others. | B．Complain. | C．Give up. | D．Laugh at them |
Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.
Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite. It came out in 1952. The main character in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn’t get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty boat. But the old man believes himself. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man gets a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Hemingway’s father was a fan of _____.
| A．books | B．sports | C．music | D．art |
The Old Man and the Sea was published(出版) in _____.
| A．1852 | B．1899 |
| C．1952 | D．1989 |
The old man doesn’t get a fish until the _____ day.
| A．fifteenth | B．eightieth |
| C．eighty-fourth | D．eighty-fifth |
What does the old man do when he can’t get a fish?
| A．He has to look for food somewhere else. |
| B．He doesn’t give up fishing. |
| C．He doesn’t fish any more. |
| D．He has nothing to do. |
What can we learn from the old man?
| A．When we are in trouble, we should not give up. |
| B．When we want to fish, we can get a big fish. |
| C．We can do everything well because we are young. |
| D．We can live a better life if we like fishing. |
The computer is fast and hardly makes a mistake , while（然而） people are slow and make mistakes sometimes . That’s what people often say when they talk about computers. For many years , scientists have been improving computers . Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully . It is widely used in factories , hospitals, post offices and airports . A computer can report , decide and control in almost every field . With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures , write music , talk with people , play chess, translate languages and so on . Many computer scientists are now thinking of making computers “ think ” like a man . Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel . Some people are afraid that one day computers will be too clever to listen to them. But scientists tell us that such things will not happen . People are still cleverer than computer.The computer can work ______ than people .
A. more wonderfully
B. more slowly
C. more oftenComputers can do _______ for people .
A. few jobs B. all jobs C. many jobsWhat will perhaps happen in the future ?
A.Computers can think like men and women .
B.People will no longer use computers .
C.Computers will only be used to talk with people .The author（作者） of the passage mainly tells us something ________ .
A. about the danger of the computer
B. about scientists
C. about the computerWhich of the following is right according to the passage ?
A.People are slow and full of mistakes when using computers .
B.Computers can translate languages without people’s help .
C.Computers will never be cleverer than people .
Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers. And on this day, mothers don't work. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden（瑞典）, India, Mexico（墨西哥） and some other countries. Little by little, it becomes widely celebrated. On that day, many people send presents of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink（粉红的）or red rose or carnation（康乃馨）, while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one.
The idea of a day for mothers was first given（被提出） by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia（费城）. The celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held（举行）in Philadelphia on May 10th, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world.Mother’s Day is on __________.
| A．the second Saturday in May |
| B．the second Sunday in May |
| C．May the second |
| D．May the twelfth |
When one’s mother is still living, she often wears a ________ rose or carnation.
| A．white | B．pink | C．yellow | D．blue |
The idea of _________ for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis.
| A．a present | B．a week | C．a day | D．a flower |
The first American Mother’s Day was ____________.
| A．on 10th May, 1908 | B．on 2nd May, 1908 |
| C．on 10th May, 1809 | D．on 2nd May, 1980 |
The celebration of the first Mother’s Day was held__________.
A. in New YorkB. in Philadelphia
C. in Washington D. C. D. in Australia
| Name |
Personal Information |
| Norman Bethune |
Born in 1890 in Canada A doctor Came to china in 1938 Died in 1939 in China |
| Celine Dion |
Born in Montreal, Canada A singing star In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic |
| Thomas Edison |
Born in 1847, Kentucky, the USA Made over 1,000 inventions |
| Bill Gates |
Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business @ the Speed of thought Owns Microsoft Company |
| Mark Twain |
Born in 1835 in the USA A writer Wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Died in 1910 |
___________is from Canada.
| A．Bill Gates | B．Mark Twain |
| C．Thomas Edison | D．Celine Dion |
The __________ was born in 1835.
| A．inventor | B．singer | C．doctor | D．writer |
My Heart Will Go On is the name of a _________.
| A．book | B．song | C．story | D．film |
Dr Bethune worked in China for about __________ years.
| A．2 | B．4 | C．6 | D．8 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Mark Twain wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought. |
| B．Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1955. |
| C．Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions. |
| D．Celine Dion stopped singing in 1997. |
任务型阅读。（每小题1分，共5分）
The word “pizza” first appeared in Italy in 997 AD. But pizzas didn’t appear in the United States ①u the late 19th century. They came when Italian immigrants (移民) arrived and were very popular among Italians in some American cities. ②At that time, pizzas were sold by peddlers (小贩) who walked up and down the streets. The price was two cents a slice (片) then. Later small cafes and shops began selling pizzas.
The first report about “pizza” in the US appeared in the Boston Journal in 1904. Giovanni and Gennero Bruno came to America from Naples, Italy in 1903 to introduce the Neapolitan (那不勒斯人) to pizza. Vincent Bruno (Giovanni’s son) opened the first pizzeria (披萨饼店) in Chicago. The price for a pizza was five cents but because many people didn’t have enough money for a whole pie, they would instead say how much they could pay and they were ③g a slice according to the money they paid.
④披萨是在十九世纪五十年代晚期被介绍到加拿大的. They became more and more popular in the 1960s with many pizzerias and restaurants opening across the country.
任务一：根据首字母提示，在①③处填写恰当的单词，使句子完整。①③
任务二：将文中划线句子②翻译成汉语。
任务三：将文中划线句子④翻译成英语。
任务四：回答下列问题。When did pizzas appear in the US?
How much did a pizza cost in Chicago when the first pizzeria was opened?