We, Patty and I, had been best friends since Grade Four. Just about everywhere we went, people we were best friends. We secrets about popcorn（爆米花）and soda year after year. The best part about having a best friend was taking sleeping over on Friday nights.
Then in Grade Eight everything changed. Suddenly, my interest in make-up and clothes my mom. I believe Patty started the first day of school the same pigtails（辫子）she had worn forever. What was happening? Other girls seemed more than Patty.
I started avoiding her and making excuses. , during the middle of the year, as we were sitting in the backyard, the broke out. I said, “Go home, Patty, and don’t come back.” Then I ran into the house crying. Mom sat me down and I told her . I’ll never forget her words. She said, “ will come and go in and out of your life forever. You are and it’s okay for both of you to make new friends. is happening is hard but perfectly .”
Time healed（治愈）a lot of the , and over the next few years we clearly walked along paths. Still, when I saw her in the halls of high school, I 5 a strange sadness. I thought if I went back and “fixed” everything between us, we could somehow start all over friends. But that was a fantasy（幻想）. Our differences were too great, and I could only she understood.
I’ll always remember the years when Patty and I were best friend, but Mom was right. can change, and we have to let them go when it’s time.
A．realized B．believed C．knew D．understood
A．shared B．spared C．kept D．remembered
A．beds B．places C．turns D．sides
A．surprised B．scared C．frightened D．satisfied
A．wouldn’t B．shouldn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t
A．wearing B．dressing C．keeping D．staying
A．boring B．interesting C．pleased D．exciting
A．Finally B．Naturally C．Generally D．Especially
A．tears B．words C．anger D．hate
A．matter B．everything C．trouble D．nothing
A．Interests B．Friends C．Sadness D．Childhood
A．changing B．studying C．quarreling D．imagining
A．What B．Which C．Why D．When
A．common B．ordinary C．regular D．normal
A．unhappiness B．loneliness C．memory D．emotion
A．different B．same C．hard D．separate
A．remembered B．thought C．felt D．lost
A．like B．as C．with D．on
A．suppose B．believe C．hope D．suggest
A．Environments B．Opinions C．Friendships D．Attitudes
The tourist bus winded its way into a mountainous area. When it was to make a turn, two passengers－a of young lovers－were so attracted by the beautiful scenery that they a stop to get down. They were left behind and the bus went . Suddenly they heard a loud boom of the road. It was a huge rock rolling down in the landslide that hit the bus and fell with it into a deep valley. The lovers were greatly by the news that no passengers on board . When they calmed down they and expressed their feelings in a few words.
The above story was told by a guide when we were riding a tourist to a scenic mountain. He asked us to guess what the lovers said after the disaster that they had narrowly escaped.
Often we read reports about traffic accidents, among which there were ones who missed the bus and the disaster. Those people usually said with a sigh of “Fortunately I was not on board.” On our bus the passengers’ to the guide were various.
But the answer was quite out of our expectation. “If we hadn’t got down and the bus, it would have the dangerous spot and all the passengers would have survived.”
The story passed from person to person as a sort of wit (智慧) test, but I think . It actually serves as a(n) of a person’s mind. I pay my heart-felt respect to the couple who, instead of feeling lucky, themselves for causing the loss of lives. People all have heart for , but it is often a flashing thought across one’s mind that decides whether it is good or evil (邪恶的).
A．rapid B．due C．eager D．about
A．couple B．group C．party D．row
A．got to B．called for C．set up D．looked for
A．away B．in C．on D．by
A．along B．ahead C．across D．opposite
A．shocked B．scared C．moved D．confused
A．died B．saved C．survived D．witnessed
A．shouted B．screamed C．fought D．sighed
A．car B．bike C．road D．bus
A．immediately B．even C．only D．ever
A．lazy B．selfish C．lucky D．strange
A．missed B．avoided C．caused D．trapped
A．injury B．concern C．relief D．regret
A．emotions B．expressions C．replies D．attitudes
A．caught B．delayed C．missed D．took
A．seen B．passed C．jumped D．landed
A．differently B．actually C．exactly D．sincerely
A．examination B．change C．quality D．state
A．thought B．blamed C．enjoyed D．helped
A．happiness B．excuse C．honor D．mercy
“Who could ever have imagined someone like me would make it this far?” asked Evan Mercer last week during his high school graduation speech as the best student. Mercer offered to his fellow classmates to never give up---and the words much more to himself. That’s because Mercer is deaf, and he told the story of the serious troubles he to graduate first in his class at Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.
Mercer didn’t start to until he was 5, according to his mother, Pam Mercer. Although her son was a disadvantage, she was determined not to treat him . “I’ve expected him to do everything every other kid does, and I saw no why he couldn’t,” she told ABC News. “And if he the first time, we just tried again.”
Mercer, 18, worked hard throughout school, no special treatment but sitting at the front of the class and using a special audio system so he could hear the teacher. All his hard work . He received full school fare to Vanderbilt University. “Deafness had taught me a lesson to never ,” he said in the speech. “Not when the experts tell you it cannot be done. Not when you have so far behind that escaping seems the only way . Not when achieving your dreams seems an entire .”
Mercer spoke for about four minutes, after which he received a standing ovation(鼓掌) from the class and messages from family, friends and strangers. “They’ve been sending me messages on Facebook, email, they’ve been talking to me in person telling me how it had a on their lives and how they’re really by it,” Mercer told ABC News. “It feels . Seeing that my words have a power on someone and that they want to work harder my words makes me feel wonderful.”
A．warning B．advice C．message D．information
A．meant B．paid C．recognized D．persuaded
A．faced B．preferred C．needed D．forecast
A．cry B．hear C．smell D．speak
A．at B．for C．under D．by
A．kindly B．differently C．exactly D．similarly
A．harm B．cause C．reason D．trouble
A．organized B．failed C．succeeded D．managed
A．accepting B．achieving C．harvesting D．receiving
A．paid off B．dropped off C．took off D．set off
A．give out B．give in C．give up D．give away
A．fallen B．waited C．walked D．gone
A．in B．out C．off D．up
A．possibility B．success C．victory D．impossibility
A．supportive B．negative C．useless D．selfish
A．reward B．source C．power D．detail
A．disappointed B．educated C．frightened D．puzzled
A．amazing B．frightening C．shocking D．embarrassing
A．actually B．suddenly C．strangely D．extremely
A．except for B．according to C．instead of D．because of
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary. Now, a teenager with problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog (博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very .So, what makes blogging different from writing in diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a book full of that she does not want to .
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog a diary will probably write nearly the same information. I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. I was at her age, I wrote about the same things, but in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was that my sister might read it!
The biggest with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something about her in my diary, she would never know. , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend read her blog and get angry.
There are also to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me.” would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would respond and tell her how much they her. Blogs help people stay in with their friends and to hear what the people around them are doing.
A．the same B．troublesome C．difficult D．daily
A．familiar B．special C．similar D．different
A．a personal B．an ordinary C．a common D．a traditional
A．attractive B．public C．convenient D．quick
A．thoughts B．puzzles C．mysteries D．secrets
A．tell B．share C．publish D．solve
A．instead of B．as well as C．in favor of D．in spite of
A．blog B．diary C．report D．web
A．Although B．Since C．When D．Because
A．only B．already C．still D．never
A．angry B．hopeless C．glad D．worried
A．problem B．doubt C．trouble D．mistake
A．hard B．wrong C．mean D．funny
A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Then
A．should B．will C．must D．might
A．reasons B．disadvantages C．shortcomings D．advantages
A．everyone B．no one C．anyone D．someone
A．happily B．especially C．quickly D．specially
A．like B．miss C．need D．help
A．friendship B．touch C．debate D．mind
It happened on February 27, 2010. We in the middle of the night at the alarm in our apartment. My husband got out of bed to see what was happening. I sat up trying to keep our little son Nemer . All of a sudden, I felt that the bed was slightly . Then everything in the room started shaking.
My husband entered the room puzzled, trying to find what was happening. Then we knew for sure it was a(n) . I quickly took Nemer out of his stroller(折叠式婴儿车) and held him . The shaking kept going harder. I tried 3 times to close and open my eyes to wake up from this nightmare(噩梦)，but I realized it was real. We decided to the apartment as we knew it was dangerous to stay inside.
When we the building, I heard banging on doors and crying. We went in fear with other neighbors down the . It was completely dark, we couldn’t see where we were stepping. Luckily, we to get out of the building in the end.
Lots of people were standing outside, looking up at the high building. Some of them were , others were holding their family members or friends, and some were just too frightened to do anything. I God that my son was alive in my hands. I was shaking and my husband’s face expression was full of .
Luckily, the damage in our city wasn’t very . And only a few people died in our city. But many people in the city nearby lost their in this earthquake. After this , I learnt that we might die easily. And I learnt to value life much more. Now I try to live every day to the fullest and as much time with my family as possible.
A．showed up B．stayed up C．hanged up D．woke up
A．alone B．asleep C．alive D．ahead
A．moving B．pushing C．shaking D．pulling
A．to B．in C．out D．of
A．earthquake B．dream C．fire D．flood
A．slightly B．hardly C．rightly D．closely
A．beautiful B．terrible C．cheerful D．lucky
A．enter B．watch C．leave D．observe
A．locked up B．looked out of C．stayed around D．hurried out of
A．hills B．stairs C．buildings D．paths
A．so B．but C．as D．because
A．determined B．prepared C．managed D．agreed
A．excited B．troublesome C．impatient D．frightened
A．cheering B．crying C．thinking D．talking
A．thanked B．ignored C．praised D．blocked
A．anger B．cruelty C．fear D．happiness
A．believable B．small C．satisfying D．serious
A．concerns B．lives C．jobs D．nation
A．experience B．story C．news D．lesson
A．spend B．pay C．waste D．face
I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done in my study while she to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got a little too and I shouted, “What are you doing?” No response. I my question and heard her say, “Oh…nothing.” Nothing?
I got up from my desk and ran out the living room, where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick into the bathroom. I had her ! I told her to turn around. She . I pulled out my big Daddy voice, “Young lady, I said turn around!”
, she turned toward me. In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick. And every square inch of her face was with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes. I heard voice that had been shouted to me as a child. “How could you… You should know…How many times have you been What a bad thing to…” it was just a matter of my picking out which old I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been. But I could let them loose, I looked at the sweater on her. In big it said. “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL!” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, seeing a bad girl who didn’t listen, I saw a little angel full of that I had come dangerously close to . “Sweetheart, let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t the chance to prove what a perfect little angel he had given me.
A．happened B．liked C．appeared D．pretended
A．long B．quiet C．calm D．strange
A．asked B．answered C．raised D．repeated
A．into B．of C．from D．for
A．way B．turn C．change D．progress
A．followed B．scolded C．cornered D．fooled
A．laughed B．listened C．agreed D．refused
A．Slowly B．Eagerly C．Angrily D．Unfortunately
A．filled B．marked C．printed D．covered
A．every B．such C．any D．one
A．told B．beaten C．frightened D．forbidden
A．reports B．notice C．advice D．words
A．as B．when C．since D．before
A．up B．down C．in D．on
A．signs B．letters C．messages D．figures
A．because of B．instead of C．in spite of D．as a result of
A．value B．sadness C．pities D．tricks
A．preventing B．getting rid of C．destroying D．doing wrong on
A．dirty B．ugly C．special D．silly
A．have B．get C．take D．miss