Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone（独自）. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely （孤独的）if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make it up and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much but we can call them or write to them. We can also make new friends. It is encouraging（鼓励） to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you will take better care of yourself.People often feels _________ if they have no good friends.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．lonely | D．unpopular |
All people need friends because they _________.
| A．often feel lonely. |
| B．like to feel close to each other. |
| C．often move away. |
| D．want to live longer. |
People make new friends when their old friends________.
| A．stay alone. | B．are angry with them. |
| C．move away. | D．have new friends. |
If we can’t see our friends for a long time, we ________.
| A．no longer love them. |
| B．don’t get on well. |
| C．can call them or write to them. |
| D．will take better care of ourselves. |
From the passage, we learn that if people have many friends, they ____.
| A．will be important. | B．will have more good news |
| C．needn’t make new friends | D．will live happily. |
British English and American English
A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask--what are the differences between British English and American English? How important are these differences?
Certainly, there are some differences between British English and American English. There are a few differences in grammar（语法）. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation (发音) is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “car”and “farm”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and “honor” are American English spellings.
These differences are in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. However, they are not important. For the most part, British English and American English are the same language.In American English, we can say, “? ”
| A．Have you a new book |
| B．Do you have a new book |
| C．Are you have a new book |
| D．Can you to have a new book |
Between British English and American English, sometimes pronunciation is .
| A．poor | B．different | C．high | D．short |
In American English, the word “favourite”can be spelt.
| A．favoruite | B．favurite | C．favorite | D．favrite |
Englishmen say “in hospital”, while Americans say .
| A．at the hospital | B．in the hospital |
| C．by hospital | D．to hospital |
The main idea of the passage is that .
| A．there are no differences between British English and American English |
| B．British English and American English are two different languages |
| C．speakers of British English and American English speak the same language |
| D．we shouldn't speak English |
What would you do if a stranger gave you some medicine and it would keep you slim or help you do well in exams? Would you take it?
Students at Shenzhen Luohu Foreign Language Middle School have learned to keep themselves safe by saying “no”. In fact, what those strangers want to give them are drugs (毒品) . Drugs are dangerous to your health!
“Because teens don't know much about drugs, they might want to try them,” said Zhang Dongsheng, the director of Shenzhen Drug Control Office.
Now, many schools arrange courses or organize some activities to help students know about drugs.
Liang, 16, was a good student before trying drugs. One day, some old friends told him it would be fun. After taking drugs only once, he found it very hard to stop. Liang began to spend all his time and money on drugs. Soon, he stopped going to school and started stealing. In the end, he was put in prison.
In China, taking drugs is becoming a big problem for teens. According to a survey, about one million people in China were using illegal drugs last year, and 72% of them were young people. Worse still, there are about10,000 drug users under 16 now.
Zhang has some good advice on staying clean. He said, “Drugs are dangerous. Never try them, even if you’re curious! It is the most important for you to keep safe and healthy.”Teens wants to try drugs because _________ .
| A．they are 18 years old |
| B．they aren't curious about drugs |
| C．they have enough money |
| D．they don't know about the harm of drugs |
From Liang's story, we can know that it’s _________ to give up drugs even if one tries only once.
| A．easy | B．hard | C．foolish | D．possible |
According to a survey, about _______ young people in China were using illegal drugs last year.
| A．1,000,000 | B．100,000 | C．10,000 | D．720,000 |
What does the phrase “staying clean” here mean?
| A．Being clean. | B．Keeping clothes clean. |
| C．Staying away from drugs. | D．Wearing clean clothes. |
Today Newtown is a clean place, but many years ago there were millions of rats there. The rats even attacked (攻击 ) the cats and dogs. Sometimes many of them tried to bite men or women at night. The rats were very large in size and they harmed (伤害 ) many people.
The city office ordered every one to kill rats. However, most people were lazy, so they did not kill many rats. The city office could do nothing with the citizens and could do nothing with the rats, either. Some time later, they had to pay some money for each dead rat. That made the people very happy. They at once began to kill rats. They got as many dead rats as they could. And some of them even stopped their own work to kill rats because they could get more pay. Every day a city official(官员 ) put all the dead rats together. He was very busy doing that, because sometimes a man brought hundreds of them in one day. Two weeks later, there were not so many rats in the city as before, but people still brought many dead rats to the city office. The city officials felt surprised at this but at last they found out people were stealing the dead rats they had collected. So the city official had to order his men to dig a big hole and put the dead rats in it. Soon there were no more rats and the city did not have to pay any more money for that.The rats in Newtown were once ______
| A．as big as cats | B．as dangerous as dogs |
| C．huge in size | D．run into cars there |
When the city office first ordered the citizens to kill rats, most people ______.
| A．had to pay for each dead rat |
| B．stole dead rats |
| C．were too lazy to kill rats |
| D．killed nearly all the rats very soon |
A big hole was dug so that ______.
| A．the rats could come out to attack people at night |
| B．people could take many rats |
| C．the people loved dead rats |
| D．people could not steal dead rats for money |
One morning, Mr. Smith came into the garden at the back of his house. He saw so much snow in the garden. Mr. Smith wanted to take his car out, so he asked a man to clean the road from his garage (车库) to the gate. He said to the man, “Don't throw any snow on the side. It will damage(破坏) the flowers in my garden, and don't throw any on the other side, because it will damage the wall. And don't throw any into the street, because the policeman will come.” Then he went out.
When he came back, the road was clean. There was no snow on the flowers, or the wall or the street. But when he opened the garage to get his car out, he saw: the garage was full of snow, the snow from the road, and his car was under the snow.In the morning Mr. Smith found ______ was full of snow.
| A．his garden | B．his garage | C．his house | D．his car |
He wanted a man to clean the road because ______.
| A．He didn't like the snow. |
| B．He liked the very much. |
| C．He wanted to take his car out. |
| D．He often asks the man to clean the road. |
Where was Mr. Smith's car?
| A．Under the snow. | B．In the street. |
| C．In the garden. | D．In the back of the garage. |
Bob is an English boy. His eyes are blue. Li Ming is a tall boy. His eyes are black. They are good friends. Bob’s hair is yellow and Li Ming’s hair is black. Li Ming’s mom is a Chinese teacher. Bob’s mom is an English teacher. She and Li Ming’s mom are in the same school. Bob’s family(家庭) are new in China. Li Ming’s dad and mom help them. They like their English friends.
根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。 What colors are Bob’s eyes?
______________________________Is Bob’s mom a Chinese teacher?
______________________________ Are Bob’s mom and Li Ming’s mom in the same school?
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