Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying: Friends are God’s way of taking care of us. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
“The Care and Keeping of Friends” by American author Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.
Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints(抱怨) and do their best to help. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.
But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to them. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.
Sally says there are three steps to being friends again: Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. The book also has advice on some small but important things like celebrating your friends’ success. Even if you haven’t had a real friend before, you will start to think of having one if you read this book. Because the book tells that friendship is the most important thing in your life.The writer of the text really wants to tell us________.
| A．life is great if we have friends |
| B．an old saying |
| C．Sally Seamans is an American writer |
| D．God’s way of taking care of us |
“The Care and Keeping of Friends” is_______.
| A．the word of the God |
| B．a way of making good friends |
| C．the name of a book by Sally |
| D．a story from a newspaper |
A good friend should_______.
| A．have a lot of money | B．have good looks |
| C．be kind and patient | D．listen to you |
Good friends will_______.
| A．always be happy | B．do their best to help you |
| C．never do wrong | D．not have a fight |
What can’t you do if your good friend has done wrong?
| A．Write a letter to him or her. |
| B．Have an honest talk with him or her. |
| C．Tell him or her your feeling. |
| D．Have a fight with him or her. |
People are having “Beautiful Guangxi Clean villages” activities in Guangxi. Make sure it can be done well, the Press Conference (新闻发布会) was held on May 3rd, 2013 in Guangxi. There will be something to do these days. First, the government will send many members to the villages. They will live in 1,4353 villages of Guangxi with villagers. A member of government will manage a village. Second, every village must have places to put litter. Third, villagers must put litter to the designated place. Don’t throw it here and there. Finally, the litter must be put away in time .
“Beautiful Guangxi Clean villages” is really hard and long work. If people do well, Guangxi will get more and more beautiful.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确为“T”，错误为“F”，并在答题卡上把“T”或“F”涂黑。The Press Conference was held on May 3rd, 2013 in Guangxi.
The government will send 1,4353 members to the villages.
Villages must put litter to the designated place.
“Beautiful Guangxi · Clean villages” isn’t hard and long work.
After the activities, Guangxi will become more and more beautiful .
(C)The earth is not only, but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you. because nearly 70% of the earth’s surface（表面）is covered with water. But about 97% of that is sea water, or salt water. Man can only use the other 3%—the fresh water from rivers, lakes, and other sources. And we can’t even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers（冰川）. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.
However, as things stand today, the fresh water is still enough for us. But our need for water is becoming larger and larger quickly—almost day by day. We should take steps to do with this problem now and in this way we can get away from a serious world-wide water shortage later on.
We all have to learn how to stop wasting our valuable water, one of the first step is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system(下水道), from there it returns to sea or runs into underground (地下)places.
But even if every large city reused its water, we still would not have enough. All we’d have to do to make use of sea water in the world is to remove the salt. The earth is thirsty for water because_______ .
| A．man has not enough food to eat. |
| B．we haven’t had enough fresh water |
| C．only 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. |
| D．more water is sent into the sewer system |
The underlined word “valuable ” means _______. .
| A．much and salt | B．fresh and enough |
| C．dear and useful | D．clean and helpful |
What can we do if we want to have enough fresh water?
(a) make good use of the sea water.
(b) carry salt water into lakes and rivers.
(c) try to save the fresh water as much as possible
(d) do our best to use the water again.
(e) drink and use all the water on the earth’s surface
| A．(c)and(e) | B．(a) and (b) |
| C．(a), (c)and(d) | D．(b) , (d) and(e) |
The best but the most difficult way to solve the water problem of the world is to ___
| A．remove the salt from the sea water |
| B．make the water in the cities clean. |
| C．take the water from underground |
| D．make the need for the water smaller. |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．The Importance of Water | B．The World’s Water Problem |
| C．The Thirsty World | D．Fresh Water and Sea Water |
(B) What are you going to do if you are in a burning house?
Escaping(逃离) a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts（电梯）.
From the lower floors of the building, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).
The second floor windows are usually not very high from the ground. An average (普通的) person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed, or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (渗入) into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escaping are those which open onto a roof . From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely, dropping onto stones might end in injury.From the beginning, we know that it is important to .
| A．know the way to escape a fire | B．put out a fire in a burning house |
| C．jump out of a burning house | D．keep the door closed |
It is possible to escape through the windows .
| A．if there are some stones on the ground |
| B．if there is some grass on the ground |
| C．if you live on a higher floor |
| D．if you have a short enough rope |
Which of the following is right according to the information in the passage?
You can escape through lifts.
You can choose fire escapes.
You can’t escape through stairways.
Keep your head high at the window to be sure you get fresh air.Keep the door closed so that if the building is on fire.
| A．smoke and fire can’t be drawn into the room |
| B．you can call for help |
| C．you can get fresh air |
| D．you can be sent first |
The best title for the passage is .
| A．Escaping through the windows |
| B．Saving yourself from a burning house |
| C．Knowing on fire |
| D．Waiting for help |
(A) Have you ever had an embarrassing（尴尬的）experience?
Tony: I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn't ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing and laughing! Why? Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry: After seeing a film, we decided to walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife's hand. There was a loud scream(尖叫), and a girl slapped(掴) my face！I hadn't taken my wife's hand. I'd taken the hand of a girl!
James: I had decided to buy a new house, and I'd made an appointment (约定)to see our bank manager. I'd never met him before. I was lucky enough to find a parking space outside the bank. I'd just started reversing(倒车) into the space when another car made its way into it. I was so angry! I shouted at the man in the car. He ignored(不理) me and walked away. It took me twenty minutes to find another place. I was ten minutes late for my appointment. I went to the manager's office, knocked and walked in. The manager was sitting behind his desk. He was the man who had taken my parking space!Tony is ______.
| A．a student |
| B．lazy |
| C．a teacher who has taught for years |
| D．a young teacher. |
The students began laughing when they saw Tony_______.
| A．wearing a wrong shoe | B．carrying an alarm clock |
| C．looking down suddenly | D．rushing into the classroom |
Henry was embarrassed because he_______.
| A．heard his wife screaming in the street |
| B．slapped the girl in the face |
| C．took the hand of a complete stranger |
| D．knocked over some watches in the shop |
James went into town to_______.
| A．put money in the bank | B．meet the bank manager |
| C．look for a job | D．buy a new car |
As a result, _______
| A．James couldn’t borrow money from the bank, because the manager was angry with him. |
| B．In the office, when the manager saw James, he ignored James and walked away. |
| C．James didn’t dare to meet the bank manager |
| D．We don’t know what will happen next. |
A French-language daily in Belgium has issued(出版) what is thought to be Europe’s first 3D newspaper. But you must read it with a pair of special glasses.
All the photos and ads in La Derniere Heure’s (DH) special edition(版) were given a three-dimensional effect(3D效果), but the text remained the same.
DH’s editor said there were no further 3D plans because of the costs.
Reviewers in France spoke highly of the paper, but they said the overall result was “far from perfect”.
Editor Hubert Leclercq said it took two months to get ready for the special edition, which had a higher than normal print run of 115,000 copies for the stores selling newspapers.
“We hear about 3D cinema, television and video games, so we took up the challenge,” Mr. Leclercq told the AFP news agency.
According to PC World’s French edition, readers could get the best results by holding the paper 50cm from the eyes in a well-lit area.
“It takes a few minutes to get used to pictures in 3D,” it said, noting the limited quality of the viewing lenses(镜片).
It’s said some of the images - especially the ads - had a good 3D effect, but that other pictures were not clear or difficult to look at.
The Europe’s first 3D newspaper was from .
A. Belgium B. FranceC. Germanyin La Derniere Heure’s (DH) special edition had a three-dimensional effect.
A. All the pictures and the text
B. All the ads and the text
C. All the pictures and adsFrom the forth paragraph, we know that .
A. the 3D newspaper is very good
B. they should improve the 3D newspaper
C. they should stop issuing the 3D newspaperThe underlined word “well-lit” in Paragraph 7 means in Chinese.
A. 照明条件好的
B. 火燃烧得好的
C.光线良好的Which of the following is right?
| A．It took two months to get ready for the 3D newspaper. | |
| B．It will take you a few minutes to read the pictures in 3 | C． |
| D．All the images had a good 3D effect. |