Many people tend to complain about not having good friends in their lives. Sadly， they seem to think that their own company is not enough to make them happy. Nothing could be further from the truth though. In order to get along with others， the first thing you need to do is learn to get along with yourself. Only in this way will you succeed in developing healthy， solid relationships with others.
Listen to your inner voice. Remember that inner voice that keeps whispering to you what you really want and need as well as what you do not really want and need. It is about time you started listening to it. In order to get to know yourself in depth， it is important to learn and accept what you want and what you do not want.
Learn to enjoy your own company. You will be surprised to find out how many things you can do by yourself and actually have fun in the process. Reading romantic novels， poetry or science fiction is only a few of the things that you can do by yourself， which not only can offer you hours of enjoyment， but also the chance to get to know yourself better.
Satisfy yourself. Pay special attention to your personal hygiene(卫生). Do your hair and nails often and experiment with new styles. Follow a healthy diet and exercise regularly to stay in good shape. No matter how busy your daily schedule is， always find at least an hour per day for yourself， when you can either relax doing absolutely nothing， or doing something that you enjoy.
Learn to respect your own boundaries. Find out what your boundaries are and learn to respect them. You are the only one who knows what you can and what you cannot accept；no one else can point that out to you， or force you to compromise(妥协).
小题1:If you want to have a good relationship with others， you should first .| A．get into the habit of living alone | | B．make many friends in society | | C．always tell the truth | | D．learn to be your own best friend |
小题2:What is the purpose of listening to your inner voice？| A．To keep a good state of mind. | | B．To know more about yourself. | | C．To enjoy the time by yourself. | | D．To form a relationship with others. |
小题3:In order to please yourself， the writer gives some suggestions EXCEPT .| A．eating healthily | | B．exercise regularly | | C．experimenting with new hair style | | D．keeping on struggling |
小题4:The underlined word “boundaries” nearly means “ ”.| A．weaknesses | B．aims | C．ambitions | D．limits |
小题5: What is the structure of the passage？
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:A |
试题分析：大家有没有试着自己一个人相处？我们不妨尝试着倾听自己内心的声音，学会跟自己相处，满足自己，保持自己的底线。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第一段“...the first thing you need to do is learn to get along with yourself” 可知如果你想和别人相处好首先要和自己成为好朋友，答案为D
小题2:细节理解题。根据第二段“Remember that inner voice...what you do not really want and need” 可知听内心的声音是为了更好的了解你自己，答案为B
小题3:细节理解题。根据第四段Do your hair and nails often and experiment with new styles. Follow a healthy diet and exercise regularly to stay in good shape.可知为了让自己高兴，作者建议要用新发型做实验，吃得健康，定期锻炼，没有说压迫一直努力，选 D
小题4:猜词题：从最后一段的句子：You are the only one who knows what you can and what you cannot accept；可知“boundaries”是你能做的和不能做的，就是你的局限：limits，答案为D。
小题5:文章结构题：文章第一段提出观点：如果你想和别人相处好首先要和自己成为好朋友，后面的四段都是作者给出的建议：怎么做自己的朋友，所以选A |
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试题【Many people tend to complain about not having good friends in their lives. Sadly】；主要考察你对
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You and I have principles(原则). And we also have opinions. I have _____ about what I think is right or wrong or good or ______. But they are only opinions---I could be wrong! I _____ try to build my life around my opinions, but I will try to _____ my principles.
A 15-year-old boy learned a(n) ______ lesson about life principles. On his way home he found a woman’s ______ that contained $127 as well as her ID card. _______ hesitation, he hopped(快速跳) onto his bike and went over to her _______---about a mile away. He told her he _____ her wallet and she gave him a big hug and twenty dollars.
That evening the boy told his parents about the event and his father said, “I don’t think you should have ______ $20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldn’t be ______ for being honest.”
He thought about his father’s _____ and decided he would return the money. He biked to the lady’s home and ______ her back the twenty dollars. She didn’t want to take it, but he told her she _____ to---that his father pointed out ______ to him that he had never ______ before.
When principles ______ our every action and decision, we actually change. These great principles _____ our lives and make us into persons of character. That boy is _____ to be raised by a wise father who had the ______ to say, “Those are my principles.”
| 小题1: | | A．opinions | B．wishes | C．decisions | D．suggestions |
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| 小题2: | | A．well | B．mistaken | C．right | D．bad |
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| 小题3: | | A．shan’t | B．won’t | C．can’t | D．don’t |
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| 小题4: | | A．change | B．advise | C．follow | D．make |
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| 小题5: | | A．valuable | B．easy | C．difficult | D．funny |
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| 小题6: | | A．bag | B．wallet | C．suitcase | D．box |
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| 小题7: | | A．About | B．For | C．Without | D．In |
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| 小题8: | | A．factory | B．school | C．office | D．house |
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| 小题9: | | A．checked | B．searched | C．threw | D．found |
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| 小题10: | | A．accepted | B．supplied | C．received | D．borrowed |
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| 小题11: | | A．rewarded | B．praised | C．forgotten | D．blamed |
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| 小题12: | | A．actions | B．worries | C．words | D．excuses |
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| 小题14: | | A．attempted | B．preferred | C．planned | D．had |
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| 小题15: | | A．anything | B．everything | C．something | D．nothing |
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| 小题16: | | A．guessed | B．taught | C．met | D．realized |
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| 小题17: | | A．guide | B．do | C．interrupt | D．allow |
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| 小题18: | | A．limit | B．shape | C．prevent | D．keep |
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| 小题19: | | A．unlucky | B．careful | C．brave | D．lucky |
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| 小题20: | | A．right | B．courage | C．wisdom | D．chance |
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There’s a body of water in Israel that is actually below sea level. Water constantly runs into it, but, because of the law of gravity (万有引力定律)，nothing can flow out of it. Do you know the name of this famous lake? It’s called the Dead Sea. It’s called this because no living thing could live there. The water is almost dead, compared to what happens with “living water”.
When you think of the term “living water”, the image that comes to mind is a rushing river that is flowing. It’s filled with life and movement. It doesn’t just “receive”, but is also “giving” simultaneously.
Many of us believe that we need to receive more of something in order to be happy. Whether what we desire is money or something else, we think we need more of it in order to be fulfilled.
As a result, we begin to operate in fear and therefore don’t give anything because we’re afraid that we won’t have enough. The result? Like the Dead Sea, we become lifeless. Life is meant to flow. when a pool stops flowing, it becomes stagnant(停滞的). Stagnant water breeds disease and death. It can’t breathe. It can’t receive any more. If nothing is flowing out, there’s no room for anything else to come in.
The solution? Give. As you give, you’ll receive. It’s a universal law. You see it at work everywhere. we’ve somehow been deceived （ 欺骗 ）into believing that if we don’t give, we’ll have more. Or we’re afraid that if we do give, we won’t have anything left. On one hand, this seems to make sense. But it doesn’t work. Because when we don’t give, we shut off the flow of what’s coming in.
小题1:What is the first paragraph mainly about?| A．The development of the Dead Sea | | B．The special character of the Dead Sea | | C．The position of the Dead Sea | | D．The present situation of the Dead Sea |
小题2:According to the passage, people wouldn’t like to give because________.| A．they are really poor in fact | B．they don’t know how to give | | C．they don’t know who to give | D．they are still not satisfied |
小题3:According to the passage, if you refuse to give, you will___________.| A．be like a pool with stagnant water | | B．have enough space for what you’ll receive | | C．need something more to be satisfied | | D．do everything according to the law |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．Give and you’ll receive | B．The secret of the Dead sea | | C．A universal law | D．come in and come out |
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Silk production has a long and colourful history unknown to most people. Scientific discoveries have shown that silk production existed in China from around 2500 B.C., although it could be much older. For hundreds of years, China kept the secret of silk to itself as one for the most closely protected secrets in history. Anyone revealing the secret of silkworms or trying to take silkworm eggs out of ancient China was punished by death.
At one time silk was reserved only for the Chinese emperor. Gradually, others began wearing silk. In addition to being used for clothing, silk came to have industrial uses in ancient China, something that happened in the West only in modern times. Silk was used to make musical instruments, fishing lines, weapons, ropes and even paper. During the Han Dynasty silk became a form of money. Farmers paid taxes in both rice and silk. The prices of goods were calculated in lengths of silk just as they had once been calculated in gold. The importance of silk is even reflected in the Chinese language. For example, of the 5000 most common Chinese characters, around 500 have silk as their “key”.
In spite of their secrecy, the Chinese eventually lost their monopoly on silk production. It reached Korea in around 200 B.C. when immigrants from China arrived there. Silk production came to India in 300 A.D.. It was not until 500 A.D. that silk production came to Europe when travellers smuggled out silkworms in hollow tubes of bamboo. These were used to establish silk industry in Rome (modern-day Italy), although Chinese silk was still considered to be the best.
Silk was brought to Rome from China by means of the Silk Road. There were actually two Silk Roads, one over land and one on the sea. The land route in particular had a huge effect in history. All sorts of trade goods — silver, gold, jade, porcelain — passed along this road. Ideas travelled the Silk Road too. For example the religion of Buddhism was carried to China from India by traders on the Silk Road. The Silk Road created the first international culture, exposing many people to the ideas and treasures of both Western and Chinese cultures.
小题1:How was China able to keep the secret of silk production?| A．It refused to sell its silk to other countries. | | B．Foreigners were not permitted to enter China. | | C．The silkworms needed were not able to survive outside China. | | D．Chinese passing on the secret to foreigners were seriously punished. |
小题2:Which of the following uses of silk is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．A way of purchasing goods people sold. | | B．A material used for making different products. | | C．A method of paying money to the government. | | D．A valuable gift given to foreigners travelling in China. |
小题3:In what order did silk production spread throughout the world according to the passage?| A．Europe àIndia àKorea àChina. | B．China àKorea àIndia àEurope. | | C．China àIndia àKorea àEurope. | D．China àEurope àIndia àKorea. |
小题4:The underlined phrase “smuggled out” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.| A．quietly traded | B．openly removed | | C．illegally transported | D．violently stole |
小题5:Which of the following is true about the Silk Road?| A．It allowed for economic and cultural exchanges between countries. | | B．It made China the most powerful country in the ancient world. | | C．It could only be completed by travellers with access to a boat. | | D．It was first developed for transferring religious ideas. |
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Standing on the top of a church tower not far from our home in Rome, Father said to me, "Look down, Elsa." I gathered all my and looked down. I saw the crisscross（十字形）of twisting, turning streets to the square in the centre of the village.
“See, my dear,” Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get where you want to go by one road, try ."
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the lunches that were served at school. But she because she could not believe the lunches were so bad.
When I turned to Father for help, he would not . Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a(n) .
At school the next day, I secretly my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I the cook into serving it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked . She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅）, "The cook must have gone mad!" Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the Father taught me. I knew where I wanted to go in life — to be a fashion designer. And on the way to my first small success I found the road .
I was busy getting ready to my winter fashions. Then just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls were called out on strike. I felt so depressed that I was that we would have to cancel the presentation show the clothes unfinished. Then it dawned on me. Why not show the clothes unfinished?
We worked hurriedly and the showing took place as . Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were only made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we pinned sketches and pieces of material. In this way we were able to show what colors and textures the clothes would have when they were finished. It was our showing that caught the attention of the public, and for the clothes poured in.
Father’s wise words had guided me once again. There is more than one way to the square always.
小题1: | A．strength | B．breath | C．courage | D．belief |
小题2: | A．linking | B．appealing | C．taking | D．leading |
小题3: | A．each | B．another | C．none | D．the other |
小题4: | A．awful | B．special | C．fascinating | D．delicious |
小题5: | A．regretted | B．agreed | C．complained | D．refused |
小题6: | A．comment | B．submit | C．oppose | D．handle |
小题7: | A．conclusion | B．plan | C．rest | D．image |
小题8: | A．drank | B．spat | C．poured | D．flowed |
小题9: | A．talked | B．forced | C．sent | D．urged |
小题10: | A．terribly | B．naturally | C．perfectly | D．shortly |
小题11: | A．get through | B．take up | C．look into | D．make up |
小题12: | A．class | B．lesson | C．story | D．idea |
小题13: | A．occupied | B．smoothed | C．blocked | D．widened |
小题14: | A．show | B．provide | C．follow | D．lead |
小题15: | A．curious | B．doubtful | C．determined | D．sure |
小题16: | A．apart from | B．or else | C．rather than | D．or rather |
小题17: | A．usual | B．supposed | C．scheduled | D．unexpected |
小题18: | A．patterns | B．colours | C．drags | D．scarves |
小题19: | A．meaningful | B．common | C．ordinary | D．unusual |
小题20: | A．criticisms | B．orders | C．designs | D．budgets |
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Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead．
I don"t remember when it first started me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don" t do that any more --your are too rough！” She didn’t say anything in ．But never again did my mother close out my day with that expression of her love．
Time after time, with the years, my thoughts returned to that night．I"m not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my
Now, my own children are . Mom no longer has Dad. It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand before stealing across my face to brush the from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so touched my brow．In my , thousands of times, I the night my young voice complained. Mom"s hand in my hand, I said how I was for that night. I thought she"d remember, as I did, Mom didn"t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and —long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
| 小题1: | | A．surprising | B．hurting | C．annoying | D．amazing |
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| 小题2: | | A．rough | B．gentle | C．smooth | D．strong |
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| 小题3: | | A．noises | B．words | C．feelings | D．hands |
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| 小题4: | | A．anger | B．silence | C．reply | D．fear |
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| 小题5: | | A．healthy | B．familiar | C．popular | D．perfect |
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| 小题6: | | A．coming | B．remaining | C．following | D．passing |
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| 小题7: | | A．often | B．even | C．never | D．once |
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| 小题8: | | A．family | B．neighbor | C．husband | D．home |
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| 小题9: | | A．developed | B．grown | C．moved | D．forgotten |
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| 小题10: | | A．imagined | B．hesitated | C．regretted | D．trembled |
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| 小题11: | | A．hair | B．tears | C．dirt | D．kisses |
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| 小题12: | | A．quickly | B．roughly | C．gently | D．slowly |
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| 小题13: | | A．memory | B．opinion | C．history | D．diary |
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| 小题14: | | A．chanced | B．missed | C．hated | D．recalled |
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| 小题15: | | A．Beating | B．Picking | C．Catching | D．Stopping |
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| 小题16: | | A．happy | B．sorry | C．annoyed | D．amused |
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| 小题17: | | A．and | B．while | C．because | D．but |
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| 小题18: | | A．remembered | B．faded | C．forgiven | D．apologized |
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| 小题19: | | A．hope | B．appreciation | C．thought | D．approval |
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| 小题20: | | A．guilt | B．pride | C．sorrow | D．Failure |
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