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A letter to Edward, a columnist（报刊专栏作家）
Dear Mr Expert:
I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home. I always promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible. Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice house, and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved.
Here’s the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine — so much so that they make mine theirs.
It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me. But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like. They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever.
I enjoy having my friends here sometimes — it makes the place feel comfortable and warm— but this is my home, not a party house. I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can’t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy（隐私）?
Joan
Edward’s reply to Joan
Dear Joan:
If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now.
And if you’ve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere（气氛）,you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with— or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy. You need to understand that in true friendship it’s okay to put your own needs first from time to time.
Be clear about the message you want to send. For example, “I really love your company but I also need some privacy. So please call before you come over.”
63. We can learn from the first letter that Joan Edward .
A. lives away from her parents
B. takes pride in her friends
C. knows Mr Expert quite well
D. hates her parents very much
64. We can infer from the first letter that .
A. Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy
B. Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can accept
C. Joan doesn’t like the parties at all
D. Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over
65. According to Mr Expert, why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings?
A. She is afraid of hurting her friends.
B. She does not understand true friendship.
C. Her family experience stops her from doing so.
D. She does not put her needs first.
66. The underlined word “conflict” in the second letter means .
A. dependent life B. fierce fight C. bad manners D. painful feeling
67. The second letter suggests that Mr Expert .
A. is worried about Joan’s problem B. warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends
C. advises Joan on how to refuse people D. encourages Joan to be brave enough
答案
63--67 ABBC
解析
63.A 点评：细节题。文中第一封信中“Now atage20，...I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved”说明作者现在已经独立生活了，故应选A。
64.B 点评：细节题。在第一封信最后两段作者阐述了她的朋友经常拜访她，致使她吃不消了，因此B最符合题意。
65.C 点评：细节题。在第二封正文第二段中Edward Joan不好拒绝朋友拜访的原因是与家庭经历有关，故应选C。
66.B 点评：联系上下文，该词所在句子前面说到“you may fear...”说明“conflict”的意思是“矛盾”或“冲突”，故B符合题意。
67.C 点评：细节题，在第二封信中最后提到“I really love...before you come over”就是在提供建议如何拒绝人。
核心考点
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responsibility are some elements of a true friendship.True friendships are hard to achieve.
And what’s more,life is short.So treasure these friends if you already have them.If you don’t,
continue to search,because once you have them,life will become so much easier to live,no matter what happens.I have been through very difficult times and I dare say,without my friends,
I would not have made it.
Friendships need lots of energy and patience to maintain them.Not to mention time.When your friend needs you,and when things are not going too well on your side,it is often so easy to turn a deaf ear to their requests.It is especially during these times that you must find the strength to help your friend.
And it is during these times that your friendship will be made stronger.
And you must always be happy for their successes,even when things are not going too well for you.It might be hard to do this,but it is something that you need to learn.Think about all the sacrifices your friend has made for you and all the times when he was happy for you despite his own troubles.Think aboutall the happy times you enjoyed and the sad,difficult times you went through together.That should give you plenty of patience to actually be a true friend.Remember,true friends are the next best thing to family.They will always be your supporters.小题1: What is the best title for this passage?
| A．A Precious Friendship |
| B．A True Friend |
| C．A Happy Time |
| D．Friend,a Treasure |
| A．trust your friends |
| B．forgive your friends’ mistakes |
| C．spend much money on friends |
| D．be helpful to your friends |
| A．friendships can help you through difficult times |
| B．friendships need lots of energy and patience |
| C．your friends need you to give more help to them |
| D．you should be always on your friends’ side |
| A．pretend not to know |
| B．take no measures to |
| C．have no means to |
| D．turn to a deaf for |
| A．a friend won’t achieve success without your support |
| B．most people in trouble are not happy about their friends’ successes |
| C．you should support your friends on any conditions |
| D．a true friend appears only when you have troubles |
My First Job
I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the field
s of Eufaula Okla.__36 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture.He gave me a cent for every nail I___37 out of old boards.I got my first__38 job,at JM"s Restaurant in town,when I was 12.My main responsibilities(职责)were__39 tables and washing dishes, __40 sometimes I helped cook.Every day after school I would__41 to JM"s and work until ten.Even on Saturdays I_ 42 from two until eleven.At that age it was difficult going to work and__43 my friends run off to swim or play.I didn"t necessarily like work,but I loved what working__44 me to have.Because of my___45 I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez.This made me__46 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working__47 around town.A local clothing store offered me credit(赊账)__48 I was only in seventh grade.I immediately__49 a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes.I was___50 only 65 cents an hour,and I already owed the storekeeper$90!So I learned_ 51 the danger of easy credit.I paid it__52 as soon as I could.
My first job taught me selfcontrol,responsibility and brought me a__53of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced.As my father, __54 worked three jobs,once told me,“If you__55sacrifice(奉献)and responsibility,there are not many things in life you can"t have.”How right he was.
36.A.Before B. Within C. From D. By
37.A.pulled B. put C. picked D. pressed
38.A.usual B. real C. main D. particular
39.A.sweeping B. packing C. clearing D. emptying
40.A.or B. so C. but D. even
41.A.head B. turn C. change D. move
42.A.studied B. worked C. played D. slept
43.A.helping B. having C. watching D. letting
44.A.asked B. told C. promised D. allowed
45.A.study B. power C. age D. job
46.A.proud B. friendly C. lucky D. hopeful
47.A.ran B. got C. flew D. carried
48.A.although B. while C. if D. since
49.A.sold B. borrowed C. charged D. wore
50.A.keeping B. making C. paying D. taking
51.A.gradually B. greatly C. hardly D. early
52.A.out B. over C. away D. off
53.A.point B. level C. part D. sign
54.A.he B. that C. who D. whoever
55.A.understand B. demand C. offer D. fear
Farmers,as we all know,have been having a hard time of it lately,and have turned
to new ways of earning income from their land.This involves not only planting new kinds of crops,but some__55 ways of making money,the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing.Yes,you heard me__56 !A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis,and during the past year over 100,000 people have __57 to watch the race.“I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,"one punter (赛马经纪人)told me,“and I thought I"d have a look.I didn"t believe it was serious to tell you the truth."According to a regular visitor,betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses.“At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse __58 ,and there are clear favourites. __59 nobody has heard anything about these _60 !Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any
case."I stayed to watch the races,and I must admit that I found it quite__61 . In
a usual sheep race,half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile.Food is waiting for them at the other end of the__62 just to give them so
me encouragement,I ought to add!The sheep run surprisingly fast，__63 they have probably not eaten for a while.Anyway,the crowd around me were obviously enjoying
heir day out at the races, __64 by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
55.A. common B. strange C. swift D. illegal
56.A. honestly B. surprisingly C. completely D. correctly
57.A. showed off B. brought up C. turned up D. looked forward
58.A. behind time B. in progress C. in advance D. in time
59.A. But B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
60.A.horses B. sheep C. races D. stories
61.A.exciting B. dangerous C. boring D. peculiar
62.A.race B. hill C. track D. field
63.A.if B. so C. yet D. although
64.A.observing B. judging C. considering D. inferring
You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying,along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark "_36" down and helped the boy pick up these articles. "_ 37 "they were going the same way,he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark "_38 " the boy"s name was Bill,that he "_ 39 " computer games, baseball and history,that he was having a lot of "_40" with his other subjects and that he had just broken "_41" with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill"s home first and Mark was "_42" in for a Coke and to watch some television.The afternoon passed "_ 43 " with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home.They "_ 44 "to see each other around school,had lunch together once or twice,and then both ended up from the same high school.Just three weeks before "_ 45 ",Bill asked Mark if they "_ 46 " talk.
Bill "_ 47 " him of the day years ago when they had first met.“Do you "_48" wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?”asked Bill. “You see, I "_49 " out my locker because I didn"t want to leave a mess (脏乱) "_50 "anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to "_51 " my things. But after we
spent some time together "_52" and laughing,I realized that "_ 53 " I had done that, I would have "_ 54" a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together.So you see, Mark ,when you picked up my books that day ,you did a lot more .You "_ 55 "my life.”
36. A. fell B. sat C. lay D. knelt
37. A. Although B. Since C. After D. Until
38. A. discovered B. realized C. said D. decided
39. A. played B. loved C. tried D. made
40. A. questions B. ideas C. trouble D. doubt
41. A. up B. out C. off D. away
42. A. called B. helped C. invited D. allowed
43. A. peacefully B. willingly C. freely D. pleasantly
44. A. continued B. agreed C. forced D. offered
45. A. graduation B. movement C. separation D. vacation
46. A. would B. should C. could D. must
47. A. demanded B. reminded C. removed D. asked
48. A. ever B. usually C. even D. never
49. A. checked B. took C. cleaned D. put
50. A. over B. into C. with D. for
51. A. find B. pick C. pack D. hold
52. A. talking B. playing C. reading D. watching
53. A. before B. if C. while D. as
54. A. forgotten B. passed C. left D. lost
55. A. helped B. recovered C. improved D. changed
As a child,I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost;these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange__36 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that__37 me so much.There was never total__38 ,but a streetlight or passing car lights__39 clothes hung over a chair take on the__40 of a wild animal.Out of the corner of my__41,I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no__42 .A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight.My__43 would run wild,and my heart would beat fast.I would__44 very still so that the“enemy”would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, __45 on the way home from school.Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home—that was no__46 .After school, __47 ,when all the buses were__48 up along the street,I was afraid that I"d get on the wrong one and be taken to some__49 neighbourhood.On school or family trips to a park or a museum,I wouldn"t__50 the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears__51 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or__52 by others.Being popular was so important to me__53 ，and the fear of not being liked was a__54 one.
One of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to __55 and overcome our fears.Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
36. A. way B. time C. place D. reason
37. A. wounded B. destroyed C. surprised D. frightened
38. A. quietness B. darkness C. emptiness D. loneliness
39. A. got B. forced C. made D. caused
40. A. spirit B. height C. body D. shape
41. A. eye B. window C. mouth D. door
42. A. breath B. wind C. air D. sound
43. A. belief B. feeling C. imagination D. doubt
44. A. lay B. hide C. rest D. lie
45. A. especially B. simply C. probably D. directly
46. A. discussion B. problem C. joke D. matter
47. A. though B. yet C. although D. still
48. A. called B. backed C. lined D. packed
49. A. old B. crowded C. poor D. unfamiliar
50. A. leave B. let C. order D. send
51. A. above B. in C. of D. at
52. A. protected B. guided C. believed D. accepted
53. A. then B. there C. once D. anyway
54. A. strict B. powerful C. heavy D. right
55. A. realize B. remember C. recognize D. recover
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