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 American writer 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(种子) 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(耐心的). For example， if you have a bad day， a good friend should listen to your complaints(抱怨)and do his or her best to help. To make a friend， you can’t be too shy. You should make each other happy.
But things can’t always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fright with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around， have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk， you could write a letter. 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(解释) why you did this or that； remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.Sally wants to tell students the ways to_______.
A. find friends
B. plant trees
C. keep fit
2.What makes good friends? A good friend should_______.
A. be lovely and cool
B. be kind and patient
C. have lots of money
3.According to the text，you can_______ your friend after a fight．
A. buy a present for
B. never say a word to
C. write a letter to
4.How many steps are there to be friends again?
A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three.
5.Which is the best title for the text?
A. The Founding and Keeping Friendship
B. The Good Friends Around You
C. Teenagers and Friendship
Dear Abby，
I'm a helpless mother. My son Tom is 15 years old. I find that the older he grows， the less we talk. I feel very sad and I really need help.
My first problem is about his hobbies. He spends almost all his spare time on computer games. When he gets home， he always turns on the computer and closes the door. I'm getting worried about him， especially when his English teacher tells me he always gets low marks in the English exams.
Second， he likes new technology， but I don't have enough money and I can't afford all the things he wants.
Recently， I've found that he is always alone. I've never seen him talking to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone on weekends. That is the last problem I have.
What should I do to help him? Please give me some advice.
A helpless mother
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. The helpless mother has _______ problems.
A. two B. three C. four
2.Tom_______ for almost all his spare time at home.
A. plays computer games
B. talks with his mother
C. does his homework
3. From the passage we know that Tom's mother _______.
A. is not worried about Tom
B. likes new technology
C. is not rich
4. The helpless mother asks Abby to _______.
A. buy what Tom wants
B. talk to Tom
C. give her some advice
5.Which of the following is TRUE about Tom？
A. He likes going out on weekends.
B. He is not good at English.
C. He often phones to his friends.
Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment. If the environment(环境) are bad， it will affect our body， and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be terribly ill. At that time we don’t want to work， and we have to stay in bed and rest at home. So the environment is very important to us.
It’s germs(微生物) that makes us ill. There are germs everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your own eyes， but you can see them with a microscope（显微镜）They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing， Germs can always be found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope， we shall see them in it. Germs can also be found in air and dust（灰尘）. If you cut your finger， some of the dust from the floor may go into it， and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your bodies， and you will have pain everywhere.
To keep us healthy， we should try our best to make our environment cleaner and tidier. This needs us to work together.
阅读材料，根据材料内容回答问题。
1.What does the underlined word “affect” mean in Chinese?
______________________________________________
2.What are germs?
______________________________________________
3. Where germs can be found?
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4. How will you feel if germs go into the finger that is cut?
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5.To keep us healthy， what should we do?
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Mom and dad are the most important people in your life. They have been looking after you since you were born， you should always love them. You should also get on well with them. But some children don't know how to do this. Here are some ways to help you.
Spend more time with your parents. Don't spend too much time playing computer games or watching TV. Ask your parents to play with you. Talk or go outside with them.
Be kind to your parents. You can make them happy with a smile when you come home. You can send your mother a card on Mother’s Day or tell your father a joke on his birthday. You can also clean your room by yourself.
Work hard. If you do your best in your studies， your parents will be proud of you.
阅读材料，根据材料内容判断正（T）误（F）。
1.You should love your parents sometimes.
2.It is not right for you to play computer games or watch TV.
3.A smile can make your parents happy.
4.Your parents will be proud of you if you do your best.
5.T he passage is mainly about how to get on well with your parents.
完形填空
Peng Jiangya was born in a poor family of Guizhou. ____ she was a child， she fell into a fire stove(火炉) at home. She lost her ____ .
“In order to hold chopsticks(筷子)，my parents taught me to use them for a long time. It was really ____ but I did my best to solve it. From then on， I knew if I wanted to succeed(成功)， I had to put great efforts into what I was doing，” Jiangya said.
Life was _____to her， but nothing could ______ her. With the help of her teachers， she____ learned how to hold a pen and managed to finish junior high school. One day， Jiangya saw others ________ cross—stitch(十字绣) outside their doors. She decided to try it for ____. Holding a needle(针) without fingers（手指）was not easy， but she never ____ . Now she can do it well and take good care of her family.
As for her future， Jiangya said， “I will work____ some other people to embroider (绣) the beautiful scenery of our hometown for tourists. At the same time， we can make more money.”
1.A. Because B. When C. Before
2.A. fingers B. legs C. ears
3.A. interestingB. happy C. difficult
4.A. hard B. easy C. kind
5.A. refuse B. stop C. save
6.A. slowly B. easily C. quickly
7.A. cut B. wash C. make
8.A. himself B. yourself C. herself
9.A. gave up B. cheered up C. got up
10.A. for B. with C. without
When the teacher asks him， he always ____.
A. keep silent
B. keeps silently
C. keeps silent
