You know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy？For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. Don’t let jealousy spoil your relationships. Tackle it head on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.
It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship you’ll have to do just that. Don’t approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear totally conceited), just take some time alone with them and let them know that you’ve been feeling like there’s been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling. Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.
When you figure out what is annoying your friend，ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better. If ,for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn't get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise. Don’t limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.
Even the best of friendships can be tinged by jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise. If you can’t, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won't.
1.According to the author，the jealousy emotion is ________.
A. normal B. productive C. destructive D. extreme
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to confront your friend when jealousy happens?
A. Walking up to him/her and asking him/her why he/she is jealous of you.
B. Walking up to him/her and asking him/her what the problem is.
C. Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know how you feel.
D. Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know you think there’s something coming between you.
3.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A. There's always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.
B. Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.
C. You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts，chances or self-development.
D. You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution
4.The purpose of the passage is ________.
A. to explain what causes jealousy
B. to offer some advice on making friends
C. to introduce the way to cope with a jealous friend
D. to explain how destructive the jealous emotion is
目前，学校存在少数考生考试作弊现象。某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文，标题是“My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”。请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。内容要点如下：
主要原因 | 考试偏多、偏难 |
不用功、懒惰 | |
取悦父母、老师 | |
个人看法 | 作弊不对，违反校规 |
……（其他看法） |
注意：
1. 短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；
2. 词数：100左右；
3. 参考词汇：作弊 cheat (v.)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I sometimes just wanted to sit in the dark. I hate to admit this, or sometimes when I’m feeling bad, I’ll lock myself in the bathroom, turn away the lights and just sit on the floor. I don’t know what. Maybe I feel comfortable and relaxed in totally darkness. Sometimes, I just stare into the darkness without think of anything. Maybe I’m sitting there waiting for someone show up. I also think of all kind of things sometimes. I will not only think of the things that they happened in the past, but imagine what will happen in a future. It really helps as I will be happier after that.
There was a farm in a small country. The farmer’s daughter had to carry fresh milk to customers in various villages, one of 1. was a priest(牧师). 2. （reach）his house, the milkmaid had to cross a stream. People crossed it by raft(竹筏).
One day the priest, finding it arrived very late, 3. (scold) the poor girl. “What can I do?” she said. “I started out early from my house, 4. I had to wait a long time for the boatman to come.”
Then the priest said, “What! people have even walked across the ocean by 5. (repeat) the name of God, but you can’t cross this little river.” This milkmaid took his words very seriously.
6. then on, she brought the priest’s milk punctually(准时地) every morning. He became curious about it and asked her how it was 7. she was never late any more.
“I crossed the river repeating the name of God, just as you had told me to do, 8. waiting for the raft,” she replied. The priest didn’t believe her, so they went together to the water and the milkmaid began to walk over 9. . Looking back, the milkmaid saw the priest floundering(踉跄) in the water.
“Sir!”she cried. “You are uttering the name of God, but all 10. while you are holding up your clothes from getting wet. That is not trusting in God.”
Once an old villager was reading the Ramayana(罗摩传) while sitting in a railway station waiting for the train to come.
A young man with his was standing nearby and said to the old man, “You old fashioned people read only the Ramayana all the time. Do you not have any other book to ? What is so great in the Ramayana?”
The old man continued to read and smiled without any to the young man. Soon, the train . Everyone, in a hurry, rushed in to get a seat. It that the old man and the young man were next to each other in the train. And the old man to read the Ramayana.
Suddenly the young man that his wife was missing! He shouted anxiously, “My wife! is she? I think she has been left behind on the platform!”
The old man said to him , “If you had read the Ramayana, you would never have made this .”
“What?” said the young man.
The old man :
“It is said in the Ramayana that when Ram Chandra, Sita and Lakshmana were standing on the of the Ganga（恒河）and the boat man came with the , Ram Chandra asked Sita to get in the boat first and only after that did he the boat himself!
“So why are you me what is good about the Ramayana when you do not even know enough to your own wife and see that she gets onto the train first?
“You see, the Ramayana tells you even this!”
True enough, any time you are and cannot decide what your duty is, just read the Ramayana and you will find the to all your doubts!
Treat with respect all the things held sacred（神圣的）to others, you understand these things or not.
1.A. wife B. son C. friend D. mother
2.A. read B. see C. hear D. write
3.A. key B. reply C. attention D. feeling
4.A. reached B. arrived C. got D. entered
5.A. turned on B. turned up C. turned out D. turned off
6.A. visited B. divided C. waken D. seated
7.A. continued B. decided C. wanted D. refused
8.A. felt B. experienced C. understood D. realized
9.A. How B. When C. Where D. Why
10.A. luckily B. sadly C. happily D. calmly
11.A. mistake B. plan C. face D. progress
12.A. answered B. explained C. introduced D. showed
13.A. middle B. bank C. coast D. land
14.A. fish B. ropes C. boat D. goods
15.A. get up B. get off C. get on D. get in
16.A. advising B. asking C. telling D. begging
17.A. take charge of B. take hold of C. take care of D. take advantage of
18.A. confused B. surprised C. satisfied D. delighted
19.A. reasons B. stories C. answers D. aims
20.A. unless B. once C. though D. whether
Everything you do to protect the planet helps all living things, including humpbacks(座头鲸) and other species of whales that live in oceans worldwide. And yes--just one kid, like you, can make a difference. 1. .
Don’t litter. Rubbish thrown away carelessly outside often washes into storm drains（排水沟）, which empty into rivers and eventually flow to the oceans. 2. , including whales.
Say, “No bag, thank you.” Whether you’re buying toys, snacks, or clothes, tell the checkout person you don’t need a bag. 3. , you’ll help reduce the 100 million plastic bags that each year block sewers(下水道), and get swallowed by whales, sea turtles, and other wild life.
Plant a tree. 4. . They produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）, a gas that animals, including humans, produce naturally as they breathe. But because carbon dioxide also comes from cars and factories, there is too much of it in the atmosphere, which is contributing to global warming. If everyone planted one tree, those trees would remove a large amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
5. . Every time you leave a room for more than a minute, turn off the light you’re using. In this way, you save energy and keep greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.
Try the family challenge! Many streams and rivers are polluted and littered with rubbish. You and your family can help preserve the waterways by joining others in your community to pick up rubbish.
A. Trees help clean the air we breathe
B. Turn off the light
C. Avoid driving cars
D. By carrying your own reusable bag
E. Treat them like friends
F. Here are ideas for easy, small things you can do
G. Pollution is a growing problem for all the Earth’s oceans and its wildlife
