When the telephone rings late at night, most women guess it must be one of only four or five people calling. A sister? Maybe. An emergency? Possibly. A mother? Probably not at that time of night. Much more probably it is a close female friend calling to tell you that she has split up with her boyfriend again or perhaps simply that a good movie has just started on TV.
At a time when families are spread far and wide and marriages often end in divorce, friendships are becoming more and more important. Erika, a 32-year-old lawyer, is strengthened by her ten-year friendship with her married friend Jane. “I was very sick one night, so I called Jane at about 3:00 a.m. to talk about it,” she says. “She was very supportive and even came over to take me to the doctor’s the next morning.”
As American TV shows like Friends, which follows the lives of a very close group of young friends, have become more popular, many of us are beginning to see the value of such friendships. TV shows like this tell us that our romantic relationships may not last, but we need to keep in touch with our close friends if we want to survive.
A TV show called Real Women is about the lives and relationships of five former school friends. In this show, family, husbands, and work are all less important than friendships. One of its actresses says the show reflects her own experience. “Friendship is about commitment. I don’t see some of my friends for ages but when we get together, it is as if time hasn’t passed.”
This is true of Erika and Jane’s friendship. With Erika’s family 200 miles away，it is Jane who keeps a spare set of keys to Erika’s apartment and waters her plants whenever she is away. “Having Jane around gives me a certain amount of freedom. It is not the kind of thing that you could ask anyone to do, but she knows I would do the same for her.” Erika feels that because she no longer sees her family every day, she now enjoys a closer relationship with her best friend. Jane, who may move to a different city soon, is worried about leaving such a support system of friends. “My friends have more to do with my life than my parents and, therefore, I don’t have to spend a lot of time explaining things to them. Friends are more up to date with what is happening.”
1.According to the passage, a late-night phone call for most women is probably from .
A. a friend B. a relative
C. a stranger D. a doctor
2.TV shows like Friends tell us that .
A. marriages with friends often end up in failure
B. families and work are as important as friends
C. close friends help us face problems in life
D. friendship fades as time goes by
3.From the passage, we can learn that Erika and Jane .
A. live far away from each other
B. have been friends for 32 years
C. spend a lot of time explaining things
D. trust and support each other in daily life
4.Which of the statements will the author probably agree with?
A. A near friend is more helpful than a faraway relative.
B. Both marriage and friendship demand commitment.
C. However far away we’re, parents worry about us.
D. Long distance makes the hearts closer.
I left home to support my sister in her efforts to present a music festival.She lives on the other side of the world, and I went to visit her,not wanting to leave and feeling like I was leaving home against my will.However,I wanted to show her my support because she is my only sister.
So I boarded the plane in mid-August,and hated the long flight.I arrived,tired and hungry.I had left my husband of 2 years,alone,in our old New Orleans house.
I was all set and ready to perform for my sister for the music festival on Sunday morning when I received a call from Chicago.The hurricane was predicted to hit our city,and many people had already evacuated,but my husband chose to stay behind.He could not get a call to me on the other side of the world,but he could call his cousin in Chicago.He gave his cousin a message for me,that he would be just fine,and not to worry.
As the day wore on,I finally took the stage in front of hundreds of Europeans,and I realized,thanks to CNN,that New Orleans was under water.
I performed,hoping that my husband would survive.And I performed perfectly.The audience stood and applauded.I left the stage and went straight to the TV.I saw the street sign near my home,of Humanity Street,but nothing below it,except water.
In the days that followed,I found out that my house,my car,my clothes,my furniture,everything that I'd left behind was gone...but not my husband.He survived by riding on the rear bumper（后保险杆）of a VW bus,holding on to the overhead luggage rack,in the pouring rain,down the highway from New Orleans,half-way to Baton Rouge.The rest of the journey was a long walk,but he survived.
By the first week of September,I flew back to the Baton Rouge airport,and hugged my husband.Since then,our relationship has grown deeper;we have completely rebuilt our house,bought a new car,bought new furniture and new clothes and joined an inspirational,spirit-filled community.
1.Why did the author leave home?
A. To look after her sister. B. To attend a music festival.
C. To watch a performance. D. To visit her husband's cousin.
2.How did the author feel when she left home?
A. Disappointed. B. Worried.
C. Tired. D. Unwilling.
3.What does the underlined word "evacuated" mean?
A. Gathered B. Struggled
C. Escaped D. Hid
4.What might be the title for the passage?
A. Lost it All,Gained Even More B. Once Gone,Never Returned
C. Caught in the Hurricane D. Trapped in a Dilemma
假定你是李华，当假期来临的时候，越来越多的人们选择去名校参观，但有的人反对将校园变为旅游区。请你就此现象给英语笔友Peter写封信阐述你的看法。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.信的开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数；
3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
Building a good relationship with our teachers benefit us all.Teachers showed love,concern and understand for us students m study and life.We students can always seek support and advice from us.In this case,an ideal relationship is of Vital important.In my opinion,this relationship should be one filling with love and respect,so we can exchange ideas free with teachers.If we students trust eachers and express our feelings clearly,or they will become our friend.Only through constant efforts we enjoy a warm relationship between teachers and students.
UK food delivery service company—Just Eat is changing the delivery game.The company is responsible1. the first food delivery in London using robots.
Just Eat sent the six-wheeled robot by Starship Technologies to Turkish restaurant Taksim Meze2.(pick) up the order.The robot then made3.(it)way to the customer with the food4.(safe) protected from thieves in a locked case.The customers then used a code5.(supply) by Just Eat to unlock the machine's storage case.
First shown off at Mobile world congress back in February,the robot uses6.variety of cameras,sensors and GPS trackers to find the way along the pavements to its destination.
Just Eat says the company wants to use the robots more often across London in 20177.it also plans to keep delivery robots unique to the UK although Starship Technologies is running many test8.(delivery) in other parts of the world.
While fans of delivery might be skeptical of9.(receive) their orders from machines,we can all enjoy the thought10.we no longer have to tip the delivery person.
On some special occasions in your life,you may find yourself faced with various choices.You've probably been asked what you would do if you found a leather____full of cash.Would you keep it,turn it in to the police or ask for a ____?Woralop,a tramp from Thailand,only had 9 baht（铢）to his name when he found it with 20,000 baht and several credit____in it.
It was more than____to buy him food and even a place to stay for weeks.____,he didn't think about keeping it. He ran after the owner to____it,after seeing him____it by mistake.He wasn't able to run fast enough to____the man, so he went straight to the nearest police station to____it over.
The owner,Nity,hadn't even____he had lost things of his own when the police called to tell him they had it. When he learned that a____man had turned it in and saw that all the money and the cards were still inside,he was more than____.The owner admitted that if he had no money he probably would have kept it.What a(n)____person Woralop was!
Although he____gave Woralop a 2,000 baht,Nity later decided to also____the man a job at his factory in Bangkok.As a matter of fact,Woralop was more than happy to____it.It comes with a 11,000 baht____and good accommodation.
The social media has already started posting____of Woralop at his new job.Woralop is such a good example that being friendly really does____.When you're____to others,others have the same way that you treat them.
1.A. vest B. whistle C. garment D. wallet
2.A. gift B. reward C. award D. leave
3.A. anecdotes B. allowances C. cards D. certificates
4.A. enough B. possible C. suitable D. valid
5.A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Besides
6.A. accelerate B. arrest C. return D. reform
7.A. dropping B. interrupting C. hiring D. bothering
8.A. come up with B. team up with C. fed up with D. catch up with
9.A. watch B. hand C. take D. turn
10.A. admitted B. assumed C. noticed D. introduced
11.A. homeless B. hopeless C. stainless D. worthless
12.A. satisfied B. alarmed C. surprised D. embarrassed
13.A. dynamic B. honest C. disgusting D. shabby
14.A. eventually B. frequently C. gradually D. initially
15.A. offer B. desire C. elect D. declare
16.A. overcome B. conduct C. accept D. receive
17.A. cost B. salary C. guarantee D. privilege
18.A. catalogues B. videophones C. microscopes D. photos
19.A. take m B. take off C. pay off D. pay back
20.A. kind B. mean C. outgoing D. competent
