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.
Alexis, 17, sat quietly in the passenger seat of her dad’s car. She let her eyes lazily scan the landscape for wildlife. Then a deer came into view about 200 yards in front of them. “Dad, there’s a deer there!” Alexis said. It was a male deer with sharp antlers (角) on each side of its head.
As the car moved closer, Alexis saw that the deer’s head was bent toward the ground. Then she heard a scream and saw an arm fly up near the deer’s head. Alexis realized the deer was attacking a woman. Sue, a 44-year-old mother, had been out for her morning run. The deer followed her and edged closer. “I knew I was in trouble.” Sue says. She went to pick up a stick for self-defense, and the deer charged. It lifted her with its antlers and threw her into the air. Sue could feel blood flew down her leg. Within seconds, the deer had pushed her off the road.
When Alexis and her father pulled up, the deer was throwing Sue like a doll. Alexis looked into the woman’s terrified eyes, and before her father had even stopped the car, the teenager jumped quickly out of the car and ran toward the deer. “I was kicking it to get its attention.’’ she says. Then her father, who had followed his daughter, pushed the deer away from the women.
Alexis helped Sue into the car and then applied a piece of cloth to Sue’s injured leg. “We’re going to get you to a hospital.” Alexis said. Then she heard her father shout loudly. He had been knocked to the ground. Alexis took hold of a hammer from the car and ran to where her father lay on his back. She beat the deer’s head and neck, but the blows didn’t scare it away. “I was losing faith.” she says. “A couple more strikes. Alexis.” said her father. “You can do it.”
Turning the hammer around, Alexis closed her eyes and beat the deer’s neck with all her strength. When she opened her eyes, the deer was running away.
Alexis got in the driver’s seat and sped toward the nearest hospital. After Sue was treated, she tearfully thanked her rescuers. “You expect a teenage girl to get on the phone and call for help,” she says, “not to beat up a deer.”
1.What was Sue doing when she was attacked by the deer?
A. She was driving home. B. She was resting on the road.
C. She was taking exercise. D. She was feeding wild animals.
2.What did Alexis do to save Sue?
A. She pushed the deer away. B. She hit the deer with her feet
C. She drove the car to hit the deer. D. She beat the deer with a hammer.
3.Which of the following words can best describe Alexis?
A. Strong. B. Cruel.
C. Energetic. D. Brave.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. A Woman Was Seriously Injured
B. A Dangerous Deer Attacked a Woman
C. A Girl Rescued Her Father Successfully
D. A Teenager Saved Others from a Deer Attack
升入高中，离开了以前的老师，又结识了很多新老师。请你选择一位自己最喜欢的老师介绍给大家，要点包括：
1.外贸性格； 2.教学特色； 3.你的评价。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.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作文，文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每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。
Tom and Dick are next door neighbor who both work in same office. They often walk together to and from work. Once they were walking to home together while it suddenly started to rain. Tom quickly opened his umbrella and said proud, "My wife really has great foresight.” He added, “She said this morning it would rain and tell me to carry my umbrella." Dick smiled and walked up to her under the protection of the umbrella. He said, "Mine has even great foresight. She didn't let me carry one so she knew you'd share yours to me."
Halloween1.(celebrate) every year. But just how and when did this custom happen? Is it just a harmless celebration?
2.word “Halloween” actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a change of All Hallows Eve. All hallows Day, or All Saint’s Day. November 1, is a Catholic day. But in the 5th century BC, summer officially ended on October 31. It was believed3., on that day, the spirits of all those4.had died throughout the year would come back in search of5.(live) bodies for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife.6.(natural) the living did not want to be taken away. So7.the night of October 31,8.(village) would put out the fires in their homes9.(make) them cold and unwanted. They would then dress up in all manners of strange customs and noisily walked around the neighborhood, being as wild10.possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for people alive.
Few other nations are so much interested in horse racing as the English. The famous races Ascot are held every year and followed by sports fans all over England. The king or the queen also attends______and presents the winner with a gold cup. To______this gold cup is the dream of every owner of a race horse. All newspapers, great and small, are full of detailed description of the______, and the name of the______winner of the Ascot cup is pronounced by everyone______of a great hero.
It happened once, however, some seventy years ago, that the gold cup was stolen a few days before the race! The police______for it all over the country but could not find it.
Just at the time, Mark Twain, the witty American writer,______England. He was______by an England Literary Society to be______at a dinner given in his honor. After dinner the president of the society rose to propose a toast to Mark Twain's health and______in every way the talent of the______American. Mark Twain______started his speech with the following words:
“Gentlemen, I thank you for the great honor you have done me,______I very much doubt whether all your countrymen join you in your______welcome. When I arrived at Dover yesterday, and______my foot in “Merry Old England', the first thing I saw was a newspaper poster and on it,______my great surprise, I read two______printed in big red letters:
MARK TWAIN ARRIVES!
ASCOT CUP STOLEN!
“These two announcements stood so closely together that it______seemed, gentlemen, as if some people in this country may be sure that my______had something to do with the disappearance of the gold cup!” This witty speech of the famous American author was met with a shout of______.
1.A. it B. them C. that D. this
2.A. hold B. keep C. catch D. win
3.A. race B. winner C. problem D. nations
4.A. good B. lucky C. great D. brave
5.A. as this B. like that C. like those D. as it
6.A. searched B. asked C. waited D. cared
7.A. reached in B. went into C. arrived in D. got in
8.A. seen B. visited C. invited D. forced
9.A. present B. late C. absent D. free
10.A. suggest B. praise C. check D. understand
11.A. tiring B. selfish C. famous D. shy
12.A. in reply B. in cash C. in short D. in time
13.A. as soon as B. as though C. even if D. in case
14.A. indifferent B. warm C. violent D. cold
15.A. set B. got C. went D. started
16.A. for B. to C. with D. by
17.A. articles B. passages C. paragraphs D. headings
18.A. suddenly B. hardly C. really D. mainly
19.A. arrival B. principle C. expression D. attitude
20.A. interest B. breath C. anger D. laughter
