Today the word friendship has been used so often that it has lost its meaning. Some jokingly or seriously say that friends are made to be used. It makes me very sad.
True friendship doesn’t mean that when you need your friend’s help，you will treat him to dinner，and when you have to protect yourself，you will put your friends in a difficult situation.
In fact，true friendship is the communication and understanding of the hearts（心）.
True friendship is like water. Compared wish decent wine，water is tasteless，but is of great help when we are thirsty. True friends don’t need to be with each other every day，but are connected in heart every minute.
True friendship is like medicine. Though it is bitter，it cures your illness. True friends give you some suggestions even if they know you would not take. They criticize you when others have a good word for you，not because of envy but worrying that you may lose your cool head.
True friendship has nothing to do with fame，power or money. True friends would often watch you silently far away when you are influential，but come to you whenever you need their help. You’re not his stepping-stone to success，but are his crutch to live through difficulties.
True friends make you complete. Many persons go along with you through your life─your parents，your spouse，and your children，who take care of you and make your life happy. However，you still need someone who understands your thoughts and souls. Without them，you are likely to be unhealthy in spirit.
True friends stay in your heart，rather than at your side；they know you more than yourself，and try to better you.
Once you have found such a true friend，do treasure（珍惜）him. If your true friend disappears，how can you make the sound of your heart understood？
1.The writer feels sad because some people ___________.
A. don’t understand friendship B. make wrong friends
C. don’t treasure friendship D. blame their friends
2.The writer speaks of water because __________.
A. it has no taste B.it is important to our life
C. it is easy to get D.it stays with us every day
3.The underlined word“influential” in Paragraph 5 means“ ____________”.
A.busy B.quiet C.helpful D.powerful
4.According to the passage，true friends may help you _________.
A. enjoy mental health B. achieve success
C.understand them better D. live a happy life
Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I'm not a bad person; I have a hard time learning when to keep my mouth closed. My mom has told me again and again, "Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble."It's been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didn't want to hear. I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself. One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate talking behind me. It was Nathaniel, talking to himself as usual. I said ever so nicely, "Nathaniel, would you be quiet?" Nathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly shouted "Nathaniel, shut up!" For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other. "At least I don't have an ugly lazy eye like you!" I shouted.I knew this would upset him deep inside. It would hurt his feelings and shut him up. What I said filled him with anger. He tried to reach over my seat and grab me as he shouted, "That's it! That's it!" Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in my seat. Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before. Later on, we were taken to the principal's office. There, Mr. Black, the principal, told us to discuss the matter. It wasn't until then that I finally found that when I hurt someone physically, the wounds eventually heal. But when I hurt them with my words, sometimes the pain (痛苦) never goes away. At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel. When I headed back to my room, I spent some time praying. I began to think about how often what I said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me, he'll tell me when to keep my mouth closed.
1.What's the writer's name?
A. Nathaniel.
B. Robert.
C. Black.
D. Green.
2.One day in English class, Nathaniel ____when the other classmates worked on their homework.
A. read the text
B. listened to the others
C. talked to himself
D. kept silent
3.What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word heal?
A. 愈合
B. 痛苦
C. 和好
D. 伤害
4.In the text the writer tried to tell us that _________.
A. when you hurt someone, the pain never goes away
B. we should try to help each other at school
C. it is one's duty to stand up for himself
D. words cause more pain than wounds
Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. The Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different concerts of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades, students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music.
The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has meaning for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel.
Now, here comes the music today , I shall explain why they are all good music.
1.The first paragraph is mainly about the ___________.
A. styles of music B. history of music
C. taste of music D. knowledge of music
2.Which is NOT the purpose of this music program?
A. To study the language of music .
B. To learn more about the music.
C. To give a complete background to the music.
D. To give people some music to listen to.
3.The speaker is probably ___________.
A. a host B. a singer C. a dancer D. a teacher
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"Look, it's Baldy!" A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. I was used to it because of the scars（伤疤 ）on my , it was still horrible to hear. I sighed (叹气) as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head. I was sent to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors to save my life. "Holly's very to be alive," they told Mum and Dad. "But she'll be left with scars on her head, and of course her hair won't grow there."
As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home .If I didn't, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me , they never understood how it felt.
Then through the hospital I was to a children's burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There, I 14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is so that she never lets anyone put her down. "You shouldn't what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else, Holly," she me, "And you don't need to wear a scarf because you look great it!" For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something . So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party, encouraged by her bravery, I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to hide away behind my scarf.
Now, I am of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality that decides who you truly are.
1.A. As B. When C. Although D. While
2.A. head B. ear C. face D. back
3.A. hunger B. cold C. loss D. burns
4.A. learned B. tried C. returned D. decided
5.A. happy B. lucky C. lonely D. poor
6.A. never B. usually C. seldom D. hardly
7.A. correctly B. nicely C. easily D. really
8.A. promised B. introduced C. reported D. carried
9.A. met B. organized C. remembered D. caught
10.A. honest B. strong C. active D. young
11.A. write down B. agree with C. pass on D. listen to
12.A. promised B. encouraged C. ordered D. calmed
13.A. in B. for C. without D. beyond
14.A. similar B. strange C. hard D. important
15.A. sick B. sorry C. tired D. proud
– We can invite our teachers to the farewell party next Saturday.
-- Yes, ______? I’ll call them at once.
A. what for B. what C. why not D. why
－Could you tell me _________?
－Sure. Walk straight along this street and you’ll find it.
A. how can I get to the post office
B. where is the post office
C. which is the way to the post office
D. how far the post office is
