EVERYONE NEEDS FRIENDS
Everyone needs friends.We all like to feel close to someone.It is nice to have a friend to talk,laugh and do things with.Surely,there are times when we need to be alone.We don’t always want people around.But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same.Sometimes friends don’t get along well.That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other.Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends.
Sometimes friends move away.Then we feel very sad.We miss them very much.But we call them and write to them.It could be that we would neven see them again.And we can make new friends.It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
Families sometimes name their children after a close friend.Many people are named after men or women who have been friendly to people in a town.Some libraries are named this way.So are some schools.We think of these people when we go to these places.
There is more good news for people who have friends.They live longer than people who don’t.Why?It could be that they are happier.Being happy helps you stay well.Or it could be just knowing that someone cares.If someone cares about you,you take better care of yourself.
小题1:The main idea of this passage is______.| A．that people are all friends | B．that people need friends | | C．how to get to know friends | D．how to name a place |
小题2:The first paragraph tells us ______.| A．none needs friends | | B．we always need friends around us | | C．making friends is the need in people’s life | | D．we need to be alone |
小题3:Which of the following is not true according to the passage?| A．People are not happy when their friends leave them. | | B．People can know their friends in different ways. | | C．People will never see their friends after their friends move away. | | D．People like their friends very much if they get to know them. |
小题4:Why do people who have friends live longer than those who don’t?| A．Because they feel happier and are healthy. | | B．Because they get a lot of help from their friends. | | C．Because they take better care of their friends. | | D．Because they are being well taken care of by their friends. |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:A |
文章讲述了朋友在我们人生中的重要性。
小题1:B 主旨大意题。通过标题就可以知道文章是关于人人需要朋友的，故B正确。
小题2:C 段落大意题。文章第一段主要故事我们人人需要朋友，朋友在我们人生中的重要性，故C正确。
小题3:C 细节题.文章第三段第二行It could be that we would neven see them again只是说我们可能不能再次看见他们，但并没有说一定看不见，故C说法是错误的。
小题4:A 细节题。根据最后一段第2行It could be that they are happier.Being happy helps you stay well说明A正确。 |
核心考点
试题【 EVERYONE NEEDS FRIENDS Everyone needs friends.We all like to feel close to some】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Keving Rogers used to be my boss.At that time he always told us to sell more.As soon as I could,I left his shop and got a new job in another place.The last time I saw Rogers was more than ten years ago.At least that’s what I thought.But now I am not so sure.
I was on my way to my office in the centre of town.There is a small park nearby,which I sometimes walk through after lunch.The park was almost empty except for a shabby-looking man on one of those benches（凳子）.The man looked about fifty years old and was wearing an old gray coat.It was cold and windy,and he was trembling(哆嗦).
“It’s a long time since I had a meal.Can you help me?”he said.There was something about his voice that sounded familiar.I gave him a few pennies.As he went past me I looked at his face closely.I wondered where I had seen him before.Then it suddenly came to me.Could it possibly be…? No!Impossible,I thought.I watched him walking away.He was the same height as Rogers but looked a lot thinner than I remembered.
Yesterday I ran into someone who had worked for Rogers at the same time as I did,and had stayed on longer.I started telling him about the man I had seen in the park.”For a moment I thought it was our old boss.But it couldn’t have been.Rogers must be the head of a company now.”I said.
My ex-workmate shook his head,”I thought you knew.” “Knew?Knew what?What are you talking about?”
“Rogers was sent to prison six years ago.He’s probably been out by now.For all I know he is sleeping on park benches and begging money from passers-by.”
小题1:Where did the writer last meet Rogers?| A．In a restaurant. | B．In a small park. | | C．In the centre of town. | D．In his office. |
小题2:Which of the following happened first?| A．Rogers was sent to prison. | | B．The writer saw Rogers ten years ago. | | C．The writer got a job in another place. | | D．The ex-workmate left Rogers’ company. |
小题3:The sotry doesn’t mention anything about______.| A．what happened to Rogers six years ago | | B．what Rogers looked like | | C．why Rogers was sent to prison | | D．how Rogers was living on |
小题4:The reason why the man was trembling was that______.| A．he was ill | B．he was very excited | | C．he became very poor | D．he felt cold and hungry |
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It was Monday,Mrs Smith’s dog was hungry,but there was not any meat in the house.
Considering that there was no better way,Mrs Smith took a piece of paper,and wrote the following words on it:”Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:”Take this paper to the butcher（卖肉者）,and he is going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth,the dog ran to the butcher’s shop.It gave the paper to the butcher.The butcher read it carefully ,he was sure that it was really the lady’s handwriting and presently did as he was asked to.The dog was very happy,and ate the meat up immediately.
At midnight the dog came to the shop again.It gave the butcher a piece of paper again.After reading it ,he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day the dog came again exactly at midday.And as usual it brought a piece of paper in the mouth.This time the butcher did not take a look at the paper,and gave the dog its meat,for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.
But the dog came again at four o’clock.And the same thing happened once again.To the butcher’s more surprise ,it came for the third time at six o’clock,and brought with it a third piece of paper.The butcher felt a bit puzzled.He said to himself,”This is a small dog.Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper,he found that there were not any words on it!
小题1:It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper its master gave it______.| A．might do it much harm | | B．could do it much good | | C．would give the butcher some meat | | D．was worth many pounds |
小题2:The butcher did not give any meat to the dog______.| A．when he found the words on the paper were not very clear | | B．because he happened to have sold out all the meat in his shop | | C．until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith | | D．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith |
小题3:From its experience,the dog found that______.| A．a piece of paper could bring him half a pound of meat | | B．only the paper from Mrs Smith’s words on it could bring it meat | | C．the butcher would give it meat whenever he saw it | | D．Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher |
小题4:At the end of the story you’ll find that______.| A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper | | B．the butcher found himself cheated by the smart animal | | C．the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more | | D．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog |
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Friedrich Dobl, a Yugoslav working in Germany, was fed up with traffic jams. At long weekends and holiday times when he wanted to get him quickly he always found himself behind hundreds of other cars moving slowly along the notorious foreign workers’ route through Germany and Austria.
How easy it all was for police and emergency services. A siren, a flashing light? And like magic everyone was out the way. Going home from work one night he passed a garage. And there in front of him was the answer to his problems. An old ambulance(救护车) was for sale. The red cross had been removed. But not the flashing light, and the siren. He tried the light. It flashed magnificently. He tried the siren. That too sounded impressive. He bought the ambulance and opened up for himself a dream world of motoring. It began early in the morning, all his luggage in the back of the ambulance and motorway in Germany looking reasonably clear. Soon, as always, a long line of traffic appeared ahead. He switched on the flashing light and set off the siren. Cars swiftly slowed and pulled off the fast lane. Other cars stopped and drivers waved him ahead to an open road all his own. In record time he crossed the border into Austria. The big bluff was working. Police even waved him through the confusion caused by an accident.
But then the Yugoslav made his big mistake. Until then he had only stopped for petrol. Now he was driving past a real accident, lights flashing , to late realize that it was not another traffic jam as he assumed. They stopped him, and after hearing the story of his ride across two countries fined him 12. 5 pounds.
小题1:At long weekends and holidays Friedrich Dobl used to ____.| A．drive home in Germany | | B．get caught in terrible traffic jams | | C．meet other foreign workers | | D．get to the place where he worked by a special quick route |
小题2:Why did he decide to buy the ambulance?| A．because he had always wanted one | | B．because he wanted to resell it at a higher price | | C．because he liked the siren and the flashing light | | D．because he knew that other traffic would get clear of the way for an ambulance. |
小题3:The red cross had been removed ____.| A．but he soon put up a new one | | B．because the vehicle did not look like an ambulance any more | | C．so he asked the garage to paint another one on | | D．but the siren and the flashing light still worked |
小题4:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?| A．How to Drive quickly | B．How to Avoid accidents | | C．A quick Way Home? By An Ambulance | D．A Safe way Home? Non-Stop |
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A number of times Rosemary edged closer to Gordon , meaning to take his arm, but he edged away from her. She thought that she had offended him deeply, and that he was disappointed because she had pushed him away. She would have apologized if he had given her half a chance. But as a matter of fact, he was scarcely thinking of this any longer. It was the money business that was troubling him now. And the fact was that he would soon have to confess it. What nonsense it made of all he had said! Presently she stopped him, and swung him round to face her. “Gordon, why won’t you speak to me?” she said. “Are you still angry with me for what happened just now?”
“No, I was never angry with you. You’re not to blame. Something else has been worrying me all the way along, I’ve only eight pence left. I had just enough money for today when we started out, but that dinner bill upset everything. Can you lend me some money?’
Rosemary was amazed. “What does it matter if you’ve only eight pence left? How can you let yourself be worried by a thing like that? As though I objected to lending you money, aren’t I always telling you that I want to pay for myself when we go out together?’
“Yes, and you know how I hate you paying.”
“Oh, how silly you are.” She said. “Do you think there’s anything to be ashamed of in having no money?”
Gordon’s face went bright pink. “Of course there is ! It’s the only thing in the world there is to be ashamed of. I can’t be a complete human being—I don’t feel a human being –unless I’ve got money in my pocket.”
小题1:What gave Rosemary the idea that she had hurt Gordon’s feelings deeply?| A．He didn’t say he was sorry. | | B．He pushed her away when she tried to take his arm. | | C．He didn’t say he was sorry. | | D．He wouldn’t let her touch him. |
小题2:Rosemary made him look at her because ______. | A．she wanted to ask him a question | B．she wanted to see his face | | C．she was angry with him | D．he had been rude |
小题3:Gordon felt that if he asked rosemary to lend him some money _____.| A．he would lose some of his self-respect | B．she would refuse to | | C．he would have to confess his loss | D．she would be angry |
小题4:It is clear that Gordon had not intended to _____.| A．tell her he had a little money left | B．accept any money from her | | C．blame her for making him angry | D．have such an expensive dinner |
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As a kid, I spent my summers with my grandparents in Texas. And every few summers, we’d __16__ the caravan (旅游团队), a group of Airstream trailer owners who __17__ together around the U.S. and Canada．
I loved and worshipped my grandparents and I really looked __18__ to these travels. On one particular __ 19__ ，I was about 10 years old. I was rolling around in the backseat. My grandfather was __20__ . And my grandmother had the passenger seat. She smoked throughout these trips, and I hated the __21__.
At that age, I’d take any excuse to make estimates(估计) and do minor __22__．At any rate, I decided to do the math for my __23__. I estimated the number of cigarettes per days, estimated the number of __24__ per cigarette and so on. When I was satisfied that I’d come up with a reasonable number, I poked my head into the __25__ of the car, tapped my grandmother __26__ the shoulder, and proudly proclaimed, “At two minutes per puff, you"ve taken nine years off your __27__!” Because the ad said, every puff of a cigarette takes some number of minutes __28__ smoker’s life．
I expected to be applauded for my __29__ and arithmetic skills. That’s not what happened．__30__, my grandmother burst into __31__. I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do. My grandfather was a highly intelligent, __32__ man. He had never said a harsh word to me. He pulled __33__ onto the shoulder of the highway. He stopped and got out of the car, __34__ me, and after a bit of silence，he gently and __35__ said, “Jeff, one day you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”
| 小题1: | | A．take | B．join | C．attend | D．visit |
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| 小题2: | | A．work | B．study | C．travel | D．explore |
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| 小题3: | | A．forward | B．backward | C．toward | D．upward |
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| 小题4: | | A．holiday | B．research | C．trip | D．return |
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| 小题5: | | A．talking | B．reading | C．training | D．driving |
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| 小题6: | | A．scene | B．smell | C．band | D．type |
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| 小题7: | | A．arithmetic(算数) | B．question | C．game | D．problem |
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| 小题8: | | A．grandfather | B．grandmother | C．visitor | D．car |
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| 小题9: | | A．cases | B．smokes | C．kinds | D．puffs(烟头) |
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| 小题10: | | A．window | B．seat | C．back | D．front |
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| 小题12: | | A．tour | B．life | C．distance | D．date |
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| 小题14: | | A．cleverness | B．coolness | C．happiness | D．ability |
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| 小题15: | | A．Eventually | B．Instead | C．Unfortunately | D．Though |
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| 小题16: | | A．words | B．laughters | C．tears | D．screams |
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| 小题17: | | A．stubborn | B．determined | C．lonely | D．quiet |
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| 小题19: | | A．noticed | B．looked | C．glared | D．glanced |
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| 小题20: | | A．angrily | B．excitedly | C．calmly | D．coldly |
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