When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate（light）me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:“Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair(disappointment)and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think:“Yes, I must tell….”We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist，who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
小题1: In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to ______.| A．become serious about her study | B．go to her friend’s house regularly | | C．learn from her classmates at school | D．share poems and stories with her friend |
小题2:In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.| A．our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us | | B．we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London | | C．our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared | | D．we parted with each other in London |
小题3: According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _______.| A．call each other regularly | B．have similar personalities | | C．enjoy writing to each other | D．dream of meeting each other |
小题4: In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to ______.| A．seek professional help | B．be left alone | | C．stay with her best friend | D．break the silence |
小题5: What is the best title for the passage?| A．Unforgettable Experiences | B．Remarkable Imagination | | C．Lifelong Friendship | D．Noble Companions |
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试题【When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who posses】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Happiness is what everyone looks for. 41 someone says that he is happy. However, 42 makes him happy may not work for others. And even 43 , someone may spend all his life looking for happiness, but in vain.
In the past, I tried my best to make myself happy. I thought if I could 44 get and do what I wanted to, I would be happy. Certainly, it was 45 , but I was disappointed. Though I could be happy at 46 , I couldn’t keep my happiness for a long time. Why?
One day, when I told a friend of mine what I 47 about happiness, he smiled and said only a few words, “Happiness is not a 48 thing but a by-product ( 副产品). ”
I was surprised, but he was really 49 .
Someone thinks money can 50 everything, but when he becomes a millionaire after his hard work, perhaps he will find that he has new 51 . And he has to go to church for 52 . Sometimes love can bring happiness, but at other times it 53 misunderstanding, tiredness, and even quarrelling.
Happiness is only a by-product of all 54 of things you love to do. You can not 55 it in a straight way. That is, it is not a thing 56 in the material form but in your senses.
You should tell yourself, “ I do not 57 whether I am happy or not. But I must love 58 . ” And one day you will 59 find happiness itself has quietly 60 .
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| | A．often | | B．really | | C．hardly | | D．frequently |
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| | A．important | | B．necessary | | C．unnecessary | | D．possible |
| 小题6:
| | A．present | | B．all | | C．times | | D．last |
| 小题7:
| | A．did | | B．thought | | C．learned | | D．discovered |
| 小题8:
| | A．single | | B．simple | | C．common | | D．strange |
| 小题9:
| | A．lying | | B．stupid | | C．right | | D．foolish |
| 小题10:
| | A．get | | B．make | | C．produce | | D．bring |
| 小题11:
| | A．wishes | | B．demands | | C．worries | | D．business |
| 小题12:
| | A．help | | B．God | | C．comfort | | D．rest |
| 小题13:
| | A．suggests | | B．happens | | C．seems | | D．causes |
| 小题14:
| | A．fields | | B．types | | C．kinds | | D．forms |
| 小题15:
| | A．find | | B．grasp | | C．search | | D．discover |
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| | A．floating | | B．existing | | C．coming | | D．surrounding |
| 小题17:
| | A．mind | | B．know | | C．ask | | D．wonder |
| 小题18:
| | A．life | | B．family | | C．happiness | | D．health |
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| | A．hardly | | B．suddenly | | C．never | | D．often |
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| | A．disappeared | | B．missed | | C．lost | | D．arrived |
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Today, we complete our story about the influential English writer William Shakespeare. He wrote plays and poems during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, which remain very popular today.
During earlier times, people would probably have learned several ancient Roman and Greek plays. It was not unusual for writers to produce more current versions of these works. For example, in Shakespeare"s play "The Comedy of Errors" Shakespeare borrowed certain details from the ancient Roman writer Plautus. For his play "Macbeth", Shakespeare most likely used a work on Scottish history by Raphael Holinshed for information. Shakespeare might have borrowed f rom other writers, but the intensity（强度）of his imagination and language made the plays his own. While many plays by other writers of his time have been forgotten, Shakespeare and his art live on.
Shakespeare was also influenced by the world around him. He described the sights and sounds of London in his plays. His works include observations about political struggles, the fear of diseases, and the popular language of the city’s tradesmen. Shakespeare"s knowledge of the English countryside is also clear. His works include descriptions of deep forests, local flowers, and the ancient popular traditions of rural people.
It would be impossible to list all of the ways in which Shakespeare’s works have influenced the world culture. But the first and greatest example would be his great influence on the English language. During his time, the English language was changing. Many new words from other languages were being added. Shakespeare used his sharp mind and poetic inventiveness to create hundreds of new words and rework old ones. For example, he created the noun forms of "critic", "mountaineer” and "eyeball". Many common expressions in English come from his plays, including "pomp and circumstance（装腔作势）"from "Othello", "full circle（绕圈子地）" from "King Lear", etc. The list of cultural creations influenced by Shakespeare is almost endless. From paintings to television to music and dance, Shakespeare was well represented. Shakespeare"s plays have been translated into every major language in the world.
Shakespeare became a wellknown writer during a golden age of theater. His years of hard work paid off.
小题1:What can we infer from the passage？| A．Many of Shakespeare"s works were influenced by earlier writings. | | B．Shakespeare was hardworking when he was a student. | | C．The experience of living in London helped a lot with Shakespeare"s works. | | D．Shakespeare became rich later because of the popularity of his works. |
小题2:Shakespeare might have learnt some information from ancient Roman works in .| A．"King Lear" | B．"The Comedy of Errors" | C．"Macbeth" | D．"Othello" |
小题3:Why could Shakespeare"s works survive his time？| A．Because there were so few people writing plays in his time. | | B．Because he produced too many works that nobody else could do. | | C．Because he was a rich and influential person of his time. | | D．Because his works were rich in imagination and language. |
小题4:Shakespeare"s greatest influence should be on .| A．the English language | B．paintings | C．television | D．music and dance |
小题5:The passage is mainly about .| A．an introduction to Shakespeare’s life and his works | | B．the main features and styles of Shakespeare"s plays | | C．how culture influenced Shakespeare and he influenced culture. | | D．Shakespeare’s greatest influence on the world culture. |
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I found the imagination of becoming a grandmother somewhat discouraging. I wasyounger than I thought a grandmother should be when I got the news that I was goingto become one myself. I admit, it was not a role that I was emotionally ready toaccept. I had been a young mother, and had certainly hoped my daughter would notface that same challenge. I remarried when she was a teenager, and then had two morec hildren. On getting the news that she was expecting, I remember thinking “What do Iknow about being a grandmother? —I haven’t even finished raising my own kids yet!”I don’t like to be unprepared, so I read a few books about grandparenting. That gaveme a little help, but I was still uncertain. I thought about other grandmothers I knew,and got a few ideas I liked and a few more that I didn"t. But I couldn"t quite figure outwhat kind of grandmother I wanted to be. Then I thought about my own grandmother,Granny, as she’s known by most people, and I knew I had the answer.
I didn’t realize it until that moment, but my own grandmother  was the examplefor the kind of grandmother I wanted to be. I am fortunate that I got to spend a lot oftime with my grandparents when I was a little kid. Here"s what I learned from myGranny：
Grandmothers always have a cookie jar. For my entire life, Granny always had acookie jar full of cookies. When I was a little tiny girl, just at eye level with thecounter, Granny would get the cookie jar down for me. When I was a little older Ilearned how to pull the chair over so I could reach. As I got taller, if I really stretched,I could reach the cookie jar with my finger tips and move it close enough to get it downoff the counter to find out what kind of treat was inside. Always the first thing I didwhen I went to Granny "s house was check the cookie jarand there were alwayscookies in it. Many years later, I’ll drive my own children to Granny’s house and thefirst thing Pd do is get us all a cookie.
So grandmothers must have a cookie jar and on my granddaughte’ s firs tChristmas, my daughter bought me my own cookie jar. She said when they came to seeme, her daughter would find the treat the way she did and I did.
小题1:The writer thought it was a little discouraging to be a grandmother because________.| A．she was not old enough to be one | | B．she was not emotionally ready to be one | | C．she thought her daughter was too young to be a mother | | D．grandmother should be older than she was |
小题2:Theunderlined phrase “that same challenge ” in the first paragraph refers to”________”| A．taking care of a grandchild | B．taking care of a baby | | C．being a young grandmother | D．being a young mother |
小题3:It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________.| A．the writer has many happy memories of her grandmother’s cookie jar | | B．the writer always wanted to know what was inside her grandmother’s cookie jar | | C．the writer often drove her grandchildren to see her grandmother’s cookie jar | | D．women of the writer ‘s age all have a cookie jar for their grandchildren |
小题4:What kind of grandmother did the writer want to be?| A．One who has a jar filled with many kinds of cookies for children and herself. | | B．One who grows up with her grandmother"s cookie jar with all kinds of cookies. | | C．One who is like her own grandmother with a cookie jar to treat hergrandchildren. | | D．One who always makes different kinds of cookies to treat her grandchildren. |
小题5:Which of the following can be the best title of this text?| A．Grandmother’s Cookie Jar | B．Grandmother’s Treat for Children | | C．Grandmothers and Grandchildren | D．Happy Memories of Cookies |
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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t 31 the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the same person.
When I first knew Bill, back in 32 , he was one of the most carefree people I had ever met. He was always ready to have a party. He thought 33 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning 34 driving 50 miles to see an old movie he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 35 was never dull when he was 36 . With him there was one wild 37 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 38 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 39 , I wasn’t even sure it was 40 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really 41 until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 42 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had 43 ! Back when we were in college, the 44 thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main 45 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never imagined Bill changing so much. My image of him 46 the one I had formed at the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 47 to expect people to remain the same, especially 48 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I 49 the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 50 the same way about me.
| 小题1: | | A．describe | B．see | C．believe | D．understand |
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| 小题2: | | A．childhood | B．the army | C．middle school | D．college |
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| 小题3: | | A．nothing | B．much | C．most | D．none |
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| 小题5: | | A．exercise | B．life | C．work | D．exam |
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| 小题7: | | A．adventure | B．mistake | C．chance | D．joke |
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| 小题8: | | A．determined | B．struggled | C．managed | D．hoped |
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| 小题9: | | A．First of all | B．At first | C．Now and then | D．All the time |
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| 小题11: | | A．sorry | B．surprised | C．sure | D．confident |
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| 小题12: | | A．thought | B．talked | C．worried | D．knew |
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| 小题13: | | A．lied | B．worked | C．tried | D．changed |
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| 小题14: | | A．first | B．last | C．next | D．only |
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| 小题15: | | A．interest | B．career | C．subject | D．problem |
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| 小题16: | | A．remained | B．accepted | C．replaced | D．compared |
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| 小题17: | | A．wise | B．foolish | C．normal | D．equal |
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| 小题18: | | A．because | B．what | C．how | D．when |
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| 小题19: | | A．remembered | B．respected | C．knew | D．liked |
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| 小题20: | | A．felt | B．shared | C．behaved | D．considered |
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Looking back on my childhood, I believe that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and my sisters soon gave up their flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do maths well.
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I remember clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs, farm animals, local birds, and above all, insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love for the natural world and my passion has led me into varied explorations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something brings these observations together in my mind. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books.
But curiosity, a keen （敏锐的）eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
小题1:The first paragraph tells us the writer .| A．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood | | B．lost his hearing when he was a child | | C．didn’t like his brothers and sisters | | D．was born into a naturalist’s family |
小题2:The writer can’t clearly remember his relatives probably because .| A．he didn’t live very long with them | | B．the family was very large | | C．he was too young when he lived with them | | D．he devoted himself to observing nature |
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that the writer was .| A．a scientist as well as a naturalist | | B．not a naturalist but a scientist | | C．only a born naturalist | | D．first of all a scientist |
小题4:According to the writer, a born naturalist should first of all be .| A．good at maths | B．full of passion | | C．knowledgeable | D．self-controlled |
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