I’m five years old , and my mother is washing the kitchen floor . I’m telling her about a new girl in school , and she suddenly looks up at me and says , “ Who are your two best friends ? ”
I’m not sure what to say . I’ve been friends with Jill since I was three or so , and I really like Jaime , a friend in kindergarten .
“ Jill and Jaime .”
“ Well , what about Karen and Cindy ?”
“ I don’t know who their best friends are ,” I say .
“ No ,” she says . “ I’m saying , why aren’t they your best friends ?”
“ But they’re my sisters .”
“ Yes , but they can still be your best friends . Friends may come and go , but your sisters will always be there for you .”
At that time , the idea of my two sisters being my closest friends seemed strange to me . We fought all the time over toys , food , attention , and what to watch on television . How could my sisters be my best friends ?
But my mother never let the three of us forget it : Sisters are lifelong friends . Her wish—like most parents’—was to give us something that she never had . Growing up as an only child , she longed for brothers and sisters . She gave birth to three daughters . She had given us each a gift—our sisters .
As we grew up , we realized that our mother was right . Today I share things with my sisters that I do with no one else . My sister Cindy and I ran the New York City Marathon together , side-by-side , even holding hands when we crossed the finish line . The three of us trust each other with our greatest secrets .
It was twenty-three years ago that my mother first asked me who my two best friends were . Today she doesn’t have to . She already knows .
56. How old was the writer when she wrote the passage ?
A. 5 . B. 9 . C. 23 . D. 28 .
57. According to the writer , why can’t her sisters become her friends ?
A. Because they are older than her .
B. Because they don’t like her .
C. Because they often fought with each other .
D. Because they have their own friends .
58. What did the writer feel when her mother said her sisters could be her best friends ?
A. Strange . B. Excited . C. Interested . D. Pleased .
59. What might be the most suitable title for the passage ?
A. My best friends . B. The greatest gift .
C. My sisters and I D. My mother’s dream .
60. What can we learn from the passage ?
A. My mother used to give us some gifts .
B. My mother’s sisters are her best friends .
C. My sisters and I always get along well .
D. My sisters and I become good friends now .
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Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need．
A．survey B．off C．better D．care E．conducted
F．differed． G．personal H．prepared I．contrast J．differences,
GAN Xiaolin, 18, only gets half a day ____ school every week since the Hubei student started senior high school．Every day, he takes core （核心的） courses from 7:10 am to 10:30 pm．
Sometimes, Gan feels extremely stressed from the heavy workload．But he hopes that his three
years of hard work toward the college entrance examination will change his life for the __．
Gan is a typical Chinese student, as shown m a recently released survey．The new survey, which was ____ by the China Youth and Children Research Center and other foreign institutions, polled（调整） about 4,000 high school and vocational school students in China, Japan, the United States and South Korea．
The five biggest frustrations listed by all the young people were: an over-busy school life, an empty___ life, dissatisfaction with their appearance, a lack of time for exercise and friends, and no spare money．
Although some of the teenage problems were y-niversai, there were big _ __ between the students when it came to the time they spent on sehoolwork．
For example, Chinese students spent the most time at school and on homework．Nearly 80 percent of them spent at least eight hours a week in school, and 56．7 percent spent two or more hours on their homework．By_, only about 25 percent of US students, 20,5 percent of Japanese students, and 15 percent of Korean students had more than two hours of homework each night．
The responses from the Chinese students also __ significantly from their peers （同龄人）
in the other three countries when asked about their life goals．
Only 16．7 percent of Chinese students said that they didn't ___ much about their future, while the figure for that category was 72．4 percent for US students, 59．1 percent for the Japanese and 58．2 percent for the South Koreans．The _ found that Chinese students were more motivated than the other students to work hard for a better life．
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Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need．
A．survey B．off C．better D．care E．conducted
F．differed． G．personal H．prepared I．contrast J．differences,
GAN Xiaolin, 18, only gets half a day __1.__ school every week since the Hubei student started senior high school．Every day, he takes core （核心的） courses from 7:10 am to 10:30 pm．
Sometimes, Gan feels extremely stressed from the heavy workload．But he hopes that his three
years of hard work toward the college entrance examination will change his life for the _2._．
Gan is a typical Chinese student, as shown m a recently released survey．The new survey, which was __3.__ by the China Youth and Children Research Center and other foreign institutions, polled（调整） about 4,000 high school and vocational school students in China, Japan, the United States and South Korea．
The five biggest frustrations listed by all the young people were: an over-busy school life, an empty_4.__ life, dissatisfaction with their appearance, a lack of time for exercise and friends, and no spare money．
Although some of the teenage problems were y-niversai, there were big _ _5._ between the students when it came to the time they spent on sehoolwork．
For example, Chinese students spent the most time at school and on homework．Nearly 80 percent of them spent at least eight hours a week in school, and 56．7 percent spent two or more hours on their homework．By_6., only about 25 percent of US students, 20,5 percent of Japanese students, and 15 percent of Korean students had more than two hours of homework each night．
The responses from the Chinese students also _7._ significantly from their peers （同龄人）
in the other three countries when asked about their life goals．
Only 16．7 percent of Chinese students said that they didn't __8._ much about their future, while the figure for that category was 72．4 percent for US students, 59．1 percent for the Japanese and 58．2 percent for the South Koreans．The _9. found that Chinese students were more motivated than the other students to work hard for a better life．
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A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch I started to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but, as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.
The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on sidewalk is an attention-getter. It can be nothing more than a penny. Whatever the coin is, no one ignores the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds again.
We are surrounded y so many sounds that attract the most attention. People in New York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine, a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street.
When I’m in New York, I’m a New Yorker. I don’t turn either. Like the natives. I hardly hear a siren (警笛) there .
At home in my little town in Connecticut, it’s different. The distant loud noise of a police car , an emergency vehicle or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m seated and brings me to the window if I’m in bed .
It’s the quietest sounds that have most effect on us, not the loudest. In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away through three closed doors. I’ve been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imagination turns into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house. How come I never hear those sounds in the daytime?
I’m quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what he bad sounds are
I’ve turned against whistling, for instance. I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I’ve been connecting the whistler with a nervous person making noises.
The tapping, tapping, tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me. I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it.
1．The sound of a coin dropping makes people _________
A．think of money B．look at each other
C．pay attention to it D．stop crossing the street
2．How does the author relate to sounds at night?
A．He imagines sounds that do not exist.
B．He thinks taps should be turned off
C．He believes it’s rather quiet at night
D．He overstates quiet sounds
3．He dislikes whistling because __________.
A．he is tired of it B．he used to be happier
C．it reminds him of tense people D．he doesn’t like workers
4．What kind of sound does he find pleasant?
A．Tapping of his typewriter B．Clinking sound of keys
C．Tinkling sound of a coin dropping D．Creaking sounds
5．How does the writer feel about sounds in general?
A．They make him feel at home
B．He thinks they should be ignored
C．He believes they are part of our lives
D．He prefers silence to loud noises
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