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  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 keep the best hours.

  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(笛)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 a worthy 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 friends 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(becoming healthy)silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.

(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

(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

(3)

In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to ________.

[  ]

A.

look for professional help

B.

be left alone

C.

stay with her best friend

D.

break the silence

(4)

What is the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

Unforgettable Experiences

B.

Remarkable Imagination

C.

Lifelong Friendship

D.

Noble Companions

答案:1.D;2.A;3.B;4.D;
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How Long Can People Live?

  She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

  Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder.She lived to the ripe old age of 122.So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150-or beyond?

  Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers.“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

  Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees.“People can live much longer than we think,”he says.“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110.When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120.So why can’t we go higher?”

  The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing.“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan.“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”

  Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120.Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most.So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.”

  So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的),but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington.“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says.“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.”

  “Of course, if you became a new species(物种),one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds.

  Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile.

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[  ]

A.

People can live to 122.

B.

Old people are creative.

C.

Women are sporty at 85.

D.

Women live longer than men.

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________.

[  ]

A.

the average human life span could be 110

B.

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.

few people can expect to live to over 150

D.

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[  ]

A.

Jerry Shay.

B.

Steve Austad

C.

Rich Miller

D.

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.

The average human life span cannot be doubled.

C.

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species.

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