Friendship is very pleasant and also essential to people’s life . A man without friends is an angel without wings, whose life will suffer in the long loneliness and depression, Friendship is the mother of our spirit, who’ll warm her kid when hurt occures , We have much to share with our friends in life , confusion, excitement ,bitterness etc, It’s great to keep up a sincere friendship.
It takes many special qualities to make friends, Understanding should come first . Only when we get a better understanding of each other can we gain a believable and meaningful friendship. We may find our hobbies of common interest. This feeling of natural attraction gets us closer and closer.
It also takes a special kind of love that seems to know no end, Never hesitate to show your heartfelt care and kindness to your friend when she /he is in trouble . Love is not selfish , Love is a feeling that we should treasure all our lives,
Tolerance （宽容）is the third necessary part in friendship ,. We are absolutely different persons , This individual difference may cause conflict between us in every aspect of our life. Don’t care yourself too much . Try to tolerate him /her in an easy mood , Saints （圣人）are not perfect , let alone those ordinary people like us. Afterwards,  we should get a good communication.
Understanding , love and tolerance are the first three essences that come to a true friendship. Other qualities are also concerned such a s thoughtfulness, trust and patience, Remember, friendship is your spirit’s guard and everyone should treasure it．
【小题1】How many qualities of making friends are mentioned in the passage?
A．Six     B．Three．    C．Five     D Seven．
【小题2】To make a friend，should be the first quality．

A．tolerance

B．1ove

C．patience

D．understanding

【小题3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Friends often have the same character.

B．Friends can help us overcome loneliness and depression·

C．There shouldn’t be conflict between friends-

D．Friends can make us patient and believable．

【小题4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The meaning of a true friendship．

B．The happiness of having a good friend．

C．Special qualities to make friends．

D．The importance of friendship．

Almost 55,000 people who have had a major impact on British society are profiled in a new 60-volume book that has taken 12 years to compile.
It has cost more than ￡25 million and taken 10,000 writers to update the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Murder victims Stephen Lawrence and James Bulger are among those joining the likes of Queen Victoria and Gandhi.
The new version of the dictionary, which was founded in 1882, costs ￡7,500 and takes up 12 feet of shelf space.
Projects director Robert Faber said Stephen Lawrence was included because his death triggered "dramatic developments in British policing and social policy".
Women make up 10% of the entries - double the previous share - and include Queen Elizabeth I, Dusty Springfield, Linda McCartney and Virginia Woolf, whose father compiled the first edition.
Alongside the famous names are lesser known individuals such as the inventor of snooker, army reservist (预备役军人) Neville Chamberlain.
Stephen Lawrence and James Bulger were both included because of the "overwhelming soul-searching (真挚的自我反省、深思) and examination of education and social policy" which followed their deaths.
Mr Faber said: "These are not just people who were killed but people who had an impact. Jill Dando is there as much for her career but also because her death became a public event.
"So many of these people have seized the public imagination and have contributed to public debate."？

【小题1】

A．About 5. B．About 55. C．About 550. D． About 5500.

【小题2】It can be inferred that Jill Dando _____.

A．died in a case of murder which drew the public much attention

B．isn’t included in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

C．is the director of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

D．is included in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography only for her death

【小题3】_____ are collected in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

A．Those who were murdered in history	B．Those who have shaped Britain
C．Those who are famous all over the world	D．Those who live in Britain

【小题4】How much does a volume of the new version cost on average?

A．More than ￡25million.

B．More than ￡400, 000.

C．￡7, 500.

D．￡125

Zipped into a bag, it looks like a large umbrella. Unfolded, it goes along the street like any other bicycle.
It's the "A-bike", the brainchild (脑力劳动的产物) of British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who made history in the 1970s by developing the world's first pocket calculator. He described his new invention as "the world's smallest, lightest foldable bicycle".
"My original thought was that if you could have a bicycle that was dramatically lighter and more firm than the ones that exist today, it would change the way in which bicycles are used,"said Sinclair.
The mini-bike, showed in Singapore last week and set to go on sale worldwide in 2005 at a price of nearly US$300, is built for riders as heavy as 112 kilograms and is height-adjustable（可调整高度的）. It takes about 20 seconds to fold or unfold.
Its wheels are a quarter the size of those on a regular bicycle, but Sinclair promises a smooth ride for most cyclists. "You require no extra energy to ride the A-bike and it can go up to 15 miles per hour (24 kilometers per hour)," he said. Constructed mainly of plastic, the 5.5-kilogram bicycle folds into a package of less than 0.03 cubic meters （立方米）.
Sinclair also invented the first pocket TV in 1984 and the futuristic C5 electric tricycle in 1985. He said he hoped the bicycle would attract common citizens, officials, campers or anyone needing transport for a short trip and he said the next step for the A-bike was to add an electric motor in a few years.
【小题1】The most important character of this kind of bike is its ________ .

A．big size

B．light weight

C．beautiful appearance

D．foldable structure

【小题2】The wheels of a regular bicycle is ________ the size of this kind of bike.

A．four times

B．three times

C．one-fourth

D．one-third

【小题3】This kind of new bike is mainly made of ________ .

A．plastic

B．packages

C．bags

D．metal

【小题4】The best title of the text is ________ .

A．World's smallest foldable bicycle arriving

B．A new bike, a large umbrella

C．A foldable bike, a large bag

D．A great inventor of a new bike

【小题5】This kind of new bike hasn't been fixed with ________ .

A．a wheel

B．an electric motor

C．pedal

D．a hand

Smiling
People smile at times. However, the meaning of a smile in different cultures may be different. Depending on different cultures, smiling can express joy and amusement, but it can also indicate embarrassment（苦恼）. The following examples show this point of view:
In an attempt to be open and friendly, people in the United States smile a lot. Every one smiles at each other, this nonverbal communication shows being friendly in the United States. However，in China, smiling is not only an expression of happiness, but also a way to avoid being embarrassed. Chinese people like smiling when they are embarrassed in order to avoid embarrassment. Smiling is a kind of good will but not sneer（嘲笑）. For example: When a child falls off from a bike, the adults in China may smile, which is a kind of gentle encouragement and may not be a kind of impolite laugh.
When a person from the United States might blush（脸红）with embarrassment or become offensive, a Chinese might blush with smile. To avoid serious misunderstanding, people who engage in intercultural communication should be able to understand the meaning of smiling appropriately. Related to the smile is the laugh. Also, different cultures have different meanings about laugh. For example, Americans can enjoy a very heartfelt belly (腹部) laugh that comes from the deepest emotions. However, most Chinese seldom laugh that way because they are thought to be silly except among close friends.
【小题1】We can use smile to express all of the following feelings except_________,

A．joy and happiness

B．amusement

C．embarrassment

D．fear

【小题2】People often smile at each other in the United States because_________.

A．they are very happy	B．they want to show they are friendly
C．they want to hide their true feelings	D．they want to avoid embarrassment

【小题3】In China, seeing a child falls off a bike, an adult will smile in order to ________.

A．laugh at him	B．avoid his own embarrassment
C．avoid embarrassment and encourage the boy	D．show his politeness

【小题4】What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A．People smile at times.	B．Smiling can express different feelings depending on different cultures.
C．Americans are more open and friendly than Chinese people.
D．The Chinese people often hide their true feelings.

For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas (地区). Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.
There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, golden Delicious, and McIntosh.
　Apples are different in colour, size, and taste. The colour of the skin may be red, green, or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart (酸的). Generally, sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce (苹果酱).
　Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve metres. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.
【小题1】It can be learned from the text that delicious apples are _______________

A．grown in France.

B．sold everywhere.

C．very big.

D．quite sweet.

【小题2】Cold winter weather is good for _______________

A．the growth of apple trees.	B．producing large apples.
C．improving the taste of apples.	D．the increase of water in apples.

【小题3】China, France and the United States are considered to _______________

A．be large producers of apples.	B．be large producers of applesauce.
C．have the longest history in apple production.
D．have the coldest winter among apple producing countries.

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend  your parent don’t like?
【小题1】When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to _________.

A．go to their friends	B．talk with their friends on the phone
C．have a discussion with their family	D．talk with their parents

【小题2】Which of the following is DIFFERENT in meaning from the sentence “Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends.”?

A．Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends.

B．Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends.

C．Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.

D．Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.

【小题3】Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Parents should like everything their children enjoy.

B．In all families, children can choose everything they like.

C．Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.

D．Parents should try their best to understand their children better.

【小题4】The main idea of this passage is that ___________.

A．Friends can give good advice

B．Teenagers need friends

C．Parents often choose their children’s friends for them

D．Good friends can communicate with each other

Read the following directions on a bottle of medicine：
“Take two tablets(药片)with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required, For maximum(最大量) night-time and early morning relief(缓解疼痛), take two tablets at bed - time, Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours.
For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount for a grownup. For children under six years old, ask for your doctor’s advice.
Reduce the amount if nervousness, restlessness, or sleeplessness occurs,”
【小题1】The directions on this medicine bottle clearly warn the patient not to take more than _____ .

A．twenty-four tablets a day.	B．eight tablets a day.
C．six tablets a day.	D．three tablets a day.

【小题2】We can infer from the directions that ______ .

A．the medicine could cause some people to feel nervous.

B．children may take the same amount that grown-ups take.

C．one may not take this medicine before going to bed.

D．the medicine is a liquid.

【小题3】If one cannot sleep, it is suggested that he _____ .

A．take two tablets before going to bed.

B．take less than two tablets before going to bed.

C．stop taking the medicine.

D．ask advice of a doctor.

【小题4】Obviously the medicine _______ .

A．may be dangerous to small children.

B．cannot be taken by children under twelve years old.

C．may be taken by children but not by grown-ups.

D．may be taken by grown-ups but not by children.

A friend is better than fortune. A friend is worse than poison in some cases. 
The two sentences above have opposite meanings and seem to be unreasonable, but they can be explained as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us into bad ways.
　　My ideal friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below — he has no bad habits, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality (节俭). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares the feelings of his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characteristics that I don’t have. I can follow him as a model. With his help I can be free from all difficulties.
Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence of the word “failure”.
【小题1】This passage tells us ____.

A．how to make friends with others

B．how to help friends

C．what kind of person the writer’s friend is

D．what kind of person we should make friends with

【小题2】According to the writer, an ideal friend refers to _______. 

A．a friend without bad habits

B．a famous man

C．a perfect man

D．a respectable man

【小题3】From the passage we can learn that ________. 

A．the writer and his ideal friend have a lot to learn from each other

B．the writer has a lot to learn from his ideal friend

C．the writer’s ideal friend has a lot to learn from him

D．the writer has only a little to learn from his ideal friend

【小题4】From the second paragraph, we can infer the writer is sure that _______. 

A．friendship means a great deal to him

B．nothing can be done without friends

C．he who does not smoke or drink must be a good friend

D．good friends should always help each other

Microblogging is a broadcast medium in the form of blogging. A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically much smaller, in both actual size and aggregate file size. Microblogs “allow users to exchange small elements of content such as short sentences, individual images, or video links”.
As with traditional blogging, microbloggers post about topics ranging from the simple, such as "what I'm doing right now," to the thematic(主题的), such as "sports cars.” Commercial microblogs also exist, to promote (促进) websites, services and/or products, and to promote collaboration within an organization.
Some microblogging services offer features such as privacy settings, which allow users to control who can read their microblogs, or other ways of publishing rights besides entering the web-based interface.(界面) These may include text messaging, instant messaging, E-mail, or digital audio.
The first microblogs were known as tumblelogs. The term was invented in a blog post on April 12, 2005. However, by 2006 and 2007, the term microblog came into greater usage for such services provided by Tumblr and Twitter. Other leading social networking websites Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and XING also have their own microblogging features, better known as status updates.
Several studies, especially by Harvard Business School have tried to analyze the usage behavior of Microblogging services. Many of these studies show that for services such as Twitter, there is a small group of active users contributing to most of the activity.
Twitter, Facebook and other microblogging services are also becoming a platform for marketing and public relations, with a sharp growth in the number of social media marketers. The Sysomos study shows that this specific group of marketers on Twitter is much more active than general user population, with 15% following more than 2,000 people.
【小题1】Why is a microblog different from a traditional blog?

A．Because a microblog doesn’t include pictures, but a traditional blog does.

B．Because a microblog doesn’t include videos, but a traditional blog does.

C．Because a microblog has smaller contents than a traditional blog in actual and total file size.

D．Because a microblog can only be written on the cell-phones.

【小题2】What is the meaning of the underlined word “collaboration” in the second paragraph?

A．Competition.

B．Discussion.

C．Tradition.

D．Cooperation

【小题3】Microblogging can protect the following privacy EXCEPT_______.

A．deciding the readers of the microblogs

B．allowing readers to publish their views

C．readers’ deleting what a microblog says

D．deciding whether readers can enter it

【小题4】We can infer from the passage that______.

A．microbloggers always post about the thematic topics instead of the simple ones

B．microblogging has developed so quickly and brought the owners more and more benefits.

C．microblogging protects both the owners’ and the readers’ privacy

D．the studies by Harward Business School have analyzed the usage of microblogging services

The prestigious (久负盛名) Peking University and Tsinghua University held graduation ceremonies on the same day this year. The presidents of the two universities delivered excellent speeches at the ceremonies as they used words, phrases or ways of expression that are very popular on the Internet currently. At the same time, graduation speeches by other university presidents were also under the spotlight for the same reason. Their speeches were warmly welcomed by students as they contained many fashionable words today, such as "floating clouds" ( meaning "too small and of little importance to mention") and "gelivable" (meaning " very helpful") . In the speeches , these university presidents recalled campus life together with students and finally moved all the audiences. They were very different from the usual run of lectures.
Many university presidents have changed their regular manner of addressing graduation ceremonies from an advising and preaching (说教) mode to a more fashionable and funny approach. They try to use those words popular among young people in their speeches.
In the past, university presidents' speeches were criticized for being too standard and lacking sentiment. Now , they quote fashionable words in their addresses, reflecting they are starting to adopt more everyday attitudes to students. The use of these new expressions has triggered a heated discussion. It focuses on the question of whether university presidents should speak in an informal way at graduation ceremonies.
Supporters agree with the new approach. They consider it good to build close ties with students by using the youth's own words. Opponents argue the new ways have no practical value or significance for education but are merely to please those leaving university.
【小题1】What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Should University Heads Use Terms of Youth

B．Must University Presidents Learn to Please Students

C．Must University Presidents Meet Students' Needs

D．Should University Heads Use Newly-created Words

【小题2】What can we infer from the passage?

A．University presidents consider it good to build close ties with students.

B．More and more students are eager to make speeches in public.

C．The new ways of making speeches are popular with the young.

D．University presidents have special opinions about the world.

【小题3】What dose the underlined word "triggered " in Paragraph 3 probably mean ?

A．Break off

B．Set off

C．Sum up

D．Focus on

【小题4】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Many people are likely to be influenced by the Internet.

B．The writer thinks it necessary for us to follow the traditional customs.

C．More and more words are changing with the development of technology.

D．People argue about whether to use fashionable words on formal occasions.