If you feel at present that you don’t have enough friends in your life，one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have.

Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment．Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（叙旧，更新）with the friends，relatives and acquaintances we already have．

Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!

Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?

If you haven’t seen much of them lately, is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?

If the main reason you haven’t been getting together with the people you already know is because you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time．Compare it with your real values and priorities（优先考虑的事）in life．Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?

If you have become too busy for friends，why has this happened? Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because you never say “No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?

Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities．Make sure that you schedule adequate time for the things that are truly most important to you．

If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.

1. The author mainly discusses _______________in this passage.

A. how to spend our spare time

B. how to balance friendship and work

C. whether we should keep friendship

D. whether we should invite friends to dinner

2.Which of the following doesn’t indicate a good relationship?

A. You feel depressed with others in life.

B. You have someone to have close talks with.

C. You have someone to count on when you are in trouble.

D. You have fun when you are with someone.

3.What does the underlined word “delegated” (Para.7) probably mean?

A. declined     B. answered         C. appointed        D. handled

4.The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following EXCEPT that________.

A. you spend too much time seeking material toys in your life

B. you stick to doing everything all by yourself

C. you feel it difficult to keep friendship

D. you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do

5. Which would be the best title for the text?

A. How to Make New Friends              B. Too busy for Friendship?

C. How to Spend Your Time               D. Too busy with work?

 

阅读表达。阅读下面的材料回答后面的五个小题。

Joe Templer should have known better. After all, he works for a large auto insurance company. It won't hurt to leave the key in the truck this once, he thought, as he filled his gas tank at a self service gas station. But moments later, as he was paying the money, he saw the truck being driven away.

In 1987, 1.6 million motor vehicles were stolen in the United States one every 20 seconds. If _________________, experts predict annual vehicle thefts could exceed two million by the end of the decade.

Vehicle theft is a common phenomenon, which has a direct impact on over four million victims a year. The cost is astonishing.      

Many police officials blame professional thieves for the high volume of the thefts. It is a major money maker for organized crime. Typically, stolen cars are taken to pieces and the parts sold to individuals. But as many as 200,000 cars are smuggled out of the country every year. Most go to Latin America, the Middle East and Europe.

Only about 15 percent car thefts result in an arrest, because few police departments routinely conduct in depth auto investigations. When thieves are arrested, judges will often sentence them to probation（缓刑）, not immediately put them in prison because the prisons are overcrowded with violent criminals.

One exception is a Michigan program that assigns 92 police officers to work full time on the state's 65,000 car theft cases a year. Since 1986, when the effort began, the state's auto theft rate has fallen from second in the nation to ninth.

76.  What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

___________________________________________________________________________

77  Why do you think Joe Templer should be blamed according to the writer? (Please answer within 10 words.)

___________________________________________________________________________

78  Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. (Please answer within 10 words.)

___________________________________________________________________________

79.  Put the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.

___________________________________________________________________________

80.       What suggestions would you give the car owners to prevent the car theft? (Please answer within 20 words.)

____________________________________________________________________________

In a country that defines itself by ideals, not by shared blood, who should be allowed to come to work and live here? In the wake of the Sept．11 attacks these questions have never seemed more pressing．

On Dec．11, 2001, as part of the effort to increase homeland security, federal and local authorities in 14 states staged “Operation Safe Travel”---raids on airports to arrest employees with false identification．In Salt Lake City there were 69 arrests．But those captures were anything but terrorists, most of them illegal immigrants from Central or South America．Authorities said the undocumented workers’ illegal status made them open to blackmail（讹诈）by terrorists．

Many immigrants in Salt Lake City were angered by the arrests and said they felt as if they were being treated like disposable goods．Mayor Anderson said those feelings were justified to a certain extent．“We’re saying we want you to work in these places, we’re going to look the other way in terms of what our laws are, and then when it’s convenient for us, or when we can try to make a point in terms of national security, especially after Sept．11, then you’re disposable．They are whole families being uprooted for all of the wrong reasons,” Anderson said．

If Sept．11 had never happened, the airport workers would not have been arrested and could have gone on quietly living in America, probably indefinitely．Ana Castro, a manager at a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop at the airport had been working 10 years with the same false Social Security card when she was arrested in the December airport raid．Now she and her family are living under the threat of deportation（驱逐出境）．Castro’s case is currently waiting to be settled．While she awaits the outcome, the government has granted her permission to work here and she has returned to her job at Ben & Jerry’s．

1.How did the immigrants in Salt Lake City feel about “Operation Safe Travel”?

A．Guilty

B．Offended

C．Disappointed

D．Discouraged

2.Undocumented workers became the target of “Operation Safe Travel” because ____．

A．evidence was found that they were potential terrorists

B．most of them worked at airports under threat of terrorists

C．terrorists might take advantage of their illegal status

D．they were reportedly helping hide terrorists around the airport

3.By saying “…we’re going to look the other way in terms of what our laws are”, Mayor Anderson means “______”．

A．there are other ways of enforcing the law

B．we will examine the laws in a different way

C．we will turn a blind eye to your illegal status

D．the existing laws must not be ignored

 

Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.

●Recite and repeat in conversation.

When you hear a person’s name, repeat it. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips. You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial.

●Ask the other person to recite and repeat.

You can let other people help you remember their names. After you’ve been introduced to someone, ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you. Most people will be pleased by the effort you’re making to learn their names.

●Admit you don’t know.

Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed. Most of them will feel sympathy if you say. “I’m working to remember names better. Yours is right on the tip of my tongue. What is it again?”

●Use associations.

Link each person you meet with one thing you find interesting or unusual. For example, you could make a mental note: “Vicki Cheng－tall, black hair.” To reinforce your associations, write them on a small card as soon as possible.

●Limit the number of new names you learn at one time.

When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names. Free yourself from remembering every one. Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. Another way is to limit yourself to learning first names. Last names can come later.

●Go early.

Consider going early to conferences, parties and classes. Sometime just a few people show up on time. There’re fewer names for you to remember. And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to other an automatic review for you.

1.How will most people feel when you try hard to remember their names?

A．They will be moved.	B．They will be annoyed.
C．They will be delighted.	D．They will be discouraged.

2.If you can’t remember someone’s name, you may ________.

A．tell him the truth	B．tell him a white lie
C．ask him for pity	D．ask others to help you

3.When you meet a group of people, it is better to remember ________.

A．all their games	B．a couple of names first
C．just their last names	D．as many names as possible

4.What does the text mainly tell us?

A．Tips on an important social skill.

B．Importance of attending parties.

C．How to make use of associations.

D．How to recite and repeat names.

5.What does the underlined word “reinforce” mean?

A．build

B．connect

C．form

D．strengthen

 

Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.

Recite and repeat in conversation

When you hear a person’s name, repeat it. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips. You should also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial.

Ask the other person to recite and repeat

   You can let other people help you remember their names. After you’ve been introduced to someone, ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you. Most people will be pleased by the effort you’re making to learn their names.

   Admit you don’t know

   Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed. Most of them will feel sympathy if you say, “I’m working to remember names better. Yours is right on the tip of my tongue. What is it again?”

   Use associations.(联想)

   Link each person you meet with one thing you find interesting or unusual. For example, you could make a mental note: “Vicki Cheng-tall, black hair.” To reinforce(加强) your associations, write them on a small card as soon as possible.

   Limit the number of new names you learn at one time

   When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names. Free yourself from remembering every one. Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names. Last names can come later.

   Go early

   Consider going early to conferences, parties and classes. Sometimes just a few people show up on time. That’s fewer names for you to remember. And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others—an automatic review for you.

1.Most people will feel ______ when you try hard to remember their names.

   A. moved         B. annoyed       C. delighted     D. discouraged

2.If you can’t remember someone’s name, you may ____________.

A. tell him the truth        B. tell him a white lie

C. ask him for pity         D. ask others to help you                

3. When you meet a group of people, it is better to remember ________.

A all their names          B. a couple of names first

C. just their last names     D. as many names as possible

4.What does the text mainly tell us?

A. Tips on an important social skill.  B. Importance of attending parties.

C. How to make use of associations.  D. How to recite and repeat names