Life affects friendships. As we grow, marry, fight in wars, move across the country or change jobs, old friendships fall away and new ones form. As long as we live, the things around us change, and as long as things change, friendships are affected.

When we were children we had best friends. No matter what happened we were still friends. We live our lives, however, and do what life calls for us to do, and as we get older, memories fade, faces blur, and even friends' names from childhood are forgotten.

Do you have a question about friendship? Do you wonder what to do with a friend who is no longer friendly? Perhaps you will see that you can't control others. If someone wants to be your friend, it is their choice. All you can do is treat them well and do the best for them when you are with them. Then you wish them well when they leave.

You can talk to old timers and they will tell you that life is full of incredible joy and incredible sorrow, and that what bothers you today will one day becomes a memory and the sting(痛苦) will be gone. Seniors might tell you that you will learn more as you get older. They will tell you that friendships come and friendships go. Sometimes when they go it will hurt, but you will be okay with it. It's the way life works, after all.

1.What can we learn about friendship, according to the text?

A．Friendship can not be easily affected by one's family.

B．Friends are always around us and will never go away.

C．Friends in childhood are the best no matter what happens.

D．Friends in childhood are sometimes forgotten by us.

2.What should we do with friends who are no longer friendly according to the  text?

A．Do our best to control them and make them listen to us.

B．Forget them and make new friends who have a lot in common with us.

C．Find the reason why our friendship has changed.

D．Care about them and do the best for them when we are together.

3.The text mainly tell us _________.

A．how to face the changes in friendship

B．how to deal with unfriendly people

C．that childhood friendship is valuable

D．how to share happiness with friends

 

Have you ever lost your temper? Did you yell or scream at those around you, even people you like or love? Did you want to break something or hit someone?

Everyone gets angry. We have lots of emotions. At different times, we may be happy, sad or jealous.    1.  .

It’s perfectly okay to be angry at time--- in fact, it’s important to get angry sometimes. Anger can even be a good thing. When we are treated unfairly, anger can help us stand up for ourselves.

__2.___ some people keep their anger buried deep inside. If you do this, you might get a headache or your stomach might start to hurt. You may just feel crummy (糟糕的) about yourself or start to cry. It’s not good to hide your anger, so you should find a way to let it out without hurting yourself or others.

When you start to feel angry, you can count to 10, draw a picture of anger, play a video game, run as fast as you can or do something active. An effective way is to talk to a friend you can trust.   3.  .

4.  Instead, admit to yourself that you are angry and try to figure out why you are angry and what you can do to keep the situation from happening again.

Never getting angry is impossible. But, you should always remember that how you act when you’re angry can make the situation better or worse.

5. Take charge of it!

A． Once you talk about anger, those bad feelings usually start to go away.

B． Taking it out on others never solves anything.

C． Anger is just another way we feel.

D． Here is an important way to deal with anger.

E.  But anger must be released in the right way.

F.  Every coin has two sides.

G.  Don’t let anger be the boss of you.

 

Directions:  Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

As we all know, all the governments in the world collect taxes（税）, but what are they and what are they used for? Some people may not know about them.

There are two kinds of taxes. One of the most important taxes is income-taxes which a person pays according to the amount of his income. Whatever he is, he must pay tax if income is more than a certain amount. This is called a “direct” tax, because it is paid in money directly to the government.

Another tax is paid on goods. When they are brought into a country, such a tax is paid as part of the price of these goods if they are later sold in shops. We call it “indirect” tax, because it is paid indirectly through the shopkeepers.

People usually complain about having to pay taxes, but they forget that the money is spent on what they need. On one hand, we need policemen and soldiers to protect us from danger. Meanwhile, we also need schools and teachers for our children. On the other hand, we need officials and workers to serve us. Above all, we need money to develop our nation.

Taxes, therefore, can’t be avoided. We have no real reason to complain when we are asked to supply money to be spent for the good of ourselves and for our fellow-citizens.

Title:   1.  are necessary in our life

Sources	People→Taxes	_2.__of taxes	Tax-payers
3.	People whose income is over a certain amount
Indirect tax	___4.__
5.	Taxes→  6.	On safety—  7.
On education—  8.
9. —Officials and workers
On development—  10.

 

 

Because plants cannot move or talk, most people believe that they have no feelings and that they cannot receive signals from outside. However, this may not be completely true.

People who studied plants have found out that plants carry a small electrical charge (电荷). It is possible to measure this charge with a small piece of equipment called “galvanometer”. The galvanometer is placed on a leaf off the plant, and it records any changes in the electrical field of the leaf. Humans have a similar field which can change when we are shocked or frightened.

A man called Backster used a galvanometer for his studies of plants and was very surprised at his results. He found that if he had two or more plants in a room and he began to destroy one of them － perhaps by pulling off its leaves or by pulling it out of its pot － then the galvanometer on the leaves of the other plants showed a change in the electrical field. It seemed as if the plants were signalling a feeling of shock. This happened not only when Backster started to destroy plants, but also when he destroyed other living things such as insects (昆虫).

Backster said that the plants also knew if someone had destroyed a living thing some distance away, because they signalled when a man who had just cut down a tree entered the room.

Another scientist, named Sauvin, achieved similar results to Backster’s. He kept galvanometers fixed to his plants all the time and checked regularly to see what the plants were doing. If he was out of the office, he telephoned to find out about the signals the plants were sending. In this way, he found that the plants were sending out signals at the exact times when he felt strong pleasure or pain. In fact, Sauvin could cause a change in the electrical field of his plants over a distance of a few miles simply by thinking about them.

1.Backster was surprised at the results of his studies because _____.

A．he destroyed an insect

B．he destroyed a plant by pulling off its leaves

C．he found that plants could express feelings of shock

D．he found that plants could move and speak after all

2.The plants sent out signals _____.

A．only when Backster Started to destroy plants

B．when Backster destroyed plants or other living things

C．only when he destroyed things such as insects

D．only when Backster placed the galvanometer on the leaves of the plants

3.The scientist called Sauvin _____.

A．did not agree with Backster’s ideas

B．did not get the same sort of results as Backster did

C．got different results from Backster’s

D．found out some of the same things that Backster did

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The electrical charge plants carry may shock or frighten us.

B．A tree will signal when it has been cut down.

C．Sauvin could make his plants send out signals some distance away.

D．Plants have feelings because they can receive signals without moving.

 

A couple were having a wedding All of their friends and family came to see the lovely  1 and all had a wonderful time. The bride was  2  in her white wedding gown and the groom was very handsome .Everyone could tell that the  3  they had for each other was true

A few months later ,the wife came to the husband with a 4 ,“Each of us will write a list of things we find a bit  5  with the other person ,Then ,we can tale about how we can  6 them and make our lives happier”The husband  7 ,So they went to think of the things that annoyed them about the other

The next morning ,at the breakfast table ,they decided they would go over their  8

“I’ll start ”said the wife ,She  9  her list , It had many items on it ,enough to fill three pages , As she started reading the list of the little annoyances ,she noticed  10  were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes.

“What’s wrong?”she asked “Nothing,”the husband replied ,“11 reading your list,”

The wife continued to read until she had read all three  12 to her hushand.

“Now, It’s your  13 and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists,”she said happily

 14  the husband stated，“I don’t have anything on my list , I shink you are  15 the way that you are , I don’t want you to change anything for me , I wouldn’t want to try and  16 anything about you.”

The wife ,  17 by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his  18  of her,turned her head and wept.

In lire, there are enough times when we are disappointed. Depressed and annoyed , We don’t really have to go  19 them. We have a wonderful world that is rull of beauty ,light and promist Ehy not see the  20  things before us?

1.                A．house          B．decoration      C．ceremony D．church

 

2.                A．attractive       B．nervous        C．serious   D．strict

 

3.                A．manner        B．love           C．attitude   D．behavior

 

4.                A．preparation     B．commitment     C．shame    D．suggestion

 

5.                A．annoying       B．exciting         C．interesting D．puzzling

 

6.                A．adopt          B．possess         C．fasten    D．fix

 

7.                A．agreed         B．refused         C．left  D．listened

 

8.                A．celebration      B．dictation        C．lists  D．document

 

9.                A．threw away      B．took out        C．cut out   D．let out

 

10.               A．waves          B．tears           C．lights D．blames

 

11.               A．keep on        B．put on         C．call on D．blames

 

12.               A．attacks         B．items          C．annoyances    D．pages

 

13.               A．duty           B．business        C．turn  D．problem

 

14.               A．Roughly        B．Calmly         C．Angrily    D．Clumsily

 

15.               A．outgoing        B．careful         C．perfect    D．beautiful

 

16.               A．predict         B．advocate       C．abuse D．change

 

17.               A．touched        B．disappointed    C．shocked   D．threatened

 

18.               A．assistance       B．guidance       C．acceptance D．annoyance

 

19.               A．taking away     B．replying to      C．talking about   D．looking for

 

20.               A．messy          B．fantastic        C．random   D．relevant