I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend． I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,   36  to look at each other． But we soon lost the   37   and started playing with each other． In the 7^th grade, I first lost touch with her． She was going through family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people”.   38  of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had “problems”． However, every summer we would   39  sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．

It was last year when I noticed the problem． I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her． Well, she made a new “best friend” and   40  did I． Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．

She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)． I was very   41_  at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in touch. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend   42  deserted her. When people were calling her   43 , I knew I still   44  her like a sister．

Yesterday she came   45  me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was   46  I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting,  the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my   47  ． You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you   48  me． I owe you so much, and you didn’t even know you were   49  me．” We both cried． And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never   50  your friends．

1.                A．pleased         B．excited         C．scared   D．disappointed

 

2.                A．happiness       B．kindness        C．shyness   D．sadness

 

3.                A．All            B．None           C．No  D．Every

 

4.                A．hardly          B．seldom         C．just  D．always

 

5.                A．neither         B．so             C．too  D．also

 

6.                A．mad           B．careless        C．hopeful   D．upset

 

7.                A．luckily          B．successfully      C．actually   D．calmly

 

8.                A．selfish          B．crazy           C．brave    D．lonely

 

9.                A．believed in      B．waited for       C．cared about   D．replied to

 

10.               A．with           B．after           C．upon D．to

 

11.               A．until           B．when          C．since D．if

 

12.               A．mistakes        B．parents         C．friends    D．problems

 

13.               A．visited         B．encouraged     C．called D．prevented

 

14.               A．helping         B．reminding       C．cheating   D．praising

 

15.               A．give up         B．look back at     C．drop in at  D．look down on

 

 

Students who date (约会）in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

"Romantic relationships are a trademark of adolescence, but very few studies have examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships," said Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.

Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade.

Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires (调查表）about the students* academic efforts. He found some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students had consistently the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.

"At all points in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,” according to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit，being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.

"Dating a classmate may have the same emotional complications of dating a co-worker," Orpinas said, "when the couple break up. they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert (转移）attention from studying.”

Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school，”Orpinas concluded.

1.When doing his study, Orpinas_____.

A．followed a group of students of 6th and 12th grade

B．completed a survey and a report each year

C．completed questionnaires about the students’ academic efforts

D．found that the students’ study skills have connection with their frequency of dating

2.Study skills may include the following behaviors and qualities Except_____

A．being diligent                          B．being well organized

C．being kind and helpful                    D．finishing assigned schoolwork

3.What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?

A．They don’t want to see each other any longer.

B．Their attention to studying will be affected.

C．They will miss their ex-partners sometimes

D．They will think it’s reasonable to get depressed.

4.Orpinas’attitude towards dating in middle school is_____

A．supportive         B．positive           C．negative          D．indifferent

 

Snake dishes have become popular __31________ recent years. Snake meat in various flavors (风味) is often seen in restaurant ads. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you haven’t eaten snake yet, you __32_________(consider) “out of date”. But I wonder___33__________ all the trends are worth following.

Some people may defend themselves __34_______ saying that snake meat is nutritious. But these people don’t realize that many parasites(寄生虫)，__35_______ do harm to our health, are found inside snakes.

According __36_________ a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as ___37_________ as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!

These figures warns us that if no action is taken, __38_______ number of snakes will drop and make an increase in mice and worms population, which will __39_______ in a decrease(减产) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen?  

So let’s start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect __40________.”

 

We’ve all done it at one point or another. You’re driving along to work or school when that familiar sound reaches your eardrums(耳膜). You look down, reach into your pocket and begin to read, your steering wheel(方向盘) in one hand, your phone in the other. As you respond to that text message from your friend, you look intermittently(间歇地) at the road, and then back down at your phone. You’ve done it plenty of times before. What can go wrong?

What do you think is the number one killer of teenagers in the U.S.? Drugs? Alcohol? Violence? The answer is distracted driving. According to the National Safety Council, over 24 percent of all motor vehicle crashes involve cell phone use. Either a quick 30-second phone call or a simple text reading may be the cause of a traffic accident. In addition, drivers who talk on a cell phone, whether hands-free or not, are four times more likely to crash.

The risk of teenagers getting into an accident rises sharply. According to keepthedrive.com, more than 3,000 teenagers die in car accidents each year with about another 450,000 teenagers being injured. Additionally, according to a University of Utah study, reading or sending even one text message is equal to having a 0.08 alcohol level. In most states, that is considered as drunk-driving.

So, how do you prevent yourself from the danger of distracted driving? The answer is simpler than you might think. Put your phone away. Mute(消音) your phone or just turn it off while driving. If you still can’t help reaching for your phone, throw it on the backseat. This way, you won’t be able to get to it until you arrive at your destination.

You may get away with talking on the phone now, but there may be a day when you don’t. Dropping your phone may be an inconvenience, but it’s better than being a victim of your distracted driving.

Title: The danger of reading and texting on the phone while driving
1._______	Drivers are used to reading and2.___ to text messages while driving.
3.___ of distracted driving	About a quarter of all motor vehicle crashes are 4.___ to cell phone use. Drivers talking on a cell phone have a much stronger 5. of crashing.
The rising risk of teenagers getting into accidents	A number of teenagers get 6._____ in or even die from car accidents every year. Reading or sending one text message while driving 7.____ having a 0.08 alcohol level.
8.___ of preventing distracted driving	Mute your phone or turn it off to keep you concentrated on driving. Put your phone out of your 9.___ while driving.
Conclusion	It may be not 10.___ for you to drop your phone but you can protect your self from hurt or death.

 

 

第二节  完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）   

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

More good things come from small things

About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me.

I never heard any  36  from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.

We  37  often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I  38  spoke, but the only   39  I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.

I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I  40  they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door   41  for the others. I  42  in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed（冷落）. The parents were   43  her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was   44  holding the door open,  45  for me.

I hurried as much as I could and   46  her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I   47  the little girl and said to myself, “I   48  she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note   49  how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s   50  .

The next day there was a   51  on the door and   52  was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I   53  her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.

Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a   54  manner, I might add.  55  time

passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.

36．A．sound                       B．noise                         C．conversation          D．crying

37．A．met                           B．saw                           C．visited                      D．gathered

38．A．never                        B．sometimes              C．seldom                     D．always

39．A．reward                     B．action                       C．answer                     D．prize

40．A．moved                      B．returned                  C．started                     D．drove

41．A．open                         B．closed                       C．fit                               D．active

42．A．stopped                   B．kept                          C．worked                     D．remained

43．A．suggesting              B．telling                       C．forcing                      D．making

44．A．ever                          B．even                          C．still                            D．yet

45．A．waiting                     B．calling                       C．leaving                     D．asking[来源:]

46．A．  replaced                B．encouraged            C．ignored                    D．thanked

47．A．thought about        B．thought of               C．thought over          D．thought out

48．A．decide                      B．am lucky                  C．am sure                   D．doubt

49．A．saying                       B．stating                     C．reporting                 D．writing

50．A．mind                         B．body                          C．thought                    D．heart

51．A．hit                              B．knock                        C．drop                          D．beat

52．A．she                            B．it                                C．they                          D．he

53．A．noticed                     B．watched                  C．recognized              D．felt

54．A．kindly                        B．politely                     C．coldly                        D．friendly

55．A．When                        B．Since                         C．As                              D．While