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“No man is an island”is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago．Even now people still agree with him．No one can live a completely isolated life．Without other people, life became empty and sad．We all need to have friends.

For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move．It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.

There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous．This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best seller．It was later put into 28 languages.

Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book:

（1）Be friendly and polite.

Always greet with a smile．Begin with “excuse me ” or “would you please” when       ．Remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.

（2）Go out of your way to be nice.

Find some time to do special things for other people．Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better.

（3）Remember names.

They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.

（4）Be open-minded.

Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.

（5）Listen patiently．When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary．

1.What is the best title of this passage？（Please answer within 5 words）

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2.Please fill in the blank with proper words.（Please answer within 10 words）

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3.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

They will feel very happy when they hear their names．

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4.Why do some of us feel it not easy to make friends?（Please answer within 10 words）

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5.Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese.

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“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion. It was written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely lonely life. Without other people, life will become empty and sad. We all need to have friends.

For some of us, although making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.

There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best seller. It was later put into 28 languages.

Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book:

Be friendly and polite.

Always greet with a smile. Begin with “Excuse me” or “Would you please” when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “Thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.

Go out of your way to be nice.

Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better.

Remember names.

They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.

Be open-minded.

Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.

Listen patiently.

When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.

1.The underlined sentence “No one can live a completely lonely life.” means “_____”.

A．No one can live a hard life.                B．No one can live without difficulty.

C．No one can live alone.                    D．No one can live on an island.

2.The best title for the passage should be _______________.

A．How to Make Friends                    B．A Famous Book

C．Friendship First                         D．John Donne and Dale Carnegie

3.Some of us find it not easy to make friends because _____________.

A．we are afraid of making bad friends

B．we are shy to take the first action

C．we feel sure that we already have enough friends

D．we feel worried that we won’t be able to keep our friends

4.We can learn from the passage that ________________.

A．John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie

B．Friends are always friends

C．Few people bought Carnegie’s book

D．The writer of this passage agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie

5.Which of the following is not talked about in Carnegie’s book?

A．Say “Excuse me” before you ask.

B．Don’t visit your neighbors too often.

C．Think more about others.

D．People enjoy hearing their own names.

 

How to improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say, "This is my destiny(命运).I cannot change it."

Of course not! You don't have to suffer needlessly. Your life depends on you, not on any other external(外部的)factor.

I know a woman who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, and then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows.

Huh! Is this what she calls "doing her best"? She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that has been intended for her and that her luck can only change if God wills it. She hasn't realized that we have to do our share of making the effort to live the life of our dreams.

Remember that you harvest what you sow. You have to get off the sofa, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone(unless it contributes to your success),and get your mind and body to work! Don't expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don't just regard it as a temporary setback; instead, learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It's not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.

If someone's life is in trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don't just stand(or sit)there, do something to improve your life.

1.According to the woman mentioned in Para. 3, her life_________________.

A．doesn't need improving	B．couldn't be improved
C．will be better some day	D．will be worse in the future

2. What does the author think of the woman's life?

A．Positive

B．Passive

C．Colorful

D．Disturbing

3.Which of the following statements is the author's opinion?

A．Your temporary problem is not discouraging.

B．Your luck can be changed by your own efforts.

C．You can only achieve success when God wills it.

D．You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.

4.In Para. 5, the author emphasized the importance of _______________.

A．positive thinking	B．positive action
C．hope for the best	D．intention to succeed

5. The text is mainly written to advise you to _________________.

A．understand yourself	B．improve your life
C．believe in yourself	D．change your normal way

 

The following diaries were written by an Australian boy named Tony. He was on holiday with his family in South Asia.

27 December, 2007 This morning I read an email about a boy in hospital looking for his father and I finally thought of a way to help. I took my camera to the hospital and took photos of the boy. Now I’m going to set up a website on my dad’s computer, upload the photos and add his name and information of the hospital. Hopefully it will help!

2 January, 2008 At the end of the trip, I learned that the boy found his father! His Swedish uncle saw the email on my webpage and arranged the meeting. Is it my website that has made such a success? But at least I’ve done something. We’re returning home tomorrow but I will remember the experience and tell my friends: No matter what we are. We can think of a way to help others.

1.Tony thought of the way to ______.

A．forget the experience                    B．take photos of the travelers

C．set up a website for the hospital            D．help the boy find his father

2.______ saw the email and photos on the webpage and arranged the meeting.

A．The boy’s uncle   B．Tony             C．Tony’s father      D．The doctor

3.Tony was more likely to be ______ in South Asia.

A．living             B．studying           C．shopping          D．traveling

4.It can be learned from the diaries that ______.

A．people are willing to set up websites

B．Tony’s father worked in the hospital there

C．people can do something to help each other

D．Tony went there to look for his family members

 

完形填空：（30分）

One morning all the employees reached the office as usual. And on the wall they saw a big  36  on which it was written：Yesterday, the person who has been  37  your growth in this company passed  38 . We invite you to join the funeral prepared in the  39 .

       In the beginning，they all got  40  for the death of one of their colleagues.  41  after a while they started getting  42  to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.

    The  43  in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were  44  to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement  45  up. Everyone whispered to each other:“  46  on earth is this guy?”

    One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they  47  inside it, they  48  became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in  49 , as if someone had  50  the deepest part of their soul.

    There was a  51  inside the coffin；everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that  52 : there is only one person who is  53  to set limits to your growth：IT IS  54  !!!!!! Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes. Your life changes when YOU change，when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside. Don’t be afraid of  55  ；build yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!

1. A. card           B. post          C. sign         D. 1etter

2.A. encouraging      B. helping      C. building      D. limiting

3.A. on          B. by            C. away         D. down

4.A. office          B. gym       C. way          D. meeting room

5.A. sad             B. excited       C. afraid       D. calm

6.A. And             B. But        C. Or         D. So

7.A. ready           B. pleased    C. curious     D. serious

8.A. surprise         B. anger         C. excitement    D. sadness

9.A. admitted         B. forced        C. forbidden     D. ordered

10.A. heated          B. woke          C. turned        D. kept

11.A. Where       B. What          C. How          D. Who

12.A. walked         B. looked         C. got          D. turned

13.A. suddenly       B. gradually      C. merely       D. extremely

14.A. sorrow         B. order          C. silence      D. person 

15.A. stolen            B. touched         C. attacked     D. seen

16.A. 1etter            B. book        C. mirror       D. appeared

17.A. wrote         B. read           C. showed    D. reflected

18.A. sure          B. eager           C. afraid           D. able

19.A. YOU        B. ME            C. HE        D. ITSELF

20.A. punishment    B. praises        C. changes       D. blame