书面表达（计15分）

请以“Should friends be different or the same?"为论题，谈谈你的观点，并介绍自己和你一好朋友间的相同之处与不同之处。

要求：1.词数70-80左右。 2.文章须包含所有内容要点，可适当加入细节和适当发挥，使其通顺、连贯；

Lisa has always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to     36    more beautiful and be healthier, but also because it would make life easier. For example, it was     37    for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She had to ask a tailor (裁缝）to     38    clothes that were large enough. In school, she needed

a     39    chair that was bigger and stronger than the other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly. She was also unhappy about the way people treated     40    sometimes. "People look at me and even make fun of me. That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don't think people     41    treat me differently because I'm big. I can’t enjoy     42    with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter," Her friends and family never made fun of her. They tried to help her     43    They wanted her to be happy and healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to     44    .

     45    now things are quite different. Last month her classmates were preparing for the School     46    Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queer (女王）who was tall and fat. Lisa     47    and practiced a lot.

Soon after the play, Lisa became the     48    ! She did so well that everybody remembered the proud Queen. They stood around her and said     49    to her. She ever won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance.

Now Lisa doesn’t worry     50    being fat any more. She believes in the English saying "Every dog has its day."

36. A. see                      B. watch                    C. notice                       D. look

37. A. easy                    B, difficult                  C. wrong                      D. right

38. A. bring                   B. find                        C. take                          D. make

39. A. large                   B. ready                     C. special                      D. strong

40. A. her                      B. him                        C. me                           D. you

41. A. would                 B. may                       C. should                      D. must

42. A. having dinner      B. playing games        C. doing sports             D. taking a walk

43. A. however              B. instead                   C. still                           D. either

44. A. no one                 B. someone                 C. anyone                     D. everyone

45. A. So                      B. Though                  C. And                          D. But

46. A. Sports                 B, Art                         C. Science                    D. Environment

47. A. agreed                 B. disagreed                C. refused                     D. allowed

48. A. standard              B, symbol                   C. soldier                      D. star

49. A. Sorry                  B. Good luck              C. Congratulations         D. Good-bye

50. A. with                    B. about                     C. in                             D, for

A well-known speaker started his talking by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"

Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this." He began to crumple(弄皱) the 20 dollar note up. He then  asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.

"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

"Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20."

"Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value." "Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE."

"You are special — don’t ever forget it."

36. This passage is mainly about ________.

A. a famous professor      B. the value of $20

C. the value of a person    D. the importance of money

37. By making the money crumpled and dirty , the professor wanted to show ________.

A. the value of the money never changed

B. he was not interested in the money

C. he was a very special person

D. the money was valuable any more

38. The underlined word “ decrease” most probably means “________”.

A. become more   B. become less   C. change fast   D. stay the same

39. The writer implies (暗示) in the passage that ________.

A. we should try our best to make more money

B. we should try to make ourselves special

C. we can word hard to prove ourselves

D. we might meet with a lot of difficulties in our life

　　Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers. There's no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe (贿赂) him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don't see the need for presents.

　　Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn't. I don't often remember a friend's birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I'd get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigner - that kind from his or her homeland — won't go wrong, except to government employees (政府职员) who can't be given presents.

　　You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. You should only say, "It's so nice. Thanks…" when you get Christmas or birthday presents.

　　You may want to bring a bottle of wine (葡萄酒) or flowers to a dinner party, but you're never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening.

　　At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year- doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders— anyone who has often helped us.

(　 )11. What does "close friends" mean in the passage?

　　A. The friends who are very kind.

　　B. The friends who live close to each other.

　　C. The friends who were once classmates.

　　D.　The friends who you like most.

(　 )12. What kind of presents don't Americans usually open in front of the givers?

　　A. The small presents.　　　　　 　 B. Christmas or birthday presents.

　　C.　The expensive presents.　　　　 D.　The presents for dinner party.

(　 )13. Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners at Christmas?

　　A.　To pay them.　　　　　　　　 B.　To help them.

　　C.　To thank them.　　　　　　 　　 D.　To make them work harder.

(　 )14. Which of the following do you think is right?

　　A. American business people don't want presents because they are rich enough.

　　B. The writer of this passage must be an American.

　　C. Everyone must give presents to one's family and friends at Christmas.

　　D. Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner.

(　 )15. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Present-giving in the United States.

　　B. Customs (习俗) in the United States.

　　C. American people and present-giving.

　　D. When and how to give presents.

A well-known speaker started his talking by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"

Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this." He began to crumple(弄皱) the 20 dollar note up. He then  asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.

"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

"Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20."

"Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value." "Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE."

"You are special — don’t ever forget it."

36. This passage is mainly about ________.

A. a famous professor      B. the value of $20

C. the value of a person    D. the importance of money

37. By making the money crumpled and dirty , the professor wanted to show ________.

A. the value of the money never changed

B. he was not interested in the money

C. he was a very special person

D. the money was valuable any more

38. The underlined word “ decrease” most probably means “________”.

A. become more   B. become less   C. change fast   D. stay the same

39. The writer implies (暗示) in the passage that ________.

A. we should try our best to make more money

B. we should try to make ourselves special

C. we can word hard to prove ourselves

D. we might meet with a lot of difficulties in our life