Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families，it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends．Even when they are not with their friends，they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up，because friends can discuss something．These things are difficult to tell their family members．
However，parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome．Many teenagers think that ____ can understand them better．
| A．friends | B．brothers | C．sisters | D．parents |
When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents， they usually____．
| A．stay alone at home | B．fight with their parents |
| C．discuss it with their friends | D．go to their brothers and sisters for help |
The sentence “Your answers are welcome．” means _______．
| A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us |
| B．We’ve got no idea，so your answers are welcome |
| C．Your answers are always right |
| D．You can give us all the right answers |
Which of the following is the writer’s attitude（态度）?
| A．Parents should choose friends for their children． |
| B．Children should choose everything they like． |
| C．Parents should understand their children better． |
| D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help． |
Part of the purpose of this passage is to ___．
| A．give information for the parents to make their own judgment |
| B．give advice to children who want to choose their friends |
| C．help parents to find better friends for their children |
| D．get some information from many readers |
Five years ago, Rachel Lopez graduated from college with a degree in history. Today she works for a large software company. Now twenty-seven, Rachel takes classes twice a week after work. She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint. “I enjoyed college, but my job doesn’t use information I learned when I was doing my degree,” Rachel says,” This course is helping me to do my job better. In the future, I might go back to school and got an MBA. ”
In the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually stopped studying. Today, lifelong learning is becoming more common. In the United Stated, people can return to school in their late twenties, thirties, or older to get a higher degree, such as a master’s or Ph. D. Like Rachel many more are taking training courses to improve their workplace skills. With many classes now available through the Internet, it is easier for people to get degrees or training by distance learning.
Mayumi Hosoya, who is forty, teaches Japanese at a community college in New York. “Next term, I’ll be teaching some of my classes using the Internet. This is new for me,” says Mayumi, “At the moment, I am taking a course to learn how to teach this way. ” At the same time, Mayumi’s seventy-year-old mother and father are taking a distance learning course in Art History. “We love the subject,” says Mayumi’s father, ”and now we can study with people from all over the world. I never thought learning could be this much fun. ”The reading is maily about_____.
| A．Rachel Lopez’s studying and working experience. |
| B．the education in the United States |
| C．people’s life in New York. |
| D．lifelong learning becoming more common. |
Rachel is sure that _____
A. getting an MBA is necessary for her job
B. colleague studies didn’t prepare her well for her job
C. it’s not clever to get a master’s or Ph. D. in later thirties.
D. students needn’t to study when they get a jobThe underlined words ‘distance learning’ in the reading means___
| A．studying in community college |
| B．learning for higher degrees |
| C．studying away from classroom. |
| D．learning in the workplaces |
Mayumi’s parents are taking a course ____.
| A．the using of the Internet | B．the workplace skills |
| C．Japanese teaching | D．Art History |
We know from the reading that ___.
| A．many people go to school to take teaching courses |
| B．Rachel graduated when she was twenty |
| C．Mayumi’s teaching how to use the Internet now |
| D．many students stopped studying when looking for jobs |
We may read the above material mostly____
| A．in an airport report |
| B．on buses and in taxis |
| C．in a picture story book |
| D．in a Cambridge newspaper |
It’s clear that the advertisement is given by___.
| A．London Train Station | B．London Stansted Airport |
| C．Cambridge University | D．Stansted’s check-in |
The advertisement suggests that people go to Stansted____.
| A．by train | B．by taxi |
| C．by plane | D．by bus |
The train services are available___.
| A．only at the train station |
| B．at any time of travel returning |
| C．In about four weeks |
| D．to people who walk to the check-in |
If one wants to know about the train services, he can___.
A. save￡14. 50. B. get on the train
C. take the plane to M. A. G D. check online
Hearing what I said， my dad laughed kindly. I continued， “I owe your thanks， and I hope you realize how much you did for me as my dad.”
I could almost hear him smiling one the other end. I knew he was touched and felt a little shy. His voice sounded shaky.
“Well， we got you educated，” he said， laughing generously.
“You did more than that，” I said， “You did well.”
“You like your house now， and your life?” he asked quietly.
“Yeah， Dad， I’m happy. You don’t have to worry—things are going great for us.”
I told him I loved him and he told me he loved me and I hung up the phone. As I got ready for bed， I thought about what an amazing conversation we had.
Ten hours later， my mother called， waking me up. I could hardly understand what she was trying to say.
“Your father’s dead!” she cried. “I found him lying on the dinning room floor.”
Suddenly I was standing straight up beside my bed， holding the phone and sobbing .
I was a thousand miles away. All I could think about was how many hours， minutes and seconds it would take me to jump on a plane and get there. I thought about my mother sitting there alone with my father， and I couldn’t move fast enough.
The flight was long and painful. I had planned on going home to see my dad and mom in another month， and I cried aloud， thinking I was too late. Then I suddenly realized the incredible miracle of it all: I hadn’t been late at all. Actually， everything had been right on time.When did Dad die?
| A．Soon after he made the telephone call. |
| B．The next morning. |
| C．Before the writer hung up the phone. |
| D．Ten hours later after the telephone call. |
From the story， we can infer Dad was_____ when he died.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．angry | D．upset |
The writer lives___________.
| A．in a place not far away. | B．in the same city |
| C．a thousand miles away | D．at home |
The writer thought__________
| A．his father did well. | B．his father do enough. |
| C．his father did badly | D．his father is too old to do. |
From the last part， we can know__________
| A．the writer will be sad. |
| B．the writer will change pain into power. |
| C．the writer will be happy. |
| D．the writer won’t do anything. |
I first went to Harrow in the summer term．The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen．It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy， and push him out the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or 1ess．
0ne day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the poo1．He was no bigger than 1 was，so I thought him a fair game．Coming secretly behind，I pushed him in，holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet．1 was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water， and being of great strength making its way by face strokes(猛力地划)to the shore．I fled，but didn’t succeed．He overtook me，pulled me hard，and threw me into the deepest part of the poo1．I soon climbed out on the other side，and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys．“Do you know what you have done? ” They said．“It’s Amery：heis in Grade Six．He is champion at gym．he has won his football award．”
1 was frightened and felt ashamed．How could I tell his position when he was wrapped in a bath towel and so small．He didn’t seem pleased at all．so I added in a most brilliant word．“My father．who is a great man．is also small．”At this be laughed，and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future，expressed all was over．The writer thought Amery “a fair game” because the boy________.
| A．1ooked like an animal | B．1oved games |
| C．was of similar size | D．was good at sports |
The writer felt “ashamed” because ________.
| A．He was laughed at by other boys |
| B．Amery turned out to be in the same grade |
| C．He pushed Amery hard and hurt him |
| D．He played a joke on an outstanding athlete |
By saying “My father who is a great man，is also small”，the writer______.
| A．tried to please Amery |
| B．challenged Amery |
| C．wanted to make Amery afraid |
| D．thought his father is great |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The writer could run faster than Amery． |
| B．The writer liked playing jokes on boys of all sizes． |
| C．Amery was a student in Grade Four． |
| D．Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior． |
The best title of the article is________.
| A．A Swimming Experience | B．A Fair Game |
| C．An Accident | D．Be Careful in the Future |
The Guinness（吉尼斯）World Records Museum
Address：329 Alamo Plaza，San Antonio， TX 78205
Open Hours：From September to May 10 am to 7 pm Sunday through Thursday
10 am to 10 pm Friday and Saturday
From June to August 10 am to 10 pm Sunday through Thursday
10 am to Midnight Friday and Saturday
Adult Single（成人单票）：$14.95 for 2 attractions（吸引人的展览），$18.95 for any 4 attractions，$22.95 for all attractions
Child（4-12）Single：$8.95 for 2 attractions，$11.95 for any 4 attractions，$14.95 for all attractions
In the museum you can enter the different exhibition halls you see below．In each of these hails you can see the world records of different kinds．Sometimes you may get a chance to do something so that you can know better how a record was set（创造）．On a Sunday in October，you may stay in the museum until _____.
| A．7:00 pm | B．8:00 pm |
| C．9:00 pm | D．10:00 pm |
From the advertisement we can learn that there are _______ visitors to the museum on Fridays and Saturdays in summer.
| A．no | B．some | C．fewer | D．more |
A 10 －year－old girl and her mother will visit two attractions. How much will they pay ?
| A．$14.95. | B．$17.90. |
| C．$23.90. | D．$29.90. |
If you want to see the smallest picture in the world， which exhibition hall will you visit ?
| A．Society & Money. | B．Arts & Entertainment. |
| C．World Matters. | D．Material World. |
According to (根据) the advertisement， sometimes visitors to the museum _______.
| A．will surely meet one who set a record |
| B．may set a world record of their own |
| C．can experience how a record was set |
| D．may see someone setting a record |
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