| ＃117: Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself? |
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| Kate Join Date: March, 2010 Location: the United Kingdom |
I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to Paris. However, Vades is more athletic than me. |
| Ditlady Join Date: April, 2010 Location: Canada |
I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me. |
| Harbinger Join Date: May, 2010 |
Hi, everyone! I had a cold last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have both kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting. |
6. Where is Kate going next month?
A. To the USA. B. To the UK. C. To Italy. D. To France.
7. What’s Libby like?
A. She’s as beautiful as Ditlady. B. She’s more outgoing than Ditlady.
C. She’s as quiet as Ditlady. D. She’s more athletic than Ditlady.
8. What was the matter with Harbinger last week?
A. He had a cold. B. He had a headache.
C. He had a fever. D. He had a toothache.
9. What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?
A. Those who are different from him. B. Those who are the same as him.
C. He doesn’t like to make friends. D. He likes to have different kinds of friends.
10. What does the underlined word “similar” mean?
A. 一致的 B. 相似的 C. 友好的 D. 简单的
I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone.
Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.
Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.
By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!
Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______.
| A．they could grow vegetables and sell at the market |
| B．they didn’t have to spend so much money on food |
| C．they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it |
| D．they could spend happy times together with their family in it |
For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?
| A．To ask them to attend a birthday party. |
| B．To help them get to know each other. |
| C．To ask them to share some interesting stories. |
| D．To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden. |
What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?
| A．It was too long. | B．It was not as good as he thought. |
| C．It was wonderful. | D．It was too terrible. |
阅读理解。阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!
That’s an old joke in the west, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai.
When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didn’t mind the honking horns(喇叭声) and kept crossing the road in a mess.
Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least one third of them were jaywalking(乱穿马路). Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.
Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. That way we can avoid the traffic accidents.
The underlined word “intersection” here probably means “ ”.
| A．road | B．bridge | C．crossing | D．traffic |
The writer saw people in Shanghai that day.
| A．crossing the road in a mess |
| B．waiting for the green light patiently |
| C．crossing the road with chickens |
| D．hurting each other in the street |
How does the writer like what he saw in Shanghai that day?
| A．He thinks it’s OK. |
| B．He thinks it’s wrong. |
| C．He has no idea of it. |
| D．He doesn’t mention it. |
Kate and Mike were born on the same day. They look the same. Their father is a bus driver. He is busy with his work and has no time to pay attention to their studies. Kate and Mike study in the same class. Kate works hard and does well in all her lessons. She gets on well with her classmates. But Mike likes nothing except playing. He isn’t good at math and doesn’t like to write compositions.
One day, Miss Green, their English teacher, told her class to write a composition entitled(题目) “My Mother”. After supper Kate wrote it in her exercise-book and went to help her mother to do some housework. Mike was sitting at the desk. He wrote a few words on a page, but didn’t know how to go on writing and tore(撕) it off, then tore another off. He didn’t finish it until the football match began on TV. He hurried to bring Kate’s exercise-book out of her bag and copied her composition. Then he went to watch the football match until it was over.
Two days later Miss Green asked in class, “ Can you tell me why your composition is the same as Kate’s, Mike?
“ Yes, I can, Miss Green,” answered Mike. “ We have the same mother, you know.”Kate and Mike look the same because ________.
| A．they were students in the same class |
| B．they were dressed in the same clothes |
| C．they have different parents |
| D．they are twins |
Mike is bad at _________.
| A．math | B．speaking |
| C．English | D．all his lessons |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Mike’s father has no time to look after him. |
| B．Mike prefers watching football matches to writing compositions. |
| C．Mike doesn’t like any lessons. |
| D．Miss Green is Kate’s teacher, not Mike’s teacher. |
Kate could write the composition because ________.
| A．She does well in her lessons |
| B．she doesn’t like to watch TV |
| C．she is a girl |
| D．she wants to help her mother |
Did Mike do the homework by himself?
| A．Yes, he did. |
| B．No, he asked his father to do it. |
| C．Of course, and he liked writing compositions. |
| D．No, he copied Kate’s. |
Jose, a young musician, is a rising star in Bolivia. He has already performed in some of the countries’ top venues(会场) including the Legislative Palace. What’s so great about that? Jose is just seven years old and he is blind!
Jose is musically talented. At the age of 4, he picked up the drums and showed surprising talent. Later he moved on to the piano and his musical talent became undeniable(不可否认的). By the age of 5, Jose had formed his own jazz trio(三重奏)。
The young boy knows every jazz song in his book and can play them all with great confidence. And it is not the only kind of music he enjoys. He also loves listening to blues, heavy metal, etc.
Roberto Montano is clearly a proud father when speaking of his son Jose. He said that he had nothing to do with his son’s unusual talent. In fact he didn’t even know much about jazz until Jose started to play. He believes the young boy is just born with a “music chip” (芯片) inside him.
Although Jose is a rising superstar, he lives a life like other children do. Just like his classmates, he goes to school, does homework and even does chores at home.Jose showed his talent for music when he was _______ years old.
| A．four | B．five |
| C．six | D．seven |
The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.
| A．piano songs | B．the drums and the piano |
| C．jazz songs | D．blues and heavy metal |
What can we learn about Jose’s father?
| A．He is a blind man |
| B．He is a great musician. |
| C．He is very strict with Jose |
| D．He is very proud of Jose. |
We can learn from the last paragraph that Jose lives a ________ life.
| A．busy | B．rich | C．different | D．normal |
Which can be the best title of the passage?
| A．A Bolivian boy’s future plan |
| B．A school day of a Bolivian boy |
| C．A talented young musician in Bolivia |
| D．A family of great musicians in Bolivia |
| Club name: Writers Club Grades: 6-7 Information: Do you enjoy creative writing? Join us! Thursdays 7:00 am-8:00am Email: cmacaleer@atlantapublicschools.us |
| Club name: Reading Club Grades: 6-8 Information: A chance to read, discuss and review good literature(文学作品). Mondays 4:00pm-5:30pm Email: dterhune@atlantapublicschools.us |
| Club name: Foreign Movie Club Grades: 6-8 Information: A collection of foreign movies! Watch and discuss them! Thursdays & Fridays 4:00pm-5:00pm Email: dgervais@atlantapublicschools.us |
| Club name: Jazz Club Grades: 6-8 Information: Thursdays 5:00 pm-6:00pm Email: mabond@atlantapublicschools.us |
| Club name: Art Club Grades: 6-8 Information: Wednesdays 4:00 pm-6:00pm Email: dosmith@atlantapublicschools.us |
Which club is NOT for Grade 8 students?
| A．Art Club | B．Writers Club |
| C．Jazz Club | D．Reading Club |
If Jenny wants to get more information about the Foreign Movie Club, she can write an e-mail to ________.
| A．dterhune@atlantapublicschools.us |
| B．mabond@atlantapublicschools.us |
| C．dosmith@atlantapublicschools.us |
| D．dgervais@atlantapublicschools.us |
How long do Jazz Club’s activities last every time?
| A．Half an hour. | B．One hour |
| C． One and a half hours | D．Two hours |
How many clubs are open on Thursday?
| A．Two | B．Three |
| C．Four | D．Five |
Where can we probably read the material?
| A．On a TV ad. | B．In a movie poster. |
| C． On a school website. | D．In a sports magazine. |
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