I grew up in Jamaica Plain. My best friend Rose and I used to dream about raising a family of our own someday and living next door to one another.
Our dream remained alive through school and beyond. Rose was my maid of honor when I married Dick. Later, Dick was stationed in Alaska and we moved. Rose was sad to see me leave, but wished me the best of luck. We remained in touch for a few years before we lost track. 
　 I thought of her several times over the years. All of my children now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Then one day, near my 80th birthday, I received a phone call “Hi Natalie, it’s Rose,” the voice on the other end said, “ I don’t know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kids.” 
　　We have spent hours on the phone catching up. Even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off.
Her husband died a few years ago as well, but she mailed me several photographs of her family that were taken over the years. It’s so crazy, just looking at the photos and listening to her description of her family reminds me of my own: a reasonably large, healthy family. Part of me feels like we led fairly similar lives.
I don’t think the similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn’t just call each other best friend; we truly were best friends and even now we can be best friends again. Real friends have two things in common: a compatible(相容的)personality and a strong-willed character. The compatible personality is what starts the connection between two people. A strong-willed character at both ends is what maintains the connection. If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real, It can pass the tests of time and long distance between one another and will never disappear
小題1:From the passage we may know that the author       .
A．lived next door to Rose in her childhood
B．was Rose’s maid of honor when she was married
C．lost touch of Rose since she moved to Alaska
D．missed her friend although they lost contact
小題2:After 52 years of separation, they       .
A．had a lot to talk on the phone
B．sent each other photographs of their family
C．they lived the same life
D．developed different personalities and hobbies
小題3:The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refers to       .
A．Rose’s description
B．coincidence
C．best friend
D．the similarities between our two lives
小題4:The author thinks that       .
A．the similarities between their lives are coincident
B．a(chǎn)lthough they’re not best friends, they have much in commom.
C．they both have a compatible personality and a strong-willed character
D．only those who have similar characters can be real friends

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇文章通過描寫我和我朋友的故事說明這樣一個事實(shí)。真正的朋友有兩個共同點(diǎn):相容的個性和堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的品格。相容的個性是最初連接兩人的紐帶,而這一紐帶的維系則有賴于雙方所擁有的堅(jiān)強(qiáng)品格。如果一段友誼里有著這兩者的存在,那么這段友誼就是真的,這樣一來,它就能經(jīng)受住時間和長久分離的考驗(yàn)而毫不“褪色”。
小題1:理解題：根據(jù)I thought of her several times over the years. All of my children now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Then one day, near my 80th birthday, I received a phone call “Hi Natalie, it’s Rose,” the voice on the other end said, “ I don’t know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kids.” 可知盡管作者和她的朋友失去了聯(lián)系，但是她非常想念她的朋友，故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)We have spent hours on the phone catching up. Even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off.可知52年的分離后，她們在電話中說了許多話，故選A。
小題3:推測題：根據(jù)I don’t think the similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn’t just call each other best friend; we truly were best friends and even now we can be best friends again.可推測出“it”指的是我們兩個人的共同點(diǎn)，故選D。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)Real friends have two things in common: a compatible(相容的)personality and a strong-willed character.可知她們有相容的個性和堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的品格，故選C。
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A．cleanB．checkC．displayD．design
小題2:
A．look for B．go throughC．show offD．deal with
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A．refusedB．a(chǎn)greedC．wroteD．lied
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A．tripB．showC．saleD．decision
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A．weakB．smallC．newD．thin
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A．rodeB．foundC．watchedD．felt
小題7:
A．doubtedB．knewC．toldD．thought
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A．timeB．chanceC．placeD．shape
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A．a(chǎn)lsoB．neverC．stillD．hardly
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A．a(chǎn)headB．onC．nearD．over
小題11:
A．saidB．repeatedC．copiedD．expressed
小題12:
A．jumpingB．standingC．walkingD．shouting
小題13:
A．barelyB．usuallyC．reallyD．a(chǎn)lways
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A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．everythingD．nothing
小題15:
A．calmB．scaredC．excitedD．disappointed
小題16:
A．whenB．ifC．whyD．how
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A．enjoyedB．lostC．boughtD．made
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A．crashing in an airlift accident
B．a(chǎn) Formula One Ford car crash
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D．a(chǎn) bump onto a rock in a skiing race
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B．gave all his money to charity during the height of his career
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A．it’s very difficult for Itzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings
B．it’s not easy for Itzhak Perlman to get on the stage because he is disabled
C．it’s not easy for ltzhak Perlman to face such a large audience
D．it’s really great achievements for ltzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings
小題2:When one of the strings broke，people thought Itzhak Perlman would         .
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B．give up playing
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D．get off the stage with shame
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C．went on playing the same piece of music
D．went on playing a different piece of music
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小題5:Itzhak Perlman can be best described as a man who is    ．
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A．a(chǎn)gainstB．underC．onto D．over
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A．musicB．ball C．coachD．ground
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A．curiousB．quickC．seriousD．focused
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A．standB．forgetC．understandD．recognize
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A．examiningB．a(chǎn)voiding C．sufferingD．reducing
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閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A teacher teaching math to seven-year-old  Laiq asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple , how many apples will you have?”
With a few seconds Laiq          confidently, “Four!”
The confused teacher was expecting a(n)         correct answer, three. She was disappointed. “Maybe the child didn’t hear       ” she thought. She          , “Laiq, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”
Laiq had seen the        on his teacher’s face. He         again on his fingers. But within him he was also   the answer that would make the teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, “Four.”
The disappointment stayed on the teacher’s face. Suddenly she        that Laiq liked strawberries. She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question. This time with an excitement in her     she asked, “If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many will you have?”
Seeing the teacher        , young Laiq calculated on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new        to succeed.      a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, “Three?”
The teacher now had a       smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to        herself. But one last thing remained.       she asked him, “Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple , how many will you have ?”
Confidently Laiq answered, ‘Four!” The teacher was        “How Laik , how?” She demanded in a little annoyed voice.
In a voice that was        and hesitating young Laik replied, “Because I already have one       in my bag.”
The story tells us：     someone gives you an answer that is        from what you expect, don’t think they are wrong. There shall be an angle(角度) that you may not have thought about yet.
小題1:
A．toldB．a(chǎn)ddedC．repliedD．wrote
小題2:
A．worthlessB．effortlessC．carelessD．selfless
小題3:
A．possiblyB．a(chǎn)ctively C．clearlyD．strictly
小題4:
A．repeatedB．orderedC．whisperedD．complained
小題5:
A．satisfactionB．disappointmentC．punishment D．determination
小題6:
A．recognizedB．discovered C．calculated D．insisted
小題7:
A．searching forB．waiting forC．a(chǎn)rguing forD．talking about
小題8:
A．decided B．noticedC．expressedD．remembered
小題9:
A．eyesB．handsC．mouthD．nose
小題10:
A．sadB．happyC．pitifulD．lovely
小題11:
A．inventionB．systemC．reformD．a(chǎn)pproach
小題12:
A．OnB．InC．WithD．By
小題13:
A．preciousB．satisfiedC．lastingD．a(chǎn)ppealing
小題14:
A．thankB．congratulateC．helpD．enjoy
小題15:
A．Above allB．In vainC．On purposeD．Once again
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)stonishedB．concerned C．a(chǎn)musedD．relaxed
小題17:
A．highB．lowC．easyD．clear
小題18:
A．strawberryB．a(chǎn)pple C．coinD．box
小題19:
A．BeforeB．AfterC．UntilD．When
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)bsentB．freeC．differentD．safe

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In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou (周傳雄) lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and accidentally heard a song that greatly enchanted (迷住) him. His passion for music was suddenly rekindled (重新點(diǎn)燃).
“My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame or money,” Chou told Teens. “So I asked myself, ‘why not start all over again?’”
That's how we luckily regained this music genius, who has since then composed lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). His emotional voice is enthralling (迷人的). "Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we genuinely (真正地) want to follow," he said.
Following the success of Turkey in Blue, he has recently released his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album he explores human relationships in the Internet age. This time, he takes the role of a calm observer rather than a struggling insider. "Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you're going to use it," is Chou's advice to teenagers. Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a country's language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.
小題1:How was Steve Zhou’s passion for music rekindled?
A．He was encouraged by his friends.
B．When he passed by a store and heard a song that enchanted him.
C．He decided to rebuild his reputation.
D．A good idea suddenly occurred to him.
小題2:Which of the following songs belongs to Steve Zhou ?
A．Heal the worldB．I swearC．Lovers GenesisD．Lemon tree
小題3:How does Zhou get his music idea ?
A．From his work lifeB．From his tripsC．From his friendsD．From musical books
小題4:What does the underlined sentence mean?
A．Technology is always a good thing.
B．Technology by no means is a good thing.
C．If you use it properly, it will be helpful to your life.
D．We should not believe technology too much.

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