When you can’t get together, use the phone to keep in touch.
Open up to close friends. Keeping a deep friendship requires a level of “heartfelt” intimacy (亲密).Don’t be afraid to express your inner fears and disappointments. Listen to your friends when they have problems，but offer advice only when it’s wanted. Help raise friends’ self-esteem(自尊) when they are sad about a job loss, or other such events.
Have different friends for different activities, such as going to the movies，singing in a choir，and joining in a bowling league.
Don’t wait for a friend to ask for helps. When a friend has the flu，offer to go to the store or drive his or her children to their afterschool activities. Never take a friendship for granted. Like a good marriage，friendship needs care and patience. Become a joiner. Find a group that matches your interests.
Talk to strangers. Conversations started in museums, laundry rooms，or bookstores can lead to firm friendship.
Enroll in an adult education course. A classroom is an ideal place to meet others with similar interests.
28. People who are alone have a ability to fight disease than people with close friends.
A. more B. greater C. poorer D. little
29. According to the passage, when had you better offer advice to your friends? A. At any moment. B. Only when they are happy. C. Only when they want it. D. Only when you are glad. 30. What does the underlined word “Enroll” in the last paragraph mean? A. Give B. Join C. Get D. Catch 31. Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. You should have different friends for the same activities. B. You should wait for a friend to ask a favor. C. You should take a friendship for granted.
D. You should talk with strangers in museums, laundry rooms, or bookstores in order to improve friendship.
D
Everybody hates rats (big mice). But in the earthquake capitals of the world — Japan, Los Angeles, Turkey — rats will soon be man’s best friends.
What happens after an earthquake? We send in rescue dogs. Why? Because they can smell people. Dogs save lives. They help rescuers to find living people. But dogs are big and they can’t get into small spaces. So now a new research project is using
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a smaller animal to save lives: the rat.
How does it work? First, the rat is trained to smell people. When this happens, the rat’s brain gives a signal (信号)．This is sent to a small radio on its back, and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When the rat’s brain activity jumps, the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled that person.
Although there are already robots which can do this job, rats are better. Christian Linster at Cornell University, New York, says, “Robots’ noses don’t work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that.” Rats can also see in the dark. They are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they don't need electricity!
The “rat project” is not finished, but Julie Ryan of International Rescue Organization in Scotland says, “It would be wonderful. A rat could get into spaces we couldn’t get to, and a rat would get out if it wasn't safe.” Perhaps for the first time in history, people will be happy to see a rat in a building (but only after an earthquake, of course)．
32. Why will rats become man’s best friends in the world earthquake capitals? A. Because they can take the place of man's rescue jobs
B. Because they can find the position of people alive who are trapped in buildings C. Because they can serve as food for people alive who are trapped in buildings D. Because they can get into small spaces
33. From the third paragraph we know the rescuers can judge a person who is alive by _____.
A. the noise made by the rat B. the rat’s unusual behaviour C. the signal sent by the radio on the rat's back D. the smell given off by the person
34. Which of these statements is NOT the advantage that rats have?
A. They are more lovely than other animals. B. They are less expensive to train than dogs.
C. They don't need electricity. D. They are small and can get into small places.
35. What can we infer from the passage?
A. At present rats have taken the place of dogs in searching for people. B. The “rat project” has been completed.
C. People are now happy to see a rat in a building.
D. Now people still use dogs and robots in performing rescues.
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第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Five Steps to Better Handwriting
Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it’s time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them？ 36 Here are five steps that really work!
Get a great grasp
Try this—hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard？But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. 37 Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index(食指) and middle fingers.
Let the lines be your guide
Lined paper is your friend！Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion(均衡)． 38 Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters.
Lower the pressure
39 That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and don’t hold the pencil too tightly.
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Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pen better. A. Play games.
B. Ask for more advice.
C. You’ve been writing since you were a little kid. D. So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”. E. Some kids press down really hard when they write.
F. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting. G. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm．He was given a slingshot (弹弓) to play with out in the woods．He 41 in the woods, but he could never hit anything．Getting a little 42 , he headed back for dinner．As he was 43 back he saw Grandma’s pet 44 ．Just out of impulse (冲动), he let the slingshot 45 , hit
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the duck right in the head and killed it．He was shocked and 46 ．
In a panic, he hid the 47 duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said 48 ．After lunch the next day Grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the 49 .” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he 50 to help in the kitchen.” Then she 51 to him, \the duck?\So Johnny washed the dishes．Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing．Before they left, Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I 52 Sally to help me make supper,” Sally just smiled and said, “Well, you needn't worry about it 53 Johnny told me he wanted to help.” She whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went 54 and Johnny stayed to help．After several days of doing both his 55 and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t 56 it any longer．He came to Grandma and admitted that he had 57 the duck．
Grandma squatted down(蹲下), gave him a 58 , and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the 59 thing, but because I love you．I forgave you．I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a 60 of you．If you make a mistake, just be brave to admit to it and promise not to make it again．In that way, everyone will forgive you.” 41. A. worked 42. A. pleased 43. A. turning 44. A. dog 45. A. rise 46. A. sad 47. A. happy 48. A. anything 49. A. clothes 50. A. wanted 51. A. shouted 52. A. command 53. A. until 54. A. fishing 55. A. exercise 56. A. accept 57. A. hurt 58. A. kiss 59. A. strange 60. A. enemy
B. practiced B. worried B. looking B. duck B. leave B. lucky B. hungry B. something B. dishes B. managed B. request B. because B. lesson B. afford B. killed B. surprise B. terrible B. winner
C. climbed C. puzzled C. walking C. cat C. stop C. angry C. fat C. nothing C. hands C. tried C. need C. while C. problem C. hidden C. gift C. serious C. slave
D. searched D. discouraged D. falling D. rabbit D. fly D. excited D. dead D. everything D. floors D. willing D. whispered D. allow D. although D. shopping D. housework D. wounded D. suggestion D. whole D. leader
B. explained C. talked
B. swimming C. climbing
C. stand(忍受) D. support
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