1、When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate(照亮) me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.

When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:” Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changed into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.

When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair（失望） and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.

For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think: “Yes, I must tell…”We have never met.

It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist(心理學(xué)家), who will only fill up the healing(愈合的) silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.

1. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to ______.

   A. become serious about her study             B. go to her friend’s house regularly

   C. learn from her classmates at school        D. share poems and stories with her friend

2. In Paragraph 3, “We game London to each other” probably means__________.

   A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

   B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

   C. our unpleasant feelings about London disappeared

   D. we parted with each other in London

3. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend_______.

   A. call each other regularly                           B. have similar personalities

   C. enjoy writing to each other                       D. dream of meeting each other

4. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to_____.

   A. seek professional help                        B. be left alone

   C. stay with her best friend                         D. break the silence

5. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. Unforgettable Experiences                        B. Remarkable Imagination

   C. Lifelong Friendship                                 D. Noble Companions

22、

After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes and viewers have gong home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city , and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics; the games for athletes with a disability .But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest paralympians will not be taking part.

She is a British athletes by the name of Tanni Grey-Thompson. Born with spina hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralyzed from the waiat down, Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7.At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she found athletics, and never looked back.

 Indeed, Tanni’s athletics career took off .In 1984,when she was 15,she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100 meters at the Junior National Wheelchair Games.

 In 1988, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoal. She bronze in the 400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 meters relay, setting two world records   in the process. In the same year she achicved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.

  Tanni’ s enduring success has been part motivation(動(dòng)機(jī))，part preparation.       “The training I do that enable me to be a good sprinter(短跑運(yùn)動(dòng)員) enable me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I went to race …I am still competing at a very high level, but as I get older things get harder and I went to retire before I fall apart. ”

 Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Gammes.

In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down. In her splendid life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics---a top lever athletic career covering two decades .She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times ,more than any other competitor ,and she has set over thirty world records.

What advice does she have for young athletes? “Work hard at your studies, and then train, train again.”

1. Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

A.      Basketball .   B. Swimming .   C. Tennis.   D. Horse-riding

2. When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?

A. In 1984.      B. In 1988.   C. In 1992.   D. In 2007.   

3. The underlined word “that’’in the 5 th paragraph refers to_______ .

A. fifty weeks＇training               B. being a good sprinter

C. training almost every day            D.part motivation and part preparation

4. What＇s the right order of the events related to Tanni?

a. She works as a coach.                 b. She took up athletics .

c. She won four gold medals in Barcelong .  d. She competed in her first Paralympic Games.

e. She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.

A. b,d,c,e,a                           B. a,d,b,c,e  

C. a,d,c,e,b                           D. b,d,a,e,c

5. What can we learn form Tanni＇s success?

A. Union is strength                     B. Never too late to learn

    C. Well begun is half done                D. No pains , no gains

21、

A new study has found no evidence that sunscreen, commonly used to reduce the risk of skin caner, actually increases the risk.

Researchers from the University of lows based their findings on a review of 18 earlier studies that looked at the association between sunscreen use and melanoms(黑素瘤). They said that they found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen use and higher risk of melanoma.

Most health experts believe that by protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun, sunscreen helps prevent skin cancer, which is increasing in incidence (發(fā)生率) faster than any other cancer in the United States.

But questions have been raised about sunscreen and whether it may have the opposite effect, perhaps by allowing people to remain exposed to the sun longer without burning.

The researchers said that among the problems with some earlier studies is that they often failed to take into account that those people most at risk for skin cancer—people with fair skin and freckles （雀斑）,for example—are more likely to use sunscreen. As a result, it may appear that sunscreen users get cancer more often.

The studies, which generally relied on volunteers to recall their sunscreen use, were also unable to prove how well the products had been applied, said the new study.

1.    The underlined word “flaws” in the 2^nd paragraph most probably means           .

       A. evidences          B. facts          C. faults         D. failures

2.    People with fair skin and freckles           .

       A. seldom use sunscreen                                   B. are more in danger of skin cancer

       C. can be free from the harm of the sun             D. often expose themselves to the sun

3.    We can learn from the passage that          .

       A. sunscreen users get skin cancer more often

       B. the volunteers have proved the effect of sunscreen

       C. the new study was based on the experiences of volunteers

       D. the number of skin cancer patients is increasing in America

4.    Which of the following can be the beat title for this passage?

       A. Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer                 B. Sunscreen to Increase Skin Cancer

       C. Skin Cancer Caused by Sunscreen                 D. Skin Cancer Caused by Freckles

19、________in the queue for half an hour ,the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car.

A. Waiting    B. To wait     C. Having waited      D. To have waited

18、A great man shows his greatness ________ the way he treats little men.

A. under    B. with    C. on    D. by

17、It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it ________be rather cold sometimes.

A. must     B. can    C. should    D. would

16、So far this year we __________a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.

A. saw      B. see         C. had seen     D. have seen

15、In spite of repeated wrongs done to him, he looks          to people greeting him.

A. friendly             B. lively          C. worried             D. cold