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A reader wrote to say that she was feeling left out at break because her best friend wasn’t around. Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.

It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime. You want to have new friends, but how do you make them? Maybe it seems that everybody else already has their friends. But remember, there’s always room for more friends.

Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you’re at break, walk over to kids you want to play with and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in.

If you find it difficult to do this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help—and pretty soon, you’ll have one, or two, or even more new friends.

You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left: You can introduce her to your new friends!

( ) 29. This text is written for ____________.

A. teachers B. parents C. students D. visitors

( ) 30. The expression “feeling left out” means “ ____________” in Chinese.

A. 受冷落 B. 被调侃 C. 挨批评 D. 遭攻击

( ) 31. Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ____________.

A. they miss their old friends a lot

B. they have no time to stay with others

C. teachers know who wants a new friend

D. they are shy or not good at making friends

C

I hid the long black bag in the garage (车库) two days ago. Tonight, in the dark, I would finally take it away. If everything went OK, it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one, not even my wife, saw me.

It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was partly true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan.

First I had to get the kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10:30 pm was not early. As usual, I read them a bed time story, but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret.

Silence finally came, and feeling like a thief (小偷) in the night, I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end, I pulled the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police.

It was already eleven o’clock. By the light of the moon I started working, trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw (锯子) and a hammer (锤子).

After much hard work, I finally completed my work. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldn’t be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas brought them this year.

( ) 32. Why did the man feel nervous?

A. He left the party too late.

B. He was afraid of the darkness.

C. He didn’t know where the black bag was.

D. He worried that others would know his secret.

( ) 33. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to_______.

A. thieves B. parents C. children D. neighbours

34. In what order did the man do the following?

a. Read the kids a story. b. Had a shower.c. Worked in the moonlight.

d. Pulled the bag from the garage. e. Went to a party.

A. e-d-a-b-c B. e-a-d-c-b C. a-b-e-d-c D. a-e-d-c-b

( ) 35. How would the children feel when they saw the man’s work?

A. Interested. B. Excited. C. Tired. D. Angry.

四、词汇运用 (每小题1分，共10分)

A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

36. Shenzhen used to be a little fish village __________ (在…对面) Hong Kong, but now it has turned into a modern city.

37. Jimmy felt __________ (自豪) than anyone else because he was recommended as “the Most Helpful Student” in our school.

38. I know I can __________ (获得) success if I keep on trying.

39. The elderly should be spoken to 　　　　　 (礼貌地).

40. The result of the writing competition is still under __________ (讨论).

B) 根据句义用所给词的正确形式填空

41. The boy had trouble ________ (explain)the question when he was asked suddenly .

42. He wrote the answers too ________ (care) and made many mistakes.

43. Mr. Wu, together with his wife __________ (prepare) for their son’s birthday party for two hours.

44. You will ________ (惩罚) if you are found copying others’ homework.

45. They are talking about how __________ (translate) the sentence into English.

五、完成句子(每题2分，共10分)

46.政府已经把这个地方变成公园了。

The government _________________________a park already.

47. 这车开得太快了，撞上了树。

The car ran too fast, and it  _________________________.

48. .昨晚我们在做作业，他们在听音乐

We _________________________ while they _________________________.

49. 这本书你可以借一个星期，记得按时归还。

The book _________________________for a week. Remember to _________________________.

50. 我们都不能嘲笑别人，这很重要。

It’s important for us _________________________others.

六 任务型阅读(每题1分，共10分)

In the USA, there are many kinds of restaurants.

Fast food restaurants are very famous. You can find McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the world. You look at a menu (菜单) on the counter (柜台), and say what you’d like to eat. You pay the person who brings food to you. You take your food and sit down or take it away. There’s no need to leave a tip (小费).

In a coffee shop, you sit at the counter or at a table. You don’t wait for the waitress to show you where to sit. She usually brings you coffee when you sit down. You tell her what you’d like to eat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier (收银员) as you leave.

In a family restaurant, the waitress shows you where you can sit. Often the waitress tells you her name, but you don’t need to tell her yours. If you can’t finish eating everything, your waitress gives you a doggy bag to take the rest of food home. You should add (增加) fifteen per cent to the bill (账单) as a tip.

In top class restaurants, you had better order before you come, and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit. If you have wine there, he may ask you to taste it. You can only refuse it if it tastes bad. When you get your bill, check it and then add fifteen to twenty per cent to it as a tip for the waiter.

51.__________ 52. _________ 53. _________ 54. _________ 55. _________

56. __________ 57. __________ 58. _________ 59. _________ 60. _________

七、写作(15分)

我们都知道,在一些地方,我们不能看到鱼在河里游泳或树木在山上，并且世界上的淡水越来越少，一些人甚至没有干净的水喝。我们的环境变得越来越糟，所以我认为该是我们行动起来保护环境的时候了!

1.我们可以步行去学校或骑自行车而不是汽车。

2.当我们去购物时，我们最好使用自己的袋子代替塑料袋(plastic bags)。

3.当我们写东西时，我们应该使用纸的两边。

4.如果有可能，我们可以重复使用水和节省电力。

总之, 如果每个人都保护我们的环境,将会有更少的污染。记住每个人都可以做点对地球有益的事!

As we all know, in some places we can’t see fish swimming in the river or trees on the hills, and there is less and less fresh water, some people even have no clean water to drink.________________________________________________________________________________.

In a word,_____________________________________________________________________________.
 

参考答案：

一、1-5 BBBCC 6—10 ACACD 11—15 BDBDC

二、16—20 DDBCB 21—25 ACABC

三、26—28 DCA 29—31 CAD 32—55 DCBB

四、A) opposite prouder achieve politely discussion B) explaining carelessly has prepared be punished to translate

五、46. has changed this area into 47. crashed into a tree 48. were doing homework last night; were listening to the music 49. can be kept for a week; return it on time 50. not to laugh at

六、51. restaurants 52. order 53. need / have 54. coffee 55. seat(s) 56. yours 57. 15 58. class 59. good 60. 40 61. famous 62. seldom 63. daily 64. used 65. yourself 66. space 67. bit 68. experiences 69. culture 70. patient

七、略