When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who has wings of their own and who will fly with me.

    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（鳴笛）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 changing into social persons 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, too. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not travel over 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 great friend whose imagination brightens 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.

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

1.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that the writer ______ finally.

A. wasn’t serious about her studies

B. didn’t like writing poems or stories

C. became popular with her classmates

D. developed her proper social behaviors

2.The underlined sentence “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.

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

B. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared

C. we were unwilling to stay away from London

D. we waved goodbye to each other in London

3.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Unforgettable Experiences.

B. Unbelievable Imagination.

C. Touching Companions.

D. Lifelong Friendship.

We should learn from our?????????? so that we won't repeat them．

A．experiences????????????? ????????????? B．experiments????????????? ????????????? C．mistakes????????????? ????????????? D．opportunities

Many students have hobbies，such as reading，painting，growing vegetables in their gardens，and looking after animals．Some hobbies are relaxing and  1  are creative．Hobbies can develop your interests and help you learn new skills．

David Smith is a student，and his hobby is writing．  2  the summer of 2000，he spent four weeks on a summer camp．As well as the usual activities，such as sailing，climbing and mountain biking，there was a writing workshop with a professional   3   ．"She asked us to imagine that we were in a story．Then we wrote about our  4  at the camp．"

In senior high school David wrote a story about teenage life，and it  5 as a book in 2003．Many teenagers love his book，and as a result，David has become a   6  young writer．

David has been very lucky   7  his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success，but he is   8   interested in many other things．"I like playing volleyball，too，"says David．"I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team．  9  I'll write more books in the future，but I'm not sure．"

It's sometimes difficult  10  that we shouldn't spend all our time on our favourite hobby．There are many other interesting things to do in life，and we should try to do something new or different．

1．A．other                B．others             C．the other            D．a(chǎn)nother

2．A．During              B．At                C．For                D．On

3．A．manager            B．doctor           C．singer             D．writer

4．A．experiences          B．examples           C．excuses            D．experiments

5．A．took out             B．tried out           C．came out            D．went out

6．A．successful           B．normal            C．polite              D．lonely

7．A．or                  B．but               C．because           D．though

8．A．too                 B．a(chǎn)lso               C．only             D．either

9．A．Usually              B．Immediately         C．Maybe            D．Once

10．A．remember           B．remembers         C．remembered        D．to remember

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1.Where can we find this piece of writing?

A. In a story book.             B. In a textbook.

C. In a cookbook.           D. In a travel magazine.

2.What can we see in the Stele Forest Museum in Xi’an City?

A. Statue of ancient calligraphers.

B. Precious stone sculptures.

C. City houses

D. Famous workers.

In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes(性別) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.

Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical(數(shù)學(xué)的) ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally(通常) see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.

What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神經(jīng)) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation(創(chuàng)造) and the expression for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.

1.Which of the following is best to outline(概括) the article?

A．Research on the Brain

B．Differences Between Men and Women

C．People’s Different Brains

D．Who Are Better, Boys or Girls

2.___________ men and women think differently.

A．sex makes

B．The different brains make

C．The different experiences make

D．The influences(影響) of society make

3.According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at ________ in your school.

A．mathematics       B．physics           C．English            D．Chemistry

4.Which of the following is true?

A．The left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.

B．The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.

C．Men are better than women in all things.

D．The area in girls used for language skills develops better.

5.In men and women the number of nerves connecting the halves of brain________ .

A．is the same        B．is different         C．is zero            D．can’t be found out