Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwemaytakethefactoffriendshipforgranted,weoftendon"tclearlyunderstandhowwemakefriends.Whilewegetonwellwithanumberofpeople,weareusuallyfriendswithonlyaveryfew—forexample,theaverageamongstudentsisabout6perperson.
Moreover,agreatmanyrelationshipscomeundertheblanketterm"friendship".Inallcases,twopeoplelikeeachotherandenjoybeingtogether,butbeyondthat,thedegreeofintimacybetweenthemandthereasonsfortheirmutualinterestvaryenormously.
Initially,muchdependsonhowpeoplemeet,andonfavourablefirstimpressions.Aswegettoknowpeople,wetakeintoaccountthingslikeage,race,physicalattractiveness,economicandsocialstatus,andintelligence.Althoughthesefactorsarenotofprimeimportance,itismoredifficulttorelatetopeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground.
Onamoreimmediatelevel,wearesensitivetoactualbehaviour,facialexpression,andtoneofvoice.Friendswillstandclosertogetherandwillspendmoretimelookingateachotherthanmereacquaintances.Smilesandsoftvoicesalsoexpressfriendliness,anditisbecausetheymaytransmitthewrongsignalsthatshypeopleoftenhavedifficultyinmakingfriends.Afriendlygazewiththewrongfacialexpressioncanturnintoanaggressivestare,andnervousnessmaybemisreadashostility.Peoplewhodonotlookoneintheeyearemistrustedwhen,infact,theysimplylackconfidence.
Somerelationshipsthriveonargumentanddiscussion,butitisusualforclosefriendstohavesimilarideasandbeliefs,tohaveattitudesandinterestsincommon-theyoftentalkabout"beingonthesamewavelength".Itgenerallytakestimetoreachthispoint;sometimespeople"click"immediately.Themoreintimatelyinvolvedpeoplebecome,themoretheyrelyononeanother.Peoplewanttodofriendsfavoursandhatetoletthemdown.Equally,friendshavetolearntomakeallowancesforeachother,toputupwithirritatinghabits,andtotoleratedifferencesofopinion.Imaginegoingcampingwithsomeoneyouoccasionallymeetforadrink!
Incontrastwithmarriage,therearenofriendshipceremonies,noritualstostrengthentheassociationbetweentwopeople.Butthemutualsupportandunderstandingthatresultsfromsharedexperiencesandemotionsdoesseemtocreateapowerfulbond,whichcanovercomedifferencesinbackground,andbreakdownbarriersofage,classorrace.
Inallcases,closefriendshavesimilarbeliefsandinterests.()。
ARight
BWrong
CNotmentioned
参考答案:B
[单选题]JoborMoney
ConsiderW.BerryFowler.In1979,Fowlerstartedatutoringcompanythatbecamesosuccessfulhewasabletoselloutandretirein1978—amultimillionaireat40.Heboughta50-footcabincruiserandahouseinHawaii,andbusiedhimselfvacationing.
ResearchersdidanothersurveyaftertheGalloppoll.()。
参考答案:C
[单选题]第一部分:阅读判断
下面的短文后列出了10个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断:如果该句提供的是正确信息,选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息,选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及,选择C。
Irelandisthebestplaceintheworldtolivefor2005,accordingtoalifequalityranking(排名)
Theambitiousattempttocomparehappinesslevelsaroundtheworldisbasedontheprinciplethatwealthisnottheonlymeasureofhumansatisfactionandwell-being.
Theindexof111countriesusesdataonincomes,health,unemployment,climate,politicalstability,jobsecurity,gender(性别)equalityaswellaswhatthemagazinecalls“freedom,familyandcommunitylife".
Despitethebadweather,troubledhealthservice,trafficcongestion(拥挤),genderinequality,andthehighcostofliving,Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33pointsoutof10.
Thatputitwellaheadofsecond-placeSwitzerland,whichmanaged8.07.Zimbabwetroubledbypoliticalinsecurityandhunger,isratedthegloomiest(最差的),pickinguponly3.89points.
“Althoughrisingincomesandincreasedindividualchoicesarehighlyvalued,"thereportsaid,
someofthefactorsassociatedwithmodernizationsuchasthebreakdownintraditionalinstitutions
andfamilyvaluesinparttakeawayfromapositiveimpact.”
“Irelandwinsbecauseitsuccessfullycombinesthemostdesirableelementsofthenewwiththepreservationofcertainwarmelementsoftheold,suchasstablefamilyandcommunitylife.”
Themagazineadmittedmeasuringqualityoflifeisnotastraightforwardthingtodo,andthatits
findingswouldhavetheircritics.
No.2onthelistisSwitzerland.Theothernationsinthetop10areNorway,Luxembourg,Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,DenmarkandSpain.
TheUKispositionedatNo.29,amuchlowerpositionchieflybecauseofthesocialandfamily
breakdownrecordedinofficialstatistics.TheUS,whichhasthesecondhighestpercapitaGDPafterLuxembourg,tookthe13thplaceinthesurvey.Chinawasinthelowerhalfoftheleagueat60th.
Modernizationdoesnotnecessarilycontributetohighqualityoflife.
ATrue
BFalse
CNotGiven
参考答案:A
TheambitiousattempttocomparehappinesslevelsaroundtheWorldisbasedontheprinciplethatwealthisnottheonlymeasureofhumansatisfactionandwell-being.
Theindexof111countriesusesdataonincomes,health,unemployment,climate,politicalstabilityJobsecurity,genderequalityaswellaswhatthemagazinecalls"freedom,familyandcommunitylife".
Despitethebadweather,troubledhealthservice,trafficcongestion,genderinequality,andthehighcostofliving,Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33pointsoutof10.
Thatputitwellaheadofsecond-placeSwitzerland,whichmanaged8.07.Zimbabwe,troubledbypoliticalinsecurityandhunger,isratedthegloomiest,pickinguponly3.89points.
“Althoughrisingincomesandincreasedindividualchoicesarehighlyvalued,”thereportsaid,"someofthefactorsassociatedwithmodernizationsuchasthebreakdownintraditionalinstitutionsandfamilyvaluesinparttakeawayfromapositiveimpact.”
Themagazineadmittedmeasuringqualityoflifeisnotastraightforwardthingtodo.andthatitsfindingswouldhavetheircritics.
TheU.K.ispositionedatNo.29,amuchlowerpositionchieflybecauseofthesocialandfamilybreakdownrecordedinofficialstatistics.TheU.S.,whichhasthesecondhighestpercapitaGDPafterLuxembourg,tookthe13thplaceinthesurvey.Chinawasinthelowerhalfoftheleagueat60th.
SwitzerlandscoredmorethanZimbabwe.()。
[单选题]WorkisaBlessing
IgrewupinLakeland,LA,oneof12children,Wealllivedonmyparents’subsistencefarm,Wegrewcotton,sugarcane,corn,hogs,andchickensandhadalargegarden,butitdidn’tbringinmuchcash.____26___Wemilked65cowsat5inthemorningandagainat2intheafternoon,sevendaysaweek.
InthekitchenoneSaturdaybeforedaylight,Iremembercomplainingtomyfatherandgrandfatherabouthavingtogomilethosecows.____27____.
IlookedatthosetwomenwhohadworkedharderthanIeverhad—myfatherekingoutalivingonthatfarmandmygrandfatherfarmingandworkingasacarpenterduringtheDepression._____28____.
GoingtocollegewasarareprivilegeforakidfromLakeland.MyfathertoldmeifIpickedsomethingtostudythatIlikeddoing,I’dalwayslookforwardtomywork.Buthealsoadded,“Evenhavingajobyouhateisbetterthannothavingajobatall.”____29___AndwhatstartedoutasanobligationtotheArmybecameawayoflifethatIstayedcommittedtofor37years,threemonthsandthreedays.
Inthelate1980s,duringavisittoBangladesh,Isawawomanwithababyonherback,breakingbrickswithahammer.IaskedaBangladeshmilitaryescortwhytheyweren’tusingamachine,whichwouldhavebeenaloteasier.Hetoldmeamachinewouldputthatladyoutofwork.____30___Andasbadasthatwoman’sjobwasitwasenoughtokeepasmallfamilyalive.Itremindedmeofmyfather’swords:Toworkisablessing.·
28题应选()。
ABreakingthosebricksmeantshecouldearnenoughmoneytofeedherselfandherbabythatday.
BIhadafeelingIhadbeentoldsomethingreallyimportant,butittookmanyyearsbeforeitsankin
CSowhenIwas12,1gotapart-timejobonadairyfarmdowntheroad,helpingtomilkcows.
DIwantedtobeafarmer,butIjoinedtheROTCprogramtohelppayforcollege.
EMyfathersaid,“Yaknow,boy,toworkisablessing.”
[问答题]第七部分:短文写作
请根据所提供材料中的要求撰写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
参考答案:
DearKelvin,
IamwritingtoyoutoapplyforthemembershipoftheEnglishClub.AsasophomorefromtheEnglishDe-partment,IloveEnglishliteratureveymuch.Ioftenat-tendtheEnglishCornerheldonFridaynightandIliketodiscussaroundvarioustopicsinEnglishwithothers.IameagertobeonememberoftheEnglishClubandimprovemyEnglishfurther.
Iknowtherearesomerequirements,butIamnotclearaboutthedetails.IsitnecessaryformetopayformembershipIfso,howmuchshouldIpayAndhow
oftenIhavealsoheardthattheclubwillhostvariousactivities,butcanyougivememoredetailsIwouldbeverygratefulifyoucansendmeareplyassoonaspossible.
Lookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.
Yourssincerely,
LiMei
[单选题]IbecameagardenerwhenIwastwelve.Myearly____1____ofgardeningmaynothaveoriginatedfrommylovefornature.Itwastoannoymyparents.
Atthattime,wehadabigyardinwhichabeautifulmapletreestood.Butmymotheroftenlookedwith____2____atthisworkofnaturalart.Thosegoldenleavesseemedliketonsofrubbishtoher,"somethingelseto____3___!"Seeingtheneighborsbusywithgardening,myfathereventhoughtitawasteoftime.
Atthatage,Ialwaysdidsomethingoppositetowhatevermyparentsdid!Ifgardeningweresomethingtheyfound____4____,Iwouldplantagarden!
Iplantedsomelily(百合花)seedsintheyard,Buttheyfailedto___5___,Icontinuedtoplantsunflowerseedsandroses.Wildwithjoy,Ifoundthefirstrosebloom(开花).Onebyone,theflowersbloomedtheirheadsoff.___6____Iwastouchedbythislandofwonder.
However,myparentsshowednointerestinmygarden.Myfathereven___7__atmebecausehefounditwastroublesometomovearoundmygardentothedriveway.Tomymothersdispleasure,Iputinhervasemyrealroseswhich,inhereyes,weresimplyweeds____8____flowers.
Regardlessoftheirdislike,Ikeptonplantingmygardenand___9____toenjoythepleasureofgardening.Plantsmakesuchgoodcompanions:theybreathe,theybloom,theyrespondtocareandlove.
IthasbeenmanyyearssinceImademyfirstgardenoutofmydesiretochallengemyparents.TodayIbecomeknownasMrs.Greenthumbs,teachinggardeningandhostingagardeningshow,whichmakesmyparentsfeelvery___10___.AndnowIcouldsayitismyaffectionfornaturethatmakesmearealgardener.
请选择2题正确答案()。
Acomeup
Bdream
Ceventually
Dupsetting
Edoubt
Fproud
Gcontinue
Hshouted
Iratherthan
Jcleanup
Kreflect
Lintention
参考答案:E
[单选题]WorkingMothers
Carefullyconductedresearchesthathavefollowedthechildrenofworkingmothershavenotbeenabletoshowanylong-termproblems,comparedwithchildrenwhosemothersstayedathome.Mypersonal1isthatmothersshouldbeallowedtoworkiftheywish.Whetherwelikeitornot,therearea2ofmotherswhojusthavetowork.Therearethosewhohaveinvestedsuchabigpartoftheirlivesinestablishingacareerthattheycannot3toseeitlost.Thentherearemanywhomustworkoutofpureeconomicnecessity.Manymothersarenot4outtobefull-timeparents.Afterafewmonthsathomewithamuchlovedinfant.theyfelltrappedandisolated.
Allchildrenaredifferent.Someareindependent,whileothersaremoreattachedtotheirmothers.Rememberthatifyouwantto9thebestforyourchildren.it"snotthequantityoftimeyouspendwiththem,it"sthe10thatmatters.
请选择4题正确答案()。
Aperfectly
Bview
Cplentyof
Dnumber
Eattitude
Fcertainly
Gafford
Hinreality
Icomes
Jcut
Kdo
Lquality
参考答案:J
[单选题]第五部分:填词补文
SavingMoney
Whereyousaveyourmoneyoftendependsonwhatyouaresavingfor.Ifyouaresavingtobuyadictionaryortogotoaconcert,thenyouprobablykeepyourmoney31inyourroom.
Ifyouare32forabigpurchaselikeamountainbikeoraschooltrip,wherewouldyousaveyourmoney
Whenyoukeepyourmoneyina35,yourmoneyearnsinterest.36istheamountofmoneyabankpaysyoutouseyourmoney.Thebankusesyourmoney(andthemoneyofotherpeople,too)toloanmoneytopeopleandbusinesses.
Sincethebankisusingyourmoneyforthattimeperiod,itwill39youinterest.YouwillearnmoreinterestwithaCDthaninasavingsaccount.CanyouguesswhyIt’sbecauseyoupromisetoleaveyourmoneyinthebankforacertainperiodoftime.Bankspay40ratesofinterest.