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pianolessons,movies,swimming,horsebackriding.
WhenIwas13,myfamilymovedaway.LindaandIkeptintouchthroughletters,andwesaweachotheronspecialtime—likemywedding（婚礼）andLinda’s.Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomes,andwewrotelessoften.OnedayacardthatIsentcameback,stamped“Address（地址）Unknown.”IhadnoideahowtofindLinda.
Overtheyears,ImissedLindaverymuch.Iwantedtoshare（分享）happinessofmychildrenandthengrandchildren.AndIneededtosharemysadnesswhenmybrotherandthenmotherdied.TherewasanemptyplaceinmyheartthatonlyafriendlikeLindacouldfill.
OnedayIwasreadinganewspaperwhenInoticedaphotoofayoungwomanwholookedverymuchlikeLindaandwhoselastnamewasWagman—Linda’smarriedname.“TheremustbethousandsofWagmans,”Ithought,butJstillwrotetoher.
Shecalledassoonasshegotmyletter.“MrsTobin!
”shesaidexcitedly,“LindaEvansWagmanismymother.”MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIknewverymuch,evenafter40years,laughedandcriedandcaughtuponeachother’slives.Nowtheemptyplaceinmyheartisfilled.Andthere’sonethingthatLindaandIknowforsure:
Wewon’tloseeachotheragain!
1.ThewriterwenttopianolessonswithLindaEvans_______.
A.attheageof13
B.beforeshegotmarried
C.aftertheymovedtonewhomes
D.beforethewriter’sfamilymovedaway
2.Therewasanemptyplaceinthewriter’sheartbecauseshe_______.
A.wasintrouble
B.didn’tknowLinda’saddress
C.didn’thaveafriendlikeLindatoshareherhappinessorsadness
D.receivedthecardthatshesent
3.Theyhaven’tkeptintouch_______.
A.forabout40years
B.forabout27years
C.sincetheygotmarried
D.sincethewriter’sfamilymovedaway
B
Oneofthemostimportantthingsintheworldisfriendship.Inordertohavefriends,youhavetobeafriend.Youhavetobewiththeminbothgoodandbadtimes.Inreturn,theywillbethereforyou.Buthowcanyoubeagoodfriend?
Listen.Listenwhentheyaretalking.Keepeyecontact.Don'
tsayanythingunlesstheyaskyouaquestion.Sometimesyou'
renotrequiredtohaveanythingtosay;
theyjustneedsomeonetotalktoabouttheirfeelings.
Helpthem.Ifyourfriendsareeverinneedofsomething,betheretohelpthem.Youshouldtrytoputthemfirst,butmakesureyoudon'
tbecometheirslave（奴隶）.Trytotakeanextrapencilorpenwithyoutoclassesastheymayforgettotakeone.Haveafewextradollarsinyourpocketincasetheyforgetsomethingtheyneed.
Bethereforthem.Trytomakesomethingforyourfriendstohelpmakethemfeelbetterinhardtimes.Makingcardsandbakingthingsareamongthenicestthingsyoucandoforafriendwhentheyareinhardtimes.MarilynMonroeoncesaid,"
I'
mselfish,impatient（急躁的）andalittleinsecure.Imakemistakes,andIamoutofcontrolandattimeshardtodealwith.Butifyoucan'
thandlemeatmyworst,thenyousurelydon'
tdeserve（值得）meatmybest."
Alwaysrememberthis!
Ifyoudon'
twanttodealwithyourfriendswhenthey'
redepressed,thenyoudon'
tdeservetobewiththemduringthosepartieswhereyouhaveagoodtime!
Trytomakeplanswithyourfriends.Goshopping,goforanicecream,haveaparty,gotoamovieandsoon.Maketimetoknoweachotherevenbetterbydoingsomethingyoubothenjoy.Thesearethethingsyou'
llrememberonceyou'
realllonggraduatedwhenlookingbackonyourlife!
4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_.
A.wemustbecarefulwhenwechooseourfriends
B.friendsshouldsharehappinessaswellasproblems
C.keepinglongfriendshipisnoteasyD.everyonecanbeagoodfriend
5.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3probablymean?
A.Youshouldhelpyourfriendsjustasafriend.
B.Youshouldhelpyourfriendsanytimeanywhere.
C.Youshoulddowhateveryourfriendsaskyoutodo.
D.Youshouldalwaysputyourneedsbeforeyourfriends'
.
6.MarilynMonroe'
swordsarementionedtotellusthat____.
A.everyonehasupsanddownsduringtheirlifetime
B.weshouldjustshareourhappytimeswithourfriends
C.weshouldbetherewhenweareneededbyourfriends
D.weshouldlearntoforgiveourfriendswhentheyarewrong
7.Whatarewemainlyadvisedtodointhelastparagraph?
A.Tospendtimewithourfriends.B.Tolookbackonthehappytimes.
C.Togettoknowmorefriends.D.Toknowwhatisworthdoing.
C
Nobodyissurewhereandwhentheexpression"
apple-pieorder"
began.SomesaythatScottishandEnglishwritersusedtheexpressionalongtimeago.OtherssayitwasfirstusedinthenortheasternAmericanstatesknownasNewEngland.ThehousewivesofNewEnglandcuttheirapplesinevenslices.Thentheyfilledpiepanswiththeminanorganizedway,row（排）uponrow.Asonewritersaid,thewomenofNewEnglandlovedtohaveeverythinginitsplace.Thisperhapsexplainswhyitgenerallyisbelievedthattheexpression"
beganinNewEngland.
Anotheroldexpression,"
appleofdiscord"
comesfromancientmythology（神话），however.ThemythsaysthatallthegodsandgoddessesweresittingaroundthetabletocelebratethemarriageofThetisandPeleus.Oneofthegoddesses-Discordwasatroublemaker.Shethrewawayagoldenappleonthetabletobegivenasaprizetothemostbeautifulgoddess.
Atonetime,thetomatowascalledaloveapple.Thatwasamistake.Thisishowthemistakehappened:
Inthesixteenthcentury,SpainbroughtthetomatofromSouthAmericaafterSpanishexplorershadlandedthere.SpainthensoldthetomatotoMorocco.ItaliantraderscarrieditontoItaly.TheItaliannameforthetomatowas"
pomodiMoro"
-appleoftheMoors.WhenFrenchgrowersbroughtitinfromItaly,theythought"
diMoro"
meant"
d'
amour"
-theFrenchwordforlove.Andso"
becametheappleoflove.
Peoplebelievemanythingsabouttheapple.Onebeliefisthatithasgreatpowerofkeepingpeoplehealthy.Averycommonexpressionis"
anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway."
Anotherbeliefisbasedonfact.Theexpressionis"
onerottenapplespoilsthebarrel."
Whenanapplebeginstogobad,itruinsalltheotherapplesarounditinthecontainer.Theexpressionhascometomeanthatonebadpersoninagroupcancauseeveryonetoactbad.
8.Whichofthefollowingcanweknowaboutthephrase"
?
A.Everyoneissureofwhereitbegan.
B.Nooneknowsforsurewhereandwhenitbegan.
C.ItbeganinNewEngland.
D.Ithasbeenputintouserecently.
9.What'
sthemeaningof"
A.Causeofdisagreement.B.Everythingingoodorder.
C.Everythinginagreement.D.Situationofdanger.
10.What'
sthepurposeofthethirdparagraph?
A.ToshowhowthetomatowasbroughtinfromsouthAmerica.
B.Toshowusamistakenidea.
C.Totellusalovestoryaboutapple.
D.Toexplainhowthetomatowascalledtheappleoflove.
11.Whichofthefollowingexpressionsisabouthealth?
A.Onerottenapplespoilsthebarrel.B.Apple-pieorder.
C.Appleofdiscord.D.Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.
D
Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition（比赛）.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressanddevelopment.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;
thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;
thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.
Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccess,thedevelopment,ofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.
However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:
“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmitted（承认）bythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve（缓解）canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.
12.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.
B.Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.
C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.
D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.
13.Whydosomepeoplethinkhighlyofcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itpushessocietyforward.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.
C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.
14.Theunderlinedphrase“themostvocal”inParagraph3means_____.
A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowin
B.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighly
C.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionm
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