话题09 问题解决技能的培育

话题09问题解决技能的培育一、阅读理解1It’sGoodtoAskforHelpPartofgrowingupislearninghowtoworkthingsoutforyourself.However,youdon’thavetostrugglealoneallthetime.Learninghowtoaskotherstolendahandisalsoanimportantlifeskill.WhenyoumightneedhelpTherearelotsofreasonswhyyoucouldneedhelp,forexample,withschoolwork,learninganewskill,orwhenyoufeelsad,worriedorangry.Whenyoufindsomethingdifficult,orittakesalongtimetomakeprogress(进步),youmayfeelfrustrated.Thiscanalsomakeyoufeellikeyoucan’tdoit.Theseareallsigns(征兆)thatyouneedhelp.Askingforhelpwillmoveyouforwardmorequicklythantryingonyourown.Askingforhelpisn’talwayseasy.Youmightfeelred-facedthatyouneedhelp,oryouthinkaskingforahelpinghandisasignofweakness.Thesethoughtsmakeithardforyoutoturntoanotherperson.AngelaMcMillan,acounsellor(顾问)whoadvisesyoungpeople,saysaskingforhelpcanalsofeelrisky,especiallywhenyouarenotsurewhotoask.“Youmightfeelafraidthattheydon’thavetime,ortheywon’ttakeyourproblemseriously.”AskingforhelpisbraveEveryonefindsthingsdifficultsometimes—you’renottheonlyone.McMillanbelievesaskingforhelpisanactofbravery.“Lettingsomeonein,believinginthemandaskingthemtolistentoyouandhelpyousolveaproblemtakesgreatcourage(勇气).”AskingforhelpisgoodforyouWhenyouaskforhelp,itmakesyoulessworried,anditusuallyproducesabetterresult.Thereareotherbenefitstoo.Byaskingforhelp,youpracticespeakingupforyourselfandsayingwhatyouneed.Itshowsyouhowsomeoneelsemightfeelwhenthey’restruggling,whichmeansyoucouldbemoreabletoofferahandwhensomeoneneedsit.Noah,aged11,sharedhisstory.“Atschoolourteacheraskedustowriteapassageinthethirdpersontodescribemovingtoanothercountry.Ifoundthishardandaskedmyteacherforsomeadjectives(形容词)togetmestarted.AttheendIthoughtitwasoneofmybestpiecesofwork,soIwasreallypleasedthatIhadaskedforhelp!”1.Theword“frustrated”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_________.A.peaceful B.discouraged C.uninterested D.confident2.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestheadingforParagraph3?A.Howyoucanaskforhelp B.WhoyoushouldaskforhelpC.Whyyouneedtoaskforhelp D.Whatstopsyouaskingforhelp3.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat_________.A.bravepeoplearelesslikelytoaskforhelpB.askingforhelpshowsyouneedtoimproveyourabilityC.askingforhelpcanmakeyoumorewillingtohelpothersD.peopleshouldbecarefuloftheriskswhenaskingforhelp2Thesedays,studentsoftenhavealotofworries.Sometimestheyhaveproblemswiththeirschoolwork,andsometimeswiththeirfriends.Worriesusuallycause(导致)healthproblems.Whatcantheydowithworries?Somepeoplebelievetheworstthingistodonothing.LauraMills,ateenagerfromLondon,agrees.“Ithinktalkingtosomeonehelpsalot.Unlesswetalktosomeone,we’llcertainlyfeelworse.”Lauraoncelostherwallet,andworriedfordays.Shewasafraidtotellherparentsaboutit.Sheevenwalkedthreemilestoschooleachdaybecauseshedidn’thaveanymoney.Butintheend,shetalkedtoherparentsandtheywerereallyunderstanding.“Iwillalwaysremembertosharemyproblemsinthefuture!”Laurasays.LiuMing,astudentfromShenzhen,feelsthesamewayasLaura.“Itisbestnottorunawayfromourproblems.Weshouldalwaystrytosolvethem.”Hethinksthefirststepistofindsomeoneyoutrusttotalkto.Studentsoftenforgetthattheirparentshavemoreexperience,andtheirparentsarealwaystheretohelpthem.InEnglish,wesaythatsharingaproblemislikecuttingitinhalf.Soifyoucantalktosomeoneaboutyourproblem,you’rehalfwaytosolvingit!4.Whatistheworstthingwhenstudentsmeetproblems?A.Totelltheirfriends. B.Towritethemdown.C.Totalktotheirparents. D.Todonothingaboutthem.5.WhyisLaura’sstorymentionedinParagraph2?A.Totellhowparentshelptheirkids.B.Togivereasonsforhavingworries.C.Toprovidesuggestionsontalkingwithparents.D.Toadviseustoshareworrieswithotherpeople.6.Whatdoes“them”inParagraph3referto(指代)?A.Parents. B.Problems. C.Students. D.Worries.7.What’sthestructure(结构)ofthearticle?(P=paragraph)A. B. C. D.8.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthispassage?A.Advice. B.Travel. C.Culture. D.Sports.3Everyonehasworries.Howdoyoudealwith(处理)yourworries?Thereisalwayssomethingyoucandotohelpyourselffeellessworried.Sittingthereworryingisnouseanditcan’tsolveyourproblems.Gradesatschoolareoftenatopworryforkids.Ifyouworrymostaboutgrades,askyourselfthesequestions:●Whyaregradesimportant?Whatdogradesmeantome?●HowdoIgetreadyforclass?DoIgoover(复习)mynotesevenwhenthereisn’tatest?●DoIhaveagoodlearningenvironment?●HaveItrieddifferentwaysofstudying?Ifyourworryisaboutafightwithyourfriend,youmightwritedownallthethingsyoucoulddowriteanotetohimorher,invitehimorhertowatchabasketballgame,saysorrytohimorherandsoon.Onceyouhavealist(清单)ofthingstodo,youcouldchooseonethingthatmaygetyourfriendback.Youcanaskforhelpwhenyou’reworried.Youcanfindsomeonetotalkto,suchasyourparents,friendsandteachers.9.Whatdokidsoftenworrymostabout?A.Theirfriends. B.Theirschoolwork.C.Theirgradesatschool. D.Theirhabits.10.Ifyouareworriedaboutgrades,don’taskyourself“________”.A.Whynotgiveupstudies? B.Whyaregradesimportant?C.HowdoIgetreadyforclass? D.Whatdogradesmeantome?11.Ifyouhaveafightwithyourfriend,youcould________.A.leavehimorher B.trytomakenewfriendsC.invitehimorhertowatchagame D.refusetospeaktohimorher12.Whenyouareworried,whatshouldyoudo?A.Writedownyourworries. B.Talktosomeone.C.Getreadyforclass. D.Workhard.4Agirlwenttoherfathertoaskforhisadvice.Shewashavingahardtimeinlife.Itseemedthatwhenoneproblemdisappeared,anotheroneappeared.Itwasterrible!Herfather,acook,tookherintothekitchen.Hetookoutpansandpouredwaterintothepanstoboil.Afterthewaterboiled,heputsomecarrotsintothefirstpan,someeggsintothesecondpanandcoffeebeansintothelastone.After20minutes,herfatherturnedoffthestove,tookoutthecarrotsandeggsandputtheminabowl.Hepouredthecoffeeintoacup.“Dear,whatdoyousee?”heaskedhisdaughter.“Carrots,eggs,andcoffee,”shesaid.“Touchthecarrots,”hetoldher.Shedidandfeltthatthecarrotsweresoft.Afterthatheaskedhertotakeaneggandbreakit.Shefoundthattheeggwashard.Atlast,herfatheraskedhertotastethecoffee.“What’sthemeaning,father?”sheasked.“Thestrongandhardcarrotsbecamesoftandweakafterboiling.Thefragile（脆弱的）eggsbecamehardintheboilingwater.Thecoffeebeanswereveryspecial,buttheychangedthewateraroundthem.”Herfathersaid,“Asyoucansee,eachthingreacteddifferentlytotheboilingwater.”“Whoareyou?”askedherfather.“Whenyouhaveproblems,whatwillyoudo?Areyoucarrots,eggs,orcoffee?”13.Whathappenedtothegir1?A.Agirlwasaskingherfatherquestions. B.Agirlwashavingalotofproblems.C.Agirlwaslearningcooking. D.Agirlwassolvingallherproblemsbyherself.14.Howmanypansdidthefatheruse?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.15.Theunderlinedword“reacted”means________inChinese.A.反应 B.回答 C.规划 D.划分16.Whatistherightorderofwhatthefatherdid?①Heaskedhisdaughtertotouchthecarrots,breaktheeggandtastethecoffee.②Hepouredwaterintopansandboiledit.③Heturnedoffthestove.Putthecarrotsandeggsinabowlandpouredthecoffeeintoacup.④Heputcarrots,eggsandcoffeeintothepans.A.③②④① B.②④③① C.③②①④ D.②④①③17.Whatisthemainideaofthisstory?A.Weshouldrunawayfromourproblems.B.Weshouldalwaysthinkaboutourproblems.C.Weshouldfaceourproblemsandtrytosolvethemsmartly.D.Weshoulddosomecookingtohelpsolveproblems.5Beingaparentofateenagerisnoteasy.Ifyouhaveateenageratyourhome,youusuallyfeeldifficultandtired.Parentsmustfirstunderstandthereasonsbeforetheystarttosolvetheproblems.Therearetoomanyreasonsforproblemsbetweenteenagersandparents,buttherearesomecommonreasonsforparentsandteenagers’problems.Firstly,ateenagergetsbadgradesatschool.Theparentsoftheteenagerwithproblemsofgettingthebadgradesinschoolwillbeworriedabouttheteenager’sfuture.Secondly,ateenagerishangingoutwithabadgroup.Thirdly,parentscan’thaveagoodtalkwiththeirteenagers.Infact,parentscansolvetheseproblems.Therearelotsofparentswhohavethesameproblemsasyou.Youcanaskthemforsomeadvice.Youcanalsoasktheteenagers’teachersforhelp.Goingtoafamilycounsellor(顾问)isalsoagreatidea.Afterall,familycounsellorsknowsomegoodwaystosolvetheproblemsbetweenteenagersandtheirparentsandtheycanbehelpful.What’smore,you’dbetterreadsomebooksaboutparentinginyourfreetime.Thoughitisanoldidea,itreallyworks.Finally,dothingstogether,suchasgoingtoamovieorplayinggames.Youandyourteenagerscanfindlotsofcommontopics(话题)intheseactivities.Allinall,solvingfamilyproblemsmightseemhard,butifeveryonetalksabouthisorherfeelings,everythingshouldworkoutintheend.Therearemanybooksaboutparentandteenagerrelationshipsandthebookscanhelpyouimproveyourtalks.Justtryyourbestandeverythingwillimproveslowly.18.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theworstproblembetweenparentsandtheirteenagers.B.Waystosolveproblemsbetweenparentsandtheirteenagers.C.Themainreasonbetweenproblemsforteenagersandparents.D.Thebestcounsellortosolveproblemsbetweenparentsandteenagers.19.Whoisthewriterwritingfor?A.Teacherswithfreetime. B.Teenagerswithbadgrades.C.Parentswithteenagersathome. D.Teenagerswithhealthproblems.20.Whichofthefollowingideasdoesthewritermention(提到)?A.It’snotagoodideaforparentstoaskothersforhelp.B.Parentscan’tsolvetheproblemswiththeirkidsontheirown.C.Parentscanfindcommontopicswithteenagersinsomeactivities.D.Parentsarealwaysbusyandtheyhavelittletimetoreadbooksaboutparenting.21.Whatisthetheme(主题)ofthepassage?A.Family. B.Culture. C.Hobbies. D.Schoollife.6Teens(青少年)willhaveadutyoncaringfortheenvironment.However,accordingtoanewstudy,teens’lowinterestinnaturemaybesomethingweshouldworryabout.Thestudyfindsthatteenagers’interestinnaturewanes.Researchersasked1,269students,ages8to14,totakepartinanonlinesurveyacrossfourweeksinMarch2017.Thequestionsweredesignedtohelpresearcherstellhowmuchthekids’interestisinnature.Thefindingsshowthatforchildrenages8to11,oneoutoftwofeltveryclosetonature.However,intheolderagegroup,onlyoneinfivefeltthesamecloseness.Howdidthishappen?Naturalreasons,suchasthebeginningofpuberty(青春期)andhormonalchanges,couldladtoteens’changinginterests.Expertsnoteotherreasonscouldincludeteens’activities,suchasspotsandspendingtimewithfriends,whichcouldtakemoreofteens’attention.Andofcourse,computersandtechnologyalsotaketheirattention.Theeffects(影响)ofnatureonourhealtharetoomanytobetold.Thefindingssaidthatspendingtimeinparks,forestsandothergreenspacesasachildloweredtherisk(降低风险)ofdevelopinganumberofheathproblems.Kids’interestinnatureisnotjustgoodforthemselves,buttoothers,andtheworldasawhole.Soitisimportanttohelpkidskeepaninterestinnature.Therearemanywaysthatparentscanplayapart.Youcanencouragekidstospendtimeoutdoorsdoingfunactivitiesorvisitplacesthatfocusonthebeautyofnature.Youcanalsosetanexampleforyourteens.Recyclingandvolunteeringtohelpcleanupthecommunityshowthatyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment,andthatwillinfluence(影响)teensaswell.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wanes”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Goesup. B.Getslarger. C.Staysfixed. D.Becomesweaker.23.WhatcanyoulearnfromParagraph3?A.Computerstakemostofteens’attention.B.Teensspendtoomuchtimedoingsports.C.Naturalreasonscouldchangeteens’interestinnature.D.Teens’activitiesarethemainreasonfortheirproblems.24.Paragraph4mainlytalksabout________.A.theideasaboutnatureprotection B.theeffectsofnatureontheworldC.whatplacesareimportantforhealth D.whykids’interestinnatureishelpful25.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?A.Totellkidssomewaystosolvenaturalproblems.B.Toadviseparentstohelpteenskeepaninterestinnature.C.Toaskteacherstohelpstudentsprotecttheenvironment.D.Toencouragechildrentolearnmoreabouttheenvironment.7Everyoneworries.Buthowdoyoudealwithyourworries?Whetheryourworriesarebigorsmall,youcantakethesethreestepstodealwithyourworries:1.Trytofindoutwhatyou’reworriedaboutSometimes,youwillknowwhatyou’reworriedabout.Othertimes,youmightnot.Trytofinditoutfirst,youcanaskforhelp.2.ThinkofwaystomakeitbetterThereisalwayssomethingyoucandotohelpyoufeellessworried.Sittingthereworryingisnofunanditwon’tsolveyourproblem.Gradesatschoolareoftentopworriesforkids.Ifyou’reworriedaboutgrades,askyourselfthesequestions:★Whyaregradesimportant?Whatdogradesmeantome?★HowdoIgetreadyforclass?DoIgoovermynotesevenwhenthereisn’tatest?★DoIhaveagoodplacetodomyhomework?★HaveItrieddifferentwaysofstudying?Ifyourworryisaboutafightyouhadwithafriend,youmightwritedownallthethingsyoucoulddo:writeanotetohimorher,invitehimorhertoabasketballgame,etc.onceyouhavealistofthingsyoucoulddo,youcanchoosetheonethatgetsyourfriendback.3.AskforhelpWhenyou’reworried,youcanfindsomeonetotalkto.Youcanaskyourparents,friends26.Howmanystepsofdealingwithyourworriesarementionedinthepassage?________A.Two B.Three C.Four D.Seven27.Whenyoudon’tknowwhatyou’reworriedabout,________.A.youshouldtrytofinditout B.youcan’taskforhelpC.youdon’tneedtothinkofways D.youcansitthereworrying28.Ifyou’reworriedaboutgrades,youcanaskyourselfthesequestionsexcept(除了)“______”.A.Whyaregradesimportant? B.Whatdogradesmeantome?C.HowdoIgetreadyforclass? D.Whydon’tmyfriendslikeme?29.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillyoudoifyouhaveafightwithyourfriend?________A.Makeanewfriend. B.Don’ttalktohimorheranymore.C.Haveanotherfightwithhimorher. D.Invitehimorhertoabasketballgame.30.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.whoisoftenworried B.whenpeopleareworriedC.howtodealwithourworries D.whatkindsofworriespeoplehave8Nobodywantstolose,butwemustacceptthatlosingisapartoflife.Afterall,wecan’twinallthetime.However,wecanlearnsomethingvaluablefromeveryfailure(失败).Thismayhelpussucceedinthefuture.Sowemustknowhowtobeagoodloser.Weshouldnotbeafraidoflosing.Whenwelose,justtakeitwithasmileandlookonthebrightsideofit.Failurecan’tbeavoidedinourlife.Edisonfailed10,000timesbeforeheinventedthelightbulb(灯泡).Whenhewasaskedhowhefelt,hesaidthathehadn’tfailed10,000timesbuthadlearned10,000thingswhichdidn’twork.Wemustknowthathistoryisfullofexamplesofmenandwomenwhoachievedsuccessalthoughtheyfailedmanytimes.Losingisnotverydisgraceful.Wemustacceptourfailure.Rememberthatitcanbehelpful.Takeactiontowalkoutofit.Whenwelose,thinkaboutwhatwedidandhowwecanimprove.Ifsomeoneelsecanhelp,we’llbeluckyenough.Maybeheorshehasbeenthroughthesameexperiencebefore.Manypeopleenjoyhelpingotherssolveproblems.Thiscansaveusalotoftimeinlearninghowtoavoidthesamemistakesinthefuture.Inaword,beingagoodloserwillhelpustosucceedinlife.Itmightbepainfulatthebeginning,buttherearemanyadvantages.Goodloserssetexamplestous,andmostimportantly,theyfinallywin.31.Whatcanwelearnfromeveryfailureaccordingtothetext?A.Awayoflife. B.Avaluablething.C.Ageneralrule. D.Asecretofsuccess.32.Inthewriter’seyes,whydidEdisonachievesuccess?A.Hegothelpfromothers. B.Hehappenedtomakeit.C.Heavoidedpossiblemistakes. D.Hesawthebrightsideoflosing.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disgraceful”probablymean?A.Bad. B.Personal. C.Dangerous. D.Interesting.34.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.IdeasaboutHowtoAvoidMistakes. B.ExperienceinDealingwithProblemC.AdviceonHowtoBeaGoodLoser. D.AdvantagesofbothSuccessandFailure.9Lesson4StepsintheDesignProcessIdentify(设定)aproblemThefirststepinthedesignprocessistosetaproblem.Supposeyourpet’stoyisbehindabigpieceoffurniture.It’stooheavytomove,andyoucan’treach.You’vejustidentifiedaproblem.Youneedtogetthetoyback.▲Youcouldusealongsetoftongs(钳子)topickuptheobject.ProposeasolutionThenextstepistothinkofpossiblesolutions.Solutionsareideastosolvetheproblem.Whataresomeideasthatcouldhelpsolveyourproblem?Pickthebestonetotry.Talktopeople,watch,anddoresearch.Whatmaterialsareneeded?Aretheyathand?Arethereanyrisks?BuildamodelBuildamodeltotestyourideas.Amodelhelpsyouunderstandhowyoursolutionworks.Howmuchwoulditcosttomake?▲Youcouldputsomethingstickyattheendofameterstickandtrytogettheobject.▲Youcoulduseameterstickwithamagnetonastringtoattracttheobject.TestthedesignInventorstesttheirdesignbyaskingquestions.Doestheinventiondowhatitwasdesignedtodo?Why?Whynot?Asmartinventoralsoasksotherstotesttheinventionandthenlistenstothem.Iftheinventiondoesnotwork,theinventorwouldhavetoreviseituntilheissatisfied.ExplainthedesignFinallyyoucommunicatehowyousolvetheproblem.Communicationcanbelikeashowandtell.Youcanalsousegroupdiscussions,writtenreports,andpictures.Ifyou’vemadeaproductyouwanttosell,younameitandadvertiseit.35.Thepageaboveismostlikelytobetakenfroma_________.A.tourists’guide B.students’book C.dailynewspaper D.sciencemagazine36.Whatcanhelpunderstandhowthesolutionworks?A.Aproblem B.Amodel C.Adesign D.Anadvertisement37.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“revise”meaninChinese?A.复习 B.评论 C.修改 D.绘制38.Whatproblemarethethreesolutionsdesignedtosolve?A.Toattractthelongmetrestick. B.Tomakeiteasiertodroplitterintothebin.C.Togetsomethingyoucan’treach. D.Toplayatrickonyourfavouritepet.39.WhichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderofthestepsbetweenIdentifyaproblemandExplainthedesignandcanbeputintheonthepageabove? A B C D10①Teenagersoftenhavedifficultykeepingabalance(平衡)betweenschoolworkandlife.Theyspendalotoftimeonscreensanddon’thaveenoughtimeforsleep.Nowondermanyteenagersexperiencingdisorganization(杂乱无章).Howcantheygetorganized?Howcantheysolvetheproblem?Hereissomeadvice.②Teenagersneedtolearntocreatesuitablesystemsfororganizingtheirthings,space,andtime.First,theymusttrynottowaste(浪费)time,suchasemailsandtextmessages.Tomanage(管理)timebetter,teenagersshoulduseanotebooktorecordeverything,includingexams,schoolactivities,birthdaysandfamilytrips.③Theyshouldalsohangalargecalendaratthe“commandcentre”.Whatisa“commandcentre”?It’saplacewhereteenagerscandotheirhomework.Itshouldinclude(包括)adesk,alamp,acomfortablechair,andsomeboxestoputpaperandbooks.Remembertocleanandorganizethecentreoften.④What’smore,itisnecessaryforteenagerstomakeaplan.EverySundayevening,theyshouldhavealookattheirnotebooksandgettoknowwhattheyshoulddointhecomingweek.Thenmakeadetailedplan.Ifeverythinggoesaccordingtoplan,theywillgetmoreorganized.⑤Organizationisofgreathelptoteenagersasithassomethingtodowithbalanceandself-improvement.Organizationisalifeskill.Peoplecaneaitatanyage.Sometrainingwillhelpteenagersdeveloporganizationalskills.Buttheycanhardlylearnorganizationalskillsatschool.Theearlierteenagersgetthetraining,thequickertheywillgetimportantskills.40.A“commandcentre”shouldinclude________.①acalendar②adesk③alamp④acomputer⑤achair⑥boxesA.①②③④⑤⑥ B.①②③⑤⑥ C.①②④⑤⑥ D.②③④⑤⑥41.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph(段落)?A.Parentsaretoooldtolearnorganizationalskills.B.Thereisnoneedtolearnorganizationalskillsatanearlyage.C.Organizationisveryimportanttoteenagers.D.Schooloftenteachteenagersorganizationalskills.42.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.A.whyorganizationalskillsareimportanttoteenagersB.whatteenagerscandotobalancelifeandhobbiesC.whatteenagersshoulddotogetorganizedD.howtosolveteenagers’sleepproblems43.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?A. B. C. D.11Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriends,buttheydon’tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon’tlastverylong.Tohaveafriend,youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules:behonest,begenerous(慷慨的),beunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouaren’thonest,youmayloseyourfriend’strust.Goodfriendsalwaysaskoneanothertospeakandacthonestly.Generositymeanssharing.Youdon’thavetogiveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothestoyourfriends.Instead,youhavetolearnhowtosharethingsyouenjoy.Andnaturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeelings.Theytellyourfriendswhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharing,yourfriendscanknowyoubetter.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingwhensomethinggoeswrong.Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolve.Sotobeafriend,youmustlearntolistenandunderstand.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.Notwofriendshipsareeverexactlythesame.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriendships,youmustpracticehonesty,generosityandunderstanding.44.Somefriendshipsdon’tlastverylongbecause________.A.mostofpeoplearehonestandgenerousB.toomanypeopledon’tgivefriendshipbackC.peopledon’twanttomakefriendswithothers45.Accordingtothepassage,beinghonestis________.A.thewholeofagoodfriendship B.thebeginningofagoodfriendshipC.notasimportantastheothertworules46.Inthethirdparagraphtheunderlinedword“They”means________.A.lunchmoney B.ideasandfeelings C.yourthings47.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.HonestyIstheBestHabitB.AFriendinNeedisaFriendIndeedC.HowtobeaFriend二、完形填空1Studentsthesedaysoftenhavetoomany48andproblems.Sometimestheyhaveproblemswiththeirschoolwork,andsometimeswiththeirfriends.Whatcantheydoaboutthis?LauraremembersthatsheoncefailedtheEnglishtestandwas49totellherparentsaboutit.Shejustkeptthinking,“IfItellmyparents,they’llbeangry!”Intheend,shetalkedtoherparentsandtheywerereally50.Herdadsaidhemadecareless51inthetestbefore.TheyhelpedherwithEnglishandaskedhertobemore52intest.Nowshebelievesyoucannotfeelbetterunlessyoutalktosomeone.Studentsshouldnot53yourproblems,butyoushouldtrytosolvethem.Ifyoucannottalktoan54,youcandiscussyourproblemswithyourparents.Studentsoftenforgetthattheirparentshavemore55thanthem,andarealwaystheretohelpthem.InEnglish,wesaythat56aproblemislikecuttingitinhalf.Soyou’re57tosolvingaproblemjustbytalkingtosomeoneaboutit!48.A.homework B.worries C.questions D.friends49.A.excited B.afraid C.relaxed D.bored50.A.understanding B.amazing C.interesting D.surprising51.A.reasons B.discussions C.mistakes D.guests52.A.outgoing B.traditional C.careful D.creative53.A.waitfor B.laughat C.takecareof D.runawayfrom54.A.agent B.engineer C.friend D.expert55.A.talents B.money C.experience D.reasons56.A.meeting B.sharing C.accepting D.refusing57.A.halfway B.lucky C.enjoyable D.educational2Onceuponatime,adaughter58toherfatherthatherlifewasmiserableandthatshedidn’tknowhowshewasgoingto59it.Shewastiredoffightingandstrugglingallthetime.Itseemedjustasoneproblemwassolved,anotheronesoonfollow.Herfather,achef,tookhertothekitchen.He60threepotswithwaterandplacedpotatoesinonepot,eggsinthesecondpotandgroundcoffeebeansinthethirdpot.Hethenletthemsitandboil,withoutsayingawordtohisdaughter.Thedaughtercomplainedand61waited,wonderingwhathewasdoing.Aftertwentyminutes,heturnedofftheturners(开关).Hetookthemoutofthepotandputtheminabowl.Turningtohisdaughter,heasked,“Dearbaby,whatdoyouseenow?”“Potatoes,eggsandcoffee,”shequicklyreplied.“Lookcloser,”hesaid,“andtouchthepotatoes.”Shedidandnotedthattheywere62.Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggandbreakit.After63theshell,shefoundthehard-boiledeggs.Finally,heaskedhertosip(抿)thecoffee.“Dad,whatdoesthisreallymean?”sheasked.Hethenexplainedthatthepotatoes,theeggsandthecoffeebeanshadeachfacedthesameboilingwater.However,they64differently.Theeggswerefragile(易碎)withthethinoutershellprotectingtheirliquidinsideuntiltheywereputintheboilingwater.Thentheinsideoftheeggbecamehard.However,thegroundcoffeebeanswere65.Afterthe