（B）

Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying. “Friends are God”s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed（种子）and take care of it to make it grow.

First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient（耐心的）. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.

But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn”t want to talk, you could write a letter.

There are three steps to being friends again:

Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.

54. Sally wants to tell students the ways to ________.

A. find friends B. plant trees C. get happy D. keep fit

55. What makes good friends? A good friend should _________.

A. be lovely and cool B. be kind and patient

C. have lots of money D. have good looks

56. According to the text, you can ________ your friend after a fight.

A. buy a present for B. never say a word to

C. have dinner with D. write a letter to

57. What is the best title of the text?

A. Teenagers and friendship B. The good friends around you

C. The trouble of growing up D. The care and keeping of friends

（C）

If music makes you smarter and exercise helps you to think, surely exercising to music can turn you into an intelligent person.

A team of scientists from Ohio State University did experiments（试验）on 33 volunteers who were getting better from heart disease following operation. They found that people who exercised while listening to Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi”s “The Four Seasons” did much better on language ability tests than without music.

“Facts suggest that exercise improve the learning ability of people with heart disease,” said the psychologist Charles Emery, who led the study. “And listening to music is thought to enhance understanding. We just wanted to put the two results together,” he added.

The volunteers said they felt better emotionally and physically after working out with or without the music. But their improvement on the test doubled after listening to music during exercise. Scientists have proved that music can be good for health, education and well-being. It helps reduce stress, sadness and nervousness; encourages relaxation or sleep; wakes up the body and improves memory and thoughts.

In medical fields, music is used widely for patients who have had head hurts before and after operation. “The Four Seasons” was used because of its moderate tempo（舒缓的节拍）and positive results in earlier research.“ Exercise seems to cause positive changes in the nervous system（神经系统）and these changes may have a direct result on learning ability,” Emery said.

Scientists have been studying the results of music on understanding since the early 1950s. By 1990, psychologists were using Mozart”s music, especially his violin pieces, to help children with speech disorders. Mozart was chosen because his music is not over-exciting and has clear structures. A study showed students who listened to Mozart went on to score higher marks in an intelligence test. With important exams drawing near, your parents will not probably allow you to listen to music. But perhaps now you have good reasons to argue with them.

58. The underlined word enhance can be replaced by _______.

A. impress B. improve C. provide D. produce

59. The text is mainly about that _______.

A. music and exercise lead to relaxation or sleep

B. 33 volunteers work on music in medical fields

C. exercise to music makes people healthy and bright

D. scientists give suggestions on choosing music to exercise

60. It can be learned from the last paragraph（段落）that ________.

A. you are supposed to follow your parents” words

B. students should not listen to music before exams

C. you have some good reasons to exercise to music

D. music might help you to get higher grades in tests

61. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Exercise seems to cause negative changes without music.

B. Exercise reminds people with head hurts of what they”ve learned.

C. Scientists often use Mozart”s music, for it is not too exciting.

D. “The Four Seasons” is used to help children with speech disorders.

八、任务型阅读（共8分，每小题2分）

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，完成表格。

Did you sleep the day away on March 21? Well, you should have done because it was World Sleeping Day. This is the one day of the year when people around the world care about their sleep and ask themselves a lot of questions about sleep.

Why do we need sleep? Nobody as yet can give a perfect answer to this question. However, tests have shown that lack（缺少）of sleep over about four weeks leads to a strong drop in body temperature（温度）, great weight loss and finally, sickness.

Different people need different amounts of sleep. Eight hours a night is considered the average amount of sleep. For teenagers, the least number of sleeping hours advised by doctors are: the hours for primary school students, nine for junior highs and eight for senior highs.

Some people seem to get along just fine with very little sleep at night. Leading American scientist Thomas Edison said that sleep was a waste of time. He did, however take naps during the day. On the other hand, Albert Einstein, another great scientist, said he needed at least ten hours” sleep a night.

Here are some of the most useful suggestions for a good night”s sleep:

*Go to bed at the same time.

*Use your bed only to sleep.

*Don”t exercise in the evening.

*Keep the bedroom dark and quiet.

*Drink a glass of milk before sleep.

*Stop looking at the watch while you can”t sleep!

综合语言运用（共35分）

九、词汇（共10分，每空1分）

我有很多朋友，我们都为即将来临的暑假制定了不同的计划。请根据提示，将下列词汇或短语归类。

A. easygoing B. chess C. polite D. eat healthy food

E. swimming F. nice G. get a part-time job H. computer

I. delicious J. do more exercise K. have a cold L. go sightseeing

1. I have made many friends. They are _______, _______ and ________ just like me.

2. We all have our own vacation plans. Some will join the _______, ________ or _______ club.

3. Others are going to _______, ________, _________ and ________ during the summer.

十、仿写（共10分）

（A）Peter的业余生活很丰富。请根据下面表格中的内容描述他上周的活动。（共4分，每空1分）

Last week Peter was very happy. On Sunday, he visited his grandparents. On Monday, he 1. _________________________ at home. It was really relaxing. And on Tuesday, he took a math lesson. On Wednesday, he 2. ___________________________ with friends. After that he bought several magazines on Thursday. Next, 3. _______________________________ he climbed the mountains. On Saturday, he 4. _______________________. What a colorful life Peter had!

（B）那么Dave的业余时间是如何度过的呢？请根据下面的图片叙述他上周参加过的活动。开头已给出。（字数50~70）（共6分）

Dave also had a wonderful week. Last Sunday he played the guitar. ____________________

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