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Passage A高考英语试题由精品学习网收集整理!!!

An old friend from California called from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was not able to leave the office, but I had made plans for his arrival. After explaining (解释) where my new house was, I told him that I had left the key under the doormat (门垫). Since I knew it would be pretty late before I could get home, I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was in the refrigerator.

Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my records after having had a delicious meal. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice. When I asked him if he had had any difficulty finding the house, he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat, but luckily, the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window. I listened to all this in great surprise. There is no apple tree outside my window, but there is one by the living room window of my next door neighbor's house!

1. An old friend of mine called ______.

A. to tell me to meet him at the airport   B. to tell me about his arrival

C. to ask me to leave the office       D. to ask me to make plans for his arrival

2. My friend climbed into the room because ______ .

A. there was an apple tree outside     B. the living room window was left open

C. he had difficulty opening the door    D. he hadn't found the key

3. My friend telephoned me two hours later ______ .

A. from my home   B. at the airport   C. in his office   D. from my neighbor's house

Passage B

If you know me well, you know I don't like birthday parties. At least, I don't like birthday parties given for me. I enjoy them when they are for other people, but when they are for me, I just don't like them.

I remember one birthday party some friends of mine had for me when I was a student at the university. Of course, I had told my best friend Henry that I didn't want a party and I made him promise he wouldn't do anything. He agreed. I should have known better than to believe him.

On the day of my birthday, we got home from school at about, oh, I don't know, three or half past three. We went inside and as usual I went into the bathroom and started to close the door when suddenly from behind the shower curtain , a kind of strange female(女) voice started singing, “Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you.”

And then from all over the room, people joined in. There were about fifteen people hiding everywhere in the room.

They had got my roommate's key and got in earlier. They had all planned to come out of the hiding place just at the same time while singing. I guess I really upset their plans by going in just to wash my hands.

4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. I got home from school at 3 or 3:30 on the day of my birthday.

B. I dislike birthday parties held for me.

C. Henry agreed that he would not do anything on my birthday.

D. I knew there were some of my friends hiding in my room.

5. I usually went into the ______ when I got home from school.

A. living room   B. bedroom    C. bathroom    D. dining room

6. What did my friends plan to do?

A. They planned to leave the room as soon as possible.

B. They planned to sing as loudly as they could.

C. They planned to eat in the bathroom.

D. They had planned to come out of hiding places together.

Passage C

In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair?weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities (品质) of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).

Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.

At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.

Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on (信赖) a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.

There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience (经验) and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor (幽默), too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.

When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I've found a friend!

7. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?

A. understanding.  B. honesty.   C. reliability.  D. a sense of humor.

8. If you have fair weather friends, ______ .

A. they will give you all that they have when you need help

B. you will be refused when you get into trouble

C. you will become rich

D. you can be sure that you get real friends

9. Good friends need to ______.

A. always point out each other's mistakes   B. be helped with money

C. understand each other's feelings     D. have money or luck

10. This passage mainly discuss ______ .

A. the qualities of a friend      B. where to choose friends

C. how to get along with friends     D. the importance of having a friend

Passage D

There are three different kinds of friends in our life. I classify (分类) them according to how well I know them and how well they know me.

The first type of friend is just an acquaintance. This means that you only know their name. You might not even remember what they look like if you go away for a short vacation.You don’t miss them when they are elsewhere. It is also this type of friend who gives you the most amount of aggravation (恼怒). Since most of the time you are placed in a position where you have to act friendly. You would not normally tell an acquaintance when he or she is doing something that makes you feel angry, such as tapping the fingers on a table or shouting loudly. I call them “pest friends”.

The second kind of friend is a “guest friend”. They are just social partners. You meet them at a certain location and at the end of the meeting you go your separate way and they go theirs. You don’t talk too often with this sort of friend, and you don’t share each other’s secrets.

Lastly, we have “best friends”. This sort of friend is there when you need them. They know you as a person and they are there through thick and thin. Best friends are the ones that you can lean and depend on no matter what happens. If you need a listening ear, they will be the one to lend support.

Friends come in all different shapes and sizes. Every friend has an impact on our life…

11. What is this passage mainly about?

A. What a true friend is like.       B. Three kinds of friends in our life.

C. The role that friends play in our life.    D. Why there are different kinds of friends.

12. According to the writer, when a friend of the first type acts in an annoying way, you _____.

A. can tell him/her about it directly

B. should stay away from him/her

C. should advise him/her to correct his/her behavior

D. may find it hard to tell him/her not to do so

13. Which of the following statements is WRONG about the second type of friend?

A. They are only social partners.

B. You don’t talk very often with them.

C. You don’t share your secrets with them.

D. They are called “pest friends” by the writer.

14. The underlined word “acquaintance” in second paragraph means _____.

A. 陌生人   B. 熟人    C. 损友     D. 知己

15. If someone is with you through thick and thin, it means _____.

A. he/she is your best friend for sure

B. he/she agrees with whatever you say

C. you spend most of your time together

D. he/she is with you even when there are difficulties高考英语试题由精品学习网收集整理!!!

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