2016届高考英语一轮复习课时作业语言朋友(8)(北师大版)

语言朋友(35)阅读理解“Grandma, Grandma, tell us a story! ”Four darling children sat by my feet, looking up at me expectantly.Suddenly, we were interrupted clapping.“Terrific，”the director said, stepping up the stage from the aisle(过道)．“Except, could you kids face the audience a bit more? ”The kids shifted to face the empty seats, which would be filled in a few days for the church play.“Perfect，”the director said. “Now, Grandma, read to your grandchildren.”A_pang_of_sadness hit me. If only I could read to my real grandchild!I had a granddaughter, but I'd never met her. Sixteen years earlier my son was involved in a relationship that ended badly. But out of it came a blessing: a baby girl named Lena. I hoped to be a grandmother to her－but shortly after the birth, the mother moved without any address left.Over the years, I asked around town to try and find my son's ex­wife (前妻)，but it seemed that she didn't want to be found.I'd just joined this new church a week earlier and was at once offered the part of Grandma in the play. At least now I could pretend to be a grandma. The rehearsals went well, and finally the day of the show arrived. The performance was great. “You all looked so naturalup there, ”one of my friends said.Afterward, we went to the church basement for refreshments (茶点)．I walked over to one of the girls in the play. Rehearsals had been such a whirlwind (一片忙乱) that we never really got to talk. “How's my granddaughter? ” I joked.“Fine！” she answered. Just then, someone else walked up and asked the girl her name.I wasn't sure I heard the girl's answer correctly. But it made me ask her another question.“What's your mother's name? ”She told me, I was still in shock. “And what's your father's name? ” I asked. She told me.It was my son.She'd only started going to that church a week before I did. Since that day of the play, we've stayed close. Not long ago, she even made me a great grandma.解题导语：从未见面的祖孙二人在戏剧表演中相识相认，冥冥中自有一种缘分在。

语言朋友(9)完形填空From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital (独奏演唱会)．A recital__1__I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers.Each year I__2__ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”．And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕)__3__about building self­confidence and working toward a__4__.So it was with really great__5__that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and__6__myg in his shirt__7__rising to play the piano in his very first recital.My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn't__8__lessons.He could have gone on regretting it，__9__too many of us do.But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn't__10__there.When he retired three years ago, he__11__his church music director to take him as a student.For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he__12__stared down at his fingers.Has he forgotten the__13__？I worried, remembering those split seconds__14__ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would__15__.But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the__16__fingers that once baited (装饵于) my fishing lines.And I__17__he had been doing what music teachers always stress：__18__the music and pretend the others aren't there.“I'm__19__of him for starting something new at his age，” I said to my son Jeff.“Yeah, and doing it so__20__，” Jeff added.With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30­plus years ago.解题导语：我的父亲小时候因为家境贫穷无法学习钢琴，但是他没有放弃梦想。

语言朋友(65)阅读理解When it comes to making a good career in the business world, being honest and getting along well with colleagues gives a person a solid competitive advantage, claims a new research.Dr.Jon Bohlmann has found that project managers can expect better performance by far from the members of their team if treating them with honesty, kindness, and respect.According to another study, the Gross­functional product development teams, can achieve a great quality and better cost benefits from socializing and interacting with individuals who work for their suppliers.The first, Dr.Bohlmann's study analyzed cross­functional product development teams, which combine together engineers, researchers and business personnel.The point to involve people with various backgrounds was to show that there was a focus on finance, marketing, and also on a design and functionality, right from the start of the product­development process.In addition to all this, this diversity also helped to make communication more effective in order to ensure that all members of the team were socializing and cooperating, and not just working at cross­purposes.As a result, it indicated that “interactional fairness awareness”indeed had an effect on a “cross-functional communication”．In other words, all the team members who thought that they had been treated well and respected, showed a great increase in their commitment to the success of the project they had been working on in cooperation with other team members, and, in particular, when they realized their project manager or supervisor to be a kind, nice and honest guy.According to Dr.Bohlmann, the increase in such commitment is very essential and important because it could improve performance that would result in the achievement of team goals.And if Bohlmann's study comes to the conclusion that nice and honest guys are the first to finish, the second research by Dr.Rob Handfield shows us that cooperating and socializing well with others can give a team, and even a company an edge, when it comes to product development.解题导语：研究发现，诚实又能与同事和谐相处的人在事业中有强劲的竞争优势。

语言朋友(99)完形填空As we walked out of the office and into the lift no words were spoken.We couldn't even look at each other.We were both just stunned(愣住) and did not __1__what to say to one another.We got into the sky__2__ car, and left the parking lot.Mum wasn't paying attention to her__3__，but all of a sudden she __4__ hard on the brakes(刹车) and we both went__5____．Outside of the car we saw a __6__，half on and half off his bike.“Where did you get your license, woman？” he shouted, “Y ou almost __7__ me！”The biker got back on his bike and rode off，__8__ shaking his head.It was then that Mum and I looked at each other.We cried, as we came to __9__ that I had (a) __10__．We talked about it for hours, and I knew I had so __11__ support and that I was going to be__12__.Twelve years later, at age 31, cancer has now been put __13__ me.I had major surgery(手术) and four months of radiation treatment.Thank God, it was caught at a(n) __14__ stage, and I was able to make a full recover.Cancer__15__ me so much —so much for the better.It __16__me to appreciate life and those in my life, and to never __17__ anything for granted.Life is too short and you have to live each moment to the very__18__.To this day, I wish I could __19__that man on the bike.I'd like to tell him that he was not the only survivor to come__20__ that day, as I am living proof.解题导语：本文讲述了作者在被诊断出患了癌症后回家的路上差点遭遇车祸，这使得作者从中得到了生活下去的勇气并最终战胜了病魔。

语言朋友(8)阅读理解James Dean was not very tall－he was less than average height.He had thick, light brown hair and blue eyes.He was so near­sighted that he could hardly see anything without his glasses.He came to Hollywood when he was eighteen, hoping to get into the movies.At first, he was not successful at all, and for a time he was so short of money that he had to live entirely on dry oatmeal.Then he went to New York.He got a part in a play and was seen by the great director Elia Kazan.Kazan was planning the movie East of Eden and realized Dean would be perfect for one of the main roles.By this time, Dean already had a reputation for being odd and difficult to work with.He then went back to Hollywood to make East of Eden and then made two more movies, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.He almost always wore the same overcoat and jeans and he had hardly any friends at all.“If he didn't like you, he wouldn't even give you the pleasure of his anger.You could be in the same telephone booth with him, but you wouldn't exist.” someone who knew him said later.In spite of his poor eyesight, he loved driving fast motorcycles and even faster sports cars.A few days after he finished Giant, on September 25, 1955, Dean went for a drive in his new Porsche.It was evening and the light was poor.Dean was not wearing his glasses.Suddenly, he saw a car in front of him.It was slowing down and trying to turn off the highway.Dean tried to slow down too, but it was too late.He hit the car at high speed and was killed immediately.Two Ge rman girls killed themselves when they heard the news because “life would be unbearable without him”．A few years later, a New York salesclerk wrote a book called Jimmy Dean Returns in which she claimed that she was in contact with Dean from the other side of the grave.Half a million copies of the book were sold.It was only the beginning of a strange legend(传奇) that goes on, even today.解题导语：本文主要介绍了演员詹姆斯·迪恩的一生。

高考英语一轮复习语言朋友（4）课时作业（含分析）北师大版完形填空The Fitting in of Suzy KhanThe first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her.She was really smallfor her age of 12.The boys in my class often__1__ about her and laughed their heads off.She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.All I knew was that she was an orphan ( 孤儿 ) from Africa.She had just been adopted by a family in town who __2__ that the best way for her to learn American ways oflife was to be with American kids.I looked down at this__3__ girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.But how could I help her __4__ in with us? There had to be a__5__ ．One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had __6__her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n)__7__copy.I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming__8__show.So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had__9__. “Why, it's wonderful ，” said Miss Parker, wh o then showed us a poster shehad painted __10 __ the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don't haveenough __11__.Could you help me, Suzy ？”On the day of the talent show, Suzy's __12 __were everywhere-all over the halland all over the school, each one different.“And finally ，” said Mr.Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a(n)__13 __ award.I'm sure you've all noticed the wonderful posters. ” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students __ 14__ them. ”I could hear everyone whispering. “ Who in our school could draw__15__ well ？”Mr.Brown waited a while before saying, “ __16__this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a __17__ ， too.Our mystery( 神秘 ) artist is our new student — Suzy Khan ！”Mr.Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist's set. “Thank you ，” she cried.I __18__ ， at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she'd probably never __19__anything in her whole life.Everyone started to__20__ their hands.Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and theapplause was deafening.I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.解题导语：来自非洲的孤儿苏西很难融入班集体，她的老师们发现了她的绘画才能并让她获取同学们的认同，使她获取了自信，更快融入美国的生活。

语言朋友(45)阅读理解In the fall of 1985, I was a bright­eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere.Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65.She was the first in our family to reach that goal.But one year after I started college, she developed cancer.I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children.In 1999, we adopted our first son.To lay eyes on him was fantastic and very emotional.A year later came our second adopted boy.Then followed son No.3.In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8.Our home was a complete zoo—a joyous zoo.Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full­time.But I never gave up on the dream either.I had only one choice: to find a way.That meant taking as few as one class each semester.The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys.They often wanted me to stay home with them.There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina.It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!I am not special, just single­minded.It always struck me that when you're looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you're in the midst of it, it just seems normal.Everything you want won't arrive in your life on one day.It's a process.Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.解题导语：作者通过她的事例生动地阐述了一个道理：大梦想源于一小步一小步的积累。

语言朋友(81)阅读理解Life is to be enjoyed.There's no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back that's even better.When people eat more healthfully, exercise, quit smoking, and manage stress better, they find that they feel so much better that it reconstructs the reason for making these changes from fear of dying to joy of living.The latest studies show that when you exercise and eat right:YOUR BRAIN receives more blood flow and oxygen, so you become smarter, think more clearly, have more energy, and need less sleep.Two studies showed that just walking for three hours per week for only three months caused so many new neurons (神经细胞) to grow that it actually increased the size of people's brains!YOUR FACE receives more blood flow, so your_skin_glows more and wrinkles less.You look younger and more attractive.In contrast, an unhealthy diet, chronic emotional stress and smoking reduce blood flow to your face so you age more quickly.Smoking accelerates aging because nicotine causes your arteries (动脉) to narrow down, which decreases blood flow to your face and makes it wrinkle earlier.This is why smokers look years older than they really are.YOUR GENES change.In May, a study was published in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that changing your lifestyle changes your genes.YOUR TELOMERES (染色体端粒) get longer.Telomeres are the ends of our chromosomes (染色体) that control how long we live.As telomeres become shorter, then cells age more quickly, thus shortening your life.Besides, one of the most interesting findings in the study was that the mothers' awareness of stress was more important than what was really occurring in their lives.The researchers gave the women a questionnaire and asked them to rate on a three-point scale how stressed they felt each day, and how out of control their lives felt to them.The women who were aware that they were under heavy stress had significantly shortened and damaged telomeres compared with those who felt more relaxed.On the contrary, some of the women who felt relaxed despite raising a disabled child had more normal­appearing telomeres.In other words, if you feel stressed, you are stressed; if you feel fine, you are fine.解题导语：最新研究表明，多锻炼和保持健康的饮食对人体益处多多。

语言朋友(88)阅读理解The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place.Now it is an ecological disaster area.Nauru's heartbreaking story could have one good consequence — other countries might learn from its mistakes.For thousands of years，Polynesian people lived in the remote island of Nauru，far from western civilization.The first European to arrive was John Feam in 1798.He was the British captain of the Hunter, a whaling ship.He called the island Pleasant Island.However, because it was very remote, Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first.The whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol.These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island.A ten-year civil war started, which reduced the population from 1，400 to 900.Nauru's real troubles began in 1899 when a British mining company discovered phosphate (磷酸盐)on the island.In fact, it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate, which was a very important fertilizer for farming.The company began mining the phosphate.A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip mine.When a company strip-mines, it removes the top layer of soil.Then it takes away the material it wants.Strip mining totally destroys the land.Gradually, the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon.In 1968, Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world.Every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate.Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars.In addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses.Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem－their phosphate was running out.Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing.By 2000, Nauru was financially ruined.Experts say that it would take approximately $433，600，000 and more than 20 years to repair the island.This will probably never happen.解题导语：瑙鲁曾经是一个美丽的地方，但由于人们无节制地开采磷酸盐，它可能永远不能再恢复原来的生态了。

高考英语一轮复习语言朋友（3）课时作业（含分析）北师大版阅读理解WASHINGTON(April 7) － Teenagers with a bedroom TV tend to have poorer diet and exercise habits and lower grades in school than those without one，US researchers said on Monday.While many studies have examined TV viewing habits of young people ， researchersat the University of Minnesota School of Public Health said little had been knownabout the consequences(结果)in particular for older teens of having a bedroom TV.They questioned 781 teens，aged 15 to 18，in the Minneapolis area.Of them，62 percent had a television in their bedrooms.Not surprisingly，those with a bedroom TV were more likely to watch it a lot，clocking four to five more hours in front of a television per week， the researchers said.The teens with a bedroom TV were classified(分类)as heavy TV watchers－at least five hours a day－compared to those without one.Girls with a bedroom TV got less exercise－1.8 hours per week compared to 2.5 hours for girls without a TV.They also ate fewer vegetables，drank more sweetened drinks and ate meals with their family less often.Boys with a bedroom TV had a lower grade point average than boys without one，as well as ate less fruits and had fewer family meals.“It really clearly points out that there's some merit to not allowing your childto have a TV in the bedroom，” said Daheia Barr-Anderson，one of the researchers.“When you upgrade your TV in the living room and you have this TV that's outof date but still usable，you should really resist(阻挡)putting it in one of your children's bedrooms－and resist the pressure from the child to have a TV in theirbedrooms，” she said in a telephone interview.解题导语：有的父亲母亲将客堂裁减的电视机放在孩子的寝室，可是这会对孩子造成不良影响。

语言朋友(98)阅读理解There was a famous temple on a high hill in Assam.The priest (神父) of this temple was widely respected.When he grew old, he started searching for a younger priest to replace him after his death.However, much to his disappointment, he could not find any suitable person.As the priest lay on his deathbed, he called his assistant and told him, “After my death, make sure that only a ‘human being'replaces me as the priest of this temple.”As soon as he said these words, he died.Information soon travelled far and wide.A day was set for the selection of the successor (继任者)．That day, many people started coming to the temple.The route to the temple was full of thorns (荆棘) and stones.By the time most people reached the temple, they had had cuts on their feet and hands.By afternoon, as the selection process was about to end, one young man walked slowly into the temple.The assistant noticed him and said, “Young man, you are very late.”The man replied, “I know I am late, so I will not participate in the competition.”But the assistant was curious to know about this man.He asked again, “But how did you hurt yourself so badly? Didn't you follow the same route as the others？”“I did，”replied the man, “but I thought I must removethe thorns and sharp stones from the path so that when people come to pray in this temple they won't get hurt.”Hearing this, the assistant smiled and said, “Congratulations, you have been chosen.”This greatly annoyed the other participants.“How can you choose him as he has not gone through any of the tests？”they demanded.The assistant replied, “Our old priest used to say that only a ‘human being’knows how to watch for other people's interests.All of you climbed the same path.But only this man thought about the others and cleared the path so that no one would get hurt.By this definition(定义), only he qualifies as a ‘human being’and therefore only he should be the successor to the great old priest.”解题导语：一位为他人斩除荆棘的年轻人被选为牧师继承者，因为他才是老牧师心中真正的“人”。

语言朋友(39)完形填空Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby.They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael __1__to his sister in Mommy's tummy(肚子)．He was building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her.The pregnancy progressed__2__for Karen.In time, the labor pains came.Soon it was every five minutes ...every minute.But something serious__3__ during delivery.Finally, Michael's little sister was born.But she was in serious __4__ .With siren(警报) howling in the night, the ambulance__5____the infant(婴儿) to the Intensive Care unit at St.Mary's Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.__6__inched by.The little girl got worse.The doctors told the parents, “There is very little hope.”Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot.They had __7__ a special room in their home for the new baby －now they planned a funeral.After two weeks in Intensive Care, it looked as if a funeral would come __8__ the week was over.Michael, kept begging his parents tolet him see his sister, “I want to sing to her，”he said.Kids were never__9__in Intensive Care.But Karen made up her mind to take Michael __10__they liked it or not.If he didn't see his sister now, he may never see her alive.She__11__him in an oversized suit and __12__him into ICU.He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse__13__ him as a child, “Get that kid out of here now！” The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually __14__lady glared steel eyed right into the head nurse's face, saying in a__15__tone of voice, “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister！”Karen towed Michael to his sister's bedside.He gazed at the tiny baby __16__ the battle to live.And he began to sing.__17__ the pure hearted voice of a 3year old, Michael sang：“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey...”__18__ the baby girl responded. The pulse rate began to __19__down and became steady.“Keep on singing, Michael.”encouraged Karen.“Y ou never know, dear, how much I love you.Please don't take my sunshine away...”As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's breath became as smooth as a kitten's purr.“Keep on singing, Michael.”“The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping...”Michael's little sister relaxed as rest, healing rest, seemedto sweep over her.Funeral plans were __20__ .The next day —the very next day —the little girl was well enough to go home!The medical staff just called it a miracle.Karen called it a miracle of God's love!解题导语：本文通过一个神奇的故事告诉人们：永远不要轻易放弃你爱的人，你的爱会给予他们无穷的力量。

语言朋友(1)阅读理解(2015·新课标全国Ⅱ卷)My color television has given me nothing but a headache.I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of clothes that wouldn't fit.I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model.I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy­five dollars less than I had paid.The set worked so beautiful when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed_off for the night.Fortunately, I didn't get any channels showing all­night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电) noise.For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds.Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back.Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound.I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away.At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether.My trip to the repair shop cost me MYM62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.解题导语：本文叙述了我的彩电带给我的只有让我头疼的事。

语言朋友(6)阅读理解Nobody expects it to happen to them，but they should.Of all the disasters that can strike a home，fire is the most common.Although smoke detectors(探测器)are now common，fire damages or destroys hundreds of thousands of homes each year.Fires account for more than 90 percent of American Red Cross disaster responses.But Red Cross preparedness and response spokesperson Tara Lynch says there are things you can do to help keep your family safe.The Red Cross advice boils_down to three principles：Get a kit，make a plan and be careful.Get a kit. Every home should have smoke detectors，a fire extinguisher(灭火器)and an evacuation kit(紧急疏散器具箱)．Smoke detectors should be placed outside of every sleeping area and on every floor.Test your smoke detectors once a month.Make sure they will work when you need them.Your local fire station will train you on how to use a fire extinguisher.The evacuation kit should include a flashlight，IDs，driver's licenses and insurance papers，plus essential medicine，and even pet supplies.Make a plan. Families should gather to make a fire escape plan and practice that plan at least twice a year.People in multistorey homes will need a fire ladder.Families should also decide on a place to meet after they escape from their homes.Even though it can be frightening for children and hard for parents to consider the possibility of a fire，proper planning can make an enormous difference in the event of an emergency.Be careful. Home fires are more likely to start in a kitchen than in any other room.Never leave a stove unattended，and be particularly careful with space heaters.It's important to follow the instructions on all the space heaters and keep them at least three feet from any other object.解题导语：谁都不希望自己家发生火灾，但家庭火灾却是最常见的。

语言朋友(5)阅读理解Imagine this：your child has just been involved in an emergency.You call 911.The medical workers rush in and begin asking you questions as they work to rescue your child.But they also ask questions about your child's medical history.It's hard to think clearly.You begin to answer and then end up saying，“I don't remember.I don't know.” So，many doctors suggest that parents keep a record of their children's important health facts handy.This can often help the medical team make a better and more rapid diagnosis (诊断) of a problem at a time when time really counts.The most important information to know is the child's allergies (过敏)．It is especially crucial if the child is allergic to any medicine — penicillin，for example.Food allergies can come into play，too，so make note of those as well.Children who have been hospitalized in the past may have developed latex (胶乳) allergies.Often this information can help emergency workers find a cause for problems like breathing difficulties.Keep a list of any medicine，including what your child is now taking.Some medicines can cause an adverse reaction when they are taken together，so the doctors need this information before they give your child anything.You'll need to know when the child took the medicine last and how much was taken.It is also important to tell emergency workers about any health problem or illness your child has had.These preexisting conditions can have a huge effect on the type of tests and treatment in an emergency.Consider having any child who has a health problem wear a tag(标签)around his neck.This kind of rapid notice can help doctors who are providing emergency care，especially if your child suddenly becomes ill at day care，school，or a friend's house.解题导语：孩子突然患病或出现意外需要急救时，医生往往会问到孩子的一些情况以及既往病史等，因此父母应该在平时多记录孩子的此类相关情况。

语言朋友(97)完形填空Upset ，Christopher buried his face deep into his pillow.“What's the __1__，honey？” she asked as she sat down beside him.“Is there some problem I can help with？”Christopher __2__.He didn't really want to tell his mom what was __3__ him.“Something happened at the park, ”he stammered (结巴地说出)__4__.“I...I lied to Aaron, and now he won't __5__ me.He knows I __6__.”“Why did you do that？” Mom asked gently.“I...I don't know，”murmured Christopher.“I told him I was __7__.but I don't think he will fo rgive me.”“Are you really sorry？” asked Mom.Christopher nodded.“I don't think he'll ever believe me again.”said Christopher __8__.Mom __9__ for a minute.“Honey , do you remember the __10__Dad and I used to give you？” she asked.“The ones you called horsey rides？”Christopher nodded, __11__ why Mom brought that up.“You thought it was so much fun until you fell __12__ the ‘horse’one day and hit your head on a chair，”said Mom.“After that it took you a long time to trust __13__ enough to try it again.”“But I finally did！”Christopher said __14__.He thought he knew what his mother was getting at(暗示)．“Yes, and I'm __15__ Aaron will trust you again, too.”said Mom.“When you lie to someone ，it takes __16__ for that person to really believe you again.”Mom smiled.“There will also be bad __17__of what you've done —like a friend who won't speak to you for a while and Aaron needs time to __18__ what happened.Therefore, be a __19__ friend and help him trust you again.Can you do that？”Christopher nodded and promised, “I'll be a__20__friend.”解题导语：当我们犯了错误，朋友不再信任我们的时候，该怎么办？作者在本文中对于这一问题提出了自己的看法：要获得别人的原谅是需要时间的，要给别人时间来消化。

语言朋友(73)阅读理解Many cities have subways and underground public transportation to take locals and tourists alike rapidly around the city.However, there's something different about riding a London subway.It may not look different, but the historical value of one of England's most popular forms of transportation is enough to make riding the subway a must when visiting London.With a little under 300 different stations, the subway can take you almost anywhere you need to go.Riding a London subway, a person from other countries will notice one major difference: in London, people do not look at each other.In fact, eye contact is avoided at all times.That's not rudeness―people are just too busy to bother looking.Busy doing what, you ask? Well, they're certainly not using the time for a moment of quiet thinking.Nor are they reading a book.New technology has replaced quiet habits.Today the only acceptable form of book on the London underground is an e-book.Apple must earn a fortune from London commuters(使用月票上下班者)．Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, over 40，000―yes, that's 40，000 “apps”have been designed.Commuters love them because they are the perfecttime­fillers.One “app”，called iShoot, is a game that features tanks.Another one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their destination.iSteam clouds the iPhone screen when you breathe into the microphone.You can then write in the “steam” on your phone screen.For those without an iPhone, another Apple product, the iPod, may be the distraction(消遣)of choice.It's not just teenagers who “plug in” to their music－iPods are a popular way to pass the time for all ages.And if games, e­books and music aren't enough to keep you occupied, then perhaps you would prefer a film? The development of palm DVD technology means many commuters watch their favorite TV shows or films on the way to work.With all these distractions, it's amazing that people still remember to get off the train.解题导语：作者批评了人们在地铁上忙于看电子书、玩游戏、听音乐的现象。

语言朋友(20)阅读理解English is an important global language, but that doesn't mean it's easy to learn.Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn－but they weren't always successful.In 1930, Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English.It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours.The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn't u nderstand the answers in “real” English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn't in the Basic English word list.For example, if you wanted a watermelon, you asked for “a large green fruit with the form of an egg, which has a sweet red inside and a good taste”！RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language called Anglic.Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling.“Father” became “faadher”，“new” became “nue” and “years” became “yeerz”．Unfortunately for some students of English, Anglic never became popular.Even easier is the language which ships'captains use; it's called“Seaspeak”．Seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation.In Seaspeak, for example you don't say, “I'm sorry what did you say？” or “I didn't understand, can you repeat that？” ...it's just, “Say again.” No more grammar!In the age of international communication through the Internet, who knows what a new form of English might appear.A large number of the world's e-mails are in English and include examples of “NetLingo” like OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later)．In another fifty years, English as we know it might not exist ...we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!解题导语：为了降低英语学习的难度，专家们尝试了几种简化英语的办法，但并不总能成功。