Ⅰ. 完形填空(限时8分钟)
Hello, everyone. I'm Andy and I want to talk about my best friend, Eric.
Eric does well in maths and I'm 1 at English. We often do homework together. When we 2 some difficult questions, we often discuss(讨论) them together first. Usually, we can find the right 3. If not, we will search online to 4 them. We are both 5 in history. At weekends, we often go to the library to read history books or 6 history museums. Also, when we get to a new city on vacation, we always 7 to see the local history museum. Eric is 8. If I do something wrong, he always tells me about it directly. But I'm not angry.
Thanks to Eric, I can make fewer 9. And arguments(争论) cannot break us up 10 we sometimes argue with each other. 11, we can learn more about each other and put ourselves in each other's shoes. When I have 12 at school, he will be the first one to stand by my side and we will face these problems together. He never 13 me. I'm lucky enough to have such a good friend.
Friends may have many 14 and differences, but it is not a big deal. As long as you help and 15 each other, you will be best friends forever.
Tell me something about your best friends!
()1. A. surprised B. angry C. good D. slow
()2. A. meet B. sort C. expect D. attend
()3. A. actions B. notes C. posters D. answers
()4. A. perform B. solve C. lend D. compare
()5. A. serious B. interested C. busy D. spare
()6. A. share B. visit C. borrow D. describe
()7. A. imagine B. exchange C. guide D. choose
()8. A. outgoing B. hard-working C. straightforward D. pleasant
()9. A. mistakes B. friends C. plans D. differences
()10. A. until B. wherever C. although D. so
()11. A. Probably B. Easily C. Suddenly D. Finally
()12. A. accidents B. situations C. problems D. thoughts
()13. A. enjoys B. leaves C. believes D. treasures
()14. A. similarities B. communities C. messages D. roles
()15. A. look for B. try on C. laugh at D. care about

Ⅱ. 阅读理解(限时8分钟)
①When we were little kids, we knew that having friends was important. Some of us even had imaginary(想象中的) friends. As we grew up, the need for friends changed. Friends are important to our personalities. As adults, it is still important for us to have friends.
②True friends are people who like us though we make mistakes and who listen to us and tell us the truth. Friends are always with us and tell us when we're foolish.
③They laugh with us and share our sadness. They are our partners and share interests with us. They cheer us up when we are feeling unhappy. They are people we aren't afraid of telling our secret wishes to or what is really in our minds.
④Friends play a very important role in our life. First of all, friends are our supporters(支持者). You feel safe and warm with friends around you. Most importantly, friends can give you emotional(情感的) support.
⑤At times, they give much support to our everyday lives such as cooking a meal, doing the housework, and giving us a lift when we need one. Friends are also there to give advice, an ear to listen, or a shoulder(肩膀) to cry on.
⑥Friends are also helpers around us, especially helping reduce stress. Not only do they listen to us when we feel stressed, but they also talk about what is stressing us.
⑦They can help us forget about problems at work or at home by sharing interests and doing activities with us. For a short time, we can lose ourselves in the activities and perhaps laugh more happily.
()16. We can learn from the passage that friends always .
A. tell us to do foolish things B. share our sadness and interests
C. tell us other people's secrets D. leave us alone when we need help
()17. According to the passage, friends help us reduce stress by .
A. laughing at our problems
B. listening to us and talking about what is stressing us
C. ignoring our feelings
D. making us work harder
()18. 新考向 篇章结构 The best structure of this passage is .

()19. What does the article mainly talk about?
A. The importance of having friends in our childhood.
B. The role of friends in providing emotional and practical support.
C. How to make friends and maintain friendships.
D. The psychological benefits of having imaginary friends.