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ive the farmers hope of a good planting season. Without friends our life would be like a desert where our only friend would be loneliness and sadness. The most fortunate person is the one who has friends from all levels in the society. A driver might find friends not only among his colleagues but among farmers, bankers, traders, students, politicians or teachers. We should never fet our old friends when we make new ones. We should treasure each of our friends whether poor or rich, beautiful or not. Each friend is unique in his or her own way. And all together, they enrich life and make it very colourful. 1. What is the main topic of the passage? A. How to sail through the sea of life. B. Friends and friendship. C. A friend in need is a friend indeed. D. Never fet old friends when making new ones. 2. What is the correct understanding of friends according to the writer? A. Friends who share our happiness are not real friends. B. Friends will take us through rough seas. C. Friends never expect anything from others. D. Friends can be different people around us. 3. An unknown person can be a friend as well when _____________ . A. he helps you with what you need B. he is told how to find his way C. he bees one of your family D. he is a driver taking you from and to work 4. The underlined word “ unique” in the last paragraph most probably means “ ____________” . A. rich B. poor C. special D. valuable 5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?[來源 :學(xué)科網(wǎng) ZXXK] A. We need to help our friends because it is our duty to support others. B. Best friends need to share only their sorrows and disforts. C. We make friends with farmers because they39。re like the sunshine to keep us warm. D. We should fet the old friends when making new ones. B One of the most famous nursery rhymes(搖籃曲 ) in the English language is Mary Had a Little Lamb. It has touched many children who have read it. It is about the deep love between a young girl and her pet lamb. The poem is from a true story that happened in the early part of the 19th century in the town of Sterling, Massachusetts, in the USA. Mary Sawyer (1806- 1889) lived on a farm with her family. One day, when she was about nine years old, she saw a little lamb that had just been born and left behind by its mother. It was very weak and looked as if it would die that very moment. Mary took pity on the lamb and spent the whole night looking after it. Eventually, it grew strong and became a very close friend with Mary, following her everywhere she went. One day, the lamb even followed Mary to school. At first she wanted to turn it back but her brother suggested that it would be fun to take the lamb to school. During the class, she hid the lamb under her desk. But when she was called to go to the front of the class, to her shock, the lamb followed her. Though the students and the teacher thought it was funny to see a lamb at school, the teacher had to ask Mary to keep the lamb outside of the school. That very day, a young man called John Roulstone was visiting Mary39。s school. He was so moved by the love between the child and her little pet lamb that he wrote a poem which he handed to Mary the next day. His poem contained twelve lines. Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was as white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day。 That was against the rule. It made the children laugh and play To see the lamb at school. And so the teacher turned it out, but still it lingered near And waited patiently about[來源 :學(xué)科網(wǎng) ] Till Mary did appear. Later, Sara Josepha Hale