【正文】 hout them. Wish your friends good luck. Examine your purpose before you “help out”. Love and never fet them. 1. The author thinks making friends is _________. A. difficult B. easy C. funny D. interesting 2. What does the underlined word “fundamental” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. basic. B. beautiful. C. fortable. D. meaningful. 3. Which would be the best title for this passage? A. Where to Meet Friends? B. How to Make Friends? C. What Is a Friend Indeed? D. Everyone Needs Friends B If you are sitting, please stand up. Move your legs. Touch your toes if you can. Do anything but sit. New research shows that if you cut down on the time you spend sitting, you might live longer. Sitting less than three hours a day might extend（延長） your life by two years. Cutting television time to less than two hours a day can add one point four years to life. The human body is designed to move. The fact is just the opposite. Modern lifestyles and office jobs don’t give us the chance to move around. We sit while we’re eating。 第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié) （共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C、和 D）中，選出最佳選項，在 在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 廣東省普寧市華美實驗學校 20202020 學年高一英語下學期期中試題 注意事項：本試卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，總分 120分。 考試時間為 100分鐘。 A Have you ever felt that you want more friends? Have you found that you don’t know how to make friends? Don’t worry. It’s easier than it looks. Start with small actions. If you’re unfortable with long conversations with people, start by just saying “hi” and asking what the person is doing. Even if you do more listening than talking in the beginning, people will usually still like you. When it es to conversations, remember “.”. It stands for family, occupation(職業(yè) ) and recreation(休閑 ). You are most likely to be asked about these three topics when you meet someone new. Most people feel fortable talking about the three topics. The great thing is that you also can municate with someone new in these three areas. Honesty is the best policy. In friendship, “honesty” is the fundamental quality that one must have. One should always be honest with his or her friends. Don’t laugh at people’s fault. Praise them honestly and openly. Say you are sorry if you hurt your friend. Give more than you take. Be there when they need you, encourage them。 we sit in the car。 walk to the offices and talk directly instead of ing colleagues(同事 ). All these activities may help you live longer. should people stand up according to the new research? should touch their toes. B. Standing more can cure some diseases. C. They spend too much time watching TV. D. Sitting less does people good and may help people live longer. 5. What can we learn about sitting? is the best position for the body. B. The more people sit, the better they will be. C. People usually have to sit for a long time nowadays. D. Americans sit longer every day than people in other countries. 6. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to? . B. Sitting. C. Standing. D. The walking hour. 7. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The “treadmill desk” is used by people to run. B. The new design of desks can help people sit less. C. It’s better for school students to use standing desks. D. It’s nec essary for panies to offer a sitting desk to every employees. C . Cold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on peop