Every person needs friends. Friends are __1.__ who open their hearts to us. They always encourage us to try our __2.__ to do everything, and they even make us face challenges bravely. __3.__ in touch with our friends is important to us all. In this way, we can know how everything is going on with our friends. Friends communicate with each other in different ways. Some make phone calls to their friends __4.__. Some send postcards to their friends when they go on holiday. Others prefer to send interesting articles and __5.__ along with their letters. Among the ways, there must be your favorite one. Anyway, let’s communicate with our friends as often as possible.

 (B)

Music touches our hearts and shortens (缩短) the distance between people of different countries. The super star Jay Chou has cooperated with the American NBA star Kobe Bryant to create a song named The Heaven and Earth Challenge. That’s a song written by Jay Chou whose favorite sport is basketball. It expresses the love for basketball. And it encourages young people to be more confident. Jay Chou has learned much from Kobe’s sports spirit. In the song, Jay Chou does most of the singing part while Kobe plays a part of rapper (说唱者). People can download the ring tone (铃声) of the song from the Internet. All the money from the downloads will go to Project Hope, which aims to improve educational environment in poor areas in China.

任务1. 用方框里所给的单词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理（每词限用一次）

任务2. 根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。

6.d__________: space between two points or places

7.e__________: give confidence or hope to somebody

任务3.同义句转换，每空一词。

Jay Chou has learned much from Kobe’s sports spirit.

Jay Chou has learned 8.______ 9.______ from Kobe’s sports spirit.

任务4. 根据短文内容简答问题。

10.What does the song express?

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1．Liu Na has studied English for five years．（就划线部分提问）

________ ________ has Liu Na studied English?

2．Wang Hua is similar to her father．（改为同义句）

Wang Hua ________ ________ her father．

3．I like music．I can sing along with the music．（合并为一句）

I like music ________ I can sing along with．

4．She has already gone to Ji Nan．（改为否定句）

She ________ ________ to Ji Nan________．

5．Tom's never laughed at others．（改为反意疑问句）

Tom's never laughed at others，________ ________?

任务型阅读
Confidence（自信） is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude （态度）.A study shows that the people who are more confident are much __ (1)______. They can have more chances to make ____(1)_____ successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:
·Speak loud   When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loudly enough so that people can hear you clearly. The .high voice can help you become more confident.
·Play sports   Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. (2) A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
·Encourage yourself  Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.
·Get rid of （消除） fear  Fear comes along with failure （失败）. But it’s easy to overcome （克服） if you know that failure is part of your life. Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.
·Pick up a hobby   If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
【小题1】在空白处填下所缺的单词，每空一词：____________  ____________
【小题2】将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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【小题3】根据短文内容，回答问题：How can you encourage yourself?
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【小题4】找出与下句意思相同或相近的句子：
Please speak as loudly as possible in order to make yourself heard clearly.
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【小题5】请找出或写出短文主题句。
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阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。

Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident.

 Speak loud   When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak _______(1) enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can _______(1) you become more confident.[来源:学&科&网]

 Play sports   Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.(2)

 Encourage yourself  Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.

 Pick up a hobby   If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.

 Get rid of (消除) fear  Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it's easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.

1.在(1)处横线上填入适当的词。___________　___________

2.将（2）处划线部分翻译成中文。______________________________________________

3.回答问题How many suggestions can help you to be more confident?    ______________

4.找出并写出所给句子的同义句。

If singing is your favourite, you can sing as often as possible.__________________________

5.找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

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