课时跟踪练(一) Introduction & Reading Pre reading.阅读理解 AI have a very dear friend named Donna who has a passion for opera. She loves to sing her favorite operas, listen to operas, read about operas, talk about operas (when she can find someone wholl listen), but much to her disappointment, she only goes to the opera occasionally (偶尔)Why doesnt she go to the opera more often? Well, unfortunately, Donnas husband and all of her friends dislike opera as much as she loves it, and getting any of them to go to the opera with her is not an easy task.Donnas experience is a good example of why you should have friends for every occasion. If youve created your own explanation of friendship, Im sure youll agree that finding one person that completely fits the_bill is difficult.Why miss out on doing something you enjoy because none of your present friends are interested? Go to find friends that share your interests. Friendships based on an activity are easy to establish. The main purpose of this website www.entertainments.com is to create a way for people to find friends that share their interests. Take a look around. Check out the various features of the site. You can make new friends in your neighborhood, or around the world that share one or two of your interests, or several.Joining a club or taking a class is another great way to meet people that share your interests. However, dont sit back and wait for someone to approach you. Take the initiative and set activity dates. You can limit the friendship to that activity only, or let it expand into other areas of your life. Its up to you.It has been said that variety is the spice (调料) of life. So, spice up your life by enjoying a variety of activities with a variety of people. Seeking out friends for every occasion will help you do just that.语篇解读：本文旨在告诉我们应该交适合每个场合的朋友。1Donna doesnt go to the opera often because _.Ashe is busy with workBshe doesnt like operaCshe doesnt get along well with othersDshe cant find anyone to go with her解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知答案。2The underlined phrase “the bill” in Paragraph 3 refers to _.Ainterest in the operaByour shared experience with a friendCthe money you have to payDwhat you think a friend should be like解析：选D词义猜测题。根据第三段的“If youve created your own explanation of friendship .”可知，the bill指“你自己给友谊下的定义”。3Which of the following ways is NOT mentioned as a way to make friends?AHolding a party.BGoing to www.entertainments.com.CJoining a club.DTaking a class.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第四段的“The main purpose of this website . share their interests.”和第五段的“Joining a club or taking a class is another great way to meet people .”可知，只有A项文中没有提及。4Whats the best title for the passage?AValue the friendship around youBHave friends for every occasionCBuild trust among friendsDShare your joy with your friends解析：选B标题归纳题。本文旨在告诉我们应该交适合每个场合的朋友，因此选B。BOnce again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Paris. Thats where the similarities ended.I was tall and she was short. I was one of the oldest in the class while she was the youngest. I was awkward (笨拙的) and shy. She wasnt. I couldnt stand her, considering her as my enemy. But she wanted to be friends with me.One day, she invited me over and I said yes I was too shocked to say no. Actually no one had invited me over to play before. But this girl, who wore the latest fashions, wanted to see me.She lived on the fourth floor in a tworoom place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies which was my next surprise. I would have thought shed outgrown (长大而放弃) them. I had never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walkin cupboard laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. Thats when we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older. We both had wild imaginations.We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws (下巴) ached from smiling so much. She showed me her outfits (全套服装), which had mostly come from a designer clothing store (时装设计店) down the block. The woman who owned it used her as a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange.Paris had the whole neighborhood attracted. The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free pieces. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each others houses, spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall.Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the tough teenage years and taught me an amazing thing about making friends: your “worst enemy” can turn out to be your best friend.语篇解读：作者回忆了转学后，与女同学Paris由相识、敌对到和睦相处，最后成为最要好的朋友的过程以及作者内心的感受。5Which of the following is most probably the best title?AA story about ParisBAn