芜湖市十一中小升初英语考试真题卷.docx

芜湖市十一中小升初英语考试真题卷

WuhuNo.11MiddleSchoolEntranceExamEnglishTestPaper

ReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestionsorchoosethebestoptiontofinishthesentences.

TheancientChinesephilosopherConfuciusoncesaid,Itsapleasuretolearnandapplywhatyouhavelearned,isntitapleasure,too,tohavefriendsfromafar?Weallagreetothissaying,andhowdowemanagetomakefriendsfromafarinthemodernworld?

First,weneedtoopenourheartsandmindstodifferentculturesandbewillingtolearnfromothers.Itsimportanttoembracediversityandbecuriousabouttheworldaroundus.Bybeingopen-mindedandrespectfultowardsothercustomsandtraditions,wecanbuildconnectionswithpeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds.

Second,communicationiskey.Intodaysdigitalage,itseasierthanevertoconnectwithpeoplefromallovertheglobe.Whetherthroughsocialmedia,videocalls,oronlinemessagingapps,wecanformfriendshipswithindividualsfromdifferentcountriesandcontinents.Byengaginginmeaningfulconversationsandsharingourthoughtsandexperiences,wecanbridgethegapbetweenculturesandmakelastingconnections.

Lastly,weshouldbeproactiveinreachingouttoothers.Dontbeshytoinitiateconversationsoraskquestionsaboutsomeonescultureorlanguage.Showinggenuineinterestinothersandbeingwillingtostepoutofourcomfortzonescanleadtomeaningfulfriendshipsthattranscendgeographicalboundaries.

Overall,makingfriendsfromafarisarewardingexperiencethatenrichesourlivesandbroadensourperspectives.Byembracingdiversity,communicatingeffectively,andbeingproactiveinreachingout,wecanmakeconnectionswithpeoplefromallcornersoftheworld.

Questions:

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidConfuciusemphasizetheimportanceof?

A.Makingfriendsfromafar

B.Learningfromothers

C.