芜湖市十一中小升初英语考试真题卷.pdfVIP

芜湖市十一中小升初英语考试真题卷

WuhuNo.11MiddleSchoolEntranceExamEnglishTest

Paper

ReadingComprehension

PartA

DirectionsReadthefollowingpassageandanswerthe

questionsorchoosethebestoptiontofinishthesentences.

TheancientChinesephilosopherConfuciusoncesaid,Itsa

pleasuretolearnandapplywhatyouhavelearned,isntita

pleasure,too,tohavefriendsfromafar?Weallagreetothis

saying,andhowdowemanagetomakefriendsfromafarinthe

modernworld?

First,weneedtoopenourheartsandmindstodifferent

culturesandbewillingtolearnfromothers.Itsimportantto

embracediversityandbecuriousabouttheworldaroundus.By

beingopen-mindedandrespectfultowardsothercustomsand

traditions,wecanbuildconnectionswithpeoplefromdifferent

backgrounds.

Second,communicationiskey.Intodaysdigitalage,its

easierthanevertoconnectwithpeoplefromallovertheglobe.

Whetherthroughsocialmedia,videocalls,oronlinemessaging

apps,wecanformfriendshipswithindividualsfromdifferent

countriesandcontinents.Byengaginginmeaningful

conversationsandsharingourthoughtsandexperiences,wecan

bridgethegapbetweenculturesandmakelastingconnections.

Lastly,weshouldbeproactiveinreachingouttoothers.

Dontbeshytoinitiateconversationsoraskquestionsabout

someonescultureorlanguage.Showinggenuineinterestin

othersandbeingwillingtostepoutofourcomfortzonescan

leadtomeaningfulfriendshipsthattranscendgeographical

boundaries.

Overall,makingfriendsfromafarisarewardingexperience

thatenrichesourlivesandbroadensourperspectives.By

embracingdiversity,communicatingeffectively,andbeing

proactiveinreachingout,wecanmakeconnectionswithpeople

fromallcornersoftheworld.

Questions

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidConfuciusemphasize

theimportanceof?

A.Makingfri