阅读理解

Friendship Day is celebrated every year on the first Sunday in the month of August. People give their loved ones or friends friendship bracelets （手链） and other gifts to celebrate their friendship. The culture of friendship bracelets is as old as even thousands of years.

After the WWII， the Para cord （绳子） bracelets became very popular. These were also known as survival bracelets. One of the main reasons is that it was often used for a rescue （援救） purpose. Para cord， used in the parachute （降落伞）， does not wear away easily and is strong and durable. Because of its light weight， people could carry it along easily. If required， it could be made a very long rope and be used as a rescue rope. Hunters used it to find their way that they could return without getting lost.

Today there are all kinds of Para cord bracelets， made of colored strings. Girls like thinner and colorful bracelets. Many choose to make the bracelets by themselves for their dear friends. This not only appeals more to the feelings of people but also makes them know how much their friends mean to them. People keep the bracelets given by their friends long. Many people choose colored strings keeping the depth of their friendship in mind. White， yellow， orange and red show the different levels of friendship. Pure friendship is shown in white； the red color means love. An orange friendship bracelet is given to show strong friendship and yellow as simple friendship. Today， not only do the young people sport these friendship bracelets， but even the old do.

Does friendship have an age？ Yes. Friendship is like the wine， and the older you get， the stronger your friendship is.

1. What is the main reason for Para cord bracelets becoming popular？

A. They can bring you good luck.

B. They are used in the parachute.

C. They are colorful and beautiful.

D. They can be used as rescue ropes.

2. The underlined word “durable” in Paragraph 2 probably means

“___”.

A. beautiful B. long-lasting

C. important D. expensive

3. What can we learn from the passage？

A. Hunters used Para cord to catch animals.

B. Friendship Day is the first day of August.

C. Few girls like thinner and colorful bracelets.

D. Many people make the bracelets by themselves.

4. What does this passage mainly tells us？

A. The importance of friendship.

B. How to celebrate Friendship Day.

C. The culture of friendship bracelets.

D. How to choose friendship bracelets.

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A fifteen-year-old boy named Justin Foster in Dover， New Hampshire went missing two days ago. It was not until the lunchtime the next day that he 1 （find） missing. His mother became 2 （worry） and asked her husband to call the police. People offered many explanations for his disappearance. Kelly， his sister said that Justin returned home the night before and even heard 3 （he） put on his favorite CD， and just then she happened

4 （see） a large spaceship 5 （fly） outside the window， so she thought Justin must have been taken away 6 some aliens. Some people also said that they themselves 7 （experience） this kind of thing. But Detective Sam Peterson， 8 took charge of the case， said that there was 9 （real） no hard evidence （证据） that aliens took him and that they wouldnt give 10 until they found out what had happened.

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