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【题目】“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion. It was written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely lonely life. Without other people, life will become empty and sad. We all need to have friends.

For some of us, although making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.

There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best seller. It was later put into 28 languages.

Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book:

Be friendly and polite.

Always greet with a smile. Begin with “Excuse me” or “Would you please” when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “Thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.

Go out of your way to be nice.

Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbor may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better.

Remember names.

They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.

Be open-minded.

Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.

Listen patiently.

When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.

【1】What does the underlined sentence “No one can live a completely lonely life.” mean?

A. No one can live a hard life. B. No one can live without difficulty.

C. No one can live alone. D. No one can live on an island.

【2】Why do some of us find it not easy to make friends?

A. Because we are afraid of making bad friends.

B. Because we are shy to take the first action.

C. Because we feel sure that we already have enough friends.

D. Because we feel worried that we won’t be able to keep our friends.

【3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie.

B. Friends are always friends.

C. Few people bought Carnegie’s book.

D. The writer of this passage agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie.

【4】What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A. How to Make Friends.

B. A Famous book about friendship.

C. Friendship is the first.

D. Something about John Donne and Dale Carnegie.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】人不会完全孤独地生活在世界上，我们都需要朋友。本文介绍了戴尔·卡耐基的名著《如何赢得朋友并且影响别人》，书中讲述的是如何交朋友的一些建议：友好并且有礼貌、尽力和蔼、记住名字、开放的观点、有耐心地倾听等等。

【1】推理判断题。题意：有下划线的“No one can live a completely lonely life.”是什么意思？A. No one can live a hard life.没有人可以过艰苦的生活；B. No one can live without difficulty.没有人可以过没有困难的日子；C. No one can live alone.没有人可以单独生活；D. No one can live on an island.没有人可以生活在一座岛屿上。由第一段里的：Without other people, life will become empty and sad. We all need to have friends.没有其他人，生活会变得空空的，令人伤心的。我们都需要有朋友。可以推测出本句的意思是说没有人可以完全独立地生活，我们都需要朋友。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。题意：为什么我们中有些人发现交朋友不容易？A. Because we are afraid of making bad friends.因为我们害怕交坏朋友；B. Because we are shy to take the first action.因为我们害羞而不能走出第一步；C. Because we feel sure that we already have enough friends.因为我们相信自己已经有足够多的朋友了；D. Because we feel worried that we won’t be able to keep our friends.因为我们对我们不能留住朋友而担心。由第二段里的：feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move.可知，因为感觉害羞，所以我们可能不想迈出交友的第一步。故选B。

【3】推理判断题。题意：根据短文下面哪一个是对的？A. John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie. John Donne向Dale Carnegie学到了一些东西；B. Friends are always friends.朋友始终是朋友；C. Few people bought Carnegie’s book.很少有人买Carnegie的书；D. The writer of this passage agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie.本文作者赞同 John Donne和Dale Carnegie的观点。根据短文内容，作者介绍了John Donne的名言和Dale Carnegie的名著，他同意两人的观点。故选D。

【4】主旨大意题。题意：作者主要想告诉我们什么？A. How to Make Friends.怎样交朋友；B. A Famous book about friendship.一本关于友情的名著；C. Friendship is the first.友谊第一；D. Something about John Donne and Dale Carnegie.一些有关John Donne和Dale Carnegie的情况。本文主要介绍的是戴尔卡耐基的名著《如何赢得朋友并且影响别人》，书中讲述的是如何交朋友的一些建议。故选A。