题目内容
Most friendships die a nature death: people move, change jobs, or start different stages of life. Other friendships, however, end unexpectedly. When a friendship is over and you don’t understand why, it can be especially painful. Sometimes a friend ends your relationship without telling you why.
The loss of friendship might be worth reflecting on. Knowing when a friendship is over and why it ends may help you build stronger friendships in the future.
●See if you can find a problem.
When a friendship is over, examine your relationship. Perhaps you remember your friend complaining that you’re always late. Maybe you seldom return your friend’s phone calls. When a friend ends your relationship, try to find out the reasons why the friendship is over.
●Write a letter to your friend.
Express your feelings about the friendship. Do you miss seeing them? Do you have any regrets? Would you act differently if you were still friends? Make it an honest communication.
●Express your feeling of being hurt or anger.
Write or talk about how you feel in a letter. When a friendship is over, it’s important to communicate exactly how hurt you feel, and why. Write until you have nothing left to say. When a friend ends your relationship, you do have the right to express yourself.
●Communicate that you are open to pick up the friendship.
When a friendship is over and you want to reconnect some day, send Christmas, or birthday cards. Say hi and send greetings through mutual(共有的) friends. When a friendship is over, don’t give up until you’re ready.
●Decide to make your present friendships better.
An adviser once told me that simply talking about your relationship strengthens your relationship. Talk to your present friends. Are they happy with your friendship? If a friend ends your relationship, learn something from it.
47.The underlined phrase “reflecting on” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. thinking about B. giving up C. keeping on D. getting angry
48.What can we know from “See if you can find a problem.”?
A. You are always late when you and your friend plan to go out.
B. You often refuse to answer your friend’s phone calls.
C. Your friend is fond of complaining all the time.
D. Perhaps your friendship is over because of your problem.
49. When a friendship is over, you may do all the following EXCEPT .
A. write a letter to your friend to tell your regrets
B. talk about how you feel about your friendship
C. ask your friends whose fault on earth it is
D. send your greetings to your friend before giving up
50. The purpose of this passage is to .
A. explain why you lose a friendship
B. suggest what to do when a friendship is over
C. tell you when a friendship is over
D. advise how to end a friendship
ADCB
The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:
“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”
“I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”
But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”
I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.
Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame (责怪) others, and you play the role of victim (受害者), chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.
This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard (标准) for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.
【小题1】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
| A.A friend in need is a friend indeed |
| B.How to make friendship last for ever |
| C.You are who your friends are |
| D.Friends are the most important in one’s success |
| A.they’ll push you ahead | B.they’ll influence you |
| C.they’ll cover your shortcomings | D.they’ll help you achieve your goal |
| A.the musicians’ living conditions are quite poor |
| B.people have poor taste in music |
| C.people have different attitudes towards the same thing |
| D.young people have greater chances of succeeding |
| A.improve a lot in making more friends |
| B.come to the right way of making friends |
| C.develop a better relationship with your friends |
| D.arrange the time with your friends properly |