Question

【题目】 When we were very small, we realized that having friends was important. Some of us even had imaginary (想象中的)friends. The need for friends continued as we grew into our teens. Friends played a big part in forming our personalities (性格). As adults，it is still important for us to have friends.

True friends are people who like us though we made mistakes and who listen to us and tell us the truth. Friends support our decisions and tell us when we're foolish. They laugh with us and share our sadness. They are our partners and share interests with us. They stimulate us when we are feeling down. They are people we aren't afraid of telling our secret wishes to or what is really on our minds.

Friends are our supporters. When you can depend on friends, you feel safe and warm.

Friends offer acceptance and emotional (情感的) support. At times, they also help with our everyday lives, cooking a meal, doing chores, or giving us a lift when we need one. Friends also are there to offer advice, an ear to listen, or a shoulder to cry on.

Friends also help us reduce stress. Not only do they listen to us when we feel stressed, but they also discuss what is stressing us. Sharing interests and doing activities with friends help us forget about problems at work or at home. For a short time, we can lose ourselves in a pleasant activity and perhaps laugh and breathe more easily.

【1】What is the best title for the passage?

A.How to Reduce StressB.How to Make New Friends

C.The Importance of FriendsD.The Qualities of Good Friends

【2】The underlined word "stimulate" in Paragraph 2 probably means ______ .

A.educateB.encourage

C.surpriseD.dislike

【3】We can learn from the third paragraph that friends always ______.

A.laugh at us when we're foolish

B.tell us other people's secrets

C.share our sadness and interests

D.support us when we need help

【4】According to the passage, we can reduce stress by ______.

a. Making more new friends

b. discussing stress with friends

c. ignoring our problems for a while

d. Sharing interests with friends

A.a,b,cB.b,c,d

C.a,b,dD.a,c ,d

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了朋友对一个人来说不管在任何时候都很重要。他们接受并喜欢原本的我们，永远支持我们，并可以帮助我们缓解压力。

【1】主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其第一段When we were very small, we realized that having friends was important. Some of us even had imaginary friends. The need for friends continued as we grew into our teens. Friends played a big part in forming our personalities. As adults，it is still important for us to have friends.(当我们小时候，我们意识到有朋友很重要。我们中有些人有假想的朋友。对朋友的需要随着我们进入青少年时期继续。作为成人，对我们来说有朋友仍然非常重要)可知，本文主要讲述了朋友对我们的重要性。C. The Importance of Friends(朋友的重要性)可以作为本文标题，故选C项。

【2】词义猜测题。根据第二段的They laugh with us and share our sadness. They are our partners and share interests with us. They stimulate us when we are feeling down.可知，朋友和我们一起欢笑，分享我们的悲伤。他们是我们的搭档，与我们情趣相投。当我们情绪低落时，他们stimulate我们。根据句意可知，朋友总是对我们有益，由此猜测划线部分的意思是“鼓励/使……有勇气”。B. encourage(鼓励)符合以上说法，故选B项。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段的Friends are our supporters. (朋友是我们的支持者)可知，当我们需要帮助时，朋友会支持我们。D. support us when we need help(在我们需要帮助时支持我们)符合以上说法，故选D项。

【4】细节理解题。根据最后一段的Friends also help us reduce stress. Not only do they listen to us when we feel stressed, but they also discuss what is stressing us. Sharing interests and doing activities with friends help us forget about problems at work or at home.(朋友也可以帮助我们减少压力。他们不仅在我们有压力时，听我们诉说，也帮助我们分析是什么给我们造成了压力。和朋友共享兴趣以及一起参与活动可以帮助我们忘记工作或家庭的问题)可知，和朋友谈论压力、同他们一起参加活动暂时忘记问题，以及和他们共享兴趣都可以帮助我们缓解压力。即b. discussing stress with friends(和朋友谈论压力);c. ignoring our problems for a while(同他们一起参加活动暂时忘记问题);d. Sharing interests with friends(和他们共享兴趣) 所提到的内容。B. b,c,d符合以上说法，故选B项。