Question

【题目】When I was a little girl, my mom would say, “Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others.” 【1】 Friends and mates allow us to enjoy our successes and our joys, comfort us in our hard moments, and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves. I’ve always looked at friends as the family we choose. They enrich our lives. As Robert Louis Steven once said, “【2】”.

To be a good friend or partner, it’s important to be a good listener. Hear what your friend or mate has to say first rather than jump to conclusions or get defensive. 【3】 When they hear their words repeated back to them, it can help them to realize what they said was not exactly what they meant to say.

【4】 You know the old golden rule, “Care for others the way you would like them to care for you.” The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure. Encouragement and confidence are the gifts that can help change a person’s life.

Take care, though, with whom you choose to have close relationship, for they can have a great effect on yourself – respect and life path. As someone once told me “【5】 They will either take you up or down.”

A. I am afraid so.

B. It is quite true

C. Friendship is the most important factor.

D. Sometimes it is useful to be their mirror.

E. A friend is a present which you give yourself.

F. The attitudes of your friends are like the buttons on a lift.

G. Patience, sympathy and understanding are also important qualities.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】E

【3】D

【4】G

【5】F

【解析】

【1】B前面讲到妈妈说的话，后面又在生活中体验到了这句话的正确性，故选B

【2】E根据前面所讲到的朋友带来的好处，可知，朋友是你自己给自己的礼物，故选E项。

【3】D根据下文可知，有时候学会倾听，然后把朋友的话反馈给他们的时候，能够帮助朋友意识到他们所说的话并非是他们想要说的话。说明倾听有时会成为一面有用的镜子。

【4】G后面讲到关心别人的方式就是别人关心你的方式，所以我们需要耐心，同情心和理解，故选G项。

【5】F根据下文他们要么带你上去要么带你下来，可知，你朋友的态度就像电梯的按钮，故选F项。