题目内容
【题目】Having friends may well keep you healthier and help you deal with stress better. Some studies show that people with close friends have a greater ability to fight disease than people who are alone.
Place friendship in the first place. Find the time to be with friends even if it means letting the lawn go unmoved or the dishes unwashed for a while. When you can’t get together, use the phone to keep in touch.
Open up to close friends. Keeping a deep friendship requires a level of “heartfelt” intimacy (亲密). Don’t be afraid to express your inner fears and disappointments. Listen to your friends when they have problems, but offer advice only when it’s wanted. Help raise friends’ self-esteem when they are sad about a job loss, or other such events.
Have different friends for different activities, such as going to the movies,singing in a choir, and joining in a bowling league.
Don’t wait for a friend to ask for helps. When a friend has the flu, offer to go to the store or drive his or her children to their after-school activities.
Never take a friendship for granted. Like a good marriage, friendship needs care and patience. Become a joiner. Find a group that matches your interests.
Talk to strangers. Conversations started in museums, laundry rooms, or bookstores can lead to firm friendship.
Enroll in an adult-education course. A classroom is an ideal place to meet others with similar interests.
【1】People with close friends have a ________ ability to fight disease than people who are alone.
A. lessB. greaterC. poorer D. little
【2】What we should do to have friends according to the author?
A. Make friendship a priority(头等大事).
B. Open up to close friends.
C. Never take a friendship for granted.
D. All the above.
【3】Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. You should have different friends for the same activities.
B. You should wait for a friend to ask a favor.
C. You should avoid talking with strangers in museums, laundry rooms, or bookstores.
D. You should never take a friendship for granted.
【4】The underlined word “enroll” in the last paragraph means ________.
A. GiveB. JoinC. Get D. Catch
【答案】
【1】B
【2】D
【3】D
【4】B
【解析】
试题分析:这篇短文强调了朋友的重要性,讲述了我们应该怎样和朋友相处,提出了人们应该用心经营友谊。
【1】B 细节分析题。从文中第一段中“Some studies show that people with close friends have a greater ability to fight disease than people who are alone.”可以看出,有好朋友的人比孤独的人更有能力战胜疾病。故选B。
【2】D 细节理解题。从文中“Place friendship in the first place.”把朋友放在第一位;“Open up to close friends. ”对亲密的朋友敞开心扉;“ Never take a friendship for granted.”不要把友谊当做理所当然;从中可以看出A.B.C.选项均符合题意。故选D。
【3】D 细节理解题。从文中倒数第三段“Never take a friendship for granted. Like a good marriage, friendship needs care and patience. Become a joiner. Find a group that matches your interests.”中可以看出,作者认为我们不能把友谊当做理所当然,就像美满的婚姻一样,友谊需要关心和耐心。做一个主动参与者。找到一个与你志同道合的圈子,从而可以推断D项是正确的。故选D。
【4】B 词义猜测题。从最后一段中“Enroll in an adult-education course. ”,即参加成人教育课程,可以推断出enroll应该是“加入”的意思。只有B项有“加入”的意思,故选B。