题目内容
When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate (照亮) me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: “Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think: “Yes, I must tell...” We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
【小题1】In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to .
A.share poems and stories with her friend |
B.go to her friend’s house regularly |
C.become serious about her study |
D.learn from her classmates at school |
A.our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared |
B.we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London |
C.our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us |
D.we parted with each other in London |
A.call each other regularly | B.enjoy writing to each other |
C.have similar personalities | D.dream of meeting each other |
A.seek professional help | B.break the silence |
C.stay with her best friend | D.be left alone |
A.Noble Companions | B.Remarkable Imagination |
C.Lifelong Friendship | D.Unforgettable Experiences |
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
【小题5】A
解析试题分析:文章主要讲述了作者与昔日的朋友间的所发生的事情,同时表达了作者对待朋友的一些看法和感悟。
【小题1】细节题。根据文章第二段We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle.可知,在八年级的时候,作者和她的朋友在学校很少说话,但是放学后,她的朋友会来他家,她们一起分享诗歌和故事。故选A
【小题2】推断题。We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.根据文章第三段我们每周日见面,发现了很多有趣的事情,我们一直走,直到我们不累了,然后才分开。我们一起对伦敦的探索是我们彼此最值得纪念的。故选C
【小题3】细节题。根据文章第四段We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves.我们长期的相互写信,在信中,我们经常发现最新奇的自己。故选B
【小题4】细节题。根据文章to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend. 对于那些最黑暗的时刻,我宁愿成为我自己最好的朋友,可知作者更喜欢自己一个人呆着。故选D
【小题5】文章对朋友这一概念的感悟很深,在自己和朋友出于绝望时,他们彼此安慰,彼此一起探索这个世界,可知最好的标题是高贵的朋友。
考点:人生百味类议论文
点评:文章围绕对朋友的感悟来展开讲述。解答此类文章需要对文章花两分钟过的时间进行浏览,把握作者写作的大意,同时将自己设身处地的融入情节中,对于第一遍做不出的题目不要急于作答,将后续题目答完后再仔细作答。
Gallows humor(黑色幽默) may seem like a mistake, or at least in poor taste. But psychologists say that gallows humor can be an important way to relieve stress.“Humor makes you feel in control and it can give you that feeling that everything is okay even when it’s not,”says James M.Jones, a psychology professor at the University of Delaware.
Psychologists say that just because you’re laughing doesn’t mean you’re wasting time. Occasional tease among colleagues, particularly if it is associated with the job, can inspire creativity, departmental cohesiveness(凝聚力) and performance.
“There are a lot of stresses out there,”says Ed Dunkelblau, a psychologist in Chicago.“Gallows humor is a way of making difficult things a little less difficult.”
This is as long as the humor is used for the right purpose. The main point of it should be inspiring people—not laughing at them. “Anything that would lift morale(士气) in terms of the company would be good humor,”says Thierry Guedj, a professor.
You want to give your employees and co-workers a sense of belonging, so don’t make observations that are aggressive. Most obviously, Dr. Guedj says, don’t make comments about people’s physical appearance or faith. If you have any doubt about its appropriateness, don’t go through with it.
Or you can take aim at the person that you know won’t be offended(冒犯): yourself. “If there’s going to be a joke or story, it should be you,”Mr Dunkelblau says.
“People with the ability to laugh at themselves can give other people permission to laugh at themselves, too,”Mr Jones says.“And if you can laugh at yourself, you feel better about yourself.”
1.According to the passage, gallows humor has the following functions EXCEPT .
A.leading to a big mistake |
B.reducing pressure |
C.making people more creative |
D.improving performance |
2.What is Ed Dunkelblau’s attitude towards gallows humor?
A.Negative. |
B.Positive. |
C.Neutral.(中立的) |
D.Uncertain. |
3.When people use gallows humor, they should .
A.observe who is aggressive |
B.show a sense of belonging |
C.doubt about the result of humor |
D.try to avoid involving private things |
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A.People tend to laugh at others rather than themselves. |
B.Laughing at yourself can make others free from stress. |
C.People can’t avoid offending others with gallows humor. |
D.People who laugh at themselves are easy to gain others’ permission. |
Most people feel lonely sometimes,but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours,This kind of loneliness is not serious.In fact,it is quite normal.For some people,though,loneliness can last for years.Now researchers say loneliness comes in three different types.
The first kind of loneliness is temporary.This is the most common type.It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention.The second kind is situation,for example,family problem,the death of a loved one,or moving to a new place.Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems,such as headaches and sleeplessness,it usually does not last for more than a year.The third kind of loneliness is the most serious.Unlike the second type, chronic (the opposite of‘temporary’) usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause.People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others.Unfortunately,many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.
Psychologists(心理学家) agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person’s social contacts,for example,friends,family members,co-workers,etc.We depend on various people for different reasons.For instance.our family give us emotional support,our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our fiends share similar interests and activities.
However,psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts,they sometimes feel they should have more.They question their popularity.
Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons:they are unhappy and unable to socialize arid there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease,while temporary and situational loneliness can be a sad,and sometimes dangerous condition.
1.How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?
A.Talk to friends. |
B.Go to see a doctor. |
C.Just ignore it. |
D.Ask your teacher for guidance. |
2.Why do psychologists want to help chronically lonely people?
A.Chronic loneliness can cause family problems. |
B.Chronic loneliness is incurable. |
C.Chronic loneliness can not be overcome. |
D.Chronic loneliness call cause serious illness. |
3.Loneliness is divided according to ________.
A.the time it lasts |
B.the places where it appears |
C.different people it happen to |
D.different seasons when it appears |