Question

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 a 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 you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.
Attitudes are important. Whether they are positive(积极的) or negative (消极的)，they are rubbing off on you. If you are around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim(受害者) , chances are you will start 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 hand out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard 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(职业) path.”
【小题1】Which of the following would be the best title for the 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

【小题2】The underlined sentence “ rubbing off on you” means ________ .

A．They’ll push you ahead	B．They will influence(影响) you
C．They’ll cover your shortcomings	D．They will help you achieve your goal

【小题3】The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show _______ .

A．the musician’s 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

【小题4】By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7 , you can _______ .

A．improve a lot in making more friends

B．come to the right way of making friends

C．develop a better friendship with your friends

D．arrange the time with your friends properly

【小题5】The passage is mainly written for ________ .

A．musicians

B．managers

C．negative people

D．people wanting to succeed

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
【小题5】D

解析试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了交友要慎重，近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
【小题1】根据全文内容以及I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are. 故选C。
【小题2】根据If you are around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim(受害者) , chances are you will start as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.故选B。
【小题3】根据Attitudes are important. Whether they are positive(积极的) or negative (消极的)，they are rubbing off on you. If you are around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim(受害者) , chances are you will start as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”. 所以答案为C。
【小题4】根据So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.因此选B。
【小题5】根据Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better.因此选D。
考点：教育类短文阅读理解
点评：教育类短文阅读理解与普通英语存在许多差异，而又与人们日常生活密切相关，应用性很强。所以它可以很好地考查学生提取信息、处理信息的能力，也是历年来高考考查的一个热点。此类文章文句精练，信息量大，表达方式千变万化，做这种题目先略读题目，再浏览题干，然后带着问题找答案。在阅读时又要特别注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是文章的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。