题目内容
Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we may take friendship for granted, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people, we are usually friends with only a few, for example, the average among students is about six per person. In all the cases of friendly relationships, two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of intimacy (亲密) between them and the reasons for their shared interest vary enormously. As we get to know people we take into account things like age, race, economic condition, social position, and intelligence. Although these factors are not of prime importance, it is more difficult to get on with people when there is a marked difference in age and background.
Some friendly relationships can be kept on argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs, to have attitudes and interests in common—they often talk about “being on the same wave length”. It generally takes time to reach this point. And the more intimately involved people become, the more they rely on one another. People want to do friends favors and hate to break a promise. Equally, friends have to learn to put up with annoying habits and to tolerate difference of opinion.
In contrast with marriage, there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the association between two people. But the supporting and understanding of each other that results from shared experience and emotions does seem to create a powerful bond, which can overcome differences in background, and break down barriers of age, class race.
1.What are friends according to the author?
A.Friends are those who can get on well with each other.
B.Friends are those who can understand each other.
C.Friends are closer than those who get on well with each other.
D.Friends are those who know how to get on well with each other.
2.In Paragraph 2,“being to the same wave length” most probably means _____.
A.keeping friendship all the time
B.having the same age and background
C.sharing similar interests, ideas, attitudes and beliefs
D.sharing the same rights between friends
3.Which of the following statements is implied in the passage?
A.Sometimes friends may have different ideas.
B.Close friends must have similar ideas, interests, beliefs and attitudes.
C.Friends can break a promise.
D.Friends never argue with each other.
4.To strengthen the association between two people, ______.
A.friendship ceremonies must be held.
B.differences in background have to be removed.
C.people should make friends only with those who are similar to them in age and background.
D.they should support and understand each other in any case.
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