Question

I grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community lo?cated on the outskirts (郊区)of Boston, Massachu?setts. My best friend Rose and I used to dream about raising a family of our own some day. We had it all planned out to live next door to one another.

Our dream remained alive through grade school, high school, and even beyond. Rose was my maid of honour when I got married in 1953 to the love of my life, Dick. Meanwhile, Dick longed to be an officer in the Marines and I fully supported his ambitions. T real?ized that he might be stationed far away from Jamaica Plain, but I told him I would relocate (重新安置）and adjust.

So, in 1955 Dick was stationed in Alaska and we relocated. Rose was sad to see me leave, but wished me the best of luck. Rose and I remained in touch for a few years via periodic phone calls but after a while we lost track of one another.

Now here I am at the doorstep to my 80th birthday and I received a random phone call on a Wednesday af?ternoon. "Hello?" I said. "Hi Natalie, it's Rose," the voice on the other end replied. "It's been so long. 1 don't know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kids," she said.

We haven't seen each other yet, but we have spent countless hours on the phone catching up on 52 years of our lives. The interesting thing is that even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar.

Real friends have two things in common ： a compat?ible (相容的)personality and a strong-willed character. The compatible personality is what makes the connec?tion begin between two people and a strong-willed char?acter at both ends is what maintains the connection. If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real, and can thus sustain the tests of time and prolonged absence without faltering (动摇).

5.The writer had to leave her best friend because

A.she hoped to get more chances

B.she wanted to change her living situation

C.her husband was sent to another place

D.she had a quarrel with her best friend

6.When the writer was 80 years old, .

A.she and her best friend Rose met again

B.she and Rose got in touch again

C.she found she had nothing in common with Rose

D.she and Rose spent countless happy hours together

7.According to the writer, the reason why the friendship be-

tween her and Rose can last long is that       .

A.they often share their happy and sad moments with each other

B.their relationship is based on mutual trust

C.Rose is always there when she is in trouble

D.both of them have a compatible personality and a strong-willed character

8.Which can be the best title of the passage?

A.The story of two best friends

B.A friend in need is a friend indeed

C.The definition of a friendship

D.Ingredients in a friendship

Answer 1

【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。友谊是什么？什么样的友谊才能持久不衰，不受时间、空间等其他客观因素的影响呢？本文作者的个人经历或许会给我们一些启迪。

C推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句"I realized that he might be stationed far away from Jamaica Plain, but I told him I would relocate (重新安置）and adjust."可推知，由于作者丈夫的工作调动，作者不得不离开自己的家乡和好朋友，故选C项。

B推理判断题。根据文章第三段最后一句"...but after a while we lost track of one another."和对第四段的整体理解可推知，在作者80岁生日时，作者和曾经失去联系的儿时的这个好朋友又重新取得了联系，故选B项。

D细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的第一句"Real friends have two things in common: a compatible (相容的)personali?ty and a strong-willed character."和对整段的整体理解可知， 作者认为她和Rose的友谊之树之所以常青是因为志趣相投以及坚持不懈地维持友谊。故选D项。

D主旨大意题。根据对文章的整体理解，尤其是最后一段的总结"If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real* and can thus sustain the tests of time and prolonged absence without faltering(动摇)."可推知，本文主要通过作者和儿时好友几十年如一日的友谊总结出持久友谊的必备要素，故选D项。