阅读理解：

　　Betty and Harold have been married for years．But one thing still puzzles (困扰) old Harold．How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, go out to a ball game, come back and a half hours later, and they are still on the sofa, talking?

　　What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?

　　Betty shrugs．Talk? We're friends．

　　Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men．No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men,, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendship is marked and unmistakable．

　　More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend．Those who could were likely to name a woman．Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman．More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress (感情危机)．“Most women,” says Rubin, “identified (认定) at least one, usually more, trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives．

　　In general, writes Rubin in her new book, women's friendship with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men's relationships are emotionally controlled a good fit with the social requirements of manly behavior．

　　“Even when a man is said to be a best friend,” Rubin writes, “the two share little about their innermost feelings．” Whereas a woman's closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasn't unusual to hear a man say he didn't know his friend's marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa．

1．According to the text, which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?

[　　]

A．Going out to ball games too often

B．Ending his marriage without good reason

C．Complaining about his marriage trouble

D．Spending too much time with his friends．

2．The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around________．

[　　]

A．interactions between men and women

B．emotional problems in marriage

C．happy and successful marriages

D．friendships of men and women

3．What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that________．

[　　]

A．he finds his wife difficult to talk to

B．women have so much to share

C．women show little interest in ballgames

D．he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband

4．Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?

[　　]

A．Men often take sudden action to end their marriage

B．Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves

C．Women are more serious than men about marriage

D．Women depend on others in making decisions

5．Rubin's study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to________．

[　　]

Everyone needs friends．There is an old saying：Friends are God’s way of taking care of us．But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

    “The Care and Keeping of Friends”by American author Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends．Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree．You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow．

    First, you should choose a friend．What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks．A good friend should be kind and patient(耐心)．For example，if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complains(抱怨)and do their best to help．To make a friend，you cannot be too shy．You should make each other happy and share your lives．

    But things cannot always be happy．Even the best friends have fights．What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to them．When there is no one around，have an honest talk．If he or she doesn’t want to talk，you could write a letter． 

Sally says there are three steps to being friends again：Toll him or her how you are feeling；say what your friend has done wrong，and explain why you did this or that．The book also has advice on some small but important things like celebrating your friends’ success．Even if you haven’t had a real friend before, you will start to think of having one if you read this book．Because the book tells that friendship is the most important thing in your life．

46. The best title for this article is

A. Life is great if we have friends

B. What is a friend?

C. Everyone must have a friend

D. How to make friends

47. Which of the following statements is true?

A. This article was written by Sally Seamans.

B. The care and Keeping of friends gives good advice to young students.

C. If you want to get friendship, it’s OK for you to plant a tree.

D. It’s certain that best friends don’t fight against one another any time.