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【题目】“What! You, too? I thought I was the only one.” Have you ever said this to someone? If so, you may have ended up becoming friends with this person.

It seems that similarity often helps form friendships. The Greek f philosopher (哲学家) Aristotle once said, “Some define (下定义) it ‘friendship’ as a matter of similarity; they say that we love those who are like ourselves.”

Now, there is some science behind this idea. Scientists from University of California said friends have similar brains, Scientific American reported.

The scientists invited 42 university students to take part in an experiment. Each student watched the same set of videos, which included a comedy f a discussion and a soccer match. Meanwhile, scientists study their brains and recorded their brain activity.

According to their study, friends who watched the same video clips reacted in similar ways. Similar parts of their brains lit up while watching the videos, especially parts that are connected with motivation (动力), learning and memory.

However, people who weren’t friends had different reactions to the same clips.

Having close friends whose brains read like ours “may be rewarding because it makes one’s own values, opinions, and interests strength,” lead scientist Carolyn Parkinson told Business Insider.

But brain similarity is not the only thing that can result in friendship. Scientists from the University of Leipzig, Germany, found that friendship is also based on how physically close you are to someone.

They did an experiment with first-year college students who met in class for the first time. In this experiment, students who sat in neighboring seats were more likely to become friends.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【1】What does “this idea” in Paragraph 3 refer to ______.

A.many friendships start with small chats

B.friends try to develop similarities between themselves

C.people with similarities may become friends

D.we like those who like us first

【2】The 42 university students in the experiment ______.

A.are all from the University of California

B.were close friends before the experiment

C.all watched the same set of videos

D.reacted differently from each other

【3】What did the study of the students’ brains show?

A.They had watched the same video clips.

B.Friends had similar reactions to the same clips.

C.Watching videos improves one’s memory.

D.It’s good to have friends who react similarly.

【4】According to the story, what else may help build friendship?

A.Being fun and helpful.

B.Studying at the same college.

C.Having similar appearances.

D.Being physically close.

【5】The best title of the passage is “______”.

A.What is friendship

B.Friends can think alike

C.An experiment about friendship

D.How we can build friendship

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

文章大意：好朋友之间的默契是有科学依据的。研究者发现好朋友对一部电影的同一片段有着相同的脑回路。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中的信息“It seems that similarity often helps form friendships”和“Scientists from University of California said friends have similar brains”可知正确答案。故答案为C。

【2】细节理解题。根据文中的信息“Each student watched the same set of videos”可知正确答案。故答案为C。

【3】细节理解题。根据文中的信息“According to their study, friends who watched the same video clips reacted in similar ways”可知正确答案。故答案为B。

【4】细节理解题。根据文中的信息“Scientists from the University of Leipzig, Germany, found that friendship is also based on how physically close you are to someone.”可知答案为D。

【5】标题归纳题。文中多次提到“similarity often helps form friendships”，可知文章的主题是“好朋友对同一件事的看法很相似”。故答案为B