“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 seemed that similarity often helps form friendships. The Greek philosopher(哲学家) Aristotle once said, “Some define(下定义) 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, a discussion and a soccer match. Meanwhile, scientists studied 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 were 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 react like ours may be rewarding because it makes one’s won values, opinions, and interests strength,”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 neighbouring seats were more likely to become friends.

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. 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 can we build friendship

Once upon a time, there was a family with 18 children living in a village. Two of the children, both boys, loved painting very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send both of them to study at art school at the same time.

After many discussions, the two boys finally worked out a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go down into the mines(煤矿)and,with his money, pay for his brother's college tuition(学费).Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, he would pay Tor the other brother to study at the college.

One of the brothers, Albrecht Durer, won the toss and his brother Jack went down into the mines. Durer worked with all his heart and his paintings were much better than those of most of his teachers. He was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

Durer returned. When he told Jack he could go to art college, Jack said softly: "The fouryears in the mines have done too much to my hands. It is too late. Now I can’t even hold a glass."

To show his great love and respect for his brother, Durer drew his brother's hands with palms(手掌)together and thin fingers towards the sky. He called his drawing The Praying Hands, which became very famous years later.

The next time you see a copy of that touching work, take a second look. Let it be your reminder: No one can ever succeed alone!

1.According to the two brothers' discussion

A. they let the coin decide who would go to college first

B. the winner would go to college with their family's help

C. the loser would go to the mines and earn money to pay for his own education

D. the winner would work in the mines after graduation in return for the loser's support

2.Jack refused his brothers offer because

A. he was too old to learn drawing B. he disliked holding a glass

C. he suffered an accident D. his hands were out of shape as a result of his work

3.What does the underlined word "Praying" in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. 紧握着的 B. 祈祷着的 C. 张开着的 D. 伸着的

4.According to the passage, how many children of the family went to the art college?

A. One B. Two C. Zero D. Eighteen

5.The story is mainly about

A. how a talented artist became famous

B. how a young man lost his talent

C. how success is possible only with the help of others

D. how a famous painting came out

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