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【题目】Friends of convenience 【1】.

They can be your neighbor or the mothers of our children's closest friends. Friends of convenience are convenient indeed. They'll help us when we need it.

Historical friends 【2】.

We all have a friend who knew us well. Maybe we have known each other since we were very young-in the second grade of primary school. He or she was the first, the only friend we told out secrets or stories to.

Pen friends or netfriends 【3】.

You try to make friends by writing letters, emails or talk on QQ or MSN. You may know each other very well, but you may have not met each other.

Cross-generational (跨代的) friends 【4】.

These are friendships that form across generations. Cross-generational friends are friends who have a wide age difference but are still able to connect in different areas.

Special-interest friends 【5】.

These friendships aren't deeply personal or emotional. Their value is that they can share interest, so we may have an office friend, a tennis friends or even a shopping friend.

A.I met John in the English club. We soon became good friends because we both like English. He was good at it and he helped me a lot.

—Jim, age 14

B.Lily is my best friend. We have known each other for many years. I remember that she was just a little girl when I met her for the first time.

—Kate, age 30

C.Mrs. Zhang is a kind woman who lives next door of ours. She often helps us look after our cats when we go on holidays.

—Jane, age 14

D.I knew Shirley because of my best friend Lucy. I remembered that I went to Lucy's house to study with her. Shirley was there, too. Soon we became good friends.

—Michael, age 15

E.You wouldn't believe that. I made friends with Mrs. Lin, a woman of 45. She is wise, listens well and she represents not only an ideal mother to me but also the person I'd like to be when I grow up.

—Laura, age 15

F.I didn't know Jack until I met him in the Chinese Import and Export Commodities Fair. His company is the cooperation partner of mine. From then on, we became friends.

—Tom, age32

G.Kim is my best friend. I'll share my happiness with him and when I feel upset, I'll tell him, too. He would always give me some good advice. But I don't know what he looks like.

—Lin Tao, ago 16

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】G

【4】E

【5】A

【解析】

本文是任务性阅读。作者对朋友分成了5类并给出了定义：方便的朋友，历史型朋友，笔友或网友，跨代的朋友，特殊兴趣的朋友。作者又举了5个例子，根据定义给他们归类。

【1】题意：方便的朋友。他们可以是你的邻居，也可以是我们孩子最亲密朋友的母亲。方便的朋友确实很方便。他们会在我们需要的时候帮助我们。

C选项句意：张太太是住在我们隔壁的一位善良的妇女。我们去度假时，她经常帮助我们照看猫。根据题意可知张太太是我的方便之友。故选C。

【2】题意：历史型朋友。我们都有一个很了解我们的朋友。也许我们从小学二年级就认识了。他或她是第一个，是我们唯一一个向他讲秘密或故事的朋友。

B选项句意：莉莉是我最好的朋友。我们认识多年了。我记得我第一次见到她时她还是个小女孩。根据题意可知莉莉就是我的“历史型朋友”，故选B。

【3】题意：笔友或网友。你试图通过写信、电子邮件或在QQ或MSN上聊天来交朋友。你们可能很了解对方，但你们可能还没见过面。

G项句意：Kim是我最好的朋友。我会和他分享我的快乐，当我感到难过时，我也会告诉他。他总是给我一些好建议。但我不知道他长什么样。根据题意可知Kim是我的笔友或网友。故选G。

【4】题意：跨代的朋友。这些是跨代的友谊。跨代朋友是年龄差异很大但仍能在不同领域建立联系的朋友。

E选项句意：你不会相信的。我和林太太交了朋友，一个45岁的女人。她聪明，善于倾听，她不仅是我理想中的母亲，也是我长大后想成为的人。根据题意可知林太太是我跨代的朋友；故选E。

【5】题意：特殊兴趣的朋友。这些友谊不是很私人的或情感的。他们的价值在于他们可以分享兴趣，所以我们可能有办公室朋友、网球朋友甚至购物朋友。

A选项句意：我在英语俱乐部遇见了约翰。我们很快就成了好朋友，因为我们都喜欢英语。他很擅长英语，帮了我很多忙。根据题意可知“约翰”是我的特殊兴趣的朋友。故选A。