【题目】 "You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family." That line comes from American writer Harper Lee's book "To Kill a Mockingbird." Now compare her words to another famous expression: "Blood is thicker than water." This means that family will always be with you while other people with no blood connection may come and go.

However, if forced to choose which is more important, American researchers now say friendship is more important than family. Their new study suggests that friends may be more important than family members, especially as we age.

The study comes from researchers at Michigan State University. They found the importance of friendship on health and happiness grows as people get older. William Chopik was one of the lead researchers in this study. He says, "keeping a few really good friends around can make a world of difference for our health and happiness. Family can be helpful and enjoyable, but can also cause trouble.”

The Michigan State researchers considered information from two separate surveys. In the first group, both family and friendship might be good for health and happiness. However, in the second, researchers said that friendship “became a stronger predictor of health and happiness” as people get older. Unhealthy friendship led to increased chronic conditions (慢性病).

But keeping a friendship takes time. "If a friendship can be through the test of time," Chopik said, "you know it must be a good one, a person you can turn to ask for help and advice and a person you want in your life.”

This may be good news for people who don’t have strong ties with family members. Not all of us are born into the families we need. But we all have the ability to choose friends that we need.

1The writer gives the underlined sentences in Paragraph 1 in order to .

A.introduce the book "To Kill a Mockingbird."B.lead the readers into the topic of this article

C.make people interested in the American writerD.help us know the important saying from the book

2According to the passage, people with weak family ties can .

A.stay with family membersB.develop stronger family relations

C.get more friends that they needD.never choose friends freely

3It can be learned from the passage that _____________.

A.friends are as important as family membersB.when we grow older, friendship matters more

C.as we age, family members are more valuableD.we always need friends and family members

4Where is this passage most probably taken from?

A.A magazine.B.A library guide.C.A storybook.D.A notice board.

【题目】 When does a teenager become an adult? In many countries, it happens on your 18th birthday, but in some parts of the world, you have to do something special to enter the world of adults. On the island of Papua New Guinea, the Niowra tribe lives near the Sepik River, which is full of crocodiles(鳄鱼). The people believe that crocodiles made the earth and its people. When it is time for teenage boys to become men, a"crocodile ceremony"takes place.

The boys are taken to a hut called the "Crocodile Nest ".The hut is full of crocodile teeth and skulls. The boys are told to think of their crocodile"fathers and mothers".This helps them to be strong and brave during the ceremony. They stay in the hut for six weeks. As part of the ceremony: bamboo is used to make small cuts on their backs and chests. The Niowra say that if the boys think of their crocodile mothers and fathers, they don't feel the pain. The boys also play drums and even tell jokes during their time in the hut to take their minds off the pain. Amazingly, some boys sleep during the most painful parts of the ceremony!

The Niowra believe that this ceremony makes the boys stronger and braver. After the ceremony, the boys will have the marks of the cuts on their backs and chests for the rest of their lives. The marks are symbols of the teeth of the crocodile. The boys are now crocodile men and can survive living in the dangerous forest. When the boys finally leave the crocodile hut, there is singing and dancing, and the new crocodile men are given adult responsibilities in the village.

1When does a teenager become an adult on the island of Papua New Guinea?

A.After they experience the crocodile ceremony.B.After they do something special like playing drums.

C.As soon as they are eighteen years old.D.After they live in the forest for six weeks.

2What is the “Crocodile Nest” like?

A.It’s a hut for boys to have fun.B.It’s a hut to keep crocodiles.

C.It’s a hut made of bamboo.D.It’s a hut with crocodile teeth and skulls.

3Which of the following is TRUE about the crocodile ceremony?

A.The boys stay with fathers and mothers.B.The ceremony is so relaxing that the boys tell jokes.

C.The backs and chests of the boys are cut with bamboo.D.It lasts for six days.

4Which of the following can best explain “the crocodile men”?

A.They are handsome men with marks of cuts.B.They are stronger, braver and more responsible men.

C.They like living in the dangerous forest.D.They are just the same as teenagers.

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