Question

Boys need friends, suffer when they don't believe they have any, and worry over the ups and downs of relationships. Many adults believe that somehow boys need friends less than girls do, in truth, though, no boy is an island; boys value their friends throughout childhood and adolescence and are happier and healthier when they have solid relationships with peers.

Despite the common belief that girls are better at relationships, most boys consider their friends a very important part of their lives, and boys may actually be better at keeping friendships than girls are. A recent study of 10 to 15­year­old boys and girls found that girls' friendships are actually more fragile. Girls tend to say and do hurtful things to each other more frequently than boys, and girls are more hurt by the end of a friendship.

Boys are the living definition of the phrase “peer group”; they love games with rules, competition, and doing things together. Boys seem to enjoy, even need the opportunity to test themselves against others, and many lasting friendships begin in karate (空手道) class or on the basketball court. Competence and skill are widely respected; being picked last for a team or left out altogether is an experience that can haunt (萦绕心头) a boy for years.

As boys mature, the friendship becomes even more important, and it frequently widens to include girls. During the teen years, friends can become the most important part of a boy's life—and a part in which his parents are not included. The confusion of being a teenager leads boys to form close bonds with friends. There is the sense for many boys that a friend is someone who is “always there for me”， someone he can trust. They may be partners in crime or partners in study, but the friendship of adolescent boys can run surprisingly deep.

1.According to the text, boys' friendship________.

A. is usually built around active play                 

B. tends to be in small groups

C. can bear mutual hurt between friends              

D. doesn't suffer from failure

2.The author mentions the study in the second paragraph to prove ________.

A. many people believe girls are better at relationships

B. most boys consider their friends very important

C. boys may be better at keeping friendships than girls

D. boys may be more active in a friendship

3.As a boy gets older, he tends to________.

A. widen his circle of friends to include different kinds of people

B. shift his focus from his friends to himself

C. leave his parents out of his friendship

D. be confused about what a friendship is

4.What's the best title for the text?

A. Friendships between Boys and Girls         

B. Boys and Their Friendship

C. Childhood and Adolescent Friendship        

D. Tips on Making Friends with Boys

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：男孩子需要友谊，也非常看重友谊，当他们没有得到友谊的时候会内心痛苦。许多成年人认为女孩子比男孩子需要友谊，其实不然，没有朋友的男孩子是一个孤零零的岛屿，获得友谊的男孩子们在童年和少年是更为快乐的。为了孩子的健康成长，男孩子们需要友谊。

1.A推理判断题。文章第三段讲述了男孩子喜欢生活在群体中，他们喜欢参加运动，在运动中结交朋友，所以他们的友谊都是在玩耍时发展培养的，答案选A。

2.C细节理解题。根据第二段中and boys may actually be better at keeping friendships than girls are.可以判断男孩子比女孩子更擅长维持友谊，C选项正确。

3.C细节理解题。根据文章末段friends can become the most important part of a boy's life—and a part in which his parents are not included.可以判断孩子长大后，父母就被排除在了友谊的圈子外，答案选C。

4.B主旨大意题。本文通过与女孩子对比，围绕男孩子友谊的培养以及发展展开行文，所以B选项能体现文章中心。

考点：考查教育类短文阅读。