Question

Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we may take the fact of friendship for granted, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people, 1. .

Moreover, a great many relationships come under the general term “friendship”. In all cases, two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of closeness between them and the reasons for their interest in each other change greatly.

At the beginning, much depends on how people meet, and on good first impressions. As we get to know people, 2. . Although these factors are not of the greatest importance, it is more difficult to have a good relationship with people when there is a big difference in age and background.

Then, 3. . Friends will stand closer together and will spend more time looking at each other than ordinary friends. Smiles and soft voices also express friendliness, and it is because they may give the wrong signals that shy people often have difficulty making friends. A friendly look with a wrong facial expression can turn into an unfriendly stare, and nervousness may be wrongly understood as unfriendliness.

Some relationships are a result of argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have the same ideas and beliefs, the same opinion and interests. The more closely involved people become, the more they depend on each other. And 4. . Equally, friends have to learn to make allowances for each other, to put up with annoying habits, and to accept differences in opinion.

In contrast with marriage, 5. . But the support and understanding that results from shared experiences and affections does seem to create a close and lasting relationship.

A. we are usually friends with only a few

B. many factors can affect friendship and relationship

C. people want to do friends favors and hate to let them down

D. argument and discussion can improve personal relationships

E. we consider things like age, race, looks, economic and social status, etc

F. we pay attention to actual behavior, facial expression, and the way a person speaks

G. there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the relationship between two people

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.E

3.F

4.C

5.G

【解析】

試題分析: 友誼很重要，但是很多人不清楚怎樣交朋友。本文主要介紹交朋友的過程和注意事項。

1.1】A。通讀第一段While we get on well with a number of people, 71 .雖然我們和很多人相處。比較

選項可知A. we are usually friends with only a few我們一般只和極少數(shù)的人做朋友。符合上文內容。故選A。

2.2】E。通讀第三段可知，交朋友最剛開始的時候，取決于相遇的方式及第一印象。隨著了解的加深

人們開始注意到一些其他因素如年齡，背景等。比較選項可知E. we consider things like age, race, looks,

economic and social status, etc我們考慮一些事情如年齡，種族，外貌，經濟和社會地位等。符合上下文的內容。故選E。

3.3】F。通讀第四段可知，在這個階段，人們開始密切關注朋友的言行，以及各種言行給他人的感覺。比較可知選項F. we pay attention to actual behavior, facial expression, and the way a person speaks我們關注一個人的行為，面部表情和說話方式。符合段落大意。故選F。

4.4】C。根據后文Equally, friends have to learn to make allowances for each other, to put up with annoying

habits, and to accept differences in opinion.朋友不得不學習容忍，收起壞習慣，接受觀點的差異。比較可知選

項C. people want to do friends favors and hate to let them down人們想使朋友開心，不愿意使他們失望。符合段

落大意。故選C。

5.5】G。根據前后文In contrast with marriage. But the support and understanding that results from shared experiences and affections does seem to create a close and lasting relationship.和婚姻不一樣，友誼中源于分享經歷和影響的支持和理解形成一種持久而親密的關系。比較選項G. there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the relationship between two people沒有友誼儀式來加強兩個人的關系。可知婚姻需要一種形式來維持關系，而友誼則不然�？芍�選G。

考點：考查說明類短文閱讀。