Question

Few Americans remain in one position or one place for a lifetime. They move from town to city to suburb, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere, from the home where they raise their children to the home where they plan to live in retirement (退休). With each move they are forever making new friends, who become part of their new life at that time.

For many of them summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible.

The word “friend ” can be applied to a wide range of relationships ---- to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant (知己).

1.. Many Americans move from place to place for the following reasons except .

A. going to college

B. getting a better job

C. finding a place to live in retirement

D. saving money

2.. Summer is a special time when many Americans .

A. enjoy the sunlight B. feel strange

C. travel to other countries D. get a new job

3. When summer comes, many Americans .

A. hope to meet new people

B. expect to find some close friends

C. want to begin lasting friendships with new people

D. Both A and B

4. From the passage it can be seen that a “friend” can be .

A. a fellow worker B. a football teammate

C. a boy or a girl D. all of the above

5.. Which of the following is the topic sentence of Paragraph 2?

A. For many of us summer is a special time for forming new friendships.

B. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad.

C. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friendship.

D. But surely the beginning of friendship is possible.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析:本文介紹了美國人的生活。美國人一生當中總是在搬遷，或者是因為上學(xué)的緣故，或者是因為工作的原因，還有的是因為退休后找個好地方養(yǎng)老。如今，很多美國人喜歡在夏天出國旅游，除了觀光還希望能夠開始一段友誼。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容可知因為上學(xué)，工作或者是退休養(yǎng)老的原因，人們會到處搬家，D選項內(nèi)容不是美國人不斷搬家的原因，選D。

2.細節(jié)理解題。文章第二段內(nèi)容介紹了夏天是美國人到處旅游，結(jié)交新朋友的時候，數(shù)百萬美國人都去國外度假，故答案選C。

3. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段內(nèi)容and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people.可知選A。

4.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章末段內(nèi)容可知朋友的范疇很廣泛，a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman,都提及了，故答案選D。

5.主旨大意題。文章第二段開頭提出 For many of them summer is a special time for forming new friendships.，然后進一步介紹夏天是如何不同的，提到人們在夏天去國外旅游，結(jié)交新朋友，所以判斷A選項內(nèi)容是本段主題句。

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