Question

My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror. I`m quieter and more serious than most kids. That’s____

I like reading books and I study harder in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we ____ studying together. I’m shy so it’s not easy for me to make friends. But I think friends are like books—you don’t need a lot

of them ____ they’re good.

It’s not necessary to be the same. My best friend Larry is quite different from me. He is taller and more

outgoing than me. We both like sports, but he plays tennis better, so he always____ . However, Larry often

helps go bring out the best in me. So I’m getting better at tennis. Larry is ____ less hard-working, though. I

always get better grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.

1.A. how    B. why    C. when    D. what

2.A. would like    B. want    C. enjoy    D. hope

3.A. as far as    B. as long as    C. as well as    D. as good as

4.A. plays    B. gets    C. beats    D. wins

5.A. many    B. more    C. even    D. much

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】解析：妈妈跟我说，朋友就像一面镜子。我比班上的绝大多数的孩子都安静，比他们更认真，因此我喜欢读书，在班上学习也很努力。我最好的朋友袁莉也很安静，我们喜欢在一起学习。因为我害羞，所以结交朋友对我来说不是一件容易的事。但是我认为朋友就像书——只要他们好，你就不需要很多。

1.解析：A. how怎样；B. why为什么；C. when什么时候；D. what什么。根据句意That’s___1___ I like reading books and I study harder in class.这就是为什么我喜欢读书，在课堂上学习更努力。结合选项，可知B选项符合题意，故答案选B。

2.解析：A. would like想要；B. want需要；C. enjoy喜欢；D. hope希望。根据句意My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we ___2___ studying together.我最好的朋友袁莉也很安静，所以我们喜欢一起学习。结合选项，可知C选项符合题意，故答案选C。

3.解析：3. A. as far as至于、远到；B. as long as只要、既然；C. as well as也、而且；D. as good as和…几乎一样。根据句意But I think friends are like books—you don’t need a lot of them ___3___ they’re good. 但我认为朋友就像书——只要他们好，你就不需要很多。结合选项，可知B选项符合题意，故答案选B。

4.解析：A. plays玩耍；B. gets获得；C. beats打败；D. wins获胜。根据句意but he plays tennis better, so he always___4___ .但是他网球打的更好，所以他总是获胜。结合选项，可知D选项符合题意，故答案选D。

5.解析：A. many许多；B. more更多；C. even甚至；D. much许多。根据句意Larry is ___5___ less hard-working, though.然而，拉里却不那么勤奋。结合选项，可知D选项符合题意，much常用于形容词副词比较级前，表示程度深。故答案选D。