Question

    Everyone needs friends. We can share _________ with our friends and _________ them for help when we are in trouble. In a word, it is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be ___________ so we don’t always want people around. But we would feel worse if we never had a friend.

To make friends, you need to be a _________ person who often wears smiles. A smile always makes the others like you. Smile at someone and you are sure to get a smile back from him. Try to _________ names. It makes your new friends feel happy when you call them by their names, _________ you don’t forget them.

No two people are just the same. If you don’t agree with other people, you should still be friendly. Do not argue, but discuss. You always _________ friends if you argue too much. And you should think more of others than of yourself. It’s good for _________ to have one or a group of good friends. This is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss things which are too difficult to say to their family members.

There’s more _________ news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t have. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well and it could be good just knowing that someone ____________ about you.

1.A.risks B.secrets C.wealth D.skills

2.A.turn down B.turn to C.call back D.call off

3.A.afraid B.active C.angry D.alone

4.A.cheerful B.careful C.powerful D.useful

5.A.forget B.remember C.change D.use

6.A.if B.so C.until D.because

7.A.meet B.make C.lose D.help

8.A.teenagers B.adults C.strangers D.visitors

9.A.good B.awful C.hard D.easy

10.A.talks B.thinks C.cares D.worries

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.C

【解析】

文章大意：这篇短文主要论述了朋友在我们生活中的重要性以及如何交朋友的问题。

1.句意：我们可以和朋友们分享秘密，并在我们有麻烦的时候向他们寻求帮助。

risks风险；secrets秘密；wealth财富；skills技术。share sth. with sb.与某人分享某事，结合选项可知应是和朋友分享秘密。故选B。

2.句意：我们可以和朋友们分享秘密，并在我们有麻烦的时候向他们寻求帮助。

turn down拒绝；turn to求助于；call back回电；call off取消。根据题干中“for help when we are in trouble”可推出此处说可以求助于朋友们，用turn to符合题意。故选B。

3.句意：当然，有时候我们需要独处，所以我们不希望总是有人在身边。

afraid害怕的；active活跃的；angry生气的；alone单独的。根据题干中“so we don’t always want people around”可知我们不希望总有人在身边，由此可知是偶尔需要独自一个人，用alone符合题意。故选D。

4.句意：要交朋友，你需要成为一个经常面带微笑的快乐的人。

cheerful快乐的；careful仔细的；powerful强有力的；useful有用的。根据题干中“who often wears smiles”表示经常带着微笑的人，由此可知是要成为一个快乐的人。故选A。

5.句意：尽力记住名字。

forget忘记；remember记住；change改变；use使用。根据下文“It makes your new friends feel happy when you call them by their names....you don’t forget them.”叫新朋友的名字能使他们高兴,你没有忘记他们的名字。由此可知是要记住名字，用remember。故选B。

6.句意：当你叫他们的名字时，你的新朋友会感到高兴，因为你没有忘记他们。

if如果；so因此；until直到……为止；because因为。高兴是因为没有被忘记，前后是因果关系，用because引导原因状语从句。故选D。

7.句意：如果你争论得太多，你总是会失去朋友。

meet遇见；make friends交朋友；lose失去；help帮助。根据上文“Do not argue, but discuss.”劝告人们不要争吵，结合常识可知争论太多会失去朋友，用lose符合题意。故选C。

8.句意：青少年有一个或一群好朋友是很好的。

teenagers青少年；adults成年人；strangers陌生人；visitors游客。根据下文“This is very important in children’s growing up”讲这对孩子们的成长很重要，可推出此处是说青少年。故选A。

9.句意：对于那些有朋友的人来说，还有更多的好消息。

good好的；awful可怕的；hard困难的；easy容易的。根据下文“They live longer than people who don’t have.”提到有朋友的人更长寿，可知此处是说好消息，用good符合题意。故选A。

10.句意：快乐能帮你保持健康，知道有人关心你是件好事。

talks about谈论；thinks about考虑；cares about关心；worries about担心。结合常识可知朋友会关心你，用cares符合题意。故选C。