Question

A high school history teacher once told us, “if you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.” __1___ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily __2___.

It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for __3___ friendship to __4__. However, there can be _5__ disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.

To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our _6__ the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or __7_ at arm’s length? Do we want to __8_ ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are _9__ enough---and that’s right. But at some point we need to _10__ that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of _11__ experience _12__ our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it __13_ be undertaken（进行）slowly and carried on only if there are _14__ of interest and action in return.

What are some of the _15__ of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships __16_ time. Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other, including his time and attention, Similarly, friendships __17___actions in return, in __18__ words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of . Unless you spend __19__ time together, talking on the phone, writing letters doing things together, friendships will die __20__

1.	A．Knowledge B．Teachers C．Experience D．Parents

2.	A．understood B．formed C．realized D．produced

3.	A．true B．common C．deeply D．actual

4.	A．design B．intend C．developed D．appear

5.	A．any B．some C．no D．none

6.	A．hearth B．thoughts C．actions D．minds

7.	A．remained B．left C．kept D．stayed

8.	A．own B．share C．owe D．spare

9.	A．that B．very C．quite D．not

10.	A．make sure B．remember C．expect D．check out

11.	A．social B．ordinary C．good D．personal

12.	A．includes B．to include C．including D．included

13.	A．can B．must C．will D．need

14.	A．marks B．sights C．scenes D．signs

15.	A．difficulties B．differences C．advantages D．things

16.	A．cost B．spend C．ask D．take

17.	A．require B．request C．depend D．suggest

18.	A．some B．many C．other D．different

19.	A．less B．comfortable C．reasonable D．a lot

20.	A．for B．away C．out D．from

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.C

20.B

【解析】文章讲述的是友谊是人生中非常重要的财富，以及友谊该如何才能建立起来

1.句意理解，经验告诉我们，我们的历史老师是正确的。

2.常用搭配。良好的友谊不是很容易就建立的，form friendship意为建立友谊

3.上下文，根据上文的 A true friend is someone who stays with you for life可知，此处讲的是真正的友谊

4.常用搭配，建立友谊是form/develop friendship

5.句意理解，毫无异议的是我们都需要认真考虑我们想要什么样的友谊。

6.常用搭配，have sth in mind意为考虑，想到，知道 ，句意为我们需要清楚地考虑我们想要什么样的友谊

7.句意理解，友谊离我们很近还是被保持在一个手臂的距离

8.上下文，根据 The sharing of _11__ experience可知，此处讲的是share

9.副词，quite enough 意为十分充足 quite和very除了在基本含义和程度上略有区别外，还在用法上存有不同：very往往修饰的是有比较级和最高级的形容词，如good、tall等，而quite不但能用于修饰very能修饰的形容词，解释为“完全”，语气比very强

10.词组，我们要确保我们的期望和我们朋友的期望是一样的 check out结账离开

11.上下文，根据后面的ears as well as our dark dreams可知，这些都是个人感情经历

12.非谓语动词，根据后面的 is the surest way to deepen friendships.可知，此处填的是非谓语，

13.根据but可知，虽然分享个人经历是最好的方法，但是必须要慢慢来，而且是必须要对方有兴趣和行动方面的迹象才行

14.同上

15.上下文，根据后面的The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon可知，这是在交朋友时候会遇到的问题，困难，根据后面的Another “major difficulty”也可以知道

16.动词，take time意为需要花费时间的 cost指的是花钱spend的主语是人 ask是问的意为

17.上下文，根据下文的you must give as much as you take可知，你必须给予汇报，所以此处指的是友谊需要行动上的回报

18.固定短语，in other words意为换句话说

19.句意理解，除非你花合适的时间和朋友在一起，否则友谊就会逐渐消失的

20.词组 die away 指的是逐渐消失，凋零