Question

    Having a friend who is bright can do you good in many ways.

A bright friend can share your problems and help you _____ them properly. Are you overwhelmed? He can show you the order to ____ them on schedule. Are you having problems with someone? Tell him and he will find the best way to ____ both you and your friend. Let’s imagine you were stuck in an elevator. You might be very _____and not know how to get out of it.

The situation could change ________if you had a bright friend beside you. He could help you keep calm and quickly find a way to_____ you.

A bright friend is also a good ____ for you to learn from. In fact, you can get many interesting and _____things from a knowledgeable friend. You can better yourself by ______ his unique way of thinking and handling things. 1 have a bright friend who can solve problems in a way that I could never_____. Having had him as my close friend for ages, I have learnt so many things from him that may____ me much in my life. He has taught me many ways of solving problems, and even _____unchangeable situations in some bright ways.

Indeed, having a bright friend can give you the _____to keep on trying to be his equal. This makes you _____in some positive ways. You may have thought, “Why can he do that and not me? ” And so you will try your best to be as____ as your friend. You then will change your______wav of thinking and doing things, becoming open-minded to learn new things and develop your true ______.

All of these ____ things a bright friend brings to you can of course be the ____ a long-lasting friendship. However, friendship ____ a thorough and mutual understanding. So, you should also make every effort to make it last forever.

1.A.allocate B.enquire C.address D.identify

2.A.postpone B.accumulate C.finish D.decline

3.A.reform B.settle C.answer D.satisfy

4.A.upset B.clumsy C.delicate D.exhausted

5.A.frequently B.considerably C.practically D.unexpectedly

6.A.adjust B.trap C.reward D.rescue

7.A.example B.expert C.follower D.leader

8.A.additional B.unsure C.useful D.creative

9.A.accepting B.learning C.imagining D.approaching

10.A.give up B.get across C.believe in D.think of

11.A.impress B.assist C.attract D.amaze

12.A.changing B.considering C.continuing D.undertaking

13.A.excuse B.permission C.responsibility D.motivation

14.A.competitive B.committed C.ambitious D.courageous

15.A.energetic B.sensitive C.excellent D.essential

16.A.independent B.narrow C.casual D.liberal

17.A.potentials B.acknowledgment C.success D.purpose

18.A.logical B.superior C.adventurous D.wonderful

19.A.desire B.basis C.tool D.cure

20.A.allows B.offers C.requires D.reflects

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了聪明的朋友在很多方面对我们有好处，他可以教会我们独特且有用的思维和处事方式，也会成为我们提升自己的动力。友谊是建立在一个彻底的相互理解的基础上，所以我们要努力让友谊可以持续下去。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个聪明的朋友会和你分享你的问题，并且帮助你妥善处理它们。A. allocate分配；B. enquire询问；C. address处理，设法解决；D. identify识别。根据前文的Having a friend who is bright can do you good in many ways.可知拥有一个聪明的朋友在很多方面对你都有好处，故此处用“帮过你妥善解决问题”符合语境，这是拥有一个聪明朋友的好处之一，故选C项。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他可以教你按照日程表上的顺序来完成他们。A. postpone推迟；B. accumulate积累；C. finish完成；D. decline谢绝，下降。结合上下文可知，此处是指按计划完成事情，故选C项。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：告诉他，他会找到最好的方式，让你和朋友都满意。A. reform改革；B. settle解决；C. answer回答；D. satisfy使满意。结合上下文，此处是指聪明朋友的解决方法能让产生问题的双方都感到满意，故选D项。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你可能很沮丧，不知道如何出来。A. upset沮丧的；B. clumsy笨拙的；C. delicate精美的，纤弱的；D. exhausted疲惫的。根据前文的Let’s imagine you were stuck in an elevator.可知作者让我们想象自己被困在电梯的情况，故此处用“沮丧”符合语境，故选A项。

5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果身边有一个聪明的朋友，情况就会大有不同。A. frequently频繁地；B. considerably相当地，非常地；C. practically实际地；D. unexpectedly意想不到地。结合下文的He could help you keep calm and quickly find a way to___6___ you.可知聪明朋友可以帮你保持冷静，而且迅速找到方法，故此处用“情况会大有不同”符合语境，故选B项。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他能够帮你保持冷静，而且迅速找到救援方法。A. adjust调整，校对；B. trap陷入，困住；C. reward回报；D. rescue营救。结合前文的Let’s imagine you were stuck in an elevator.可知此处用“营救”符合语境和逻辑，故选D项。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个聪明的朋友也是一个你可以学习的好榜样。A. example榜样；B. expert专家；C. follower随从；D. leader领导。结合下文的for you to learn from可推测此处用“榜样”符合语境，故选A项。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上你可以从一个知识渊博的朋友那儿学到很多有趣和有用的东西。A. additional附加的；B. unsure不确定的；C. useful有用的；D. creative有创造性的。根据interesting and判断此处用“有用的”符合语境，故选C项。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：你可以通过学习他独特的思维和处事方式来提高自己。A. accepting接受；B. learning学习；C. imagining想象；D. approaching接近。根据前文的A bright friend is also a good ___7___ for you to learn from.可知此处用“学习”符合语境，learn是原词复现，故选B项。

10.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我有一个聪明的朋友，他解决问题的方式我从来都想不到。A. give up放弃；B. get across理解；C. believe in信任；D. think of想到。根据前文的his unique way of thinking and handling things.可知有的聪明人的处事方式很特别，是常人想不到的，故此处用“想到”符合语境，故选D项。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：和他做了很多年好朋友，我从他那儿学到了很多东西，这些东西可能在我的生活中有很大帮助。A. impress使印象深刻；B. assist协助；C. attract吸引；D. amaze使震惊。根据下文的He has taught me many ways of solving problems可知朋友教会了作者解决问题的方法，故推测从朋友那儿学的东西会对作者有帮助，故选B项。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他教了我很多解决问题的方式，甚至用一些聪明的方法改变了不可改变的状况。A. changing改变；B. considering考虑；C. continuing继续；D. undertaking承担。结合句意可知此处是指，用聪明的方法改变了不可改变的东西，且change和unchangeable是反义词复现，故选A项。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，有一个聪明的朋友可以给你变得和他一样好的动力。A. excuse借口；B. permission允许；C. responsibility责任；D. motivation动机，动力。结合上下文可知此处是指，看到别人很好自己也想变得一样好的想法，这种想法就是动力，故选D项。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这让你以积极的方式变得有竞争性。A. competitive有竞争性的；B. committed尽心尽力的；C. ambitious有抱负的；D. courageous勇敢的；根据下文的You may have thought, “Why can he do that and not me? ”可知此处用“有竞争性的”符合语境，故选A项。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此你会尽最大努力变得和朋友一样出色。A. energetic有活力的；B. sensitive敏感的；C. excellent出色的；D. essential基本的。根据前文的a bright friend可知此处用“出色的”符合语境，bright和excellent是同义词复现，故选C项。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后你会改变自己狭隘的思维和处事方式，以开放的心态去学习新的东西和发展自己真正的潜能。A. independent独立的；B. narrow狭隘的，狭窄的；C. casual随意的；D. liberal自由的。根据下文的becoming open-minded可知此处用“狭隘的”符合语境，narrow和open-minded是反义词复现，故选B项。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. potentials潜能；B. acknowledgment承认；C. success成功；D. purpose目的。根据前文的learn new things可知此处用“培养潜能”符合语境，故选A项。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个聪明朋友带给你的这些美好的东西当然也是一段长久友谊的基础。A. logical 逻辑的；B. superior优越的，先进的；C. adventurous冒险的；D. wonderful美好的。结合上文所提到的聪明朋友所教会我们的那些独特且有用的思维和处事方式可知，此处用“美好的”符合语境，故选D项。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. desire欲望；B. basis基础；C. tool工具；D. cure治愈方法。结合上下文可知，此处是指友谊建立在互相帮助和理解的基础之上，朋友教会我们的东西就是其中一个基础，故选B项。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，友谊需要一个彻底的和相互的理解。A. allows允许；B. offers提供；C. requires要求，需要；D. reflects反映，反射。结合上下文可知，此处是指友谊的基本条件，用“需要”符合语境，故选C项。