Question

    People seem to have a natural need for friends and with good reason, friends increase your enjoyment of life and relieve feelings of loneliness. They even can help reduce stress and improve your health. Having good friends is especially helpful when you are going through any kind of hard time such as when you are experiencing anxiety, panic attacks, or depression.

When you are with good friends, you feel good about yourself, and you are glad to be with them. A friend is someone who —

●you like, respect, and trust, and who likes, expects and trusts you.

●doesn’t always understand you, but accepts and likes you as you are, even as you grow and change.

●allows you the space to change, grow, make decisions, and even make mistakes.

●listens to you and shares with you both the good times and the bad times.

●respects your need for secrets, so you can tell them anything.

●lets you freely express your feelings and emotions without judging, laughing at or criticizing you.

●accepts the limitations you have put on yourself and helps you to remove them.

A person once said. “Friendship is a continuing source of bonding (连接), releasing, and creating in yourself and with the other person, there is an emotional bond between the two people.”

A good friend or supporter may or may not be the same age or the same sex as you, and may not have the same educational, cultural, or religious background, or share interests that are similar to yours. Friendships also have different depths. Some are closer to the heart and some more superficial, but they’re all useful and good.

1.Which of the following is not a function of a friend?

A.He brings you some happiness. B.He helps you feel less lonely.

C.He helps you get over the difficulties. D.He helps you cheat in the exam.

2.The underlined word “superficial” means________.

A.deep B.shallow C.hard D.close

3.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed B.How to Get on with Your Friend

C.Ways to Be a Good Friend D.What Kind of Person a Friend Should Be

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

【解析】

这是一篇散文。文章讲述了，朋友应该是什么样的。

1.

细节理解题。由第一段“People seem to have a natural need for friends and with good reason, friends increase your enjoyment of life and relieve feelings of loneliness. They even can help reduce stress and improve your health. Having good friends is especially helpful when you are going through any kind of hard time such as when you are experiencing anxiety, panic attacks, or depression.”（人们似乎天生就需要朋友，而且有很好的理由，朋友能增加你生活的乐趣，缓解孤独感。它们甚至可以帮助减轻压力和改善你的健康。当你经历任何困难的时候，比如当你经历焦虑、恐慌或抑郁时，拥有好朋友是特别有帮助的。），可知朋友不能帮你考试作弊（文中未提及）。故选D项。

2.

词义猜测题。由最后一段中的“Friendships also have different depths. Some are closer to the heart and some more superficial, but they’re all useful and good.”（友谊也有不同的深度。有些更接近内心，有些更肤浅，但它们都是有用的和好的。），可知友谊也有不同的深度，有的贴近内心，有的肤浅，superficial在此处意为“肤浅的”。故选B项。

3.

主旨大意题。第一段讲“朋友在生活中的作用”，第二段讲“朋友是什么样的”（文章重点），第三四段讲“作者对朋友的理解”，可知文章讲了朋友的作用以及朋友是什么样的，D选项“一个朋友应该是什么样的人”切题。故选D项。