Question

The other day I heard a few local musicians talking, "I hate all the pianos in this town and I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They cannot even understand rhythm (韻律).""Nobody wants to pay musicians anything. I’m sick of all the people who want you to play without paying you.” One younger musician said, "There are a couple of clubs who want me to play for a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also planning to join in several summer festivals this year." I really liked what the younger musician said so I made friends with him.

Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative (消極的), they’re all rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who are always complaining(抱怨) or blaming (責(zé)備) others, it is possible that you will start doing the same as well. If you spend lots of time with people who don’t support your dreams, it is time to take a look at the people you call "friends".

There is an easy exercise you can try. Make a list of the people who you often stay with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard. The choice is always yours to make. Of course, this exercise is entirely different from making friends only for the good of oneself. We really should try to help and spend time with those who are working towards a goal or dream.

1.The musicians’ conversation at the beginning is to show that ______.

A．musicians’ living conditions are not good

B．people in that town have poor taste in music

C．different people have different attitudes

D．young people are more likely to succeed

2.The underlined part "they’re rubbing off on you" in Paragraph 2 means ______.

A．they’ll push you ahead

B．they’ll have an influence on you

C．they’ll keep you from moving on

D．they’ll help you realize your dreams

3.Why did the author want to make friends with the younger musician?

A．He is more active than the others.

B．He can earn more than the others.

C．He has more things to do than the others.

D．His attitude is more positive than the others.

4.By doing the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 3, you can ______.

A．make the right kind of friends

B．improve your ability to make friends

C．develop a better relationship with your friends

D．make some new friends with the same interests as you

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了我們要遠(yuǎn)離那些有消極思想的朋友而要和那些思想積極的朋友在一起，因?yàn)樗麄兛梢怨膭?lì)我上進(jìn)。

1.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段The other day I heard a few local musicians talking, "I hate all the pianos in this town and I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They cannot even understand rhythm (韻律).""Nobody wants to pay musicians anything. I’m sick of all the people who want you to play without paying you.” One younger musician said, "There are a couple of clubs who want me to play for a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also planning to join in several summer festivals this year.說明對(duì)于同樣的一個(gè)問題，兩個(gè)人卻有不同的看法，故C項(xiàng)正確。

2.B 推理題。根據(jù)本句Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative (消極的), they’re all rubbing off on you.說明身邊的人的態(tài)度會(huì)影響到我的態(tài)度，故B正確。

3.D 推理題。根據(jù)第一段"There are a couple of clubs who want me to play for a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also planning to join in several summer festivals this year." I really liked what the younger musician said so I made friends with him.說明這個(gè)年輕人的思想很積極上進(jìn)，我愿意和他做朋友就是希望他的思想能夠影響到我，故D正確。

4.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段前3行There is an easy exercise you can try. Make a list of the people who you often stay with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard說明這樣做的目的正是為了交到真正的好朋友，真正能讓我們上進(jìn)的好朋友。故A正確。

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