Few Americans remain in one position or one place for a lifetime. We move from town to city to suburb, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere, from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement. With each move we are forever making new friends, who become part of our new life at that time.
For many of us summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible.
The word “friend ” can be applied to a wide range of relationships ---- to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant.
小題1:Many Americans move from place to place for the following reasons except______.
A．going to collegeB．getting a better job
C．finding a place to live in retirementD．saving money
小題2:Summer is a special time when many Americans_____.
A．enjoy the sunlightB．feel strangeC．travel to other countriesD．get a new job
小題3:When summer comes, many Americans _________.
A．hope to meet new people
B．expect to find some close friends
C．want to begin lasting friendships with new people
D．Both A and B
小題4:From the passage it can be seen that a “friend” can be ______.
A．a(chǎn) fellow workerB．a(chǎn) football teammateC．a(chǎn) boy or a girlD．a(chǎn)ll of the above
小題5:Which of the following is the topic sentence of the second paragraph?
A．For many of us summer is a special time for forming new friendships.
B．Today millions of Americans vacation abroad.
C．No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friendship.
D．But surely the beginning of friendship is possible.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析： 本文是說明文，講述的是美國人偏愛“移動”,不僅僅是看風光，還有可能會結識到新的朋友，使朋友的含義也就隨之擴大了。
小題1:D細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段We move from town to city to suburb, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere, from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement許多美國人一生不停的換地方，目的是上學，工作，退休。D項沒有提到。故選D項。
小題2:C細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people ，許多美國人去國外度假，不僅僅看風光還可能 會結識新的朋友。故選 C項。
小題3:A細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible.沒有人期望去交個新朋友但是開始一場新的友誼是可能的，故選A項。
小題4:D細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段The word “friend ” can be applied to a wide range of relationships ---- to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant.朋友不僅僅是工作伙伴，玩伴，可信賴的人，故選D，所有的角色都包括。
小題5:A 段落大意題。第二段第一句話是主題句。夏天是形成友誼的一個特殊的時期，下方這句話進行闡明，他們外出不僅僅是看風光，還有可能會交到朋友，故選A項。
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