My grandmother often said to me, “You can count the number of your true friends on the fingers of one hand.” For a long time I thought this was true. However, I’ve now discovered my grandmother was only half right. Maybe we do only make a few “best” friends in our lifetime, but those aren’t the only people that we can call friends. There are many different types. Let me tell you about a few of them.
One type of friends is the type I call the “football mom friend”. My neighbor Sally is a good example. We both have kids who play football in a football club, and someone has to take them to practice and pick them up. Sally and I and two other mothers take turns to do this. We meet sometimes and have tea and talk about what our kids are doing, but those are the only times that we meet each other. I enjoy being with these women, but we don’t do anything else together.
Another type is called the “hobby friend”. That’s the person you share an interest or a hobby with. Michael and Cater, who are brothers, are a good example of this type. We’re all in a bird watching club. Every few weekends the members of the club go on a trip to watch different kinds of birds. There’s nothing romantic（浪漫的）about my relationship with Michael and Cater, of course. We just share interest in birds.
Then there’s the “other half of the couple” type of friends. Jim is married to Rose, a friend that I’ve known since college. When Rose married Jim, I realized that I would have to be Jim’s friend if I want to continue to be Rose’s. Jim and I don’t share so many interests, but we do have a friendly relationship.
小題1:What does the first paragraph tell us about?
A．We need true friends in our lifetime.
B．We have few best friends in our lifetime.
C．We should make new friends.
D．We must be friendly to all our friends.
小題2:Many people are mentioned in this passage. Who is the writer’s true friend?
A．Sally.B． Michael.C． Jim.D． Rose.
小題3:Which of the following statements is RIGHT?
A．Finally the writer agrees with her grandmother.
B．Michael and Cater both fall in love with the writer.
C．The writer herself sometimes takes her kid to the football club.
D．Sally and the writer are close friends.
小題4:How many types of friends are mentioned in the passage?
A．2.B． 3.C． 4.D．5
小題5:From the last paragraph we learn that ________.
A．the writer made friends with Jim only because of Rose
B．Jim was the writer’s good friend at college
C．Rose didn’t want the writer to be a friend of her husband
D．the writer made friends with Rose because of Jim

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：本文講述的是除了我們認為的好朋友之外的三種不同類型的朋友。
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)第一段2,3,4行For a long time I thought this was true. However, I’ve now discovered my grandmother was only half right. Maybe we do only make a few “best” friends in our lifetime, but those aren’t the only people that we can call friends.可知在我們的一生中真正能稱為我們的好朋友的人是很少的。故B正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一行Then there’s the “other half of the couple” type of friends. Jim is married to Rose, a friend that I’ve known since college.可知JIM和Rose結(jié)婚了，而Rose是我從大學開始以來的好朋友，所以我知道要維持和Rose的友誼，必修要和Jim做朋友了�？芍髡哒J為Rose是她真正的好朋友。故D正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第2段前3行We both have kids who play football in a football club, and someone has to take them to practice and pick them up. Sally and I and two other mothers take turns to do this.可知他們的孩子都參加了足球俱樂部，她們要經(jīng)常帶孩子去踢球，再去接他們回來。她們幾個母親輪流做這件事情，作者有時也要接孩子們的。故C正確。
小題4:C 細節(jié)題。在第一段里作者提及了一種真正的朋友，第二段里提及的一起接孩子的足球俱樂部的朋友，第三段里提及的是有共同的愛好的朋友，最后一段提及的是自己最好的朋友的另外一半也是自己的朋友。所以一共提及了4類朋友。故C正確。
小題5:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段When Rose married Jim, I realized that I would have to be Jim’s friend if I want to continue to be Rose’s. Jim and I don’t share so many interests, but we do have a friendly relationship.可知作者把Jim當成朋友，完全是因為Rose的原因。故A正確。
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（2）_________
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（5）__________ from failure
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◆They are polite to everyone and treat others respectfully.
◆They earn respect in （7）_________ by giving respect to others.
Making no（8）________
◆They praise others and win favor with them.
◆They always try to find any possible    （9）__________ to the difficult situation.
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When you can combine the above into your action plan, you’ll have    （10）___________ to success soon.

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      with a stranger, you are     and polite, but with those you love, you are quick and excited… Go look right now on the kitchen floor, you will find some       there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself- pink, yellow, and blue. She stood there quietly, not to      your surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her bed,“Wake up, sweetheart, wake up,” I said,“Are these the flowers you picked for me? She smiled, “I found them, out by the tree. I wrapped them in a napkin, just for you. I knew you would like them.     the blue.” I said,” I am so sorry that I missed them today… And I shouldn’t have fussed at you that way.”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that is okay… I still love you     .” I hugged her and said, “ I love you too… And I love my flowers, especially the blue.”
Are you     that: If you die tomorrow, the     that you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave     will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we     ourselves more to our work than into our families- an unwise       indeed.
小題1:
A．practicalB．politicalC．politeD．personal
小題2:
A．sameB．separateC．a(chǎn)loneD．different
小題3:
A．differentB．similarC．coolD．same
小題4:
A．living roomB．bedroomC．toiletD．kitchen
小題5:
A．knockedB．putC．fellD．settled
小題6:
A．criedB．shoutedC．spokeD．said
小題7:
A．withB．byC．onD．beyond
小題8:
A．liedB．layC．laidD．lying
小題9:
A．noiseB．screamC．soundD．voice
小題10:
A．dealtB．dealC．dealingD．to deal
小題11:
A．calmB．excitedC．thrilledD．frightened
小題12:
A．grassB．flowersC．glassD．water
小題13:
A．hurtB．spoilC．harmD．damage
小題14:
A．especiallyB．specialC．especialD．specially
小題15:
A．somehowB．a(chǎn)nyhowC．somewhatD．a(chǎn)nyway
小題16:
A．knowB．certainC．a(chǎn)wareD．sure
小題17:
A．houseB．shopC．familyD．company
小題18:
A．behindB．offC．outD．a(chǎn)way
小題19:
A．loseB．a(chǎn)bsorbC．occupyD．devote
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)nswerB．choiceC．wayD．goal

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