When asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves,

Whenasked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves,many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, cloth and cars.

A truefriendship carries-a-long history of experience that determines who we are andkeeps us connected. It is a treasure we should protect. Unfortunately, thebetter friends you are, the more probably you’ll have disagreements. And theresult can be what you don’t want an end to the relationship.

The goodnews is that most troubled friendships can be mended First, don’t’ let yourpride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences arebrought out in the open. Second, apologize when you’re wrong – even if you’vebeen wronged. Over the course of a friendship, even the best people makemistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person takes the lead andapologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he hasbeen wrong. Third, see things from your friend’s point of view (观点).And finally, accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyle (生活方式) change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part iskeeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have aneffect on all relationships. My suggestion: Consider friendship an honor and agift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture (培养).

1.Whatwould be the best title for the text? ________

A. EasyWays to Make Friends   

B. Upsand Downs in Friendship

C. How toMend a Troubled Friendship   

D. Howto Take the Lead in Making Friends

2.The“wronged person” underlined in the text refers to a person _______.

A. whohas been mistaken for another    B. who has been blamed unfairly

C. whohas treated friends badly    D. who has admitted his mistake

3.Accordingto the text a friendship can last long only if _______.

A. wehave much in common   B. we know our friends’ mistakes

C. wetreat our disagreements wisely    D. we have know one anotherfor long

4.Whatshould we do if we follow the author’s second suggestion? _______

A. Stickto our own prints of view 

B. Avoidmaking mistakes

C. Makean apology first       

D.Change our lifestyles

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

【分析】分析文章结构可以看出，第一段是阐述绝大多数人把friends看得很重要；第二段是讲述可能的不幸结局――an end to therelationship.整个文章的中心在第三段，也就是The good news is that mosttroubled friendships can be mended。并有First…Second,…Third…Andfinally等等几个层次来阐述这么mend a Troubled Friendship。由此，文章的主题就是围绕这一点来阐述的。

【高考考点】主旨大意

【易错点】：可能因不会分析文章结构，不能抓住文章主题而不能正确判断。

2.B

【分析】结合下一句When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he hasbeen wrong.可以看出正确答案是B。take thelead 领先，带头。其实还可以根据语法来推测，过去分词做定语，表被动，所以，the wrongedperson 就是“被错误对待的人”

【高考考点】细节推断

【易错点】：因为没有注意结合下文或者没有正确理解选项含义而误选AC。

3.C

【分析】整篇文章是围绕如何“修复”朋友关系，其实也就是告诉我们如何使友谊得以保持。要想朋友关系得以维持，需要很多技巧，其中有4点具体举例说明。

【高考考点】综合理解

【易错点】：A有些学生根据生活一般规律认为“人以群分”而错误选择。

4.C

【分析】抓住关键句子…takes the lead and apologizes…，注意理解takes thelead的含义“领先，带头”

【高考考点】细节推断。

【易错点】：因为不能理解关键短语take the lead 的含义而误选D。