Question

Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way. They may call many connections . Americans school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighbourhood friends. These friendships are based common interests. When the shared activity , the friendship may disappear. Now Steve and Yarer are no longer classmates. Their friendship has . In some friendship means a strong lifelong bond(關(guān)系) between people. In these cultures friendship develop , since they are built to last. American society is one of changes. Studies show that one out of five American families every year because they must change their jobs. The result is American friendship develops quickly. People from the United States may seem friendly. Americans often chat with strangers. They exchange information their families, hobbies and work. They may warmly and say “Have a nice day” or “See you later.” Schoolmates may say, “Let’s get sometime.” But American friendliness is not an offer of true friendship. After an experience like Yarer’s, outsiders may consider to be changeable. Learning how Americans view friendship can non-Americans avoid misunderstanding. It can also help them make friends in the American .

1.A. teachers B. students C. masters D. friends

2.A. hold B. have C. own D. share

3.A. on B. with C. in D. for

4.A. begins B. develops C. ends D. continues

5.A. missed B. changed C. failed D. separated

6.A. cultures B. cities C. schools D. places

7.A. some B. two C. three D. all

8.A. fast B. soon C. slowly D. finally

9.A. thick B. high C. rapid D. large

10.A. moves B. comes C. does D. disappears

11.A. which B. how C. whether D. that

12.A. at once B. at first C. at last D. at all

13.A. easily B. hard C. much D. fast

14.A. to B. from C. about D. for

15.A. smile B. laugh C. nod D. greet

16.A. there B. over C. away D. together

17.A. always B. any C. just D. only

18.A. Chinese B. Japanese C. Americans D. Europeans

19.A. cause B. get C. hope D. help

20.A. ones B. way C. people D. means

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：和其他文化不同，美國的友誼來得快取得也快。

1.“friend” in a very general way.”可知，美國人使用“朋友”一詞很普遍，他們可能會把與之相關(guān)的人（都）稱為“朋友”。故該空正確答案為D.

2.有某種關(guān)系”；例如：He has a house in the city. He has four children. C. own“有（某事物）（作為自己的財(cái)富）”； D. share“分享”， 該句句意：“美國人‘有’學(xué)校的朋友，工作單位的朋友，一起運(yùn)動(dòng)的朋友，鄰居朋友�！�，故正確答案為B.

3.這些朋友都是‘基于’共同利益的”，而“基于”: be based on，故該題正確答案為A.on.

4.這些朋友都是基于共同利益的，所以該句句意：“當(dāng)‘沒有了’共同參與的活動(dòng)，這種友誼也就宣告結(jié)束�！保�故該題正確答案為C.

5.現(xiàn)在，史帝夫和亞瑟不再是同學(xué)，他們的友誼也就‘改變’了。”，故該題正確答案為B.

6. 考查名詞辨析。A. cultures“文化”； B. cities“城市”； C. schools“學(xué)�！�；D. places“地方”，而下一句中的“In these cultures”為本空的直接信息提示，所以該句句意：“在一些‘文化’里，友誼即為兩人之間一種強(qiáng)烈的，一世之久的情感�！保�故該題正確答案為A.

7.

8.因?yàn)樗�要長期持續(xù)下去。”，所以該處句意為“在這些文化里，友誼發(fā)展得‘慢’”，故正確答案為C.

9.但）美國是個(gè)‘急速’變遷的社會，”，故正確答案為C.rapid.

10.因?yàn)樗麄兘?jīng)常變換工作”，故該處句意應(yīng)為：“研究顯示20%的美國家庭每年都會‘搬家’”，所以該題正確答案為A.

11.

12.友誼建立得快，以及下文講到的美國人跟陌生人是很健談的可知，該句句意：“‘在起初’美國人似乎非常友好，”，故正確答案為B.

13.

14.

15.他們可能熱情地‘微笑’說‘祝你有愉快的一天’或是‘待會兒見’�！�，故該題正確答案為A.smile.

16.同學(xué)之間可能會說“改天咱們聚一聚哈”。”，而“聚會”：get together，故該題正確答案為D. together.

17.但對于美國人來說，這種關(guān)系不‘總是’真正的友誼�！�，故該題正確答案為A.

18.

19.

“幫助”，該句句意：“了解美國人如何看待友誼，能夠‘幫助’非美國人士避免誤會�！�，故該題正確答案為D.

20.了解美國人如何看待友誼）也能幫助他們‘以美國人的方式’交朋友�！�，而“以…方式”：in the way / by the means / with the method，根據(jù)空前的介詞in，故該題正確答案為B. way.

考點(diǎn)：社會文化類說明文