Boys need friends, suffer when they don't believe they have any, and worry over the ups and downs of relationships. Many adults believe that somehow boys need friends less than girls do, in truth, though, no boy is an island; boys value their friends throughout childhood and adolescence and are happier and healthier when they have solid relationships with peers(同齡人)．
Despite the common belief that girls are better at relationships, most boys consider their friends a very important part of their lives, and boys may actually be better at keeping friendships than girls are. A recent study of 10 to 15­year­old boys and girls found that girls' friendships are actually more fragile. Girls tend to say and do hurtful things to each other more frequently than boys, and girls are more hurt by the end of a friendship.
Boys are the living definition of the phrase “peer group”； they love games with rules, competition, and doing things together. Boys seem to enjoy, even need the opportunity to test themselves against others, and many lasting friendships begin in karate(空手道) class or on the basketball court. Competence and skill are widely respected; being picked last for a team or left out altogether is an experience that can haunt(縈繞心頭) a boy for years.
As boys mature（成熟）, the friendship becomes even more important, and it frequently widens to include girls. During the teen years, friends can become the most important part of a boy's life—and a part in which his parents are not included. The confusion of being a teenager leads boys to form close bonds（關(guān)系） with friends. There is the sense for many boys that a friend is someone who is “always there for me”， someone he can trust. They may be partners in crime or partners in study, but the friendship of adolescent boys can run surprisingly deep.
小題1:The common belief of adults is that boys________.
A．don't care about others as much as girls
B．don't value friendship as much as girls
C．have the same friendship as girls
D．have healthier friendship than girls
小題2:According to the text, boys' friendship________.
A．is usually built around active play
B．tends to be in small groups
C．can bear mutual hurt between friends
D．doesn't suffer from failure
小題3:The author mentions the study in the second paragraph to prove ________.
A．many people believe girls are better at relationships
B．most boys consider their friends very important
C．boys may be better at keeping friendships than girls
D．boys may be more active in a friendship
小題4:As a boy gets older, he tends to________.
A．widen his circle of friends to include different kinds of people
B．shift his focus from his friends to himself
C．leave his parents out of his friendship
D．be confused about what a friendship is
小題5:What's the best title for the text?
A．Friendships between Boys and Girls
B．Boys and Their Friendship
C．Childhood and Adolescent Friendship
D．Tips on Making Friends with Boys

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：本文說明了男孩怎樣重視友誼，并分析了男孩間的友誼
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Many adults believe that somehow boys need friends less than girls do...”可知答案為B
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“Boys seem to enjoy，even need the opportunity to test themselves  against others，and many lasting friendships begin in karate class or on the basketball court.”可推知男孩的友誼是建立在玩的基礎(chǔ)上的，答案為A。
小題3:推理判斷題。該研究顯示“girls’friendships are actually more fragile”，并解釋了其原因，由此可推知男孩比女孩更注意對友誼的維護(hù)。選C
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“a part in which his parents are not included”可知男孩的父母不在友誼之內(nèi)，答案為C
小題5:主旨大意題。本文說明了男孩怎樣重視友誼，并分析了男孩間的友誼，因此B為正確答案。
點評：本文集中考查了細(xì)節(jié)題，推理題，題目設(shè)置較為合理，在推理的時候，要結(jié)合人物的對話進(jìn)行準(zhǔn)確理解，確定考點，準(zhǔn)確判斷。要求考生仔細(xì)閱讀這篇文章，耐心審題，結(jié)合題目做出準(zhǔn)確的定位判斷。必要的時候要進(jìn)行推理，透過句子表面看作者的真正意圖。
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A．made B．caredC．dislikedD．lived
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小題16:
A．loveB．lovedC．loving D．loves
小題17:
A．knowB．wantC．hopeD．wish
小題18:
A．untilB．whenC．beforeD．unless
小題19:
A．valuable B．usefulC．selfishD．precious
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