Question

The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:

“ I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”

“ I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”

But a younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”

I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.

Attitudes are important. Whether they are positive(積極的) or negative (消極的)，they are rubbing off on you. If you are around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim(受害者) , chances are you will start as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.

This is an easy exercise: make a list of the people who you hand out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.

Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career(職業(yè)) path.”

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed

B．How to make friendship last for ever

C．You are who your friends are

D．Friends are the most important in one’s success

2.The underlined sentence “ rubbing off on you” means ________ .

A．They’ll push you ahead                  B．They will influence(影響) you

C．They’ll cover your shortcomings           D．They will help you achieve your goal

3.The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show _______ .

A．the musician’s living conditions are quite poor

B．People have poor taste in music

C．People have different attitudes towards the same thing.

D．Young people have greater chances of succeeding

4.By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7 , you can _______ .

A．improve a lot in making more friends

B．come to the right way of making friends

C．develop a better friendship with your friends

D．a(chǎn)rrange the time with your friends properly

5.The passage is mainly written for ________ .

A．musicians         B．managers          C．negative people    D．people wanting to succeed

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了交友要慎重，近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

1.根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容以及I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are. 故選C。

2.根據(jù)If you are around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim(受害者) , chances are you will start as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.故選B。

3.根據(jù)Attitudes are important. Whether they are positive(積極的) or negative (消極的)，they are rubbing off on you. If you are around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim(受害者) , chances are you will start as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”. 所以答案為C。

4.根據(jù)So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.因此選B。

5.根據(jù)Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better.因此選D。

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