Question

17．Few Americans stay in one a place for a lifetime．We move from the city to the suburbs （郊 區(qū)），from high school to college in a different state，from a job in one area to a better job elsewhere，from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement．With each move we are forever making new friends，who become part of our new life．
For many of us the summer is a special time for forming new friendships．Today，millions of Americans go on vacation abroad，and we go not only to see new sights but also-in those places where we don't feel too strange-with the hope of meeting new people．No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend，but the beginning of a friendship is possible．Surely in every country people value friendship．
The word"friend"to American people can be applied to a wide range of relationships-to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place，to a close business companion，to a childhood playmate，to a man or a woman，or to a trusted colleague．There are real differences among these relations for Americans-a friendship may be shallow，casual，situational or deep and lasting．But to a European，who sees only our surface behavior，the differences are not clear．
As Europeans see it，all kinds of"friends"flow in and out of Americans'homes with little ceremony．They may be parents of the children's friends，house guests of neighbors，members of a committee，business associates from another town or even another country．Coming as a guest into an American home，the European visitor finds no obvious landmarks．The atmosphere is relaxed．Most people，old and young，are called by first names．Americans‘characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel at home．
Title American Friendship
Chances for Americans
to make friends☆Most Americans （76）movefrom place to place．
☆Many Americans^o abroad on vacation for （77）sightseeingor meeting
new people．
☆One （78）possibilityfor a vacation is to begin a friendship．
Ways for Americans to
（79）understand/applythe word
"friend"☆American people use"friend"（80）widelyfor different relation-
ships．
☆Americans know the （81）difference（s）among relations clearly while
Europeans cant．
Europeans"understanding about American（82）friendship☆Friends flow in and out of Americans'homes（83）casually．
☆Being a guest in an American home，the European visitor feels（84）comfortable/relaxed☆Due to their （85）opencharacteristics，Americans find new friends all over the world．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇閱讀填空閱讀，屬于社會文化類文章，很少有美國人在一個地方停留一生，從城市搬到郊區(qū)，從高中到大學在一個不同的狀態(tài)，從一個工作在一個領域到一個更好的工作在其他地方，美國人喜歡交朋友，本文以此展開談論，講述了美國人對友誼的看法，及歐洲人對美國人友誼的理解．

解答 76．答案：move．根據(jù)"We move from the city to the suburbs （郊 區(qū)），from high school to college in a different state，from a job in one area to a better job elsewhere，from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement"可知，大部分美國人搬家，認識新朋友．故答案為"move"．
77．答案：sightseeing．根據(jù)"we go not only to see new sights but also-in those places where we don't feel too strange-with the hope of meeting new people"可知，許多美國人出國度假不僅可以看到新的景色，并且認識許多新的朋友．故答案為"sightseeing"．
78．答案：possibility．根據(jù)"No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend，but the beginning of a friendship is possible"可知，沒有人期望一段假期旅行會產生一段親密的友情，但是它是友誼開始的可能．故答案為"possibility"．
79．答案：understand/apply．根據(jù)"The word"friend"to American people can be applied to a wide range of relationships"可知，"朋友"這個詞對于美國人民可以應用于各種關系的人．此處為"美國人民理解/應用這個詞的方式"．故答案為"understand/apply"．
80．答案：widely．根據(jù)"The word"friend"to American people can be applied to a wide range of relationships"可知，"朋友"這個詞對于美國人民可以應用于各種關系的人．故答案為"widely"．
81．答案：difference（s）．根據(jù)"There are real differences among these relations for Americans-a friendship may be shallow，casual，situational or deep and lasting．But to a European，who sees only our surface behavior，the differences are not clear．"可知，美國人知道關系之間明顯的差別，而歐洲人不能．故答案為"differences"．
82．答案：friendship．根據(jù)文章內容及題目可知，此處是歐洲人對美國人的友誼的理解．故答案為"friendship"．
83．答案：casually．根據(jù)"all kinds of"friends"flow in and out of Americans'homes with little ceremony"可知，各種各樣的朋友隨意出入美國人家里．casually意為"隨意地"．故答案為"casually"．
84．答案：comfortable/relaxed．根據(jù)"Coming as a guest into an American home，the European visitor finds no obvious landmarks．The atmosphere is relaxed"可知，作為一個客人在美國國內，歐洲游客感到舒適/放松．故答案為"comfortable/relaxed"．
85．答案：open．根據(jù)"Americans‘characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel at home"可知，客人賓至如歸的原因是美國人的開放的特點．故答案為"open"．

點評 本文是一篇選詞填空閱讀，主要考查學生對文章內容的理解能力及信息提取能力，做題時應仔細閱讀原文，并聯(lián)系上下文內容找出相關內容，從而得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．