Japanese couples, too busy for a normal social life, are increasingly turning to actors to play their friends on the most important days of their lives.
Several agencies have sprung up(涌現(xiàn))offering actors to attend weddings or even funerals.The first guest-for-hire company was established about nine years ago and around 10 agencies now send out dozens of pretend friends to family events.
Agencies such as Hagemashi Tai, which means “I want to cheer you up”, charge around ￡100 for each “guest”. Other services such as giving a speech in praise of a bride or the groom cost extra.
The appearance of the small fake friends industry has been linked to social and economic changes in Japan.With lifetime employment (終身雇傭制)a thing of the past, couples feel uncomfortable about inviting work colleagues to their wedding.Increasingly busy and put upon, many Japanese surround themselves with only a very small circle of friends.
When they marry, however, they are under pressure to match the number of their new partner’s wedding guests.
Office Agents, the largest provider of pretend friends, makes sure that its employees have done their homework and know all about the bride or groom before the wedding.
Hiroshi Mizutani, the company’s founder, said the fake friends he provides must look happy, be well dressed and look like people with good jobs.
【小題1】Why did fake friends industry come into being in Japan?

A．Because of social and economic changesB．Because of lifetime employment
C．Because of normal social lifeD．Because of work pressure
【小題2】Pretend friends will be present at the following occasions except ________.
A．weddingsB．funerals C．workD．family gathering
【小題3】The agents make sure that ________.
A．fake friends have done their houseworkB．fake friends have good jobs
C．fake friends must look happy and be well dressedD．fake friends feel uncomfortable
【小題4】What is the best title of this passage?
A．Japanese Couples are Under Pressure to Get MarriedB．Japanese Couples’ Social Life
C．The First Guest-for-hire Company in JapanD．Japanese Couples Rely on Fake Friends


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：本文講述的是現(xiàn)在的日本人要依賴這些虛假的朋友在他們的生活中起一定的作用。文章中詳細(xì)描述了提供這樣服務(wù)的公司的一些具體的信息。
【小題1】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段1,2行The appearance of the small fake friends industry has been linked to social and economic changes in Japan.可知A項(xiàng)正確。
【小題2】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段第一行和最后一行Several agencies have sprung up(涌現(xiàn))offering actors to attend weddings or even funerals和send out dozens of pretend friends to family events.可知ABD三項(xiàng)都是的，只有C項(xiàng)沒有提及。
【小題3】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Hiroshi Mizutani, the company’s founder, said the fake friends he provides must look happy, be well dressed and look like people with good jobs可知C項(xiàng)描述的正確的。
【小題4】D 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段Japanese couples, too busy for a normal social life, are increasingly turning to actors to play their friends on the most important days of their lives.
現(xiàn)在的日本夫妻要依賴這些虛假的朋友在他們的生活中起一定的作用。故D項(xiàng)正確。
考點(diǎn)：考察社會(huì)現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀
點(diǎn)評：本文講述的是現(xiàn)在的日本人要依賴這些虛假的朋友在他們的生活中起一定的作用。文章中詳細(xì)描述了提供這樣服務(wù)的公司的一些具體的信息。文章基本上是考查細(xì)節(jié)題，對此類題型考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運(yùn)用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項(xiàng)與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。

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