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.
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, 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 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】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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
解析試題分析：男孩子需要友誼，也非�？粗赜颜x，當(dāng)他們沒有得到友誼的時(shí)候會內(nèi)心痛苦。許多成年人認(rèn)為女孩子比男孩子需要友誼，其實(shí)不然，沒有朋友的男孩子是一個(gè)孤零零的島嶼，獲得友誼的男孩子們在童年和少年是更為快樂的。為了孩子的健康成長，男孩子們需要友誼。
【小題1】A推理判斷題。文章第三段講述了男孩子喜歡生活在群體中，他們喜歡參加運(yùn)動，在運(yùn)動中結(jié)交朋友，所以他們的友誼都是在玩耍時(shí)發(fā)展培養(yǎng)的，答案選A。
【小題2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中and boys may actually be better at keeping friendships than girls are.可以判斷男孩子比女孩子更擅長維持友誼，C選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章末段friends can become the most important part of a boy's life—and a part in which his parents are not included.可以判斷孩子長大后，父母就被排除在了友誼的圈子外，答案選C。
【小題4】B主旨大意題。本文通過與女孩子對比，圍繞男孩子友誼的培養(yǎng)以及發(fā)展展開行文，所以B選項(xiàng)能體現(xiàn)文章中心。
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| B．set no homework and no tests for students |
| C．make good use of the computer technology and classroom assistants |
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| D．not being considered the source of various knowledge |
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| A．When you're at work. | B．When you are free. |
| C．At any time you like. | D．When you are in college. |
| A．Opposed. | B．Experienced. | C．Solved. | D．Explained. |
| A．getting cross-cultural experience |
| B．improving communication skills and self-confidence |
| C．improving your foreign language |
| D．learning how to get along with people |
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| A．they are improperly educated |
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| A．with diplomas |
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| B．One must think carefully before pursuing a master’s degree. |
| C．The higher your education level, the more money you will earn. |
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| B．how to deal with the financial crisis |
| C．teaching young people about money |
| D．teaching students how to study effectively |
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| C．students have been taught to manage their finances |
| D．laws on financial education have been effectively carried out |
| A．instruct the pupils to donate their pocket money |
| B．promote the connection of schools and families |
| C．a(chǎn)sk the government to dismiss the parliament |
| D．a(chǎn)ppeal for the curriculum of financial education |
| A．it is easy to keep good habits long |
| B．teenagers spend their money as planned |
| C．parents are willing to pay the debt for their kids |
| D．it will be in trouble if the teenagers are left alone |
| A．stress the necessity of the curriculum reform |
| B．show the seriousness of the financial recession |
| C．make the readers aware of burden of the parents |
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【小題1】Why can’t some children follow their common sense?
| A．Because they want to be liked by everybody. |
| B．Because they don’t want to make fun of others. |
| C．Because they are curious about their new friends. |
| D．Because they think all the children will do the same. |
| A．Parents | B．Teachers | C．Friends | D．Classmates |
| A．unnoticed | B．mentioned | C．disagreed | D．a(chǎn)voided |
| A．The reasons of peer pressure. |
| B．The advantages of peer pressure. |
| C．Peer pressure from close friends. |
| D．Peer pressure from a youth group. |
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【小題1】According to the passage, music could make students smarter by _______________.
| A．improving their classroom skills and paying attention |
| B．improving their classroom skills and imagination |
| C．improving their attention, direction and imagination |
| D．learning music, making music and trying out their own ideas |
| A．unwilling to turn on | B．a(chǎn)lways looking |
| C．unwilling to leave | D．a(chǎn)lways playing |
| A．give children self-expression and self-confidence |
| B．bring to children achievement and success |
| C．give children something to be proud of |
| D．develop children's self-confidence |
| A．Music is a must as a course at school |
| B．Music builds children's self-confidence |
| C．Music makes students much smarter |
| D．Learning music and making music |
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【小題1】Which of the following ideas can be financially wise?
| A．Driving your own car. | B．Buying used books. |
| C．Renting an apartment. | D．Attending activities. |
| A．a(chǎn)cademic failures | B．physical problems |
| C．traffic accidents | D．social activities |
| A．a(chǎn)ttend limited activities on campus |
| B．have little regular physical exercise |
| C．focus less on their academic work |
| D．take relaxed attitudes to their diets |
| A．using too much money for meals |
| B．eating too many unhealthy foods |
| C．taking part in too many after-class activities |
| D．taking an elective that has too many students |
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【小題1】Which of the following ways is approved by the author?
| A．Remembering grammar rules. |
| B．Taking grammar tests. |
| C．Analyzing grammatical structure. |
| D．Applying language to situations. |
| A．Talking to native speakers when learning. |
| B．Learning English grammar in a complete way. |
| C．Using correct English grammar. |
| D．Learning English grammar from a teacher. |
| A．native speakers learn English grammar by listening to stories |
| B．Blaine Ray’s method gets students to grasp correct grammar unconsciously |
| C．Blaine Ray teaches grammar rules by asking students to tell stories |
| D．it’s hard for students to speak correct English in the new system |
| A．criticize the traditional way of learning grammar |
| B．introduce a new way to study English grammar |
| C．a(chǎn)sk students to learn English grammar by listening to stories |
| D．tell us how the native speakers learn English grammar |
| A．because the analytical approach can let them learn English grammar effortlessly |
| B．because the analytical approach makes them be able to use English correctly when they speak. |
| C．because the analytical approach can’t let them memorize and then apply a great number of rules. |
| D．because Real speech is too fast. |
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