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, one 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 whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.
Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim , chances are you will start to 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 hang 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 path.
【小題1】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed
B．How to make friendship last forever
C．You are who your friends are
D．Friends are the most important in one’s success
【小題2】The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means ______.
A．they’ll push you ahead
B．they’ll influence you
C．they’ll cover your shortcomings
D．they’ll help you achieve your goal
【小題3】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 relationship with your friends
D．a(chǎn)rrange the time with your friends properly
【小題4】The passage is mainly written for ______.
A．musicians
B．managers
C．negative people
D．people wanting to succeed


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題4】B
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：文章通過(guò)幾個(gè)鋼琴家的對(duì)話(huà)引發(fā)的對(duì)交什么樣的朋友的思考，作者認(rèn)為應(yīng)該交態(tài)度積極的朋友，可以對(duì)自己有好的影響。
【小題1】C 主旨大意。從全文的內(nèi)容和最后一段的句子：Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better.本文講述了怎么交好朋友，所謂近朱者赤，近墨者黑，故C正確。
【小題2】 B 詞義推測(cè)。從后面的解釋?zhuān)篒f you’re around people who are always complaining(抱怨) or blaming (責(zé)備) others, it is possible that you will start doing the same as well.可知是有影響的意思，說(shuō)明B正確。
【小題4】B推理題：從第七段的句子：Set a new standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.可知通過(guò)這樣做，就可以有適當(dāng)?shù)姆绞浇缓玫呐笥�。故B正確。
【小題5】D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better.可以推斷出文章寫(xiě)給那些想要成功的人。故D正確。
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