Having friends may well keep you healthier and help you deal with stress better. Some studies show that people with close friends have a greater ability to fight disease than people who are alone.
Place friendship in the first place. Find the time to be with friends even if it means letting the lawn go unmowed or the dishes unwashed for a while. When you can’t get together, use the phone to keep in touch.
Open up to close friends. Keeping a deep friendship requires a level of “heartfelt” intimacy (親密).Don’t be afraid to express your inner fears and disappointments. Listen to your friends when they have problems,but offer advice only when it’s wanted. Help raise friends’ self­esteem when they are sad about a job loss, or other such events.
Have different friends for different activities, such as going to the movies,singing in a choir,and joining in a bowling league.
Don’t wait for a friend to ask for helps. When a friend has the flu,offer to go to the store or drive his or her children to their after­school activities.
Never take a friendship for granted. Like a good marriage,friendship needs care and patience. Become a joiner. Find a group that matches your interests.
Talk to strangers. Conversations started in museums, laundry rooms,or bookstores can lead to firm friendship.
Enroll in an adult­education course. A classroom is an ideal place to meet others with similar interests.
【小題1】People with close friends have a        ability to fight disease than people who are alone.

A.lessB.greaterC.poorerD.little
【小題2】According to the passage,you’d better offer advice to your friends       .
A.a(chǎn)t any moment
B.only when they are happy
C.only when they want it
D.only when you are glad
【小題3】What we should do to have friends according to the author?
A.Make friendship a priority.
B.Open up to close friends.
C.Never take a friendship for granted.
D.All the above.
【小題4】Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.You should have different friends for the same activities.
B.You should wait for a friend to ask a favor.
C.You should avoid talking with strangers in museums, laundry rooms, or bookstores.
D.You should never take a friendship for granted.
【小題5】The underlined word “enroll” in the last paragraph means         .
A.giveB.joinC.getD.catch


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】D
【小題5】B

解析試題分析:友誼使人更健康,本文主要講述如何交友:要把朋友放在第一位,對(duì)朋友敞開(kāi)心扉,不要把朋友當(dāng)成是理所當(dāng)然的。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第一段第二行Some studies show that people with close friends have a greater ability to fight disease than people who are alone.談到有密友的人比孤獨(dú)的人有更強(qiáng)的能力抵抗疾病。選B。
【小題2】 細(xì)節(jié)題:從第三段but offer advice only when it’s wanted.可知只有當(dāng)朋友需要建議的時(shí)候才要給他。選C。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題。從文中第二段,第三段和倒數(shù)第三段快速把握要擁有朋友的方式的信息,含括了ABC三項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容,故選D
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題:從文中倒數(shù)第三段的句子:Never take a friendship for granted. Like a good marriage,friendship needs care and patience.可知不要把朋友當(dāng)成是理所當(dāng)然的。選D。
【小題5】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)后面的adult-education course猜測(cè),參加成人教育課程。Enroll=join,選B。
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