Growing up together in Twin Falls, Idaho, Lisa Fry and Paula Turner never doubted their fr

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Growing up together in Twin Falls, Idaho, Lisa Fry and Paula Turner never doubted their friendship would last forever. But after Fry married, moved to New York City and had a baby, her letters to Turner suddenly went unanswered. Do you think I've somehow offended her? Fry asked her husband.
Turner, meanwhile, had thought she was no longer important to Fry. She's got a family now, she told herself. We're just too different to be close like before.
Finally, Fry picked up the courage to call her old friend. At first, the conversation was awkward, yet soon they both admitted that they missed each other. A month later, they got together, laughing and sharing confidences.
Thank goodness I finally took action, Fry says. We both realized we were as important to each other as ever.
There are good reasons to value our friendships. Once a public-opinion research firm, Roper Starch Worldwide, asked 2007 people to identify one or two things that said the most about themselves. Friends far outranked(高于)homes, jobs, clothes and cars.
“A stable friendship carries a long history of experience and interaction and keeps us connected,” says Donald Pannen, executive officer of the Western Psychological Association. It is what we should protect. However, says Brant R. Burleson, professor of munication at Purdue University, The better friends you are, the more likely you'll face conflicts. And even the result can be what you don't want--an end to the relationship.
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended. Here's what experts suggest:
◆Swallow your pride.
◆Apologize when you're wrong--even if you've also been wronged.
◆See things from your friend's point of view.
◆Accept that friendships change.
Making friends can sometimes seem easy, says Yager. The hard part is keeping the connections strong and long. Her suggestion: Consider friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and develop.
71.The first paragraph is written mainly to    .
A.plain something to her husband
B.show Lisa Fry missed her friend
C.show family is more important than friendship
D.introduce the topic to be discussed
72.The underlined word “awkward” in the third paragraph probably means    .
A.unfortable      B.uninteresting      C.convenient        D.relaxed
73.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
A.Once friendship is broken, there is no way to be repaired.
B.People don’t value friendship over other things
C.The more and better friends we make, the happier we are.
D.Lisa Fry and Paula Turner were as important to each other as ever.
74.Experts suggest that    .
A.Making friends should be no difficult experience.
B.We should consider things for our friends first
C.We should not have to apologize if it is not our fault
D.Friendship should be one-way process and worth our effort.
75.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A.A Broken Friendship       
B.Opinions on Friendship and Friends
C.What Is Good Friendship?   
D.How to Mend a Broken Friendship71-76 DADBD 

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(答案→)71-76 DADBD 
解析:71 归纳理解题。由下文可知本段是为了引出要讨论的话题。
72.词义猜测题。下文 “…yet soon they both admitted that they missed each other. A month later, they got together, laughing and sharing confidences.”说“后来她们俩承认她们惦念着对方,一个月后他们聚会,说笑,分享自信”。由此她们起初的谈话很尴尬、不自在。故A项为最佳答案。
73.正误判断题。由第四段中“We both realized we were as important to each other as ever”可以得出答案为D。A项的表述与“The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended.” 不符;B项是对第五段最后一句的片面理解, C项文中缺乏明显依据。
74.细节理解题。由“See things from your friend's point of view.”可知B项正确。A项表述错误,由最后一段中“The hard part is keeping the connections strong and long.”可知;C项表述错误,由“Apologize when you're wrong-even if you've also been wronged.”可知;由“Consider friendship an honor and a gift and worth the effort to treasure and develop.”可知友谊是相互的(two-way),故D项错误。
75.主旨大意题。文章从Lisa Fry and Paula Turner的友谊谈起,引出友谊需要双方的呵护和弥合,最后专家提出了几点如何改善损坏了的友谊的建议。
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