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I think a close friend is someone you get on really well with, who helps you when you have problems, who gives you advice, and who always has time for you. I didn’t use to have many close friends when I was at school or at university as I was very shy, but now I have several. They are all women — I think it’s difficult to have a close friend of the opposite sex (异性).
—Marie
I don’t really have any close friends. I know a lot of people but mainly through work, and the social occasions (场合) when we meet are business dinners and evening parties, things like that. I think if you come from a really close family, then friends are a bit unnecessary. I prefer to spend the little free time I have with my family.
—Richard
I think a close friend is someone who you’ve known for a long time, and who you still get on with. They probably have similar hobbies to you so you can do things together. I’ve got three close friends who I was at high school with and we often go out together (without our parents of course). We always go camping, go walking, play football and be outside in the open air.
—David
For me, close friends are the people you spend your free time with. I go out at weekends with a group of people — there are about seven of us, and I’d say we are all close friends. We also live near each other. I don’t think you can have close friends at a distance (在远处); you need to be able to see each other often. But I don’t think you need to be doing the same things. I mean I’m at university but none of my friends are.
—Anna
【语篇概述】本文是应用文。文中的四人对亲密朋友这个话题发表了各自的看法。
1. What does Richard say about friends?
A. It’s hard to make friends at work.
B. They’re less important than family.
C. Friends need to have a lot in common.
D. Women and men can’t be close friends.
【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据Richard说的“I think if you come from a really close family, then friends are a bit unnecessary. I prefer to spend the little free time I have with my family. ”可知, 他认为朋友没有家人重要。
2. What does David enjoy?
A. Physical activity.
B. Parent-child camp.
C. Going to evening parties.
D. Playing out in the open air alone.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据David说的“We always go camping, go walking, play football. . . ”可知, 他热爱体育运动。
3. What do we know about Anna’s friends?
A. They are college students.
B. They are doing the same things.
C. They don’t live far away.
D. They don’t see each other often.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据末段中的“We also live near each other. ”可知, Anna的朋友都住得离彼此很近。
4. Who has more friends now than before?
A. Anna. B. David. C. Richard. D. Marie.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据首段中的“I didn’t use to have many close friends”和“but now I have several”之间的对比可知, Marie现在的朋友比以前多。
