Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous(宽宏大量的); be understanding.
Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose your friend’s trust. Good friends always rely on one another to speak and act honestly.
Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so that you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are exactly alike(相同的). But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friendship, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding.
【语篇概述】这篇说明文主要介绍了成为别人的好朋友的三个关键: 要诚实, 要豁达, 要站在朋友的角度去理解。
1. Some friendships don’t last long because______.
A. there are too many people who want to make friends
B. those who give others friendship receive friendship from others
C. some people receive friendship but don’t give friendship back
D. they don’t know friendship is something serious
【解析】选C。 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句话“Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. ”可以知道答案。
2. According to the passage, honesty is______.
A. something countable
B. the base of friendship
C. as important as money
D. more important than anything else
【解析】选B。 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话“Honesty is where a good friendship starts. ”可以知道答案。此处的start 和base同义。
3. In the third paragraph, the underlined word “They” refers to______.
A. generosity and friendship
B. generosity and sharing
C. your ideas and feelings
D. your clothes
【解析】选C。 代词指代题。根据画线词之前的“Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. ”可以知道答案是your ideas and feelings。
4. The best title of this passage is______.
A. How to Be a Friend
B. Honesty Is the Best Policy
C. A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed
D. Three Important Points in Life
【解析】选A。主旨大意题。 文章结构为: 总—分—总。第一段总体交代学会做一个好朋友意味着学会三条规则: 诚实、大度和理解。第二、三、四段分述这三个方面, 最后一段进行总结。因此, 要找文章标题方面的信息, 最好到第一段及最后一段里去找。整个文章是围绕如何做一个好朋友这一话题来展开的, 因此, 标题为: How to Be a Friend。
