Ⅰ.阅读理解(共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
(2021·江苏省海安高级中学高三下期新高考模拟英语试题(二))
Life is filled with challenges.As we get older, we come to realize that those challenges are the very things that shape us and make us who we are.It is the same with the challenges that come with friendship.When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two choices.We can try to challenge it, or we can decide that the thing isn’t worth the trouble and call it quits.Although there are certainly times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most case what we needed is commitment(投入) and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how painful or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to face it instead of running away from it.Communication is making space for discussion and talking about how you feel instead of just saying what the other person did wrong.If you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” rather than “You hurt my feelings.” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for what they are：small hurdles(栏杆) you need to jump or get through on your way through life.Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only serves to make us stronger.It’s all part of growing up.It happens to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today.And that is a good thing.”
1．What can we infer from the text?
A．Friendship needs challenges.
B．Challenges shape our challenges.
C．Small hurdles aren’t worth the trouble.
D．Commitment can form friendship.
2．What did the writer suggest when faced with a challenge?
A．One should call it quits.
B．One should temporarily run away from it.
C．One should be committed and communicable.
D．One should lay it aside for a while and ask for others’ help.
3．What does the underlined phrase “call it quits” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A．Let go of it. B．Get over it.
C．Forget about it. D．Put it aside.
4．The whole passage is centered on the relationship between ________.
A．friendship and challenges
B．communication and friendship
C．commitment and communication
D．challenges and the ways to get through
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文，告诉我们友谊中的挑战有助于我们成长，我们应该正确对待友谊中的挑战。
1．A 推理判断题。根据第一段“As we get older, we come to realize that those challenges are the very things that shape us and make us who we are.It is the same with the challenges that come with friendship.(随着年龄的增长，我们逐渐意识到，正是这些挑战塑造了我们，让我们成为了现在的自己。友谊带来的挑战也是如此。)”可知，友谊带来的挑战有助于我们的成长，因此友谊中也需要挑战，故选A。
2．C 推理判断题。根据第一段“Although there are certainly times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most case what we needed is commitment and communication.(虽然有时放弃是正确的，但在大多数情况下，我们需要的是投入和沟通。)”可知，作者认为面对友谊中的挑战时，我们需要投入和沟通，故选C。
3．A 词句猜测题。根据画线短语前的“When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two choices.We can try to challenge it, or we can decide that the thing isn’t worth the trouble and call it quits.(当面对挑战时，我们通常有两种选择。一种是我们可以试着挑战它，另一种是我们认定这件事不值得我们费心去做，接下来自然是放弃它。)”由此可知画线短语的意思是“放手、放弃”，故选A。
4．A 主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段“As we get older, we come to realize that those challenges are the very things that shape us and make us who we are.It is the same with the challenges that come with friendship.(随着年龄的增长，我们逐渐意识到，正是这些挑战塑造了我们，让我们成为了现在的自己。友谊带来的挑战也是如此。)”可知，本文主要讨论的是友谊和挑战的关系，故选A。
