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【题目】Most friendships die a nature death: people move, change jobs, or start different stages of life. Other friendships, however, end unexpectedly. When a friendship is over and you don't understand why, it can be especially painful. Sometimes a friend ends your relationship without telling you why.

The loss of friendship might be worth reflecting on. Knowing when a friendship is over and why it ends may help you build stronger friendships in the future.

●See if you can find a problem.

When a friendship is over, examine your relationship. Perhaps you remember your friend complaining that you're always late. Maybe you seldom return your friend's phone calls. When a friend ends your relationship, try to find out the reasons why the friendship is over.

●Write a letter to your friend.

Express your feelings about the friendship. Do you miss seeing them? Do you have any regrets? Would you act differently if you were still friends? Make it an honest communication.

●Express your feeling of being hurt or anger.

Write or talk about how you feel in a letter. When a friendship is over, it's important to communicate exactly how hurt you feel and why. Write until you have nothing left to say. When a friend ends your relationship, you do have the right to express yourself.

●Communicate that you are open to pick up the friendship.

When a friendship is over and you want to reconnect some day, send Christmas, or birthday cards. Say hi and send greetings through mutual(共有的)friends. When a friendship is over, don't give up until you're ready.

●Decide to make your present friendships better.

An adviser once told me that simply talking about your relationship strengthens your relationship. Talk to your present friends. Are they happy with your friendship? If a friend ends your relationship, learn something from it.

【1】The underlined phrase "reflecting on" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. thinking about B. giving up C. keeping on D. getting angry

【2】What can we know from "See if you can find a problem"?

A. You are always late when you and your friend plan to go out.

B. You often refuse to answer your friend's phone calls.

C. Your friend is fond of complaining all the time.

D. Perhaps your friendship is over because of your problem.

【3】When a friendship is over, you may do all the following EXCEPT ____.

A. write a letter to your friend to tell your regrets

B. talk about how you feel about your friendship

C. ask your friends whose mistake on earth it is

D. send your greetings to your friend before giving up

【4】The purpose of this passage is to_____________.

A. explain why you lose a friendship B. suggest what to do when a friendship is over

C. tell you when a friendship is over D. advise how to end a friendship

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 D

【3】 C

【4】 B

【解析】

文章大意：这是一篇议论文。文章主要就解决友谊中出现的问题提出了一些建议，作者强调对这些问题要理性解决，要多换位思考和沟通交流。

【1】词义猜测题。根据下文Knowing when a friendship is over and why it ends may help you build stronger friendships in the future.可知“失去友谊”值得仔细考虑，结合选项可知A选项符合题意，故答案选A。

【2】推理判断题。由第三段中提到的句子When a friendship is over, examine your relationship.推知你应思考"友谊破裂"是否是因为你的原因，故答案选D。

【3】细节理解题。从第二个小标题Writer a letter to your friend .可知A选项是对的；从第三个小标题Express you feeling of being hurt or anger.可知B选项是对的；根据文章所提议可知C选项是不可取的做法，不能在友谊破裂时强行询问到底是谁的错；根据Say hi and send greetings through mutual(共有的)friends. When a friendship is over, don't give up until you're ready.可知D选项是对的。故答案选C。

【4】主旨归纳题。通过对整篇文章的理解可知，本文主要就解决友谊中出现的问题提出了一些建议，结合选项可知B选项符合题意，故答案选B。