13."No man is an island"is a well-known line from John Donne's Devotion,written more than three hundred years ago.Even now people still agree with him.
No one can live a ompletely isolated life.Without other people,life became empty and sad.We all need to have friends.
For some of us,though making friends is not difficult,feeling sheepish(害羞的),we may not want to make the first move.It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.
There are many books about friendship,but Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People,written in 1936,is the most famous.This"how to"book about getting along with other people became a best seller.It was later put into 28languages.
Dale Carnegie's advice seems to be simple,but can his advice help you?Do you need to change the way you act?Here is the list of advice from his book:
1.Be friendly and polite.
Always greet with a smile.Begin with"excuse me"or"would you please"when you want to ask somebody.Remember to say"thank you"and try to be as helpful as you can.
2.Go out of your way to be nice.
Find some time to do special things for other people.Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you,but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better.
3.Remember names.
They say that the sweetest music to a person's ears is the sound of his or her own name.
4.Be open-minded.
Try to understand other people's ways and ideas and learn something from them.
5.Listen patiently.
When someone is talking to you,look at him or her,listen carefully and say something when necessary.
53.The underlined sentence"No one can live a completely isolated life"means"C"in this passage.
A.No one can live a hard life
B.No one can live without difficulty
C.No one can live alone
D.No one can live on an island
54.Some of us feel it not easy to make friends becauseB.
A.we are afraid to make bad friends
B.we are shy to take the first action
C.we feel worried that we won't be able to keep our friends
D.we feel sure that we already have enough friends
55.The best title for this passage should be"A".
A.How to Make Friends
B.A Famous Book
C.About Friendship
D.John Donne and Dale Carnegie.
分析 本文介绍了没有人能过着完全与世隔绝的生活,没有其他人,生活变得空虚和悲伤,我们都需要朋友.DaleCarnegie 写的一本书《How to Win Friends and Influence People》这本书写了关于如何与其他的人相处,文中摘录了书中的一些意见.后来这本书被翻译成28种语言.
解答 答案:53.C 句意猜测题.根据No one can live a completely isolated life,Without otherpeople,life will become empty and sad.没有人能完全独立的生活,没有其他人,生活将变得空虚和悲哀.可以推测没人能够孤立地活着,故选C.
54.B 细节理解题.根据文章内容For some of us,though making friends is not difficult,feeling shy,we may not want to make the first move.It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.对于一些人来说,虽然交朋友并不难,感觉害羞,我们可能不想迈出第一步.有时也难以保持我们已经有的朋友.可知有时我们太害羞了.故选B.
55.A 标题归纳题.根据短文的整体内容及句子No one can live a completely isolated life.Without other people,life became empty and sad.We all need friends. This"how to"book about getting along with other people became a best-seller.没有人能过着完全与世隔绝的生活,没有其他人,生活变得空虚和悲伤,我们都需要朋友.这个"如何"与人相处的书成为了畅销书.可知如何交朋友.故选A.
点评 在通读全文的基础上,根据全文大意,展开逻辑思维,瞻前顾后,认真观察选项,仔细推敲,确定最佳答案.