Question

     Friends play an important role in our life. Most people hope that their friends will always be there. They 1 friendship to last forever. 2 ，even the best friendship can end. As time goes by,many friendships end because of a (n) 3 in personality or way of life. The friendship slowly loses importance and finally 4 . Tommy wrote,UI didn^ even know the friendship was over until I caught my-self thinking of Alan as a former friend.

    Peter explained. “We 5 seeing each other less and less. The friendship was just over. ”

      Sometimes friendships 6 suddenly from a disagreement or move to another place. Alice said,aThe end of our friendship was a gradual thing. I moved from one side of the city to the other. Since then we 7 made a phone call. We met less and less. At last our friendship ended.

Jack said,a When I moved to Seattle after college,our friendship died. Both of us were always — 8 with new jobs,so we didn't keep 9 touch with each other. Our friendship was so dead that I didn't call him 10 I went home. ”

      Yet the biggest problem to a friendship is changed. Lillian Rubin in her book Just Friends say, “Generally it's 11 that friends will accept each other if they both remain what they were when they met,or change in similar directions. If they change or grow in different ways,the friendship most likely 12 lost. ”

No matter why,when,or how friendships end,there is always 13 pain of loss. When nothing can be 14 to keep the friendship,it is important to forget the pain. Then move on 15 new friendships. May new friendships bring you pleasure and happiness!

() 1. A. hope   B. expect   C. decide   D. prefer

() 2. A. Unfortunately   B. Luckily   C. Then   D. So

() 3. A. interest   B. experience   C. change   D. suggestion

() 4. A. forgets   B. disappears   C. appears   D. improves

() 5. A. finished   B. practiced   C. continued   D. started

() 6. A. break down   B. break away   C. break off   D. break in

() 7. A. often   B. seldom   C. always   D. never

() 8. A. struggling   B. satisfying   C. pleased   D. fed

() 9. A. at   B. by   C. on   D. in

() 10. A. even if   B. while   C. before   D. since

() 11. A. strange   B. true   C. false   D. impossible

() 12. A. will be   B. is   C. will   D. to be

() 13. A. little   B. some   C. any   D. no

() 14. A. thought   B. checked   C. carried   D. done

() 15. A. to ask for   B. forming   C. to build   D. beginning

Answer 1

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. C

[解析]朋友在我们的生活中扮演重要的角色。大多数人希望他们的朋友永远在。他们希望友谊天长 地久。但是，即使最美好的友谊也可能会结束。当我们的友谊结束时，最好的办法是忘记痛苦，并努力开始去寻找新的友谊。

1. B 考查动词及语境的理解。根据Most people hope that their friends will always be there.可知， 这里的意思是：他们希望友谊能够永远保持下去。 但是hope的用法是hope to do,hope后不能跟 sb. /sth. to do 形式。

expect 的用法则是 expect sb./sth. to do。所以选 B.

2. A 考査连词及语境的理解。根据前后的意思可 知，他们希望友谊能够永远保持下去。不幸的是， 即使最好的友谊也可能会结束。所以选A.

3. C考查名词及语境的理解。随着时间的推移，许 多友谊会因为个性或者生活方式的原因的变化而 结束。友谊从有到无也是变化。所以选C.

4. B 考查动词及语境的理解。根据The friendship was j ust over.可知，友谊慢慢地失去了重要性，最 后就消失了。选B.

5. D考査动词及语境的理解。前面是我发现自己 认为Alan成了以前的朋友。根据The friendship was just over.可知：友谊结束了，因为我们见面越 来越少。带人四个选项分析可知，选D.

6. C考査动词短语及语境的理解。分析语境可知： 有时友谊会因为意恩不合或者搬家而突然中断。 所以选C.

7. B 考査副词及语境的理解。这里以Alice为例， 说明友谊的变化。我从城市的一边搬到另一边， 从那以后，我们就很少通电话，后面也说我们见面 也越来越少了。最后我们之间的友谊就结束了。 所以选B.

8. A考查动词及语境的理解。根据全文的意思可 知，我们的友谊结束是因为我们两个都忙于新工 作。所以选A.

9. D 考査介词及语境的理解。这里keep in touch with是固定搭配，保持联系。所以选D.

10. A 考査连词及语境的理解。带入四个选项分 析语意可知，我们的友谊结束了以至于即使我回 家了也不会给他打电话。选A.

11. B考査形容词及语境的理解。根据前面的意思 可知，事实是两人都保持不变或者变化的方向很 相似时，朋友就会保持住。所以选B.

12. A考査连词及语境的理解。接前一句的意思， 如果他们变了，成长的方式不一样了，友谊很可 能就会失去。

If从句是用一般现在时，则主句用 一般将来时。lost在这里是形容词，所以需要用 will be lost。所以选 A

13. B考査形容词及语境的理解。失去友谊当然应 该有些许的失落感。所以选B.

14. D考查动词及语境的理解。这里是do sth.或 nothing变成了被动。所以是nothing can be done。没有什么可做的了。所以选D.

15. C 考查非谓语动词及语境的理解。忘记痛苦 继续去建立新的友谊。move on to do继续去做。 所以选C.