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题文

Modern life is a lot les s to the advantage of friendships and neighborliness than it ud to be. The average American moves every five years. People drive straight into their garages, hire lawn rvices, hang out in their backyards instead of their front porches (前走廊). The days, neighbors don't even know each other's names. Good neighbors and good friends are a lot like electricity or running water: We don't know how much we depend on them until we don't have them. In fact, the authors of a recent book, Refrigerator Rights, claim that refrigerators are signs of clo relationships--after all, you wouldn't snatch a drumstick(鸡腿) from the refrigerator of a stranger. The surprising thing is that all it takes to strengthen your relationship with friends and neighbors is respect for their feelings, concern for their property, and a helping hand when it's needed. Here's how to develop your relationships with two types of vitally important people in your life. _________________. A true friend doesn't flee when changes occur. The sign of a good friend is one who stays true through it all--marriage, parenthood, new jobs, new homes, the loss. Just becau situations change doesn't mean the person has to. Friendships fade away if there isn't an balance between the give and the take. So make sure you aren't being a burden to your friends. Be nsitive to how much your friend can and can't offer you--be it time, energy, or help -- and don't step over the line. Meanwhile, friendships that drain(耗尽) you will not last. If a friendship is out of balance in this way, you'll need to talk the situation through.1. Which ntence in the passage is the clost in meaning to the following one?A true friend will stay the same even when the situations change. 2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with a proper ntence. (Within 10 words)3. What advice is given in the last paragraph? (Within 10 words)4. What do you think the author will go on talking about if the passage continues?(Within 10 words)5. Translate the underlined ntence in the last paragraph into Chine． 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

1. Just becau situations change doesn't mean the person has.2. Be a good / true friend to people around you.3. You should keep a balance between you and your friends.4. How to get on with your neighbors. 5. 要知晓你的朋友能够在多大程度上能够或不能够给你——无论是时间、精力或是帮助——一定不要超越这条界线  

解析

热点话题————朋友、邻居关系问题本题为篇章结构题。根据文章第三段最后一句可知，本文将要讲述如何培养与朋友和邻居之间的关系，而上文只说了与朋友之间的关系，所以下文将要讲述与邻居之间的关系。

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“Modern life is a lot.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。 日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。