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17．Few Americans stay in one a place for a lifetime．We move from the city to the suburbs （郊 区），from high school to college in a different state，from a job in one area to a better job elsewhere，from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement．With each move we are forever making new friends，who become part of our new life．
For many of us the summer is a special time for forming new friendships．Today，millions of Americans go on vacation abroad，and we go not only to see new sights but also-in those places where we don't feel too strange-with the hope of meeting new people．No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend，but the beginning of a friendship is possible．Surely in every country people value friendship．
The word"friend"to American people can be applied to a wide range of relationships-to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place，to a close business companion，to a childhood playmate，to a man or a woman，or to a trusted colleague．There are real differences among these relations for Americans-a friendship may be shallow，casual，situational or deep and lasting．But to a European，who sees only our surface behavior，the differences are not clear．
As Europeans see it，all kinds of"friends"flow in and out of Americans'homes with little ceremony．They may be parents of the children's friends，house guests of neighbors，members of a committee，business associates from another town or even another country．Coming as a guest into an American home，the European visitor finds no obvious landmarks．The atmosphere is relaxed．Most people，old and young，are called by first names．Americans‘characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel at home．
Title American Friendship
Chances for Americans
to make friends☆Most Americans （76）movefrom place to place．
☆Many Americans^o abroad on vacation for （77）sightseeingor meeting
new people．
☆One （78）possibilityfor a vacation is to begin a friendship．
Ways for Americans to
（79）understand/applythe word
"friend"☆American people use"friend"（80）widelyfor different relation-
ships．
☆Americans know the （81）difference（s）among relations clearly while
Europeans cant．
Europeans"understanding about American（82）friendship☆Friends flow in and out of Americans'homes（83）casually．
☆Being a guest in an American home，the European visitor feels（84）comfortable/relaxed☆Due to their （85）opencharacteristics，Americans find new friends all over the world．

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分析 本文是一篇阅读填空阅读，属于社会文化类文章，很少有美国人在一个地方停留一生，从城市搬到郊区，从高中到大学在一个不同的状态，从一个工作在一个领域到一个更好的工作在其他地方，美国人喜欢交朋友，本文以此展开谈论，讲述了美国人对友谊的看法，及欧洲人对美国人友谊的理解．

解答 76．答案：move．根据"We move from the city to the suburbs （郊 区），from high school to college in a different state，from a job in one area to a better job elsewhere，from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement"可知，大部分美国人搬家，认识新朋友．故答案为"move"．
77．答案：sightseeing．根据"we go not only to see new sights but also-in those places where we don't feel too strange-with the hope of meeting new people"可知，许多美国人出国度假不仅可以看到新的景色，并且认识许多新的朋友．故答案为"sightseeing"．
78．答案：possibility．根据"No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend，but the beginning of a friendship is possible"可知，没有人期望一段假期旅行会产生一段亲密的友情，但是它是友谊开始的可能．故答案为"possibility"．
79．答案：understand/apply．根据"The word"friend"to American people can be applied to a wide range of relationships"可知，"朋友"这个词对于美国人民可以应用于各种关系的人．此处为"美国人民理解/应用这个词的方式"．故答案为"understand/apply"．
80．答案：widely．根据"The word"friend"to American people can be applied to a wide range of relationships"可知，"朋友"这个词对于美国人民可以应用于各种关系的人．故答案为"widely"．
81．答案：difference（s）．根据"There are real differences among these relations for Americans-a friendship may be shallow，casual，situational or deep and lasting．But to a European，who sees only our surface behavior，the differences are not clear．"可知，美国人知道关系之间明显的差别，而欧洲人不能．故答案为"differences"．
82．答案：friendship．根据文章内容及题目可知，此处是欧洲人对美国人的友谊的理解．故答案为"friendship"．
83．答案：casually．根据"all kinds of"friends"flow in and out of Americans'homes with little ceremony"可知，各种各样的朋友随意出入美国人家里．casually意为"随意地"．故答案为"casually"．
84．答案：comfortable/relaxed．根据"Coming as a guest into an American home，the European visitor finds no obvious landmarks．The atmosphere is relaxed"可知，作为一个客人在美国国内，欧洲游客感到舒适/放松．故答案为"comfortable/relaxed"．
85．答案：open．根据"Americans‘characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel at home"可知，客人宾至如归的原因是美国人的开放的特点．故答案为"open"．

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