Question

It is not easy to find true friends. Even if you’ve connected with someone, how do you really know he is a true friend? And often you will find that someone who you thought you could trust may have let you down. There are ways you can know if a friendship is true and how you can hold onto that friend.

Generally speaking, a true friend is someone who will be there for you no matter what happens. They will stand by you through bad and good times. They will accept you for who you are without trying to change you, and they will be there to help you grow in new ways.

A true friend will keep you secrets for you trust him. They will be honest and be someone you can depend on. They will listen and be someone you can talk things over with, even if they may not have advice to share with you.

However, friendship is a two-way street. To find true friends and keep them, you must in turn be the same as well. Be there for them in their hard times and share the good times with them. Be someone your friends can depend on as well and offer them the same thing they give to you. A friendship will fall apart fast if only one person is giving and putting all the effort. If you are the only one making an effort, be honest and it works.

Actually, there will be barriers in the road but that is the test of true friendship. If it can survive those barriers, it will be stronger and better than ever. Just as St Thomas Aquinas put it, “There is nothing on this earth more prized than friendship.”

Find a True Friend
The writer’s (1.) on friends	●True friends(2.) come by nowadays. ●Those who you regarded as your friends may make you down.
Characteristics of true friendship	●A true friend will(3.) you whatever happens. ●A true friend will keep your secrets and be a good(4.) .
(5.)______ to hold friendship	●(6.)______ with your friends when they are in trouble. ●Be someone who your friends can(7.) . ●(8.) is the key to keep a friendship if you are the only one making efforts.
(9.)_________	●True friendship can stand up to various(10.) and grow stronger and better.

 

Answer 1

1.opinions/ideas/views

2.hardly/rarely/seldom

3.support

4.listener

5.Ways

6.Stay/Be

7.trust

8.Honesty

9.Conclusion

10.barriers/tests

【解析】

试题分析:朋友间的友谊是人们生活中不可或缺的一种关系，人生中缺少友谊就像生活中没有了阳光。但是真正的朋友却是很难获得的，而且友谊也需要双方的共同经营和维系，需要双方的真诚，信任和理解。在本文中作者对友谊的内涵进行了诠释并且告诉人们如何去保持一份友谊。

1.opinions/ideas/views 信息归纳题。文章首句提出It is not easy to find true friends.，然后介绍了几个生活中会出现的具体情况，由此判断这是作者对真正朋友的看法，填opinions/ideas/views。

2.hardly/rarely/seldom信息转换题。根据文章首段首句It is not easy to find true friends.可知真正的朋友是不容易获得的，由此判断本句中应该填否定意义的副词，填hardly/rarely/seldom。

3.support 信息转换题。在文章第二段作者提出a true friend is someone who will be there for you no matter what happens. They will stand by you through bad and good times.，由此判断朋友是无论发生什么事情都会支持你的人，will 后面跟动词原形，所以填动词support。

4.listener信息转换题。根据文章第三段内容 They will listen and be someone you can talk things over with,可知真正的朋友懂得倾听你的心声，他们是一个好的听众，填listener。

5.Ways 信息归纳题。文章第四段提出To find true friends and keep them, you must in turn be the same as well.“友谊的维持应该靠双方的努力”，然后在下文中介绍了如何去做才能维持一份真正的友谊，由此判断此处填Ways。

6.Stay/Be 信息查找题。根据文章第四段内容Be there for them in their hard times and share the good times with them可以判断当朋友有困难的时候不要离弃他们，要和他们在一起共同面对，故填Stay或者Be。

7.trust 信息转换题。从文章第四段内容 Be someone your friends can depend on as well and offer them the same thing they give to you.可知作者建议人们要做朋友可以依赖，信任的人，故答案填trust。

8.Honesty 信息转换题。由文章第四段末句 If you are the only one making an effort, be honest and it works.可知当你是其中努力的一方时，诚实才是上策，此处填名词Honesty。

9.Conclusion 信息归纳题。作者在上文介绍了真正的朋友是什么样子的，他们要如何去维持好这种友谊，最后提出在友谊的道路上也存在着障碍，不过这是对友谊的考验。由此判断作者最后是对文章中心进行概括总结，填Conclusion。

10.barriers/tests 信息查找题。在文章末段作者提出友谊也会碰到障碍，也要经受一些考验，由此判断此处填barriers/tests。

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