D【2016届浙江省杭州市萧山区五校期中联考】
Real-life Friends
Most people know the saying: A man's best friend is his dog; and that Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. However, dogs can’t offer advice or make you a cup of tea when you need one; and precious stones are cold comfort when you need a hug, and a shoulder to cry on.
What are Friends?
There are many ways to describe a friend. Friends are the family you can choose for yourself. Friends are a much better medication（医疗）than medication is, and people who spend time with friends are happier with their lives as they are less lonely.
A good friend will put you to bed when you’re lost consciousness. Ensure you’re not laid on your back, and remember to remove your shoes. You should be able to tell a true friend anything without being judged by them.
How do Friendships Begin?
This is an easy question. Find someone else who has similar interests with you. You now have another person to talk to about your shared interest but remember they like to talk too, so be prepared to shut up and listen once in a while. Hopefully they will have other friends and will introduce you to them, thereby expanding your circle.
Friendships which begin due to location, for example, next-door neighbors or school classmates, rarely survive transitions such as moving to other neighborhoods, schools, colleges, jobs, immigration, and so forth. Attend a school reunion and you’ll wonder what on earth you ever had in common with these people other than your age, although it is possible to have a friendship with someone you met at school. Mutually maintain it, and eventually become godparent or “uncle” to each others’ children.
How Friendships are Maintained
To have a friend you must also be a friend and be prepared to be there for them should they need you. Failure in this respect would label you a fair-weather friend and you would most probably be abandoned.
Boundaries
Like every other relationship you have in your life, there are boundaries you shouldn’t cross with your friends. One of those is money: Don’t lend to your friend and don’t ask for a loan yourself.
Friends are unpaid counselors（顾问）,but phoning them at 2 am because you’re awake and would like a chat is not a good idea. Neither is phoning them at 10 am if you know they’re a shift-worker. Friends are people who need some space and quiet time. Generally, it all boils down to mutual respect and understanding.
It’s not a good plan to interrupt your friend while they’re on a date/on holiday/attending an orchestral recital/at a funeral.
Trust
Trust is the most vital element in any relationship. If you’re not trustworthy then you probably don’t deserve friends, so try to remember that you promised to see that dull film with them or applaud them at their first attempt at a karaoke or an Open Mic night. If you have promised to look after their clothes while they go for a bet, then make sure you do. You might like to carry enough cash to help them out too, as you never know when that situation might be reversed.
Don’t lie to your friend: if they know you well they’ll know you’re lying or will at least be suspicious. If you find out something that you know will hurt your friend, be tactful（圆滑）. Do they need to know? Would they appreciate knowing? Can you tell their mum so she can break the news? Cowardly, yes, but mums usually have a much better way with words. Remember, if you do decide to tell them and it’s painful, they will probably need some time alone, after lashing out at（抨击）the closest thing—you. In that case, play the waiting game. Then don’t beat them up about it afterwards.
A Friend for Life
Strong friendships can last a lifetime with care and consideration. The benefits are multi-folds; you’ve got someone to share birthday cake with, and especially for single people, a pub meal or a trip to the cinema is no fun alone, is it? Plus it’s always nice to know there’s someone there for you, as you’re there for them, through the bad times as well as the good. Altogether now: Oh I get by with a little help from my friends. Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends.
55. According to the passage we can learn that good friends should be ___________.
A. paid counselors
B. money lenders
C. good listeners
D. next-door neighbors
56. The author brings in the topic by ___________.
A. giving negative examples
B. raising a relative question
C. describing a natural fact
D. explaining what friends are
57. The underlined phrase “a fair-weather friend” in Para 6 probably refers to a friend who _____.
A. likes only fine weather
B. will always stand by you
C. likes to make friends in fine weather
D. will run away from you when you need help badly
58. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The more friends you have, the happier you will be.
B. Medication is also a better way to maintain strong friendships.
C. You may lose a friend if you are always telling lies to him or her.
D. We should only make friends with those having similar interests.
59. From the last paragraph we can learn that the author ____________.
A. doubt whether there are true friends and friendship
B. has lost a lot of good friends without any reasons
C. has already benefited a great deal from his friends
D. has been tired of making friends with single people
60. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. How to make friends.
B. Friends and friendship.
C. Ways to maintain friendship.
D. Boundaries of friends.
D【2016届河北省五校联盟高三上学期调研】
In my opinion, there is only one legitimate (合法的) handgun sport and that is aim practice. It is practiced at objects which are properly monitored and usually quite safe. Only certain handguns are true “sporting weapons”, seen as such by the sport’s lovers.
On the other hand, shooting at tin cans and other small objects in one’s backyard is not and should not be considered a serious sport. When uncontrolled, it can be a very dangerous practice.
Some opponents (反对者) of handgun control have stated that we are out to stop all hunting and that controlling the handgun would severely affect hunting. That is simply untrue. Handgun control would in no way limit the freedom of the true hunter. Few if any hunters consider the handgun an effective hunting weapon.
There are a few hunters who do hunt with handguns, but most states place restrictions (限制) on the type of guns that can be used in hunting, the reason is that killing of game should be done in as humane (人道的) a way as possible. Some small handguns are more likely to wound the animal rather than kill it at once. Only long guns, rifles and shotguns are effective arms of hunting.
People must understand that handguns and hunters are separate matters. Because most of the hunters use a rifle or shotgun, there is no reason why their search for game and sport should be affected by handgun control. Mixing the anti-hunting matter with the handgun matter confuses the killing of animals with killing of people.
【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。文章阐述了手枪的控制和打猎之间的关系。
68. In the writer’s opinion, people should use handguns only when
A. hunters shoot at animals
B. they aim at a criminal
C. objects are under control
D. objects are only small tin cans in the backyard
69. According to the writer, hunting is not affected by handgun control because
A. hunters can use knives rather than guns to hunt animals
B. state government encourages hunters to use other guns
C. nobody cares what weapons are used to kill animals
D. most hunters use rifles rather than handguns
【答案】D
【解析】根据文章最后一段中的Because most of the hunters use a rifle or shotgun, there is no reason why their search for game and sport should be affected by handgun control.可知D正确。
【考点定位】考查判断推理
70. This passage mainly talks about
A. the relation between hunting and handgun control
B. the importance of aim practice
C. how handgun control affects hunting
D. different types of guns used in hunting