Question

“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely isolated life. Without other people, life became empty and sad. We all need friends.

For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.

There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best-seller. It was later put into 28 languages.

Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book.

1. Be friendly and polite.

Always greet with a smile. Begin with “excuse me” or “would you please”, when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.

2. Go out of your way to be nice.

Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better.

3. Remember names.

They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.

4. Be open-minded.

Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.

5. Listen patiently.

When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.

1.The first sentence “No man is an island” means__________.

A. no one can live on an island         B. everyone needs friends

C. man enjoys living alone              D. we all should be friendly

2.We can learn from this passage that ________.

A. John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie

B. the writer mainly tells people to behave politely

C. Carnegie’s book was read by a small number of people

D. the writer agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie

3. Dale Carnegie advises you _________.

A. not to visit your neighbour too often

B. not to say anything when someone talks to you

C. not to forget other people’s names

D. not to spend time doing something for others

4. The best possible title for this passage should be “________”.

A. A Famous Book                B. How To Make Friends

C. Friendship First             D. John Donne and Dale Carnegie

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了我们都需要朋友,以及我们怎样交朋友.

1.细节理解题。根据We all need friends.我们都需要朋友。可知选B。

2.细节理解题。根据Go out of your way to be nice，可排除A；这篇文主要告诉人们怎样交朋友，排除B，之后被翻译成28种语言，排除C可知应选D。

3.细节理解题。根据They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name对于一个人的耳朵来说，是他自己的名字。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据整篇文章，可知这篇文章的主题是怎样交朋友。可知故选B。

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