Question

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

More than forty thousand readers told us what they looked for in close friendships, what they expected of friends, what they were willing to give in __________, and how satisfied they were with the quality of their friendships. The __________ give little comfort to social critics.

Friendship appears to be a unique form of __________    bonding. Unlike marriage or the ties that bind parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by __________. Unlike other social roles that we are expected to play — as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and other organizations — it has its own principle, which is to promote __________ of warmth, trust, love, and affection between two people.

The survey on friendship appeared in the March __________    of Pswliology Today. The Findings __________    that issues of trust and betrayal (背叛) are __________ to friendship. They also suggest that our readers do not look for friends only among those who are most like them. but find many __________    differ in race, religion, and ethnic (种族的) background. Arguably the most important __________    that emerges from the data, however, is not something that we found — but what we did not.

1.A. addition    B. turn    C. reply    D. return

2.A. result    B. consequence    C. expectations    D. effects

3.A. human    B. mankind    C. individual    D. civil

4.A. discipline    B. law    C. regulation    D. rule

5.A. friendship    B. interests    C. impressions    D. feelings

6.A. publication    B. copy    C. issue    D. printing

7.A. guarantee    B. assure    C. confirm    D. insure

8.A. neutral    B. nuclear    C. main    D. central

9.A. who    B. accompanies    C. people    D. friends

10.A. summary    B. conclusion    C. information    D. decision

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文是一份调查结果。文章谈论的是关于“友谊”。 超过四千的读者告诉我们他们在亲密的友谊中寻找什么，他们对朋友的期望，他们愿意付出什么回报，以及他们对他们的友谊的满意程度。然而，从数据中得出的最重要的结论，并不是我们发现的——而是我们没有发现的。

1.考查固定搭配。A. addition添加；B. turn转弯；C. reply回答；D. return返回，归还。in return 表示“作为……的交换，作为……的回报”句意：他们对朋友的期待以及（作为回报）他们的付出。故选D。

2.考查名词。A. result结果；B. consequence后果；C. expectations期望； D. effects效果。根据The _____2_____ give little comfort to social critics.可知，这种期望给社会批评家们带来些许安慰。故选C。

3.考查形容词。A. human人类的；B. mankind人类；C. individual个人的； D. civil公民的。表示“人的、人类的”作定语时用human而不用mankind ， 如a human boby , human rights/nature, 此时human有时被看作名词。故选A。

4.考查名词。A. discipline纪律；B. law 法律；C. regulation规则；D. rule规定。根据句意上文的“婚姻关系及父母与子女的联系” 是受“法律”而不是其它三项约束的，本句大意说与婚姻等不一样，友谊不受法律约束。故选B。

5.考查名词。A. friendship友谊； B. interests兴趣；C. impressions 印象； D. feelings感情。下文提到的温暖（warmth），信任（trust）、爱慕（love）均是feelings（情感）的具体表现形式，因此，本空应该选情感方面的词，故选D。

6.考查名词。A. publication出版；B. copy副本；C. issue发行物，问题；D. printing印刷。根据The survey on friendship appeared in the March _____6_____ of Pswliology Today.可知，这项关于友谊的调查发表在3月份的Pswliology杂志上。故选C。

7.考查动词。A. guarantee 担保；B. assure保证；C. confirm确定；D. insure投保。根据The Findings _____7_____ that issues of trust and betrayal (背叛) are _____8_____ to friendship.可知，调查结果证实，信任和背叛的问题是友谊的核心。故选C。

8.考查形容词。A. neutral中立的；B. nuclear原子能的；C. main主要的； D. central中心的。对朋友的信任还是背叛，这构成了友谊的中心内容，central在此表示“中心的，主要的”。故选D。

9.考查定语从句。句意：他们还建议我们的读者不要只在那些最喜欢他们的人中间寻找朋友。但是，在种族、宗教和种族背景上，发现许多不同的人。此处不论说many , 还是many people 、many friends ，后面都必须有定语从句引导词who ,引导在从句中作主语，因此不能省略。故选A。

10.考查名词。A. summary 总结；B. conclusion结论；C. information信息；D. decision决定。根据Arguably the most important _____10_____ that emerges from the data, however, is not something that we found — but what we did not.可知，然而，从数据中得出的最重要的结论，并不是我们发现的——而是我们没有发现的。故选B。