单选题 More than forty thousand readers told us what they looked for in close friendships, what they expected (1) friends, what they were willing to give in (2) , and how satisfied they were (3) the quality of their friendships. The (4) give little comfort to social critics.
Friendship (5) to be a unique form of (6) bonding. Unlike marriage or the ties that (7) parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by (8) . Unlike other social roles that we are expected to (9) —as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and (10) organizations—it has its own principle, which is to promote (11) of warmth, trust, love, and affection (12) two people.
The survey on friendship appeared in the March (13) of Psychology Today. The findings (14) that issues of trust and betrayal are (15) to friendship. They also suggest that our readers do not (16) for friends only among those who are (17) .
like them, but find many (18) differ in race, religion, and ethnic background. Arguably the most important (19) that emerges from the data, (20) , is not something that we found—but what we did not.

单选题 A. to B. for C. of D. on
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据句意“他们期望朋友的什么”,只有介词of符合句意。
单选题 A. return B. reply C. addition D. turn
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】in return是一惯用短语,意为“作为(报答)”,符合上下文的意义——“作为回报他们愿意给什么”。而其他三个选项与in构成的词组都不符合文章意思,in addition另外,in reply回答,in turn轮流。
单选题 A. about B. with C. of D. by
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】be satisfied with是惯用词组,意思是“对…感到满意”,符合此处上下文的要求。
单选题 A. effects B. expectations C. results D. consequences
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据句意“结果一点也不使社会评论家感到欣慰”。应选[C]results。
单选题 A. appears B. feels C. leads D. sounds
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】选项中四个动词只有appear后面可接to be,意为“看上去是…,似乎是…”。
单选题 A. civil B. human C. mankind D.individuals
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】选项中四个词只有human可以与bonding搭配,human bonding意为“人与人的联结”。
单选题 A. attach B. attract C. control D. bind
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据句意“约束父母与子女”,应选[D]bind。其他三个动词的意义分别是:[A]attach绑,系;[B]attract吸引;[C]control控制。都不符合上下文的意思。
单选题 A. rule B. discipline C. law D. regulation
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据前面提到的婚姻关系以及父母与子女的关系,这些都是由“法律(law)”确定和规范的。所以要选[C]law。其他三个名词的意义是:[A]rule规则;[B]discipline纪律;[D]regulation规章。都不符合上下文的意思和社会逻辑。
单选题 A. play B. keep C. show D. do
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】名词role只能与动词play搭配,play the role (of)意为“扮演…角色”。
单选题 A. those B. all C. any D. other
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】前面的professional society(职业协会)也是一种组织,所以“其他的组织或团体”应是other organizations。
单选题 A. interests B. feelings C. friendship D. impressions
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】warmth(热情),trust(信赖),love(爱情)和affection(友爱)都是感情(feelings)范畴的事物,所以应选[B]feelings。
单选题 A. on B. in C. for D. between
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】表示两者之间的关系要用介词between。
单选题 A. print B. copy C. issue D. publication
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】表示杂志或刊物的“第…期”或“…月号”,要用issue一词。
单选题 A. confirm B. resolve C. assure D. secure
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】此空只有选择[A]confirm句子才有意义。句意为:“这些发现证实…”其他3个动词的意义分别是:[B]resolve解决;[C]assure;[D]secure保护保证。
单选题 A. main B. central C. neutral D. nuclear
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据句意“忠诚和背叛问题对友谊来说是最主要的”,要选[A]main。
单选题 A. ask B. appeal C. call D. look
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据句意“在…中间找朋友”,要选[D]look,look for是“寻找”的意思。
单选题 A. more B. less C. most D. least
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据下文的提示:but find many______differ in race, religion, and ethnic(但找到许多在血统,宗教,种族背景不同的)。所以此空应填入[A]more构成who are more like them(更像自己的),以形成与下面的对照。
单选题 A. friends B. what C. people D. who
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据前面结构those who are…的提示,此处,也应用关系代词who。另外分析句子结构,此空应填入一个代替人的关系代词,所以只有[D]who是答案。
单选题 A. summary B. decision C. conclusion D. claim
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据定语从句the emerges from the data(从资料所形成的)判断,其先行词应是“结论”(conclusion),故[C]是答案。其余三个名词,[A]summary总结,概要;[B]decision决定;[D]claim要求,主张。都不能作从句的先行词。
单选题 A. yet B. still C. moreover D. however
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据句子意义判断,此空应填入一个表示转折意义的副词,只有[D]however符合要求。yet虽然有“然而,但是”的意思,但它是个连词。