1 . Research has found that adults today have fewer friends than they did in the 1980s, and that more people say they have no one to discuss important stuff with.

Play the violin. Not just play it—and sing along. A new study suggests that singing is an effective way to make new friends because it helps us bond quickly with others.

For the study, led by Eiluned Pearce, Ph. D. at Oxford University, researchers looked at participants aged 18 to 83 in adult education classes organized by the Workers’ Education Association in the UK. Eighty-four participants were enrolled in one of four singing classes; 51 participants were enrolled in one of two creative crafts classes or a creative writing class.

Over a period of seven months, the classes went weekly. During the first, third, and final months, researchers asked participants to tell how close they felt to their classmates. Results showed something surprising. Although participants in all the classes felt closer to their classmates by the study’s end, participants in the singing classes developed that closeness much more quickly.

As for why exactly singing leads to fast group bonding, the researchers say one possible reason is that everyone does it at the same time. Compare that with creative writing or crafting, where everyone is working on an individual project. Another possible cause, according to the researchers, is that singing involves muscular effort, which causes the release of certain molecules (分子) that can make us happier and more willing to cooperate.

The point here is that singing can be a great icebreaker among large groups of strangers, which can lead to individual friendships down the line. “Really close relationships still depend on communication between individuals or much smaller groups,” Pearce said in a release(发布会), “but this study shows singing can start the bonding process.”

1. What has research found about today’s adults?

A．They don’t really want friends.

B．They are looking for new friends.

C．They have fewer friends than before.

D．They like discussing important things with friends.

2. The researchers didn’t expect that ______.

A．creative writing classes help people bond

B．the participants would become closer to others

C．so many participants would take singing classes

D．participants in the singing classes would bond so quickly

3. Paragraph 5 shows that reasons for the results of the research are ______.

A．very cheering	B．very interesting
C．a bit confusing	D．not completely possible

4. According to Eiluned Pearce, really close relationships ______.

A．rely on individual communication	B．depend on one’s attitude
C．often occur in large groups	D．are easy to develop

2 . We may “friend” more people on Facebook, but we have fewer real friends-the kind who would help us out in tough times, listen sympathetically no matter what, lend us money, or keep a secret if we shared one.

    1     He is a Cornell University sociologist who surveyed more than 2,000 adults and found that from 1985 to 2010, the number of truly close friends has dropped even though we're socializing as much as ever. On average, participants listed 2. 03 close friends in his survey.     2     “These are the people you think of as your real friends, your go-to people if you need something," Brashears said.

Brashears asked people online from a database called TESS-Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences-to list the names of people with whom they had discussed "important matters" over the previous six months. 48 percent of participants listed one close friend when asked, 28 percent listed two and 19 percent listed more.     3     He reports the results in the journal Social Networks.

    4     Brashears said his survey can't tell us conclusively (确定地）, but his guess is that while we meet just as many people as we used to, we sort them differently.

Does that suggest we're more isolated in these times when we seem to meet more people online than in person? Social scientists say Facebook may actually be healthy for us. Keith Hampton from the University of Pennsylvania wrote a report. “Internet, or Facebook users have more close relationships than other people. They get more overall social support than other people.     5    ” wrote Hampton in his blog post.

But online contact and personal contact are different. While Hampton reports we know more people because of Face-book, Brashears reports there are fewer whom we choose to trust with our most intimate worries.

A．What's the reason behind them?

B．What's the meaning of the survey?

C．That's the conclusion made by Matthew Brashears.

D．The report reflected issues behind the phenomenon.

E．At the same time, a little more than 4 percent didn't list anyone.

F．Compared with 3 in a previous study, the number was down by one point.

G．And in particular they report more emotional support and companionship.

4 . Having a best friend is one of the most important experiences of childhood. Adults, however, generally take friendship for granted (认为理当如此). They often feel the joy of having a best friend while growing up. But kids are curious (好奇的) and sometimes they cannot understand the meaning of friendship. This book describes the joy and importance of youthful friendships as eleven pairs and groups of best friends tell what they like and dislike about each other, what special things they do together, and why they are so close.

Their stories prove that best friends can live far away or right next door, can have different backgrounds, can argue and can stay best friends forever—if they know how to keep a friendship alive. The book provides suggested activities for best friends, such as creating a special language, making a best friend’s website, organizing a best friend’s party, or starting a best friend’s club. What is most important is to support each other when one of them is in trouble. The book also points out different kinds of problems between friends, such as how to deal with different opinions, how to keep their friendships for a longer time, and how to communicate with each other.

No matter whether you have a best friend or not, after reading this book, you will learn ways to get along well with others. Finally, you will find out someone may be right there, just waiting for you to find out how to become a best friend.

1. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that ________.

A．people know little about the importance of friendship

B．adults hardly understand what friendship means

C．people often make best friends in their childhood

D．people can get lots of pleasure from their friends

2. What should friends do to keep their friendships going for a long time?

A．Learn languages together.	B．Join a friend’s club.
C．Try to help each other.	D．Talk with friends often.

3. What can we know from the example of the suggested activities?

A．People can learn how to become a best friend.

B．Friends should spend more time being together.

C．It is easy to make friends with other people.

D．It is interesting to take part in these activities.

4. What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．You keep your friends waiting for you for a long time.

B．Those who like waiting for you are your life-long friends.

C．It takes you quite a long time to know who your real friends are.

D．You make friends easily when you know the meaning of friendship.

5 . Starting your new school life can be difficult. Everything seems hard, and you don’t even know where to go for your own classes.     1    .   Here are some suggestions on how to make friends at a new school.

Be active to start a conversation. A smile goes a long way. When walking in the halls, don’t keep your eyes on the floor. If you see someone, give them a smile or say hi.     2    .

Remember people’s names.    3    .   You can say something like, “I remember you said something very interesting yesterday and wanted to talk about it some more, but I’m new here and don’t remember your name yet. Would you mind telling me again?”

Join some clubs and activities. A new school and a new group of classmates offer more chances to explore(探索) some new interests.     4    .   There you can meet people who share your interests and are looking forward to making new friends too.

    5    .   Do you want to help the old or protect the environment? Speak up. Share your unique(独特的) ideas in the new school. Your new schoolmates will remember you immediately. They are more likely to talk with you and know you better. Then you will be able to make new friends.

A．Have an opinion.

B．Making new friends can be hard too.

C．If not, don’t be afraid to ask them more than once.

D．They will smile and introduce themselves to you too.

E．Try to develop your skills as a leader in the new school.

F．This is a great help to you to have your first talk with others.

G．Try to be a member of a sports team or a part of a school play.

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

As a sixth grader, I began noticing how other kids were separating into different groups in the class. There were the geeks, the jocks (小丑) , and the popular cool kids. I wasn’t sure where I belonged. And I think that was a problem.

Our teacher had assigned “secret friends” for the coming week. The purpose of this assignment was to do nice things for your friend without letting them know who was doing it. We could leave encouraging notes on their desk or mysteriously leave a card in their backpack or book. Our teacher wrote each kid’s name on a piece of paper and threw them into a bucket, then we each closed our eyes and drew the name of the classmate who we were to secretly befriend and support over the next five school days.

Everyone was excited to get involved, including Rochelle. By the middle of the week, we had turned this assignment into a contest to see whose secret friend could leave the best gift. Instead of encouraging notes, we left stationary sets on our friend’s desk. Instead of giving compliments, we were giving bubble gum, lollipops and even money. It seemed that everyone was getting cool presents from their friends. Everyone except me, that is.

My secret friend followed our teacher’s directions without a fault. I received handmade cards, notes with nice thoughts and countless smiley face pictures saying that I was one of the nicest girls in the class. This friend seemed to think highly of me from the notes that were left, but the lack of gifts kept me wondering what was up with whoever had pulled my name.

On the last morning of our assignment, I walked into my classroom and noticed a package on my desk. At last, my secret friend had grasped the idea that a gift was what I really needed. I quickly ripped open the gift paper, only to find a small doll inside. The pink wool-knit doll seemed not new but delicate. But the girls sitting near me giggled and gossiped about the “little girl” gift I had received.

注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Hearing this, I felt my face turn red.

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It turned out that my secret friend was Rochelle, coming from a poor family.   

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9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。

Amy’s friendship was on the rocks, so she wrote a post on a forum exchange for advice about it. Since primary school, Amy, who was an awkward student then, and her friend Jenny, a popular and     1    (friend) girl, have been good friends for eight years. Whether they are walking to school, doing homework or just hanging out at the weekend, they are hardly     2    of each other’s sight. However, Jenny broke Amy’s heart.

They originally planned to watch a film last Saturday afternoon. But unfortunately, Jenny had a cold so that they didn’t make it. Today, Amy received a horrible surprise that Jenny had been seen     3     (chat) with another girl in a café on Saturday afternoon. When     4     (hear) this, Amy was     5    (terrible) angry and at a loss, not knowing what to do next.

On the forum, Amy got two     6    (reply), one of     7     says that this friendship is worth     8    (save), for her friend Jenny perhaps wants to make    9    apology for her behaviour and give Amy an     10    (explain). However, in the other reply, it is suggested that Amy should rethink this friendship and move on if this friendship is not equally valued.