Few Americans remain in one position or one place for a lifetime. We move from town to city to suburb, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere, from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement. With each move we are forever making new friends, who become part of our new life at that time.
For many of us summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible.
The word “friend ” can be applied to a wide range of relationships ---- to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant.
小题1:Many Americans move from place to place for the following reasons except______.
A．going to collegeB．getting a better job
C．finding a place to live in retirementD．saving money
小题2:Summer is a special time when many Americans_____.
A．enjoy the sunlightB．feel strangeC．travel to other countriesD．get a new job
小题3:When summer comes, many Americans _________.
A．hope to meet new people
B．expect to find some close friends
C．want to begin lasting friendships with new people
D．Both A and B
小题4:From the passage it can be seen that a “friend” can be ______.
A．a fellow workerB．a football teammateC．a boy or a girlD．all of the above
小题5:Which of the following is the topic sentence of the second paragraph?
A．For many of us summer is a special time for forming new friendships.
B．Today millions of Americans vacation abroad.
C．No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friendship.
D．But surely the beginning of friendship is possible.
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:A
解析：
本文是说明文，讲述的是美国人偏爱“移动”,不仅仅是看风光，还有可能会结识到新的朋友，使朋友的含义也就随之扩大了。
小题1:D细节题。根据第一段We move from town to city to suburb, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere, from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement许多美国人一生不停的换地方，目的是上学，工作，退休。D项没有提到。故选D项。
小题2:C细节题。根据第二段Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people ，许多美国人去国外度假，不仅仅看风光还可能 会结识新的朋友。故选 C项。
小题3:A细节题。根据第二段No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible.没有人期望去交个新朋友但是开始一场新的友谊是可能的，故选A项。
小题4:D细节题。根据第三段The word “friend ” can be applied to a wide range of relationships ---- to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant.朋友不仅仅是工作伙伴，玩伴，可信赖的人，故选D，所有的角色都包括。
小题5:A 段落大意题。第二段第一句话是主题句。夏天是形成友谊的一个特殊的时期，下方这句话进行阐明，他们外出不仅仅是看风光，还有可能会交到朋友，故选A项。
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