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These days having a best friend seems so important to girls. However I have learned that having one best friend is not the way to go. It’s so much better to have many great friends.
As I was coming into middle school, I was really excited because my friend Jennifer was going to be in the same middle school! At first things were great, she introduced me to her friend Amy and we had lots of fun together. Then things started to change. Jennifer was very controlling: I couldn’t make new friends, and pretty soon being Jennifer’s friend was a struggle.
Jennifer wanted to be the “leader” of our little group. Amy and I were never partners with each other in class projects or gym; it was always, “Who gets the privilege(特权) of being Jennifer’s partner? ” Amy and I both wanted to be Jennifer’s number one.
I always waited for Jennifer and Amy after class. They chatted by Jennifer’s desk as Jennifer packed her books up and I waited by the door. Sometimes when they left, they’d walk right past me. No “Thanks for waiting. ” No “Sorry we took so long. ” It was as if they couldn’t even see me.
After months of living through school this way, I had really changed. I was moody, depressed, lonely. I spent lots of days trying not to cry, I felt so left out.
Finally, near the very end of the school year, I was so incredibly sick of having to battle for friendship. I stopped sitting with Jennifer at lunch and stopped waiting for her after class.
It was tough at first, but now, I have tons of friends. We have fun and happy times together and I love them all to bits. It amazes me how easy our friendship is. There’s no struggling to be on top. I wish Jennifer could understand. Maybe one day she’ll look back at what happened and she’ll change, but even though I lost a friend, I am a happier person.
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文, 作者通过讲述与Jennifer之间的故事告诉我们不应该只有一个最好的朋友, 而应该有很多好朋友。
21. What is the purpose of the writer writing this passage?
A. To describe her school life.
B. To talk about the way Jennifer treated her friends.
C. To advise girls to make many friends instead of one.
D. To show her regret towards losing a friend.
【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据第一段“These days having a best friend seems so important to girls. However I have learned that having one best friend is not the way to go. It’s so much better to have many great friends. ”可知作者认为我们不应该只有一个最好的朋友, 而应该有很多好朋友。
22. What does the sentence “Then things started to change” (Paragraph 2) refer to?
A. The writer lost interest in study.
B. Being Jennifer’s friend became a struggle.
C. Lessons became more and more difficult.
D. The writer gave up the friendship with Jennifer.
【解析】选B。句意理解题。根据画线句后文“Jennifer was very controlling: I couldn’t make new friends, and pretty soon being Jennifer’s friend was a struggle. ”可知Jennifer控制欲很强, 导致我无法交新朋友。最终和她做朋友变得很困难。情况开始发生变化, 故B项正确。
23. What can be implied from the last paragraph?
A. All of the writer’s new friends are equal.
B. The writer regretted a lot about losing a friend.
C. Jennifer has changed herself.
D. The school life is always difficult for the writer.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段前两句“It was tough at first, but now, I have tons of friends. We have fun and happy times together and I love them all to bits. ”可知后来作者有很多朋友, 而且作者对他们的喜爱是同样的。也就是她对所有的朋友都是平等的, 故A项正确。
