2012年高考英语完形填空考前训练-06(附详解)

Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying: Friends are God’s way of taking care of us. But ___1___ do you find real friendship and keep it?

“The Care and Keeping of Friends” ___2___ American author Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.

Sally says finding friendship is just like ___3___ a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to ___4___ it grow. First, you should choose a friend. What ___5___ a good friend? It is not ___6___ a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be ___7___ and patient. For example, ___8___ you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do their ___9___ to help. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You ___10___ make each other happy and share your lives.

But things cannot always be ___11___. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a ___12___ with your friend? You have to talk to them. When there is no one around, have an honest talk.

If he or she doesn’t want to ___13___, you could write a letter. Sally says there are three steps to being ___14___ again: Tell him or her ___15___ you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and ___16___ why you did this or that.(www.yywords.com)

The ___17___ also has advice on some small but important things like celebrating your friends’ ___18___. ___19___ you haven’t had a real friend before, you will start to think of having one if you ___20___ this book. Because the book tells that friendship is the most important thing in your life.

1. A. how                 B. why                     C. where                   D. when

2. A. for                   B. in                         C. with                     D. by

3. A. watering           B. planting                C. cutting                 D. burning

4. A. get                   B. tell                       C. make                    D. let

5. A. gets                  B. makes                   C. takes                    D. changes

6. A. why                 B. when                    C. where                   D. because

7. A. good                B. kind                     C. clever                   D. rich

8. A. if                     B. after                     C. because                D. since

9. A. work                B. job                       C. best                      D. exercise

10.A. should             B. can                       C. may                     D. have to

11.A. sad                  B. sorry                    C. worried                D. happy

12.A. quarrel             B. fight                     C. talk                      D. word

13.A. say                  B. tell                       C. speak                   D. talk

14.A. friends             B. students                C. teachers                D. workers

15.A. why                 B. how                     C. where                   D. what

16.A. say                  B. understand            C. explain                 D. speak

17.A. book                B. story                    C. film                     D. music

18.A. idea                 B. plan                     C. success                 D. mind

19.A. Even though     B. As if                    C. Even if                 D. Although

20.A. buy                 B. read                     C. hear                     D. know