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单元综合检测(一)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
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When the telephone rings late at night,most women guess it must be one of only four or five people calling.A sister? Maybe.An emergency? Possibly.A mother? Probably not at that time of night.Much more probably it is a close female friend calling to tell you that she is heartbroken because she has split up with her boyfriend again or perhaps simply that a good movie has just started on TV.
At a time when families are spread far and wide and marriages often end in divorce,friendships are becoming more and more important.Erika,a 32yearold lawyer,is strengthened by her tenyear friendship with her married friend Jane.“I was very sick one night,so I called Jane at about 3:00 a.m.to talk about it,” she says.“She was very supportive and even came over to take me to the doctor's.”
As American TV shows like Friends have become more popular,many of us are beginning to see the value of such friendships.TV shows like this tell us that our romantic relationships may not last,but we need to keep in touch with our close friends if we want to survive.
With Erika's family 200 miles away,it is Jane who keeps a spare set of keys to Erika's apartment and waters her plants whenever she is away.“Having Jane around gives me a certain amount of freedom.It is not the kind of thing that you could ask anyone to do,but she knows I would do the same for her.” Jane,who may move to a different city soon,is worried about leaving such a support system of friends.“My friends have more to do with my life than my parents and,therefore,I don't have to spend a lot of time explaining things to them.Friends are more up to date with what is happening.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。以Erika与Jane的友谊和美剧Friends为例,讲述并论证友情十分重要的观点。
1.A latenight phone call for most women is probably from ________.
A.a relative
B.a friend
C.a doctor
D.a stranger
B [细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知,深夜给女性打电话的可能是一个朋友,故B项正确。]
2.What does the underlined phrase “split up” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.Shown up.
B.Picked