Unit4 Friends Forever话题阅读专练-【2023高一新生学霸养成记·英语】单元重难点早知道（外研版2019必修第一册）

Unit 4 Friends Forever话题阅读专练 一、阅读理解 A When we were very young, we realized that having friends was important. The need for friends continued as we grew into our teens. Friends played a big part in the development of our personalities. As adults, it is still important for us to have friends. True friends are people who like us though we make mistakes and who listen to us and tell us the truth. Friends support our decisions and tell us when we’re wrong. They laugh with us and share our sadness. They are our partners and share interests with us. They stimulate us when we are feeling down. They are people with whom we aren’t afraid of sharing our secret wishes or what is really in our minds. Friends make you feel safe and warm. At times, they also help with our everyday life, cooking a meal, helping with chores, or giving us a lift when we need. Friends also are there to offer advice, an ear to listen, or a shoulder to cry on. Friends also help us reduce stress. They not only listen to us when we feel stressed, but also discuss with us how to forget about problems at work or at home. For a short time, we can lose ourselves in a pleasant activity and perhaps laugh and breathe more easily. 1．What is the best title for the passage? A．How to Reduce Stress B．How to Make New Friends C．The Importance of Friends D．The Qualities of Good Friends 2．The underlined word “stimulate” in Paragraph 2 probably means 　　　. A．educate B．encourage C．remember D．dislike 3．We can learn from the third paragraph that friends always 　　　. A．laugh at us when we’re foolish B．tell us other people’s secrets C．share our sadness and interests D．support us when we need help B About 72% of Americans use social media, where it’s common to make new friends, build relationships, or share photos of your daily life. Social media allows people to connect in ways that wouldn’t otherwise be possible, and can often expand (扩展) people’s social circles, says Kathryn Moore, Ph. D．, a psychologist at Providence Saint