阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
If you make a close friend in school, you will be most lucky. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life. 36 teaches that this was right. A good friendship is not easily 37 .
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a 38 friendship to develop. However, there can be 39 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kinds of friendships we 40 .
To most of us, 41 are considered very important, but we need to be clear in our 42 the kinds of friendships we want. Are they to be close or 43 at arm's length? Do we want to 44 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are 45 enough — and that's all right. But at some point, we need to 46 that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations.The sharing of personal experience 47 our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships.But it 48 be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there are 49 of interest and action in return.
What are some of the 50 of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships 51 time. Another "major difficulty" is the selfishness to think one
"possesses" the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships 52 actions in return.In 53 words, you must give as much as you take.Finally there is a question of taking care of the friendship. Unless you spend 54 time together, talking on the phone, and writing letters, friendships will die 55.
36．A．Knowledge B．Teachers C．experience D．Parents
37．A．understood B．developed C．realized D．produced
38．A．true B．common C．deeply D．actually
39．A．no B．some C．any D．none
40．A．share B．apply C．want D．treat
41．A．sorrows B．friendships C．nowledges D．happiness
42．A．hearts B．thoughts C．actions D．minds
43．A．remained B．left C．stayed D．kept
44．A．drop B．hunt C．share D．develop
45．A．that B．very C．not D．quite
46．A．make sure B．care about C．hunt for D．make at home
47．A．includes B．to include C．including D．included
48．A．can B．need C．will D．must
49．A．signals B．sights C．situations D．signs
50．A．difficulties B．differences C．presidents D．things
51．A．cost B．spend C．cast D．take
52．A．need B．combine C．compare D．consider
53．A．some B．many C．other D．different
54．A．enough B．particular C．basic D．a lot
55．A．for B．away C．out D．from
参考答案：
36．C由语境可知，“A true friend is someone who stays with you for life”是由生活经验总结出来的。所以选 experience。
37．B
38．A由上文的“A good friendship”可知。a true friendship真正的友谊。
39． A There is no agreement on……“在……方面是没有分歧的”。40． C
41．B．全文一直在谈友谊（friendships），42空后也有暗示。
42．B下面几句列举的都是人的想法。所以用thought “思想，想法” 指一般概念。 而mind指“思维，理智，注意力”，
43．D．这里表示的是“使友谊保持一定距离（at arm's length）这一状态”，只能用及物动词keep。而表示“残留、剩下”时，只能用不及物动词remain；表示“继续呆在某处”时，应该用不及物动词remain或stay。
44．C． share ourselves自己分享。
45．D有下文的“and that's all right”．可知，这里要表达的是肯定的意思，而修饰没有等级之分的形容词，要用quite，不能用very。
46．A
47．C．该动词和其逻辑主语experience是主谓关系，故用现在分词表示主动。
48．D．句意为： 尽管和别人分享自己的经历能加深友谊，但这一活动必须（must）在对方表现出迹象：有兴趣和活动回报你类似的活动时，才能慢慢进行。
49．D sign征兆，迹象。
50．A．该部分讲述了发展友谊的两大困难：the attraction to expect too much too soon；the selfishness，也可以从51空后的Another "major difficulty"得到启示。
51．D． take需要，花费。spend也可以只花费时间，但主语应是表示人的词语。52．A 53．C in other words,意思是“换句话说”。
54．A下文所列举的“talking on the phone, and writing letters”需要足够的时间去做，才能使友谊经久不衰。句意为：除非你们以有足够（enough）的时间打电话，写信，您没的友谊才不会停止。
55． B．die away 事物的逐渐消失，逐渐止息。
