湖南省衡山县2016高考英语暑假阅读理解专练(11)

湖南省湘潭市2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练（11）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Probably you have seen photos of the Grand Canyon（峡谷）, the great valley in the desert country of Arizona. But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the worldThe Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years. Slowly, the river cut down through hard rock. At the same time, the land was rising. Today the canyon is 1.5 kilometers and 445 kilometers long. The oldest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than 1 billion years old. The width varies from about 200 meters to 29 kilometers across. The rim or top of the canyon is about 2,300 meters above sea level on the South Rim, and about 3,000 meters on the other side. As a result, there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. The South Rim is dry desert country. The North Rim has tall forests.The canyon looks different at different times of day, and in different seasons and weather. At sunrise and sunset the red, gold, brown and orange colors of the rocks are especially clear and bright. In winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow. The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best. Most visitors come here and stay in campgrounds or hotels. Every point along the canyon’s edge offers a different view.The North rim of the Canyon is quieter. It takes all day to drive there from the South Rim because there is only one bridge across the Colorado River. On the way, you go through Navado Indian lands, and a colorful pink desert called “The Painted Desert”.1. The best way to feel the true beauty of the Grand Canyon is to________.A. see its photographsB. listen to the report about itC. watch its introduction on TVD. go there yourself and visit it2. According to the second paragraph, ________.A.the Grand Canyon has a short historyB. its size never changed in the historyC. the Grand Canyon was formed by the earthquakeD. You can enjoy different scenery on different sides of the canyon3. The scene the canyon is ________.A.various depending on different time and placesB.the sameC.various depending on different timeD.various depending on different places4. If you want to visit the North Rim from the South Rim, you________.A.can go there in many directionsB.won’t spend much time on the wayC.can visit The painted Desert on the wayD.needn’t go across any bridges5. If you want to have a visit to the Grand Canyon, you’d better go to _______.A. the North RimB. the South RimC. the bottomD. Navado Indian Lands【答案与解析】1. D根据第一段But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty.可知答案。

高中英语真题:2016高考英语阅读理解暑假精炼（11）阅读理解-------CIf you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. T his is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise—and as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon.Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the proc ess of ageing could be slowed down.With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University, he se t about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of diffe rent ages and varying occupations.Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain preci se measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intellect (智能) and emotion, and determine the human character. (The rear section of the brain, which controls functions like eating an d breathing, does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties.)Contraction of front and side parts—as cells die off—was observed I some subjects in their thirties, but it was still n ot evident in some sixty- and seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple re medy to the contraction normally associated with age—using the head.The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brai n begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Th ose least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by u niversity professors and doctors. White collar workers doing r outine work in government offices are, however, as likely to h ave shrinking brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.M atsuzawa’s findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to s upply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain,” he says, “Think hard and engage in conversation. Don’t rely onpocket calculators.”36. The team of doctors wanted to find out ________.A. why certain people age sooner than othersB. how to mak e people live longerC. the size of certain people’s brainsD. which people ar e most intelligent【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。

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Which are you more likely to have with you at any given moment—your cellphone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner.In January, Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6, 800 of its stores. This is the first pay-by-phone practice in the U. S. , but we’re likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication(NFC) gets into America’s consumer electronics. Last December, some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introduced to the public.Already in use in parts of Asia and Europe, NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminal—a contact-free system built for speed and convenience. But before NFC becomes widely adopted in the U. S. , a few problems need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable transaction (交易) fees. Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave-and-pay systems that use NFC-enabled credit cards, cellphone service providers may try to muscle their way into the point-of-sale(POS) market. Three big cellphone service providers have formed a joint venture(合资企业) that will go into operation over the next 15 months. Its goal is “to lead the U. S. payments industry from cards to mobile phones.”The other big NFC issue, apart from how payments will be processed, is security. For instance,wh at’s to stop a thief from digitally pickpocketing you? “We’re still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone,” says Jimmy Shah, a mobile-security researcher. “Users may also be able to set transaction limits, perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.”Still uneasy about this digital-wallet business? Keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone, it can be located on a map and remotely disabled. Plus, your phone can be password protected. Your wallet isn’t.1. What is predicted to happen in the U. S. ?A. The expansion of cellphone companies.B. The boom of pay-by-phone business.C. The disappearance of credit cards.D. The increase of Starbucks sales.2. The NFC technology can be used to.A. ensure the safety of shoppersB. collect transaction fees easilyC. make purchase faster and simplerD. improve the quality of cellphones3. Three cellphone service providers form a joint venture to.A. strengthen their relationshipB. get a share in the payments industryC. sell more cellphonesD. test the NFC technology4. According to the passage, what can users do if they lose their smart phones?A. Stop the functioning of their phones.B. Set up a password.C. Get all the money out of their phones.D. Cancel large purchases.【参考答案】1—4、BCBA故事记叙型阅读理解(二)Looking through a magazine in a waiting room recently, I came across an article with the title “My top five most precious possessions”．It was just a few lines of text with pictures, but it caught my imagination. It’s interesting how inanimate(无生命的)ob jects can take on such significance and become woven into a person’s, and sometimes a whole family’s, life history.Anyway, the article had me considering what my most precious possessions are.It was difficult to choose only five, but here are mine:An old cardboard box filled with my children’s baby photos.A yellow pocket-sized birthday book of special things (poems, pictures of flowers and trees, etc) given to me by my dad when I was probably about seven or eight years old.A 21st Birthday card from my mum.In it she’s written her congratulations, her love, and her hopes for my future.She died not long after, when I was in my early twenties.A few ancient but very beautiful botany books that were once my great grandmother’s.She was a botanist in a time when it was relatively unusual for women to be qualified in this field and I think she was probably a remarkable and veryintere sting woman.I’d like to have known her.A brooch(胸针) left to me by my much-lovedgrandmother.It was given to my great grandmother (her mother) by my great grandfather on his return from World War Ⅰ.It is not worth anything in terms of money.However, it not only stands for a link between four generations of women, but it is also a remi nder of one young man’s return from World War I.How about you? I’d love to hear what you feel are your most precious possessions. ()1.What made the writer have the idea of writing the passage?A．Her love for her relatives.B．Her rich imagination about the objects.C．An article in a magazine.D．Some pictures in an article.()2.According to the passage, the writer ________.A．lost her mother at the age of 26B．was a mother of several childrenC．got the yellow birthday book at 8D．studies botany well when she was young()3.The writer considered her grandmother remarkable and interesting because she ______.A．wrote a large number of botany booksB．left the writer some ancient but beautiful botany booksC．was unusually famous for her achievementsD．could become a botanist in the special time()4.How many reasons made the writer think the brooch was one of her most precious possessions?A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.()5.In the writer's opinion, something that is thought to be the most precious should be able to ________.A．change a pers on’s and even the whole family’s life historyB．have a great effect on one person’s lifeC．remind somebody of his or her close relativesD．show a person’s love and respect for his or her relatives【解析】本文为记叙文。

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I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroomentirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could gethold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and booksunbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could stepinto, take part. in. and live in.With this unshakable belief, I, at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too,reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say,but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice byreading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with,or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write withoutloving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discoverwhat works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, w hat voicehe has.Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction(文学作品)．As a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—thevolume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little timeto read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in avery small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that thereis life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the SilkRoad, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand,exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.( ) 1. What can be inferred about the author as a child?A. He never watched TV.B. He read what he had to.C. He found reading unbelievable.D. He considered reading part of his life.( ) 2. The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means “”.A. an ideaB. a sound qualityC. a way of writingD. a world to write about( ) 3. What effect does reading have on the author?A. It helps him to realize his dream.B. It opens up a wider world for him.C. It makes his college life more interesting.D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.( ) 4. Which of the following can be the best title of this text?A. Why do I read?B. How do I read?C. What do I read?D. When do I read?语篇解读：本篇文章是记叙文。

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Something that hasalways interested me about Abraham Lincoln is, not surprisin gly, his sense of humor. As far as I can tell, he’s the first Amer ican President to have one.That’s because the term“sense of humor”really wasn’t in com mon usage until the eighteen sixties and seventies. In the eig hteen forties and fifties, it was called“the sense of the ridiculo us”, and didn’t have the positive connotations(隐含意义)that“sense of hum or”has today. Back then, what was ridicu lous was what invited ridicule(讥笑). Funniness and cruelty went hand in hand. Of course, they still do a lot of arm-in-arm walking in our day as well.’s humor was very different because, for one thing, it was actu ally“humor”as what the word meant in his time. We don’t mak e the distinction between“wit(风趣)”and“humor”anymore; but in the nineteenth century people did. Wit was unpleasant and offensive while humor was pleasant and sympathetic. It’s the difference we note now when we distinguish between“laughing with”and“laughing at”. was mu ch more about“laughing with”than“laughing at”. And when“lau ghing at”, it was often himself he was teasing.In the famous Lincoln-Douglas debate, when Douglas accused Lincoln of being two-faced, replied, referencing his plain looking, “Honestly, if I we re two-faced, would I be showing you this one? ”And, in a way, ’s fac e itself tells us much about his sense of humor.You can comb through thousands of photographs of politician s, soldiers, and the like from ’s time and not find a single smile .True, the long exposures(曝光)required for photographs of that time made smiling difficult. Yet alone, as far as I can tell, overcame that difficulty.Interestingly, while having a sense of humor, or at least the appear ance of one provided by comedy writers, has become a neces sary characteristic for an American President in our time, in th e nineteenth century, too much humor was considered a probl em. And that was the case for . A journalist covering the Linco ln-Douglas debate commented that“I could not take a real perso nal liking to the man, owing to an inborn weakness for which h e was even then notorious and so remained during his great p ublic career, he was extremely fond of jokes, anecdotes, and stories. ”【文章大意】说起第16任美国总统亚伯拉罕·林肯, 很多人会立即想起他对解放黑奴和维护美利坚联邦完整所做出的巨大贡献, 想起他能言善辩的口才和妙语连珠的演讲, 但却很少有人知道, 林肯的“幽默感”也开创了一个新时代。

湖南省衡山县2016高考英语暑假阅读理解专练（1）阅读理解。

Too much TV-watching can harm children's ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children. One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs. A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year –olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood. But the results don't prove that TV is the cause and don't ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters (年轻人)may watch lots of TV. Thei r study measured the TV habits of26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watch an average of less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no ed ucation beyond high school. In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest. While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms.( ) 1. According to the California study, the low-scoring group might _________.A. have watched a lot of TVB. not be interested ted in mathC. be unable to go to collegeD. have had computers in their bedrooms( ) 2. What is the researchers' understanding of the New Zealand study results?A. Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.B. Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest.C. TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.D. The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain( ) 3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?A. More time should be spent on computers.B. Children should be forbidden from watching TV.C. 'IV sets shouldn't be allowed in children's bedrooms.D. Further studies on high-achieving students should be done.( ) 4. What would be the best title for this text?A. Computers or TelevisionB. Effects of Television on ChildrenC. Studies on TV and College EducationD. Television and Children's Learning Habits1. A.细节理解题.根据第二段中 Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.可得出答案.2. D. 细节理解题. 根据第三段 But the results don' prove that TV is the cause and don't ride t out that already poorly motivated youngsters (年轻人)may watch lots of TV.可以确定答案.3. C.推理判断题.注意最后一段开头的 while 是"尽管"的意思,所以这两段都是围绕儿童卧室不应该放电视机的问题.4. B.主旨大意题.通读全文可知,文章主要通过两项研究分析了儿童看电视所造成的影响.文章第一段第一句话是主题句,所以 B 项作为标题是最佳的.【四川省凉山州2014第二次诊断性测试】阅读下面五篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

湖南省衡山县2016高考英语暑假阅读理解专练（10）阅读理解。

Exploit your parking spaceAn unused parking spac e or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to £200 or £300 a week. Put an advertisement （广告）for free on Let park or At my house park.Rent（出租）a roomSpare room? Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you won’t have to pay any tax on the first £4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roo mspare or Roommateeasy. Make money during special eventsWon’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money, Grashpadder can advertise your space.Live on setRenting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked. Use your roofYou need the right kind of roof, but some energy compa nies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.( ) 1. If you earn ￡5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ______.A. ￡800B. ￡500C. ￡4500D.5000( ) 2. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?A. On Letpark.B. On Roomspare.C. On Grashpadder.D. On Roommateeasy.( ) 3. If you want to use energy free, you have to_____.A. sign an agreement with the govern mentB. pay around ￡14,000 for the equipmentC. sell the roof to some energy companiesD. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years( ) 4. For whom the text most probably written?A. Lodgers.B. Advertisers.C. House owners.D. Online companies【参考答案】1---4、BCDC【浙江省金华十校2014高考英语模拟试题】For years I fought with the bird's nest that sat on top of my head-my Medusa（神话中的蛇发女妖） hair．No matter what I did and how hard I tried, in no way could I make my unruly （乱蓬蓬）hair to my satisfaction．Growing up in a Russian-Jewish home with parents who thought North American styling products were something illegal such as drugs, I was never allowed to put them in :my hair．¨ Why buy hair gel? Your hair is so beautiful naturally," my mother would say．The teens at school did not agree．From boys 'not wanting to kiss me when we played spin the bottle in Grade 7 to being called the mop, I suffered from my hair．When I got to university, I believed my hair was a wall that stood between me and everything-finding a part-time job, getting a boyfriend, etc．If only I could find a way to manage the curls and put it behind bars, I told myself, I would feel secure and sexy．I tried everything: rollers, hairspray, gels and, at one point, an iron．Then, in my second year, a miracle happened．I was asked to be a hair model for Japanese hair straightening, a process by which the molecules （分子）of my curls would be broken and reset in a bone-straight position．I was the perfect candidate, the hairdresser told me． Although they said how hair relaxing coulddamage the :scalp （头皮）,for the next five years I didn't find them to be true． All of the hairdresser's promises were fulfilled: With my hair straight and smooth, I was no longer the¨ mop"．However, there was extreme damage done to my wallet． To keep up the straightening cost $ 700 every six months, and that was considered cheap．While some people thought I was crazy, I was willing to do anything to never again feel like that anxious, curly-headed girl in Grade 7．But when I moved out． of my parents" house 'at age 26 and rented an apartment, the upkeep of my new image became too costly．I couldn't hide from my inner Medusa any longer．It was time to hug her and let her fly．Seeking a choice, I turned to the Internet, Google．After hours of searching, I hit upon a“ curly haired" salon, a place designed for girls like me．I doubted these so-called “Curl Ambassadors" could do a nythingwithout using machine of some sort, and though I bought the service called the “Curly-Doo," I suspected I'd have the same unruly mop at the end of the appointment． I dragged my feet so hard getting there that I arrived 45 minutes late． I secretly hoped they would turn me away．Instead, my stylist simply said :‘‘You are very late． Let me see your hair" At． that moment, my world and beliefs about myself were turned upside down along with my hair． As my head was in a basin full of freezing-cold water, then covered with a jelly-like jam, I wondered what I had got myself into．¨ Do you real ly think this will work?" I asked the stylist, Jones．“ My curls are a disaster．"“No curly hair is hopeless," she replied．“They just haven't found a way to work with it, that's all． "After the hour was over, Jones had completed her work． She had styled my hair using only her hands, water and a mixture of organic jam． I couldn't believe what I was seeing in the mirror: a naturally curly, Medusa-free me．You could argue that hair is just hair． Yet, it is just such physical features that have such a large influence on how we view ourselves．According to Jones,75 percent of the population have a wave or curl in their hair and don't know what to do with it． Men cut theirs short． Women flat-iron theirs to death． When I read through a beauty magazine or take the subway to work, it makesme sad to see so many people repressing their natural beauty．Since then, my world has changed． I have always been outgoing, but these days I seem to be more outspoken and confident than ever． On top of that, friends and co-workers tell me I am looking better than ever, but they don't know the source of the change．I don't need to tell them* My Medusa hair speaks for herself．55．What can we learn about the writer's hair in the first place?A． Her parents considered it was bird's nest．B． Teens at school laughed at it as Medusa hair．C． She hated it because it couldn't be straightened．D． North American styling products harmed her hair．56．Japanese hair straightening caused a problem for the writer that ．A． her wish to feel secure and sexy didn't come trueB． her hair was seriously damaged after the straighteningC． the cost to keep her hair straight was too high for herD．she was called ¨the mop" with her hair straight and smooth57．The writer was when she went to the “curly haired" salon．A． hesitated B． excited C． disappointed D． determined 58．What was the reaction of the stylist in the salon when she saw the writer?A． She was very angry because the writer was late．B． She thought totally the writer's hair was a disaster．C． She was calm and sure of her work．D． She thought there was no way to fix the writer's hair．59．The writer's world has changed because she ．A． has removed her inner MedusaB． has removed her curls on her headC． has found a way to straighten her hair in the stylish salonD． has found the admiration for her from her friends and co-workers60．The best title of the passage can be ．A． A Successful StylistC． Road to BeautyB． My Medusa HairD． Accept the Way We Are【参考答案】55、C 56—60、CACAB阅读理解。

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Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources (来源), as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills (风车) began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were fi rst introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.For many centuries, people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground when electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.风能早在公元前七世纪就开始被人们用风车所利用，当人们发明了电以后，风能被用来发电，但随着电的广泛使用，风车逐渐不被人们使用了。

湖南省衡山县2016高考英语暑假阅读理解专练（4）阅读理解。

L1PITOROUT LIPITORare breast-feeding( ) 1. What is a major function of Lipitor?A. To help quit smoking.B. To control blood pressure.C. To improve unhealthy diet.D. To lower "bad" cholesterol.( ) 2. Taking Lipitor is helpful for .A. breast-feeding womenB. women who are pregnantC. adults having heart diseaseD. teenagers with liver problems( ) 3. If it has been over 12 hours since you missed a dose, you shouldA. change the amount of your next doseB. eat more when taking your next doseC. have a dose as soon as you rememberD. take the next dose at your regular time ( ) 4. Which of the following is a common side effect of taking Lipitor?A. Face swelling.B. Upset stomach.C. Kidney failure.D. Muscle weakness.( ) 5. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To teach patients ways for quick recovery.B. To present a report on a scientific research.C. To show the importance of a good lifestyle.D. To give information about a kind of medicine.本文为药品说明，主要介绍了药品Lipitor的作用、适用人群、副作用及服药的相关注意事项。

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What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn later.The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one's earning potential shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along wit h others in all kinds of different situations," said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the re cent finding. "Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed," said Xu. She believed that all this helps you "earn a higher salary”.Maybe that's why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交友狂症). A woman even complained that the networking website Face book's 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts. But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency? “Call me uncoil, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition (定义) of ‘friend',” said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US.( ) 1.The new study from the University of Essex in Britain show s that _________.A. if you have more friends you will not live happily.B. the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn in your late life.C. the less friends you have, the poor lives you will live.D. friends can make more money for you.( ) 2. According to Xu Yanchun, when you have lots of friends, it means_____A. You have the ability to earn more money.B. You will not feel lonely.C .You are quite content with your life.D. You have the ability to get along with others in various situations.( ) 3. What’s the main idea of the passage ?A. The passage mainly tells us something about the friendship.B. Friends plays an more importa nt part in our daily life than anything else.C. Friends are currency.D. Friends give you success.( ) 4. We can learn from the passage that _________.A. If you have more friends, you can make a fortune in the future.B. Graduating from college means that you can make a fortune in the future.C. Friends means a form of currency.D. Friends can make you wider social circle and make you feel better when you feel depressed.【文章大意】：文章主要向人们讲述了朋友在人们生活中的重要作用。