题文
The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”
“I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”
But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”
I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.
Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame (责怪) others, and you play the role of victim (受害者), chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.
This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard (标准) for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.
小题1:Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A．A friend in need is a friend indeedB．How to make friendship last for everC．You are who your friends areD．Friends are the most important in one’s success小题2:The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means ______.A．they’ll push you aheadB．they’ll influence you C．they’ll cover your shortcomingsD．they’ll help you achieve your goal小题3:The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show ______.A．the musicians’ living conditions are quite poor B．people have poor taste in musicC．people have different attitudes towards the same thingD．young people have greater chances of succeeding小题4:By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.A．improve a lot in making more friendsB．come to the right way of making friends C．develop a better relationship with your friendsD．arrange the time with your friends properly 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
解析
文章通过几个钢琴家的对话引发的对教什么样的朋友的思考，作者认为应该交态度积极的朋友，可以对自己有好的影响。
小题1:主旨题：从Attitudes are important.这一段的内容：可知从朋友可以看出你是什么样的人。选C。
小题2:猜词题：从后面的解释：If you’re around people who are always complaining(抱怨) or blaming (责备) others, it is possible that you will start doing the same as well.可知是有影响的意思，选 B
小题3:推理题：从第一段的内容可知不同的人有不同的态度。选C
小题4:推理题：从最后一段的内容可知是通过这种做法可以交到适当的朋友。选B
点评：这篇文章讲述了怎么交好朋友，所谓近朱者赤，近墨者黑，考查推理题较多，不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点，推理的依据来自于上下文。题目要我们理解有些重点的句子。集中考查了句意理解题，要求考生有较强的细节理解能力。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The other day I hear.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
