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【题目】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 others, and you play the role of victim, 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 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.

【1】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed

B. How to make friendship last for ever

C. You are who your friends are

D. Friends are the most important in one’s success

【2】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 music

C. people have different attitudes towards the same thing

D. young people have greater chances of succeeding

【3】By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7(underlined), you can ________.

A. improve a lot in making more friends

B. come to the right way of making friends

C. develop a better relationship with your friends

D. arrange the time with your friends properly

【4】The passage is mainly written for ________.

A. musicians B. managers

C. negative people D. people wanting to succeed

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：文章通过几个钢琴家的对话引发对交什么样的朋友的思考，作者认为应该和态度积极的人交朋友可以对自己有好的影响。

【1】C主旨大意题。本文主要是探讨交什么样的朋友对自己有什么影响。故C项“你是什么样的，你的朋友就是什么样的”适合作文章题目。

【2】C推理判断题。从第一段的内容可知，不同的人有不同的态度。故选C。

【3】B推理判断题。根据本段的最后一句Set a new standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.（为自己设定一个新的标准，不要和那些达不到标准的人交朋友。）可推断出，通过这个简单的练习，我们可以得出正确的交友方法，故选B。

【4】D 推理判断题。通过最后一段中的句子Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better.（和成功的人在一起，你自己成功的机会会更大。）可知，本文是写给那些想要成功的人的一些交友建议。故选D。