It is universally known that friendship is one of the permanent themes in the literature of all languages. Friends are people who willingly and readily help us when we are in trouble, and show    36   for us when we are in misery. This is   37   human beings were born to need the warmth and laughter of friends. Some of us like    38   friends, while others different friends. Personally,I prefer both.  

      It goes without saying that having similar friends has many    39   , We can feel a renewed sense of    40   when we have a group of old friends who would    41    our sufferings and happiness.    42   ,  old friends always  know  how to   43   mutual trust（互信）and how to avoid    44    conflicts. I always feel    45    when I meet an old friend after a long   46  . Immediately, hearty laughter    47    the atmosphere.  

Nevertheless I believe that a mixture of friends is    48   advantageous. One can ___49___ various sorts of friends in three aspects. First, frequent    50   with different friends broadens my world   51    ．Just as various kinds of nutriments keep you healthy, making a   52   of friends keeps you lively. Secondly , I have found that the   53   friends cannot only    54   new adventures but alse show me new   55   to success in life. Thirdly, they can help me with whatever difficulties I encounter in life.  

To conclude, I prefer to have both types of friends and as many as possible. Of course, I will not forget friends wisely.

36．A．direction          B．respect                    C．sympathy         D．anxiety

37．A．because           B．why                       C．how                D．What

38．A．true                 B．right                       C．same               D．similar

39．A．problems         B．advantages             C．disadvantages   D．duties

40．A．tension            B．challenge                C．strength          D．oppression

41．A．share              B．convey                   C．guarantee         D．cause

42．A．Therefore        B．Otherwise               C．However          D．Moreover

43．A．lack                B．abandon                  C．bear                D．maintain

44．A．obvious           B．impossible                  C．impressive       D．hidden

45．A．stressed           B．worried                  C．delighted         D．confused

46．A．experience       B．departure                C．work               D．discussion

47．A．fills               B．weakens                  C．ruins               D．buries

48．A．eagerly            B．equally                  C．bitterly            D．rarely

49．A．make with              B．benefit from            C．result from       D．appeal to

50．A．quarrel            B．contact                   C．argument               D．view

51．A．attitude            B．position                  C．outlook          D．ambition

52．A．range                     B．series                      C．quantity           D．variety

53．A．strange            B．doubtful                 C．available          D．different

54．A．result from      B．stick to                   C．attend to          D．lead to

55．A．avenues          B．appeal                    C．benefit             D．attitude

原创（四）

It is universally known that friendship is one of the permanent themes in the literature of all languages. Friends are people who willingly and readily help us when we are in trouble, and show    36   for us when we are in misery. This is   37   human beings were born to need the warmth and laughter of friends. Some of us like    38   friends, while others different friends. Personally,I prefer both.

      It goes without saying that having similar friends has many    39   , We can feel a renewed sense of    40   when we have a group of old friends who would    41    our sufferings and happiness.    42   ,  old friends always  know  how to   43   mutual trust（互信）and how to avoid    44    conflicts. I always feel    45    when I meet an old friend after a long   46  . Immediately, hearty laughter    47    the atmosphere.

Nevertheless I believe that a mixture of friends is    48   advantageous. One can ___49___ various sorts of friends in three aspects. First, frequent    50   with different friends broadens my world   51    ．Just as various kinds of nutriments keep you healthy, making a   52   of friends keeps you lively. Secondly , I have found that the   53   friends cannot only    54   new adventures but alse show me new   55   to success in life. Thirdly, they can help me with whatever difficulties I encounter in life.

To conclude, I prefer to have both types of friends and as many as possible. Of course, I will not forget friends wisely.

36．A．direction          B．respect                    C．sympathy         D．anxiety

37．A．because           B．why                       C．how                D．What

38．A．true                 B．right                       C．same               D．similar

39．A．problems         B．advantages             C．disadvantages   D．duties

40．A．tension            B．challenge                C．strength          D．oppression

41．A．share              B．convey                   C．guarantee         D．cause

42．A．Therefore        B．Otherwise               C．However          D．Moreover

43．A．lack                B．abandon                  C．bear                D．maintain

44．A．obvious           B．impossible                  C．impressive              D．hidden

45．A．stressed           B．worried                  C．delighted         D．confused

46．A．experience       B．departure                C．work               D．discussion

47．A．fills               B．weakens                  C．ruins               D．buries

48．A．eagerly            B．equally                  C．bitterly            D．rarely

49．A．make with              B．benefit from            C．result from       D．appeal to

50．A．quarrel            B．contact                   C．argument               D．view

51．A．attitude            B．position                  C．outlook          D．ambition

52．A．range                     B．series                      C．quantity           D．variety

53．A．strange            B．doubtful                 C．available          D．different

54．A．result from      B．stick to                   C．attend to          D．lead to

55．A．avenues          B．appeal                    C．benefit             D．attitude

Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people still don’t know one another very well.
That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “feast of conversation”-events where individuals pair with persons they don’t know for three hours of guided talk designed to get the past “Where are you from?”
Mr. Zeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes and fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of conversation” includes topics like “How have your priorities(优先考虑的事) changed over the years?” Or, “What have you rebelled against the past?”
As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite instant communications in a globalized age, issues of human heart remain. Many people are lonely, or in routines that discourage knowing the depth of one another. “We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,” he says. “But thinking interaction is what separates us from other species, except maybe dogs…who do have generations of human interactions.”
The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t pair with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of young adults to seniors, in sun hats, ties and dresses, looked to see whom they would be ‘intimate’ with for hours. But 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.
“It’s encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up. “What we did is not ordinary, but it can’t be madder than the world already is.”
Some said they felt “liberated” to talk on sensitive topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”

1. 1.

   What can the “conversations” be best described as?

   1. A.
      Deep and one-on-one
   2. B.
      Sensitive and mad
   3. C.
      Instant and inspiring
   4. D.
      Ordinary and encouraging
2. 2.

   In a “feast of conversations”, participants ______

   1. A.
      pair freely with anyone they like
   2. B.
      have a guided talk for a set of period of time
   3. C.
      ask questions they themselves would not answer
   4. D.
      wear clothes reflecting multi-racial features
3. 3.

   In paragraph 6, “they would be ‘intimate’” is closest in meaning to “______”

   1. A.
      they would have physical contact
   2. B.
      they would have in-depth talk
   3. C.
      they would be close friends
   4. D.
      they would exchange basic information
4. 4.

   From the passage, we can conclude that what Zeldin does is ______

   1. A.
      an attempt to promote thinking interaction
   2. B.
      one of the maddest activities ever conducted
   3. C.
      a try to liberate people from old-fashioned ideas
   4. D.
      an effort to give people a chance of talking freely

Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people still don’t know one another very well.

That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “feast of conversation”－events where individuals pair with persons they don’t know for three hours of guided talk designed to get the past “Where are you from?”

Mr.Zeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.

The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes and fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of conversation” includes topics like “How have your priorities changed over the years?” Or, “What have you rebelled against the past?”

As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite instant communications in a globalized age, issues of human heart remain. Many people are lonely, or in routines that discourage knowing the depth of one another. “We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,” he says. “But thinking interaction is what separates us from other species, except maybe dogs…who do have generations of human interactions.”

The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t pair with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of young adults to seniors, in sun hats, ties and dresses, looked to see whom with for hours. But 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.

“It’s encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up. “What we did is not ordinary, but it can’t be madder than the world already is.”

Some said they felt “liberated” to talk on sensitive topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”

What can the “conversations” be best described as?

    A. Deep and one-on-one. B. Sensitive and mad.

    C. Instant and inspiring.   D. Ordinary and encouraging.

In a “feast of conversations”, participants ______.

    A. pair freely with anyone they like

    B. have a guided talk for a set of period of time

    C. ask questions they themselves would not answer

    D. wear clothes reflecting multi-racial features.

From the passage, we can conclude that what Zeldin does is ______.

    A. an attempt to promote thinking interaction

    B. one of the maddest activities ever conducted

    C. a try to liberate people from old-fashioned ideas

    D. an effort to give people a chance of talking freely

Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people still don’t know one another very well.
That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “feast of conversation”－events where individuals pair with persons they don’t know for three hours of guided talk designed to get the past “Where are you from?”
Mr. Zeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes and fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of conversation” includes topics like “How have your priorities(优先考虑的事) changed over the years?” Or, “What have you rebelled against the past?”
As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite instant communications in a globalized age, issues of human heart remain. Many people are lonely, or in routines that discourage knowing the depth of one another. “We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,” he says. “But thinking interaction is what separates us from other species, except maybe dogs…who do have generations of human interactions.”
The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t pair with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of young adults to seniors, in sun hats, ties and dresses, looked to see whom they would be ‘intimate’ with for hours. But 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.
“It’s encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up. “What we did is not ordinary, but it can’t be madder than the world already is.”
Some said they felt “liberated” to talk on sensitive topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”
【小题1】What can the “conversations” be best described as?