1、Unit 3 课文语篇填空课文语篇填空 Friends on the rocks: please advise! Amy Monday 12/10 9:13 p.m. My best friend and I have been close for eight years. When I was 1._ awkward primary school student, she was the popular girl who was willing to make friends with me. Since then, a close friendship has grown between
2、us and shes been almost like a sister to me. Whether were walking to school, doing homework or just hanging out at the weekend, were hardly out of each others sight. 2._ last Saturday, she broke my heart, and Im still picking up the pieces. Our original plan was to see a film at the cinema that afte
3、rnoon. But in the morning, my friend posted a message on social media 3._ (say) she had a cold. When I called her, she said she might not be able to make 4._ to the cinema. “Dont worry,”I said. “Get some rest. We can wait till you get better.” Today, however, I received a horrible surprise. A classm
4、ate told me she had seen my friend chatting with another girl in a caf on Saturday afternoon. 5._ stupid I was! My friends “illness” was a complete lie! Instead of recovering at home, she was out having fun with someone else. I was so angry that I avoided her during school all day, and I still dont
5、feel like 6._ (respond) to any of her online messages. The stress of this situation is killing me, and Im at a loss what to do next. Cindy Monday 12/10 9:52 p.m. Im so sorry! But this friendship is worth saving: eight years is a long time! Dont be so quick to judge your friend. Perhaps she knows she
6、s in 7._ wrong and wants to apologize, or maybe she has a simple 8. _ (explain) for her behaviour. In any case, find an opportunity to have a full and frank talk with her. Listen to what she has to say, and be sure to explain how you feel. Im sure you can solve this problem together. David Tuesday 1
7、3/10 8:11 p.m. I definitely understand how you feel. I also had a friend 9._ I trusted a lot. When I found out that I was tricked by him, I was really hurt and let go of our friendship. I know you value your friendship and want your friend to value it equally. However, if your friend ignores your fe
8、elings or makes you suffer, its time to rethink your relationship. Talk to her and decide 10._ this friendship is still important to you. Its sad to move on, but you have to accept that friends come and go in life. 【答案】【答案】1. an;2. But;3. saying;4. it;5. How;6. responding;7. the;8. explanation;9. wh
9、o,;10. whether Of Friendship As we walk the “path of life”, we may sometimes wish to be alone with our own thoughts, for quiet periods of reflection can lead to personal 1._(improve). However, when we seek to be alone, we must be careful that we do not always escape into our own world. Social life i
10、s also important to us. More often than not, close friendships will help smooth 2._ the sometimes rocky road that we are all meant to travel. As we live in social groups, there are many benefits of friendship that we can enjoy. Generally 3._ (speak), close friendships have three “fruits”: they may c
11、omfort the heart, advise the head and help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves. Through friendship, we can become happier, wiser and 4._ (satisfy) humans. The first fruit of friendship is the peace that comes from sharing with friends our joy, sadness, success and failure. Here, friendship has
12、 a double advantagehappiness takes on a greater meaning and a trouble 5._ (share) becomes a trouble halved! Naturally, this kind of openness results from a close friendship. With true friends, we feel free to share our joy and sadness 6._ full measure. We know that our friends will both respect our
13、feelings and treasure these moments of closeness. Indeed, the human heart depends on such opportunities for comfort and protection. The second fruit of friendship is the better understanding and judgement that may be achieved through conversations with well-meaning and wise friends.We often find 7._
14、 easier to recognize other peoples weaknesses than our own. As a result, if we are guided only by our own feelings, our judgements might be one-sided. On the other hand, our friends are better able to offer advice 8._ important decisions that we all have to make. Also, when we want to talk our probl
15、ems over with a friend, we have to put our thoughts into words first. This alone helps make our thoughts clearer and brings us a more thorough understanding of our problems. The third fruit of friendship is the help 9. _ a friend may offer in many different ways. Sometimes a friend is even known as
16、our “second self”. There are so many things in life that can only be achieved with the help of friends. Friends may have many different ideas and skills. They can help us achieve what we want during life and, perhaps, even after death. Finally, it should be pointed out that enjoying the company of a
17、 crowd is not the same as being with friends. Friends should be carefully chosen and relationships carefully 10._ (develop). In this way, we can better walk the “path of life” with the comfort, advice and help from our trusted friends. (Adapted from “Of Friendship”, an essay written by Francis Bacon, a great English writer, scientist and philosopher) 【答案【答案】 1. improvement;2. But;3. saying;4. it;5. How;6. responding;7. the;8. explanation;9. who,;10. whether
