Module 3 Interpersonal Relationships—Friendship

閱读理解

The other day， my friend Sara was telling me about a relationship with her colleague that was broken beyond repair. The two of them had been close. And then one day， Sara had， with the best intentions， done something that her colleague had completely misunderstood and had taken offense at.

Things became worse. Sara didn’t know what to say or do. She didn’t know how to repair the relationship. She began to get angry at her colleague for misunderstanding her and judging her. She felt justified （合理的） in her anger. The two of them still were not really speaking and certainly weren’t working together. The team， and their output， were suffering.

It was time to do something to rectify the situation. I asked Sara what she needed. After much thought， she told me that she needed her colleague to be willing to listen to her with an open mind， to at least consider that she hadn’t meant any harm by what she’d done and to apologize for taking things so seriously and making things so bad.

“Ah…” I said to her. “You want an apology.” I then asked her， “What do you think your colleague might want？” I asked.

She didn’t answer.

“Did you ever apologize？” I asked her. She shook her head no. “Do you think you might want to apologize？” I asked her. She shrugged （耸肩） her shoulders… then shook her head yes.

Sometimes we take so long to apologize. We justify our unwillingness， saying it won’t really make a difference. Or they should apologize first. Or we didn’t mean any harm and they misunderstood us. But I’ve found that an apology—a true， heartfelt apology—can work wonders. It can repair the unrepairable.

1. What happened between Sara and her colleague？

A. They spoke ill of each other.

B. They felt angry with each other.

C. They played a joke on each other.

D. They decided to quit the job together.

2. What does the underlined word “rectify” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A. Recover. B. Correct. C. Maintain. D. Review.

3. What did the author advise Sara to do？

A. Wait for her colleague to apologize. B. Accept her colleague’s apology.

C. Apologize to her colleague first. D. Justify herself to her colleague.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text？

A. To stress the importance of an apology.

B. To explain how to apologize effectively.

C. To show how to respond to others’ apology.

D. To offer advice on getting along with colleagues.

阅读七选五

Many friendships go through tough times， but a difficult fight may leave your relationship beyond repair. However， if you really care about this person， it will be worth the effort to fix a broken friendship. 1

Be the first one to reach out. If you aren’t talking to each other， someone will have to make the first move. Let it be you this time！ 2 You need to try a few different ways to reach them.

3 Explain what you feel is the problem and be honest about it. Then ask them to do the same. This way， you both get to tell your side of the story and get everything out on the table.

Apologize to them and accept their apology. Even if you didn’t do anything and you believe the situation is their fault， opening with an apology sets the ton. You could say， “I’m really sorry that things have gotten to this point. 4 ” If you did something wrong， apologize to them frankly.

Take things slowly. 5 This will give you both time to heal and rebuild your friendship together.

A. I want things to be better between us.

B. Examine the way you treat each other.

C. It shows that you’re serious about settling things.

D. The following ideas help you know how to make it.

E. Communicate about the problem honestly and openly.

F. Thus， you should stop making arguments and trust your friend.

G. You should start slowly with occasional hangouts or phone calls.

1. ____________2. ____________3. ____________4. ____________5. ____________

跟蹤导练（二）

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I am an American living in France for twenty years. I used to complain about how the French were 1 for friendship. I had a（n） 2 time making a living here.

When I came I felt a need to meet people， 3 I went to the cinema night for women’s day. I was excited about the way to connect with French women through the 4 we would have after the film， perhaps to make friends and get more chance of 5 .

Outside the cinema was a woman with long gray hair who had a slightly 6 smell and was asking for money. I 7 my wallet to give her a Euro and then something made me stop and enter into 8 with her. I said， “Look， people are seeing a film that could 9 your life. I would rather buy you a ticket than give you money.”

So she came in， 10 behind me because she said people 11 the theater didn’t like her. She sat next to me in the cinema. Then I noticed some women were looking at me， with expressions of 12 .

I encouraged the woman to come the following night to the event. I 13 her to an agency that helped women in her 14 . Then， a woman came towards me and said， “Did you buy a ticket for the woman？” When I said yes， she said， “Please come to the community center to 15 other employees there.”

This was the 16 of a deep friendship and colleague relationship. The woman I took to the 17 that night was not 18 . Actually， she was a secretary and spoke English.

For me， though， she was more than my angel. I made a great friend 19 reaching out to her， also got a great job， and 20 myself of many previous negative judgments about the French.

1. A. suitable B. unavailable C. comfortable D. accessible

2. A. easy B. simple C. good D. hard

3. A. still B. so C. though D. but

4. A. argument B. mystery C. discussion D. revision

5. A. work B. income C. friendship D. help

6. A. strong B. delicious C. sweet D. strange

7. A. looked up B. put away C. handed out D. reached for

8. A. conversation B. research C. assistance D. disagreement

9. A. protect B. lead C. change D. challenge

10. A. watching B. stepping C. hiding D. waiting

11. A. creating B. running C. noticing D. building

12. A. pride B. surprise C. excitement D. disappointment

13. A. directed B. invited C. drove D. pushed

14. A. name B. place C. situation D. honor

15. A. introduce B. hire C. train D. meet

16. A. result B. end C. beginning D. case

17. A. agency B. cinema C. restaurant D. shop

18. A. homeless B. alone C. wealthy D. dirty

19. A. beyond B. except C. through D. from

20. A. warned   B. reminded C. thought D. rid

跟蹤导练（三）

阅读理解

A

When Tara Wood brought her daughter to a grocery store to buy the four-year-old some cupcakes， she had no idea that would be a life-changing experience.

As Tara pushed her daughter Norah around the store last month， she passed an old man who was by himself. The old man looked cold， until Norah shouted to him， “Hi！ It’s my birthday today！” The man stopped and his demeanor （态度） changed from distant and serious to warm and friendly. “How old are you today？” the man asked. After some time talking together， Norah asked her mom to take a picture of her with her new friend “Mr Dan”， Dan Peterson， 82. They hugged and after ten minutes went their separate ways. That could have been the end of the story. But it is actually the beginning of a special relationship.

Tara posted the picture of her daughter and Mr Dan on Facebook and someone who recognized him reached out to her with his contact information. It turned out that Mr Dan’s wife died in March and he had been suffering from depression and anxiety ever since. The person on Facebook told Tara that it was the first time they had seen Mr Dan smile since the death of his wife. Knowing that， Tara contacted Mr Dan， and ever since Norah and the 82-year-old have developed a friendship unlike any other. “She has shown me a depth of love， a depth that I didn’t know existed，” Mr Dan told the reporter.

Mr Dan told Tara that before meeting Norah， he hadn’t had one night of uninterrupted sleep. Anxiety kept him up at all hours and made him restless. After meeting Norah， he said he now sleeps soundly. For Mr Dan’s 82nd birthday， the mother and the daughter brought balloons and presents—and， of course， cupcakes. Mr Dan will also spend a day around Thanksgiving with Norah and her family. “If you don’t take the time to notice people， you will never know how you can positively impact a life，” Tara Wood said.

1. Why did Mr Dan look cold？

A. He felt lonely. B. He disliked little kids.

C. He was frightened. D. He knew little about Norah.

2. From whom did Tara get to know more about Mr Dan？

A. A news reporter. B. A stranger. C. A shop assistant. D. A neighbor.

3. What does the author mainly want to tell us？

A. Giving makes a real difference. B. It is important to respect each other.

C. We should not judge a person at first sight. D. Good things will happen if one keeps trying.

4. What can be the best title for the text？

A. An Unusual Experience in a Store B. A Special Friend of an Old Man

C. A Warm-hearted Girl on Facebook D. Preschool Girl Lifts Old Man’s Spirits

B

What’s your opinion about finding good friends？ Speaking from my past experience， it is very difficult to find good friends that you can trust but once you have found them， they are worth keeping forever！ Therefore， I think friendship is the most important relationship that anybody could have.

The qualities I look for in a friend are a good sense of humor and sensitivity （體贴）. A friend would have to be strong-minded and highly spirited. I think that these qualities are the key qualities to look for in a good friend.

Even the best friends can still have arguments between themselves， though usually about more serious topics， rather than the usual childish arguments. Some matters can seriously affect friendship. If one of your friends started experimenting with harmful and dangerous drugs， what would you do？ A good friend would try to help as much as possible， while a bad example of a friend would simply shrug and turn a blind eye.

Not only the bad things affect friendship—good activities do too， such as bonding with one another， not just by going out on a night with them， but by spending quality time with them and talking to each other. This is a key aspect of a good friendship.

Good friends do not always have to be in the same age group as you. I have a good friend and she is 47 years old and I am 16.

Unfortunately， some people lose contact with their friends as they grow older， which is a sad way to lose a good friend.

I think friendship is one of the most important things in life because if you have no friends， you will have no happiness.

5. What does the author think of true friendship？

A. It is easy to get. B. It deepens with time.

C. It needs management. D. It affects one’s happiness.

6. What does Paragraph 3 suggest？

A. A friend should be reliable. B. Drugs are bad for teenagers.

C. Real friends shouldn’t be childish. D. True friendship doesn’t avoid arguments.

7. What matters least in friendship according to the author？

A. Age. B. Confidence. C. Sense of humor. D. Communication.

8. Which saying can match the author’s view on friendship？

A. Old friends and old wines are best.

B. A friend without faults will never be found.

C. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

D. A life without a friend is a life without sunshine.

跟蹤导练（四）

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My wife called， “Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food？” I rushed to the scene. My only daughter， Sindu， 1 frightened. In front of her was a bowl filled with rice. She 2 disliked rice.

“Sindu， why don’t you take a few 3 of this？ Just for Dad’s sake. If you don’t， your mom will shout at me.” Sindu softened a bit and wiped her 4 with the back of her hands. “OK， Dad. I will eat. But you should…” Sindu 5 . “Dad， if I eat the rice， will you give whatever I ask for？” “Oh， sure.” She 6 eating the whole quantity. After the ordeal （煎熬） was through， Sindu came to me， “Dad， I want to have my 7 shaved off this Sunday！”

“Darling， we will be 8 seeing you with a clean-shaved head.” “Dad， you saw how difficult it was to eat the rice.” Sindu was in tears， “And you 9 to give me whatever I ask for.”

It was 10 for me to call the shots. “Our promise must be 11 .”

With her head clean-shaven， Sindu had a round face. On Monday morning， I dropped her at her 12 . Just then， a boy shouted， “Sindu， please 13 for me！” What struck me was the hairless head of that boy.

“Sir， your daughter Sindu is 14 indeed，” a lady said to me， “That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my 15 Harish. He is suffering from leukemia （白血病）. He lost all his hair due to the side 16 of the chemotherapy （化疗）. He refused to come back to school for fear of being laughed at. Sindu 17 him last week and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But I never 18 she would sacrifice her 19 hair for the sake of him.”

“My little angel， you are teaching me how selfless 20 love is！” I wept.

1. A. looked B. proved C. sounded D. turned

2. A. properly B. likely C. formerly D. particularly

3. A. bowls B. mouthfuls C. drops D. pieces

4. A. table B. eyes C. tears D. sweat

5. A. complained B. agreed C. argued D. hesitated

6. A. enjoyed B. finished C. regretted D. liked

7. A. hair B. face C. ear D. hand

8. A. glad B. satisfied C. sad D. excited

9. A. offered B. promised C. asked D. hoped

10. A. chance B. occasion C. choice D. time

11. A. made B. known C. kept D. broken

12. A. room B. school C. house D. desk

13. A. walk B. answer C. care D. wait

14. A. small B. careless C. great D. upset

15. A. suffering B. separating C. judging D. dying

16. A. illness B. effects C. health D. medicine

17. A. visited B. trusted C. found D. praised

18. A. learned B. felt C. believed D. imagined

19. A. ugly B. lovely C. curly D. friendly

20. A. real B. wonderful C. good D. beautiful

跟蹤导练（五）

阅读理解

A teenager in Georgia will no longer have to walk 7 miles to work after school thanks to one woman’s act of kindness.

Jayden Sutton， a high school senior， went on foot each day from school to his job at a restaurant and then back home. Sutton was determined to work and make enough money to eventually buy his own vehicle （汽车）.

Sutton said he’d leave school at 3：30 pm then walk miles to his job at the restaurant. After his work， which usually lasted six to eight hours， he walked home， sometimes not arriving back until almost midnight.

That all changed when Myers saw him walking down the road in the rain in December. “The young man was insistently （坚持地） in a rush walking to work saying ‘I can’t be late.’” Myers said. “He begged me to give him a ride. I told him I could take him as far as I was going. I began to create small talk along the way. It was revealed to me that his name was Jayden， 12th grader， worked 40 hours a week， walked 5 miles to work after school， got off at 10：30 pm at night and walked back home another 5 miles if co-workers didn’t offer a ride.”

After dropping Sutton off， Myers said his heart and determination filled her with tears. “He was smiling in good spirits and that’s a child worth blessing，” she told Fox News. So， Myers shared Sutton’s story on the GoFundMe page， which raised more than $9，000 from 186 donors.

She surprised Sutton with a new car after she managed to convince the general manager to drop the price of the vehicle to meet the budget.

1. Why did Sutton work so hard in his spare time？

A. To gain experience. B. To pay for his education.

C. To support his family. D. To own a car.

2. What difficulty did Sutton have in his work at the restaurant？

A. He worked long hours. B. He was poorly paid.

C. He was tired of the job. D. He had to walk to work.

3. What does the underlined word “revealed” in Paragraph 4 mean？

A. Known. B. Attached. C. Believed. D. Limited.

4. What do we know about the money donated online？

A. It could buy more than a new car.

B. It was not enough to buy a new car.

C. It was for Myers to buy a new car.

D. It mainly came from a car sales manager.

選词填空

用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。

1. Don’t him， for he looks honest but he’s really a snake in the grass.

2. He came around last week and we for a while.

3. The server is designed to store huge of data.

4. The kid who the most money is going to win a family pass to Wonderland.

5. Jim got away with cheating in the test， while Sam after the test.

6. It’s really strange， but all her have come true.

7. It was not a wise decision， which he later .

8. They with one another about how to solve the mathematical problem.

9. He kept silent， eating just silently as though everything tasted .

10. It offers service to its clients， creates eternity and pursues excellence.

语法填空

I am looking at an old friend of mine.

He has been one of my best friends for almost 12 years. He 1 （bless） my life with his loyalty， kindness， 2 （wise） and love since the day when I first met him. It doesn’t matter to me that he has four legs instead of two， fur instead of clothes， and barks at me instead of talking to me.

As I watch my friend sleeping 3 the sun， I can’t help 4 （think） of all the goodness he has brought into my life. He has been with me every day through good and bad times. He has always been my 5 （protect）. He has always reminded me that I am loved and showed me how 6 （love） others at the same time.

My friend has aged far more 7 （quick） than me and had more and more health problems over the years. I am not sure how long we will be together 8 he passes away from this world.

This 9 （wonder） dog has helped me understand that you don’t have to be perfect to be loved and 10 poor health and old age might affect the body but they don’t have to decrease the spirit.

1. ________________2. ________________3. ________________4. ________________5. ________________

6. ________________7. ________________8. ________________9. ________________10.________________

跟踪导练（六）

短文改错

Jenny is one of my best friend who I grew up with from the age of 2. However， she moved to Italy 9 years ago because a change in her parents’ work. Last year she came back to our hometown in his summer vacation. Missed her so much， I immediately went to the airport to picking her up. On meeting， we hugged each other tight. We started to talk about the past joyful moments we share together. She brought a little sculpture of our favorite cartoon character but the newly updating series of the novels to me as gifts. How a kind and considerate she was！

书面表达

假定你是李华，最近，你和好朋友Lisa产生了矛盾，这让你比较迷茫。为此，你写信向知音栏目主持人Tom求助。请你根据下列提示，用英语写一封求助信。内容包括：

1﹒事情起因;

2﹒你此时的感受;

3﹒希望得到建议：自己该怎样做。

注意：

1﹒词数100左右;

2﹒可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3﹒开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Tom，

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours，

Li Hua

背景大链接

Everyone Needs Friendship

人人都需要友谊

 

The word， “friend”， covers a wide range of meanings. It can be a nodding acquaintance， a comrade， a confidant， a partner， a playmate， an intimate colleague， etc.

“朋友”这个词，意义很广。朋友可以是点头之交、同志、知己、伙伴、玩伴、亲密的同事等。

Everyone needs friendship. No one can sail the ocean of life single-handed. We need help from， and also give help to others. In modern society， people attach more importance to relations and connections. A man of charisma has many friends. His power lies in his ability to give.

人人都需要友谊。没有人能独自在人生的海洋中航行。我们给人以帮助，也需要别人的帮助。在现代社会，人们更重视关系和联系。一个有非凡魅力的人会有许多朋友，他的魅力在于他的奉献能力。

As life is full of strife and conflict， we need friends to support and help us out of difficulties. Our friends give us warnings against danger. Our friends offer us advice with regard to how to deal with various situations. True friends share not only our joys but also our sorrows.

生活充满了矛盾和斗争，我们需要朋友的支持，以帮助我们摆脱困境。朋友提醒我们警惕危险。朋友主动给我们以忠告，告诉我们如何应付各种不同的情况。真正的朋友与我们同甘共苦。

With friendship， life is happy and harmonious. Without friendship， life is sad and unfortunate. I have friends in high positions and friends in the rank and file. Some are rich and in power. Some are relatively poor and without power. Some are like myself， working as a teacher， reading and writing， content with a simple life. We all care for each other， love and help each other. We feel we are the happiest when we chat and exchange ideas with one another. With my friends， I know what to treasure， what to tolerate and what to share.

有了友誼，生活幸福、和谐;没有友谊，生活变得悲伤、不幸。我有地位高的朋友，也有地位低的朋友;有的有钱有权，有的较穷且无权无势;有的和我一样教书，读读写写，满足于简朴的生活。我们都互相关心，互相爱护，互相帮助。我们觉得跟朋友们在一起闲谈、交流思想是最开心的。和我的朋友们在一起，我知道该珍惜什么，容忍什么，分享什么。