五、七选五
The act of making and being a friend is as simple as it is difficult. Here are a few tips to help you make new friends as well as to take better care of the friendships you already have.
Accept the awkwardness. It's a little bit awkward to reach out to someone you don't know well—whether that's sending the first text messages or starting small talk in the elevator. 1 Otherwise you can't make any new friends.
2 Actually this advice is based on a well-known theory and some field research. Gallian Sandstorm, a senior lecturer in psychology at the university of Essex in the UK, has done research on something called the "liking gap", which says that the little voice in your head telling you that somebody doesn't like you very much is wrong. 3 Instead, remember that when you talk to someone else, you are actually brightening their day.
Invest in activities that you love. Ask anyone about how to make friends and they will most likely tell you to try a new hobby. It might sound empty, but it works. 4 Then people will be drawn to you because you will be in the right place.
Be present. The planet is warming, and there is so much good television out there to watch. We get it. But if you want to keep your friendships, you have to show up for them. 5
A. So don't listen to it.
B. But you have to accept it.
C. Do the things you are crazy about.
D. You don't have to be interested in just one thing.
E. You have to listen and notice things about your friends.
F. Remember that people will like you more than you think they will.
G. We have a few tips for being present and engaged with your friends.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

五、1.B 2.F 3.A 4.C 5.E
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了关于结交新朋友以及维持现有友谊的建议。
1. B 解析:前文“It's a little bit awkward to reach out to someone you don't know well—whether that's sending the first text messages or starting small talk in the elevator.”指出表示对不太熟悉的人感兴趣会面临尴尬,后文“Otherwise you can't make any new friends.”提到不做某事的负面结果,B选项“But you have to accept it.”建议接受那种尴尬,既和前文构成转折,又引出后文的后果,符合语境。故选B。
2. F 解析:设空处位于段首,是段落主题句,统领段落内容,需和其他段首句一样使用祈使句句式。后文“Actually this advice is based on a well-known theory and some field research. Gallian Sandstorm, a senior lecturer in psychology at the university of Essex in the UK, has done research on something called the 'liking gap', which says that the little voice in your head telling you that somebody doesn't like you very much is wrong.”表明本段与人们对自己是否被他人喜爱的认知相关。F选项“Remember that people will like you more than you think they will.”建议相信自己将得到他人的喜爱,契合段落内容;后文的this advice指代选项内容。故选F。
3. A 解析:前文“Gallian Sandstorm, a senior lecturer in psychology at the university of Essex in the UK, has done research on something called the 'liking gap', which says that the little voice in your head telling you that somebody doesn't like you very much is wrong.”指出不受他人喜爱的自我认知可能是错误的;后文“Instead, remember that when you talk to someone else, you are actually brightening their day.”给出替代的建议,即相信自己会给别人带来积极的影响。A选项“So don't listen to it.”建议否定负面的声音,符合语境,这是基于前文研究的结果;后文则是对其进一步的说明,选项中的it指代前文的the little voice。故选A。
4. C 解析:前文“Ask anyone about how to make friends and they will most likely tell you to try a new hobby. It might sound empty, but it works.”提到尝试新的爱好有助于交友,后文“Then people will be drawn to you because you will be in the right place.”指出做某件事可以吸引他人。C选项“Do the things you are crazy about.”建议做热爱的事,符合语境,其承接前文,后文则是其后续的发展。故选C。
5. E 解析:前文“But if you want to keep your friendships, you have to show up for them.”指出维持友谊需要出现在朋友身边,E选项“You have to listen and notice things about your friends.”建议倾听和关注朋友,承接前文,符合语境。故选E。

六、完形填空
One autumn morning, I spotted a pair of wild geese on our pond. The beautiful sight caught me by 1 because I'd never seen geese there before. Thinking they would soon leave, I 2 the chance to get close to them.
The next morning, the geese were still my 3. I walked round to mailbox, showing them I meant no harm. I hid behind some trees and 4 the handsome pair quietly through the branches. I was surprised to see they were staring at me, too!
As days passed, I started 5 them on my trips to the mailbox. They craned their necks and raised their heads 6 but seemed to realize I was their friend. By then, my curiosity about why they were staying so long at the pond changed to 7. As they were feeding in the grass the other day, I discovered the reason for their 8: the male had a damaged left wing and his faithful mate wouldn't leave him behind.
I asked a biologist what to do. He explained that sometimes a 9 wing will heal by itself and suggested letting nature take its course.
On the first day of November, I was working in the neighbourhood of the geese when I 10 some movement from the corner of my eye. Both geese were running towards the pond. Their wings were 11 like crazy, struggling for take-off. Gradually they flew over the pond and circled back towards me as if to say goodbye. Then they were out of my 12.
The season's first snowflakes fell the very next day. The birds must have 13 that winter was coming. I became fond of them during their 14 visit to our pond. I'll never forget their 15 to each other.
()1. A. accident B. surprise C. nature D. fortune
()2. A. increased B. created C. resisted D. valued
()3. A. guests B. puzzles C. pets D. friends
()4. A. approached B. calmed C. observed D. protected
()5. A. turning B. leading C. driving D. greeting
()6. A. firmly B. warmly C. cautiously D. proudly
()7. A. concern B. sympathy C. rescue D. pleasure
()8. A. companion B. visit C. settlement D. care
()9. A. folded B. weak C. broken D. feathery
()10. A. held B. caught C. directed D. lost
()11. A. spreading B. sweeping C. shaking D. beating
()12. A. reach B. sight C. control D. help
()13. A. concluded B. indicated C. sensed D. illustrated
()14. A. unexpected B. satisfying C. short D. regular
()15. A. contribution B. promise C. treat D. devotion

六、1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.B 11.D 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.D
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者秋日在自家池塘偶遇一对大雁,出于惊喜与珍惜,选择悄悄观察、慢慢靠近。相处数日,作者发现雄雁翅膀受伤,雌雁始终不离不弃,这正是它们久留的原因。11月初,大雁伤愈准备南飞,与作者告别。这场意外的相逢,让作者深深铭记大雁间的忠诚。
1. B 解析:根据下文“because I'd never seen geese there before”可知,作者之前从未见过大雁,因此这是一个“惊喜”。故选B。
2. D 解析:根据上文“Thinking they would soon leave”可知,作者以为这对大雁只是暂时停留,很快离开,因此特别珍惜靠近它们的机会。故选D。
3. A 解析:根据上文“One autumn morning, I spotted a pair of wild geese on our pond.”以及空前“still”可知,这对意外造访的大雁没有离开,第二天早上依然在,栖息在了作者家的池塘上,被作者视为“客人”。故选A。
4. C 解析:根据上文“I hid behind some trees”以及下文“I was surprised to see they were staring at me, too!”可推知,作者躲在树后,透过树枝观察它们。故选C。
5. D 解析:根据上文“As days passed”以及下文“They craned their necks and raised their heads”可推知,随着时间推移,作者与大雁关系缓和,不再陌生,去邮箱取信件时会跟它们打招呼,它们会伸长脖子,抬起头以回应。故选D。
6. C 解析:根据下文转折“but seemed to realize I was their friend”以及常识判断,野生动物对人类是具有警惕性的,大雁伸长脖子抬头时,态度应该是谨慎的,它们一开始对人类会有防备心理,后来才慢慢意识到作者是朋友。cautiously意为“谨慎地”,符合语境。故选C。
7. A 解析:根据上文可知,作者原本认为它们只是短暂停留,而此处“why they were staying so long at the pond”指出它们停留的时间挺长的,这应是有一定的原因的,而这个原因让作者开始担忧。故选A。
8. B 解析:根据下文“the male had a damaged left wing and his faithful mate wouldn't leave him behind”可知,雄鸟的左翅膀受伤了,这是它们停留在此的原因。visit有“到访,停留”含义,符合语境。故选B。
9. C 解析:分析语境可知,此处“a 9 wing”应是呼应上文的“a damaged left wing”,broken与damaged同义表达。故选C。
10. B 解析:根据下文“some movement from the corner of my eye”可推知,此处指作者余光看到大雁有动作,即“瞥见动静”,此处用catch。故选B。
11. D 解析:根据主语“Their wings”、空后“struggling for take-off”以及常识可知,大雁起飞时会拍打翅膀。beat有“拍打”含义,是鸟类起飞的核心动作。故选D。
12. B 解析:根据上文“Gradually they flew over the pond and circled back towards me as if to say goodbye.”可知,大雁飞走了,消失在作者的视线中。out of one's sight意为“看不见,离开某人的视线”。故选B。
13. C 解析:根据上文“The season's first snowflakes fell the very next day.”可知,大雁离开后,第二天就下雪了,结合常识可推知,大雁是通过本能感知到冬天将至。故选C。
14. A 解析:根据上文“because I'd never seen geese there before”可推知,作者应是之前从未见过大雁停留在自家池塘,因此,它们的逗留是出乎意料的。故选A。
15. D 解析:结合语境可知,此处“each other”指代“大雁彼此”,同时根据上文“the male had a damaged left wing and his faithful mate wouldn't leave him behind”可推知,作者此处感慨雌雁对受伤雄雁不离不弃,这是忠诚与挚爱。故选D。