Friendship and Loyalty
Loyalty found in a friend is similar to making a deposit in a bank account.More often than not,your deposits 31____ interest,an interest in your well-being and welfare.A loyal friend attracts another loyal friend.In essence,water does seek its own level.
If you were a best loyal friend,32____ I'm sure you understand the principle of loyalty in a friend.You should never 33____ your best loyal friend to gain more friends,or make yourself seem more 34____ to others.These are not the traits of a best loyal friend.
A best loyal friend doesn't care who is invited to your party.They will 35____ your party and celebrate you,just in the way a best loyal friend should do.
Reconnecting with a best loyal friend is 36____ to do on the Internet.A virtual friend,37____,doesn't assure you of his loyalty.My 38____ to you is that you'd better pay 39____ to the smiling faces on the Internet.In the 1980s we were warned of smiling faces in a song,which contained these lyrics (歌词),“A smile is just a frown turned upside down,my friend.” Now,that is the 40____ for my generation.
A.truth
B.attend
C.attention
D.then
E.important
F.caution
G.impatient
H.gain
I.however
J.know
K.exploit
L.easier
【正确答案】：31.H
32.D
33.K
34.E
35.B
36.L
37.I
38.F
39.C
40.A
【题目解析】：31、根据句子“Loyalty found in a friend is similar to making a deposit in a bank account. More often than not，your deposits 31____ interest，an interest in your well-being and welfare.”可知，这里是指“朋友的忠诚就像在银行里存了一笔钱。通常情况下，你的存款会获得利息，这种利息与你的健康和幸福有关。”，所以应该填入H，即“gain”。
32、根据句子“If you were a best loyal friend，32____ I'm sure you understand the principle of loyalty in a friend.”可知，这里是指“如果你是一个最忠诚的朋友，那么我相信你会理解朋友的忠诚原则”，所以应该填入D，即“then”。
33-34、根据句子“You should never 33____ your best loyal friend to gain more friends，or make yourself seem more 34____ to others. These are not the traits of a best loyal friend.”可知，这里是指“你永远不应该利用你的最忠实的朋友来获得更多的朋友，或者让自己显得比别人更重要。这些都不是最忠实的朋友应有的品质。”，所以应该填入K，即“exploit”（利用）和E，即“important”（重要的）。
35、根据句子“A best loyal friend doesn't care who is invited to your party.They will 35____ your party and celebrate you”可知，这里是指一个最好的忠诚朋友会参加你的聚会并庆祝你，所以应该填入B，即“attend”（参加）。
36、根据句子结构和语境，“Reconnecting with a best loyal friend is 36____ to do on the Internet.”，意思是“与最好的忠诚朋友在网上重新联系更容易”。因此答案为L，即“easier”（更容易的）。
37、根据句子结构和语境，下一句提到“doesn't assure you of his loyalty.”，意思是“不能保证他的忠诚”，因此上一句中提到的虚拟朋友是不值得信任的。因此答案为I，即“however”（然而）。
38、根据句子结构和语境，下一句提到“that you'd better pay…to the smiling faces on the Internet.”，意思是“你最好对互联网上的笑脸多加小心”，因此上一句中提到的是警告。因此答案为F，即“caution”（警告）。
39、“pay attention to”，意思是“注意”，“you'd better pay attention to the smiling faces on the Internet.”，意思是“你最好对互联网上的笑脸多加小心”。因此答案为C。
40、根据句子结构和语境，上一句提到“In the 1980s we were warned of smiling faces in a song,which contained these lyrics (歌词),‘A smile is just a frown turned upside down,my friend.’”，意思是“在八十年代，有一首歌提醒我们要注意微笑的面孔，这首歌里有这样的歌词：‘我的朋友，微笑只是一个倒过来的皱眉而已。’”，因此上一句中提到的是笑脸的真相。因此答案为A，即“truth”（真相）。
