Module 3 Interpersonal Relationships——Friendship

词汇短语园地

1. trust   v.   信赖，信任，相信

Why do you trust a guy like him？

你为什么要信任他这样的家伙呢？

trust in sb/sth   相信，信任，信赖

She needs to trust more in her own abilities.

她需要更加相信自己的能力。

2. amount   n.   数量

amount用作名词时意为“数量，金额”等，用于a great/large/amount of 这类结构，其后通常接不可数名词。

A large amount of damage was done in a short time.

短期内造成了大量损害。

注意：这类结构用作主语时，其谓语的数取决于amount的数。

A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.

Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.

人们在这座桥上花了大量资金。

3. raise   v.   筹措（金钱）；提升，举起，

提起

His wife raised money by selling her jewellery.

他的妻子卖了她的珠宝来筹钱。

The box is too heavy; I can’t raise it.

盒子太重了，我举不起来。

比较：raise和rise的区别

两个词都有“提高，上升，增加”的意思，但用法不同。

（1）raise是及物动词，发出此动作的通常是人，可用于被动语态，意为“举起，提高”，如抬头、举（手、目、帽、石头、重物等）；还可用于比喻，如提高政治觉悟、生活水平、地位、名誉、声音等。

（2）rise 是不及物动词，不能用于被动语态，意为“上升，升起，起身，起立（此时主语是人），上涨”，以及“（日、月、星等）升起到地平线上”。

Please raise your hand if you know the answer.

（请举手，主语是“你”）

The sun rises in the east.

（太阳升起，主语是“太阳”）

（3）raise和rise用于同一事物时含义不同。

The price of TV sets has been raised recently.

（政府或厂家主动行动，提高价钱）

The price of TV sets has risen recently.

（市场自动调节导致提价，与销售商无关）

（4）过去式比较：raise—raised—raised；rise—rose—risen

4. quarrel   v.   吵架，争吵；吵嘴

n.   口角；争吵；拌嘴

（1）quarrel （with sb） about/over sth  因……（与某人）吵架

She quarrelled with her brother over their father’s will.

她和弟弟因父亲遗嘱的事起了争执。

（2）quarrel （between A and B） about/over sth  因……（某人與某人之间）吵架

A quarrel between good friends is a very unfortunate thing.

好朋友之间吵架是很不幸的事。

5. regret   v.   后悔，悔恨

（1）regret to do   对要做的事感到遗憾（未做）

I regret to say I cannot accept your suggestion.

我很遗憾不能接受你的建议。

（2）regret doing   对做过的事感到遗憾、后悔（已做）

I regret having to make so many staff redundant.

我很遗憾不得不裁减这么多职员。

6. forgive   v.   原谅，宽恕

（1）forgive sb sth   原谅某人的某种行为

I forgave him his crimes.

我饶恕了他的罪行。

（2）forgive one’s doing sth  原谅某人做的某事

Forgive my interrupting you.

请原谅我打扰你了。

（3）forgive sb for doing sth   原谅某人做某事

I cannot forgive myself for not seeing my mother before she died.

我不能原谅自己在母亲临终前未去看她。

7. loss   n.   损失

The accident caused a great loss of time.

事故造成大量時间上的损失。

at a loss   不知所措；困惑

a sense of loss   失落感

8. predict   v.   预言，预测

It is difficult to predict his reaction because he is so moody.

他如此喜怒无常，所以很难预知其反应如何。

9. mention   v.   提到，涉及

（1）后接名词、代词作宾语，其后不再加上介词about/of。

The old man didn’t want to mention his painful past.

那位老人不愿提及他伤心的过去。

Did Lucy mention it？

露西提到过它吗？

（2）后接动名词作宾语，一般不接不定式作宾语。

Nobody mentioned going there to help her.

没有人提起过要去那里帮助她。

（3）后接从句作宾语。

John mentioned that he had a lot of things to do.

约翰提到他有许多事要做。

not to mention   更不用说；且不说

10. burst out   突然发生，突然……起来

I couldn’t help myself and burst out laughing.

我控制不住自己，大笑起来。

11. keep in touch   保持联系

lose touch with   与……失去联系

Take care of yourself and don’t forget to keep in touch.

多保重，不要忘了保持联系。

Write to me as often as you can. I don’t want to lose touch with you.

尽可能常给我写信，我不希望和你失去联系。

名言警句

As soon as you trust yourself， you will know how to live.

—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

一旦你相信自己，你就会懂得如何生活。

——约翰·沃尔夫冈·冯·歌德

跟踪导练（一）

阅读理解

As Norwood and her four friends drove near a crossroads， another car T-boned them， sending their car sailing into the yard of a nearby home， coming to a stop only when it crashed into a tree.

As smoke rose from the other car， someone shouted， “It’s about to blow up！ Get out！”  Norwood crawled out through the window. Along with two of her friends， who’d also managed to free themselves， she ran for her life.

But halfway down the street， she realized that her best friend， A’zarria Simmons， wasn’t with them. Norwood ran back to the car and found that Simmons fainted in the back seat and wasn’t moving. She opened the back door and pulled her friend out. She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ground. “I checked her pulse.” Nothing. “I put my head against her chest.” No sign of life. “That’s when I started CPR （心肺复苏术）.”

Amazingly， Norwood had just earned her CPR certificate （证书） the day before. Kneeling on the ground and looking down at her dying friend， Norwood knew she had precious little time to practice what she’d learned. She started pressing Simmons’s chest and breathing into her friend’s mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. No response. And then， after the 30th compression （按压）， Simmons began coughing and gasping for air. The CPR had worked！

Soon， ambulance staff arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital. Thanks to Norwood’s quick thinking， Simmons is recovering well. And then she heard how her best friend had saved her life. “I know I wasn’t shocked，” Simmons said. “She will always help any way she can.”

1. What happened to the car of the teenage girls？

A. It was hit by another car. B. It crashed into a wall.

C. It gave way to another car. D. It broke down halfway.

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

A. Died. B. Rested. C. Fell asleep. D. Became unconscious.

3. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us about Norwood？

A. How she learnt CPR. B. How she performed CPR.

C. How she treated the wound. D. How she gained CPR certificate.

4. Why did Simmons say she wasn’t shocked？

A. She recovered from shock. B. She received immediate CPR.

C. She knew Norwood is a reliable friend. D. She believed ambulance staff would arrive.

閱读七选五

Nobody likes to see someone sad， but you can’t sit by and do nothing when it’s your friends. 1 Here are some suggestions on how you can encourage your sad friends.

Ask them what’s wrong.

Ask them if they want to talk about it. They may want to talk. Therefore， listen to them. Be silent and don’t interrupt. You don’t need to offer your words of advice unless they ask. 2 Give them some time to process the situation and their feelings.

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Remind them that they’re a great person and how much they mean to you. Acknowledge their feelings when they share their pain. Continue to show them kindness and encouragement. Continue to be a loyal friend.

Offer to take them somewhere fun.

Offer to go shopping together. That can be a fun adventure. 4 Your friends may refuse your invitation politely at the beginning. Encourage them and tell them that they don’t need to be alone during this sad time， and that getting around other people would be good for them.

Buy them a nice gift.

The gift could be something as simple as a small box of candy， or their favorite flowers. Any of those items will tell your friends that you’re thinking of them in their time of need. 5 Your friends will remember what you did for them when they’re alone and sad.

A. Remind them to smile.

B. Support them emotionally.

C. If they don’t want to talk about it， respect their choice.

D. But sometimes it can be difficult to find the perfect gift.

E. Offer to take them to lunch to talk or to get them around other people.

F. This will also help them get their mind off of their problems， if only temporarily.

G. Your friends may have gone through something that could have caused them to be sad.

1. ______  2. _______3. ______ 4. _____5. _____

跟蹤导练（二）

完形填空

In the summer I turned 18， my father gave me his Chevy Malibu car as a gift. To my joy， Hank and I could 1 around Tucson with the top down. Hank was my best friend， a year younger but much 2 than me. My mother always said， “Hank’s 3 .” And sure enough， that summer he 4 with a modeling agency. He was already taking the catwalk for the 5 show.

One day on the way home from the cinema， we 6 at the McDonald’s drive-through （免下车餐馆）， putting the 7 on the seat between us to share. Then we rode around for a while. 8 too fast， I went through a mud wall and drove into a full-grown tree. The front wheels came to 9 halfway on the tree trunk. Fries spread on the floor and 10 covered Hank’s face.

In the emergency room， my parents said 11 ， “Even the best surgeon in the city... End of his 12 dream.” I’d damaged my cheekbone on the wheel， Hank’s 13 had split wide open on the dash （猛冲）. When his mother， Sharon， came into my hospital room， I started to 14 ， preparing myself for her anger. 15 to expectations， she comforted me， took my hand and said， “I 16 you. Hank will too.”

Sharon’s forgiveness 17 Hank and me to get back in the car together that summer and to stay 18 until now. There are still scars below his hairline， but it left no 19 on our friendship. Every time I want to hate someone for his wrong， I 20 her gift of forgiveness.

1. A. walk B. drive C. gather D. turn

2. A. wiser B. quieter C. taller D. braver

3. A. funny-looking B. outgoing C. warm-hearted D. handsome

4. A. signed B. dated C. bargained D. interviewed

5. A. drama B. art C. music D. fashion

6. A. toured B. looked C. stopped D. hesitated

7. A. gifts B. drinks C. tickets D. fries

8. A. Turning off B. Turning up C. Breaking in D. Breaking down

9. A. skip B. rest C. pass D. circle

10. A. leaves B. branches C. blood D. sweet

11. A. excitedly B. loudly C. firmly D. sadly

12. A. modeling B. acting C. singing D. exploring

13. A. ankle B. forehead C. lip D. wrist

14. A. argue B. smile C. cry D. wave

15. A. Similar B. Contrary C. Related D. Opposed

16. A. forgive B. hate C. understand D. mistake

17. A. forbade B. allowed C. warned D. forced

18. A. neighbors B. colleagues C. friends D. strangers

19. A. regret B. recovery C. trust D. mark

20. A. think of B. bring up C. go against D. let out

跟蹤导练（三）

阅读理解

A

I spent over a year working with Kris at the Creamery， an ice-cream shop in our city. Kris loved to joke around， and he often had so much energy and was always the first to do the jobs the rest of us hated， such as cleaning the bathrooms. I loved nights that I got to work with him. He was the only boy working at the Creamery， so I felt safe when I walked out the door， sometimes around midnight， to go home.

I remember one summer night working with Kris in particular. I was in a terrible mood and Kris could tell my low spirit right away. He tried to cheer me up， but it was pretty much to no avail. I had decided that there was nothing anyone could do to change that rotten day. We finished up early， said goodnight and then walked to our cars. Suddenly， I heard someone chasing after me. It was Kris. He picked me up and successfully turned me over so that he was holding me in the air upside down. I screamed until he finally let go and asked why he was doing so. He said， “You just had to be upside down to see it.” He was basically implicating （暗示） that my frown had been turned upside down. He flashed me a smile and I smiled all the way home.

Later， Kris resigned for family reasons， and I hadn’t met him since then. Later， I got word that he passed away for a serious disease. His smile flashed through my mind. Something changed for me after Kris died. I realized that nothing in our future is certain. The only thing I am ever going to have control over is my own attitude. And it is because of Kris that I now know how to turn my own frowns upside down.

1. Why did the author love working with Kris at night？

A. To do a better job. B. To have a companion.

C. To get a feeling of security. D. To have someone to do the tiring work.

2. What does the underlined phrase “to no avail” in Paragraph 2 mean？

A. Of no use. B. Of no harm. C. Of no value. D. Of no account.

3. What word can best describe Kris？

A. Generous. B. Uplifting. C. Modest. D. Hardworking.

4. What does the text mainly advice us to do？

A. Accept the uncertain future. B. Cherish everyone you meet.

C. Never say no to your best friend. D. See misfortune from a different aspect.

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.

跟踪导练（四）

完形填空

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 （化療）. 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 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 own a car.

C. To support his family. D. To pay for his education.

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 for Myers to buy a new car.

C. It was not enough to buy a new car. D. It mainly came from a car sales manager.

选词填空

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。

alike amount considerate count chat scold

regret quarrel raise forgive trust predict

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. ________

跟蹤导练（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.

人人都需要友誼。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.

有了友谊，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。