根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Friendship needs care and  attention to keep it in good health. Here are five ways to sustain (保持)  long-distance friendships.·Set a regular dateLong-lasting friendships share the  characteristic that both sides equally contact (联系) and share with one another.  With busy schedules, squeezing in phone calls can be a challenge. ___16___.·More  isn’t always merrierMake sure yohave communicated with your friend about how  frequently each of yowants to be contacted and what method works best for yo both. ___17___. There are alternatives to constant written communication, such  as leaving voice messages or having a group chat.·Practise empathy (共情)___18___.  The friend who is remaining needs to be sensitive to all the additional time  demands placed on the friend who has moved. The one in the new environment  should be sympathetic to the fact that your friend may feel  abandoned.·___19___Anniversaries and birthdays carry even more weight in  long-distance friendships. Although technology might make day-to-day  communication possible, extra effort goes a long way on special days. Simply  keeping a diary that keeps track of friends’ birthdays and other important dates  will make sure nothing slips by you.·Don’t rely on technology alone___20___, but  long-distance friendships — even close ones — may require more conscious effort  to sustain. Try to seek out chances to renew friendships. How to do it? Just  spend face-to-face time together whenever possible.

A. Remember important dates

B. Compensate by writing letters

C. It is also helpful for yoto be a friendship keeper

D. Try to find a time that works for both of yoand stick to it

E. Friends need to talk about their preferred methods of communication

F. It is easy to have a sense of connectedness through social media

G. Yomay be the friend who left or the one who was left behind

【答案】16 D 17. B 18. G 19. A 20. F

【解析】

【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了五种维系异地友谊的方法。

【16题详解】

上文“With busy schedules, squeezing in phone calls can be a  challenge.”(平日繁忙，很难抽出时间打电话。)讲的是双方都很忙碌，很难有时间给对方打电话，D项“尽量找个双方都有空的时间去打电话，并坚持下去”给出了解决没时间打电话这个问题的方法，符合题意。故选D项。

【17题详解】

上文“Make sure yohave communicated with your friend about how frequently  each of yowants to be contacted and what method works best for yo both.”(确保你已经与你的朋友沟通过，了解你们彼此希望联系的次数，以及哪种沟通方式最适合你们两人。)提到异地朋友之间要商量沟通方式，B项“可以通过写信补偿”提出了其中一种沟通方式：写信，下文“There  are alternatives to constant written communication, such as leaving voice  messages or having a group  chat.”(除了不断的文字交流，还有其他方式，比如发语音或者组建群聊。)补充了发语音等其他沟通方式，其中“constant written  communication”呼应了B项的“writing letters”。故选B项。

【18题详解】

下文“The friend who is remaining”(留下来的朋友)和“The one in the new  environment”(在新环境中的那个)提到朋友的两个不同处境，G项“你可能是朋友中离开的那一方，也可能是被留下的那一方”指出了异地友谊中分为离开的一方和留下的一方，其中“the  friend who left”和“the one who was left behind”分别对应下文“The one in the new  environment”和“The friend who is remaining”，所以G项符合题意。故选G项。

【19题详解】

分析文章结构可知，设空处的内容是维系异地友谊的第四个方法，是第五段的小标题。下文“Anniversaries and birthdays carry  even more weight in long-distance  friendships.”(周年纪念日和生日对于异地友谊而言是非常重要的。)讲的是诸如周年纪念日和生日等重要的日子对于维系异地友谊是非常重要的，由此推知，这段对应的维系异地友谊的方法是A项“记得重要的日子”，所以A项符合题意。故选A项。

【20题详解】

设空处所在句子的后半句“but long-distance friendships — even close ones — may require  more conscious effort to  sustain.”(但是异地友谊——甚至是关系亲密的友谊——可能需要更加自觉地去维系。)讲的是我们要更加自觉地维系异地友谊，其中“but”说明后半句与设空处形成转折，而F项“朋友之间很容易通过社交媒体产生一种联结感”讲的是可以通过社交媒体这种方式很容易与朋友产生联结，与后半句“require  more conscious effort to sustain”形成转折，而且其中的“social media”呼应了该段的小标题“Don’t rely on  technology alone”(不要仅仅依赖技术)中的“technology”。故选F项。

语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Young children across the globe  enjoy playing games of hide and seek. For them, there’s something highly  exciting about ___21___ someone else’s glance and making oneself unable to be  seen.However, we all witness that preschool children are remarkably ___22___ at  hiding. They often cover only their eyes with their hands, leaving the rest of  their bodies ___23___ .For a long time, this ineffective hiding method was  ___24___ as evidence that children are hopelessly “egocentric” (自我中心的)  creatures. But our ___25___ research results in child developmental psychology  ___26___ that idea.We brought young children aged 2-4 into our Minds in  Development Lab at USC. Each ___27___ sat down with an adult who covered her own  eyes or ___28___ . We then asked the child if she could ___29___ or hear the  adult. Surprisingly, children replied that they couldn’t. The same ___30___  happened when the adult covered her own mouth: ___31___ children said that they  couldn’t ___32___ to her.A number of ___33___ ruled out that the children  misunderstood what they were being asked. The results were clear: Our young  subjects ___34___ the questions and knew ___35___ what was asked of them. Their  ___36___ to the questions reflected their true ___37___ that “I can see yoonly  if yocan see me, too.” They simply ___38___ mutual (相互的) recognition and  regard. Our ___39___ suggest when a child “hides” by putting a blanket over her  head, it is not a result of egocentrism. In fact, children consider this method  ___40___ when others use it.

21. A. following B. taking C. escaping D. directing

22. A. clever B. bad C. scared D. quick

23. A. exposed B. examined C. untouched D. imbalanced

24. A. supported B. guaranteed C. imagined D.interpreted

25. A. disappointing B. mixed C. surprising D.desired

26. A. explained B. confirmed C. contradicted D. tested

27. A. parent B. child C. researcher D. doctor

28. A. feet B. nose C. hands D. ears

29. A. see B. help C. reach D. fool

30. A. event B. thing C. action D. accident

31. A. Yet B. Now C. Soon D. Once

32. A. speak B. listen C. turn D. wave

33. A. instructions B. descriptions C.experiments D.assumptions

34. A. comprehended B. predicted C.explored D.ignored

35. A. partly B. honestly C. vaguely D. exactly

36. A. responses B. approaches C. contribution D.sensitivity