【（贵州省丰都中学2010届高三10月月考）EGrowingupacrossthestreetfromeachotherinTwinFallsIdahoLisaFryandPaulaTurnerneverdoubtedtheirfriendshipwouldlastforever.ButafterFrymarriedmovedto】

（贵州省丰都中学2010届高三10月月考）

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GrowingupacrossthestreetfromeachotherinTwinFallsIdahoLisaFryandPaulaTurnerneverdoubtedtheirfriendshipwouldlastforever.ButafterFrymarriedmovedtoNewYorkCityandhadababyherletterstoTurnersuddenlywentunanswered.“DoyouthinkI’vesomehowoffended（冒犯）her?”Fryaskedherhusband.

Turnermeanwhilehadconvinced（使信服）herselfshewasnolongerimportanttoFry. “She’sgotafamilynow”shetoldherself.“We’rejusttoodifferenttobecloselikebefore.”

FinallyFrypickedupthecouragetocallheroldfriend.Atfirsttheconversationwasawkwardyetsoontheybothacceptedthattheymissedeachother.Amonthlatertheygottogetherandquicklyfellintotheiroldhabitoflaughingandsharingconfidences.

“ThankgoodnessIfinallytookaction”Frysays.“Webothrealizedwewereasimportanttoeachotherasever.”

Therearegoodreasonstotreasureourfriendships.Someyearsagoapublic-opinionresearchfirmRoperStarchWorldwideasked2007peopletoidentifyoneortwothingsthatsaidthemostaboutthemselves.Friendsfaroutrankedhomesjobsclothesandcars.

“Awell-establishedfriendshipcarriesalonghistoryofexperienceandinteractionthatdefineswhoweareandkeepsusconnected”saysDonaldPannenexecutiveofficeroftheWesternPsychologicalAssociation.“Itisaheritageweshouldprotect.”

Ironically（具有讽刺意味）saysBrantR.BurlesonprofessorofcommunicationatPurdueUniversityinWestLafayetteInd.“thebetterfriendsyouarethemorelikelyyou’llfaceconflicts.”Andtheoutcomecanbeexactlywhatyoudon’twant---anendtothefriendship.

Thegoodnewsisthatmosttroubledfriendshipscanbemended.

52.Thepassageismainlyabout____.

A.abrokenfriendshipB.treasuringfriendship

C.whatisgoodfriendship D.howtomakefriendshiplastlong

53.Theunderlinedword“awkward”inParagraph3probablymeans____.

A.embarrassing B.exciting C.convenient D.relaxed

54.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.LisaFryandPaulaTurnerbelievedtheirfriendshipwouldn’