同等学力英语阅读理解十一(附译文和或答案).docVIP

同等学力英语阅读理解十一(附译文和答案) 　　Americans usually consider themselves a friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than friendships among people from other cultures. It is not uncommon for Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other “friends” to be just social acquaintances. This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans do not like to be dependent on other people. They tend to “compartmentalize” ( 划分 ) friendships, having “friends at work”, “friends on the softball team”, “family f