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Part1ReadingComprehension(MultipleChoice)

(每小题：2分)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Choosingatravelcompanionisatleastasuncertainaschoosingamarriagepartner.Thechances

ofsuccessareperhapsevenless.

Nolawofcausality(因果关系)existstoinsistthatinchoosingatravelcompanionyouwilllosea

friend.Butitsnotunlikely.Theoddsdependonthelengthandtherigorousness(严密)ofthetrip.

Somefriendshipshaveastrengththatwillwithstandeventravel;othersarebynatureshort-lived

andtravelmerelyhastenstheirdissolution(结束，终止).

PerhapsIshouldmakeitclearthatindiscussingthismatteroftravelcompanionsIamconfining

myselftoPlatonic(柏拉图式的)friendships.Intimatefriendsmaywellbethebestcompanions

ofall.Compromisesandconcessionsfromsuchcompanionsclearlyspringfromarecognized

emotionalbasethatcolorseveryissue.Illconfinemyself,then,tocompanions,maleandfemale,

whoaresharingatripsolelyforcompany.Whybotheratallwithatravelcompanion?Whynot

travelalone,shiftily(机智地)pursuingonesgoal?Someoftheanswersareobvious.Apleasant

fellowtravelereasesthestressandtensions,addstothedelightsandrewardsandpayshalfthe

bills.However,abad-temperedcompanionquiteoftenbringsyoutothepointwhereyoudevoutly

(虔诚地)wishyouwerealone.

Findingthatsuitablecompanionissomethingofanartandsomethingofagamble.Butthechoice

shouldbedeterminedbyoneimpo