四、阅读理解：（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）ASteveandYaserfirstmetintheirchemistryclassatanAmericanuniversity.YaserwasaninternationalstudentfromJordan.HewasexcitedtogettoknowanAmerican.Hewa
四、阅读理解：（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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SteveandYaserfirstmetintheirchemistryclassatanAmericanuniversity.YaserwasaninternationalstudentfromJordan.HewasexcitedtogettoknowanAmerican.HewantedtolearnmoreaboutAmericanculture.YaserhopedthatheandStevewouldbecomegoodfriends.
Atfirst,Steveseemedveryfriendly.HealwaysgreetedYaserwarmlybeforeclass.SometimesheofferedtostudywithYaser.HeeveninvitedYasertohavelunchwithhim.Butafterthetermwasover,Steveseemedmoredistant.Thetwoformer(以前的)classmatesdidn’tseeeachotherverymuchatschool.OnedayYaserdecidedtocallSteve.stevedidn’tseemveryinterestedintalkingtohim.YaserwashurtbySteve’schangeofattitude.“Stevesaidwewerefriends,”Yasercomplained.“AndIthoughtfriendswerefriendsforever.”
Yaserisalittleconfused.Heisanoutsider(局外人)toAmericanculture.Hedoesn’tunderstandthewayAmericansviewfriendship.americansusetheword“friend”inaverygeneralway.Theymaycallbothcasualacquaintaneces(熟人)andclosecompanions(伙伴)“friends”.americanshaveschoolfriends,workfriends,sportsfriendsandneighborhoodfriends.Thesefriendshipsarebasedoncommoninterests.
StudiesshowthatoneoutoffiveAmericanfamiliesmoveseveryyear.Americanfrienshipsdevelopquckly,andtheymaychangejustasquickly.
PeoplefromtheUnitedStatesmayatfirstseemfriendly.Americansoftenchateasilywithstrangers.Theyexchangeinformationabouttheirfamilies,hobbiesandwork.Theymaysmilewarmlyandsay,“Haveaniceday.”or“seeyoulater.”schoolmatesmaysay,“Let’sgettogethersometime.”ButAmericanfriendlinessisnotalwaysanofferoftruefriendship.
41.Whydidn’tYaserunderstandStevewasmorewasmoredistantwithhimwhentheywerenolongerinthesameclass?
A.BecauseStevenolongerlikesYaser.
B.Becausetheycouldn’tseeeachother.
C.BecauseYaserdidn’tknowamericancultureaboutfriendship.
D.BecauseYaerwasaforeigner.
42.FromthetextwecanfindthatAmericanfriendships________.
A.developquicklybutchangeslowly B.developslowlyandchangeslowly
C.developslowlybutchangequic