Whenitcomestofriends,Idesirethosewhowillsharemyhappiness,whopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithme.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate(照亮)meandtrainmeupforlove.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowing
Whenitcomestofriends,Idesirethosewhowillsharemyhappiness,whopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithme.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate(照亮)meandtrainmeupforlove.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghours,toogoodnottoshare.
WhenIwasintheeighthgrade,Ihadafriend.Wewereshyand"tooserious"aboutourstudieswhenitwasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschool,butshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaper,andoneofuswouldsay:"Let'sstartwithatrainwhistletoday."Wewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistle.Thenwewouldreadthemaloud.Attheendofthatschoolyear,we,too,werechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstopped.
WhenIlivedforatimeinLondon,Ihadafriend,Hewasindespair(失望)andIwasindespair.Butourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetime.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.Wewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparted.WegaveLondontoeachother.
ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesmine.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappears,sometimesinafunnyway,intheother'sdreams.SheandIagreethat,atcertaintimes,weseemtobepartsofthesamemind.Inmymostinterestingmoments,Ioftenthink:"Yes,Imusttell."Wehavenevermet.
ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist(心理学家),whowillonlyfillupthehealing(愈合的)silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfriend.
48.AccordingtoParagraph4,theauthorandherfriend_______.
A.calleachotherregularly
B.havesimilarpersonalities
C.enjoywritingtoeachother
D.dreamofmeetingeachother
49.Inthedarkestmoments,theauthorwouldpreferto______.
A.seekprofessionalhelpB.beleftalone
C.staywithherbestfriend
D.