D．knowing how to dress themselves up

【答案】　B　细节理解题。根据文章最后三段可知，朋友的质量比朋友的数量、智商、分数和外表都重要。故选B。

4．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．How to Bridge the Generation Gap

B．What It Takes to Be a Good Friend

C．Why Friends Are Important

D．How to Be Popular in School

【答案】　C　标题归纳题。文章的中心段是第一段，由此结合全文内容可知，文章主要说明了同龄朋友对孩子成长的重要性。故选C。

Ⅱ.完形填空

(2019·厦门模拟)

I live in Albuquerque，New Mexico.I used to give a lot of money to the homeless，feeling __1__ for them.But as time passed，I became a mom with no home，a huge __2__，and hardly any income.As a result，I __3__ giving money to the people on the side of the road and became very __4__.

Things started to change for me __5__.I had a home，a backyard for my daughter，and plenty of food，and I started to __6__ myself out of debt.One day we saw a homeless person with a sign that __7__，"Will work for food." I __8__.My daughter commented."Mommy，you used to always give money to those people in __9__." I replied，"Honey，they just use that money for __10__ or other bad things." She didn't respond.__11__ when I said that，I didn't feel right.

Three days later，I was driving to __12__ my daughter from school.A man was standing on the corrner，and something deep __13__ me said，"Just help the guy." So I __14__ down my window，and he ran over __15__.He said，"God bless you，I only need 77 cents." I __16__ into my ashtray (烟灰缸) and strangely enough，there sat three quarters and two pennies.

I collected them and gave them to him.He __17__ with joy and tears in his